- #1 Lord of Rigel
97% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Rhombus Studios
Windows
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 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, War 8%, Space 7.9%
- #2 Star Traders: 4X Empires
96% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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% ★, Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Aliens 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #3 Interstellar Space: Genesis
96% 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: 4X 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Space 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #4 Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
95% matchMixed50% of 300 reviews2012
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Aliens 7.7%
- #5 Horizon
94% 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: 4X 28% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Space 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Sci-fi 7%
- #6 Pax Nova
94% 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: 4X 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Space 8.2%
- #7 Revival: Recolonization
92% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, War 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
- #8 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
93% 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: 4X 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #9 Stranded: Alien Dawn
91% matchVery Positive85% of 10,890 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
Why similar: Management 25.4%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #10 Terra Invicta
90% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, War 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #11 Star Dynasties
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 492 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, War 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Space 8.1%
- #12 The Last Federation
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 502 reviews2014
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.5% ★, Space 17.9%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #13 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
89% 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: 4X 36.9% ★, Space 14.5%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Sci-fi 7%
- #14 Pandora: First Contact
88% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Space 6%
- #15 Galactic Civilizations IV
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,388 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Space 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%
- #16 Galactic Inheritors
86% matchMixed44% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Crispon GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 41.9% ★, Space 21.2%, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #17 Lords of the Black Sun
87% 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: 4X 52.1% ★, Space 20.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #18 Sid Meier's Starships
86% 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: Space 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, 4X 18.7% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%
- #19 Stars in Shadow
84% 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: 4X 53.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Space 13.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #20 The Invincible
82% matchVery Positive89% of 9,176 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Futuristic 22.1%, Aliens 21%, Space 18.7%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%
- #21 Shadow Empire
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,723 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 63.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, War 10.7%, Aliens 10%, Space 8.6%
- #22 Predestination
85% 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: 4X 48.5% ★, Space 19.2%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #23 Star Trek: Infinite
82% matchMixed42% of 3,468 reviews2023
Dev: Nimble Giant EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Diplomacy 21.4% ★, Space 9.9%, Management 7%
- #24 Terraformers
79% 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: Space 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Futuristic 13.4%, Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #25 The Fermi Paradox
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 987 reviews2021
Dev: Anomaly Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
Why similar: Aliens 26.6%, Space 18.2%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Strategy 8.2%
- #26 StarDrive
81% matchMixed45% of 1,482 reviews2013
Dev: Zero Sum Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 57.6% ★, Space 20.6%, Strategy 12%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #27 StarFringe: Adversus
78% matchMixed65% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: CasualogicPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
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 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Space 14.6%, Aliens 12.4%, Futuristic 6.9%
- #28 Dead in Antares
76% matchVery Positive82% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.5%, Futuristic 16.8%, Management 14.6%, Strategy 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #29 Into the Void
80% 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: 4X 40.4% ★, Space 35.3%, Strategy 17.2%, Exploration 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #30 Exogate Initiative
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: Xeno Bits
Windows
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 30.5% ★, Aliens 14.4%, Management 11.9%, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #31 Journey to Foundation
77% matchMixed59% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
Windows
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: Diplomacy 27.1% ★, Space 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #32 Galactic Civilizations III
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Aliens 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Space 8.5%
- #33 Ancient Space
79% matchMixed44% of 365 reviews2014
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Space 48%, Strategy 25.3%, Sci-fi 18%, Exploration 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #34 Stellaris
74% matchVery Positive86% of 191,915 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 142.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.9% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Space 13%, Diplomacy 12% ★, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #35 IXION
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,015 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Why similar: Space 37.6%, Strategy 13%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Management 9.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #36 Solar Nations 2
72% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
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 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Space 11.1%, War 9.7%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #37 Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,623 reviews2026
Dev: GamexcitePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Why similar: Aliens 19.3%, Management 17.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Space 14.2%, Futuristic 12.1%
- #38 Star Ruler
75% matchVery Positive83% of 340 reviews2010
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 44.4% ★, Space 18.8%, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #39 Citizen Sleeper
71% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Narrative 36.9% ★, Space 16.4%, Futuristic 14.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #40 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 809 reviews2011
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
Why similar: 4X 29.5% ★, Diplomacy 26.7% ★, War 10.9%, Aliens 10.8%, Space 10.7%
- #41 Into the Stars
75% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.
Why similar: Space 55.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Simulation 20.8%
- #42 Polaris Sector
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 471 reviews2016
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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 35.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Space 13.9%, Aliens 11.9%, Strategy 7.4%
- #43 Distant Worlds 2
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,478 reviews2022
Dev: CodeForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 37.2% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Space 12.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Sci-fi 8%
- #44 Gemini Wars
74% matchMostly Negative32% of 165 reviews2012
Dev: Camel 101
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, War 12.9%, Space 10.7%, Aliens 8%
- #45 Sins of a Solar Empire II
67% matchVery Positive84% of 8,167 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 44.9% ★, Space 23.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #46 Stellar Monarch
71% matchVery Positive80% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, Space 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #47 Solar Settlers
70% matchVery Positive96% of 306 reviews2017
Dev: BrainGoodGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solar Settlers is a card-driven space exploration strategy game set in the far future. Our sun is on the verge of collapse and so mankind has taken to the stars aboard colony ships to seek out a new home.
Why similar: Strategy 32.6%, Space 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Sci-fi 16.5%
- #48 Old World
68% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 22.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, War 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #49 Project Tarvotan
72% 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: Space 30.9%, Strategy 29.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Simulation 15.3%
- #50 Nomad Fleet
71% matchMixed67% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources,...
Why similar: Space 40.4%, Strategy 27.8%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #51 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.
Why similar: Aliens 32.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.7%, Strategy 19.3%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Simulation 1.9%
- #52 Imperiums: Greek Wars
68% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, War 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #53 Lightracer Spark
67% matchVery Positive84% of 988 reviews2023
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.
Why similar: Space 32.7%, Aliens 22.7%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #54 Trappist
66% 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: 4X 37.9% ★, Space 15.7%, Aliens 14.3%, Futuristic 8.6%, Sci-fi 7%
- #55 Battle for Orion 2
69% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite Loop Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 100%
- #56 The Pale Beyond
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,115 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Narrative 38% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Dark 9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Strategy 8%
- #57 High Strategy: Urukon
67% matchVery Positive85% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Iron Boar Labs Ltd.
Windows
Urukon is an experimental grand strategy game inspired by Euro-style board games. You play as one of 32 factions on a dying alien world. Each turn, you get to take just one of 10 actions. To achieve your chosen faction's goal, you'll need to carefully juggle multiple interactive systems.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.2% ★, Strategy 25.7%, War 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #58 Galactic Ruler
68% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 29% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Aliens 14.7%, Space 12.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #59 Adaptory
64% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Stormcloak GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.
Why similar: Management 25.4%, Sci-fi 22.7%, Story Rich 20.1%, Simulation 17.4%, Exploration 10.1%