Single-player games like Space Empires V
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Space Empires V, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Space Empires IV Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
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Galactic Civilizations III
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
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Distant Worlds: Universe
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.
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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.
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Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
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Interstellar Space: Genesis
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
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X3: Reunion
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
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Space Empires I
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems.
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NOVA
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Conquer the galaxy one world at a time. Nova is a fast, minimalist real-time strategy game of fleets, factions and gravity. Send your forces between planets, portals and stations, outmaneuver seven rival AI factions, and survive black holes and asteroid belts across 12 chapters.
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Galactic Civilizations IV
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
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Space Empires: Starfury
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
In Space Empires: Starfury you are on a wild intergalactic ride through the Space Empires universe. You are an undercover agent for the TCN (Terran Confederation Navy) trying to determine the cause of a recent escalation of pirate attacks in the Neutral territories.
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Space Empires II
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
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Space Empires III
Single-player alternative to Space Empires V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Empires V.
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.