- #1 Stellaris
97% matchVery Positive86% of 196,831 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 144.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, 4X 19.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.1% ★, Space 8.3%, Diplomacy 8.1% ★
- #2 Fragile Existence
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fragile ContinuumPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, 4X 15.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Sandbox 5.9%
- #3 Falling Frontier
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stutter Fox StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, 4X 17.1% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, Space 6.1%
- #4 Beyond Astra
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nebule Games
Windows
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: 4X 19.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, RTS 11.3%, Diplomacy 9.3% ★
- #5 Commanders Fury
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RoboFox Games LLC
Windows
Take command of the war machine of an empire in this 4x RTS hybrid. Fight battles with your flagship fleet in fully 3D real-time space combat. Recruit, train and dispatch commanders. Give them orders, directives and equip their fleets. Manage your empire’s supply logistics and fleet operations.
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, RTS 12.3%, Real-Time with Pause 10.7% ★, Diplomacy 9.2% ★
- #6 Existence: The Outer Reach
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cozy Orchards
Windows
Existence is a strategy game on a massive scale. Lead your expanding empire, explore the galaxy, and master simultaneous space and planetary battles. Engage in solo play or team up with friends for intense PvP and co-op action.
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.9% ★, 4X 16% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, RTS 8.2%, Management 7.4%
- #7 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
93% matchVery Positive93% of 16,336 reviews2012
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Base Building 9.2%, RTS 9.1%
- #8 Gate Builders
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyralis Studio
Windows · Linux
Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive!
Why similar: 4X 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Management 7.2%, Sandbox 6.7%
- #9 Lord of Rigel
91% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Rhombus Studios
Windows
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics. In a galaxy divided by two elder races, will you unite with other species or forge your own path? Navigate galactic politics and defeat threats using espionage, research, and military force. How will you shape the galaxy?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, Sandbox 6%
- #10 Solar Wave
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: SavGus Studio
Windows
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire. Capture systems, develop your economy and logistics, call up hundreds of powerful fleets and watch them incinerate enemies of the Solar Empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, RTS 11.3%, Space 7.9%, Sci-fi 6%
- #11 The King's Campaign
91% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World Studios Inc
Windows
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 11% ★, RTS 10.4%
- #12 Dune: Spice Wars
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, RTS 9.8%, Base Building 8.7%
- #13 Distant Worlds: Universe
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,855 reviews2014
Dev: Code ForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.
Why similar: 4X 34.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13% ★, Space 10%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #14 Planet Colonization
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Araknumia Software
Windows
Real time strategy and society management game. Explore the planet, build and defend your colony. Trade products and armaments and take advantage of price changes. Let your colonists establish their own businesses or build the buildings yourself. Fight against the enemy colonies and alien lifeforms.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 23.6% ★, 4X 16.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Base Building 10%, RTS 9.8%
- #15 Final Vanguard
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.2% ★, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, RTS 10.2%
- #16 Rebel Inc: Escalation
86% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, 4X 17.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, RTS 7.4%
- #17 Extinction Day
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: DryGin Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
End humanity using disasters, plagues, and war. Spread chaos worldwide, combine catastrophic events, and stop them before they escape to the Ark.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 30% ★, Real-Time with Pause 27.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Sandbox 6.5%, RTS 6.5%
- #18 Gilded Destiny
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, 4X 13.6% ★, RTS 7.1%
- #19 World Warfare & Economics
84% matchMixed60% of 687 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, 4X 18.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, RTS 10.1%
- #20 Reshaping Mars
84% matchVery Positive84% of 832 reviews2023
Dev: TholusPub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.
Why similar: 4X 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Base Building 12.7%, RTS 12.3%, Building 8.1%
- #21 Near Sol
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: LTide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)
Why similar: 4X 26.2% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, RTS 13.2%, Management 7%, Space 6.9%
- #22 Ascendance
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Torchdrive
Windows
Ascendance is a real-time space strategy game that sees you lead your civilisation into a vast and mysterious galaxy. Experience an immersive journey with detailed civilisations, deeply-simulated economies, internal politics, nuanced diplomacy, and intense space battles.
