Games like Deep Dark Forest
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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.
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$59.99Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
Nov 27 · Eversim
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Wargame
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
SimulationStrategyPolitical SimGrand StrategyRTSWargameReal Time Tactics3DTop-DownCapitalism👍 253
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand 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
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration · Isometric
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
-50%$24.99ENDLESS Legend™ 2
4 days ago · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Grand Strategy
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
StrategySimulationGrand Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerHistoricalWarTacticalManagement👍 2,699
$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 4,857
$34.99Solargene
Jan 19 · Alexander Semenov
Both: Space Sim
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
Colony SimBase BuildingCity BuilderSpace SimResource ManagementSandboxManagementBuildingEconomyStrategy👍 777
$29.99Heroes of Science and Fiction
Mar 17 · Oxymoron Games
Both: Grand Strategy
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
StrategySimulationRPGMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyFantasyTacticalWar4X👍 852
$11.99Deep Corp
May 26 · KishMish Games
Both: RTS · Exploration
Dig mines, extract resources, and produce goods to restore order to the state. Become a successful businessman and an effective state governor in the late Wild West era!
StrategyMiningRTSManagementUndergroundResource ManagementSandboxExplorationWesternTime Management👍 367
$39.99Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Apr 30 · Unfrozen
Both: Grand Strategy
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerGrand StrategySimulation4XTacticalTurn-Based TacticsWar👍 19,290
$29.99Whiskerwood
Nov 6 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: Grand Strategy
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingColony SimGrand StrategyManagementBuildingHistoricalSandbox👍 3,278
-30%$20.99Desynced
Mar 5 · Stage Games Inc.
Both: RTS
Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.
StrategyAutomationProgrammingBase BuildingSandboxCity BuilderRTSSci-fiMultiplayerSimulation👍 1,880
$29.99Heart of the Machine
Mar 6 · Arcen Games
Both: Grand Strategy
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
StrategySimulationGrand StrategyBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementHistoricalBuildingSandboxColony Sim👍 2,011
$29.99Nova Roma
Mar 26 · Lion Shield
Both: Grand Strategy
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyHistoricalManagementBuildingSandboxEconomy👍 2,093
$17.99Dying Breed
Oct 7 · Sarnayer
Both: RTS
Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.
Early AccessStrategySingleplayerRTSBase BuildingTacticalActionWarPost-apocalypticSci-fi👍 218
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Space Sim · Exploration
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141
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$14.99Deified
Apr 27 · Unexpected
Both: Isometric
Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.
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Nov 18 · Burak Dabak
Both: Space Sim
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Feb 5 · Overhype Studios
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$19.99The Last Starship
Feb 3 · Introversion Software
Both: Space Sim
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$7.99Terraspace
Dec 31 · Black Apple
Both: Space Sim
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$17.99JIANGHU CHRONICLES
Nov 5 · 一品阁
Both: Real Time Tactics
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$19.99Astro Colony
Jun 2 · Terad Games
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Oct 31 · Chaos Creations
Both: Wargame · RTS
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Both: Wargame
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Turn-Based TacticsWargamePvPBoard GameTabletopTurn-Based Strategy4XStrategy2DTurn-Based Combat
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Oct 30 · Samar Studio
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Oct 24 · Super Fantasy Games
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StrategyRoguelikeRogueliteFantasyRPGCard GameDeckbuildingRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based CombatCard Battler👍 5,630





