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This is an old-school tank shooter set in space. Conquer newly discovered moons for Mega Corporation Mining Industry to earn your paycheck and make your parents proud! Win battles with your drone by blowing up your rivals in this retro pixel art game.
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-90%$1.09I am not a Monster: First Contact
Sep 27 · Cheerdealers
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Sci-fi · Retro
Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.
Turn-Based TacticsStrategySci-fi1980sTacticalRetroSpaceAtmosphericIsometricSingleplayer👍 492
$11.99Isaiah 188
Jan 6 · Sector Z Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Fight on the ground and in space around 17 different bodies in our solar system with unique lite orbital mechanics. Recruit armies, build fleets, and conquer the solar system as one of three unique factions in this turn based strategy game!
Early AccessTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySpace SimHex GridStrategySci-fiPixel GraphicsSpaceWargame
-80%$0.79Space Empires III
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Retro · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
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
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Space · Sci-fi · 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
-50%$4.9960 Parsecs!
Sep 18 · Robot Gentleman
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Tactics
60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.
Turn-Based StrategyText-BasedFunnyDark HumorSci-fiManagementLGBTQ+Turn-Based TacticsExplorationComedy👍 3,310
$2.99Minesweeper Madness
Sep 23 · Bear Falls Games
Both: Retro · Choices Matter · Point & Click
The classic puzzle game with modern quality-of-life improvements and features! Enjoy High Scores, Intuitive and Convenient Controls, Alternate Game Rules, Infinite Game Boards, and Deeply Customizable Appearance!
PuzzleLogicRetroStrategyOld SchoolChoices MatterArcadePoint & ClickReal Time TacticsTurn-Based Tactics
$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
$34.99UFO2: Extraterrestrials
Jun 15 · Chaos Concept
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Are strategy games with strong RPG elements your cup of tea? Did you enjoy games like Xcom: UFO Defence, the Fallout series, the Civilization series, the Heroes of Might and magic? And now you are looking for something new to satisfy your craving for turn-based fun?
RPGStrategyTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based Strategy3DSci-fiTurn-Based CombatAliensTactical👍 144
$4.99Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Mar 7 · Firaxis Games
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Strategy4XMultiplayerSingleplayerSpaceTurn-Based StrategySci-fiClassic👍 599
Interplanetary
May 12 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
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
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Choices Matter
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalAtmosphericRoguelikeSci-fiSingleplayerSpaceChoices MatterScience👍 3,031
$2.99Fury Turn
Oct 11 · Anji
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Save the scientists! Prevent biological catastrophe! Eat all the burgers on the way!
AdventureTurn-Based TacticsHand-drawnZombiesTurn-Based StrategyStrategyCuteActionSci-fiPuzzle
$4.99Solar War
Jan 6 · Snipefish Entertainment
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
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
$0.99Ground Breakers
Jun 15 · UnitedIndie
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
StrategyIndieTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyCraftingCharacter CustomizationMultiplayerSci-fiRobots
$9.99RagTag
Mar 13 · Windybeard
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
RagTag is a unique blend of action and strategy that puts you in control of a RagTag group of humans, mutants, animals and cyborgs as you fight from extinction across the stars. RagTag has simple mechanics that allow complex manoeuvres and trick shots to dispatch your enemy.
Turn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyArcadeStrategy2DPost-apocalypticStory RichTurn-Based CombatAction
$9.99ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Jul 21 · Kodera Software
Both: Space · Sci-fi
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
SpaceSci-fiPhysicsSingleplayerExplorationTop-DownSpace SimImmersive SimVehicular CombatOpen World👍 2,883
$19.99Space Tyrant
Feb 27 · Blue Wizard Digital
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Space
Terrorize the galaxy for fun and profit! Space Tyrant is a surprisingly deep beer & pretzels strategy game set in a darkly humorous future. Build a mighty space force, disintegrate peaceful aliens, and rule irresponsibly on your relentless march to total domination.
