“Another decade-old game?” I hear you ask. Star Wars: Empire At War (Remake mod) (PC) Original game The claustrophobia of the few rooms of your ship set against a big, randomized, hostile galaxy brings you closer to every member of your crew.Īnd considering that any of them can be lost or saved based on your decisions both in and out of battle, means that you will grow more attached to Steve the engineer than to The Great and Mighty Blorg Empire.ĥ. Its focus on in-ship events and decisions creates a unique experience. Meaning that it's not maneuvering through asteroid belts and the dodging of laser fire that's going to save you from this game's unforgivable fail state, but proper management of your crew.įTL is not only a game every Stellaris player should try, but every sci-fi fan/gamer. Besides the detail in ship management, where FTL stands out is its inside-out perspective.
Jumping into another timeless classic and faster than light speeds, FTL is starship management under a microscope. Looks simplistic, but trust me, it reeeeeeealy isn't. Although, judging by its predecessor, modability won't be an issue. Meaning that there still are issues to iron out and content to be added down the line. From having an almost fully automated economy to choosing tactical settings for every single ship.Īdd the graphical fidelity of a 2022 game and the only reason I am not straight up dropping Stellaris completely to switch to Distant Worlds 2, is that it's a new game. And you will most likely appreciate the incredible level of customizability in terms of micro-managing. Or, more accurately, feels vast thanks to how dense it is, with each barren world or gas giant having its own character and ability to facilitate gameplay.ĭistant Worlds 2 will feel quite familiar to play for any Stellaris aficionados.
While the lack of initial customization in the pre-game empire settings in favor of a more curated experience might seem disappointing at first, Distant Worlds 2 more than makes up for it no more than a few minutes later. On to possibly the most straight-up replacement potentially for Stellaris.
From the intricate, puzzle-like mechanics of ship setup, to the cinematic battles, to great voice-acting, this game represents the best of an era and beyond. The Jupiter Incident is a game that, despite its age, can challenge any of its modern equivalents, thanks to the almost lost art of attention to detail. Mission after mission, you are called to improve your ships and your tactical skills as you take on stronger and stronger enemies to eventually save humanity from a great threat. In the story, you command a handful of capital ships after being mysteriously transported into a distant colony and in the middle of a very hostile environment. Nexus: The Jupiter Incident (like a few other games later down this list) does away with all the base/empire building, opening up space (figuratively and literally) for all the intricacies of ship-to-ship combat to be explored in all their glory in a gorgeous 3D environment. Or, from a few years ago, when the HD remaster was released. "Casually adds a boat-load of adventure into your strategy game" Instead, you are immersed in the experience of every first contact and the creation of every colony, before jumping into the next section of unknown space. Here you are not simply ticking off hyperlane junctions and shifting through simplistic pictures of randomly generated alien species. Which is where Galactic Civilizations IV comes in. A section admittedly lacking compared to other aspects of Stellaris. Playing Galactic Civilizations IV as a Stellaris veteran will feel like you are being denied the complexity of technology and combat and instead slammed into a polished and wonderous version of the early decades of a playthrough.
As for aesthetics, every single species and faction is 3D animated and, colonized space feels truly alive. Gameplay-wise, it has merged some of the best aspects of Stellaris and Civilisation, resulting in a very approachable learning curve (a rare find in the genre). This latest installment brings to the table an exceptional experience of exploring and conquering the galaxy, both visually and mechanically.
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The Galactic Civilizations series has been a staple of space 4X games for a long time. A grandson of a grandad of grand strategy
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