- #1 Nexus Legacy
97% matchMixed66% of 365 reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Legacy Team
Windows
Rebuild civilization from a single planet in Nexus Legacy, a persistent sci-fi 4X MMO. Colonize worlds, manage resources, research technologies, command fleets, forge alliances, and fight for control of a living galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Military 8.5%
- #2 Terra Invicta
96% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Economy 9.8%, Military 9.4%
- #3 Interstellar Space: Genesis
96% matchVery Positive84% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 38.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1%, Space 14%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Military 7.3%
- #4 Solar Wave
95% 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 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9%, Wargame 13.3%, Space 12.3%, Economy 9%
- #5 Lord of Rigel
94% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Rhombus Studios
Windows
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics. In a galaxy divided by two elder races, will you unite with other species or forge your own path? Navigate galactic politics and defeat threats using espionage, research, and military force. How will you shape the galaxy?
Why similar: 4X 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Space Sim 12.5%, Military 9.7%
- #6 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
94% matchVery Positive81% of 4,440 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.6%, Diplomacy 31.7% ★, Military 19.1%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Strategy 6.5%
- #7 Shadow Empire
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,961 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8%, Wargame 13.6%, Space 9%
- #8 Galactic Ruler
92% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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: 4X 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Space Sim 16.1%, Space 10.2%
- #9 Nova Empire
91% matchMixed53% of 302 reviews2022
Dev: Gamebear Tech
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build up a Space Empire and establish control of the Galaxy and the Universe! Nova Empire is a multiplayer space game in which the aim is to build your empire and conquer the galaxy in epic space battles against your rivals with other allies worldwide!
Why similar: 4X 30.4% ★, Space Sim 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.9%, Base Building 8.6%, Military 8%
- #10 Distant Worlds 2
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,566 reviews2022
Dev: CodeForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 45.1% ★, Grand Strategy 31.3%, Space 14.5%, Strategy 9%
- #11 Stellar Monarch
91% matchVery Positive80% of 229 reviews2016
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.
Why similar: 4X 31.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26.3%, Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Space 10.8%, Management 7.7%
- #12 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
89% matchVery Positive93% of 16,354 reviews2012
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5%, Space Sim 13.1%, Military 8.3%
- #13 Galactic Civilizations IV
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,617 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: 4X 28.6% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9%, Diplomacy 19% ★, Space 12%, Management 7.9%
- #14 Pax Nova
88% matchMixed56% of 453 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7%, Diplomacy 16% ★, Space 10.1%, Military 9.9%
- #15 Stars in Shadow
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 838 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.4 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: 4X 70.7% ★, Space 18.2%, Strategy 11.1%
- #16 Galactic Inheritors
87% 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 46.6% ★, Space 23.1%, Grand Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #17 Star Traders: 4X Empires
86% 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: 4X 27.4% ★, Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1%, Economy 9.7%, Space 8.1%
- #18 SpaceInvasion
85% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: BITMEUP
Windows · Mac
As a commander of an imperial space force you will conquer unexplored planets, create colonies and equip your fleet for attack or defense. Strategic warfare is the focus of Spaceinvasion!
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Space Sim 17.4%, Colony Sim 16.7%, Wargame 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%
- #19 Star Ruler
84% matchVery Positive83% of 342 reviews2010
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 49.1% ★, Space 20.4%, Grand Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 11.8%
- #20 Dust Fleet
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Orbiting DiscoPub: indie.io
Windows
Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Space Sim 18.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Space 12.4%, Wargame 7.4%
- #21 Pixel Starships
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,020 reviews2023
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Why similar: 4X 29% ★, Space Sim 23.7%, Space 13.4%, Wargame 13.3%, Base Building 11.7%
- #22 Executive Assault 2
80% matchVery Positive83% of 1,767 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.9%, Base Building 18.1%, Space 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Strategy 7.5%
- #23 Fragile Allegiance
82% matchVery Positive94% of 126 reviews2015
Dev: Gremlin InteractivePub: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
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.
Why similar: Space 37.9%, Strategy 32.5%, Wargame 29.6%
- #24 AI War 2
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,563 reviews2019
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
Why similar: 4X 30.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Military 8.3%, Economy 8.2%
- #25 Relentless Expanse
79% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Cowmera Games
Windows
Capture and upgrade planets, outsmart your enemies, and conquer the galaxy! Simple yet addicting, you can play alone or outsmart your friends in this 2D top-down space RTS. Completely free, no monetization, just fun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.2%, Diplomacy 19% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Space 13.7%, Economy 9.9%
- #26 Distant Worlds: Universe
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,856 reviews2014
Dev: Code ForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 51.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6%, Space 18.3%, Strategy 7.6%, Management 1.2%
- #27 Solar Nations 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 634 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: 4X 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9%, Wargame 13.1%, Space 11.5%, Military 11%
- #28 Sins of a Solar Empire II
77% 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 48.9% ★, Space 26.2%, Base Building 9.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #29 Prosperous Universe
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: simulogics
Windows
In Prosperous Universe start your galactic empire by trading on the real-time market exchange with other real players. Build your 1st base from humble beginnings & watch as your business flourishes with complex supply chain strategies. Economics, politics & realism fuel this immersive business MMO.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.3%, Economy 17.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Space 13.7%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #30 SPACERIFT: Arcanum System
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Arcanum Team
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Space. Ships. Resources. Trading. Production. Combat. Mine ore, haul cargo, and find profitable trade routes. Buy and capture ships, build your fleet, construct stations, and develop your production. Start with your first ship. Build your empire!
