Games like Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
If Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition, Galactic Civilizations III and ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless tech tree depth, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition: Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Top pick for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Galactic Civilizations III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Second-strongest match for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #4 for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #5 for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
Galactic Civilizations IV
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #6 for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
Stellaris
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #7 for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
Sorcerer King: Rivals
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Explore a rich fantasy world, go on quests for powerful weapons, and forge a new civilization in Sorcerer King: Rivals. Can you build a civilization to topple the malevolent Sorcerer King and become a god yourself?
Reviewers mention these as similar to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
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Master of Orion
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
X-COM: UFO Defense
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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More from Stardock Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Stardock Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
Galactic Civilizations III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
Sins of a Solar Empire II
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
Galactic Civilizations IV
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
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.
Star Control®: Origins
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Frequently asked about Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
- How much does Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition cost?
- Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition are Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition, Galactic Civilizations III, ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition.
- Who developed Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition?
- Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition was developed by Stardock Entertainment.
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