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Also Board Game and Card Game, like Race for the Galaxy.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2020
Games like Race for the Galaxy
- 18 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Race for the Galaxy also play
The closest matches to Race for the Galaxy: Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars, Dominion, Shards of Infinity, and Through the Ages. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares engine building with Race for the Galaxy.
- $5.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Temple Gates Games
- Price: $7.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 92% of 328 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dlcs add entirely new victory conditions
- Lightning fast 10 15 minute games
- Opportunity cost of every card played is brutal
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Contemplative
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Terraforming Mars
Why this: Shares engine building with Race for the Galaxy.
Dominion
Why this: Also Board Game and Card Game, like Race for the Galaxy.
About Race for the Galaxy
The closest matches to Race for the Galaxy: Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars, Dominion, Shards of Infinity, and Through the Ages. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Race for the Galaxy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars and Dominion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and contemplative, and single out its card sacrifice as cost and engine building. 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 Race for the Galaxy: Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
Is Race for the Galaxy worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 328 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 21 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dlcs add entirely new victory conditions
- Lightning fast 10 15 minute games
- Opportunity cost of every card played is brutal
- Simultaneous action selection keeps everyone engaged
People who play it also play: Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars, Dominion
Frequently asked about Race for the Galaxy
Can I run it?
Does Race for the Galaxy run on Steam Deck?
Race for the Galaxy is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Race for the Galaxy cost?
Race for the Galaxy is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Race for the Galaxy have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Race 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 Race for the Galaxy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Race for the Galaxy are Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars, Dominion.
Who developed Race for the Galaxy?
Race for the Galaxy was developed by Temple Gates Games.