Games Like Jon Shafer's At the Gates

Jon Shafer's At the Gates

At the Gates is an indie strategy game from Jon Shafer, designer of Civilization 5. You are a dark age lord building a kingdom to replace the crumbling Roman Empire. Manage your clans, explore the landscape around you, harvest its resources, and build a mighty economic and military machine.

★ CIVILIZATION IV: BEYOND THE SWORD ★ MASTER OF ORION 3 ★ MASTER OF ORION 1 ★ SID MEIER'S COLONIZATION (CLASSIC) ★ DEMISE OF NATIONS ★ MILLENNIA ★ IMPERIUMS: GREEK WARS ★ PAX NOVA ★ SWORD OF THE STARS: COMPLETE COLLECTION ★ MASTER OF ORION 2 ★ SID MEIER'S STARSHIPS ★ SPACE TYRANT ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

96% 👍 OF 5.1K
About This Game

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …found Christianity centuries before Jesus, then have a pop star composer invent radio and get nuked by multiple rulers the same turn.
  • …turn the whole game into a fantasy apocalypse, cast spells, and race an Armageddon meter until a demonic invasion hits.
  • …win or lose the entire game to an early global religious vote, where a world council can force peace or hand someone victory.
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Master of Orion 3

53% 👍 OF 191
About This Game

Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.

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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)

96% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Trading Colonies
  • …Turn Crops Into Goods
  • …Train Skilled Colonists
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Demise of Nations

81% 👍 OF 557
About This Game

Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Command Nations Across Eras
  • …Plan Hex-Grid Campaigns
  • …Forge AI Alliances
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Millennia

67% 👍 OF 3.8K
About This Game

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Choose Alternate Ages
  • …Build Production Chains
  • …Specialize Your Regions
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Imperiums: Greek Wars

85% 👍 OF 549
About This Game

Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Lead Greek City-States
  • …Break Enemy Supplies
  • …Spark Spreading Revolts
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Pax Nova

56% 👍 OF 453
About This Game

A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.

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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection

88% 👍 OF 713
About This Game

Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Race-Specific Star Travel
  • …Design Modular Warships
  • …Research a Shifting Tech Tree
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Master of Orion 2

96% 👍 OF 1.8K
About This Game

Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Settle Alien Worlds
  • …Trade for Alien Knowledge
  • …Design Tactical Ships
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Sid Meier's Starships

50% 👍 OF 2.5K
About This Game

Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Customize Starships
  • …Fight Tactical Battles
  • …Complete Planet Missions
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Space Tyrant

84% 👍 OF 616
About This Game

Terrorize the galaxy for fun and profit! Space Tyrant is a surprisingly deep beer & pretzels strategy game set in a darkly humorous future. Build a mighty space force, disintegrate peaceful aliens, and rule irresponsibly on your relentless march to total domination.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Conquer Alien Planets
  • …Play Fleet Battle Cards
  • …Choose Planetary Events