Games like Sid Meier's Starships
Looking for games like Sid Meier's Starships? Here are top turn-based strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Galactic Civilizations III, StarDrive 2 or Endless Space: Definitive Edition.
1 80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding78% User Score 12,958 reviewsCritic Score 82%11 reviewsGalactic 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.
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2 61%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding55% User Score 2,790 reviewsCritic Score 69%6 reviewsStarDrive 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. As the galactic ruler of your race you will lead your people into a procedurally-generated galaxy, exploring and expanding your space empire to greatness. Exploi…
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3 77%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding79% User Score 5,703 reviewsCritic Score 70%2 reviewsEndless Space - Definitive Edition includes all the expansions and updates released for the game (including Endless Space Disharmony).
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4 72%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystability, grinding76% User Score 5,101 reviewsCritic Score 66%6 reviewsMaster 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…
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5 81%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, optimization82% User Score 12,281 reviewsCritic Score 80%18 reviewsEndless Space 2 will put you in the fascinating role of a leader guiding a civilization in making its first steps into the cold depths of interstellar space. You will explore mysterious star systems, discover the secrets of ancient races, develop advanced technologies of unthinkable power, and, of course, encounter new life forms to understand, to court or to conquer. Your story unfolds in a gal…
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6 82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability80% User Score 766 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviewsGalactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe is a compilation featuring the content of Dread Lords, Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor. It was released exclusively in Europe on September 26, 2008 and it was published by Kalypso Media. The compilation was released as Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition in North America on February 9, 2009.
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7 77%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, optimization78% User Score 655 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsStars 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.
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8 81%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding81% User Score 291 reviewsFinal 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.
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9 69%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, grinding57% User Score 9,575 reviewsCritic Score 83%8 reviewsSid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series. Set in the future, global events have destabilized the world leading to a collapse of modern society, a new world order and an uncertain future for humanity. As the human race struggles to recover, the re-developed nations focus their resources on deep space travel to chart a ne…
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10 57%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, music55% User Score 292 reviewsCritic Score 65%1 reviewsA sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as new dangers. Build new cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
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