Games like The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
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Galactic Simulator2: Stargate
Galactic Simulator 2: Stargate is a roguelite simulation game inspired by the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter. Pilot your ship, gather resources, build stargates, and discover other civilizations as you explore an ever-evolving galaxy.
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Keng's Little Universe
Civilization was born from a chaotic star system and has been constantly tested in its development, from ancient civilizations to occupying the entire galaxy, which is long and dangerous.
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The Universim
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
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Astronaut: The Best
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
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Space Haven
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
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Suzerain
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
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Space Haven
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
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Suzerain
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Frequently asked about The Fermi Paradox
- Does The Fermi Paradox work on Steam Deck?
- The Fermi Paradox is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does The Fermi Paradox cost?
- The Fermi Paradox is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Fermi Paradox?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Fermi Paradox are Galactic Simulator2: Stargate, Keng's Little Universe, The Universim.
- Who developed The Fermi Paradox?
- The Fermi Paradox was developed by Anomaly Games.
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