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Games like Vanishing Stars: Colony Wars

Games like Vanishing Stars: Colony Wars

Games like Vanishing Stars: Colony Wars

Looking for games like Vanishing Stars: Colony Wars? Here are top real-time strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Calyx, Space Tales or Stardust Exile.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    A combination RTS and base builder with a brand new kind of enemy, the Calyx are a group of powerful plant-aliens that, left unchecked, quickly spread to control swathes of the map. As the only remaining occupant of an Avaris Corporation deep-space mining vessel, you’ve arrived in orbit around a barren-looking planet. While you’re trying to get over being frozen for more than a century, you’re … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calyx.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    A Galaxy Consumed by Ancient Terror Set in a retro-futuristic universe where humanity's colonial expansion has awakened cosmic entities beyond comprehension, Space Tales thrusts players into a web of conspiracy spanning the galaxy. As Xander, the prodigious son of a legendary commander of the IPE, you'll embark on an epic journey to uncover the sinister truth behind mankind's manipulation by ancie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Tales.

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  3. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Stardust Exile is an RTS set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics. The remaining star systems are procedurally generated. It has both online mode and single-player skirmish mode. The online server is persistent and single-shard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardust Exile.

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  4. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    56% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Infinite Lagrange puts you at the head of a galactic fleet and lets you travel through uncharted space. You’ll use stargates to hop from area to area, coming across lost cities and alien fleets from friends and foes alike. You’ll start off with three to five ships, but once you construct a spaceport and upgrade your tech, you’ll be able to expand your fleet considerably. You can also design a plet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Lagrange.

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  5. 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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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    79% User Score Based on 300 reviews

    Get ready to experience groundbreaking strategic gameplay in a huge online persistent galaxy alongside other real players. Build your empire at your own pace and in your own style. Dominate through military might, thrive with diplomacy & trade, forge alliances or go it alone - you decide.Build Your Empire Explore uncharted star systems and colonize new worlds Mine planets and asteroid field… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outscape.

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  7. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    55% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    A refugee capsule lands on an uninhabited planet. You have to survive, rebuild civilization and, if possible, regain control over the Earth. One big universe, one endless pvp session for all players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Periphery Online.

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  8. Humanity is turning its gaze towards space in the near future. A brand-new era has begun - the era of space exploration. When the planets of our solar system were settled, it was time to explore and colonize other worlds and star systems. A once-impossible dream became a reality. As science has reached unprecedented heights, people across the globe have become more united, forgetting about age-old… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Way Road.

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  9. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 5,801 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Darkness Final Stand.

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  10. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    66% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of a shattered world, where the remnants of humanity clash for survival in an epic struggle for dominance. Battlefall: State of Conflict DEMO is a high-octane real-time strategy (RTS) game that catapults you into a post-apocalyptic realm torn apart by the ruins of civilization and the battle cries of three distinct factions - 'Earth Forces Network,' 'Sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlefall: State of Conflict.

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  11. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    56% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Galactic Ruler offers real time strategy game play at both planetary level and in space! Lead your faction in diplomacy or conquest across a procedurally generated galactic map where any system might hold hostile enemies or resource riches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Ruler.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    59% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    BattleSpace is a sci-fi flash game designed to play in the comfort of your web browser. In this free online strategy game, you step into the role of an Admiral, building a solar system in the depths of a faraway galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BattleSpace.

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  13. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Sol sector, 2200. Earth is ravaged by war and depleted natural resources. Despite advances in propulsion technology, humankind has failed to reach the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. What scarce minerals can be found in the Sol system are dominated by emerging pirate factions. A mysterious wormhole appears in the rings of Saturn with no explanation. Early pioneers venture through a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Pilot 2.

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  14. In Ardent Seas you build and command fleets of warships, lead by gigantic Flagships, warships with flight decks, shipyards and research laboratories. Fend off an alien invasion in the Campaign, refine your skills in single player skirmish, and test your abilities against other players in online and local multiplayer! The Game takes place in the Kepler system far away when an alien machine army at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ardent Seas.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    ReEarth is an exciting real-time strategy (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. By continuously upgrading and building your base, dispatching various types of tanks and units, you will fend off the oncoming swarms and reclaim Earth amidst the endless tides of monsters. Prepare for the challenge, return to Earth, and save the future of humanity! Gameplay Rising from ruins, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReEarth.

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  16. Aries puts you in the head of a mighty space empire in a dark galaxy! Lead your empire through the campaign map and take command of your armies and fleets in the battle maps. With three planned factions at launch each having unique abilities, troops, and tech Aries will keep you engaged through many playthroughs. Here you will make war and peace, direct your armies movements, and manage the sola… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aries.

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  17. The year is 2670, humanity has begun its outward colonial expansion into the stars, the HEC (Human-Earth Coalition) began setting up colonies on the Moon, Venus and Mars. upon expanding out into the Exo-Planets they began scouting Jupiter's moon of IO, where they discovered strange readings. This would lead them to discovering another space faring race known as the Pilakarr, a humanoid species tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Defense.

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  18. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 1,268 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 13 reviews

    "From the Star Wars: Empire at War and Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first-ever strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian. Conan Unconquered is a strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian where you must build your stronghold and assemble an unconquerable army to survive the savage hordes of Hyboria. Wave after wave of increasingly mor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan Unconquered.

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  19. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,378 reviews

    From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi Survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below. Expand Your ColonyExpand your colony in a hostile alien environment and ensure you can supply enough shelter, water and pow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Glory To Goo.

