- #1 Zorehrai: Space Formations
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Khochu Games
Windows
Start with your own character and a small ship in a world that lives independently of the player. Develop your skills, explore space, trade, build industry, and grow your fleet to survive real-time battles against hostile fleets—and something far more terrifying lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Spaceships 19.4% ★, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Space 7.6%, RPG 6.2%
- #2 Star Conqueror 舰队指挥官
96% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: MirrorAlice Studio
Windows
Engage in real-time battles with customizable space warships. Explore the galaxy, forge alliances, develop powerful ships, and defeat alien invaders.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Trading 13.4%, PvP 10%, Space 9.8%, Wargame 9.6%
- #3 StarWay
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jiahuiJIA
Windows
Technology, Magic, and Immortals collide in a universe torn apart by endless aggression. War is total; even the laws of existence are erased. Lead your fleets to invade worlds across the stars. Your goal is simple: Expand. Conquer. Destroy. Supports LAN & Online Multiplayer (PvP & Co-op).
Why similar: 4X 40% ★, Wargame 12.3%, PvP 11.8%, PvE 9.5%, Strategy 6.2%
- #4 Fire and Dark Stars
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 没工作工作室
Windows
"Fire and Dark Stars" is a real-time 4X strategy game. You can grow your base, build your fleet, search for enemies, and destroy them. You need to carefully manage your resources, set up and protect your supply lines, so that your fleet does not run out of ammo and fuel.
Why similar: 4X 41.6% ★, Space 10.1%, PvP 8.7%, PvE 7.3%, Wargame 5.7%
- #5 Commander Bug Wars
94% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into the thrilling clash between humans and cybernetic bugs. Lead your infantry, tanks, aircraft, and ships through intense battles. Use strategy and tactics to outsmart your foes. Every decision shapes the war's outcome. Are you ready for the challenge? Time to eat the Bugs!
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Trading 14.9%, PvP 10.9%, Wargame 9.8%
- #6 Stardust Exile
93% matchMixed69% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Apseren
Windows · Linux
Stardust Exile is an RTS set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics. The remaining star systems are procedurally generated. It has both online mode and single-player skirmish mode. The online server is persistent and single-shard.
Why similar: 4X 32.2% ★, Spaceships 18.6% ★, PvP 9%, Space 8.4%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #7 Mayhem Intergalactic
94% matchMixed50% of 28 reviews2009
Dev: Inventive Dingo
Windows
Wage war on your friends and enemies in this simple and engaging strategy game. Easy to learn and quick to play, Mayhem Intergalactic is surprisingly strategic. Play against the computer, or duke it out with friends over the internet. The universe shall be yours!
Why similar: 4X 40.8% ★, PvP 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11%, Space 8.8%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #8 Uciana
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Birdshel, LLC
Windows
Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this sci-fi 4X turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 55.7% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10%, Space 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #9 The Veiled Atlas: A Cycle of Falls
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flat Gradient
Windows · Linux
A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.
Why similar: 4X 56.5% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Space 9.2%, Economy 9%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #10 Moons That Belong
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: v4.games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey of strategy and domination in Moons That Belong, a 2D space strategy game that challenges your tactical prowess. Command your fleet, conquer planets, and outsmart your opponents in this visually captivating and intellectually engaging adventure.
Why similar: 4X 43.1% ★, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Space 12%, PvP 8.7%, PvE 8.3%
- #11 TON Wars
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Basalt Interactive OÜ
Windows
Build a planetary empire, research game-changing tech, and raid real players across a persistent galaxy. The classic browser space strategy, reborn - and finally fair: no pay-to-win, ever. Team up for 8-fleet combined attacks. Your mines keep working while you sleep.
Why similar: 4X 46.2% ★, Space 11%, PvP 8.5%, Strategy 6.9%, Wargame 5.8%
- #12 Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
91% matchMixed44% of 962 reviews2012
Dev: Kerberos ProductionsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included.
Why similar: 4X 63.6% ★, Space 13.6%, Strategy 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Multiplayer 2.5%
- #13 TerrApocalipse
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StDesign
Windows · Mac · Linux
TerrApocalipse is an indie space action strategy with RPG elements, set in our solar system under siege by a mysterious, overwhelming force. Soon as the vast void between planets will be filled with conflict your decisions will shape the fate of Terra and beyond.
