Games like Nova Empire

Miss the competitive and replayable pull of Nova Empire? These games are worth a look next.

Nova: Space Armada
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.
Competitive, Replayable
51% of 283 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 97Free
Nexus Legacy
Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X. Grow an economy, design fleets for the job, spy before you strike, and fight alliances for a galaxy that keeps moving while you sleep. Slow-burn strategy with real rivals: every mistake becomes someone else's opening.
Competitive, Replayable
66% of 390 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 85Free
Solaris
Discover a space strategy game filled with conquest, betrayal and subterfuge. Build alliances, make enemies and fight your way to victory and galactic domination. Will you conquer the galaxy?
Competitive, Replayable
81% of 90 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Star Hunter - Infinite Lagrange
In a remote corner of the Milky Way, you, a star hunter, will control a fleet, take on a wide variety of bounty contracts and missions, and venture into the vastness of space. You will hunt for mysterious items for your employers and explore specific targets in uncharted territory.
Competitive, Replayable
56% of 1,094 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 89Free
Galaxy Life
The Starlings are tiny, orange and out for galactic conquest, and they are yours. Build a space colony, fill it with bunkers, traps and energy shields, then raid other players for loot or band together in alliances for full-scale wars. A colorful, funny online strategy game about cute aliens doing decidedly uncute things to each other's bases.
Competitive, Replayable
91% of 8,647 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 300Free
Operation: New Earth
Command a military stronghold on an Earth overrun by aliens, raise an army, chase the alien element Neutronium, and fight other human factions for what is left of the planet. A long-haul multiplayer strategy where alliances, politics and patience matter more than reflexes. Fair warning: spending money speeds things up a lot, and the pace is slow.
Competitive
60% of 849 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 263Free
Second Galaxy
Second Galaxy is an open world sci-fi game that combines RPG and SLG elements. You can navigate hundreds of different space ships, team up with players to form alliances, and engage in intergalactic battles with other players around the world.
Competitive, Replayable
51% of 1,203 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Star Sonata 2
A space sandbox MMO where you pilot your own ship, trade between bases, run colonies and robot freighters, and build an empire that keeps working while you sleep. Team up with hundreds of players on one shared server, and fight your way to the Emperor's Throne.
Competitive, Replayable
66% of 293 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13Free
Galaxy Control: 3D Strategy
Build your base and battle with other players to control the galaxy! Galaxy Control is an ultimate space combat strategy game with fast-paced combats! Gather minerals and extract uranium, defend your base with laser towers, missile turrets, cannons, walls and mines.
Competitive, Replayable
59% of 551 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29Free
Pixel Starships
Pixel Starships puts you in command of a starship you build room by room, in a pixel art galaxy shared with real players. Design the hull, train the crew, write AI rules that run the ship, then take it into PvP tournaments and alliances. It is a deep strategy builder with idle mechanics, and it rewards patience.
Competitive, Replayable
72% of 3,036 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 105Free
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Design starships piece by piece, staff them with crews of individually simulated people, and send them into physics-driven battles where every module can be blown off the hull. Explore a procedurally generated galaxy alone or with friends, test your designs in online PvP, or build without limits in Creative Mode.
Replayable
94% of 12,144 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 588$19.99
SpaceCraft
SpaceCraft is an online galaxy where you mine planets, build your own ships from parts, automate bases and trade with other players. Fly out, scan a system, land, dig something up and turn it into a business. A calm, open-ended space sandbox that rewards patience and works best with friends.
63% of 2,738 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 232$29.99

Hidden gems like Nova Empire

Starminer

Build a mining ship piece by piece, haul in asteroids and manage the heat your greed creates before something out there notices.

$29.99

Space Reign

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements.

$19.99

The Infinite Black 2

Fly up to six ships through a shared universe of trading, treasure hunting and open war with other players.

$6.99

SpaceBourne 2

Fly, fight, mine and trade your way across a procedurally generated galaxy, then run the faction that rules it.

$19.99

Nexus Legacy

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

Free

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Design every deck and turret of a starship, crew it with simulated people, and take it into battles where damage tears your work apart piece by piece.

$19.99

Galaxy Life

The Starlings are tiny, orange and out for galactic conquest, and they are yours.

Free

Dust Fleet

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

$19.99

Stellar Warfare

Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project.

$19.99

Starborne Frontiers

Assemble a fleet of ships, set their formations and let careful planning decide battles across a dark, mysterious frontier.

Free

SpaceCraft

Mine planets, assemble ships from parts and grow a trading empire with friends in an open galaxy.

$29.99

Pixel Starships

Design every room of a pixel starship, set its AI, and test your creation against real players in tournaments.

Free

Newest games like Nova Empire

Starlathe

Run one small ship through a simulated economy of mining, trade and war, then build stations and grow a fleet with friends in co-op.

$11.99

SpaceCraft

Mine planets, assemble ships from parts and grow a trading empire with friends in an open galaxy.

$29.99

Nexus Legacy

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

Free

Starminer

Build a mining ship piece by piece, haul in asteroids and manage the heat your greed creates before something out there notices.

$29.99

Space Reign

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements.

$19.99

SpaceBourne 2

Fly, fight, mine and trade your way across a procedurally generated galaxy, then run the faction that rules it.

$19.99

BattleGroupVR2

BattleGroupVR2 is a virtual reality real-time space strategy where you explore the galaxy and lead a fleet of powerful warships from the bridge of…

$24.99

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.

Free

Starborne Frontiers

Assemble a fleet of ships, set their formations and let careful planning decide battles across a dark, mysterious frontier.

Free

Sins of a Solar Empire II

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

$49.99

Iron Armada

Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space…

Free

Planet S

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

Free