StrategyIndieTurn-Based StrategyVillain ProtagonistFunnySci-fi4XEarly AccessRogueliteSpace👍 549
-80%$2.99Space Empires V
Oct 16 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Space · Sci-fi · 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: Space · Sci-fi · 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
$9.99Master of Orion 3
Aug 25 · Quicksilver Software
Both: Space · Sci-fi · 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
$19.99Astronomics
Feb 10 · Numizmatic
Both: Space · 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
$12.99CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
Feb 22 · Canteen
Both: Point & Click · Retro
Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.
AdventureDystopian SimulationJob SimulatorPoint & ClickStory RichPolitical SimCapitalismMysteryRetro👍 118
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
$29.99Offworld Trading Company
Apr 28 · Mohawk Games
Both: Sci-fi
Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.
Replay ValueAtmospheric3DPvPStrategySci-fiSimulationColorfulEconomyResource Management👍 3,598
FreeSHAFTED
Oct 13 · Looch Labs
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
SHAFTED is a QUICK resource management game. Build your mini mining colony. Optimize your mineral outputs. Strategically position your buildings with turn based tactics. Pay off your contracts or else you'll get SHAFTED.
Resource ManagementEconomyBuildingGrid-Based MovementTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsStrategyPuzzleTop-DownIsometric
$5.99MoonBase Commander
Feb 6 · Humongous Entertainment
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Explore. Strategize. Conquer.In the far future, Mankind has nearly exhausted all of earth’s natural resources. Fragile alliances between nations are tested to their limits as fierce wars ignite across land and space.MoonBase Commander puts you in charge of your own lunar territory in a quest to build the most powerful empire in space.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategySci-fiBase BuildingClassic👍 161
$9.99Interstellar Conquest
Feb 27 · GoldenGod Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
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
$2.99Project Freedom
Oct 14 · City Interactive
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Get your dream job with a company called Project Freedom. Become a space pilot and serve for the corporation. You're going to get all the excitement and adventure you've ever wanted. Perhaps even more... 21 missions in the campaign Outstanding 3D graphics and special effects Original storyline with unexpected turns and surprises A...
ActionSimulationSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerFlightSpace SimShooter👍 180
$14.99Farlanders
Jan 17 · Andrii Bychkovskyi
Both: Turn-Based Strategy
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Turn-Based StrategyPixel GraphicsColony SimCity BuilderResource ManagementProcedural GenerationPuzzleStrategyBase BuildingSandbox👍 510
$14.99Astrox Imperium
Mar 22 · Jace Masula
Both: Space
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
SpaceSimulationEarly AccessIndieSpace SimSandboxOpen WorldSingleplayerMiningAtmospheric👍 1,236
$14.99Particle Fleet: Emergence
Sep 29 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
StrategyIndieSimulationSpaceRTSReal-Time with PauseSci-fi2DSingleplayerPixel Graphics👍 1,198
$9.99Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Nov 30 · Jace Masula
Both: Space
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
SimulationSpaceIndieAdventureSandboxOpen WorldMiningSpace SimSingleplayerProcedural Generation👍 446
-35%$20.79The Crust
11 days ago · VEOM Studio
Both: Space
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
Base BuildingSpaceAutomationColony SimResource ManagementSandboxStrategyCity BuilderBuildingManagement👍 3,556
$24.99Interstellar Transport Company
May 24 · MT Worlds
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
SpaceSimulationManagementTradingStrategyEconomySci-fiMultiplayerSandboxEarly Access👍 395
Race To Mars
Mar 7 · INTERMARUM, ONE MORE LEVEL
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Race To Mars is a turn-based, space company simulation game. Become the head of the newly established “New Space” company whose goal would be to establish a colony on Mars. You begin as a startup - develop cutting edge aerospace technologies and use them to achieve orbit and fly beyond Earth vicinity, blazing the trail of a space pioneer...
StrategySimulationIndieSpaceEarly AccessTurn-BasedMarsSci-fiManagement👍 224
$5.99Space industrial empire
May 24 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Space
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