Why similar: 4X 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, RTS 11.5%, Diplomacy 10.8% ★, Space 6.5%
- #23 Stellar Dynasty
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joshua R.D. Wilson
Windows
A sci-fi, 4X, real-time strategy game. Build, fight, and explore to survive against an unstoppable alien threat. Carry the fight from one galaxy to the next as you battle back from the brink of extinction, and unlock the secrets of the past to restore your people to the path of galactic super power.
Why similar: 4X 25% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24.2% ★, RTS 10.1%, Space 8.8%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #24 Trade Conquest
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, 4X 14% ★, RTS 6.8%
- #25 Hollow Stars
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AppGX
Windows
A deep 2D strategy of cosmic trade and faction warfare. Build trading empires, refine asteroids, lead fleets into battle and run faction politics — solo or in four-player co-op
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, RTS 13%, Simulation 7.2%, Strategy 6.7%
- #26 Magna Conquest
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CH4WORKS
Windows
Lead a kingdom in a real-time medieval fantasy grand strategy where the campaign world and battles unfold simultaneously. Command armies of up to 100,000 units while shaping your realm through diplomacy, kingdom management, research, and legendary heroes in single-player or campaign multiplayer.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, 4X 11.1% ★, RTS 10.8%
- #27 Galactic Civilizations IV
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,564 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, 4X 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Sandbox 7.5%, Space 7%
- #28 Spaceman's Luck
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gideon Kennedy
Windows
A space 4X game. Colonize planets and annihilate enemy races in an intergalactic war for living space. Designed to be fun, fast, and easy to play.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, 4X 22.5% ★, Space 13%, Real-Time with Pause 11.7% ★, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #29 Distant Worlds 2
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,552 reviews2022
Dev: CodeForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 32% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10.7% ★, Space 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #30 Astronomics Rise of a New Empire
78% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: JayFiArts
Windows
Astronomics Rise of a New Empire is an easy-to-learn real-time global strategy(4X) game. Control your faction in an intergalactic conflict. Manage your economy, conduct diplomatic negotiations and build a fleet to rule the galaxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, RTS 10.8%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #31 Repterra
76% matchVery Positive93% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Chute AppsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs. Manage your colony while battling massive dino hordes. Breed and ride your own dinos, unlock permanent upgrades, and fight to reclaim the world for humanity.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.3% ★, Outbreak Sim 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Base Building 10.4%, RTS 9.9%
- #32 Uncharted Sectors
77% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: Luc ToupensePub: N42C
Windows · Linux
A grand strategy game built on a deep economic simulation and orchestrated by an intelligent AI storyteller. Ensure the survival of your domain at the edge of the galaxy: colonize worlds, manage populations, navigate politics, design custom goods, and master dynamic markets.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, 4X 15.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10.6% ★, Sandbox 6.8%
- #33 Orbit Zero
76% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Create a Company, Build structures, Collect Resources, Make Investments and Speculate on Assets. Carefully manage your Workforce, Finances, Resources, Shareholders, BOD & Political Partnerships.
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.6% ★, 4X 17% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Sandbox 8.8%, Real-Time with Pause 8.6% ★
- #34 Polaris Sector
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 475 reviews2016
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.4% ★, 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Space 8%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #35 Cataclismo
74% matchVery Positive89% of 4,300 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, 4X 16.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Base Building 10.2%, RTS 8.7%
- #36 Post-Apo Builder
75% matchMixed43% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Septarian GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build your own city in a post-apocalyptic future. Scavenge and fight for resources, everything counts! Restore civilization on the ashes of the fallen world! Explore wastelands to gather resources, protect and take care of your people! Fight off raiders, wild tribesman and natural disasters.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Base Building 13.9%, RTS 11.8%, Building 9.1%
- #37 Terra Invicta
72% matchVery Positive80% of 9,823 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, 4X 19% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Sandbox 6.5%
- #38 Nova Roma
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,244 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, 4X 17.5% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Base Building 11.7%, Building 7.6%
- #39 Star Trek: Infinite
73% matchMixed43% of 3,512 reviews2023
Dev: Nimble Giant EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, 4X 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, RTS 10.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #40 Solar Nations 2
72% matchVery Positive85% of 595 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 21.6% ★, 4X 20.6% ★, Space 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #41 Europa Universalis IV
73% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, 4X 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Sandbox 6.5%
- #42 Whiskerwood
71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,269 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, 4X 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Building 7.5%
- #43 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
74% matchVery Positive81% of 405 reviews2015
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
Why similar: 4X 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, RTS 13.8%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #44 Weed Inc.
