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Looking for games like RECROSS IDLE? Here are top casual management recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Nexus: Quantum Industries, Lazy Galaxy 2 or Idle Factory.

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  1. The facility has no windows. Beyond its walls: the void, patient and endless. You are NEXUS — an intelligence built to do one thing. Harvest. Everything. NEXUS // Quantum Industries is a premium sci-fi incremental game about industrializing the entire universe — and then ending it, to begin again deeper. You start by pulling a single quantum from the vacuum. You finish by folding higher dimension… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nexus: Quantum Industries.

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  2. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    Lazy Galaxy 2 is an idle/clicker game with base-building and RTS elements. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe! Expand your base, fight vicious foes, and conquer the galaxies. Acquire combat experience and convert into candy, the most precious alien resource! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy 2.

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    32%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    This game is a science fiction sandbox resource management game that integrates elements such as space and automatic chemical plants. In the future, while exploring space, mankind will also face unknown dangers. In the game, players will manage factory resources from the perspective of God. You may encounter many difficulties, but pay attention to the management and utilization of r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Factory.

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  4. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening is a sci-fi idle progression game where you rebuild a shattered colony ship, restore lost systems, automate production, and uncover the mystery hidden within the Ark’s damaged memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening.

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  5. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 5,101 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 6 reviews

    Master of Orion, the award-winning and critically acclaimed strategy game, has returned. The iconic 4X strategy gameplay of Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate that formed the blueprint for a whole generation has been resurrected and upgraded. Stunningly enhanced for a new line of players, Master of Orion inherits and redefines its core elements, providing a graphically beautiful and deeply r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Orion.

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  6. An idle/incremental game about a lone radio operator keying into a silent universe. Click or walk away, both work just as well. Build your station, log distant contacts, retune to grow stronger, and slowly decode what answers back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CQ: Calling Any Station.

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  7. A deep, relaxed space-industry sim. Mine asteroids, refine raw ore into valuable goods, and trade on a living market while you build a modular station, grow a colony, and expand across the solar system and beyond into a freighter-linked empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunward.

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  8. 24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    38% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Run a coffee empire in space. Hire 33 alien workers, automate brewing across 6 decks, and ride the chaos of Rush Hour surges. Prestige resets unlock layered progression systems that'll keep you optimizing for weeks. Free to play, no paywalls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starbrew Station.

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  9. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Desktop Colony is a cosy, incremental, semi-idle colony simulator designed to sit on top of your desktop allowing you to work on other tasks while growing your space colony! Asteroid MiningSend out probes to search for resources to mine. Every asteroid increases your resources generated per minute. Build Ships and StructuresBuild habs to house more colonists and watch the ships fly around y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Colony.

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  10. Endless Space, Infinite Possibilities – Rule the Galaxy Your Way!In this deep and open-ended space construction strategy game, you start as a lone colony and expand across the stars. Explore unknown planets, exploit rare resources, build a vast industrial empire, command mighty fleets, interact with enigmatic alien relics, and ultimately become the supreme ruler—or destroyer—of the galaxy. Plane… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Nexus.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Create stars, build constellations and expand throughout the space void in this scifi-themed idle game. 'Cause yeah: in the purest clicker tradition, Light 'Em is all about gathering star energy... to keep on making more! Features Unlock new star types and features or just watch your stellar empire thrive Discover the real 80+ constellations or invent your very own Unlock exclusive features via th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light 'Em.

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  12. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    "Red Planet Rampart" is a game not to be missed. Dive into this harsh yet fascinating red world now, and commence your journey to dominate Mars. Every choice, every battle, it's more than survival—it's about creating a legacy on the Red Planet. Are you ready to face the Martian frontier? Game Background Brief: Get ready for an epic Mars survival challenge! In "Red Planet Rampart, " an immersive sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Planet Rampart.

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  13. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    An incremental game about blasting bugs, collecting guts, upgrading a base, and blasting more bugs! Blast The Alien Threat Upgrade Your Base Destroy Greater Enemies With Greater Weaponry Prestige To Advance On The Enemy Homeworld If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IDLE: Intergalactic Defense League Exterminators.

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  14. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Trade, fight, and explore a procedurally generated galaxy in this deep space trading game inspired by 80's sci-fi computer screens and early text based space games. Command fleets, negotiate with alien factions, colonize planets, and forge your legacy across five unique career paths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warp to Sector One.

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  15. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Can you rule a galaxy? In this retro style strategic simulation, the first game by Deck13 co-founder Jan Klose, ported to the PC by developer Tom Pickering, you can prove your strategic skills! Travel the stars, claim uninhabited planets or conquer them from your computer opponents. Exodus was first released on the Acorn RISCOS platform back in 1997! This first-time PC port is your ultimate chance… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exodus: The Colonization of Space.

