Choose Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Choose Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 58% positive across 9,997 reviews.
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ vs Sid Meier's Starships
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ and Sid Meier's Starships both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (2014) is 1 year older than Sid Meier's Starships (2015). Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ scores higher on Steam reviews (58% positive) than Sid Meier's Starships (53.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sid Meier's Starships
Choose Sid Meier's Starships if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,414 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ and Sid Meier's Starships sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ |  Sid Meier's Starships | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 3.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58% positive (9,997 reviews) | 53.6% positive (1,414 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | Firaxis Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (2014) is 1 year older than Sid Meier's Starships (2015).
- Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ scores higher on Steam reviews (58% positive) than Sid Meier's Starships (53.6% positive).
- Sid Meier's Starships is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (3.74 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is Deck Unsupported, Sid Meier's Starships is Deck Playable.
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ vs Sid Meier's Starships — FAQ
- Which is better, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ or Sid Meier's Starships?
- On Steam reviews Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ scores higher (58% positive) than Sid Meier's Starships (53.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ or Sid Meier's Starships first?
- If you want chronology, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (2014) came out before Sid Meier's Starships (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ and Sid Meier's Starships similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Sid Meier's Starships have multiplayer like Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™?
- No. Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Sid Meier's Starships is listed as single-player only.