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Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
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$9.99Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Dec 2 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
4XGrand StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based Strategy3DStrategyTop-DownBase BuildingSandboxSci-fi👍 954
$29.99Galactic Civilizations III
May 14 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Sandbox
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.
AliensSci-fi4XTurn-Based StrategySandbox3DGrand StrategyModdableHex GridPvE👍 8,337
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Sandbox
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
$29.99Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Sep 21 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 4X
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerHistorical4XAddictiveSingleplayerHex GridGrand Strategy👍 128,211
$14.99Stellar Monarch
Dec 5 · Silver Lemur Games
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
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.
Grand Strategy4XTurn-BasedStrategySci-fiTurn-Based StrategySpaceSingleplayerDiplomacyManagement👍 207
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceSci-fiClassicTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerSingleplayerRetro👍 1,658
-80%$2.99Space Empires V
Oct 16 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayer👍 423
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceClassicSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy2D1990's👍 441
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Sandbox
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.
SpaceStrategyGrand StrategySci-fi4XExplorationSandboxSimulationMultiplayerReal-Time with Pause👍 142,911
$29.99Horizon
Feb 6 · L3O Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Sandbox
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.
StrategyGrand StrategySpace4XSimulationSci-fiExplorationSandboxSingleplayerTurn-Based👍 377
$19.99Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Oct 25 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 4X
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalMultiplayerSingleplayerModdableGrand StrategyClassic👍 2,791
$59.99Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Oct 20 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerHistoricalGrand StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based4XCity BuilderWar👍 276,188
$9.99ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Jul 4 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
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.
Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerIndieExploration👍 6,626
$9.99Master of Orion 3
Aug 25 · Quicksilver Software
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based Strategy👍 177
$39.99ENDLESS Space™ 2
May 18 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
StrategySpaceSci-fi4XTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerTurn-BasedGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer👍 17,284
$29.99Interstellar Space: Genesis
Jul 25 · Praxis Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
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!
StrategyIndie4XSci-fiSpaceTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyExplorationSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics👍 712
-80%$1.99Star Traders: 4X Empires
Dec 16 · Trese Brothers
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Top-Down
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.
4XSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTop-DownDiplomacyTurn-Based CombatEconomyGrand StrategyManagementBuilding
-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
$24.99Master of Orion
Aug 25 · NGD Studios
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Grand Strategy
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.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerGrand StrategyClassicRemake👍 7,333
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy
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)...
StrategyIndieSpace4XRTSSci-fiGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMultiplayer👍 261
$39.99Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Oct 23 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
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.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategySci-fiSpace4XTurn-BasedMultiplayerFuturisticSingleplayerAliens👍 14,050
-80%$1.99Space Empires IV Deluxe
Feb 7 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
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.
Strategy4XSci-fiSpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSingleplayer👍 260
$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
Aug 15 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: 4X · PvE
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
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Mar 1 · Coolhand Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
StrategyGrand StrategySci-fiClassicRTS4X1990'sSingleplayerSpace👍 1,272
$14.99Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
Aug 9 · Massive Damage, Inc.
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
A retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling. Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is a massively enhanced version of the Award Winning indie strategy RPG, Halcyon 6.
4XTactical RPGTurn-BasedExplorationTurn-Based StrategyBase BuildingStrategy RPGRPGStrategy2D👍 587
-80%$0.79Space Empires III
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy
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.
StrategyRetroTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XBase BuildingExplorationManagementGrand StrategySci-fi
-75%$3.74Sid Meier's Starships
Mar 12 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
StrategySpaceTurn-Based StrategySci-fiSingleplayerTacticalCasual4XTurn-Based👍 1,964
$29.99Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Nov 10 · Stardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
RTSBase BuildingReal Time TacticsPvPModdableStrategyOnline Co-OpSci-fiTranshumanismMilitary👍 2,705
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Turn-Based · 4X · Grand Strategy
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.
StrategySpaceSimulationIndieTurn-Based4XSci-fiGrand StrategyReal-Time with PauseTactical👍 380
$4.99Solar War
Jan 6 · Snipefish Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X
A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.