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  20. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 833 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Kingdom Wars II: Battles brings a fresh perspective on the fantasy real-time Strategy genre, combining the best of Zombie survival and long term crafting with complex fast-paced city-building and skirmish siege combat. All in a beautifully, yet gory game world where players fight across the epic battlefields in multiplayer skirmish and coop with thousands of other players. And with an episodic sin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 2: Battles.

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  21. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Alien Hallway is a totally new action- strategy shooting game for the PC developed by Alien Shooter series makers, Sigma Team company. Here, in Sigma's adrenaline-fueled game, players measure stamina with a never-ending stream of green creatures within the borders of a special military mission. The rules are severe and the fate of Humanity is put on the line. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Hallway.

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  22. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 25 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 1 reviews

    Defend Humanity against an alien invader who is trying to freeze Earth. Explore space, conquer asteroid fields to mine and extract resources. Build a fleet of spaceships and destroy the enemies in this new space action strategy adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Extinction Eclipse.

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  23. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 517 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Planets under Attack offers a surprising depth of gameplay, while its intuitive controls allow even casual gamers to pick it up and feel comfortable immediately. In addition to the addicting gameplay, Planets under Attack is an obvious labor of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planets Under Attack.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    89% User Score Based on 610 reviews

    Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light. But tragedy strikes, as Earth is ravaged by an alien force. The dawning of a new era was stymied b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword of the Stars Complete Collection.

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  25. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    You are the only male survivor in this universe. A fast-paced RTS featuring galactic conquest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennium Conflict.

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  26. Hexitten is a sci-fi roguelike deck builder with tactical grid based battles. You will build an elite team of heroes to tackle the greatest threats to the galactic alliance. During your campaign, you will travel through the 6 hextants of the galaxy to collect new abilities, modify your ships, recruit additional team members, discover each hero's story and increase their synergy with other heroes, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hexitten.

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  27. ZeroSpace is a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy. No two matches play the same thanks to nearly limitless combinations of factions, mercenary units and heroes, introducing unparalleled strategic depth and player expression to the genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZeroSpace.

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  28. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    48% User Score Based on 336 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oil Rush.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    At the dawn of the interstellar era, humanity and its machine workforce have expanded into a remote stellar neighbourhood. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate across the nearby stars in a real-scale, fully-3D environment to overcome your rivals, mastering military power, prosperous governance, booming industry, wealth, resources, and their separate technology trees. Choose your faction and y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Reach.

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  32. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    40% User Score Based on 747 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included. Customize your own starships, amass your fleet, explore the outer reaches of the galax… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword of the Stars II Steam Key GLOBAL.

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  33. View Game
    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Moduwar is a unique take on Real-Time Strategy. Take control of a Modu - an alien creature with an ability to grow different organs, split and re-attach them, depending on your personal playstyle. Split into dozens of tiny units, or grow one giant mobile-base, in both single-player and multiplayer modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moduwar.

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  34. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 639 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Traverse the universe and fight strategic, real-time battles alongside your friends in This Means Warp - an intense cooperative roguelike game. Upgrade your ship, take down individual enemy subsystems, and adapt your strategies in a constantly changing fight for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Means Warp.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 653 reviews

    Era One is a space-themed game developed by Team Complex LTD. Combining innovation, customization, and epic space battles, Era One offers a unique gaming experience. Players can customize their own ships using assembly modules, construct stations, warships, bases, and even cities in space. The game seamlessly blends real-time strategy (RTS) and base building elements, providing players with the op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ERA ONE.

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  37. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    66% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie City Defense 2.

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  38. 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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  39. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 7,883 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Includes: Iron Harvest - Rusviet Revolution (DLC) Over 100 years ago the real Russian revolution came to a halt when the red forces one the final battles at the Krim. Though the alternate history of 1920+ never has seen this kind of revolution till now. Players will follow an additional story line over the course of four new singleplayer maps, shedding some light on the mysterious Rasputin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Harvest.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    55% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    A 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 dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Nova.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,794 reviews

    Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    43% User Score Based on 1,175 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 2 reviews

    As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarDrive.

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  43. 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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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer. As a Drox Operative it's NOT your job to manage all of those annoying people, build thousands of buildings, play nice with your enemies, or balance the budget. It IS your job to pick the winning side and maybe even help them conquer the galaxy if you're being … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drox Operative.

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  45. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    70% User Score Based on 3,688 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

    Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game. The Universe is Yours!Huge Galaxies with up to 2,000 star systems and tens of thousands of planets, moons and asteroids are yours to explore and exploit, whether pe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Worlds 2.

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  46. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing. With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worbital.

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  47. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pegasus Expedition.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    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)... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Ruler.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    Jump in to intense turret defense action with Sol Survivor! Build turrets to defend your colony and the innocent colonists within. Smash enemies with volleys of actively-controlled orbital support. Play with friends in co-operative and competitive multiplayer matches or test your mettle against our new Survival mode. Orbital Support - Get up close and personal with the enemy by calling down orbit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol Survivor.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    38% User Score Based on 554 reviews

    Etherium is the new, futuristic real-time strategy game developed by Tindalos Interactive, the studio that created Stellar Impact. This strategy game, exclusively for PC, offers a particularly dynamic and edgy gameplay with innovative game mechanics that revitalize the genre.In Etherium, three empires are engaged in a merciless struggle to control a handful of planets that contain rich deposits of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Etherium.

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