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by Snipefish Entertainment
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.
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$9.99Gemini Wars
Nov 2 · Camel 101
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Wargame
Take control of a fleet commander returned from exile, rise through the ranks of the United Space Federation forces and join an epic war across the stars.
4XGrand StrategyWargameSpaceWarBase BuildingReal-TimeRTSSpace SimStrategy👍 141
-80%$0.79Space Empires III
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · 4X
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
$9.99Interstellar Conquest
Feb 27 · GoldenGod Games
Both: 4X · 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
$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
$24.99Xenonauts
Jun 16 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Grand Strategy
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Turn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based CombatBase BuildingGrand StrategyManagementSingleplayerStrategyTacticalAliens👍 3,815
$29.99Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Sep 21 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerHistorical4XAddictiveSingleplayerHex GridGrand Strategy👍 128,211
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Space · 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
$0.99FINAL GOAL
Jun 20 · Gushi Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · Space Sim
This game attempts to provide you with an immersive experience of storytelling and diversity while playing, and has explored some new gameplay methods.
CasualStrategyTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategySpace SimColony SimPuzzleTurn-Based TacticsWargamePolitical Sim
-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
$29.99Galactic Civilizations III
May 14 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
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
$4.99Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
Aug 14 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy
Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
4XGrand StrategyTurn-BasedStrategyPvEDifficultTurn-Based Strategy2DSandboxTop-Down👍 139
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: Space · 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
-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
$11.99Isaiah 188
Jan 6 · Sector Z Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Space Sim
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
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · 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
$29.99Horizon
Feb 6 · L3O Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · Space · 4X
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
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · Grand Strategy · 4X
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
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Space · 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
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Mar 1 · Coolhand Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Space
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
$29.99Interstellar Space: Genesis
Jul 25 · Praxis Games
Both: 4X · Space · 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
$14.99Stellar Monarch
Dec 5 · Silver Lemur Games
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
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
-80%$1.99Space Empires IV Deluxe
Feb 7 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Space · Turn-Based Strategy
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
-80%$2.99Space Empires V
Oct 16 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Space · 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
$9.99AI War: Fleet Command
Oct 21 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · 4X · Grand Strategy
"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
-75%$3.74Sid Meier's Starships
Mar 12 · Firaxis Games
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X
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
-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
$19.99Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
Sep 30 · Tortuga Team
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Space
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Turn-Based TacticsTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGTacticalStrategySci-fiSingleplayerSpaceIsometric👍 358
Interplanetary
May 12 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy
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
$19.99Armada 2526 Gold Edition
Feb 28 · Ntronium Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Space
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
$14.99Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Aug 2 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
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
$5.99StarFringe: Adversus
Jul 26 · Casualogic, Droid Riot
Both: Space · 4X
This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.
StrategyRTSBase BuildingSpaceIndieAdventureActionExploration4XTop-Down Shooter👍 139
$9.99Master of Orion 3
Aug 25 · Quicksilver Software
Both: 4X · Space · 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
$0.99Heroes of the Three Kingdoms
Nov 12 · USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Wargame
《三国群英传》是由宇峻奥汀(Odin)公司出品的一款策略战棋游戏,也是三国群英传系列的第一部作品 ,于1998年发布。 游戏按即时制展开,双方行动和交战同时进行。游戏进行的大致流程是“内政经营模式”到“大地战略模式”,然后到“战争发生”,再循环到“内政经营模式”。
StrategyStrategy RPGSingleplayer2DMilitaryTurn-Based TacticsRTSTurn-Based StrategyWargameBase Building👍 664
$14.99Into the Breach
Feb 27 · Subset Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyIndiePixel GraphicsTurn-Based TacticsMechsRoguelikePuzzleTurn-BasedRoguelite👍 19,019

