- #1 Beyond Astra
97% 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: Real-Time with Pause 19.5% ★, 4X 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Diplomacy 10.7% ★, Base Building 8.1%
- #2 Stellaris
96% matchVery Positive86% of 195,709 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 144.1 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 21.6% ★, 4X 19.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14% ★, Space 8.3%, Diplomacy 8.2% ★
- #3 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 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, 4X 15.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Sandbox 5.9%
- #4 Falling Frontier
95% 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 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Space 6.1%
- #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 12.2%, Real-Time with Pause 10.7% ★, Diplomacy 9.3% ★
- #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 19% ★, 4X 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, RTS 8.1%, Management 7.5%
- #7 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
93% matchVery Positive93% of 16,301 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 15.8% ★, Base Building 9.1%, RTS 9%
- #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 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Management 7.3%, Sandbox 6.7%
- #9 Lord of Rigel
91% matchMixed68% of 109 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 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Sandbox 6%
- #10 Planet Colonization
91% 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 23.5% ★, 4X 16.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Base Building 10%, RTS 9.7%
- #11 The King's Campaign
90% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
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 18.9% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, RTS 10.3%
- #12 Solar Wave
89% matchNo user 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 23.7% ★, 4X 22.9% ★, RTS 11.3%, Space 7.8%, Management 6.1%
- #13 Dune: Spice Wars
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,441 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 9.7%, Base Building 8.7%
- #14 Distant Worlds: Universe
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,851 reviews2014
Dev: Code ForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.4 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 12.9% ★, Space 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #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 15.1% ★, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, RTS 10.1%
- #16 Extinction Day
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 193 reviews2026
Dev: DryGin Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Sandbox 6.5%, RTS 6.5%
- #17 Rebel Inc: Escalation
86% matchVery Positive82% of 7,395 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 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, 4X 17.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, RTS 7.3%
- #18 Reshaping Mars
85% 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 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Base Building 12.7%, RTS 12.2%, Building 8.1%
- #19 Ascendance
84% 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 21.5% ★, RTS 11.4%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★, Space 6.5%
- #20 Near Sol
84% 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 25.2% ★, RTS 13.1%, Management 7.1%, Space 6.9%
- #21 Stellar Dynasty
83% 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 24.1% ★, RTS 10.1%, Space 8.8%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #22 Hollow Stars
82% 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 25.8% ★, RTS 12.9%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #23 Galactic Civilizations IV
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,484 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 22.0 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 21.6% ★, 4X 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Sandbox 7.6%, Space 7%
- #24 Spaceman's Luck
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gideon Kennedy
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25.7% ★, 4X 22.5% ★, Space 13%, Real-Time with Pause 11.7% ★, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #25 Repterra
79% matchVery Positive92% of 79 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 27.1% ★, Outbreak Sim 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Base Building 10.4%, RTS 9.8%
- #26 Distant Worlds 2
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,527 reviews2022
Dev: CodeForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 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 10.6% ★, Space 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #27 Astronomics Rise of a New Empire
80% 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 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, RTS 10.8%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #28 Uncharted Sectors
78% 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 25.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, 4X 15.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10.6% ★, Sandbox 6.9%
- #29 Orbit Zero
78% matchPositive83% of 18 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 17.7% ★, 4X 17% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Sandbox 8.8%, Real-Time with Pause 8.6% ★
- #30 Polaris Sector
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 473 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 28.3% ★, 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Space 8%, Resource Management 6.1%
- #31 Post-Apo Builder
77% 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% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Base Building 14%, RTS 11.7%, Building 9%
- #32 Terra Invicta
75% matchVery Positive81% of 9,434 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 19.2% ★, 4X 19.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Sandbox 6.6%
- #33 Nova Roma
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 20.7% ★, 4X 17.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Base Building 11.6%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #34 Whiskerwood
74% matchVery Positive93% of 3,148 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 16.3 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 20.1% ★, 4X 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Building 7.4%
