Games like Master of Orion 2

This is a 4X strategy game focused on empire building, galactic conquest, and tactical ship combat. Players manage resources, research technology, and engage in diplomacy to defeat alien threats.

96% positive from 1,664 · 2016 · Steam Deck Unsupported · Lowest ever $1.79 (2018-10-30)

Strategy4X Turn-BasedSpaceSci-fi Classic

Six games like Master of Orion 2

ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

81% positive from 9,586 reviews20122% finish itDeck Playable

This is a 4X space strategy game focused on galactic conquest. Players explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate while managing resources and uncovering ancient secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a smooth, bug-free 4X grand strategy game, a clean alternative to messy titles like Birth of the Federation or Sins of a Solar Empire.

The catchCombat boils down to picking cards and watching a fight whose outcome feels fixed.

Both are tagged 4X, Space and Sci-fi.

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STAR WARS™ Rebellion

90% positive from 1,477 reviews2016Deck Playable

Grand strategy game with real-time galactic conquest. Manage resources, deploy fleets, and conduct missions for either the Empire or Rebellion.

What players likedPlayers praise it as an amazing, one of the best games, hoping for a modern remake despite some outdated mechanics.

The catchThis version crashes during space battles and there is no autosave to fall back on.

Both are tagged 4X, Classic and Sci-fi.

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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

83% positive from 4,187 reviews201715% finish itDeck Playable

This is a 3D tactical space combat game where players command Colonial fleets against Cylons. It features WEGO turn-based combat and fleet building with an original story.

What players likedPlayers praise its fantastic strategy and intense, detailed tactical battles, capturing the Battlestar Galactica universe perfectly.

The catchBattles play out slowly and repeat the same routine, with no way to speed turns up.

Both are tagged Space, Sci-fi and Turn-Based.

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Scythe: Digital Edition

89% positive from 3,801 reviews201839% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a digital board game of 4X strategy with engine building and area control. Players manage asymmetric factions to expand their territory and build powerful mechs.

What players likedPlayers praise "Scythe: Digital Edition" as a great digital version of one of the best designed board games, capturing the original well.

The catchOnline games regularly desync, crash or drop players, and the devs stopped fixing it.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based and Strategy.

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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

92% positive from 3,620 reviews2006Deck Playable

Turn-based strategy game where players build and manage a civilization through history. Core loop involves exploration, expansion, exploitation, and extermination.

What players likedPlayers praise Civ IV as a better version of Civ III, with great gameplay, an iconic soundtrack, and addicting fun.

The catchIt crashes constantly on modern Windows and can corrupt saves so they will not load.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based and Strategy.

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The Battle of Polytopia

95% positive from 3,300 reviews2020Deck Verified

Turn-based civilization-building strategy game. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate to conquer a procedurally generated world.

What players likedPlayers praise "The Battle of Polytopia" as a simplified, fast, and accessible "Civilization"-like 4X strategy game with surprising depth.

The catchA few tribes are badly overpowered, and matches against them feel decided in advance.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based and Strategy.

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More about Master of Orion 2

The catch

An unremastered DOSBox release with fixed resolution and an interface that aged badly.

Reviews: 96% positive from 1,664
Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Unsupported
Price: Lowest ever $1.79 (2018-10-30)
Play: Single-playerMulti-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 96% positive, but with 1,664 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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