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2022PC, Steam Deck playable71 % positive48.99 €

A huge pausable real-time 4X space strategy game where you explore galaxies with thousands of star systems, manage economy and diplomacy, and expand through conquest. Much can be automated, letting you run your interstellar empire your own way.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Economy and management
  • Deep systems to master
  • Sci-fi setting
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In short: Games like Distant Worlds 2

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Distant Worlds 2 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Sins of a Solar Empire II

96 %Match

2022PC, Steam Deck playable82 % positive50.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Distant Worlds 2: a sandbox with your own goals, economy and management as well as complex systems to tinker with.

A real-time space 4X strategy game where you colonize entire star systems and command massive fleets. Alongside warfare, trade, diplomacy and influence play key roles in winning the galaxy.

Where to buy

  • Gamesplanet* Best price Steam key 44.09 € 48.99 € −10 % Go to shop
  • Steam PC 50.99 € Go to shop

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Sandbox with your own goals

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Sandbox with your own goals

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