- #35 Star Trek: Infinite
76% matchMixed43% of 3,500 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% ★, 4X 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, RTS 10.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #36 Trade Conquest
75% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, 4X 14% ★, RTS 6.7%
- #37 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
76% matchVery Positive81% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.8 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 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, RTS 13.7%, Resource Management 8%
- #38 RUPTURR
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 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: Real-Time with Pause 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, RTS 9.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #39 Solar Nations 2
72% matchVery Positive88% of 467 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 6.1%
- #40 Heart of the Machine
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,051 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 20.4% ★, 4X 17.7% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #41 Europa Universalis IV
73% matchVery Positive88% of 136,818 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.6 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 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, 4X 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Sandbox 6.5%
- #42 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
73% matchMixed63% of 19 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% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Space 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #43 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
71% matchMixed59% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Zugalu EntertainmentPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Base Building 10.1%, RTS 9.9%, Building 7.4%
- #44 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,039 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 22.5% ★, Outbreak Sim 20.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.8% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Building 7.1%
- #45 Empires of the Undergrowth
68% matchVery Positive94% of 18,267 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.5 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 20.4% ★, 4X 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #46 Frontline Logistics: Isarian Warfare
70% 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 35.9% ★, 4X 24.2% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Sandbox 8.8%, Management 7.1%
- #47 Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
72% matchMixed50% of 306 reviews2012
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Sandbox 7%, Building 5.9%
- #48 Solar Baron
69% 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 32.7% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Resource Management 9.9%, Space 8.8%, Management 8.2%
- #49 Space Empires II
70% 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 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Base Building 18.7%, Management 9.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #50 Imperium of the Stars
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Imperium of the Stars
Windows
A real-time grand strategy 4X set in a living Gothic Space Opera galaxy. Lead asymmetric factions, expand across the stars, survive galactic crises, and adapt to a universe shaped by a dynamic Game Director.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 30.9% ★, Space 8.6%, Strategy 6.7%, Resource Management 6.5%
- #51 Imperial Kingdoms
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Lead a medieval kingdom through expansion, warfare and economic growth. Manage resources, supply your capital and research new technologies to strengthen your realm. Customize your armies and conquer rival kingdoms across dynamic hex maps.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, 4X 23.3% ★, Management 7.6%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #52 Dawn of Andromeda
70% matchMixed43% of 243 reviews2017
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.
Why similar: 4X 37.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 35.1% ★, Space 10.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Sci-fi 7%
- #53 Galactic Ruler
69% 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 27.4% ★, 4X 20.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, RTS 9%, Space 7%
- #54 Against the Storm
66% matchVery Positive95% of 36,338 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, 4X 18% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Building 7.4%
- #55 Before Arthur
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashwood Games
Windows
A medieval sim where you don’t just rule- you live the crown. A blend of city-building, 4X strategy, and RPG open world. Build your kingdom. Outsmart rival factions. And remember: your monarch’s life is the real adventure.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.1% ★, 4X 25% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #56 Centre 18
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Lucas
Windows
Lead a modern fire and rescue center inspired by real French firefighters. Build your station, train your crews, and dispatch the right vehicles for each emergency. Coordinate every mission in real time on an immersive operational map.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 36.5% ★, Grand Strategy 32.4% ★, RTS 16.2%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 4.9%
- #57 Antropico: Colonies
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Scassius Systems
Windows · Linux
A large-scale space strategy game focused on building and maintaining power within a simulated galaxy. Build, develop, and survive in a galaxy shaped by history and consequences.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.1% ★, 4X 27.1% ★, Strategy 7.8%, Simulation 6.8%, Futuristic 6.5%
- #58 Starship Theory
66% matchMixed50% of 1,119 reviews2026
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 25.5%, Real-Time with Pause 24.6% ★, Space 12.2%, Management 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #59 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,229 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
Why similar: RTS 26.4%, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.2% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Strategy 8.6%