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1996PCSteam Deck playable9.99 €

A 1996 turn-based space strategy game based on David Drake's The Fleet sci-fi series. You command fleets in tactical battles, though my knowledge of the game is limited.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Tactical depth
  • Deep systems to master

The closest matches for Star General are Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon, Star Tactics and Xenonauts. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Star General special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon

92 %Match

2014PCSteam Deck playable81 % positive−50 % 20.49 € 10.24 €

Brings what grabs you about Star General: turn-based combat, a sci-fi setting and tactical depth.

A hex-based, turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where you command the Steel Legion and Space Marines through 30+ scenarios against the Ork invasion of Armageddon. Classic wargame tactics with army management between missions.

Star Tactics

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactics game about commanding fleets in space battles. Randomized engagements and two campaigns provide a wide variety of tactical situations.

Xenonauts

Deep systems to master

A turn-based tactics and strategy game set in the Cold War, where you run a multinational military force against an alien invasion, command squads on the ground, intercept UFOs and research captured tech. A modern homage to classic X-COM.

Battle for Orion 2

Deep systems to master

You lead what remains of humanity through a galactic war, fighting toward a new home planet in the Orion sector. A sci-fi strategy game with a story about a hidden conspiracy.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Turn-based combat

Turn-based tactical battles against alien invaders where cover, positioning and class abilities decide the outcome. Between missions you manage your base, research and funding, and fallen soldiers are gone for good.

Master of Orion

Deep systems to master

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.

The Last Federation

Deep systems to master

As the last Hydral, you shape the fate of a deeply simulated solar system, trying to unite or destroy the eight other races through diplomacy, manipulation or force. Turn-based tactical space battles complement the grand strategy layer.

Ground Breakers

Turn-based combat

A turn-based strategy game where you command robots in battles on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds. The changing maps keep the tactical fights varied.

Ground Pounders

Turn-based combat

A turn-based strategy wargame in the vein of Panzer General, set in the Sword of the Stars universe. It supports cross-platform play between desktop and mobile devices.

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