Why similar: 4X 38.6% ★, Spaceships 27.6% ★, Space 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #14 Kron Wars
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alien Bulb
Windows
A persistent space MMO that runs in your browser. No download. No installation. Open a tab and you are in the Frontier. Trade, mine and fight across 2 universes and 12,000 sectors, in an economy that players build. And one mechanic that no other MMO has: war rewrites the map.
Why similar: 4X 30.7% ★, Trading 16.3%, Economy 11.3%, PvP 9.4%, Space 9.2%
- #15 Commander: World War II
87% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 47.8% ★, Strategy RPG 25.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Wargame 8.3%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #16 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
86% matchVery Positive90% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 69.9% ★, Space 12.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #17 Ashen Throne
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashen Throne Games
Windows
Ashen Throne is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy MMO. Command a mobile fortress Crawler, raid a dead world for unbanked loot, and fight your alliance's way through a 24/7 siege of the Citadel, the last city on Earth. Drive out. Grab what you can. Don't die on the way home.
Why similar: 4X 44.7% ★, Wargame 10.2%, Strategy 9.2%, PvP 7.8%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #18 Foundation: Galactic Frontier
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Command Asimov's OFFICIAL Foundation universe! Live the life as an interstellar trader to exploit your trade routes! Build your starship home, crush enemies in explosive shootouts & outsmart rivals with fleet strategies in epic space wars - with new content expanding your saga!
Why similar: 4X 44.9% ★, Trading 12.9%, Space 10.5%, RPG 7%, PvP 6.9%
- #19 HEXPANSE
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seedforge Studio
Windows
Hexpanse is a real-time space strategy game. Build your ships and stations block by block, mine asteroids, program the doctrine of your autonomous fleets, and conquer a procedurally generated galaxy. Play solo or in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 49.2% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Space 7.9%, Top-Down 6.7%, Procedural Generation 6.3%
- #20 Master of Orion 3
84% matchMixed53% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Wargaming Labs
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 73.2% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Space 8.4%, Sci-fi 4%
- #21 Space Empires IV Deluxe
83% matchVery Positive86% of 291 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 68.1% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Space 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #22 StarDrive
82% matchMixed45% of 1,489 reviews2013
Dev: Zero Sum Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 65.6% ★, Space 15.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Sci-fi 7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #23 ASTRA LIMES: Belt Operations
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CorvusPub: Minus1K
Windows
Command fleets in this indirect control RTS game set within treacherous asteroid belts. Easily design your own skirmishes for a quick 15-minute battle or dive into an hours-long campaign of high-risk surgical strikes and systematic border advancement.
Why similar: 4X 51.3% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Wargame 9.8%, Procedural Generation 6.1%, Space 5.9%
- #24 Master of Orion
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,196 reviews2016
Dev: NGD StudiosPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 101.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 66.8% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Space 12.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Multiplayer 2.2%
- #25 Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
81% matchVery Positive88% of 710 reviews2010
Dev: Kerberos Productions Inc.Pub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 64.4% ★, Space 12.6%, Strategy 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #26 Dungeon4X
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SNP Engineering
Windows
"Dungeon4X" is a new type of game that combines 3D dungeon RPG with 4X strategy. As the guild master of an adventurer's guild, you will lead the construction of farms and workshops, build a financial base by selling products, and embark on a grand adventure to obtain the ultimate artifact!
Why similar: 4X 50.3% ★, Strategy RPG 27%, Strategy 10.5%, Top-Down 6.1%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
- #27 A Right to Rule
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WildSyeGames
Windows
A medieval isometric strategy game where you manage regional economies, sway faction loyalties, and use cards to influence politics, production, and warfare.
Why similar: 4X 52% ★, Economy 16.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Trading 8.4%, Wargame 7.2%
- #28 Doomsday: The Seven Deadly Sins
78% matchMixed64% of 955 reviews2023
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 108.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The legendary captain descends as hidden power engulfs the wasteland! The Seven Deadly Sins Collab is now live!
