We have come across some of the latest and greatest games like civilization and have written it down below so you can have a look. These are different types of similar ones available for you to play and share your knowledge and strategic skill level with many fans like yourself who are also keen on creating and exploring new worlds.
1. Space Empires V:
This is the fifth installment of the famous Space Empires series, but the only difference may be that this version has sensational 3D graphics. You have a choice of vast varieties of different races which you can play as, ranging from the normal Human race (a.k.a The Terrans) to the super intelligent Eee Consortium. Needless to say you whatever race you choose the main aim is to conquer and defeat other races in order to win. This can be achieved by using lethal weaponry and destroy the enemies planets completely. There are other ways in which you can be successful in winning but you will have more fun trying to totally annihilate other rival races, by setting up defenses to defend your own home world and constructing deadly battleships to attack other worlds. So enjoy yourself as you create your own government and research new technology to build better battleships and other components.
2. Galactic Civilization II: Dread Lords:
We included this sequel to the first Galactic Civilization in our games similar to civilization roster as it contains the same major elements of any turn-based strategy gameplay. It consists of only a single player feature but you can play it in two modes namely sandbox or campaign mode on your Microsoft Windows PC. The story involves small primitive races of civilizations which have emerged in middle of two powerful factions The Arnor and the Dread Lords. The Arnor wanted to nurture the growth these new younger races whereas the Dread Lords wanted all of them terminated from the galaxy. This creates a conflict between the two factions and after a huge battle both the factions mysteriously vanish. Now you has to discover the galaxy on your own, where you will have to play as Humanity and fight a lot of battles with various other powers in the galaxy and ultimately the Dread Lords. There are four ways in which you can win battles i.e. either through diplomacy, cultural supremacy, technological superiority or military invasion. You have an option of playing as any of the 10 races made available in the sandbox mode, each having their own specific advantages in a particular field. You can also enjoy building and customizing your own spaceships in 3D form.
3. Endless Space:
This is another famous sci-fi based option for strategy enthusiasts, developed by Amplitude Studios for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. You can play as any of the eight races, it also has a multiplayer option where you can play along with seven others. Each race you choose has their own particular specialty in terms of military units, level of diplomacy, Science knowledge etc. You can also conduct research in order to unlock new ships, upgrade them, improve planet stats and many more modifications which will benefit in the expansion of your empire. One major aspect of the game is collection of resources for the growth of your colony. These are Food, Industry, Dust and Science. Here Dust is the most important resource as it is used as a form of currency and is a rare substance that is the only remnant of a once powerful civilization called the Endless. You achieve victory by attaining the highest Score, Expansion, Scientific discovery, Supremacy, Economic progress or State of Diplomacy.
4. Master of Orion III:
It is the spin-off from Master of Orion II, in this sequel the Antarans race come to brink of extinction due a mishap in their bio-weapons manufacturing procedure called “Harvestor” which wipes out majority of their race. The surviving Antarans are left on just two planets, i.e. their home world Antares and Orion so they decide to form a new Senate. Like most civilization alternatives you have to explore the galaxy and colonize planets which are most suitable for habitation for your race. In order to win, you have to have to defeat your opponents which can be done in three ways namely, obtaining leadership of the Senate, achieving total domination of the galaxy or discovering the five Antaran X’s.
5. Alpha Centauri:
How could we leave out Sid Meiers Epic Alpha Centauri from our collection of games similar to civilization? With an amazing story based on science fiction and improved customization feature of various units, this is just an all-time favorite of every fan of the original civilization series. The story picks up where it left off, showing the journey to Alpha Centauri in the space race era in civilization, the United Nations sends a spaceship named Unity to colonize the Chiron planet. But upon the assassination of the ship’s captain seven leaders rise with different agenda’s for the future of mankind, so they form seven separate factions namely Gaia’s Stepdaughters, Human Hive, Morgan Industries, Lord’s Believers, Peacekeeping forces and University of planet. You can choose to play any one of these factions and pursue to gain victory for your selected faction. There are five ways you can win i.e. attaining dominance by defeating other factions, completing a secret project called Ascent to Transcendence, obtaining most number of votes by majority of the total population, building six Subspace generators for the alien faction or trapping the Global Energy Market. You will definitely be astounded by the awesome sci-fi graphics and real life-like scenario.
Conclusion:
Of course there are many more great picks such as the Total War series which offers you some really great adventure and action for all you hardcore fans of games like civilization, but the five mentioned for you above are no child’s play. This assortment of our top five alternatives give you much more than you would have expected from any strategy-oriented gameplay.