# Games like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy

> The closest matches to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy: Twilight Struggle, Nexus 5X, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion, Stellaris, and Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy. 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. [Twilight Struggle](https://imho.run/games/406290/twilight-struggle) — Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 1,396 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406290/)
2. [Nexus 5X](https://imho.run/games/1983990/nexus-5x) — Also 4X and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 717 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983990/)
3. [Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion](https://imho.run/games/204880/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion) — Shares tech tree progression and faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 7,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/)
4. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also 4X and Space, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
5. [Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/3290350/eclipse-2nd-dawn-for-the-galaxy) — Shares tech tree progression with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 71 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3290350/)
6. [Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI](https://imho.run/games/289070/sid-meier-s-civilization-vi) — Shares faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 105,864 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/)
7. [ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/208140/endless-space-definitive-edition) — Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 4,276 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208140/)
8. [Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced](https://imho.run/games/2799350/emperor-of-the-fading-suns-enhanced) — A frequent pick in Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy players' libraries, and another Strategy. 141 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2799350/)
9. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — A frequent pick in Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
10. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
11. [Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator](https://imho.run/games/2511500/dominions-6-rise-of-the-pantokrator) — Also 4X and Asynchronous Multiplayer, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 1,365 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511500/)
12. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
13. [Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection](https://imho.run/games/42890/sword-of-the-stars-complete-collection) — Shares faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 517 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42890/)
14. [Scythe: Digital Edition](https://imho.run/games/718560/scythe-digital-edition) — Shares faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 2,189 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718560/)
15. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Shares faction politics with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
16. [Eight-Minute Empire](https://imho.run/games/656590/eight-minute-empire) — Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Board Game, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 62 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/656590/)
17. [Stars in Shadow](https://imho.run/games/464880/stars-in-shadow) — Shares tech tree progression with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 589 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464880/)
18. [Age of Wonders: Planetfall](https://imho.run/games/718850/age-of-wonders-planetfall) — Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 2,768 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718850/)
19. [The Battle of Polytopia](https://imho.run/games/874390/the-battle-of-polytopia) — A frequent pick in Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy players' libraries, and another Action. 3,178 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874390/)
20. [Race for the Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/579940/race-for-the-galaxy) — Also Board Game and Space, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 328 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/579940/)
21. [Wargroove 2](https://imho.run/games/1346020/wargroove-2) — Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 251 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346020/)
22. [Pandora: First Contact](https://imho.run/games/287580/pandora-first-contact) — A frequent pick in Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy players' libraries, and another Simulation. 420 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287580/)
23. [AI War: Fleet Command](https://imho.run/games/40400/ai-war-fleet-command) — Also 4X and Space, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 854 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40400/)
24. [Terraforming Mars](https://imho.run/games/800270/terraforming-mars) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy. 3,440 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/800270/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=522030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=522030&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=522030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/522030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy

Eclipse places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. But instead of overcomplex set of rules and overall epicness, it offers more accessible choices, more elegant mechanics and much faster gameplay.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 522030
- **Developer:** Big Daddy's Creations
- **Publisher:** Big Daddy's Creations
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 16, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/522030/eclipse-new-dawn-for-the-galaxy)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=522030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/522030/)
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