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  16. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Explore, develop, build and conquer your way through procedural galaxies in this real-time incremental game with a 4x theme. No managing units or fleets on a board, focus purely on managing your resources and growing your empire to overthrow the galaxy. DiscoverIncremental based core gameplay, with new features and surprises unlocked as you explore the tech tree and complete empire milestones. Wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Overthrow.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Startron is an ASCII-based space colony sim where you can mine, harvest, build and automate your way across a procedurally generated cosmos. Lead a crew of sentient cats, dogs, monkeys or rats as they take their first steps out and discover the mysteries of the cosmos. AutomationBuild, colonise, then harvest the resources of the cosmos on a truly astronomical scale. Defend your infrastructure… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Startron.

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  18. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    A Planet of Mine Mastermine Edition is a cozy 4X game, with the feeling of infinite playability and strategy, designed either for casual or serious gamers, where you exploit the planets of a star system to build a civilization and conquer the universe! Tuesday Quest invites you to rediscover A Planet of Mine in this MasterMine Edition, featuring: loads of new content, a way more robust … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Planet of Mine MasterMine Edition.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    A short active incremental game. Send skeleton villagers with sacrificial offerings to a growing space rift. Feed the rift in exchange for essence, unlock different offerings and their upgrades - all for the sake of more essence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed the Greed.

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  20. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Chaotic Era is an intense and brutal strategy game inspired by classic science fiction, following a stranded human crew on an alien planet. Scavenge for resources and fight back against mysterious alien terrors in this frantic real-time strategy nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHAOTIC ERA.

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  21. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Welcome to "Incremental Factory", a world where you're not just building a factory, but an entire industrial empire! From the mind of a lone engineer, watch as your empire grows into a sprawling network of parcels and clusters, each humming with the rhythmic dance of machinery. This is more than just an automation game - it's an intricate dance of strategy, planning, and constant optimi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incremental Factory.

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  22. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    After the moon vanished, the fantasy game world of Settlemoon lays abandoned in darkness. Re-light the skies, provide rest and resources for travelling adventurers, and piece together what happened to the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlemoon.

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  23. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

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  24. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    84% User Score Based on 764 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Galactic Mining Corp is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Head out into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your ever-growing profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy workforce, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything. Galactic Mining Corp is the highly anticipated successor to Geo! Charity A percentage o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Mining Corp.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Signals is a casual planet hopper strategy game. Explore systems, harvest resources and repair alien devices. You’ll need to strategically work with the market to maximize your income while covering the cost of your operation in order to follow strange signals and discover what waits at the source. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signals.

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  27. Galactic Empire is a 2D turn-based strategy game where you, as the Commander, decide the fate of the entire universe. Expand your planet, explore solar systems, play cards in cantinas, modify your ships and conquer more planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Empire.

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  28. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Idle Expanse is a sci-fi themed incremental game where you play the role of the planet's most successful industrialist, whose greed knows no bounds. Your objective is to grow your wealth beyond what anyone has ever imagined, but why do it yourself when you can hire others to do it for you? Core gameplay revolves around hiring mercenaries, equipping them with the most "state of the bada** a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Expanse.

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  29. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    The travelers is a 2d mmo and text-based adventure. explore a massive wasteland full of history and danger. discover items, build bases, engage in combat, or work together to solve the world's hidden mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the travelers.

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  30. Build your own industrial base among the stars. Begin with a frontier space station, explore unknown regions of space, and develop your fleet and production network. Deep Space Idle: Frontier Era is an idle management game centered around space exploration and industrial development. Even when you are away, resource production and research continue to progress. Return to plan your next steps an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Space Idle: Frontier Era.

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  31. One small mining ship. An endless galaxy. Your desktop.Space Travelers is a relaxed 2D space mining and exploration sim. Start with a modest ship in a quiet corner of the galaxy, dig rare minerals out of asteroids and planets, trade at the station, and push your range outward sector by sector. The map never runs out: the universe grows with you. You do not have to stop playing to get on with yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Travelers.

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  32. Fermi Paradox“Where are they?” To date, we have found no reliable evidence that extraterrestrial civilizations have visited Earth. With countless stars and planets throughout the galaxy, why does intelligent life appear to be so rare? Humanity has survived its own journey through the Great Filter and become an interstellar civilization. Now it is time to leave the Solar System and search for civ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Simulator 3.

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  33. Space Civilization Clicker is a game about turning one small planet into an absurdly rich galactic empire. Start by clicking Earth for a handful of resources. Then put entire worlds to work for you: mining colonies, moon bases, space stations, and eventually the stars themselves. Your empire is alive on screen. Ships ferry goods between your worlds, city lights spread across the night side of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Civilization Clicker.

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  34. Dive into a game that blends strategy and creativity! In this 4X game, you decide the fate of your civilization – starting with the choice of your homeworld: what atmosphere does your species breathe? What kind of world do they call home? Give your species character through its traits: Cunning researchers? Brutal berserkers? Skilled builders? Or a mix of everything? Explore the stars, b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Opera.

