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Games like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy also play

The closest matches to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy: Twilight Struggle, Nexus 5X, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion, Stellaris, and Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 13)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also 4X and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  1. Rank 04

    Stellaris

    Why this: Also 4X and Space, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • $49.99 (Price checked Oct 13)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  2. Rank 06

    Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

    Why this: Shares faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • $59.99 (Price checked Oct 13)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Twilight Struggle

    Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 87% of 1,396 reviews
  2. 2
    Nexus 5X

    Also 4X and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 92% of 717 reviews
  3. 3
    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    Shares tech tree progression and faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 95% of 7,321 reviews
  4. 4
    Stellaris

    Also 4X and Space, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 87% of 75,169 reviews
  5. 5
    Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy

    Shares tech tree progression with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 58% of 71 reviews
  6. 6
    Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

    Shares faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 85% of 105,864 reviews
  7. 7
    ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition

    Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 79% of 4,276 reviews
  8. 8
    Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced

    Genres: Strategy

    • 95% of 141 reviews
  9. 9
    Shadow Empire

    Genres: RPG, Simulation, Strategy

    • 82% of 1,123 reviews
  10. 10
    Galactic Civilizations III

    Genres: Strategy

    • 78% of 6,580 reviews
  11. 11
    Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator

    Also 4X and Asynchronous Multiplayer, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 90% of 1,365 reviews
  12. 12
    Old World

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, RPG

    • 84% of 3,708 reviews
  13. 13
    Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection

    Genres: Strategy

    • 89% of 517 reviews
  14. 14
    Scythe: Digital Edition

    Genres: Strategy

    • 91% of 2,189 reviews
  15. 15
    Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

    Genres: Strategy

    • 82% of 5,122 reviews
  16. 16
    Eight-Minute Empire

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 74% of 62 reviews
  17. 17
    Stars in Shadow

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 77% of 589 reviews
  18. 18
    The Battle of Polytopia

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual

    • 95% of 3,178 reviews
  19. 19
    Age of Wonders: Planetfall

    Genres: Strategy

    • 80% of 2,768 reviews
  20. 20
    Race for the Galaxy

    Also Board Game and Space, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 92% of 328 reviews
  21. 21
    Wargroove 2

    Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 67% of 251 reviews
  22. 22
    Pandora: First Contact

    Genres: Simulation, Strategy

    • 63% of 420 reviews
  23. 23
    AI War: Fleet Command

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 87% of 854 reviews
  24. 24
    Terraforming Mars

    Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

    • 69% of 3,440 reviews
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Big Daddy's Creations
  • 61% of 85 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Cross device multiplayer works
  • Faithful boardgame adaptation
  • Streamlined setup compared to board version
  • Challenging
  • Epic
  • Stressful

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About Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy

The closest matches to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy: Twilight Struggle, Nexus 5X, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion, Stellaris, and Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Twilight Struggle, Nexus 5X and Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, epic and stressful, and single out its ai turn simulation and combat automation. 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.

About Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy: Eclipse places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. But instead of overcomplex set of rules and overall epicness, it offers more accessible choices, more elegant mechanics and much faster gameplay.

Is Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 61% of 85 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 20 h before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Pros: -Fairly faithful recreation of the game -The board game is good Cons: -Pitifully few options -Online is glitchy as all get out, frequently ending in unfinishable games -No AI in online games -Terrible interface practices Overall…”
34 h played
“So here's the basic summary. The single player version of this works great when you are playing against the AI. The problem starts when you begin online multi-player. The game constantly kicks you out and I have had games on several…”
99 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Twilight Struggle, Nexus 5X, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

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Frequently asked about Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy

Can I run it?

Does Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy are Twilight Struggle, Nexus 5X, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion.

Who developed Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy?

Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy was developed by Big Daddy's Creations.