# Games like Sid Meier's Starships

> The closest matches to Sid Meier's Starships: Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™, Stars in Shadow, ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition, Galactic Civilizations III, and Space Empires IV Deluxe. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™](https://imho.run/games/65980/sid-meier-s-civilization-beyond-earth) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 9,997 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65980/)
2. [Stars in Shadow](https://imho.run/games/464880/stars-in-shadow) — Shares turn based combat with Sid Meier's Starships. 589 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464880/)
3. [ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/208140/endless-space-definitive-edition) — Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Starships. 4,276 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208140/)
4. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Starships players' libraries, and another Strategy. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
5. [Space Empires IV Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/1610/space-empires-iv-deluxe) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 214 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1610/)
6. [Sid Meier's Civilization® V](https://imho.run/games/8930/sid-meier-s-civilization-v) — Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Starships. 78,108 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/)
7. [Battlestar Galactica Deadlock](https://imho.run/games/544610/battlestar-galactica-deadlock) — Shares fleet management with Sid Meier's Starships. 2,188 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544610/)
8. [Age of Wonders: Planetfall](https://imho.run/games/718850/age-of-wonders-planetfall) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 2,768 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718850/)
9. [The Last Federation](https://imho.run/games/273070/the-last-federation) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 344 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/)
10. [Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy](https://imho.run/games/337680/star-hammer-the-vanguard-prophecy) — Also Turn-Based Strategy, like Sid Meier's Starships. 109 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337680/)
11. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also 4X and Space, like Sid Meier's Starships. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
12. [Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection](https://imho.run/games/42890/sword-of-the-stars-complete-collection) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 517 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42890/)
13. [Polaris Sector](https://imho.run/games/418250/polaris-sector) — Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Starships. 230 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418250/)
14. [Master of Orion 3](https://imho.run/games/410990/master-of-orion-3) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 134 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410990/)
15. [Armada 2526 Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/229970/armada-2526-gold-edition) — Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Sid Meier's Starships. 69 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/229970/)
16. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Starships players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
17. [AI War: Fleet Command](https://imho.run/games/40400/ai-war-fleet-command) — Also 4X and Space, like Sid Meier's Starships. 854 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40400/)
18. [Distant Worlds: Universe](https://imho.run/games/261470/distant-worlds-universe) — Also 4X and Space, like Sid Meier's Starships. 1,147 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261470/)
19. [Pax Nova](https://imho.run/games/804850/pax-nova) — Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Starships. 266 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/804850/)
20. [Horizon](https://imho.run/games/236130/horizon) — Shares turn based combat with Sid Meier's Starships. 258 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236130/)
21. [XCOM: Enemy Unknown](https://imho.run/games/200510/xcom-enemy-unknown) — Shares turn based combat with Sid Meier's Starships. 24,805 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200510/)
22. [Beyond Sol](https://imho.run/games/348490/beyond-sol) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Starships players' libraries, and another Action. 139 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/348490/)
23. [Ancient Frontier](https://imho.run/games/521790/ancient-frontier) — Shares ship upgrades and resource management with Sid Meier's Starships. 98 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/521790/)
24. [Interstellar Space: Genesis](https://imho.run/games/984680/interstellar-space-genesis) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Starships. 610 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/984680/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Sid Meier's Starships

Sid Meier's Starships is a 2015 turn-based space strategy game from Firaxis Games. Players build and command a fleet across multiple planets, managing resources and upgrading ships while engaging in turn-based combat. Reviewers highlight that the single fleet system and planetary influence mechanics allow players to expand their empire without direct conflict, and that minimal micromanagement makes the experience accessible. Players describe it as contemplative and lighthearted, appreciating that quick relaxing sessions work well for casual play. The game features fleet-management, resource-management, ship-upgrades, and planetary-influence mechanics. Currently priced at $3.74 on Steam, it holds a 54% positive rating from over 1400 reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 282210
- **Developer:** Firaxis Games
- **Publisher:** 2K
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 12, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 64
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

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