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Games like Stellaris

Enjoyed Stellaris? Here are 6 games that play in a similar way – such as Distant Worlds: Universe, Galactic Civilizations III, Sins of a Solar Empire II. Each shows the cheapest key price from the stores we compare.

About Stellaris: Stellaris is a sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. The player explores a procedurally generated galaxy, sending science ships to survey anomalies and construction ships to build stations around newly discovered planets. Journeying among the stars, you meet alien races and unexpected events, set the direction your society develops in, and see alliances form and wars declared. The aim is to forge and expand your own empire.

Updated 10 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · similar games are picked by AI from our catalogue based on game content (play style, setting, co-op) · descriptions based on official publisher information on Steam

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Distant Worlds: Universe

Distant Worlds: Universe is a vast 4X space strategy game played in real time and pausable at any moment, offering turn-based depth with simple, easy controls. Its living galaxies hold other empires, independent alien colonies, traders, pirates and space monsters, and you can explore star systems, asteroid fields, supernovae, galactic storms and black holes. You can play through a storyline, with victory conditions, or in an open-ended sandbox, either as a standard empire or as a pirate faction. Universe is a collector’s edition bundling all previous releases, a new storyline and expanded modding support.

Galactic Civilizations III

Galactic Civilizations III is a large-scale space 4X strategy game: you pick one of dozens of races, such as Human, Drengin or Altarian, and lead it to a golden age. Research technology, design ships, colonize worlds, and use diplomacy, espionage or warfare to make your mark on the galaxy. Victory isn’t linear – pursue military conquest, cultural domination, technological ascension or political alliance. You can face 16 to 100 opponents or other players in multiplayer, and the package includes a story campaign, the Crusade and Retribution expansions and Mega Events content.

Sins of a Solar Empire II

Sins of a Solar Empire II is a real-time 4X strategy game about the battle for galactic dominance: you explore, expand, exploit and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture and influence. There are no turns and no separate battle mode; everything runs in real time, from tactical engagements to empire management. Planets orbit their stars, slowly changing the galaxy’s structure, and you can see its state up to an hour ahead. In War Year 35 you lead one of six factions – among them the human TEC, the alien Vasari and the deviant Advent – as emperor and battle commander.

The Pegasus Expedition

The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game that combines its narrative with classic 4X gameplay. Threatened by a crushing danger on their home world, humans launch expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in hope of finding a refuge for Earth's population. The fleets instead get caught up in an interstellar war they unintentionally started. The player commands one of these fleets, and their task gradually shifts from exploration to governance, conquest and fighting to survive. Managing diplomacy, armies, economy and scientific development is part of the job, and every decision carries consequences.

Star Ruler

Star Ruler is a strategy game in which you command a vast interstellar empire and protect your species from total extinction. The galaxy is procedurally generated and three-dimensional, and you can optionally flatten it. Combat is intricate, and anything from individual ship components to the stars themselves can become a target. Besides researching weapons, engines and shields, you can negotiate with other empires, create and destroy worlds, and play against up to ten opponents online or over LAN.

Stars in Shadow

Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X science fiction strategy game: you explore star systems, settle distant worlds and build an interstellar empire, seeking to unite the galaxy by diplomacy or force. Seven playable factions are drawn from six alien races, each with different research options. Your empire advances through four eras of technology, from terraforming to battle mechs and Dread Stars. Combat takes place in 2D turn-based tactical battles with point defense, interceptors and energy weapons, with multi-ship commands and auto-resolve, all in a comic-book art style.