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Games Like 1492 - Colonization of the New World

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  1. #1 Void Ascendancy
    97% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: lijohnttle Studio
    Windows

    Void Ascendancy is a UI-driven space empire simulation where you colonize planets, manage specialized worlds, and build interstellar trade networks across a procedurally generated star cluster.

    Why similar: 4X 40.6%, Colony Sim 26.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 13.7%, 2D 1.8%

  2. #2 Exodus: The Colonization of Space
    96% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: Artex
    Windows · Linux

    Colonize a galaxy in 256 colors! In this RiscOS gem from 1997, the fate of human civilization lies in your hands. Travel the stars, claim uninhabited planets or fight over them against your alien opponents. Your ultimate chance to relive the original experience, on the PC for the first time ever.

    Why similar: 4X 29.8%, Colony Sim 25%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 11.4%

  3. #3 Splinter Colony
    96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Cast and Wrought Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A modern recreation of the 1994 4x strategy game, Reunion. After many generations of being separated from Earth, the colony is self-sufficient enough to develop a mission to reconquer and reunify Earth.

    Why similar: 4X 44.5%, Colony Sim 29.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Simulation 4.6%, 2D 1.9%

  4. #4 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
    95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Illwinter Game Design
    Windows · Linux

    In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a large variety of spells and units.

    Why similar: 4X 54.6%, Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, 2D 3.2%

  5. #5 Defense X
    94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
    Windows

    Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.

    Why similar: 4X 44.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Top-Down 5.5%

  6. #6 Defense Legend 5: Survivor TD
    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Gcenter GamePub: 130 Game Studio
    Windows

    Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.

    Why similar: 4X 49.7%, Strategy 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Top-Down 6.5%, Simulation 5.1%

  7. #7 Pandora: First Contact
    93% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
    Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

    Why similar: 4X 57%, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  8. #8 Ymir
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,110 reviews2019
    Dev: Thibaud Michaud
    Windows
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 73.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.

    Why similar: 4X 35.2%, Colony Sim 32.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Economy 10.3%, Simulation 7.1%

  9. #9 A Planet of Mine MasterMine Edition
    91% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
    Dev: Tuesday Quest
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A Planet of Mine Mastermine Edition is a cozy 4X game with mass strategy! Choose your winning gang, mastermine resources, and build your base and tools to boost your technology and conquer space! Unless your neighbors don’t see it that way… Trade, peace or clash: your planet, your choice!

    Why similar: 4X 42.8%, Colony Sim 29.1%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 11.5%, 2D 2.3%

  10. #10 Feudalism
    91% matchMostly Negative33% of 45 reviews2016
    Dev: ImagimotionPub: IV Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Conquer Europe, become an Emperor. Build your family’s dynasty through seven centuries, from 800 A.D. to 1492 A.D., up until the inevitable collapse of the feudal system.

    Why similar: 4X 64%, Strategy 36%

  11. #11 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,513 reviews2008
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

    Why similar: 4X 44.3%, Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Historical 10%, Economy 2.1%

  12. #12 Children of the Galaxy
    89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2017
    Dev: Filip Dusek, Empty Keys
    Windows

    Children of the Galaxy is a grand scale 4x turn-based strategy game with a turn-based combat and tactical elements. You can explore the galaxy, colonize planets and build huge armies of starships to fight in epic space battles.

    Why similar: 4X 58.3%, Strategy 23.3%, Simulation 18.4%

  13. #13 Civilization IV®: Warlords
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 532 reviews2007
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...

    Why similar: 4X 49.6%, Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Historical 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  14. #14 Underfoot Queens
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ElVillano
    Windows · Linux

    Underfoot Queens is an ant themed 4x where you will lead your species across generations. Explore, forage for food, expand your colony, fight off competitors, and survive the elements on your path to evolution. In the end, only the most adaptable species will survive.

    Why similar: 4X 37.1%, Colony Sim 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 8.6%, Grid-Based Movement 7.7%

  15. #15 Space Empires IV Deluxe
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 285 reviews2006
    Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.

    Why similar: 4X 65.2%, Strategy 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  16. #16 Rise And Grind!
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AkdumanDev
    Windows

    We call you to survive in a world that only wakes you up once a year. Wake up, collect, build, expand, be prepared for dangers, and sleep for one year! Each awakening brings a new adventure, an opportunity to become stronger!

    Why similar: 4X 37.5%, Colony Sim 23.2%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Grid-Based Movement 7.9%

  17. #17 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 552 reviews2024
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.

    Why similar: 4X 67.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 1%

  18. #18 三国画卷
    84% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: 三国画卷制作组
    Windows

    "Three Kingdoms Scroll" is a game that respects authentic historical elements, with careful research into historical details as the foundation of its design. We have strived to make this title a Three Kingdoms-themed strategy game that emphasizes local culture, traditions, and human connections.

