
A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.
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A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.

Heathen Engineering's Terran
Galactic Strategy | Tactics | Action! Found an empire and expand across the stars, command massive fleets in interstellar conflicts and pilot powerful warships as you battle for victory in Heathen Engineering’s Terran.

Lord of Rigel
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?
Galactic Strategy | Tactics | Action! Found an empire and expand across the stars, command massive fleets in interstellar conflicts and pilot powerful warships as you battle for victory in Heathen Engineering’s Terran.
Why similar: 4X 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, Space 17.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 5.2%
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 19% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.6% ★, Space Sim 11.5% ★, Space 8.7%
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 38.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 25.8% ★, Space 15.1%, Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 4.1%
Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.8% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, War 9.1%, Wargame 9%
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 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Space 12.3%, Strategy 6.1%
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 30.1% ★, Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Space 11.6%, Strategy 6.9%
Conquer Japanese History! A “Historical Timeline Strategy” fought on the grand timeline of Japan
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, 4X 21.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.2% ★, Wargame 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. Great noble houses, usurpers to the throne, rebels, assassins, court intrigues, disloyal admirals, incompetent governors and ever-present alien threat.
Why similar: 4X 34.6% ★, Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Space 10%, Strategy 8.5%
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 29.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Strategy 9.5%
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 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Space 11.1%, Wargame 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
Conquer the galaxy in this arcade-like strategy game. Pick and send your generals to deploy the fleet in the far-off star sectors, mine resources, and upgrade your ships forgeries. Deities might interfere with your plans.
Why similar: 4X 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Space 10.7%, Strategy 6.3%
Return to the Three Kingdoms period. On the grand strategic tactical battlefield, use terrain for defense setup and resource allocation to shift the battle situation. Control the war via hexagonal grid movement and tactical ability activation, and unify the realm.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 22% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Wargame 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
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 31% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Space 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
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 39.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Space 16.2%, Real-Time with Pause 10.7% ★, Strategy 8.4%
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Space 16.7%, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.8% ★, Strategy 10.6%
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 47.7% ★, Space 20.8%, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Indie 3.7%
Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems.
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 30.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Wargame 12.6%, Strategy 9.6%
Indie 4X space strategy game with TB empire management and RTS combat set in a 3D star cluster. Build an interstellar empire by colonizing and conquering star systems, develop your colonies establish trade routes and construct fleets from a range of retrofittable capital & escort class vessels.
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Space Sim 16.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Space 8.9%
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
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 20.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Space Sim 14.2% ★, Space 9.8%
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 29.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 3.6%
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
Why similar: 4X 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy 10.6%
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 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Space Sim 13.6% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Space 10.2%
The war rages on, choose to side with the Mercenaries, the Undead, the Angels, and more! Play through the single-player campaign, unifying the factions. Fight against other players and AI in the battleground's mode! Or strive for a conquest that takes you through the ages in war mode.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%
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 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Space 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Grand Strategy 28.5% ★, Space 12.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Real-Time with Pause 8.3% ★
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 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Space 12.7%, Economy 7%
Rebuild the remnants of humanity and conquer the Milky Way in this grand strategy game. Colonize systems and corner markets, or lead your fleets to victory in real-time battles. Reclaim Earth, or terraform new worlds.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Spaceships 16.8% ★, Space 13%, Strategy 7.5%
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 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Space Sim 14.4% ★, Wargame 14%, Space 10%
Tachyon Wars is a sci-fi real-time space strategy game. It introduces seriously deep gameplay with an emphasis on fleet control. Open space to explore, large-scale battles, crafty AI. All of it is well seasoned with novel real-time game mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 31.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Space 14.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Wargame 7.2%
"Politon: Prologue" is the free prologue version of "Politon". This prologue includes a tutorial, game mechanics, and the prologue of the main story inside. Only Single-player modes are available.
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Wargame 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Strategy 11.2%
In this 4X + RPG strategy game, lead humanity’s last ark and rebuild a new home among the mysterious ruins of the stars. Starting from nothing, you will develop technology, build powerful fleets, resist external threats, and shape the rebirth of human civilization.
Why similar: Wargame 20.9%, 4X 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Space Sim 14.8% ★, Space 13.7%
Terrol is a grand strategy game focused on capturing and holding strategic resources. The objective is simple: control all resources and destroy rival empires.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
Beyond is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game set in a generated solar system that orbits a distant star every round. Play as one of five alien species as you race to collect resources, build your military, develop new tech, expand the area you control, and drive opposing factions from the system.
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Space 10.1%
Fight the first decisive battle of the U.S. Civil War. Lead the Union force as General Grant to seize the key forts on the Cumberland, or play the Confederate defenders to maintain the gate to the South closed.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.5% ★, Wargame 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Strategy 11.8%
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 39.1% ★, Space 22.1%, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 4.3%
Expand your kingdom: Gather resources and transport them to your capital city to produce the materials you need to expand your army and conquer new regions. Research new technologies to improve your economy and army. Use your troops wisely to outmanoeuvre your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Economy 6.2%
Unending Galaxy is a unique space-sim in which you can fill any role from pirate or trader to the leader of a large galactic empire.
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.6% ★, Space Sim 14.8% ★, Space 14.7%, Strategy 12.4%
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, 4X 22.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 16.4% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Space 10.9%
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
Why similar: 4X 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Economy 6.6%
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 29.4% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Space 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
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: Spaceships 23% ★, 4X 21.1% ★, Space Sim 16.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Space 13%
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
Why similar: 4X 28.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Space 12.7%, Strategy 7.5%
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, 4X 28.5% ★, Space 16.7%, Real-Time with Pause 14.4% ★, Strategy 6.4%
Vae Victis is a ruthless minimalistic turn-based strategy game. Engage in intense multiplayer battles with friends or fight through an expansive campaign. With unique units, factions, and abilities you will have to be cunning with your tactical decisions to claim victory!
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%
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 23% ★, Spaceships 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Space 7.8%
Build your galactic empire, conquer planets and emerge as the last player standing in this real-time strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 29% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Economy 7.1%, Space 7%
Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey down memory lane, with Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army, bringing the beloved childhood table-top game to life in a new 3D experience that fits in your pocket. Brace yourself for fun that combines nostalgia with the excitement of mobile gaming!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 11.8%
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.3% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Space 11.4%
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 44% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Space 12.8%, Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
HARD VOID is a 4X turn-based space strategy game in a lovecraftian universe. Lead your species across galaxies and multiple dimensions to build an Empire. Design your spaceships, assemble your fleets and fight for supremacy. But beware, unthinkable Eldritch horrors lurk in the vast darkness.
Why similar: 4X 29.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Space 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Wargame 9.6%
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 30.4% ★, Wargame 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 9.1%
Invade rival provinces with your armies, command powerful generals, and unite a fractured ancient land through strategy and conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.6% ★, Wargame 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 5.9%
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 20.1% ★, Wargame 13%, Space 8%
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Economy 8%