
A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.
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A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.

Space Empires IV Deluxe
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.

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Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Why similar: 4X 54.5% ★, Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Space 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
Why similar: 4X 43.2% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Space 9.4%, Indie 3%
The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included.
Why similar: 4X 53.9% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Space 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%
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 51.2% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Space 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Sci-fi 4.7%
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 52.6% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Space 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%
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 52.6% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Space 3.7%
Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 53.3% ★, Strategy 22.3%, Space 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%
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% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%
In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 53.1% ★, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, 2D 3.9%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 59.6% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Space 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.
Why similar: 4X 55% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Space 10%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
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 47% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Space 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Why similar: 4X 64.2% ★, Strategy 24.8%, Space 6.8%, Sci-fi 4.2%
StarDrive 2 is an exciting and evolutionary step forward for the StarDrive franchise. In this eagerly anticipated sequel, the core mechanics have evolved to incorporate a turn-based strategic layer, featuring spectacular realtime battles.
Why similar: 4X 46.3% ★, Strategy 27.6%, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Indie 2.1%
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 50.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Space 8%, Sci-fi 7.2%
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 57.9% ★, Strategy 19.9%, Space 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Indie 1.7%
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Why similar: 4X 59.2% ★, Strategy 22.8%, Space 10%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 2.1%
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Why similar: 4X 63.1% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Space 6.2%, Sci-fi 4.1%
Lead your civilization to galactic glory in this bite-sized 4X strategy game. Build, colonize, trade, and, by tact or might, overcome all who oppose you.
Why similar: 4X 48.4% ★, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Space 11%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this sci-fi 4X turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 53.6% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Space 8.3%, 2D 4.4%
Conquer Europe, become an Emperor. Build your family’s dynasty through seven centuries, from 800 A.D. to 1492 A.D., up until the inevitable collapse of the feudal system.
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Why similar: 4X 55.9% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Space 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Sci-fi 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 54.5% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Space 17%, Sci-fi 8%, Indie 1.8%
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 54.4% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Indie 1.4%
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 53.2% ★, Strategy 24.1%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Indie 2.1%
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: Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Space 19.7%, 4X 19.6% ★, Sci-fi 11.7%
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 53.1% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 54.7% ★, Strategy 24%, Space 11.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Indie 2%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...
Why similar: 4X 51.2% ★, Strategy 29.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 50.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 13.5%, Space 9.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%
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 42.4% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Space 6.8%, Economy 6.6%
Mythological Units. Ancient China. Experience a turn-based 4X strategy game where the land around you is slowly dying. Incarnate one of the four Fantastic Creatures: Dragon, Tiger, Turtle or Vermilion Bird and fight for survival.
Why similar: 4X 44.1% ★, Strategy 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Children of the Galaxy is a grand scale 4x turn-based strategy game with a turn-based combat and tactical elements. You can explore the galaxy, colonize planets and build huge armies of starships to fight in epic space battles.
Why similar: 4X 60.9% ★, Strategy 25.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Indie 3.3%
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 37.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Space 9.8%
This is a 4x turn-base strategy game. You can develop your planet, expand your territory by colonizing and building space stations, research technology to unlock more ships, and ultimately discover and eliminate your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 46.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Space 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
A logistics-focused turn-based space 4X. Govern through Administrative Nodes, connect systems with wormhole infrastructure, assign population to production and research, and expand only as far as your empire can support.
Why similar: 4X 51.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Space 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
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 59.9% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Space 13.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, 2D 0.9%
At the Gates is an indie strategy game from Jon Shafer, designer of Civilization 5. You are a dark age lord building a kingdom to replace the crumbling Roman Empire. Manage your clans, explore the landscape around you, harvest its resources, and build a mighty economic and military machine.
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 54.9% ★, Strategy 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 43% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Space 5.8%, Economy 5.5%
Mini Gal4Xy is a light strategy game set in space.
Why similar: 4X 52.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Space 8.4%, Strategy 7.9%
Xenia’s Ark is a new turn-based, 4X Sci-Fi Strategy Game developed by Malicious Games that blends Planetary, Star System and Galaxy maps with new takes on traditional 4X mechanics. If you want a comfortable 4X strategy game with new systems and twists, it's time you embarked on Xenia's Ark.
A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch. Outsmart AI rivals, each with their own grudges, ambitions, and breaking points. Conquer provinces, command knights, scouts, assassins, and more. Unlock rule-bending scrolls. Go bankrupt and your own army defects.
Why similar: 4X 50.4% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Economy 6.7%, 2D 3.9%
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 65.8% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
A fast-paced strategy game about building a kingdom, outplaying your rivals, and conquering your enemies. Play solo or in multiplayer and enjoy the depth of a classic 4X in a single sitting.
Why similar: 4X 55.3% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: 4X 51.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Strategy 23.4%, Indie 1.5%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 42.7% ★, Strategy 31.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 56.5% ★, Strategy 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%
ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 53.8% ★, Strategy 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Sci-fi 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 50.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Space 11.1%, Sci-fi 5.5%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 50.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Strategy 24.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: 4X 49% ★, Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Economy 2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
The Mystic is a dark fantasy, turn-based strategy game. Become a follower of the first gods, gain their favour, overthrow the High King by innovative combat and magic systems and establish harmony. The game offers an exciting campaign full of twists, battles and difficult decisions and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 51.5% ★, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 17.2%, 2D 2.1%, Indie 1.4%
The original roguelike/4X strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, build a home, and raise a child before you die to keep your legacy going. Praised as "the offspring of Sid Meier's Civilization, Passage, and The Legend of Zelda." IndieCade Finalist.
Why similar: 4X 53.4% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Indie 3.1%, 2D 1.6%
Command fleets in this indirect control RTS game set within treacherous asteroid belts. Easily design your own skirmishes for a quick 15-minute battle or dive into an hours-long campaign of high-risk surgical strikes and systematic border advancement.
Why similar: 4X 53.9% ★, Strategy 23%, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, 2D 2.5%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 48.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27.5%, Strategy 23.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%