Why similar: 4X 41.8% ★, Strategy RPG 25.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 9.2%, PvP 6.7%
- #29 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,598 reviews2017
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
Why similar: 4X 31.7% ★, Spaceships 23.1% ★, Strategy RPG 15.6%, Space 11.6%, RPG 6.1%
- #30 The Qin Empire
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: MAX GAME PTE. LTD.
Windows
真·春秋戦国戦略SLG―中国史上最もドラマチックな時代が舞台! 名もなき小国の人物から成長し、春秋時代の戦国武将を集め、領土を広げ、他のプレイヤーや味方と同盟を結んで共に戦い、戦略と知恵を駆使して始皇帝の如く天下を制覇しよう! いざ出陣だ!これは、始皇帝へとつながる戦乱!
Why similar: 4X 52% ★, Strategy RPG 25.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Wargame 8.3%, Multiplayer 2.8%
- #31 Space Empires V
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 65.6% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #32 Askara
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lazy Kitty
Windows
Askara is a rogue-like turn-based tactics game, you choose how long each run takes, from a half an hour, to a few days if you want to! Multiple layers of mechanics mesh together to ensure that every run will be unique. It is easy to pick up, but will take years to master.
Why similar: 4X 45.1% ★, Strategy RPG 27.8%, RPG 9.2%, Strategy 7.7%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #33 Hollow Stars
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AppGX
Windows
A deep 2D strategy of cosmic trade and faction warfare. Build trading empires, refine asteroids, lead fleets into battle and run faction politics — solo or in four-player co-op
Why similar: 4X 48.8% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Space 8.2%, PvP 7.7%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #34 Black Stars - The M87 Conflict
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Robin KrausePub: Rob-Gaming
Windows
Command a rising interstellar empire in the M87 cluster. Explore and colonize distant worlds, build powerful economies, terraform hostile planets, deploy specialized fleets, and wage war against rival factions in a VR-exclusive galactic 4X strategy game where every decision shapes the conflict.
Why similar: 4X 54.4% ★, Wargame 15.4%, PvP 10.5%, Strategy 6.8%, Space 5.8%
- #35 Lords of the Black Sun
76% matchMostly Negative20% of 396 reviews2014
Dev: Arkavi StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 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: 4X 64.5% ★, Space 16.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 5%
- #36 Lorhaven: Cursed War
73% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac
Lead your castle through the haunted provinces of Lorhaven, where the once-forgotten undead now menace the living. Recruit diverse units and legendary heroes, each strategically countering the encroaching darkness. Immerse yourself and unveil the mysteries of the Cursed War.
Why similar: 4X 46.7% ★, Strategy RPG 24%, PvP 9%, RPG 8.5%, Strategy 7.2%
- #37 Viking Rise
73% matchMixed70% of 989 reviews2024
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 90.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Race against other players to explore Valhalla and conquer Midgard!
Why similar: 4X 40.1% ★, Strategy RPG 22.8%, Wargame 9.9%, PvP 8.4%, RPG 7%
- #38 Sovereign Stars
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: KYDEN
Windows
Build your galactic empire, conquer planets and emerge as the last player standing in this real-time strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 44.1% ★, Economy 10.4%, Wargame 10.2%, Top-Down 7.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #39 StarDrive 2
74% matchMixed55% of 2,102 reviews2015
Dev: Zero Sum GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
StarDrive 2 is an exciting and evolutionary step forward for the StarDrive franchise. In this eagerly anticipated sequel, the core mechanics have evolved to incorporate a turn-based strategic layer, featuring spectacular realtime battles.
Why similar: 4X 55.3% ★, Space 17%, Strategy 16.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #40 Nova: Space Armada
72% matchMixed52% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: STONE3 PTE. LTD.
Windows
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.
Why similar: 4X 45% ★, PvP 10.5%, Space 7.4%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Wargame 7.4%
- #41 New Stars
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: adamjr
Windows · Mac · 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 39% ★, Trading 11.9%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Space 10%, Economy 7.2%
- #42 Galactic Inheritors
75% matchMixed43% of 88 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: 4X 61.2% ★, Space 20.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #43 Starminer
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,894 reviews2026
Dev: CoolAndGoodGames
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.
