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Games like Nova Empire
Gamebear Tech · 2022 · Windows
Steam: 53 % positive of 305 reviews, as of Oct 28
Build up a Space Empire and establish control of the Galaxy and the Universe! Nova Empire is a multiplayer space game in which the aim is to build your empire and conquer the galaxy in epic space battles against your rivals with other allies worldwide!
24 games that play like Nova Empire and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Stellaris, X4: Foundations and Nova: Space Armada.
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Best matches
Plays and looks like Nova Empire
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
Stellaris
85 % positive of 139,715
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
Nova: Space Armada
51 % positive of 280
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
VEGA Conflict
58 % positive of 5,036
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
Galactic Civilizations IV
72 % positive of 2,240
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
By gameplay
Plays like Nova Empire
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Stellaris
85 % positive of 139,715
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
X4: Foundations
79 % positive of 25,510
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Space Sim
Nova: Space Armada
51 % positive of 280
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
94 % positive of 12,107
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
ENDLESS Space™ 2
82 % positive of 17,329
Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · 4X
NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
80 % positive of 4,109
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
Galaxy Life
91 % positive of 8,625
Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · PvE
Sins of a Solar Empire II
82 % positive of 7,236
Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · PvE
Star Conflict
71 % positive of 15,302
Shared: Sci-fi · PvE · Space Sim
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
77 % positive of 689
Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · PvE
VEGA Conflict
58 % positive of 5,036
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
Galactic Civilizations IV
72 % positive of 2,240
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
More matches
- Outscape74 % positive of 415Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
- EVE Online73 % positive of 39,761Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
- Galactic Civilizations III77 % positive of 8,340Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · PvE
- Star Ruler 280 % positive of 661Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · 4X
- Elite Dangerous76 % positive of 82,813Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
- BattleGroupVR284 % positive of 219Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · PvE
- Istrolid86 % positive of 2,696Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · Space
- Distant Worlds 270 % positive of 2,672Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · 4X
- Pixel Starships71 % positive of 3,035Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
- Star Ruler85 % positive of 261Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · 4X
- Galaxy Control: 3D Strategy59 % positive of 549Shared: Strategy · Space · Massively Multiplayer
- ERA ONE87 % positive of 1,611Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Sci-fi
By look
Looks like Nova Empire
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Stellaris
85 % positive of 139,715
Interstellar Space: Genesis
83 % positive of 718
Hades' Star
72 % positive of 2,696
Star Traders: Frontiers
82 % positive of 3,686
Outscape
74 % positive of 415
VEGA Conflict
58 % positive of 5,036
Star Ruler 2
80 % positive of 661
Space Run
84 % positive of 1,773
Galactic Civilizations IV
72 % positive of 2,240
Stars in Shadow
76 % positive of 734
Second Galaxy
51 % positive of 1,201
Galactic Civilizations III
77 % positive of 8,340
More matches
- Space Choice: Data Analyzer90 % positive of 174
- Nova: Space Armada51 % positive of 280
- Slipways91 % positive of 2,246
- IXION76 % positive of 15,437
- Nexus 5X90 % positive of 890
- The Infinite Black 287 % positive of 202
- Starcom: Nexus90 % positive of 2,284
- Star Valor87 % positive of 3,307
- Dust Fleet75 % positive of 198
- Starcom: Unknown Space91 % positive of 4,497
- Polaris Sector70 % positive of 420
- Final Theory78 % positive of 389
At a glance
What games like Nova Empire have in common
- The tags they share most often with Nova Empire: Strategy (23 of 24), Sci-fi (22) and Exploration (12).
- They came out between 2010 and 2025, 6 of them after Nova Empire (2022).
- Best rated by Steam players: Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander (94 % positive of 12,107).
How these matches work
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.