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
Games like Stellar Reach
Want something that feels replayable the way Stellar Reach does? Start with these games when you are ready.
Stellar Sovereigns
Indie 4X space strategy game with TB empire management and RTS combat set in a 3D star cluster. Build an interstellar empire by colonizing and conquering star systems, develop your colonies establish trade routes and construct fleets from a range of retrofittable capital & escort class vessels.
Replayable
55% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$24.99Star Traders: 4X Empires
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Replayable
61% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Stars 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: 22$24.99Polaris Sector
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
Replayable
70% of 420 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$39.99Terra 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 9,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 573$39.99Interstellar 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: 19$29.99Galactic 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.
Replayable
72% of 2,249 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 284$39.99Star Ruler 2
Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance.
Replayable
81% of 661 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99Solar Wave
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire. Capture systems, develop your economy and logistics, call up hundreds of powerful fleets and watch them incinerate enemies of the Solar Empire.
Replayable
73% of 83 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$17.99Distant 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% of 2,683 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 131$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
A real-time 4X where tactics and empire-building happen in one mode with no turns. You zoom from missile-by-missile fleet fights to managing orbiting planets across a living galaxy, leading one of six factions from the TEC, Vasari, and Advent to victory by war, trade, culture, or diplomacy.
Replayable
82% of 7,270 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 719$49.99After the Empire
Build a galaxy-spanning machine empire! Bend galactic geography to your will to seize hundreds of territories with Fleet, Crypto and Glory. Master your economy with Guilds, Trade Routes and Pilgrimages. Prove your faith, honor your culture, and conquer the Milky Way!
Replayable
76% of 46 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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Star Ruler
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option…
86% of 261 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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
After the Empire
Build a galaxy-spanning machine empire! Bend galactic geography to your will to seize hundreds of territories with Fleet, Crypto and Glory.
76% of 46 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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% of 25,605 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,238$9.99
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% of 6,632 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$9.99
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
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
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 959 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 35$9.99
Battle for Orion 2
Earth has been destroyed. Mankind is fractured. The galaxy is at war. But one hope remains: a new home for mankind.
80% of 59 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Space industrial empire
Click mines and smelters into place, research new tech and grow a single production line into a fleet that conquers planets.
85% of 1,024 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$5.99
Astro Protocol
High-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy distilled into intense matches of about an hour.
94% of 72 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$13.99
Hidden gems like Stellar Reach
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 667 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 46$19.99
Space industrial empire
Click mines and smelters into place, research new tech and grow a single production line into a fleet that conquers planets.
85% of 1,024 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$5.99
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: 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% of 9,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 573$39.99
Stellar Monarch 2
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer.
88% of 127 Steam reviews are positive$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: 719$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
Dust Fleet
Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander.
76% of 199 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99
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: 284$39.99
Shadow Empire
Run a small state on a procedurally generated world, balancing armies, politics and supply as you reconquer a devastated sci-fi planet.
81% of 1,464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 73$19.99
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
Newest games like Stellar Reach
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
Nexus Legacy
Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X.
66% of 392 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 92Free
Astro Protocol
High-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy distilled into intense matches of about an hour.
94% of 72 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$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 9,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 573$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
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 667 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 46$19.99
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: 6$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 7,270 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 719$49.99
Space industrial empire
Click mines and smelters into place, research new tech and grow a single production line into a fleet that conquers planets.
85% of 1,024 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$5.99
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: 10Free
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: 284$39.99