83		StarDrive II (Windows, 2015)
80		Stars! (Windows, 1996)
80		Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 (DOS, 1987)
80		Master of Orion 3 (Windows, 2003)
80		Imperium Galactica (DOS, 1994)
80		Spaceward Ho! (DOS, 1992)
80		Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy (DOS, 1988)
80		Anacreon: Imperial Conquest in the Far Future (Windows, 2004)
80		Space Empires IV (Windows, 2000)
80		Emperor of the Fading Suns (Windows, 1996)
80		Space Empires III (Windows, 1997)
77		Endless Space_2 (Windows, 2017)
74		Master of Orion (Windows, 2016)
70		Worlds at War: Conflict in the Cosmos (DOS, 1991)
63		Galactic Civilizations III (Windows, 2015)
55		Captivus (Windows, 2017)
54		Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (Windows, 2018)
54		Exodus: Proxima Centauri (Windows, 2018)
53		The Viceroy (Windows, 2015)
52		Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (DOS, 1996)
52		Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (Windows, 1996)
51		Endless Space (Windows, 2012)
51		Pandora: First Contact (Windows, 2013)
51		Master of Orion (DOS, 1993)
51		Alien Legacy (DOS, 1994)
50		Star Lords (DOS, 2001)
50		Into the Void (DOS, 1997)
50		Armada 2525 (DOS, 1991)
50		Distant Worlds (Windows, 2010)
50		Legends of Pegasus (Windows, 2012)
50		Space Empires IV Deluxe (Windows, 2005)
50		Great Nations (Windows, 1997)
50		Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation (Windows, 1999)
50		Space Empires V (Windows, 2006)
50		Lost Empire (Windows, 2007)
50		Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain (Windows, 1997)
50		Armada 2526 (Windows, 2009)
50		Invasion (Windows, 2008)
45		Sovereignty: Crown of Kings (Windows, 2017)
43		Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth (Windows, 2014)
43		Sid Meier's Civilization (DOS, 1991)
42		Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (Windows, 2006)
41		Call to Power II (Windows, 2000)
41		Master of Magic (DOS, 1994)
41		Galactic Civilizations (Windows, 2003)
41		Hegemonia: Legions of Iron (Windows, 2002)
40		Master of Magic (Windows, 1997)
40		FreeCol (Windows, 2003)
40		Reach for the Stars (Windows, 2000)

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