Galactic Civilizations

[Fun-gi]

I couldn't help myself...I went out and bought this game. It reminds me a lot of "Stars" on steroids. I love it. Despite the 2-d graphics, the gameplay is incredibly hard, because the AI is brutal. I'd highly recommend this game.

 

[bladester]

Yeah this game is cool. It has a similar feel to civ with similar concepts to culture and wonders.

Fun-gi, make sure you download and install the stardock utility program. It allows to update the game with patches/new content as they become available and even get the free expansion pack when it comes out.

 

[highstreet]

all that game did was make me wanna play civ again...

 

[Dictatormikhail]

That game is a lot of fun, especially getting to totally design your own units. I feel like the game doesn't quite have the depth you get with SMAC/x so far as gameplay elements. Though the AI seemed challenging to me at first I eventually found that at higher difficulties all it does it just build more, it doesn't really attack much or strategize and it seems kind of stupid from time to time (sending huge war fleets that get distracted and turn around 1 turn away from devastating my worlds even when there's only the two of us and things of that nature).