    Why similar: 4X 44.4%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Historical 5.6%

  19. #19 Armada 2526 Gold Edition
    85% matchMixed68% of 108 reviews2013
    Dev: Ntronium GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.

    Why similar: 4X 50.4%, Strategy 33.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%

  20. #20 Fantastic Creatures
    83% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Blue Callisto
    Windows · Linux

    Mythological Units. Ancient China. Experience a turn-based 4X strategy game where the land around you is slowly dying. Incarnate one of the four Fantastic Creatures: Dragon, Tiger, Turtle or Vermilion Bird and fight for survival.

    Why similar: 4X 43.4%, Strategy 31.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  21. #21 Napoleon 1813
    81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.

    Why similar: 4X 47.2%, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Historical 5.7%, Economy 5.7%

  22. #22 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,918 reviews2007
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

    Why similar: 4X 47.7%, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Historical 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  23. #23 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
    81% matchVery Positive81% of 9,559 reviews2012
    Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

    Why similar: 4X 53.7%, Strategy 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Diplomacy 5.9%, Simulation 1%

  24. #24 Dominium Mundi
    80% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Dusan Petrovic
    Windows · Linux

    Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.

    Why similar: 4X 63.2%, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Historical 6.5%, 2D 1.5%

  25. #25 Humankind in a nutshell
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: aevew
    Windows

    "Humankind in a Nutshell" is a compelling 4X strategy game with slot mechanics. Starting in the Ancient era, players manage their tribe's needs, fend off barbarians, and advance through tech to build a thriving nation. Construct diverse facilities for strategic superiority and aim for victory.

    Why similar: 4X 40.2%, Diplomacy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Historical 9.1%

  26. #26 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
    77% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: Yiming
    Windows

    Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.

    Why similar: 4X 49.4%, Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Historical 6.4%, Top-Down 4.5%

  27. #27 Folk Emerging
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Curious Dynamics
    Windows

    Lead nomadic families through the Stone Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game with in-depth characters, cultures, and ecosystems. Explore the wilderness, hunt megafauna, outsmart competitors in trade & autobattler combat. Discover fire, agriculture, politics... and survive to tell the tale.

    Why similar: 4X 41%, Diplomacy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Historical 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%

  28. #28 Master of Orion 3
    79% matchMixed53% of 183 reviews2016
    Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Wargaming Labs
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.

    Why similar: 4X 72.9%, Strategy 27.1%

  29. #29 New Space Age
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NT7 Studio
    Windows

    A turn-based grand strategy about the exploration of the Solar System. Use technologies — from existing prototypes to near-future engineering concepts. Build a space industry and become the leader of a new era.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Diplomacy 23%, 4X 19.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%

  30. #30 Critias Empire
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
    Windows

    Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.

    Why similar: 4X 39.3%, Colony Sim 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Economy 8.1%, Historical 8%

  31. #31 Norland
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
    Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.

    Why similar: 4X 28.6%, Colony Sim 22.7%, Diplomacy 17.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Economy 8.2%

  32. #32 Manor Lords
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
    Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    Why similar: 4X 29.5%, Colony Sim 21.8%, Diplomacy 18.2%, Strategy 8.2%, Economy 8.2%

  33. #33 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 221 Games
    Windows

    《水浒豪》是一款回合制战略游戏,是《三国志》、《文明》、《欧陆风云》的粉丝们不容错过的作品。您扮演山寨之主,运筹帷幄,纵横捭阖。原著中528位好汉、116处据点、49个势力在游戏中登场。被奸臣谋害,魂断蓼儿洼?呸!洒家要清君侧!慢着……洒家要当皇帝!兀那赵老官!给洒家从宝座上爬下来!

    Why similar: 4X 33.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Strategy 18.2%, Simulation 13%, Historical 12%

  34. #34 Diehexegy
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aebersoft
    Windows · Linux

    Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.

    Why similar: 4X 54.8%, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, 2D 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  35. #35 The Colony
    76% matchMostly Negative32% of 22 reviews2018
    Dev: Rusty Swain
    Windows

    The Colony is a city building game where the player must manage their resources in order for the population to survive and thrive. Constructing buildings and assigning jobs to villagers, you can gather resources like wood, food, stone, tin, and copper and use them to grow your village.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 65.2%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 15%

  36. #36 Whiskerwood
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,769 reviews2025
    Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.

    Why similar: 4X 27.8%, Colony Sim 23.3%, Diplomacy 16.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Economy 8.3%

  37. #37 Stars in Shadow
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 816 reviews2017
    Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.

    Why similar: 4X 63.6%, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%

  38. #38 Agecraft
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SnakyDevelop
    Windows

    Agecraft is a historical strategy and city-building sim. Build your settlement, develop the economy, take care of your people, and guide your civilization through the ages, from the Stone Age to the future.

