The Pegasus Expedition
The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival.
68% of 245 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99
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If Pax Nova left you wanting something replayable, you have options. These games offer a similar pull for your backlog.
Pandora: First Contact
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Replayable
61% of 540 Steam reviews are positive$29.99Dawn 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 the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.
Replayable
42% of 191 Steam reviews are positive$29.99Terra 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
79% of 9,172 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 578$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Lead a young starfaring civilization from its first faster-than-light flight to galactic power. Explore procedurally generated galaxies, colonize worlds, design fleets, out-talk or out-fight rival empires, and win your way: by conquest, culture, diplomacy or prestige. Every run plays out differently, and no two empires feel the same.
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72% of 2,248 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 275$39.99ENDLESS 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.
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82% of 3,792 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 456$49.99Solar Nations 2
Grand strategy in 2092: take the helm of a Solar System Great Power, colonize nine worlds, build space fleets ship by ship, and fight wars that can end in nuclear fire. Deep politics, wild alternate histories, and a whole solar system to conquer, alone or with friends.
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85% of 663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$14.99The Pegasus Expedition
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.
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68% of 245 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99Interstellar 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.
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83% of 720 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 25$29.99ENDLESS 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.
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83% of 17,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 254$39.99Planet 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.
Replayable
91% of 2,909 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5FreeStars 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$24.99Stellaris
Lead a young starfaring civilization and shape it into something that spans the galaxy. You choose its species, ethics and ambitions, explore new systems, meet alien empires and decide if history remembers you as a pioneer or a conqueror.
Replayable
82% of 146,774 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12,817$49.99
Cheaper than Pax Nova
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% of 663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$14.99
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Humanity's last shot: lead an expedition to an alien planet and build a new civilization from scratch.
61% of 14,071 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 432$9.99
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
Star Traders: 4X Empires
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars.
61% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
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
Revival: Recolonization
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and…
69% of 338 Steam reviews are positive$19.49
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% of 6,631 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 72$9.99
Xenia's Ark
Xenia’s Ark is a new turn-based, 4X Sci-Fi Strategy Game developed by Malicious Games that blends Planetary, Star System and Galaxy maps with new…
71% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
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
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Guide a spacefaring civilization through a randomly generated galaxy, designing ships and choosing whether war, culture, diplomacy or technology…
80% of 958 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$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
Hidden gems like Pax Nova
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
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% of 3,792 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 456$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
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% of 663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$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
ZEPHON
A post-apocalyptic 4X where humanity's leftovers fight over a ruined Earth.
83% of 1,908 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 114$39.99
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% of 2,909 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5Free
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
SpaceBourne 2
Fly, fight, mine and trade your way across a procedurally generated galaxy, then run the faction that rules it.
75% of 5,040 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 87$19.99
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
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
Newest games like Pax Nova
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% of 3,792 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 456$49.99
Nexus Legacy
Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X.
66% of 390 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 85Free
Heroes of Science and Fiction
Lead one of five factions through a cut-off star system, turn by turn, and win battles with plans instead of numbers.
89% of 867 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$29.99
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
SpaceBourne 2
Fly, fight, mine and trade your way across a procedurally generated galaxy, then run the faction that rules it.
75% of 5,040 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 87$19.99
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
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
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% of 663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$14.99
ZEPHON
A post-apocalyptic 4X where humanity's leftovers fight over a ruined Earth.
83% of 1,908 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 114$39.99
Lord of Rigel
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics.
68% of 119 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99