Why similar: Space Sim 46.2%, Economy 25.8%, Space 23.5%, Base Building 4.5%
- #31 ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
77% 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 50% ★, Space 19.3%, Strategy 13%, Diplomacy 7% ★, Grand Strategy 6.6%
- #32 Stellar Warfare
76% matchVery Positive82% of 434 reviews2021
Dev: Tense Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project. More than 200 available ships, weapons and modules to design your fleet with. Contains a small campaign, several single and multiplayer game modes and a coop game mode. Also contains Wave defense!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.4%, Wargame 17.1%, Space 15.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Old School 12.2%
- #33 Interstellar Rift
75% matchMixed68% of 1,667 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!
Why similar: Space Sim 68.4%, Space 31.6%
- #34 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.9% ★, Economy 10.6%, Management 8.4%
- #35 SpaceBourne 2
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,166 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2%, Base Building 17.9%, Space 15.9%, Economy 15.4%, Management 10.7%
- #36 Millennia
72% matchMixed67% of 3,788 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: 4X 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2%, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Economy 9.7%, Military 8.7%
- #37 Dawn of Andromeda
76% matchMixed43% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 63.6% ★, Space 21.7%, Strategy 14.8%
- #38 Imperial Ambitions
71% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 24.1%, Wargame 14.3%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Economy 11.9%
- #39 Interstellar Transport Company
74% matchMixed67% of 412 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Space 33.7%, Space Sim 18.8%, Management 18.2%, Economy 17.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #40 Deep Dark Forest
71% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: pixiangames
Windows
You will have to lead the civilization, develop the economy, enhance the technology, stabilize the people and colonize new galaxies; when encountering unknown civilizations, will you hide yourself or communicate with them in a friendly way? In this "dark forest", every decision will be crucial.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8%, Space Sim 19.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Wargame 14.6%, Military 10%
- #41 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
70% matchVery Positive95% of 193 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: 4X 45.9% ★, Wargame 20.7%, Economy 13.4%, Space 9.8%, Strategy 6.8%
- #42 Star Ruler 2
73% 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 62.1% ★, Space 26%, Strategy 11.9%
- #43 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
68% matchVery Positive94% of 12,916 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Space Sim 47.5%, Space 31.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Strategy 10.5%
- #44 Gemini Wars
75% matchMostly Negative32% of 165 reviews2012
Dev: Camel 101
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of a fleet commander returned from exile, rise through the ranks of the United Space Federation forces and join an epic war across the stars.
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9%, Space Sim 15.6%, Wargame 14.2%, Space 9.9%
- #45 Outlive 25
68% matchVery Positive94% of 290 reviews2026
Dev: Continuum EntertainmentPub: CriticalLeap
Windows
Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.7%, Colony Sim 20.1%, Old School 14%, Base Building 12.1%, Management 9.5%
- #46 Space Wars: Interstellar Empires
72% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Owl Games LLCPub: ToHeroes Game Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Strategy 100%
- #47 Starship Theory
69% matchMixed50% of 1,143 reviews2026
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 35.9%, Space 32.3%, Management 19.4%, Strategy 12.4%
- #48 Industries of Titan
69% matchMixed62% of 1,618 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with other rival corporations on Titan for resources, territory, and power. Seek victory via technology, influence, warfare, or the wealth extracted from your citizens. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!
Why similar: 4X 33.4% ★, Colony Sim 20.7%, Space Sim 19.1%, Base Building 10.9%, Space 10.9%
- #49 Shallow Space
73% matchMostly Negative25% of 231 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Construct your Taskforce and lead your forces to domination in the ultimate Fleet Warfare RTS!
Why similar: Space 44.1%, 4X 35.1% ★, Strategy 20.8%
- #50 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
70% matchMostly Negative37% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7%, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, 4X 13.3% ★, Economy 11.8%, Space 9.3%
- #51 ZeroSpace
66% matchVery Positive80% of 1,442 reviews2026
Dev: Starlance Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5%, Wargame 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Military 12.9%, Economy 12.5%
- #52 Dune: Spice Wars
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,585 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Management 10.4%
- #53 Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,321 reviews2016
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Why similar: Space 47.4%, Base Building 30.7%, Strategy 21.9%
- #54 Rogue Station
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.2%, Space 19.5%, Base Building 18.6%, Time Management 18.1%, Management 14.3%
- #55 Taking London
66% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Pink Pegasus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to old-school browser-based RTS MMOs – with charming nostalgic pixel graphics, a dash of political satire, and tonnes of strategic tension. Build your empire, face off against other players, and take what’s yours in true British imperial style: by dominating the map.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8%, Wargame 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Colony Sim 13.2%, Diplomacy 12.7% ★
- #56 Space Imperia 4X
65% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Breich Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.9% ★, Space 10.5%, Military 8.4%
- #57 ERA ONE
64% matchVery Positive87% of 1,615 reviews2025
Dev: Team Complex LTD
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Start with your Command Center and expand it into a colossal modular flagship, module by module. Design custom warships from the ground up, grow a thriving civilization, and command powerful fleets across the Solar System in tactical real-time battles.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 35.9%, Space 25.4%, Base Building 22.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%