Games like Dune: Spice Wars

Looking for that same competitive and replayable spark as Dune: Spice Wars? You might settle into these games easily.

1. Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced

   

   Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable

   95%95% of 178 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$9.99

2. ENDLESS Space™ 2

   

   A turn-based space opera where you lead one of eight wildly different civilizations across a galaxy littered with the ruins of the ENDLESS. Colonize systems, steer senates, design ships and chase the truth about Dust. Gorgeous to look at, backed by a superb soundtrack, and built so each new empire plays like a different game.

   Competitive, Replayable

   83%83% of 17,339 Steam reviews are positive254Players online now: 254$39.99

3. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

   

   A space empire in real time: explore star systems, grow your economy, research tech and send fleets of capital ships and titans into enormous battles. Six factions split into loyalists and rebels, several ways to win, and a mod scene that keeps it fresh. Slow, deliberate strategy at a scale few games match.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Tense

   93%93% of 10,259 Steam reviews are positive321Players online now: 321$19.99

4. Terra Invicta

   

   Pick one of seven human factions and fight over how to face an alien invasion: seize control of Earth's nations from the shadows, research your way into space, mine asteroids, and build fleets for Newtonian fleet battles across a moving Solar System.

   Replayable, Tense

   79%79% of 9,174 Steam reviews are positive573Players online now: 573$39.99

5. Dust Fleet

   

   Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.

   Replayable, Tense

   76%76% of 199 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$19.99

6. ENDLESS Legend™ 2

   

   A fantasy 4X on an ocean world that keeps changing under you. Lead wildly different factions, from star-descended knights to a hive that only knows how to feed, raise armies, and race to uncover what stirs beneath the planet. Every faction plays differently, and the tidefalls keep the map, and your plans, moving.

   Replayable

   82%82% of 3,797 Steam reviews are positive354Players online now: 354$49.99

7. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

   

   The first turn-based 4X set in Warhammer 40,000, and it skips the diplomacy entirely: on Gladius Prime there is only war. Lead one of four factions, raise cities and armies, and fight for a planet full of ancient relics. A focused, brutal strategy game built for one more turn.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable

   82%82% of 8,198 Steam reviews are positive343Players online now: 343$39.99

8. Distant Worlds 2

   

   A vast pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Generate a galaxy of up to 2,000 star systems, run an empire where every freighter and fleet is simulated, and decide how much of it you want to control yourself. No two galaxies play out the same.

   Replayable

   71%71% of 2,683 Steam reviews are positive131Players online now: 131$49.99

9. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

   

   A ground-based RTS prequel to Homeworld. Big maps, tense tactical combat and a story told like a film.

   Competitive, Replayable, Tense

   79%79% of 7,829 Steam reviews are positive30Players online now: 30$49.99

10. Planet S

    

    Planet S is a real-time strategy game about colonizing a whole solar system. Claim procedurally generated planets with a spaceport, build cities, feed production chains and grow your faction into a scientific or military power. Play solo or with up to seven friends, in peace or open war.

    Competitive, Replayable

    91%91% of 2,909 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10Free

11. Galactic Civilizations III

    

    A turn-based 4X strategy game about building a civilization among the stars. Pick from dozens of alien races, colonize worlds, design starships, spy, trade and wage war, then win your way: conquest, culture, technology or alliances. Every sandbox galaxy is set up differently, so no two runs play out the same.

    Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable

    77%77% of 8,340 Steam reviews are positive125Players online now: 125

12. Annihilate The Spance

    

    Annihilate The Spance is a single-player RTS where your shipyards build endlessly and your ships fight on their own. You handle bases, economy, fleet mix and waypoint chains while autonomous fleets brawl across a 3D storm full of rival factions, bosses and very large capital ships.

    Replayable, Tense

    89%89% of 355 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$29.99

Cheaper than Dune: Spice Wars

Dune: Imperium

Send agents out for spice or hold your cards back to buy power, and outmaneuver rival factions across ten shifting rounds.

94%94% of 3,899 Steam reviews are positive275Players online now: 275$22.99

Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced

Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic.

95%95% of 178 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$9.99

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

Grow a star-spanning civilization in real time, from first colony to titan-led war fleets, alone or with friends.

93%93% of 10,259 Steam reviews are positive321Players online now: 321$19.99

Dust Fleet

Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander.

76%76% of 199 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$19.99

Annihilate The Spance

Annihilate The Spance is a single-player RTS where your shipyards build endlessly and your ships fight on their own.

89%89% of 355 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$29.99

ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

Grow a civilization from a single star system to a galactic power, turn by turn, in a galaxy that never generates the same way twice.

