- #1 Terraforming Mars
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 7,108 reviews2018
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
Why similar: Board Game 31.2%, Hex Grid 18.5% ★, Space 13.8%, Tabletop 12%, Strategy 9.9%
- #2 Galaxy Admirals
96% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay. Improve your command skills with AI and conquer the whole universe by fighting with real players.
Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Hex Grid 20.6% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Space 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #3 Scythe: Digital Edition
95% matchVery Positive90% of 3,763 reviews2018
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 33.3%, Hex Grid 24.2% ★, Tabletop 11.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Tactical 7.4%
- #4 Solaris
94% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: SpacialCircumstances
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a space strategy game filled with conquest, betrayal and subterfuge. Build alliances, make enemies and fight your way to victory and galactic domination. Will you conquer the galaxy?
Why similar: Strategy 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Tactical 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.6%, 2D 7.2%
- #5 Race for the Galaxy
94% matchVery Positive93% of 438 reviews2017
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
Why similar: Board Game 69.8%, Strategy 30.2%
- #6 One Deck Galaxy
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roll your dice and cleverly use them to build up your civilization from its humble homeworld, growing to create a Federation spanning countless star systems.
Why similar: Board Game 34.4%, Aliens 16.7%, Tabletop 13.7%, Space 11%, Strategy 9.7%
- #7 Gaia Project
92% matchVery Positive80% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gaia Project is the digital adaptation of the boardgame Gaia Project created by Helge Ostertag and Jens Drögemüller and published by "Feuerland Verlag". It is a 1-4 player strategy game. It plays in the same universe as Terra Mystica and continues the adventure in the far future.
Why similar: Board Game 27.3%, Aliens 18.1%, Space 11.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
- #8 Nexus 5X
90% matchVery Positive91% of 917 reviews2024
Dev: Whatboy GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
Why similar: Board Game 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Tabletop 11.9%, Space 10.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #9 Battle for Orion 2
91% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite Loop Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Earth has been destroyed. Mankind is fractured. The galaxy is at war. But one hope remains: a new home for mankind. Probes detected a habitable planet in the Orion sector. You must fight your way to it, but nothing is as it seems. A more devious plan is underway that threatens the entire galaxy.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #10 Space Wars: Interstellar Empires
91% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Owl Games LLCPub: ToHeroes Game Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Helm your own ship, battle for supremacy in a multi-faction war, and conquer the cosmos in this science fiction turn-based strategy game. Select from more than 100+ diverse star ships and fight for territory across a 2D hex-based grid.
Why similar: Hex Grid 32.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Tactical 24.8%, Strategy 17.5%
- #11 Interstellar Space: Genesis
89% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Space 22.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Exploration 11.4%
- #12 Sins of a Solar Empire II
87% matchVery Positive84% of 8,167 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
Why similar: Space 34.1%, Strategy 19.9%, Tactical 17.5%, Sci-fi 15.6%, PvP 9.5%
- #13 Roll for the Galaxy
89% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!
Why similar: Board Game 47.9%, Strategy 26.1%, Space 23%, Multiplayer 2.9%
- #14 The Captain is Dead
88% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Thunderbox Entertainment
Windows · Mac
It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead! This turn-based, survival/strategy puts you in the Captain's chair as you try to save your crew from being blown to bits by aliens...
Why similar: Board Game 28.5%, Space 14%, Tactical 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Aliens 10.4%
- #15 Dune: Imperium
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,969 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Tabletop 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Space 11.2%
- #16 Twilight Struggle
85% matchVery Positive87% of 2,936 reviews2016
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
Why similar: Board Game 37.9%, Tabletop 15.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.3% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #17 Chaos Galaxy 2
84% matchVery Positive84% of 316 reviews2023
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
A turn-based Galaxy totalwar game. Choose one of 12 factions, direct dozens of admirals, control hundreds of warships, mecha and monsters, set up various buildings, study technology, and lead fleets to carry out grand strategic actions on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 58.9%, Strategy 19.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #18 Solar Nations 2
83% matchVery Positive90% of 71 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: Space 36.3%, Sci-fi 24.7%, Strategy 23.7%, PvP 12.8%, Multiplayer 2.5%
- #19 Galactic Inheritors
86% matchMixed44% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Crispon GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Colonise solar systems and watch them grow. Explore the galaxy to find its strategic choke points. Build up your empire and your fleet and then use the power of the media to prepare your people for the inevitable war. At the same time watch your opponents, keep on an eye on their own media and watch for threats and opportunities.
