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games like

Master of Orion

Master of Orion leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Strategy - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10

12 games like Master of Orion

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Sid Meier's Civilization III cover art
Sid Meier's Civilization IIIPure Optimization · 4X strategy

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Frostpunk cover art
FrostpunkPure Optimization · survival city builder

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Scenario events and weather pulses add tension.

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SimCity 4 cover art
SimCity 4Pure Optimization · city builder

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Point-and-click placement; zero reflex requirement

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Banished cover art
BanishedPure Optimization · village survival builder

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - no mechanical layer

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Plague Inc: Evolved cover art
Plague Inc: EvolvedPure Optimization · pandemic strategy

Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - no reflex

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Loop Hero cover art
Loop HeroPure Optimization · deckbuilding autobattler

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Autobattler, almost no inputs.

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Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition cover art
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced EditionPure Optimization · tactical RPG

Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - no real-time physical skill, turn-based

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Fire Emblem cover art
Fire EmblemPure Optimization · tactical RPG

Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - no real-time physical skill, turn-based

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Tropico 4 cover art
Tropico 4Pure Optimization · political city builder

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Decree-clicking requires no dexterity

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Icewind Dale cover art
Icewind DalePure Optimization · party-based CRPG

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Pausable real-time needs little dexterity

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Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright cover art
Fire Emblem Fates: BirthrightPure Optimization · tactical RPG

Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - no real-time physical skill, turn-based

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Surviving Mars cover art
Surviving MarsPure Optimization · colony builder

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - pausable, no reflex

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Game details

Released
2016
Developer
NGD Studios
Platforms
Linux, PC, Mac
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
74/100
IGDB users
67/100
StrategyScience fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)