Games like Space Empires I
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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.
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-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Economy
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
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · Grand Strategy · 4X
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.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$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
$29.99Revival: Recolonization
Apr 11 · HeroCraft PC
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyHex GridStrategyFuturisticEconomyTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fi👍 335
-50%$24.99ENDLESS Legend™ 2
4 days ago · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based 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
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
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
$29.99Songs of Silence
Nov 13 · Chimera Entertainment
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Tactics
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPG4XAuto BattlerTurn-Based TacticsHand-drawnFantasyTactical👍 2,369
$49.99Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Sep 24 · Oxide Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Strategy4XGrand StrategyAlternate HistoryHistoricalSingleplayerResource ManagementTurn-Based TacticsDiplomacyManagement👍 2,141
$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
$29.99Songs of Conquest
May 20 · Lavapotion
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Local MultiplayerTurn-Based TacticsTactical4XTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatFantasyStrategy RPGPixel GraphicsStrategy👍 12,131
$44.99Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
Jan 17 · Illwinter Game Design
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyAsynchronous MultiplayerGrand StrategyGod GameFantasyWargameHand-drawnAuto Battler👍 1,687
$14.99Nexus 5X
Apr 18 · Whatboy Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
Board GameStrategyTabletopCo-opMultiplayerTeam-BasedTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based Strategy4XTurn-Based Combat👍 884
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration · Turn-Based Tactics
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
-90%$1.99Hexarchy
Oct 19 · Main Tank Software
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
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
$39.99MENACE
Feb 5 · Overhype Studios
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 12,304
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$6.99Constellation Tango
Jan 6 · Code Spectrum
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Space · Sci-fi
Constellation Tango is an interstellar 3D turn-based strategy-tactics game. Organize and lead troops to victory in battles across planets. Push back against an oppressive empire to save the galaxy, while making new allies of various species.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSpaceSci-fiFuturisticTurn-Based StrategyManagementTurn-Based CombatStrategy RPGTactical RPG
$29.99Heroes of Science and Fiction
Mar 17 · Oxymoron Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X
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
$12.99Obelisk Foundry
Apr 29 · ZxStudio
Both: Management · Economy · Sci-fi
Build orbital factories, mine asteroids & trade with aliens in this deep space strategy game! Research tech, manage production chains, and choose: peaceful trade or combat when mysterious ships arrive. The ultimate industrial space empire simulator!
BuildingScienceManagementEconomyResource ManagementSimulationFuturisticStrategySci-fiSpace Sim
-20%$18.39Space Imperia 4X
Jul 28 · Breich Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X
A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.
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-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: 4X · 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
$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
$34.99Solargene
Jan 19 · Alexander Semenov
Both: Management · Economy
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
$24.99StarVaders
Apr 30 · Pengonauts
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Roguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuildingTurn-Based TacticsRogueliteDifficultVisual NovelCard GameTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeBoard Game👍 3,763
$5.99Space industrial empire
May 24 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Space · Management
This is a idle game modeled on industrial building gameplay. It will be three-dimensional, complex industrial assembly line, easy, simple plane conveyor belt. At the same time to join the battleship assembly, space campaign, character development, giant construction, trade orders and other gameplay!
AutomationSpaceIndieManagementIdlerStrategyLootCasualSingleplayerWord Game👍 1,022
$24.99Chains of Freedom
Apr 15 · Nordcurrent
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Strategy
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiCombatTurn-Based StrategyCinematicRealisticThird Person👍 520
$29.99Empires of the Undergrowth
Jun 7 · Slug Disco
Both: Management · Grand Strategy
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
StrategySimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementGrand StrategyColony SimSandboxBuildingHistorical👍 17,498
$14.99House of Legacy
May 14 · S3 Studio
Both: Management · Economy
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
ManagementDiplomacySandboxCity BuilderOpen WorldRPGSimulationEconomyStrategyBase Building👍 3,270
$59.99ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
Oct 23 · KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!
Turn-Based TacticsWargameMilitaryImmersive SimDiplomacyTurn-Based StrategyRTSStrategyCharacter CustomizationGrand Strategy👍 3,120
$3.99The Pair Annihilation
Jan 30 · DAID Games
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
'The Pair Annihilation' is grid + turn-based strategy roguelike game. Use different combinations of ships, different artifacts, in battles on various battlefields to defeat Udtmos!
SpaceRoguelikeTurn-Based StrategyRPGGrid-Based MovementIndieTurn-Based TacticsStrategy RPGStrategy3D
$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
$29.99Norland
Jul 18 · Long Jaunt
Both: Grand Strategy · Management
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingColony SimGrand StrategyManagementHistoricalBuildingSandbox👍 8,912
$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
$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Space · Economy
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
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