Why similar: Space 49.2%, Strategy 31.2%, Sci-fi 19.6%
- #20 Final Theory
82% 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: Hex Grid 31.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Space 11.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Tactical 10%
- #21 Nemesis: Lockdown
81% matchMixed69% of 785 reviews2022
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Nemesis: Lockdown, you're part of a team exploring an alien-infested space base. Craft, hide and fight to make it out of its dark, threat-filled corridors. Fulfill your objective even if it means betraying your allies, but remember - this time, you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.
Why similar: Board Game 35.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Aliens 15.5%, Exploration 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #22 Stars in Shadow
82% 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: Strategy 29.8%, Space 27.6%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%
- #23 Pax Nova
81% 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: Space 27.4%, Strategy 22.7%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Exploration 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%
- #24 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 809 reviews2011
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
Why similar: Aliens 25.2%, Space 19.3%, Tactical 17.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Strategy 12.9%
- #25 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
76% matchVery Positive95% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.4%, Strategy 28.2%, Space 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #26 Master of Orion 2
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,693 reviews2016
Dev: SimTexPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: Strategy 43.4%, Space 35.6%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Multiplayer 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #27 Lord of Rigel
77% 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: Space 35.5%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Strategy 21.8%, Exploration 18.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #28 Codex of Victory
79% matchMixed69% of 397 reviews2017
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: AKPublish pty ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!
Why similar: Hex Grid 27.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Space 14%, Aliens 10.3%, Tactical 9.9%
- #29 Earth vs Mars
74% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Labs
Windows
Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.1%, Aliens 26.4%, Tactical 12%, PvP 10.8%, Strategy 7.9%
- #30 Terra Invicta
72% 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: Tactical 55.5%, Strategy 43%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #31 Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
76% matchVery Positive85% of 919 reviews2017
Dev: Team Jolly RogerPub: Black Smoke Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this turn-based strategic artillery game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive barrages through the unpredictable gravity fields of the solar system.
Why similar: Strategy 33.6%, Space 31.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Multiplayer 2.5%
- #32 Lux Alliance
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lux Alliance is a synchronized-turns strategy war game, inspired by the classic boardgames RISK, Diplomacy and Axis & Allies. Marshall your troops, collaborate with your allies, anticipate your opponents, and capture all the enemy HQs to win!
Why similar: Board Game 47%, Strategy 36.6%, Casual 6.8%, 2D 6.8%, Multiplayer 2.9%
- #33 Lords of the Black Sun
79% 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: Strategy 43.3%, Space 42.8%, Sci-fi 13.9%
- #34 Wargroove 2
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 22.6% ★, PvP 17.9%, Strategy 15.9%, 2D 6.9%
- #35 Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,053 reviews2007
Dev: Mithis GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."
Why similar: Space 38.5%, Strategy 26.3%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Tactical 12.7%, Multiplayer 1.2%
- #36 Athena Crisis
72% matchVery Positive82% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Nakazawa Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32%, Tactical 20.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, PvP 12.3%, Strategy 11.4%
- #37 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
70% 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: Tactical 50.8%, Strategy 40%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #38 Into the Void
75% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Mozg Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader !
Why similar: Space 36%, Strategy 27%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Tactical 11.8%, Exploration 7.5%
- #39 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
73% 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: Strategy 37.3%, Space 32.1%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Aliens 7.3%, Exploration 4.6%
- #40 Solar Settlers
73% matchVery Positive96% of 306 reviews2017
Dev: BrainGoodGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solar Settlers is a card-driven space exploration strategy game set in the far future. Our sun is on the verge of collapse and so mankind has taken to the stars aboard colony ships to seek out a new home.
Why similar: Board Game 38.7%, Strategy 32.1%, Space 17.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #41 Aeon Command
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 414 reviews2014
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Aeon Command is a tug of war strategy game, where you play as one of three unique factions to help gain dominance over the Aeon Nebula! Take control of your mother ship to gather resources, produce ships and fight off the enemy mother ship. Grow stronger as you progress through the 24 mission campaign and unlock new upgrades.
Why similar: Strategy 46.3%, Space 23.7%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Casual 14.8%
- #42 Root
69% matchVery Positive90% of 5,196 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 44.2%, Tabletop 17.9%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.1% ★, Strategy 12.8%, PvP 9.5%
- #43 Galactic Ruler
71% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Aliens 38.9%, Space 25%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #44 Imperium Galactica
70% matchVery Positive93% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Imperium Galactica. The Universe is yours... if you can handle it. The fourth millennium. Mankind has colonised the galaxy. Created an Empire. Now, it is crumbling. The aliens are restless. The oppressed are building armies. And a strange invader is headed for the heart of the Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #45 Galactic Civilizations III
70% 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: Hex Grid 29.6% ★, Aliens 27.8%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 11%, Strategy 9.2%
- #46 Pandora: First Contact
71% 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: Strategy 33%, Hex Grid 32.5% ★, Sci-fi 20.4%, Space 11.4%, Multiplayer 2.1%
- #47 Galactic Civilizations IV
67% 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: Hex Grid 30.2% ★, Space 24.2%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Exploration 12.5%
- #48 Star Traders: 4X Empires
71% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Why similar: Aliens 32.2%, Space 20.7%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Strategy 11.4%
- #49 Star Ruler 2
69% matchVery Positive82% of 719 reviews2015
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance.
Why similar: Space 41.8%, Strategy 33.1%, Sci-fi 25.1%
- #50 The Pegasus Expedition
68% matchMixed63% of 382 reviews2023
Dev: Kalla GameworksPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth.
Why similar: Aliens 32.5%, Space 23.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Strategy 14.9%, Exploration 12.8%
- #51 ENDLESS™ Space 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 22,789 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 86.5%, Space 9.5%, Sci-fi 3.6%, Multiplayer 0.4%, Singleplayer 0%
- #52 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
66% 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: Hex Grid 23.3% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Aliens 15.4%, Tactical 12.4%, Space 12.2%
- #53 Sid Meier's Starships
69% matchMixed50% of 2,454 reviews2015
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
Why similar: Space 37%, Strategy 26.4%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Tactical 14.5%, Casual 3.2%
- #54 Terra Mystica
68% matchMixed62% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.
Why similar: Board Game 50.3%, Tabletop 24.4%, Strategy 19.8%, 2D 3.8%, Multiplayer 1.5%
- #55 Polaris Sector
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 471 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: Aliens 31.8%, Space 28.6%, Strategy 23.3%, Tactical 10.7%, Sci-fi 5%
- #56 MoonBase Commander
66% matchVery Positive89% of 180 reviews2014
Dev: Humongous EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore. Strategize. Conquer.In the far future, Mankind has nearly exhausted all of earth’s natural resources. Fragile alliances between nations are tested to their limits as fierce wars ignite across land and space.MoonBase Commander puts you in charge of your own lunar territory in a quest to build the most powerful empire in space.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #57 Chaos Galaxy
65% matchVery Positive83% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A pixel-art turn-based Galaxy total war game. You can select 14 factions, 61 heroes, hundreds of warships and mecha, and command multiple fleets to carry out grand strategic operations on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 42.1%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Space 11.4%, 2D 4.2%