    Why similar: 4X 34.9%, Colony Sim 21.7%, Diplomacy 12.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Historical 8.3%

  39. #39 Hero Generations
    74% matchMixed55% of 224 reviews2015
    Dev: Heart Shaped Games LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    The original roguelike/4X strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, build a home, and raise a child before you die to keep your legacy going. Praised as "the offspring of Sid Meier's Civilization, Passage, and The Legend of Zelda." IndieCade Finalist.

    Why similar: 4X 51.8%, Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 8.3%, 2D 1.2%

  40. #40 Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,559 reviews2006
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

    Why similar: 4X 42.7%, Strategy 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Historical 9.1%, Economy 2.3%

  41. #41 Nova Roma
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
    Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac

    The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

    Why similar: 4X 28.2%, Colony Sim 22.2%, Diplomacy 16.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Economy 8.6%

  42. #42 Master of Orion 1
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 436 reviews2016
    Dev: SimTexPub: Wargaming Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.

    Why similar: 4X 71.3%, Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  43. #43 Imperial Kingdoms
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BaroxxTech
    Windows · Linux

    Expand your kingdom: Gather resources and transport them to your capital city to produce the materials you need to expand your army and conquer new regions. Research new technologies to improve your economy and army. Use your troops wisely to outmanoeuvre your enemies.

    Why similar: 4X 49.1%, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Economy 7.1%, Historical 7%

  44. #44 Frontiers of the Realms
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Jonas Alber
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sent to the edges of your kingdom as a noble, you must explore new lands, build settlements, and compete against rival lords. Plan wisely, manage resources, and decide in short, strategic turns who will gain fame, power, and influence in the Frontiers of the Realms.

    Why similar: 4X 43.7%, Colony Sim 23%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 13.1%, Top-Down 3.5%

  45. #45 Heart of the Machine
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,838 reviews2026
    Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

    Why similar: 4X 28.3%, Colony Sim 22%, Diplomacy 18.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Economy 8.2%

  46. #46 Timeline
    69% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
    Dev: Taueon
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Timeline is a turn-based strategy game where you can play through the human history from stone age to modern times. In the game you command wide range of units, make them collect resources and build buildings, towns and cities, explore the map and meet other players controlled by AI.

    Why similar: 4X 34.5%, Diplomacy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Economy 8.8%, Strategy 8.6%

  47. #47 Against the Storm
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
    Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    Why similar: 4X 28.2%, Colony Sim 22.8%, Diplomacy 17.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Economy 8.1%

  48. #48 Space Empires V
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 469 reviews2006
    Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.

    Why similar: 4X 64.9%, Strategy 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  49. #49 Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
    71% matchMixed44% of 956 reviews2012
    Dev: Kerberos ProductionsPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included.

    Why similar: 4X 66.9%, Strategy 24.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  50. #50 Horn of the Warlord
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MagicKrol
    Windows · Mac

    A turn-based grand strategy game focused on ruthless conquest and clever planning. Command armies, conquer procedurally generated regions, manage resources, and outthink rival warlords through smart timing, army composition, and siege tactics.

    Why similar: 4X 48.2%, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Historical 7.9%, Grid-Based Movement 5.7%

  51. #51 Nova Historia
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BairdyDev
    Windows

    A unique 4X real-time historical strategy game, set on a procedurally generated globe. Play from ancient times, right through to the modern day. Expand your empire, build settlements, units, buildings and construct world wonders. Make History, Your Way.

    Why similar: 4X 54.5%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 12.9%, Historical 8.1%, Economy 6%

  52. #52 Planet Valley
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Anomaly Pixel
    Windows

    Overview: Manage resources and defend your base against alien attacks. Design: Build structures, collect resources and defend your colony with defense towers. Automation lets you focus on strategy.

    Why similar: 4X 38.5%, Colony Sim 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%

  53. #53 Empires of the Undergrowth
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 17,329 reviews2024
    Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

    Why similar: 4X 28.7%, Colony Sim 22.7%, Diplomacy 16.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Economy 8.4%

  54. #54 Millennia
    66% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
    Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

    Why similar: 4X 36.7%, Diplomacy 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Economy 8.1%

  55. #55 Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 7,586 reviews2006
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

    Why similar: 4X 36.8%, Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Historical 8.8%, Simulation 3.4%

  56. #56 Uncivilized
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Jamorian 5
    Windows · Mac

    A short-form empire building strategy game. Explore the planet and grow your colony, while attempting to negotiate with the many characterful rival factions. Make friends, break allegiances, or just drop nukes on them.

    Why similar: 4X 44.5%, Diplomacy 26.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 9.2%, 2D 1.9%

  57. #57 Lords of the Black Sun
    69% matchMostly Negative20% of 395 reviews2014
    Dev: Arkavi StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.

    Why similar: 4X 64%, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%

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