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  35. Clicker Astro Planet 2 is a space idle clicker built for achievement hunters, featuring 80+ unique Steam achievements unlocked through diverse mini-games and full content completion. Click your planet, harvest energy, and gather precious resources to transform a modest space station into a massive galactic empire. Key Features: 80+ Steam Achievements & Mini-Games: Complete all game content… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clicker Astro Planet 2.

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  36. Entropy ArchiveEntropy Archive is a sci-fi incremental game where you grow, collapse, rebuild, and uncover the hidden structure of a corrupted machine. Start with simple energy production and gradually unlock a deep network of upgrades, expansions, prestige layers, and long-term progression systems. What begins as a small simulation evolves into a recursive archive of forgotten cycles, unstable r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entropy Archive.

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  37. Void Ascendancy is a UI-driven space empire management game focused on economic expansion, planetary specialization, and interstellar trade. Starting from a single home system, you grow your influence across a procedurally generated star cluster by colonizing worlds, developing efficient colonies, and linking them into a stable trade network. There is no combat. Progress is driven by planning, lo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Ascendancy.

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  38. Sector Prime A text-based space trading and combat simulator. Genre: Simulation / Strategy / RPG Platform: Windows Input: Keyboard (Text Command) Command Your Destiny in a Procedural Galaxy Sector Prime is a terminal-style space simulator where economic survival is just as dangerous as a pirate ambush. Starting with a small gift of 20k, you must navigate a living, breathing galaxy to buil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sector Prime: A Text-Based Space Sim.

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  39. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Optimize your loop. Break every limit. Cut, connect, and duplicate complex nodes to build an ever-expanding automated network in this chill incremental idler. Purchase powerful upgrades, unlock permanent skills, and push your system to its absolute limits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closed Circuit: Recursive Idle.

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  40. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A Rogue A.I. simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen. Take over the world while taking care of other tasks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue AI: Idle Domination.

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  41. Beyond Astra is a real-time 4X sci-fi grand strategy game. Expand your own civilization, explore captivating and mysterious planets and star clusters, interact with your citizens and other life forms and shape your destiny through nearly infinite possibilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Astra.

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  42. An unforgettable journey of discovery, hope, and survival, as you strive to unlock the secrets of the universe and pave the way for humanity's destiny. By intertwining Exploration, Adaptive Gameplay, and Survival, ETERNITY offers a rich and immersive experience where you’re guiding humanity’s last fleet through a procedurally generated galaxy, and your “empire” is a moving city of ships. Every ve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternity.

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  43. Spidle Tridle is a charming, relaxed, humble little game about resource extraction and refinement on the alien planet Trappist-1d. How long until you earned enough to pay for your ticket back home, to Earth? Build mines and increasingly advanced factories to extract and refine materials Conduct research to boost overall productivity Find or purchase and use items to manipulate factories an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spidle Tridle.

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  44. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Cosmic Resistance is an engaging 2D pixel art casual game with strategy elements that puts you in the role of a skilled fleet commander. Tasked with leading the charge against an alien invasion, your objective is to liberate humanity from their tyrannical rule. Planets hold the key to victory! Conquer these celestial bodies and harness their abundant resources to fuel your epic fight against the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Resistance.

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  45. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Expand among the stars! It is 72k years in the future, and a new wave of Human expansion abounds. Join the ranks of the Ecxos, prep star systems for habitation, and develop your tools and ships to enterprise ever faster and further. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eclectic Expansion Enterprise.

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  46. This is a scientific evolution resource management, click game. Manufacturing can be done with the simple click of a few buttons. The main categories are Atom Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon, etc. need to be unlocked in sequence, and the unlocking difficulty gradually increases, and the role of each atom will be displayed on the right side. M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From atom to modern.

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  47. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Underwater World is a game that can replace your current desktop wallpaper! Discover the bottom of a flooded planet and colonize it! A very pleasant and relaxing game and its graphics will surely make your free moments more enjoyable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underwater World.

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  48. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Start Your Country With The Most Suitable And Advantageous Flag For You, Always Make Your War Team According To Your Possibilities. Develop Your Country And Bring The End Of Other Kingdoms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Middle Age Conquest.

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  49. You are stranded. Your jump went wrong, your ship is a wreck, and the only thing still connecting you to the rest of the galaxy is a drill that somehow still runs. Belt Zero is a space idle game that carries you from a crippled one-man miner to an empire of stations, colonies and trade fleets. It keeps running while you are away. Exactly as it would have run with you. Almost everything is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Belt Zero: The Long Drift.

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  50. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Terraforming Titans is an incremental colony builder where the objective is to terraform multiple worlds with a moderate focus on realism and a simulated climate model. Play as a Terraforming AI.  Your mission is crystal clear: terraform Mars, ensure the safety of all colonists and maintain your own integrity.  What could possibly go wrong? It turns out a lot can indeed go wrong with such a si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terraforming Titans.

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