StrategyIndieGrand StrategySpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XWargameSpace SimSpaceships
$19.99Lord of Rigel
Aug 25 · Rhombus Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
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
$24.99Lords of the Black Sun
Sep 12 · Arkavi Studios
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
Strategy4XIndieSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyAdventureSingleplayer👍 330
$19.99Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
Nov 30 · Kerberos Productions
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
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.
Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyLore-RichTacticalTurn-Based👍 680
$9.99Interstellar Conquest
Feb 27 · GoldenGod Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsWargame2DIsometricAtmosphericBuildingManagement
$19.99Armada 2526 Gold Edition
Feb 28 · Ntronium Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
StrategyIndie4XTurn-Based StrategySpaceSci-fi
$29.99Distant Worlds: Universe
May 23 · Code Force
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy
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.
Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiSimulationGrand StrategySingleplayerReal-TimeRTSReal-Time with Pause👍 1,417
-60%$0.79Space Empires I
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy
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.
StrategyExplorationManagementTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiEconomySpace
$24.99Stars in Shadow
Jan 19 · Ashdar Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
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.
Strategy4XIndieTurn-Based StrategySpaceTurn-Based CombatSci-fiTurn-BasedTurn-Based Tactics👍 734
$9.99AI War: Fleet Command
Oct 21 · Arcen Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Difficult
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
StrategyRTSSpaceIndieSci-fiCo-op4XGrand StrategyDifficultTactical👍 993
$29.99StarDrive 2
Apr 9 · Zero Sum Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based
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.
StrategyIndieSpaceSci-fi4XManagementTurn-BasedSingleplayer👍 1,933
-70%$0.89Space Empires II
Oct 13 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
StrategyBase BuildingExplorationManagementTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiEconomy
Interplanetary
May 12 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
In this turn-based strategy game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive artilleries through the unpredictable gravity fields of the planetary system.
StrategyIndieSpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerSci-fiPhysicsLocal Multiplayer👍 541
$30.99Star Dynasties
Sep 1 · Pawley Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
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.
RPGSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyStrategy RPGDiplomacyProcedural GenerationStrategyChoices MatterManagement👍 421
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf
Sep 21 · HeroCraft PC
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Difficult
A unique combination of turn-based strategy, RPG and collectible card game. Win tough battles using a vast arsenal of weapons, abilities and the cunning of the sky warriors! Success on the battlefield depends on choosing the right mix of cards and planning your decisions meticulously.
Turn-BasedStrategyWarRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyCard GameBoard GameTacticalDifficult👍 943
$9.99Imperium Galactica II
Jan 19 · Digital Reality, Gyroscope Games
Both: 4X
Reintroducing a classic from the golden era of gaming, the original empire building space RTS, Imperium Galactica 2 is back and looking better than ever with new high-res textures and vivid colors.
StrategySpaceRTS4XClassicSingleplayer👍 591
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-50%$4.99High Strategy: Urukon
May 22 · Iron Boar Labs Ltd.
Both: Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
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.
IndieStrategyGrand StrategyResource Management2DSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedWarExperimental
$1.99Galaxy Admirals
Jan 17 · Jetdogs Studios
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay. Improve your command skills with AI and conquer the whole universe by fighting with real players.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategySpaceTurn-Based2DHex GridMultiplayerSci-fiBoard GameAdventure👍 126
$19.99Star Ruler 2
Mar 27 · Blind Mind Studios, Glacicle
Both: 4X
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.
StrategySpace4XSci-fiRTSIndieMultiplayer👍 661
$14.99Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Aug 2 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
In this turn-based strategic artillery game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive barrages through the unpredictable gravity fields of the solar system.
StrategySimulationIndieSpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerSci-fi👍 552
$39.99Polaris Sector
Mar 22 · SoftWarWare
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy
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.
StrategySimulation4XSpaceReal-Time with PauseGrand StrategyReal Time TacticsResource ManagementReal-TimeSingleplayer👍 419
$49.99X4: Foundations
Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Sandbox · 4X
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
SpaceSimulationOpen WorldSpace SimExplorationSandboxSci-fi4XStrategyEconomy👍 25,274


