Games like Space Empires II
Games like Space Empires II include Stellaris, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and Xenonauts. We matched them by the tags players give Space Empires II on Steam (Strategy, Base Building, Exploration, Management, and Turn-Based Strategy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stellaris
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Grand Strategy

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy

Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy

Xenonauts
Shared: Base Building · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy

XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Base Building

The Alters
Shared: Base Building · Management · Strategy

Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

Manor Lords
Shared: Strategy · Base Building · Management

ENDLESS Space™ 2
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy

Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

HUMANKIND™
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

MENACE
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

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

Battle Brothers
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

BattleTech
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

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

XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

Terra Invicta
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy

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

RimWorld
Shared: Base Building · Strategy · Management

Age of Wonders 4
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

STAR WARS Zero Company™
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics