- #1 Race for the Galaxy
97% matchVery Positive93% of 438 reviews2017
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
Why similar: Strategy 35.3%, Board Game 35.1%, Card Game 29.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential card-driven engine builder that captures the same strategic space-expansion feel as the seed game.
- #2 For The Warp
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 460 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.2%, Card Game 17.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Space 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on space combat and resource management in a procedural universe.
- #3 Deep Sky Derelicts
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Strategy 31.1%, Turn-Based 28.3%, Space 15.1%, Card Game 15.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical, card-based combat with procedural exploration of derelict space ships.
- #4 Stellar Orphans
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Artifex Parvus
Windows
"Explore 'Stellar Orphans', a captivating deck-building game where every choice determines the fate of your crew lost in infinite space. Forge alliances, manage resources, and resolve crises to guide your 'Stellar Orphans' to survival. Ready to defy the stars?"
Why similar: Card Game 26.7%, Strategy 19.1%, Board Game 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Space 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A card-driven survival strategy game that focuses on managing a fleet of ships through hostile space.
- #5 Void Tyrant
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Quite Fresh GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!
Why similar: Card Game 32.7%, Strategy 26.2%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Space 12%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique card-battler system set in a space-faring universe with strong roguelike elements.
- #6 The Banished Vault
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 194 reviews2023
Dev: Lunar DivisionPub: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault.
Why similar: Strategy 25.5%, Procedural Generation 25.2%, Board Game 24.1%, Space 16.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, procedural space exploration game that emphasizes careful resource management and a distinct board-game aesthetic.
- #7 Command Deck
91% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you explore the galaxy, face hostile aliens, and upgrade your starship. It will take adaptability and strategic thinking to survive and uncover the secret your enemies want to keep hidden.
Why similar: Card Game 22.4%, Strategy 22%, Space 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi themed roguelike deckbuilder that mirrors the tactical card-play found in the seed game.
- #8 Stacks:Space!
92% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Stacks:Engine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
Why similar: Card Game 53.2%, Space 26.4%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Indie 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a card-stacking mechanic to simulate space exploration and colony survival in a highly accessible format.
- #9 Last Days of Old Earth
93% 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: Turn-Based 29.3%, Strategy 29%, Card Game 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Sci-fi 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that utilizes cards to manage units and resources on a hex-grid map.
- #10 Crying Suns
91% matchVery Positive86% of 4,448 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Strategy 34.7%, Space 26.8%, Procedural Generation 20.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers tactical, turn-based space combat and procedural exploration with a heavy emphasis on narrative and strategy.
- #11 Heat Death
90% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Gallistrix
Windows · Mac
Build your deck, re-write your cards, and join in epic space battles! Heat Death is a single-player deckbuilder which takes card customization and power scaling to the extreme, as you battle against sentient stars and black holes.
Why similar: Card Game 32.6%, Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Space 16.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, card-driven tactical game that forces players to make tough decisions in a dying universe.
- #12 SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD
89% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Logix Interactive
Windows · Mac
Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, single-player, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game.
Why similar: Board Game 29.4%, Strategy 23.1%, Space 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Sci-fi 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful digital adaptation of a board game focused on the exploration and colonization of the solar system.
- #13 Roll for the Galaxy
89% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Board Game 29.3%, Space 17.8%, Card Game 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strategic engine-building experience that shares the board-game DNA of the seed title.
- #14 Terraformers
88% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2023
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.7%, Board Game 17.7%, Card Game 17.2%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Space 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural colony-building game that uses card-like decision trees to manage planetary development.
- #15 Interstellar Space: Genesis
87% matchVery Positive84% of 818 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.8%, Strategy 20.2%, Space 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game that captures the grand scale of space exploration and fleet management.
- #16 Stars in Shadow
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 816 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: Strategy 32.9%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game with a distinct art style and a focus on tactical space combat.
- #17 Star Realms
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2016
Dev: Wise Wizard Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
Why similar: Card Game 20.3%, Strategy 19.6%, Board Game 19.2%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, card-driven combat game that focuses on building a powerful space fleet.
- #18 Clonizer
84% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Juicy PlumePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clonizer combines Hex-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding! Play cards, manage clones, explore unique charming planets and outsmart aliens. Craft a powerful deck through your expedition and Clonize the universe to become employee of the month of CLONPO!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.8%, Space 23.6%, Card Game 21.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid strategy game that incorporates deckbuilding to manage space colonization efforts.
- #19 Into the Breach
82% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, Turn-Based 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Sci-fi 7%, Procedural Generation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in turn-based, grid-based tactical strategy with a sci-fi theme and high replayability.
- #20 Sid Meier's Starships
85% matchMixed50% of 2,454 reviews2015
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
Why similar: Strategy 35.2%, Space 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Turn-Based 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical space game that emphasizes fleet customization and mission-based objectives.
- #21 Out There: Ω Edition
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,716 reviews2015
Dev: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Space 31.3%, Strategy 29.8%, Procedural Generation 20.3%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural space survival game that emphasizes resource management and difficult decision-making.
- #22 Lords of the Black Sun
84% matchMostly Negative20% of 395 reviews2014
Dev: Arkavi StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.
Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Space 21.5%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game that focuses on the exploration and expansion of a space empire.
- #23 Renowned Explorers: International Society
81% matchVery Positive92% of 2,885 reviews2015
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 44.8%, Strategy 33.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and turn-based strategy with a unique system for managing encounters.
- #24 Predestination
82% matchMixed45% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Brain and Nerd Ltd
Windows
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: Strategy 34.9%, Turn-Based 27.8%, Space 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game that features deep space colonization and tactical combat.
- #25 FTL: Faster Than Light
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,568 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Space 33.7%, Strategy 32.5%, Sci-fi 16%, Procedural Generation 14%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive space survival strategy game, featuring procedural encounters and high-stakes decision-making.
- #26 Invisible, Inc.
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.1%, Strategy 25.4%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game with a sleek sci-fi aesthetic that rewards careful planning and resource management.
- #27 Card Quest
79% matchVery Positive86% of 371 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Card Game 36.5%, Strategy 29.9%, Turn-Based 29.7%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, card-driven combat mechanics that mirror the tactical intensity of the seed game.
- #28 Pax Nova
80% matchMixed57% of 447 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.1%, Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Space 14.1%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that combines space exploration with turn-based combat and empire management.
- #29 Solargene
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 819 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Space 37%, Sci-fi 16.8%
- #30 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive81% of 9,559 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Turn-Based 22.5%, Space 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based 4X strategy game that provides a deep, immersive sci-fi universe to explore.
- #31 Starless Abyss
75% matchVery Positive85% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.
Why similar: Strategy 32.7%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Card Game 15.9%, Space 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #32 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 818 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, Space 33%, Procedural Generation 18.7%
- #33 Solar Flux
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 309 reviews2013
Dev: Firebrand GamesPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Travel across the universe and save dying suns from extinction in this unique and challenging puzzle strategy game. You are the last hope to bring salvation to a perishing universe as you collect and deliver fragments of plasma using your omni-directional ship.
Why similar: Strategy 53.2%, Space 25.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Indie 7.4%
- #34 Breachway
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Card Game 29%, Turn-Based 28.7%, Strategy 22.8%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Indie 2.6%
- #35 Sol 0: Mars Colonization
76% matchMixed69% of 409 reviews2016
Dev: Chondrite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.