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: World Map Tycoon
Windows
Weed Inc. is a global strategy simulation. Build a cannabis strain from fragments, introduce it to legal markets, and spread it country by country. Turn Consumers into Addicts, contain the Side Effects, and stay ahead of an escalating Global Response.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 39.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 29.5% ★, Management 8.6%, Resource Management 7.7%, Strategy 7.1%
- #45 RUPTURR
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Aikon Interactive
Windows
Develop your nation, command your army, and dominate the world in a real-time strategy game combining economic management, diplomacy, technological progress, and military conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, RTS 13.7%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #46 Ant Colony: Wild Forest
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel CellsPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
You play as an ant queen, growing an ant colony. Ants cannot be controlled directly. But you can spawn needed types of ants; upgrade them; make raids and most importantly - dig and build a dungeon! The goal of each location is to destroy all enemy bases. If the queen dies - the game ends.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, 4X 18.2% ★, Base Building 12.3%, RTS 9.5%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #47 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, 4X 11.6% ★, Sandbox 8.6%, Building 8.1%
- #48 Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: gunesustunalp
Windows
A fantasy grand strategy game where you lead any realm you want, manage resources, forge alliances, and command armies across a hand-painted world. Plan, negotiate, and conquer to shape the balance of power in Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, 4X 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Sandbox 7.1%
- #49 Heart of the Machine
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,098 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.1 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: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, 4X 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Building 7.3%
- #50 Rogue Carrier
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wild FieldsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Lead a perilous expedition to study the mysteries of a sentient world in this roguelite colony management game. Build and manage a city atop an ocean-faring ship, and try to survive as the planet fights back!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.1% ★, Base Building 15.9%, 4X 8.8% ★, Building 7.8%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #51 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
69% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Play campaign stories within the Galactic Ruler universe. Invade the galaxy to eliminate those who stand in your way or rally alien races to defend against the invaders. Fight battles at both planet and space across a procedurally generated galaxy. Use new unit control systems to manage your forces.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Space 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #52 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
67% matchMixed59% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: Zugalu EntertainmentPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
Why similar: 4X 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Base Building 10.1%, RTS 10%, Building 7.4%
- #53 Empires of the Undergrowth
66% matchVery Positive94% of 18,736 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, 4X 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #54 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,047 reviews2015
Dev: Northway Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Outbreak Sim 20.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.9% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Building 7.1%
- #55 Space Empires II
68% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Base Building 18.7%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #56 Frontline Logistics: Isarian Warfare
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Immersive Pixels Studio
Windows
A pausable real-time tactical and resource management sim driven by dynamic battlefield events. War isn't just about combat—it’s about the daily lives of your soldiers. Keep logistics running, scavenge every usable resource, and do what you can to ease the harsh reality of life on the frontlines.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.2% ★, 4X 24.3% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Sandbox 8.8%, Management 7%
- #57 Solar Baron
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Preon Studio
Windows
As head of an interplanetary corporation, your goal is to extract resources from across the solar system and bring them home faster and cheaper than your competitors. Construct trade depots and colonies. Build rockets and spaceports. Master realistic orbital mechanics and maximize profits.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.9% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Resource Management 9.6%, Space 8.8%, Management 8.1%
- #58 Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
69% matchMixed50% of 306 reviews2012
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Sandbox 6.9%, Building 6%
- #59 Galactic Ruler
67% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Galactic Ruler offers real time strategy game play at both planetary level and in space! Lead your faction in diplomacy or conquest across a procedurally generated galactic map where any system might hold hostile enemies or resource riches. Develop advanced technologies to rule the galaxy!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.5% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, RTS 9.1%, Space 7%