
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.
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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.

Master of Orion 2
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.

Master of Orion 3
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
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: 4X 52.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Classic 8.6% ★, Space 5.8%
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Why similar: 4X 66.9% ★, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Space 4.6%, Sci-fi 1.8%
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Why similar: 4X 59.5% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Space 6.5%, Classic 3.4% ★
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: 4X 29.9% ★, Strategy 25.8%, Space 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Sci-fi 7.4%
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 46.2% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Space 7.9%
As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.
Why similar: 4X 69.6% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Space 10%, Sci-fi 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
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 53.3% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Space 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.4%
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: 4X 62.9% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Space 6.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%
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: 4X 58.7% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based 9.9%, Space 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 3%
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 40.9% ★, Strategy 31%, Classic 18.1% ★, Sci-fi 4.7%, Space 4.6%
Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
Why similar: 4X 56% ★, Turn-Based 18.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Space 6.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.6%
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 54.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Space 8%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.4%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 72.7% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Space 7.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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 54.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.7%, Strategy 11%, Space 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 5%
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
Why similar: 4X 44.6% ★, Classic 27.5% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 63.1% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6%, Sci-fi 3.9%
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 71.3% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Space 10.5%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
Why similar: 4X 65.1% ★, Strategy 20.4%, Space 11.1%, Sci-fi 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Why similar: 4X 61.9% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based 9.2%, Space 5.7%, Sci-fi 3.5%
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 55.5% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Space 7.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Why similar: Classic 34.6% ★, Turn-Based 24.7%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
Why similar: 4X 58.1% ★, Strategy 27.7%, Space 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6%
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%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: 4X 52.4% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 66.7% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Space 9.3%, Sci-fi 3.8%
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: Strategy 38.5%, Space 30.4%, Classic 17.3% ★, Sci-fi 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
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: 4X 66.7% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 5.2%
Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 57.8% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Space 6.7%, Sci-fi 3.1%
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 76.3%, 4X 13.9% ★, Space 4.5%, Turn-Based 2.8%, Sci-fi 1.3%
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.
Why similar: 4X 58.7% ★, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Space 6.9%, Sci-fi 3.3%
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: 4X 65.3% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Why similar: Classic 55.3% ★, Strategy 35.1%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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: 4X 67.7% ★, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Space 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.3%
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 48.5% ★, Turn-Based 14.3%, Classic 10.3% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Space 6.7%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space 46.6%, Strategy 37.4%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: Strategy 45%, Space 42.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
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 58.9% ★, Turn-Based 20.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Space 2.1%
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 64.2% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Space 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.3%
Reintroducing a classic from the golden era of gaming, the original empire building space RTS, Imperium Galactica 2 is back and looking better than ever with new high-res textures and vivid colors.
Why similar: 4X 45.6% ★, Strategy 29.1%, Classic 13.8% ★, Space 11.4%
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Why similar: 4X 37.2% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based 22.5%, Classic 17.7% ★
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: 4X 66.6% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Space 13.5%, Sci-fi 4.1%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: 4X 64% ★, Space 16.1%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Singleplayer 1%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space 43.4%, Strategy 23.3%, 4X 20.9% ★, Sci-fi 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
Why similar: 4X 39.1% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Classic 15.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
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 51.8% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Space 5.6%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 68.1% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Space 9%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Colonize A Planet. Dominate A World.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space 43.4%, Strategy 41.1%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Singleplayer 2%
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 64.4% ★, Strategy 12%, Space 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%, Sci-fi 5.2%
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 53.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Space 7.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6%
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%
Assemble your fleets, fill your silos with nuclear warheads, conduct research, gather resources, and wage war in a vast galaxy in this unique take on 4X Strategy. Appoint Colony Supervisors to manage your colony and deploy Spy Satellites for the ultimate in skulduggery.
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: 4X 69.6% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Space 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Sci-fi 5.6%
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: Turn-Based 39%, Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Predestination is a turn-based sci-fi 4X game set in the distant past of our own galaxy. Ships from countless races are flung back in time by a powerful hostile race known as the Revenants, and must now work to rebuild their empires and somehow stop the Revenants in the past.
Why similar: 4X 52.3% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Space 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.5%
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?
Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.
Why similar: 4X 44.6% ★, Turn-Based 21.3%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Space 6.6%
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: 4X 71.4% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Space 10.4%, Sci-fi 5.4%
Build your empire upon the bodies of others! Deadlock II: Shrine wars is an exciting game of strategy, resource management and military conquest. Take control of one of seven races as you search for the secret power an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Strategy 42.3%, Classic 29.2% ★, Turn-Based 28.5%