Games like Galactic Civilizations IV
by Stardock Entertainment
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.
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$29.99Star Trek: Infinite
Oct 12 · Nimble Giant Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Space
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.
Grand Strategy4XSpaceExplorationSandboxManagementRTSDiplomacyPvEPvP👍 3,031
$19.99Lord of Rigel
Aug 25 · Rhombus Studios
Both: Space · Grand Strategy · 4X
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?
MilitarySpaceGrand StrategyStrategy4XSci-fiSimulationExplorationTurn-Based StrategySandbox👍 113
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
Aug 15 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · 4X · Sci-fi
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.
SpaceStrategyRTS4XSingleplayerSci-fiMultiplayerTacticalCo-opPvE👍 7,158
$39.99Millennia
Mar 26 · C Prompt Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategySimulationAlternate HistoryHistoricalTurn-BasedEconomyWar👍 2,977
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: 4X · Sandbox · Sci-fi
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
-15%$16.99Ascension
May 8 · Element Game 微元游戏
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Sandbox
In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.
Early AccessXianxiaStrategy4XTurn-Based StrategyBuildingReal Time TacticsSandboxMythologyResource Management👍 2,438
$5.99Legendary Creatures 2
Oct 17 · HideChara
Both: Exploration · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
Sequel to the acclaimed Legendary Creatures, created by HideChara, and a fun treat combining both roguelike and auto-battler gameplay. Recruit and evolve a large array of troops, creatures, and an arsenal of weapons, to defeat the demon lord spreading corruption across the land.
ExplorationAuto Battler4XDungeon CrawlerStrategy RPGRoguelikeStrategyTurn-Based StrategyProcedural GenerationReplay Value👍 885
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration · Sandbox
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
CRPGExplorationTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerSandboxParty-Based RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGIsometric👍 1,667
$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Exploration · Sci-fi
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldSpace SimAction RPGTop-Down ShooterSci-fiStory RichIndieRPG👍 4,465
$19.99Astronomics
Feb 10 · Numizmatic
Both: Space · Exploration · Sci-fi
Welcome to the asteroid belt. The work is dangerous, the asteroids are temporary, and Earth is prohibitively expensive. Build automated mining operations, complete contracts, and earn your way back home.
SpaceProcedural GenerationExplorationTop-DownPhysicsTime Management3DSci-fiSandboxCollectathon👍 707
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Sandbox · Sci-fi · Exploration
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$19.99The Last Starship
Feb 3 · Introversion Software
Both: Sandbox · Space · Sci-fi
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
StrategySandboxSpaceSimulationSingleplayerBase BuildingSci-fiSpace SimBuildingMining👍 1,625
$24.99Space Haven
May 13 · Bugbyte Ltd.
Both: Space · Sandbox · Sci-fi
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalStrategySpaceManagementSandboxSimulationBuildingSci-fi👍 10,267
-90%$1.99Hexarchy
Oct 19 · Main Tank Software
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
4XDeckbuildingTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsStrategyWarSimulationCo-opPvPMultiplayer👍 1,231
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