Why similar: Strategy 60.4%, Space 33.2%, Indie 6.4%
- #36 Horizon
77% 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: Turn-Based 27.9%, Strategy 22.5%, Space 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #37 Space Haven
73% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 42.3%, Space 33.8%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #38 Farlanders
72% matchVery Positive92% of 569 reviews2023
Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.3%, Strategy 17%, Space 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Procedural Generation 14.2%
- #39 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
74% matchMixed60% of 22,976 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Strategy 29%, Turn-Based 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Space 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #40 Cobalt Core
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Card Game 31.4%, Strategy 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Space 15.1%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #41 Slipways
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,269 reviews2021
Dev: Beetlewing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Turn-Based 26.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Space 9.4%
- #42 Project Tarvotan
74% matchMixed59% of 71 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 56.9%, Space 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Indie 4.7%
- #43 Terraforming Mars
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 7,108 reviews2018
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
Why similar: Board Game 25.2%, Turn-Based 25%, Strategy 18.7%, Space 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #44 Galaxy Admirals
71% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay. Improve your command skills with AI and conquer the whole universe by fighting with real players.
Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Space 8.7%, Board Game 8.7%
- #45 One Deck Galaxy
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roll your dice and cleverly use them to build up your civilization from its humble homeworld, growing to create a Federation spanning countless star systems.
Why similar: Board Game 30.6%, Card Game 27.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Space 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #46 Dark Sky
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Card Game 37.9%, Strategy 31%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Sci-fi 12.2%
- #47 Into the Void
72% 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 38.5%, Turn-Based 30.7%, Space 28%, Indie 2.9%
- #48 Escape Gaia
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Current Games
Windows
you will play as Gaia, the shattered will of a planet, and command your spaceship to explore new worlds, collect and refine various resources, build a home on the damaged spacecraft, summon a wide range of monsters, and ultimately, devour other shattered wills to repair yourself.
Why similar: Card Game 34.4%, Strategy 32.6%, Board Game 30.5%, Sci-fi 2.1%, Indie 0.4%
- #49 Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
69% matchVery Positive85% of 919 reviews2017
Dev: Team Jolly RogerPub: Black Smoke Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this turn-based strategic artillery game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive barrages through the unpredictable gravity fields of the solar system.
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Turn-Based 26.4%, Space 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 4%
- #50 Ancient Frontier
70% matchMixed66% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.
Why similar: Strategy 32.8%, Turn-Based 23.9%, Space 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #51 Space Food Truck
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: One Man Left Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Space Food Truck is a cooperative, culinary scifi adventure. 1-4 players take on unique roles aboard the Galaxy Gourmet. Their mission: explore a vast, procedurally-generated galaxy in search of exotic ingredients, craft delicious recipes, and withstand the untold dangers of deep space.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.3%, Card Game 22.9%, Board Game 16.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Space 7.8%
- #52 Souls of White Star
67% matchVery Positive84% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: Souls of Star Game Lab.Pub: IndieArk
Windows
Souls of White Star is a sci-fi turn-based card wargame Roguelike strategy game. The different design of [double-sided technology moving cards] and [bandwidth draw cost] will test your judgment and decision more!
Why similar: Card Game 29.8%, Strategy 21.2%, Space 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%
- #53 The Pegasus Expedition
68% matchMixed63% of 382 reviews2023
Dev: Kalla GameworksPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth.
Why similar: Strategy 32.6%, Space 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Sci-fi 16.5%
- #54 Zet Zillions
65% matchVery Positive89% of 728 reviews2024
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Zet Zillions is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you use your cards to make freakish combinations and explode entire planets. BIG-BADDA-BOOM!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.8%, Card Game 23.2%, Space 16.3%, Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #55 LONESTAR
63% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.5%, Strategy 23.5%, Card Game 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Procedural Generation 13.8%
- #56 Rogue Hex
64% matchVery Positive89% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, Card Game 35.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%
- #57 Dune: Imperium
62% matchVery Positive94% of 3,969 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
Why similar: Board Game 30.5%, Card Game 26.4%, Strategy 22.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Space 10.2%
- #58 Trappist
65% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Sirrah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Trappist-1, 40.7 light-years from Earth. Fly your Ark, a colossal spaceship and mobile base. Explore the solar system and establish thriving colonies. Uncover the mysteries of Trappist in this story-driven colony builder.
Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Space 40.9%, Sci-fi 16.9%