- #1 HighFleet
97% matchVery Positive88% of 7,247 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Strategy 42.9%, Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Indie 18.2%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #2 Revival: Recolonization
96% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.3 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: Grand Strategy 25% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, War 10.2%
- #3 Last Days of Old Earth
96% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
Why similar: Strategy 41.3%, Turn-Based 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #4 Star Traders: 4X Empires
95% 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: Grand Strategy 33% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Resource Management 10.2%, Sci-fi 10%
- #5 Highlands
94% matchVery Positive81% of 240 reviews2015
Dev: Burrito Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Highlands is a hand-drawn turn-based strategy game with unique characters, resource management and RPG elements where the focus is directed toward decision-making.
Why similar: Strategy 54.7%, Indie 25.3%, Turn-Based 19.9%
- #6 Half-Earth Socialism
93% matchVery Positive82% of 979 reviews2022
Dev: Francis TsengPub: Trust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try your hand as a global planner of a future society. Play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. Will you lead the world to ecological utopia or planetary ruin?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 52.5% ★, Strategy 42.3%, 2D 5.2%
- #7 Pax Nova
94% matchMixed56% of 449 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 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: Grand Strategy 28.7% ★, Strategy 26.3%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #8 The Pegasus Expedition
92% matchMixed63% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: Kalla GameworksPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Grand Strategy 35.4% ★, Strategy 25.5%, War 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #9 Horizon
91% 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: Grand Strategy 33.6% ★, Strategy 25.2%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #10 Wars Across The World
91% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.
Why similar: Strategy 53.6%, Indie 22.5%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
- #11 Ultimate Space Commando
90% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Strategy 69.8%, Indie 30.2%
- #12 The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,621 reviews2022
Dev: HongShou StudioPub: Pixmain
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Lay out your grand strategy on the land of Eagarlnia where humans, elves, orcs, dwarves, and the undead each battle out a corner of land. Manage your territories by navigating complex decisions and grow your economy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.1% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, War 12%, Indie 6.4%
- #13 Astra Exodus
89% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Atomic KaiserPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Astra Exodus is a single player turn based Sci-fi 4X strategy game inspired by the classics, with a multiple choice narrative driven epic campaign, top down real time tactical battles and an extensive semi-randomized research grid.
Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, Indie 20%, Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, Turn-Based 6.6%, War 4.4%
- #14 Shadow Empire
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,875 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Grand Strategy 27% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based 17.7%, War 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #15 Project Tarvotan
89% matchMixed59% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: FlagmanJeremy
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Project Tarvotan allows you to explore the depths of the Milky Way and local universe. Use your wit and resources at hand to plan out your path through each sector. Your demise lurks around every decision. Can you survive long enough and restore balance to the universe?
Why similar: Strategy 68%, Indie 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%
- #16 Terra Invicta
84% matchVery Positive81% of 9,264 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.9 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: Grand Strategy 31.5% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based 15.8%, War 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%
- #17 Chaos Galaxy 2
86% matchVery Positive84% of 323 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: Grand Strategy 39.2% ★, Strategy 21.1%, War 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #18 The Last Federation
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 503 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: Strategy 41.3%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Indie 9.7%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #19 Orbi Universo II
84% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.4% ★, Strategy 33.4%, War 15%, Indie 7.4%, 2D 1.6%
- #20 Burned Land
85% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: Strategy 30.7%, Turn-Based 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Indie 15.8%, 2D 4.3%
- #21 Politon
82% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, Grand Strategy 32.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, PvE 8.9%, 2D 3.5%
- #22 One-inch Tactics
81% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Strategy 38.2%, Turn-Based 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #23 Halfway
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,012 reviews2014
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Turn-Based 23.8%, Indie 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #24 Heroes of Science and Fiction
78% matchVery Positive91% of 854 reviews2026
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.1% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based 17.3%, War 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #25 Cantata
81% matchMixed65% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Afterschool StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Crash-landed in the universe of Cantata, will you expand your empire or bring peace to the war torn planet? Grow your army, manage resources and discover the colourful planet of Shoal, its people, and the armed forces overrunning this land in this genre-defining Grand Tactics game.
