- #1 Interstellar Space: Genesis
97% matchVery Positive84% of 818 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Turn-Based 12.7%, Space 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #2 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
96% 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: 4X 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Moddable 13% ★, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Space 10.2%
- #3 Final Theory
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 392 reviews2018
Dev: Monticube
Windows
Final Theory is a 4X-lite turn-based strategy game where you command fleets of battleships engaged in a galactic civil war. It presents an exciting experience for both veteran players and those new to the genre. It features innovative combat mechanics but also hearkens back to some of the classics.
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, Hex Grid 21.1% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Space 7.8%
- #4 WarPlan
95% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.2%, Military 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #5 Aggressors: Ancient Rome
94% matchVery Positive83% of 277 reviews2018
Dev: Kubat SoftwarePub: Kube Games
Windows
A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.
Why similar: 4X 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Military 10.7%, Turn-Based 8%, Moddable 7.6% ★
- #6 Shadow Empire
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,723 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 63.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: 4X 18% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Turn-Based 10.7%, War 7.7%
- #7 Galactic Civilizations III
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 17.2% ★, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Moddable 11.1% ★, Turn-Based 9%
- #8 Terra Invicta
91% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 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: 4X 17% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Moddable 9.9% ★, Turn-Based 8.4%, War 7.6%
- #9 Hex Kingdoms
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Sunset GamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Hex Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set in medevial times with fantasy themes. Expand your kingdom, set up your defenses, train soldiers and monsters to become the only ruler of the land.
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.4%, War 9.4%
- #10 Revival: Recolonization
91% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: 4X 17.9% ★, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.2%, Economy 7.4%
- #11 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
90% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: 4X 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Moddable 9.5% ★, Turn-Based 9.5%, War 7.6%
- #12 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Moddable 10% ★, Turn-Based 9.7%, War 7.5%
- #13 Old World
88% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Moddable 9.7% ★, Turn-Based 9.6%, War 7.6%
- #14 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
89% matchMixed60% of 22,976 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Hex Grid 10% ★, Space 9.1%
- #15 Millennia
86% 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 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.6%, Hex Grid 9.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #16 Horizon
87% matchMixed59% of 477 reviews2014
Dev: L3O Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Turn-Based 11.3%, Space 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
- #17 Galactic Civilizations IV
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,388 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: 4X 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Moddable 11.2% ★, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Space 8.6%
- #18 Stellaris
84% matchVery Positive86% of 191,915 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 142.4 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: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Space 12.6%, Moddable 7.5% ★, Sandbox 6.8%
- #19 Making History: The Second World War
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, 4X 13.4% ★, Turn-Based 11%, Moddable 10.9% ★, War 9%
- #20 Falling Frontier
84% 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: 4X 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Moddable 11.4% ★, Space 8.9%, Military 7%
- #21 HARD VOID
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: jejoxdev
Windows · Linux
HARD VOID is a 4X turn-based space strategy game in a lovecraftian universe. Lead your species across galaxies and multiple dimensions to build an Empire. Design your spaceships, assemble your fleets and fight for supremacy. But beware, unthinkable Eldritch horrors lurk in the vast darkness.
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Turn-Based 10.3%, Space 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #22 Deity Empires
83% matchVery Positive86% of 338 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, Hex Grid 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #23 Lands of Rumour
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
Lands of Rumour is a turn-based 4X game about hiding and gossip. Embrace the atmosphere of Robin Hood, develop villages, gather resources, recruit your men and defend your homeland in tactical combat, where every unit has unique abilities.
Why similar: 4X 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based 8.9%
- #24 Hero's Hour 2
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Build grand cities, raise mighty armies, and fight massive battles to vanquish your foes in this turn-based strategy RPG auto battler. Powerful heroes at the head of unique factions bring endless possibilities as they lead armies of the dead, the living, and everything in between.
Why similar: 4X 16.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Turn-Based 11.9%, Moddable 8.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #25 Hexarchy
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 18.7% ★, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.8%, War 8.4%
- #26 Fragile Existence
80% 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: 4X 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Moddable 11.8% ★, Military 7.9%, Space 7.8%
- #27 Pandora: First Contact
81% 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 39.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Hex Grid 13.2% ★, Turn-Based 9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #28 Gate Builders
79% 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 23.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Space 8.8%, Management 7.8%
- #29 Imperiums: Greek Wars
78% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 21% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Moddable 11.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, War 8%
- #30 Lord of Rigel
78% matchMixed70% of 102 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: 4X 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Military 8.9%, Space 7.8%, War 7.2%
- #31 AI War 2
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,533 reviews2019
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Moddable 8.9% ★, Economy 7.1%, Military 7.1%
- #32 Pax Nova
77% matchMixed57% of 447 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Space 7.9%
- #33 Terrol
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Krupp
Windows
Terrol is a grand strategy game focused on capturing and holding strategic resources. The objective is simple: control all resources and destroy rival empires.
