Choose Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Choose Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. 9,997 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ vs Galaxy Union
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ and Galaxy Union 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 Galaxy Union (2015). Both sit near 58% positive on Steam (Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™: 9,997 reviews, Galaxy Union: 14). 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 Galaxy Union
Choose Galaxy Union if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Galaxy Union launched in 2015.
Both Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ and Galaxy Union sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (58% vs 57.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ |  Galaxy Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58% positive (9,997 reviews) | 57.1% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | cybercritics |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (2014) is 1 year older than Galaxy Union (2015).
- Both sit near 58% positive on Steam (Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™: 9,997 reviews, Galaxy Union: 14).
- Galaxy Union is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Galaxy Union has no Deck rating yet.
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ vs Galaxy Union — FAQ
- Should I play Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ or Galaxy Union first?
- If you want chronology, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (2014) came out before Galaxy Union (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 Galaxy Union 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 Galaxy Union have multiplayer like Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™?
- No. Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Galaxy Union is listed as single-player only.