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Tip of my Joystick - Find games by describing it.
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Sorry it’s not any of those.
Alien legacy was really close graphics wise but it was more of an exploration/trading sim without the turns.
Ah. Hmm. The only other ones I remember that might be in similar vein that might trip a memory are Fragile Alliance, X: Beyond the Frontier, but those aren't really graphically similar. Hardwar, maybe?
If you want space fairing, base building, trade empire creating fun, that is the X universe's entire thing though. If you can't find what you are looking for, maybe X3 or X4 would scratch the itch.
Thanks for the suggestions I’ll look into it!
I’ve been looking for this game for twenty five years now and I’ll probably be disappointed once I find it.
I feel your pain. I had a tune from Robo Warrior (NES) stuck in my head for... I couldn't even tell you how long before it just randomly clicked one day.
X3 is really, really hard to learn. I have heard 4 is better in that regard. If you try either, you should probably start with 4! Also, it's very different, but Escape Velocity Nova is really worthwhile if you like exploration, trading style games. Old af but it holds up imo.
Edit: I spent some time Googling when I saw you said you thought the game had the word Galactic in it. Imperium Galactica?
That’s interesting I’ll have to look into some videos of this in a bit and see if it rings any bells.