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, War 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based 9.5%
- #34 Space Empires I
76% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.9%
- #35 Oriental Empires
75% matchVery Positive81% of 2,990 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 26% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Military 9.8%, War 7.6%
- #36 Rogue State Revolution
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: 4X 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, War 8.5%
- #37 Fantasy General II
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,900 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: 4X 15.1% ★, Hex Grid 15% ★, Turn-Based 14.1%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #38 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,626 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Economy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #39 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,593 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Turn-Based 11.3%, Economy 8.1%
- #40 Distant Worlds 2
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,478 reviews2022
Dev: CodeForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 34.6% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Space 11.8%, Strategy 8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #41 Stellar Monarch 2
73% matchVery Positive88% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. Great noble houses, usurpers to the throne, rebels, assassins, court intrigues, disloyal admirals, incompetent governors and ever-present alien threat.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Space 9.3%, Strategy 7%
- #42 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
71% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 98.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: 4X 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Strategy 8.8%
- #43 Stellar Reach
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Stelleas
Windows
Stellar Reach is a 4X hard sci-fi strategy game where you control a faction vying for dominance across a hostile galactic frontier. Guide your empire through conquest, prosperity, or industrial power as you advance through six distinct tech trees and forge your path to victory.
Why similar: 4X 28.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Space 10.6%, Military 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #44 Demise of Nations
72% matchVery Positive81% of 542 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Hex Grid 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #45 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 30.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Management 9.4%, Hex Grid 8.8% ★
- #46 From Village to Empire
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Hex Grid 19.2% ★, Turn-Based 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, War 9.4%
- #47 Astro Protocol
69% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Null Vector Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Astro Protocol is a high-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy game distilled into intense one-hour matches. Six factions, randomized maps, tech trees, and anomalies ensure every run is unique. Victories are earned against challenging opponents that play to win.
Why similar: 4X 24.7% ★, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Grand Strategy 11.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Space 9.8%
- #48 ENDLESS™ Legend
70% matchVery Positive84% of 18,949 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 32.9% ★, Turn-Based 18.8%, Hex Grid 14.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 8.9%
- #49 Beyond
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Quixotic Universe
Windows
Beyond is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game set in a generated solar system that orbits a distant star every round. Play as one of five alien species as you race to collect resources, build your military, develop new tech, expand the area you control, and drive opposing factions from the system.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Hex Grid 18.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Space 8.9%
- #50 Stargazer's Terraforming Estate Co.
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Ashina Studios
Windows
Stargazer's Terraforming Estate Company terraforms & sells planets for years. Be a respectful member of the family and monopolize the galaxy by building dyson spheres in the name of the company.
Why similar: Hex Grid 22.8% ★, 4X 19.8% ★, Space 14.4%, Tactical 8.4%, Economy 7.8%
- #51 Distant Worlds: Universe
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,845 reviews2014
Dev: Code ForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 40.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Space 15.3%, Strategy 7%, Sci-fi 7%
- #52 Commanders Fury
69% 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 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Space 11.7%, Tactical 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #53 Ultakia
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Alber
Windows
Ultakia is a turn-based space 4X strategy game with distinctive resource management. Explore exotic systems and acquire powerful technologies. Exploit your planets, trade with other races and destroy those who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 27.6% ★, Hex Grid 21.3% ★, Space 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #54 Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,697 reviews2011
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Why similar: 4X 28.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 4.6%
- #55 New Stars
66% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: adamjr
Windows · Linux
Expand your own galactic empire across new stars, research technologies, and challenge great alien powers in this immersive 4X grand strategy game. Build interstellar colonies, and starbases to gather more resources. Explore a unique galaxy full of secrets, great perils, and limitless possibilities.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, War 9.8%, Space 9.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #56 Wizard Warfare
67% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 35.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Tactical 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #57 The Last Federation
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 502 reviews2014
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
Why similar: 4X 25.5% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Space 15.6%, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, Strategy 8.8%
- #58 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
67% 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 35.1% ★, Space 14.4%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #59 Yield! Fall of Rome
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 19.8% ★, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Turn-Based 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #60 Feudums
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kalamona Studios
Windows
Lead multiple branches of your noble house in a living, persistent online 4X grand strategy. Expand fiefdoms, command vassals, master warfare, and outwit rivals through diplomacy, espionage, and schemes. With NO pay-to-win, only strategy will determine the legacy you carve in history.
Why similar: 4X 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Moddable 12.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%