Why similar: Strategy 61%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #26 Into the Void
82% 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: Strategy 59.3%, Turn-Based 25.4%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #27 Star Dynasties
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 496 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.5% ★, Strategy 20%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, War 12%
- #28 Sector Unknown
77% matchVery Positive82% of 341 reviews2026
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space. Begin on a desolate planet, establish a stronghold, explore space, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a despotic organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
- #29 Wizards and Warlords
79% matchVery Positive83% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Strategy 24.1%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Indie 9.6%
- #30 Making History: The First World War
78% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: Strategy 24.7%, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, War 10.1%, Indie 9.5%
- #31 Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
79% matchMixed50% of 305 reviews2012
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #32 The Fermi Paradox
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 991 reviews2021
Dev: Anomaly Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
Why similar: Strategy 37.7%, Resource Management 22.5%, Indie 17.5%, Sci-fi 15.2%, 2D 5.4%
- #33 USC: Counterforce
75% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Strategy 30.6%, Turn-Based 29%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Top-Down 10%
- #34 Drill Core
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,374 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Strategy 67.3%, Resource Management 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, 2D 7.3%
- #35 Aeon Command
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 415 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 70.9%, Indie 21.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #36 Simulator of Ukraine 1991
73% matchVery Positive87% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Strategy 48%, Grand Strategy 38.7% ★, Indie 6.3%, Top-Down 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #37 M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
76% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2017
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Colonize newly-discovered planets, control the resources found there, and defend your colony against other rival factions in real-time or turn-based action.
Why similar: Strategy 74.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #38 Chaos Galaxy
75% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2020
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.9 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: Grand Strategy 30.6% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, War 9.9%
- #39 Scythe: Digital Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 3,787 reviews2018
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 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: Strategy 32%, Turn-Based 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, War 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #40 Godless Tactics
74% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Strategy 77.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #41 Lord of Rigel
72% matchMixed68% of 107 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: Grand Strategy 35.4% ★, Strategy 25.8%, War 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #42 Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,381 reviews2019
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, Turn-Based 21.3%, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, War 12.2%
- #43 AfterWar
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45% ★, Strategy 32.2%, War 21.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #44 Millennia
70% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 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: Grand Strategy 30.5% ★, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, War 13.1%
- #45 Unclaimed World
74% matchMixed50% of 216 reviews2016
Dev: Refactored Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.
Why similar: Strategy 67.9%, Indie 24%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #46 Kiloton
69% matchVery Positive97% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Jack MorehartPub: spacemann's games
Windows · Mac
A sardonic take on nationalism and the Cold War though a minimalist and fast paced RTS. Scheme your way through a highly replayable campaign, or conduct some "diplomacy" on your "friends" in multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 56.2% ★, Strategy 32.6%, War 7.4%, 2D 3.8%
- #47 Homeseek
71% matchMixed67% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: TrapticsPub: iterco
Windows
Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game set on a resource-strapped Earth at the turn of the next century. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice you make becomes life or death.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Resource Management 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Indie 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #48 Tempest Rising
65% matchVery Positive88% of 11,317 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Strategy 87.7%, War 8.6%, Top-Down 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #49 Xenonauts
69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,038 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Indie 7.4%
- #50 Pandora: First Contact
71% matchMixed63% of 642 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 55.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #51 EarthRoyale
67% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn chooses one of many events to edit the world map
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.7%, War 27.3%, Top-Down 20.9%, 2D 15.9%, Singleplayer 7.2%
- #52 Interstellar Space: Genesis
68% matchVery Positive84% of 825 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Strategy 23.5%, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Indie 9.3%
- #53 Solar Nations 2
66% matchVery Positive88% of 263 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 43.7% ★, Strategy 30.9%, War 15%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #54 Dreadlands
70% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Strategy 32.6%, Turn-Based 25.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #55 Oil Rush
70% matchMixed58% of 535 reviews2012
Dev: Unigine Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy.
Why similar: Strategy 77%, Indie 23%
- #56 Lightracer Spark
65% matchVery Positive84% of 997 reviews2023
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.
Why similar: Strategy 51.3%, Sci-fi 25.8%, Indie 20%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #57 UnderRail
66% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.3%, Post-apocalyptic 33.3%, Indie 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #58 Tuggowar
64% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Tension Games
Windows · Mac
Tuggowar is the big-brain deckbuilding duel. Engage in tense combat on a solarpunk frontier. Assemble your deck turn by turn, discover powerful card combos, disrupt the enemy strategy, and pilot your well-oiled war machine to victory!
Why similar: Strategy 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, War 18.1%, PvE 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #59 Heart of the Machine
61% matchVery Positive92% of 1,968 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.7 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 45.2% ★, Strategy 34%, Resource Management 18.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%