79%79% of 6,632 Steam reviews are positive65Players online now: 65$9.99

Solar Nations 2

Steer a 2092 superpower through nine worlds, fleet building and deep politics, solo or with friends, where a war can end in nuclear fire.

85%85% of 667 Steam reviews are positive46Players online now: 46$19.99

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®

Grow your civilization, negotiate with rivals and pirates, and command huge fleets in battles that reshape the star map.

78%78% of 691 Steam reviews are positive20Players online now: 20$9.99

High Strategy: Urukon

Urukon is an experimental grand strategy game inspired by Euro-style board games. You play as one of 32 factions on a dying alien world.

89%89% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

X4: Foundations

Trade, fight and build your way from a single cockpit to a space empire in a simulated economy that runs whether you join in or not.

79%79% of 25,605 Steam reviews are positive2.2KPlayers online now: 2,238$9.99

Dawn of Andromeda

Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to…

42%42% of 191 Steam reviews are positive$29.99

Pandora: First Contact

Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale.

61%61% of 540 Steam reviews are positive$29.99

Hidden gems like Dune: Spice Wars

Riftborne

Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare.

92%92% of 123 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced

Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic.

95%95% of 178 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$9.99

Annihilate The Spance

Annihilate The Spance is a single-player RTS where your shipyards build endlessly and your ships fight on their own.

89%89% of 355 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$29.99

ZeroSpace

Lead huge armies and orbital strikes in a fast sci-fi war, or join a friend in a co-op campaign that changes every season.

78%78% of 1,357 Steam reviews are positive77Players online now: 77$39.99

ENDLESS Legend™ 2

Guide one of several distinct factions across a living ocean planet, building armies and economies while the tides reshape your route to victory.

82%82% of 3,797 Steam reviews are positive354Players online now: 354$49.99

Solar Nations 2

Steer a 2092 superpower through nine worlds, fleet building and deep politics, solo or with friends, where a war can end in nuclear fire.

85%85% of 667 Steam reviews are positive46Players online now: 46$19.99

Drop Command

Run a sandbox campaign, drop into any battle, and pilot a mech, tank, VTOL or power-armoured soldier through fully destructible battlefields.

80%80% of 155 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$22.99

Dune: Imperium

Send agents out for spice or hold your cards back to buy power, and outmaneuver rival factions across ten shifting rounds.

94%94% of 3,899 Steam reviews are positive275Players online now: 275$22.99

Planet S

Claim procedurally generated planets, raise cities from a single spaceport, and grow your faction into a scientific or military power, alone or…

91%91% of 2,909 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10Free

Terra Invicta

Steer one of seven factions through an alien arrival, from covert politics on Earth to fleet battles across the Solar System.

79%79% of 9,174 Steam reviews are positive573Players online now: 573$39.99

Diplomacy is Not an Option

Build a medieval town, raise armies and survive massive sieges with real-time-with-pause tactics.

85%85% of 11,088 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,467$11.99

Sins of a Solar Empire II

A real-time 4X where tactics and empire-building happen in one mode with no turns.

82%82% of 7,270 Steam reviews are positive719Players online now: 719$49.99

Newest games like Dune: Spice Wars

Drop Command

Run a sandbox campaign, drop into any battle, and pilot a mech, tank, VTOL or power-armoured soldier through fully destructible battlefields.

80%80% of 155 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$22.99

ENDLESS Legend™ 2

Guide one of several distinct factions across a living ocean planet, building armies and economies while the tides reshape your route to victory.

82%82% of 3,797 Steam reviews are positive354Players online now: 354$49.99

Solar Wave

A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire.

73%73% of 83 Steam reviews are positive1Players 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%92% of 89 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$22.99

ZeroSpace

Lead huge armies and orbital strikes in a fast sci-fi war, or join a friend in a co-op campaign that changes every season.

78%78% of 1,357 Steam reviews are positive77Players online now: 77$39.99

Nexus Legacy

Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X.

66%66% of 392 Steam reviews are positive92Players online now: 92Free

Riftborne

Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare.

92%92% of 123 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Terra Invicta

Steer one of seven factions through an alien arrival, from covert politics on Earth to fleet battles across the Solar System.

79%79% of 9,174 Steam reviews are positive573Players online now: 573$39.99

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%79% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Dune: Awakening

Gather, build and fight your way across a hostile open world as you hunt for the Fremen, alone or alongside hundreds of other players. ===

72%72% of 69,290 Steam reviews are positive6.9KPlayers online now: 6,887$49.99

PlanetX

A persistent real-time strategy MMO on one shared planet. Other players will come for your land while you sleep, unless your shield is up.

67%67% of 54 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced

Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic.

95%95% of 178 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$9.99