Mini Gal4Xy
Mini Gal4Xy is a light strategy game set in space.
87% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Games like Astro4x
Want something that feels minimalist and competitive the way Astro4x does? Give these games a try when the craving hits.
Astro Protocol
High-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy distilled into intense matches of about an hour. Lead one of six premade factions, or design your own, against an AI that plays to win. Randomized techs, anomalies, maps and victory conditions make every match unique.
Replayable
94% of 72 Steam reviews are positive$13.99Nexus 5X
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
Competitive, Replayable
90% of 890 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Mini Gal4Xy
Mini Gal4Xy is a light strategy game set in space.
Minimalist, Replayable
87% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Interstellar Space: Genesis
A turn-based space 4X about building a galactic empire the classic way: explore, colonize, research, and fight on a tactical grid when talks fail. Remote exploration hides secrets in every system, six races and custom builds keep runs fresh, and micromanagement stays out of your way.
Replayable
83% of 720 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 25$29.99Space Empires IV Deluxe
A turn-based space 4X where you build an empire from one home world to Dyson spheres. Design your species, design every ship, research across a huge tech tree, and reshape whole star systems. It looks its age, but the depth keeps pulling you into one more turn.
Replayable
87% of 260 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 24$9.99Space Imperia 4X
A board-game 4X that finishes in one to two hours. Explore a new hex galaxy, research techs, build fleets from scouts to Dreadnaughts, and hunt down rival home worlds before they find yours.
Competitive, Replayable
92% of 88 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$22.99Astra Exodus
Astra Exodus is a single player turn based Sci-fi 4X strategy game inspired by the classics, with a multiple choice narrative driven epic campaign, top down real time tactical battles and an extensive semi-randomized research grid.
Competitive, Replayable
39% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$29.99Stars in Shadow
A turn-based space 4X in the spirit of the old classics: explore nearby stars, settle worlds, grow a fleet from a few destroyers to planet-destroying Dread Stars, and win the galaxy by diplomacy or force. Streamlined empire management, sharp tactical ship battles, seven factions and a comic-book look make it easy to learn and hard to put down.
Replayable
77% of 735 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$24.99Apollo4x
Apollo4x is a casual-to-difficult space trading tycoon game, where success is measured in earnings from how efficient your trade routes are in transporting supplies to demands on your planets. Combat is card based, and uses a unique system never before seen.
Minimalist, Competitive
58% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$0.74ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
A turn-based 4X strategy game about guiding one of twelve civilizations to galactic domination. Colonize star systems, trade, research, build fleets and fight over Dust, the mysterious substance left behind by the galaxy's first civilization. Every run starts from a freshly generated galaxy.
Replayable
79% of 6,631 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 72$9.99Starion Tactics
After assuming command of one of four human or alien factions vying for galactic dominance, immediately define your game’s scope. Play for minutes to hours across tens to hundreds of planets in single-player skirmish or multiplayer modes—it’s entirely up to you.
Competitive, Replayable
25% of 48 Steam reviews are positive$9.99X4: Foundations
You start with one ship and a whole galaxy that does not wait for you. Trade, fight, explore and build your way up to fleets, stations and production chains, in a simulated universe where factions keep trading and fighting with or without you.
Replayable
79% of 25,595 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,122$9.99
Cheaper than Astro4x
Apollo4x
Apollo4x is a casual-to-difficult space trading tycoon game, where success is measured in earnings from how efficient your trade routes are in…
58% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$0.74
SPACECOM
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
62% of 201 Steam reviews are positive$1.39
DR4X
A fast, casual (And also haunted.) 4X game with asymmetric factions and roguelike elements.
88% of 34 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Galaxy Admirals
Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay.
78% of 127 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Expansion
A strategy game about space (location) in space (cosmic). Colonise the galaxy with a thousand clicks of a mouse. Winner of DreamHack Austin Jam!
65% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
ROD: Revolt Of Defense
Explore a random generated space. Find artifacts and treasure maps. Build and develop your base on a flying platform.
80% of 526 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
TOHOTOPIA
Lead a cute empire as a historical warlord, expand across the fog and out-scheme your rivals in half-hour matches.
96% of 819 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$3.99
X3: Terran Conflict
Trade, fight and manage your way from one small ship to a sprawling space economy in an open galaxy.
84% of 2,099 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 63$3.19
Fantastic 4 In A Row 2
Fantastic 4 In A Row 2 is a modern version of the timeless classic, played on a distant planet with beautiful graphics and music.
86% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
The Board is Yours
The Board is Yours is a strategic chess-based incremental game: buy squares, unlock upgrades, and chain synergies through defended pieces.
98% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$2.50
Hidden gems like Astro4x
Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic.
95% of 178 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$9.99
Nexus 5X
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced…
90% of 890 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Lead a faction of ideologues across an alien world, out-think six rivals and shape a whole planet's future one turn at a time.
90% of 610 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 51$4.99
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Lead a Bronze Age civilization across hex maps, founding cities and choosing one move per turn, alone or against rivals in multiplayer.
89% of 1,324 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$14.99
Dominus Galaxia: KS Edition
Dominus Galaxia is a 4X space strategy game with a focus on amplifying strategic decisions and minimising non-strategic busywork.
83% of 251 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6Free
Galactic Civilizations IV
Guide a young spacefaring civilization across a fresh galaxy each run, growing it by war, trade, diplomacy or culture until the stars answer to you.
72% of 2,248 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 275$39.99
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Build a turn-based galactic empire your way, from first colony ship to tactical battles between the stars.
83% of 720 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 25$29.99
Space Tyrant
Terrorize the galaxy for fun and profit! Space Tyrant is a surprisingly deep beer & pretzels strategy game set in a darkly humorous future.
83% of 549 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Master of Orion 2
Colonize planets, outresearch rival empires and grow a fleet strong enough to face the Antarans, one turn at a time.
96% of 1,679 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 225
Master of Orion 1
Guide an alien race from one home planet to a galactic empire, one turn at a time.
89% of 443 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 78
Stars in Shadow
Claim star systems, grow a fleet from destroyers to Dread Stars, and take the galaxy by diplomacy or force.
77% of 735 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$24.99
Stellar Monarch
Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer.
78% of 206 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Newest games like Astro4x
Solar Wave
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire.
73% of 83 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$17.99
Space Imperia 4X
A board-game 4X that finishes in one to two hours. Explore a new hex galaxy, research techs, build fleets from scouts to Dreadnaughts, and hunt down…
92% of 88 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$22.99
Shattered Spheres
Shattered Spheres is a turn-based 2D space 4X strategy game inspired by the classics of the genre.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Astro Protocol
High-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy distilled into intense matches of about an hour.
94% of 72 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Terra Invicta
Steer one of seven factions through an alien arrival, from covert politics on Earth to fleet battles across the Solar System.
79% of 9,172 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 578$39.99
A Planet of Mine MasterMine Edition
A Planet of Mine Mastermine Edition is a cozy 4X game with mass strategy!
94% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Stellar Reach
Stellar Reach is a 4X hard sci-fi strategy game where you control a faction vying for dominance across a hostile galactic frontier.
79% of 34 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD
Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, and send generational Colony ships to…
84% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
DR4X
A fast, casual (And also haunted.) 4X game with asymmetric factions and roguelike elements.
88% of 34 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic.
95% of 178 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$9.99
Sins of a Solar Empire II
A real-time 4X where tactics and empire-building happen in one mode with no turns.
82% of 7,269 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 848$49.99
Nexus 5X
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced…
90% of 890 Steam reviews are positive$14.99