
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.

Distant Worlds 2
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

Solar Nations 2
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!
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 34.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25% ★, Space 12.3%, Strategy 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%
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: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Space 12.1%, Wargame 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Construct your Taskforce and lead your forces to domination in the ultimate Fleet Warfare RTS!
Why similar: Space 26.5%, RTS 23.3%, 4X 19.1% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 9.4%
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 37.5% ★, Space 17.3%, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, RTS 13.5%, Strategy 11.3%
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 39.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Space 15.8%, Strategy 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%
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 41.8% ★, Space 19.4%, RTS 18.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%
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 38.8% ★, Space 22.9%, RTS 20.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%
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 51.2% ★, Space 19.3%, Strategy 15%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Real-Time with Pause 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 40.8% ★, Space 22.4%, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%
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 37.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Space 15%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Strategy 7%
Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.
Why similar: Space 31.7%, Management 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Building 9.4%
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 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, RTS 14.5%, Space 11.8%, Management 8%
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 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Space 11.7%, RTS 11%, Wargame 7.1%
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: RTS 24.9%, Space 19.9%, Wargame 18.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Management 10.7%
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 32.7% ★, Grand Strategy 28.5% ★, Space 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Management 6.9%
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 28.7% ★, Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Strategy 5.7%
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 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Building 6.8%
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 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Space 11.3%, Management 6.8%
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: 4X 28.5% ★, Space 14.3%, Economy 13.4%, Management 10.7%, Building 10.2%
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 33.6% ★, Space 19.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Economy 8.7%
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 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%
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 30.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Space 10.9%, Economy 10.8%, Management 7.9%
Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare. Hire galactic hit-men on your rivals. Raid neighbors for rare resources. Train spies to infiltrate enemy bases for key intel. Grow your empire to dominate the galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 29.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Space 12.3%, Economy 9.2%
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 38.4% ★, RTS 22.2%, Space 17.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Real-Time with Pause 7.2% ★
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 46.4% ★, Space 19.9%, Strategy 15.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Grand Strategy 6.4% ★
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 29.2% ★, RTS 21.7%, Space 16.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Economy 9.4%
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 26.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Space 11.7%, Economy 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%
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 40.3% ★, Space 18.1%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Wargame 9.4%, Strategy 8.3%
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Why similar: Space 33.7%, Building 16.2%, Management 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Simulation 8%
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 30.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Space 10%, Economy 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%
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Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, RTS 18.7%, Wargame 16.9%, Space 11.1%, Strategy 6.8%
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Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Space 12.9%, Wargame 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%
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Why similar: 4X 61.9% ★, Space 17.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
Why similar: Space 34.4%, RTS 32.7%, Strategy 19.9%, Sci-fi 13%
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 24.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, RTS 13.4%, Management 9.9%, Economy 8.6%
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: 4X 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Economy 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Management 6.5%
An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships. The Spance approaches, a vast and mysterious storm at the edge of humanity. Who shall claim its riches? Brave the perils of the depths in a story-rich singleplayer campaign with numerous distinct factions and bosses.
Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Space 27.9%, Building 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Strategy 9.3%
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Economy 11.3%, Management 6.7%
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Why similar: Space 34.8%, RTS 33.9%, Strategy 18.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Atmospheric 0.9%
The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.
Why similar: RTS 31.3%, Wargame 27%, Strategy 15.4%, Management 10.4%, Sci-fi 9%
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 36.8% ★, Wargame 16%, Economy 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Space 8.7%
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 32.2% ★, Space 20.6%, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
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Why similar: Space 25.1%, RTS 25.1%, Economy 21.6%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Management 13.4%
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Why similar: RTS 27.6%, Space 25.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
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: 4X 26.8% ★, Economy 12.9%, Space 11%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Management 8.6%
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 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Wargame 13.9%, RTS 12.7%, Space 11.2%
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 31.6% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, RTS 11.7%, Space 8.6%, Economy 7.5%
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 47.9% ★, Space 18.6%, RTS 14.9%, Strategy 11%, Sci-fi 7.6%
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: 4X 52.2% ★, Space 22.5%, Strategy 16.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%
In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, Wargame 21.6%, RTS 18.8%, Economy 13.3%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
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 29.3% ★, 4X 14.5% ★, Economy 11.4%, Space 11.2%, Wargame 7.2%
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Why similar: 4X 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, RTS 15.7%, Economy 10%, Management 5.8%
Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!
Why similar: RTS 27.9%, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Space 13.5%, Building 9.2%, Strategy 8.8%
Space Station Manager is an exciting game where you own a space company, your main goal is to build a space station, make profit, grow your business, build an economical network, and expand beyond the solar system.
Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Space 24.1%, Management 14.4%, Building 14%, Strategy 8%
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 14.3%, Wargame 9.4%
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, 4X 20% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Economy 9.7%, RTS 9.5%
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 37%, Management 15.4%, Economy 15.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%
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 30% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Management 7%