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2003PC

You lead United Earth in a turn-based race for the galaxy's habitable worlds, balancing research, economy and military. Diplomacy and trade matter almost as much as battles.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Economy and management
  • Deep systems to master
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Galactic Civilizations special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

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1999USK 6PCSteam Deck playable90 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Galactic Civilizations: turn-based combat, economy and management as well as complex systems to tinker with.

A classic turn-based 4X game about founding a colony on an alien planet. Ideological factions, a philosophical narrative and fully customizable units set it apart.

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Master of Orion

Sandbox with your own goals

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

Sandbox with your own goals

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.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Turn-based combat

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.

Sword of the Stars

Economy and management

A space 4X strategy game where you expand across the stars with node drive travel, manage your empire on a turn-based strategic map, and fight fleet battles in real time. Distinct races with their own tech paths add variety.

Master of Orion III

Deep systems to master

An extremely complex 4X space strategy game where you guide one of 16 races to galactic dominance through policy, diplomacy, expansion and war. Much can be delegated to the AI, making it deep but notoriously unwieldy.

Nexus 5X

Turn-based combat

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.

Endless Space

Sandbox with your own goals

A turn-based space 4X game where you lead one of several factions to explore star systems, grow an empire, research technology and command fleets. The mystery of the ancient Endless and the substance Dust fuels the race for the galaxy.

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