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Oxymoron Games · 2026 · Windows, Linux
Steam: 89 % positive of 949 reviews, as of Oct 28
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
24 games that play like Heroes of Science and Fiction and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Stars in Shadow and ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition.
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Plays and looks like Heroes of Science and Fiction
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
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Plays like Heroes of Science and Fiction
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
78 % positive of 4,779
Shared: 4X · PvP · Turn-Based Strategy
Stars in Shadow
76 % positive of 734
Shared: 4X · Turn-Based Combat · Turn-Based Tactics
ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
78 % positive of 6,632
Shared: 4X · Exploration · Turn-Based Strategy
Interstellar Space: Genesis
83 % positive of 718
Shared: 4X · Turn-Based Combat · Exploration
ENDLESS Legend™
83 % positive of 14,430
Shared: 4X · Exploration · RPG
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
79 % positive of 964
Shared: Base-Building · Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Combat
Stellar Tactics
76 % positive of 1,691
Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Exploration
ENDLESS Space™ 2
82 % positive of 17,329
Shared: 4X · RPG · Turn-Based Strategy
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
92 % positive of 40,468
Shared: Base-Building · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics
Master of Orion
76 % positive of 7,351
Shared: 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
Stellaris
85 % positive of 139,715
Shared: 4X · Exploration · Strategy
Into the Breach
93 % positive of 19,146
Shared: Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics
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- MENACE90 % positive of 12,731
- ZEPHON82 % positive of 1,893Shared: 4X · Base-Building · Turn-Based Combat
- Templar Battleforce91 % positive of 932Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Combat · RPG
- StarDrive 254 % positive of 1,933Shared: 4X · Strategy · Sci-fi
- Galactic Civilizations III77 % positive of 8,340Shared: 4X · PvP · Turn-Based Strategy
- Shadow Empire82 % positive of 1,456Shared: 4X · Turn-Based Combat · RPG
- Nexus 5X90 % positive of 890Shared: 4X · Turn-Based Combat · Exploration
- BATTLETECH83 % positive of 23,092Shared: RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
- Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics74 % positive of 359Shared: Tactical RPG · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics
- Space Wars: Interstellar Empires64 % positive of 248Shared: Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy · Early Access
- Horizon58 % positive of 377Shared: 4X · Turn-Based Combat · Exploration
- ZeroSpace77 % positive of 1,322
By look
Looks like Heroes of Science and Fiction
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Dota 2
79 % positive of 2,806,614
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
85 % positive of 20,019
MoteMancer
91 % positive of 250
Songs of Conquest
85 % positive of 12,180
ENDLESS Legend™ 2
82 % positive of 3,724
Zero-K
92 % positive of 4,426
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
95 % positive of 4,130
The Riftbreaker
90 % positive of 22,302
Battle for Wesnoth
94 % positive of 6,050
Children of Morta
87 % positive of 18,515
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
86 % positive of 46,596
Ancient Planet Tower Defense
84 % positive of 878
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- Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation75 % positive of 2,712
- Chaos Reborn74 % positive of 820
- Rise of Legions81 % positive of 1,621
- ZEPHON82 % positive of 1,893
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows94 % positive of 3,678
- ZeroSpace77 % positive of 1,322
- EverSiege: Untold Ages68 % positive of 1,948
- ENDLESS Legend™83 % positive of 14,430
- Dungeons 485 % positive of 2,414
- WAKFU75 % positive of 10,849
- Driftland: The Magic Revival73 % positive of 1,445
- Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™60 % positive of 14,066
At a glance
What games like Heroes of Science and Fiction have in common
- The tags they share most often with Heroes of Science and Fiction: 4X (14 of 24), Turn-Based Combat (10) and RPG (8).
- They came out between 2012 and 2026, none of them after Heroes of Science and Fiction (2026).
- Best rated by Steam players: Into the Breach (93 % positive of 19,146).
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Our review
Heroes of Science and Fiction Review – HoMM in Space with Character
Heroes of Science and Fiction is a loving, well‑crafted take on classic turn‑based heroes gameplay transplanted into an eccentric sci‑fi setting.
Published March 19, 2026
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Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.