23 Games with a sci-fi setting like Stellaris that you should try

What brings it close to Stellaris is tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on an isometric view. What it adds of its own: melee combat.

Genre puts it alongside Stellaris, and so does procedural generation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to resource management. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: base building.

Same family as Stellaris: strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to resource management and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: co-op play and 3D presentation.

On paper it is what Stellaris is — tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is melee combat and fantasy world.

Its point of contact with Stellaris is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in progression — its own ground is base building.

If Stellaris worked for you because of tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where they diverge is setting.

It shares the essentials of what Stellaris does: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. What it adds of its own: co-op play.

Shelved next to Stellaris for good reason: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: ranged combat and a medieval setting.

Genre puts it alongside Stellaris, and so does strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to an isometric view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: melee combat and an anime aesthetic.

It meets Stellaris on historical setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Shelved next to Stellaris for good reason: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and base building.

The genre is the same as Stellaris’s, and with it strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: base building.

It shares the essentials of what Stellaris does: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is adventure storytelling.

It shares the essentials of what Stellaris does: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where they diverge is setting.

If Stellaris worked for you because of tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.