swap_horiz Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition Alternatives

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Civilization VI

Civilization VI is the definitive 4X experience on mobile, bringing the full PC version to tablets and phones. Players l...

Strategy Premium Classic Turn Based

9.2 Excellent

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Voidfall

Voidfall is a grand strategy game set in a sprawling space opera universe. Players control unique factions vying for dom...

Strategy Space Opera Deck Building 4X Game

8.9 Very Good

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Stellaris

Stellaris is the premier space-faring grand strategy game. It allows you to design your own alien species, explore a pro...

Sci Fi Exploration Space Space Exploration

8.4 Very Good

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Pax Pamir: Second Edition

Pax Pamir: Second Edition is a complex political game set in 19th-century Afghanistan. Players represent different facti...

Strategy 19TH Century Area Control Negotiation

8.1 Very Good

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Polytopia

The Battle of Polytopia is a turn-based strategy game that feels like a bite-sized version of Civilization. You explore...

Strategy Turn Based Minimalist Addictive

8.0 Very Good

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Rising Sun

Rising Sun transports players to feudal Japan, where clans battle for the Emperor's favor. The game features a unique ne...

Strategy Conflict Samurai Territory Control

7.6 Good

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These

A modern reimagining of the classic space opera, this series follows the epic struggle between the Galactic Empire and t...

Strategy Modern Space Opera Epic

9.9 Brilliant

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Crusader Kings III

Crusader Kings III is a grand strategy role-playing game where you guide a medieval dynasty through centuries of intrigu...

RPG Strategy Role Playing Simulation

9.6 Brilliant

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Stellaris Command: Frontiers

Stellaris Command: Frontiers elevates the 4X strategy genre to new heights. Players manage an interstellar empire, balan...

Strategy Sci Fi Simulation Space

9.4 Excellent

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The Battle of Polytopia

The Battle of Polytopia is a brilliant, minimalist 4X strategy game that distills the genre down to its most essential e...

Strategy Turn Based Minimalist INDIE

9.4 Excellent

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Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure where players collect colored train cars and claim railway routes conn...

Strategy Family Friendly Family Railway Expansion

9.4 Excellent

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Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' series is a sprawling space opera exploring the fall of a galactic empire and the attempt to...

Space Opera Political Intrigue Political Science Galactic Empire

9.3 Excellent

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Foundation

Foundation is the cornerstone of Asimov's sprawling Foundation series, depicting the fall of a vast Galactic Empire and...

Sci Fi Space Opera Classic Epic

9.2 Excellent

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Voidwalker's Legacy

Anya Volkov's 'Voidwalker's Legacy' is a sprawling space opera following the last descendant of a legendary Voidwalker,...

Space Opera Exploration Political Intrigue Military Sci Fi

9.0 Excellent

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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ann Leckie's 'Ancillary Justice' is a groundbreaking space opera that challenges conventional narrative structures and e...

Space Opera Political Intrigue Artificial Intelligence Military Sci Fi

8.9 Very Good

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Prelude to Foundation

Prelude to Foundation serves as a prequel to the original Foundation trilogy, delving deeper into the origins of Hari Se...

Space Opera Political Intrigue Prequel Galactic Empire

8.5 Very Good

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is the ultimate space opera. Spanning hundreds of years of history, it chronicles the epic...

Strategy Space Opera Classic Epic

8.5 Very Good

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Catan

Catan is a modern classic that revolutionized the board game industry. Players act as settlers on the island of Catan, a...

Strategy Classic Resource Management Family

8.5 Very Good

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Small World

Small World is a lighthearted area-control game where players lead fantasy races to conquer territory on a map that is l...

Strategy Fantasy Area Control Fantasy World

8.5 Very Good

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Dune: Imperium

Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement to capture the political and military tension of the Dune unive...

Strategy Sci Fi Resource Management Competitive

8.4 Very Good