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Looking for games like Nex-Ara? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Invaderz, Halcyon 6 Starbase Commander or Shortest Trip to Earth.

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  1. Lead the Invasion. Conquer the Galaxy. Learn from Your Mistakes. (Or Don't.) Zyx empire is rising again! Now, it's your job to invade planets, harvest resources, and strategically obliterate any species standing in your way. Deploy. Gather Intel. Survive or Eliminate Everyone. Each mission drops you into enemy territory. Your job? Land, scout, extract resources, and analyze enemy b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invaderz.

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  2. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,175 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 9 reviews

    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro sci-fi strategy RPG with a unique blend of base building, exploration and deep tactical JRPG style combat system with capital starships and their idiosyncratic officers, all captured in stunningly beautiful modernized pixel graphics. In Halcyon 6, an unknown alien force is carving a path of destruction towards Earth and you, as the Commander of an immensely… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halcyon 6 Starbase Commander.

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  3. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,792 reviews
    Critic Score 23%Based on 3 reviews

    Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe, while an intergalactic war is raging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shortest Trip to Earth.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 22,040 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 38 reviews

    The remnants of human civilization are threatened by gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth. You must control powerful mechs from the future to hold off this alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game from the makers of FTL. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Breach.

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  5. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    77% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    A turn-based Galaxy totalwar game. Choose one of 12 factions, direct dozens of admirals, control hundreds of warships, mecha and monsters, set up various buildings, study technology, and lead fleets to carry out grand strategic actions on the map of the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos Galaxy 2.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 5,870 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Endless Space - Definitive Edition includes all the expansions and updates released for the game (including Endless Space Disharmony). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Space.

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  7. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 403 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    Mech Armada provides a fresh combination of turn-based tactics, deckbuilding and rogue-likes. You are in command of a team of custom-built Mechs. Push your strategic skills to the limit as you save what's left of the Earth from the Swarm. You'll need to plan carefully if you want to overpower the invading Swarm in a series of small tactical battles. Upgrade and build your deck of available Mechs,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech Armada.

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  8. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For The Warp.

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  10. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 823 reviews

    Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech and lead the Templar Knights in battle against fierce enemies. Create your own unique Battleforce by recruiting an array of Templar specialists and then design their exact build of equipment and talents. Invent distinct strategies and fire teams that guarantee no two armies will be the same. Deploy your forces into tactical scenarios that will challenge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Templar Battleforce.

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  11. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you explore the galaxy, face hostile aliens, and upgrade your starship. It will take adaptability and strategic thinking to survive and uncover the secret your enemies want to keep hidden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command Deck.

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  12. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 474 reviews

    Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical game, inspired by FTL and XCOM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Squad.

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  14. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 678 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Federation.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,930 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    Battlestar Galactica Deadlock takes you into the heart of the First Cylon War, to fight epic 3D battles that will test your tactical prowess. Take control of the Colonial Fleet from the bridge of the mobile shipyard, Daidalos, and free the Twelve Colonies from the Cylon threat. Build your fleets, protect the Quorum alliance and prepare to dig deeper into the conspiracies of this heroic conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlestar Galactica Deadlock.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    Blightstone is a challenging, dark fantasy turn-based roguelike that brings unique twists to combat through freedom of character placement, interactive environments and hardcore resource management. Dying, learning, and meta-progression will be key in your mission to destroy the Blightstone itself If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blightstone.

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  17. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

    Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beneath Oresa.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Fabular: Once upon a Spacetime is an indie action-RPG in space with roguelike influences, set in a Medieval, folktale-inspired fantasy universe. As a young knight, go on an adventure in a surreal, storybook-like galaxy in your trusty spaceship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime.

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  19. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 433 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polaris Sector.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Do not answer! Do not answer! Do not answer! Barnard's civilization is invading the earth. It is time to get ready to defend our planet against the attack from the invaders! In this rogue-lite TD game, come and use your strategy to build turrets and plan the routes freely! With diverse modes to dig into, the fun never ends! About this gameRefactor is a Roguelike Tower Defense game. This is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Refactor.

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  22. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 12,958 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 11 reviews

    Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Civilizations III.

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  23. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 189 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 12 reviews

    Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaiju Wars.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,786 reviews

    AI War II is a grand strategy/RTS hybrid against an overwhelming, inhuman enemy who has conquered the galaxy. The enemy has made only a single error: underestimating you. You must steal as much technology as you can, and take enough territory to fortify your bases and launch your attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI War 2.

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  25. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 291 reviews

    Final Theory is a 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 of gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Theory.

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  26. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 878 reviews

    Interplanetary is a turn-based strategy artillery game based on a hard scifi setting. It offers players an interplanetary battlefield where they can develop their home planets and use massive artilleries to wage war. It's an arms race of interplanetary scale, with each planet developing increasingly powerful railguns, missiles and even beam weapons. Sometimes, the greatest foe is the unpredictabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interplanetary.