Why similar: Spaceships 24.6% ★, Strategy RPG 18%, Trading 15.2%, Economy 12%, Space 9.1%
- #44 Star Ruler 2
72% matchVery Positive82% of 721 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: 4X 61.5% ★, Space 17.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #45 Orbit Economica
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Phoenix SmithPub: Parallel Games
Windows
Trade, Build, Spy, Negotiate, and Battle for total control of the galaxy's riches. Become the backbone of galactic commerce in a grand strategy universe ripe with opportunity for exploitation and conquest.
Why similar: 4X 38.2% ★, Trading 18.7%, Economy 13.8%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Space 6.1%
- #46 ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive81% of 9,610 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 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 58.4% ★, Space 15.4%, Strategy 14.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #47 Solar Wave
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: SavGus Studio
Windows
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire. Capture systems, develop your economy and logistics, call up hundreds of powerful fleets and watch them incinerate enemies of the Solar Empire.
Why similar: 4X 44.1% ★, Space 12.6%, Economy 11.4%, Wargame 9.4%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #48 Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers
68% matchMixed50% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Hunted Cow GamesPub: Tilting Point
Windows · Mac
Hunt, capture, and command the monsters of the Monsterverse. Build your base, recruit elite Titan Chasers, and lead squads into tactical turn-based battles. Expand your territory in a shared online world, forge alliances, and face colossal threats like Godzilla, Kong, and Skullcrawlers.
Why similar: 4X 39% ★, Strategy RPG 23.8%, PvP 13.4%, PvE 10.8%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #49 Realm Tycoons
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunstone Entertainment LLC
Windows
Realm Tycoons is a turn-based fantasy strategy board game where rival rulers claim realms, build economies, grow armies, cast spells, upgrade strongholds, and battle for control of the kingdom.
Why similar: 4X 49.9% ★, PvP 10.3%, PvE 9.3%, Strategy 7.3%, RPG 7.2%
- #50 Shattered Spheres
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Data Vikings
Windows
Shattered Spheres is a turn-based 2D space 4X strategy game inspired by the classics of the genre. Explore a living galaxy, build your empire, and crush your rivals through military conquest or diplomatic cunning — without the micromanagement bloat of modern 4X games.
Why similar: 4X 53.3% ★, Space 12.6%, PvP 7.6%, PvE 6.9%, Strategy 6.1%
- #51 Dominium Mundi
70% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 68.9% ★, Procedural Generation 12%, Strategy 8.6%, PvP 5.6%, Multiplayer 2.3%
- #52 Sins of a Solar Empire II
67% matchVery Positive84% of 8,792 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 32.8 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: 4X 45.4% ★, Space 16.6%, PvP 9.1%, PvE 8.8%, Strategy 7.9%
- #53 Planeticus
69% match8 user reviews13% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Keshbel Games
Windows
Planeticus offers to conquer new planets in the company of friends or strangers. The essence of the game is to capture planets, manage resources, create as many of your own super planets as possible and generate space invaders.
Why similar: 4X 50.5% ★, PvP 12.6%, Space 12.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #54 Master of Orion 1
69% matchVery Positive89% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: SimTexPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 75.5% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Space 8%, Sci-fi 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #55 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 圆桌工作室Pub: 瓦弄游戏
Windows
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 60% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Wargame 12%, PvP 10.8%, Multiplayer 3.6%
- #56 Mini Gal4Xy
68% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2019
Dev: Jérôme BodinPub: Le Studio des Ténèbres
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mini Gal4Xy is a light strategy game set in space.
Why similar: 4X 56.9% ★, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Space 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Strategy 4.4%
- #57 War and Magic: Kingdom Reborn
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GOAT Games
Windows
A free 4X wargame combining real-time and turn-based tactical gameplay. Quick strategy game that’s easy to pick up, but winning depends on your strategy!
Why similar: 4X 46.5% ★, Strategy RPG 17.5%, Wargame 10.4%, Strategy 9.4%, RPG 8.7%
- #58 Final Theory
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 394 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 37.4% ★, Spaceships 31.5% ★, Space 7.6%, PvE 7.3%, Strategy 6%