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2013PC45 % positive27.99 €

A real-time space 4X strategy game where you build an empire starting from a single planet. It centers on detailed ship design, diplomacy, research and fleet battles.

Economy and management
Deep systems to master
Sci-fi setting
Tactical depth

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The closest matches for StarDrive are Sins of a Solar Empire, Star Ruler and Star Ruler 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes StarDrive special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sins of a Solar Empire

96 %Match

2008PC

A space strategy game blending real-time fleet battles with 4X economy, expansion and diplomacy. You lead an interstellar empire and command huge fleets across entire star systems.

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Star Ruler

Deep systems to master

A large-scale real-time 4X strategy game set in space, where you design your own ships, command thousands of units and build a galaxy-spanning empire. Extensive mod support and multiplayer add plenty of freedom.

Star Ruler 2

Economy and management

A real-time space 4X strategy game where you manage hundreds of planets, research technologies, play galactic politics and command huge fleets. Its massive scale and empire-management depth define the experience.

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Tactical depth

You build starships module by module, from floor plan to weapons and engines, then take them into real-time battles and campaigns in space. Your design choices directly determine how well your ship performs in combat.

Sins of a Solar Empire II

Economy and management

A real-time space 4X strategy game where you colonize entire star systems and command massive fleets. Alongside warfare, trade, diplomacy and influence play key roles in winning the galaxy.

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.

Distant Worlds: Universe

Economy and management

A vast 4X space strategy game in pausable real time where you build an empire across a whole galaxy. Extensive automation lets you manage enormous realms, and the simulation runs remarkably deep.

Stellaris

Deep systems to master

Paradox's space grand strategy lets you shape a custom alien empire from its first hyperlane jump to galactic dominance, generating emergent stories through anomalies, diplomacy and late-game crises.

Distant Worlds 2

Economy and management

A huge pausable real-time 4X space strategy game where you explore galaxies with thousands of star systems, manage economy and diplomacy, and expand through conquest. Much can be automated, letting you run your interstellar empire your own way.

Imperium Galactica II: Alliances

Economy and management

In Imperium Galactica II: Alliances you grow an empire across the stars, exploring systems, managing resources and commanding fleets in real-time battles. It blends 4X expansion with a storyline built around shifting alliances.

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