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Games like Nexus 5X

2024PC, Steam Deck playable90 % positive14.99 €

A turn-based space 4X set in the Stellaris universe, built around short matches of roughly an hour. You lead a faction and its leader against up to five other players in a race for galactic dominance.

Turn-based combat
Competing against other players
Sci-fi setting
Economy and management

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In short: Games like Nexus 5X

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nexus 5X special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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

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Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

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Best match

Master of Orion

92 %Match

2016PEGI 7PC, Steam Deck playable76 % positive20.99 €

A turn-based space 4X game where you explore star systems, expand colonies, research technology and build a galactic empire through diplomacy or war. A reboot of the genre classic with a modern look.

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Sci-fi setting

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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Sci-fi setting

A turn-based 4X strategy game in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you lead Space Marines, Orks, Necrons or the Astra Militarum across a contested planet. Each faction plays very differently, with its own units, heroes and tech tree.

Sword of the Stars

Sci-fi setting

A space 4X strategy game where you expand across the stars with node drive travel, manage your empire on a turn-based strategic map, and fight fleet battles in real time. Distinct races with their own tech paths add variety.

Scythe: Digital Edition

Competing against other players

A digital adaptation of the board game set in an alternate 1920s Europe with giant mechs. You build an engine of resources, claim territory and optimise your actions turn by turn. The focus is on careful planning rather than reflexes, wrapped in a striking painterly art style.