Games like Pax Nova
If Pax Nova is your kind of game, the closest matches are Interstellar Space: Genesis, Horizon and Stars in Shadow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Pax Nova: A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
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Interstellar Space: Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Nova.
Top pick for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Horizon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Nova.
Second-strongest match for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Stars in Shadow
WHY THIS
Shares tech tree progression and an atmospheric mood with Pax Nova.
Third-strongest match for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Nova.
Ranked #4 for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Master of Orion
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Pax Nova.
Ranked #5 for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
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.
Shadow Empire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Pax Nova.
Ranked #6 for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
AI War 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Pax Nova.
Ranked #7 for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
Stellaris
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Pax Nova.
Ranked #8 for Pax Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
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.
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PlanetSide 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Pax Nova.
Reviewers of Pax Nova cross-mention this title as a similar play.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WHY THIS
Shares diplomatic negotiation and a contemplative mood with Pax Nova.
Reviewers of Pax Nova cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Dune: Spice Wars
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Pax Nova.
Reviewers of Pax Nova cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Tiny Civilization
WHY THIS
Shares tech tree progression and a contemplative mood with Pax Nova.
Reviewers of Pax Nova cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
WHY THIS
Shares tech tree progression, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Pax Nova.
Reviewers of Pax Nova cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pax Nova at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Pax Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Pax Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Pax Nova on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Pax Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Pax Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Pax Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pax Nova.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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 Pax Nova.
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 Pax Nova.
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!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
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 Pax Nova.
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.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pax Nova.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Pax Nova.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Frequently asked about Pax Nova
- How much does Pax Nova cost?
- Pax Nova is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Pax Nova?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pax Nova are Interstellar Space: Genesis, Horizon, Stars in Shadow.
- Who developed Pax Nova?
- Pax Nova was developed by Grey Wolf Entertainment and published by Iceberg Interactive.
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