Games like Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
by Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
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.
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-75%$3.74Sid Meier's Starships
Mar 12 · Firaxis Games
Both: Space · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
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
$9.99Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Jul 24 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XTurn-BasedHistoricalSingleplayerMultiplayerModdableGrand StrategyClassic👍 3,891
$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
$19.99Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sep 23 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 4X
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalMultiplayerSingleplayerModdableSimulationGrand Strategy👍 1,285
$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
$9.99Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Jul 24 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XTurn-BasedHistoricalSingleplayerMultiplayerModdableGrand StrategyClassic👍 3,891
$59.99Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Oct 20 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 4X
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
$4.99Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Oct 25 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 4X
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedClassic4XHistoricalSingleplayerMultiplayerReplay ValueGrand Strategy👍 5,714
$19.99Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sep 23 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 4X
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalSingleplayerMultiplayerModdableSimulationEconomy👍 1,285
$9.99ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Jul 4 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: 4X · Space · Sci-fi
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
$39.99ENDLESS Space™ 2
May 18 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi · 4X
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 · Sci-fi · Space
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
$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-Based4XHistoricalMultiplayerSingleplayerModdableClassicGrand Strategy👍 2,791
-75%$7.49ENDLESS Legend™
Sep 18 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Strategy4XTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyFantasyHex GridMultiplayerRPGSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack👍 14,414
$4.99Civilization IV®: Warlords
Apr 6 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...
StrategyTurn-Based4XTurn-Based StrategyHistoricalSingleplayerMultiplayerGrand StrategyLocal Multiplayer👍 405
$29.99Pandora: First Contact
May 30 · Proxy Studios
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategySci-fiSimulationSingleplayerMultiplayerHex GridTurn-BasedSpace👍 538
-80%$2.99Space Empires V
Oct 16 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Space · Turn-Based
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 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Space
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
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · 4X · Sci-fi
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
$29.99Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Aug 6 · Triumph Studios
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Sci-fi
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XSci-fiCharacter CustomizationTurn-BasedEconomyManagementDinosaursTactical👍 4,758
$29.99Galactic Civilizations III
May 14 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Aliens · Sci-fi · 4X
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
$29.99Revival: Recolonization
Apr 11 · HeroCraft PC
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Futuristic
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
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Space
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
$14.99Stellar Monarch
Dec 5 · Silver Lemur Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
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
$6.99Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Oct 9 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
SimulationTurn-Based StrategyAdventureStrategyClassicRetro4XHistoricalSingleplayerEconomy👍 1,046
$24.99Stars in Shadow
Jan 19 · Ashdar Games
Both: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Space
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
Interplanetary
May 12 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Space · 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
-80%$1.99Space Empires IV Deluxe
Feb 7 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Sci-fi · Space
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
$49.99HUMANKIND™
Aug 17 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XMultiplayerCity BuilderHistoricalGrand StrategyManagementSingleplayerTurn-Based👍 22,169
$4.99Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
Aug 14 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · 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
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: Turn-Based · 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
$39.99Millennia
Mar 26 · C Prompt Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategySimulationAlternate HistoryHistoricalTurn-BasedEconomyWar👍 2,977
$14.99Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Aug 2 · Team Jolly Roger
Both: Space · 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
-50%$7.49Final Theory
Sep 21 · Monticube
Both: Turn-Based · 4X · Sci-fi
Final Theory is a 4X-lite turn-based strategy game where you command fleets of battleships engaged in a galactic civil war. It presents an exciting experience for both veteran players and those new to the genre. It features innovative combat mechanics but also hearkens back to some of the classics.
StrategyTurn-BasedSpaceshipsHex Grid4XSci-fiTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatSpace👍 386
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi · 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
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: 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
$29.99Horizon
Feb 6 · L3O Interactive
Both: Space · 4X · Sci-fi
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
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · Turn-Based · 4X
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
$29.99StarDrive 2
Apr 9 · Zero Sum Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · 4X
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
$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
$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Turn-Based
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
-80%$1.99Star Traders: 4X Empires
Dec 16 · Trese Brothers
Both: 4X · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Strategy
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
$1.99Galaxy Admirals
Jan 17 · Jetdogs Studios
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Space · 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
$4.99X-COM: Terror From the Deep
May 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategySci-fiClassicTacticalAliensUnderwaterTurn-Based TacticsDifficult👍 764
UFO: Extraterrestrials Gold
Feb 17 · Chaos Concept
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Aliens
UFO: Extraterrestrials GOLD is a new GOLD edition which includes a number of changes and improvements giving a player a new look on the classic game: new maps, possibility to hire soldiers, globe UFO swarms and configurability.
StrategyTacticalTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedAliensSci-fiSingleplayerRPG👍 172
$24.99Deity Empires
Sep 25 · BaileyHausdorff Systems
Both: 4X · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Strategy4XRPGTurn-BasedFantasyHex GridTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategySingleplayerTactical👍 333
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: Space · 4X · Sci-fi
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
$29.99Oriental Empires
Sep 14 · Shining Pixel Studios
Both: Turn-Based · 4X
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
StrategySimulationIndieHistoricalTurn-Based4XMilitarySandboxGrand StrategyPvP👍 2,584
$19.99Space Tyrant
Feb 27 · Blue Wizard Digital
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · 4X
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




