Games like Ascendance
Games like Ascendance include Stellaris, X4: Foundations, Dyson Sphere Program, STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack, and Anno 2205™. We matched them by the tags players give Ascendance on Steam (Strategy, 4X, Grand Strategy, RTS, and Simulation): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stellaris
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

X4: Foundations
Shared: Simulation · Space · 4X

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Automation

STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Shared: Strategy · RTS · Space

Anno 2205™
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · 4X

Manor Lords
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation

Dune: Spice Wars
Shared: Strategy · RTS · 4X

Europa Universalis IV
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

Terra Invicta
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

Crusader Kings III
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation

Victoria 3
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation

ENDLESS Space™ 2
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Space

Distant Worlds 2
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy

Galactic Civilizations IV
Shared: Grand Strategy · 4X · Strategy

Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Space

Sins of a Solar Empire II
Shared: Strategy · 4X · RTS

Anno 2070™
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · RTS

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Space

Europa Universalis V
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation

Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

Against the Storm
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation

NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation