
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.
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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.

Near Sol
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)

Hollow Stars
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
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)
Why similar: 4X 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, RTS 13.3%, Space 9.7%, Management 6.1%
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 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, RTS 13.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Space 8.2%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 34.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25% ★, Space 12.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%
Rule a small fantasy kingdom and conquer your rival as you build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and real-time strategy game, the Small Kingdoms Prologue is a free introductory campaign
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, RTS 13.5%, Wargame 11.8%, Economy 7.8%
Stellar Reach is a 4X hard sci-fi strategy game where you control a faction vying for dominance across a hostile galactic frontier. Guide your empire through conquest, prosperity, or industrial power as you advance through six distinct tech trees and forge your path to victory.
Why similar: 4X 29.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Space 11.4%, RTS 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
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 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, RTS 11.4%, Wargame 9.9%, Space 8.7%
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 39.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Space 15.7%, Strategy 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%
Take command of the war machine of an empire in this 4x RTS hybrid. Fight battles with your flagship fleet in fully 3D real-time space combat. Recruit, train and dispatch commanders. Give them orders, directives and equip their fleets. Manage your empire’s supply logistics and fleet operations.
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, RTS 15.2%, Space 12.6%, Strategy 6.8%
Ascendance is a real-time space strategy game that sees you lead your civilisation into a vast and mysterious galaxy. Experience an immersive journey with detailed civilisations, deeply-simulated economies, internal politics, nuanced diplomacy, and intense space battles.
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, RTS 13%, Space 10.1%, Economy 6.9%
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 37.3% ★, Space 17.1%, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, RTS 13.5%, Strategy 11.5%
A large-scale space strategy game focused on building and maintaining power within a simulated galaxy. Build, develop, and survive in a galaxy shaped by history and consequences.
Why similar: 4X 27.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Space 8.5%, Economy 6.9%
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 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Wargame 10.8%, RTS 9.7%, Space 7.4%
Become the dominant star-fairing-civilization throughout the procedurally generated star systems. The player must establish/pursue: (1) Ideology; (2) Population; (3) Military assets; (4) 4x dominance (5) Technologies; (6) Artificial Evolution; (7) Cyber attacks; (8) Peace or war.
Why similar: 4X 29.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, RTS 14%, Wargame 13.3%, Strategy 6.2%
Build your galactic empire, conquer planets and emerge as the last player standing in this real-time strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Economy 7.3%, Space 6.6%
Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive!
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Space 10.6%, Management 7.6%, Economy 7.1%
Do you have a Spaceman's Luck? A space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Space 20.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Sci-fi 7%
Conquer the galaxy in this cinematic, battle-simulator. Each playthrough offering a completely unique galaxy, over 100 total specialized ships to command, and distinct commanders to lead your people. Pick your favorite faction and lead your forces into a dynamically generated battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 27% ★, Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Space 14.2%, Wargame 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.2%
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: 4X 21.5% ★, Wargame 19%, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Space 13.9%, RTS 13.4%
A real-time grand strategy 4X set in a living Gothic Space Opera galaxy. Lead asymmetric factions, expand across the stars, survive galactic crises, and adapt to a universe shaped by a dynamic Game Director.
Why similar: 4X 36.7% ★, Grand Strategy 27.2% ★, Space 12.3%, Strategy 8%, Sci-fi 5.7%
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 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Space 10.8%, Wargame 9.9%, Procedural Generation 5.7%
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 33.1% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Space 14.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
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: 4X 28.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, Space 16.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Strategy 5.7%
Colonise solar systems and watch them grow. Explore the galaxy to find its strategic choke points. Build up your empire and your fleet and then use the power of the media to prepare your people for the inevitable war. At the same time watch your opponents, keep on an eye on their own media and watch for threats and opportunities.
Why similar: 4X 40.7% ★, Space 22.3%, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.5%
A unique 4X real-time historical strategy game, set on a procedurally generated globe. Play from ancient times, right through to the modern day. Expand your empire, build settlements, units, buildings and construct world wonders. Make History, Your Way.
Why similar: 4X 38% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 7%, Procedural Generation 6.9%
A refugee capsule lands on an uninhabited planet. You have to survive, rebuild civilization and, if possible, regain control over the Earth. One big universe, one endless pvp session for all players.
Why similar: 4X 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, RTS 18.4%, Space 14.2%, Wargame 9.4%
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 41.2% ★, Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Space 11.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%
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 41.7% ★, Space 19.3%, RTS 19%, Strategy 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Astronomics Rise of a New Empire is an easy-to-learn real-time global strategy(4X) game. Control your faction in an intergalactic conflict. Manage your economy, conduct diplomatic negotiations and build a fleet to rule the galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, RTS 12.9%, Space 11.8%, Management 6.6%
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 30.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Economy 7.9%, Strategy 7.3%
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 47.8% ★, Space 18.5%, RTS 14.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%
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 31.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Management 10%, Space 8.9%
「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.
Why similar: 4X 23.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, RTS 15.6%, Space 10%, Building 7.5%
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 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, RTS 11.5%, Space 9.9%, Wargame 7.4%
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 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, Space 12.8%, Wargame 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: 4X 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, RTS 14.3%, Wargame 12.9%, Economy 8.7%
Lead a nation through decades of political and economic challenges. Manage budgets, taxes, interest rates, crises, and public opinion in a deep grand-strategy simulation where every decision shapes your country's future.
Why similar: 4X 35.6% ★, Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Economy 11.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 9.5%
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Space 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Management 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 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Space 12.4%, Wargame 9%, Sci-fi 7.1%
This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, RTS 18.2%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Space 13.7%, Wargame 11%
Your colony ship has landed on an alien planet — but the environment kills electronics. Salvage the ark, survive the early years, and build a nation as your society regresses to medieval with remnants of modern knowledge. Grand strategy with simulated population and turn-based combat.
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Grand Strategy 29.2% ★, Wargame 12%, Simulation 6.4%, Economy 6%
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 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Wargame 12%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Rebuild a fallen species in this dark sci-fi 4X strategy game. Extract and refine real elements, command drone swarms, and make tough choices as you guide The Exalted Descendant toward resurgence—or extinction—in a procedurally generated galaxy. No diplomacy. No mercy.
Why similar: 4X 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Space 10.4%, Economy 8.3%, Management 7.2%
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
Why similar: 4X 22% ★, Strategy 19.7%, RTS 18.1%, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Space 13.9%
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 31.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, RTS 11.6%, Space 8.5%, Economy 7.8%
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 40.4% ★, Grand Strategy 29.8% ★, Space 13.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Experience epic space battles in NULLSPACE, a story driven real-time strategy set in a retrofuturistic universe. Command massive fleets across the battlefield or jump in and take direct control of individual squadrons. Lead your forces to victory in visceral space combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, 4X 19.9% ★, RTS 13.8%, Wargame 13.4%, Space 10.7%
Become the ruler of the entire Galaxy: colonize planets, extract resources, build defenses and fight in planetary battles!
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, RTS 15.3%, Wargame 13.8%, Space 12.2%
Lead humanity's first deep survey beyond Sol in a research-first space strategy game. Explore star systems, investigate worlds, deploy probes, and turn scientific discoveries into strategic power.
Why similar: 4X 36.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Space 15%, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and RTS game with procedurally generated campaigns. Build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Rule a medieval fantasy kingdom and conquer your rivals.
Why similar: 4X 28.7% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, RTS 15.6%, Wargame 14%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Space 10.8%, Economy 8%, Management 6.5%
Wonder Defense: Chapter Earth is a strategy game based on Earth and Aliens in which you act as a General to accomplish survive and move to Mars.
Why similar: RTS 16.1%, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Management 8.8%, Building 8.6%
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 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Space 11.2%, Management 6.9%
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 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, RTS 13.3%, Management 10%, Economy 8.8%
Empires Edge is a 4X-lite strategy game about building a civilization on floating islands, inspired by the classic Tyrants: Fight Through Time (Mega Lo Mania). Lead your people, achieve technological breakthroughs, and conquer new territories as you forge an empire at the edge of the Universe.
Why similar: 4X 38.9% ★, RTS 19.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Building 8.3%, Economy 7.7%
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, RTS 14.2%, Wargame 12.8%, Economy 6.3%
Command vast fleets in epic space battles, master a turn-based galactic campaign, and unite a pirate rebellion to find the legendary Red Pearl and stand against the tyrannical Z-Army. They can't take the stars from us!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30% ★, 4X 27.3% ★, Wargame 12%, Space 10.2%, Simulation 6.7%
Structura is a rather unique sci-fi real-time strategy set in space. Its a hybrid of rts and fps, with emphasis on combat and survival. Build your economy for war, modify the unit by adding components, explore, expand, and survive the savage waves of enemy attacks.
Why similar: 4X 31.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, RTS 17%, Space 6.6%, Strategy 6.2%