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SoloSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 76%· 290
Year 2016Dev Squatting Penguins · Ultimate GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Maia
29 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Maia. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
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SoloSandbox WorldProceduralSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingCraftingManagement
Steam👍 82%· 955OC80· 12
Year 2021Dev Serious BrothersPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox
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SoloSci-FiSpaceMultiplayerTactical
Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2
Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac
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SoloSandbox WorldProceduralSpaceSci-FiManagement
Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42
Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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SoloSci-FiSpaceMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB89· 5
Year 2010Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and setting space
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping deep simulation
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SoloSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingMultiplayer
Steam👍 89%· 3.1KIGDB76· 3
Year 2007Dev Hellbent Games · THQOn PC
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SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiSpaceManagementBase Building
Steam👍 90%· 964RAWG👍 70%· 43IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Mucky Foot Productions · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC
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SoloSci-FiIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Gradiente
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SoloSci-Fi
Steam👍 48%· 529MC43OC72· 66
Year 2014Dev Elder Games · Headup GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC
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SoloSci-FiIsometric
Year 1992Dev Westwood Studios · Virgin Games
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation
#11Plague Inc.
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iRank80
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SoloSci-FiTacticalDarkHorror
IGDB80· 1
Year 2012Dev Ndemic CreationsOn PC · Android · iOS
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and horror setting, while skipping survival mechanics
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SoloSci-FiBase BuildingManagementNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103
Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingCraftingManagement
Steam👍 96%· 112KRAWG👍 77%· 191MC75IGDB84· 1
Year 2018Dev Lo-Fi GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC
#14Sunless Sea
89
iRank83
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SoloProceduralSci-FiNarrativeDark
Steam👍 83%· 9.5KIGDB85· 4OC81· 28
Year 2015Dev Failbetter GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS
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SoloSci-FiMultiplayerTacticalIsometric
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Relic Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation
Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Maia
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Maia, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
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Pikmin 3
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Total Annihilation
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Command & Conquer: Generals
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Command & Conquer
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Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
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Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
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Dune 2000
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
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Empire Earth
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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
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