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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: RTS 36.3%, Base Building 22.7%, Space 16.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Real Time Tactics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the seed's hybrid nature by allowing players to switch between traditional RTS base-building and direct first-person shooter combat.

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 30.3% ★, RTS 25.3%, Space 21.6%, Base Building 10.1%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A premier space RTS that excels at blending large-scale fleet management with 4X-style empire expansion.

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 38.6%, Strategy 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines deep ship-building and base-management mechanics with real-time tactical combat in space.

After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.

Why similar: RTS 35%, Base Building 27.3%, Space 22.3%, Strategy 10%, Aliens 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features deep base-building and modular unit construction in a sci-fi setting.

Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.

Why similar: RTS 40.9%, Space 33.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 5.5%, 4X 2.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: The definitive space RTS experience that emphasizes tactical 3D movement and resource-driven fleet warfare.

Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Why similar: 4X 34.1% ★, RTS 24.3%, Space 17.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a seamless blend of space simulation, action-oriented dogfighting, and RTS-style fleet command.

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: RTS 33.1%, Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Space 20%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic, tactical space combat where positioning and sensor management are as critical as firepower.

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 36.1% ★, RTS 25.3%, Space 20.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Sci-fi 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique 4X-RTS hybrid experience with highly customizable ship design and complex resource systems.

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 32.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, RTS 18.4%, Space 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric RTS that challenges players to survive against an overwhelming AI force, mirroring the brutal war themes of the seed.

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: 4X 28.5% ★, Space 20.5%, Base Building 16.9%, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X strategy and empire management with direct, action-heavy ship combat.

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 21% ★, RTS 14.8%, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Wargame 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A space RTS that balances fleet combat with resource management and strategic expansion.

“Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!

Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Base Building 19.2%, Wargame 15.2%, Aliens 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and base-building aspects of RTS, requiring players to defend against waves of enemies.

Earth has been destroyed. Mankind is fractured. The galaxy is at war. But one hope remains: a new home for mankind. Probes detected a habitable planet in the Orion sector. You must fight your way to it, but nothing is as it seems. A more devious plan is underway that threatens the entire galaxy.

Why similar: Strategy 74.9%, Indie 25.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie space RTS that focuses on fleet management and tactical positioning.

An epic struggle for control!

Why similar: RTS 36%, Space 34.3%, Strategy 25.7%, Sci-fi 4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic space RTS that centers on resource gathering and base-building in a hostile environment.

Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."

Why similar: Space 33.3%, RTS 29%, Strategy 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 8%, Sci-fi 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space RTS that focuses on individual ship control and cinematic combat encounters.

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.

Why similar: RTS 29.9%, Space 25.1%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Strategy 9.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game that emphasizes ship-to-ship combat and fleet management in a gritty space environment.

Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.

Why similar: RTS 40.4%, Space 32.4%, Strategy 19%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Exploration 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven space RTS that emphasizes tactical fleet movement and ship upgrades.

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 41.5% ★, RTS 20%, Space 19.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Sci-fi 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X strategy with real-time ship combat and modular ship design.

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 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Space 18.4%, Strategy 8%, Futuristic 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space RTS that emphasizes logistics, ship design, and intense real-time combat encounters.

Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’.

Why similar: RTS 36.2%, Strategy 20%, Space 15.5%, 4X 15.3% ★, Sci-fi 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS that features resource-based gameplay and dynamic weather effects in a space-faring setting.

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: 4X 28% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Space 14.6%, Aliens 12.5%, Futuristic 7%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on space exploration, diplomacy, and large-scale warfare.

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 30.1% ★, Space 15.5%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Aliens 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 10%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time-with-pause 4X strategy game that provides deep control over space combat and empire management.

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 39.8% ★, Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Space 17.4%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A complex grand strategy game that focuses on global geopolitics and the expansion of human influence into space.

SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.

Why similar: RTS 36.8%, 4X 31.7% ★, Space 13.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Sci-fi 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that strips away base-building to focus purely on fleet movement and strategic positioning.

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 36.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Space 17.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Futuristic 6%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game that offers deep space exploration and tactical combat.

Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

Why similar: 4X 61% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Space 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that focuses on planetary colonization and resource management.

「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: RTS 20.2%, 4X 19.6% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Space 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the base-building and management aspects of space colonization with RTS elements.

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 27.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Space 15.1%, Wargame 9.2%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes space exploration and diplomatic relations between factions.

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: RTS 24.1%, 4X 17.3% ★, Space 14.6%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Wargame 8.2%

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 24.5% ★, RTS 18.2%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Space 13.8%, Wargame 10.9%

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: RTS 19.7%, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, Aliens 9.4%

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 33.9%, Base Building 28.5%, Space 22.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Sci-fi 3.9%

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 46.2% ★, Space 24.1%, Strategy 19.4%, Indie 6.3%, Sci-fi 4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game featuring tactical space combat and empire building.

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: RTS 24.7%, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Base Building 18.6%, Wargame 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%

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 39.3% ★, Space 26.1%, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Strategy 12%, Sci-fi 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes empire management and strategic space expansion.

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: RTS 27.8%, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Space 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 9.2%

Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.

Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, RTS 19.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Aliens 11.3%, Space 11.1%

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 21.6%, Base Building 14.1%, Space 13.5%, Aliens 12.6%, Wargame 10.8%

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 60.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Base Building 15.7%, Wargame 3.4%, Futuristic 1.8%

Perimeter is a real-time strategy game with a destructible world. Utilize the environment for resource gathering and defense against enemies. Immerse yourself in the millennia-spanning history of the Chains of Worlds and lead a faction in the struggle for survival.

Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Space 18.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Futuristic 10.8%, Base Building 9.4%

Construct your Taskforce and lead your forces to domination in the ultimate Fleet Warfare RTS!

Why similar: RTS 29.5%, Space 26.2%, 4X 15.6% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 7.1%

Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defence units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water.

Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Space 13.4%, Wargame 11.8%

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 20.2% ★, RTS 13.4%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Space 11.2%

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!

Why similar: 4X 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Space 15.9%, Wargame 13.4%, Futuristic 8.2%

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 29.6% ★, Space 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, RTS 8.6%, Strategy 8.1%

Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.

Why similar: Strategy 88.4%, Space 6.9%, Indie 3.3%, Sci-fi 1.3%

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: Space 34.9%, 4X 30.4% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 4.5%

Explore. Strategize. Conquer.In the far future, Mankind has nearly exhausted all of earth’s natural resources. Fragile alliances between nations are tested to their limits as fierce wars ignite across land and space.MoonBase Commander puts you in charge of your own lunar territory in a quest to build the most powerful empire in space.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

On the cosmic frontier, humanity has fought alien species for a century. As traditional defenses fall to new-gen alien mechs, tech giant ShellMobile—human-centered at its core—kindles new hope via breakthroughs in extraterrestrial titanium ore research.

Why similar: RTS 27.9%, Wargame 23.9%, Base Building 23.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Top-Down 5.1%

"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: RTS 24.6%, Strategy 22.8%, 4X 19.4% ★, Space 14.9%, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★

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 24.3% ★, RTS 20.3%, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%

From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.

Why similar: RTS 46.5%, Base Building 36.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 5%

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: RTS 38.9%, Space 31.9%, Strategy 20.3%, Sci-fi 5.2%, Indie 3.8%

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 30.1% ★, Space 23.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Simulation 5.5%

A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations. Journey from Mars all the way to Planet 9 and uncover the secrets of the BlackChain.

Why similar: RTS 32.7%, Base Building 24.2%, Space 17.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Futuristic 7.7%

Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

Why similar: RTS 45.5%, Base Building 15.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Aliens 13.4%, Sci-fi 5.3%

Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.

Why similar: RTS 27.8%, Space 21.7%, Base Building 20.7%, Aliens 17.2%, Exploration 7.1%

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 36.9% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Space 16.7%, Strategy 10%, Exploration 5.5%

Era One is an innovative space game that combines elements of real-time strategy, base building, space survival, and tactical battles. Players can create and customize their bases from scratch, construct various types of structures and warships, manage fleets, and engage in tactical space battles.

Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Base Building 19.7%, Space 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 7%