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  27. Now Available in Early AccessWelcome to the Early Access version of ElfClash: Rescue Luna! Currently, you can click "New Game" on the main interface to begin your journey, explore the overworld map, and choose any stage to start your challenge. The game features a Roguelike mode. You'll follow the core loop of "advancing through stages → experiencing card battles → visiting supply … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ElfClash: Rescue Luna.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Warped Universe: A Meta-driven Sci-fi Looter ShooterYou deploy onto a planet consumed by the Void. Push through the corruption, neutralize the cosmic threat, secure vital resources. But here's the thing. That mission didn't just help you. The Residuum you obtained just powered a facility on that planet. That facility, once completed, just gave a permanent buff to every player in the game. Meanwh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warped Universe.

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  29. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    94% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Play as a virus in Winnie's body. Capture cells to grow mutations and learn new actions. Refine his primitive form, gain powerful passive effects and adapt for survival. Explore randomly generated worlds by placing Virus blocks to spread through the body of your host. Discover new cells and make gut decisions to direct the adventure. Collect resources and unlock new abilities. Evolve an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winnie's Hole.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 855 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them? In Decktamer, you'll encounter creatures that have adapted to their strange environment: the abyss. Rumor has it that anyone brave enough to reach the bottom of the giant crater will fin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decktamer.

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  31. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 614 reviews

    As We Descend is a strategy roguelike deckbuilder set in an apocalyptic world with dual-layered deckbuilding: you must play your cards right in both dangerous expeditions and the last city of humankind. Recruit new squads of units by utilizing scavenged technology. Each squad is a unique archetype with its own set of cards which can be added, removed, and upgraded. Deploy the right compos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to As We Descend.

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  32. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 873 reviews

    LoneStar is a strategic Roguelike spaceship combat game. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain bounty rewards and vacations. Find the treasures, customize your spaceship, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!The Bounty Hunter Association is recruiting now! Abundant rewards await you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LONESTAR.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    90% User Score Based on 666 reviews

    Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this 4X turn based strategy game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uciana.

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  34. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 976 reviews

    A mix of XCOM and Darkest Dungeon, based in a steampunk, rat-infested world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shardpunk.

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  35. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    JOIN OUR DISCORD! About the Game The Black Tears of those filled with anger and sorrow sweep across the world at an unstoppable pace. The only hope for this cursed world is this expedition I lead. Will we survive to see the end of this story? ■ Character Advancement This is a strategic RPG with unique skills, attributes, different hero combinations, and more. Build an expedition that suits y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears.

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  36. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    95% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Tuggowar is the big-brain deckbuilding duel. Engage in tense combat on a solarpunk frontier. Assemble your deck turn by turn, discover powerful card combos, disrupt the enemy strategy, and pilot your well-oiled war machine to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tuggowar.

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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    80% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    In this turn-based rogue-like you battle through hordes of evil monsters by recruiting and evolving your own team of deadly, but cute creatures! Obtain creatures! Evolve! Battle! Good luck! EVOPEDIA [SPOILERS AHEAD] 1. Friendly Evolings:1.1 Peppermint [Candy]:•Attacks deals x1.5 damage against Devil•Ability deals x0.5 damage to ALL enemies1.2 Blob [Slime]:•Attacks deal x1.5 damage against Flame… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evolings.

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  38. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 336 reviews

    The engineering roguelike. Construct your own skills by wiring up modules. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Voltage.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,270 reviews

    Stellaris Nexus is a turn-based multiplayer 4X game that respects your time, giving you the full spectrum of a thrilling, strategic 4X experience. Play as unique factions and leaders against up to 5 other players, plotting and battling your way to galactic dominance; all of it in about an hour. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nexus 5X.

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  40. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    88% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Make sure you are ready to face those sinister creatures. Bosses will end your pathetic lives with no hesitation. Position yourself strategically, either getting in close for a fatal strike against your opponents or maintaining distance to cast devastating spells. The locomotive is connected to 12 different types of carriages, it’s the only sanctuary in this world of madness. Get away fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroads & Catacombs.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    Create your own strategy with the dice The dice is rolled! Are you going to move? Are you going to act? Different effects are applied to each die, and the numbers determine your behavior. How do you combine numbers to get the best results? Every time you pick a number, you'll have to choose carefully.Make a powerful board by strengthening the tiles. Tiles get more and more powerful! Every time y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BoardLand.

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  43. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Admirals.

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  44. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 85,966 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 4 reviews

    In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light.

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  45. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,214 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    "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 attention outward, away from the galaxy, to alien threats or opportuni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI War: Fleet Command.

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  46. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    76% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy.

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  47. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 2,099 reviews

    Moonbreaker is a turn-based strategy, tabletop tactics game. Designed to be a true digital miniatures experience, set in an expansive sci-fi universe crafted by Brandon Sanderson. Direct Captain & Crew to determine the fate of the Reaches in gripping, ever changing competition & adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonbreaker.

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  48. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    In Morphblade you move around a grid slicing, smashing and bursting waves of nasty red bugs. Each tile you move to transforms you into a different weapon: on a Blades hex you can slice enemies on either side of you, on an Arrow you can launch yourself through two enemies in a row. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morphblade.

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  50. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,404 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 11 reviews

    Adventure into the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy RPG set in the 1930s great desert wilderness. Outwit your enemies in daring turn-based combat, raid occult tombs and make tough choices in a procedurally generated grand pulp expedition! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathway.

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