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
Games like Star Control III
Loved how story-driven and retro Star Control III can get? These games could fill that gap nicely.
Star Control I and II
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
Also in Co-op · Story-driven, Retro, Funny
82% of 165 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Star Wolves 3: Civil War
Large-scale battles have become a vestige of the past, depleting resources of conflicting parties. Settled space, where welfare and order had reigned, has become a cemetery for dead ships which is flooded with pirates and adventurists.
Story-driven, Retro, Cinematic
84% of 556 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$4.99Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
Experience the award-winning space saga. Travel to hyperspace, discover alien worlds, and meet an eclectic cast of characters. Find out what happened after the Ur-Quan invasion. And if the war still rages, fight for Earth and the Alliance of Free Stars!
Also in Co-op · Story-driven, Retro, Emotional
94% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2FreeGalactic 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.
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77% of 8,340 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 140X3: Terran Conflict
The year is 2938 and Earth has finally met the X Universe, with trade flourishing and tensions rising. Start with one small ship and a handful of credits, then trade, fight, board and build your way to an empire in a living galaxy where every haul, factory and fleet is yours to command.
84% of 2,099 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 63$3.19Starcom: Nexus
Stranded in an unknown galaxy with nothing but a light survey shuttle, you chart star systems, probe strange planets, befriend or battle aliens and rebuild your ship into a battlecruiser. A hand-crafted space mystery about exploring, upgrading and finding your way home.
Story-driven, Retro
90% of 2,310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99The 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.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
68% of 245 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Lead a civilization through a galactic war in this blend of 4X empire building and real-time strategy. Explore a 3D galaxy, forge alliances, bribe pirates, and send hundreds of ships into battle. A slow, sweeping war where every playthrough unfolds differently.
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78% of 691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$9.99The Last Federation
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
72% of 380 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Stellaris
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.
82% of 146,795 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12,817$49.99ENDLESS 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.
83% of 17,339 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 254$39.99Master of Orion 2
A classic 4X strategy game from 1996: colonize a randomly generated galaxy, research 60 technology fields, trade with alien races and build fleets to beat back the Antarans. Easy to learn, hard to put down, and still the game people measure every other space empire builder against.
Retro
96% of 1,679 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 225
Cheaper than Star Control III
O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base
An epic struggle for control!
79% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
X3: Reunion
Fly, trade and fight across open space, then build the factories and fleets that keep earning while you are out there.
73% of 599 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$1.99
Interstellar Pilot 2
The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind.
89% of 157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$0.99
X: Beyond the Frontier
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other…
75% of 298 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$0.99
Darkstar One
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice.
83% of 596 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$1.79
Into the Void
Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles.
46% of 67 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
X2: The Threat
Fly one small ship across a huge open universe, trade, mine and build factories, and grow it into an empire of your own.
83% of 447 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$0.99
Project Freedom
Get your dream job with a company called Project Freedom. Become a space pilot and serve for the corporation.
85% of 183 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Settle cities, guide research and diplomacy, and carry your people from the first village to a modern power across maps that never play out the same…
90% of 5,762 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,003$0.99
Element Space
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity.
54% of 246 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Save the Universe, Please!
Take command of the crew of the ESS Shyp, explore planets, and deal with friendship, betrayal and maybe love! It's up to you to Save the Universe!
88% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Hidden gems like Star Control III
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
Experience the award-winning space saga. Travel to hyperspace, discover alien worlds, and meet an eclectic cast of characters.
94% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
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
Starcom: Unknown Space
An action RPG about drifting through a hundred star systems in a ship you built yourself.
92% of 4,515 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$24.99
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 9,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 573$39.99
The Captain
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies.
92% of 308 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99
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
Between the Stars
Captain an interstellar cruiser across a procedural galaxy, fighting real-time battles and living with the consequences of your choices.
75% of 1,983 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$29.99
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 2,249 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 275$39.99
Starcom: Nexus
Explore hand-crafted star systems, upgrade your stranded shuttle into a warship and unravel the mystery of how to get home.
90% of 2,310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99
The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire…
77% of 959 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$18.99
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
3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
Fly, trade, salvage and sleuth your way through a war-torn galaxy as luckless space pilot John Falcon.
93% of 1,060 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Newest games like Star Control III
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 9,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 573$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
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
Starcom: Unknown Space
An action RPG about drifting through a hundred star systems in a ship you built yourself.
92% of 4,515 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$24.99
Sins of a Solar Empire II
A real-time 4X where tactics and empire-building happen in one mode with no turns.
82% of 7,270 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 848$49.99
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
Between the Stars
Captain an interstellar cruiser across a procedural galaxy, fighting real-time battles and living with the consequences of your choices.
75% of 1,983 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$29.99
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
Experience the award-winning space saga. Travel to hyperspace, discover alien worlds, and meet an eclectic cast of characters.
94% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
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 2,249 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 275$39.99
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
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…
71% of 2,683 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 134$49.99
The Captain
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies.
92% of 308 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99