4 Turn-Based Strat games like X3: Terran Conflict that you should try

On paper it is what X3: Terran Conflict is — deep RPG systems, a sandbox world and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and resource management. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings procedural generation and tactical combat.

Its point of contact with X3: Terran Conflict is deep RPG systems, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat: tactical combat.

It comes from the same genre as X3: Terran Conflict and shares deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a cartoon aesthetic.

It comes from the same genre as X3: Terran Conflict and shares deep RPG systems, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings tactical combat.