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Posted May 11, 2014
I've been trying to hunt down single-player, space-themed games which have building and/or economy sim as part of primary gameplay. I've also indicated, based on my limited info, the level of presence of fighting/combat in these games.

If anyone can suggest more games like these which don''t have any combat at all, then that would be awesome. But here's the list,

Conquest: Frontier Wars
combat: high

Deadlock games
combat: high

Endless Space
combat: low because easy, and/or none depending on playstyle

Fragile Alliance
combat: medium because it's easy, but can happen a lot

Maia
combat: NONE

Master of Orion 1+2
combat: high

The Last Federation
combat: low because auto-resolve battles

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
combat: high

Smugglers V
combat: high

Space Colony HD
combat: low

Startopia
combat: NONE, depending on playstyle.

edit: please let me know if I should change something up here.
Post edited May 11, 2014 by cmdr_flashheart
Posted May 11, 2014
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation, please do not ignore it.

The soon to be launched The Mandate looks interesting.

The Galactic Civilizations series.

Imperium Galactica

Haegemonia
Post edited May 11, 2014 by wolfsrain
Posted May 11, 2014
Pax Imperia & Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain are two good lesser-known ones, though it's been so long since I played them that I don't remember much about the combat intensity/complexity.

Oh, and the Space Empires games!
Post edited May 11, 2014 by chean
Posted May 11, 2014
Galactic Civilizations 1+2
Combat: I'd say medium. You need a fleet to protect yourself, and there will be combat, but it all takes place on the main map. No specific tactics screen.

Sword of the Stars 1
Combat: High. Pausable real-time 3d with individually targetable ship systems. BUT can be auto-resolved completely within less than a second if desired.
Post edited May 11, 2014 by Psyringe
Posted May 11, 2014
The X-series
Combat: low-high, depending on playstyle

These are not strategy games in the normal sense though, instead you fly around in your spaceship and trade. You can with time get a large fleet of ships that you order around though.

Black Market
Don't know much about this one, but it does seem to fulfill your criteria.
Posted May 11, 2014
Astro Emporia
combat: none

This is a straightforward trader set in space, and doesn't take long to play. I suspect that if I took a few notes on price ranges, I would be a lot more successful! If I remember right, the author is a gogger named Thistler.
Posted May 11, 2014
STARS!
Posted May 11, 2014
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chean: Pax Imperia & Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain are two good lesser-known ones, though it's been so long since I played them that I don't remember much about the combat intensity/complexity.

Oh, and the Space Empires games!
Eminent Domain is an AWESOME game!
One of my top 10 games of all time irrespective of genre.
Combat is about as frequent as MOO, but real time.
Pretty straightforward point & click, the main intricacies are based around the ships / weapons that you build.
Posted May 11, 2014
Imperium Galactica 1 + 2, combat high.
Star Control 1 + 2 + 3, combat high.
Starflight 1 + 2, combat high.
Posted May 11, 2014
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cmdr_flashheart: Startopia
combat: NONE
this parts isnt really true, after all its a sim that lets you attack your rivals on the station with your droids, employees and if they are unlucky enough your turrets to fight over control
Posted May 11, 2014
Cool suggestions, all, I didn't even know of Stars! and Black Market.

Some others I found:

Project Space Station
combat: none

Outpost games
combat: idk
Post edited May 11, 2014 by cmdr_flashheart
Posted May 11, 2014
Spacebase DF-9 is a Sci-Fi Building Simulation, there is some combat in the game but it is not the main focus.

www.spacebasedf9.com/
Post edited May 11, 2014 by stg83
Posted May 11, 2014
Distant Worlds deserves a mention, a 4X space strategy with emphasis on the supply and demand of resources.
Combat: Medium, depends a bit on playstyle/active races but wouldn't be a 4X without eXtermination after all, pausable real-time on the galaxy map.
Posted May 11, 2014
Space Empires 4+5
Combat: high, but optionally automated. SE4 was mainly played as a multiplayer game in which players took their time to enter their turns, and combat was then resolved automatically in the inter-turn phase. Players could "program" their fleets with complex sets of tactics, including conditionals.
Posted May 20, 2014
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Seraphim: Distant Worlds deserves a mention, a 4X space strategy with emphasis on the supply and demand of resources.
Combat: Medium, depends a bit on playstyle/active races but wouldn't be a 4X without eXtermination after all, pausable real-time on the galaxy map.
Distant Worlds seems very interesting, guess I've managed to overlook it due to it having relatively limited distribution. Well, until now:
Distant Worlds: Universe is the entire Distant Worlds series in one package, including the new Universe expansion which greatly improves moddability (make your own governments, research trees, resources, components, events, etc.) a new Ancient Galaxy storyline that also serves as a reference mod and performance and AI improvements.

It will release on May 23rd through our Online Store as well as, for the first time ever, through Steam. As this includes both the new Universe expansion with greatly expanded modding support and the Ancient Galaxy storyline plus all previous releases, it will give new customers and existing customers a unified installation for future support and modding and a great affordable entry point to the series.

The Steam page is now live along with a brand new Trailer Video:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/261470/

Our own product page is here:

http://www.matrixgames.com/products/515/details/Distant.Worlds.-.Universe

The base price of Distant Worlds: Universe will be $59.99 Download / $69.99 Physical. This represents a significant discount over the previous series bundle. The Physical version is only available through our store and includes an updated and full color printed Distant Worlds series game manual.
I would say I hope to see it on GOG too, but seems pretty unlikely with that kind of base price point. :/
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