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2015PCSteam Deck playable49 % positive14.99 €

A streamlined space strategy game set in the Civilization universe: you explore planets, research technologies and fight turn-based battles with customizable starships. Campaigns are compact and procedurally generated.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Build variety
  • Tactical depth
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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares

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1996PC96 % positive5.99 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Sid Meier's Starships.

A classic turn-based 4X space strategy game where you explore the galaxy, colonize planets, research technology and fight tactical starship battles against rival races. Deep empire management and custom ship design have made it a cult favourite.

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A turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game where you rebuild a civilization from the ruins of a fallen galactic empire and fight deep tactical battles with customized units and heroes. The factions differ strongly in playstyle and technology.

Scythe: Digital Edition

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A digital adaptation of the board game set in an alternate 1920s Europe with giant mechs. You build an engine of resources, claim territory and optimise your actions turn by turn. The focus is on careful planning rather than reflexes, wrapped in a striking painterly art style.

Master of Orion

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A turn-based space 4X game where you explore star systems, expand colonies, research technology and build a galactic empire through diplomacy or war. A reboot of the genre classic with a modern look.

Master of Orion

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A founding classic of the 4X genre: as an immortal emperor you guide an alien race, explore the galaxy, research technologies and manage planets. Diplomacy, fleet battles and expansion decide who rules the stars.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords

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A turn-based space 4X game where you colonize planets, research technologies, and conquer the galaxy through diplomacy, culture, or force. It is especially praised for its strong AI, which challenges you without cheating.

Nexus 5X

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A turn-based space 4X set in the Stellaris universe, built around short matches of roughly an hour. You lead a faction and its leader against up to five other players in a race for galactic dominance.

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