# Games like Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

> The closest matches to Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™: Sid Meier's Civilization® V, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, Galactic Civilizations III, ENDLESS™ Legend, and Age of Wonders: Planetfall. 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® V](https://imho.run/games/8930/sid-meier-s-civilization-v) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 78,108 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/)
2. [Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI](https://imho.run/games/289070/sid-meier-s-civilization-vi) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 105,864 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/)
3. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth players' libraries, and another Strategy. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
4. [ENDLESS™ Legend](https://imho.run/games/289130/endless-legend) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,207 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289130/)
5. [Age of Wonders: Planetfall](https://imho.run/games/718850/age-of-wonders-planetfall) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 2,768 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718850/)
6. [Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword](https://imho.run/games/8800/civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword) — Shares mod support with Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 2,802 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8800/)
7. [ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/208140/endless-space-definitive-edition) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 4,276 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208140/)
8. [Master of Orion](https://imho.run/games/298050/master-of-orion) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 4,703 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298050/)
9. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
10. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
11. [Horizon](https://imho.run/games/236130/horizon) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 258 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236130/)
12. [XCOM: Enemy Unknown](https://imho.run/games/200510/xcom-enemy-unknown) — Also Turn-Based and Aliens, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 24,805 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200510/)
13. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
14. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
15. [The Last Federation](https://imho.run/games/273070/the-last-federation) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 344 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/)
16. [Warlock - Master of the Arcane](https://imho.run/games/203630/warlock-master-of-the-arcane) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 649 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203630/)
17. [Polaris Sector](https://imho.run/games/418250/polaris-sector) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 230 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418250/)
18. [Pax Nova](https://imho.run/games/804850/pax-nova) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth players' libraries, and another Indie. 266 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/804850/)
19. [Pandora: First Contact](https://imho.run/games/287580/pandora-first-contact) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth players' libraries, and another Simulation. 420 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287580/)
20. [Final Theory](https://imho.run/games/894630/final-theory) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 314 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/894630/)
21. [Xenonauts](https://imho.run/games/223830/xenonauts) — Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 2,658 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223830/)
22. [Space Empires IV Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/1610/space-empires-iv-deluxe) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 214 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1610/)
23. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
24. [Stars in Shadow](https://imho.run/games/464880/stars-in-shadow) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. 589 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464880/)

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## About Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game released in 2014 at $9.99 USD. Players lead an expedition sent to colonize an alien planet and build a new civilization in space. The game features a tech web progression system that lets factions diverge significantly, an affinity system that translates ideological choices into tangible gameplay bonuses, and alien biomes and nests that reshape strategic planning. Quest narratives add story-driven elements to the experience. Mod support allows players to overhaul or add new content. Reviewers highlight the atmosphere and describe the gameplay as epic in scope and contemplative in tone, with substantial challenge. The game holds a 58% positive rating from 9,997 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 65980
- **Developer:** Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- **Publisher:** 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 23, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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