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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Mims Beginning down to the 4 that fit the “Space” category. Maia, Imagine Earth and Star Wars: Empire at War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Mims Beginning.

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS
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CasualSolo
Year 2016Dev Squatting Penguins

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Within the “Space” category, the closest game to The Mims Beginning is Maia — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Imagine Earth and Star Wars: Empire at War follow close behind.

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The best games with a space setting like The Mims Beginning

4 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Mims Beginning. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Maia
StrategyRTS
SoloSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 44%· 1.1K
Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling

Imagine Earth
StrategyRTS
SoloSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagement3D
Steam👍 82%· 955OC80· 12
Year 2021Dev Serious BrothersPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, puzzle design and turn-based strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

Star Wars: Empire at War
StrategyRTS
SoloSci-FiSpaceMultiplayerTactical
Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2
Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and setting space

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
StrategyRTS
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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