Reccomend me a PC game

[Pbartender]

Nobody mentioned Alpha Centauri?

... I liked it.

Right, it's one of my favorites too, but that's localized colony building on a single planet... Rev's looking, I think, for more of a galaxy-wide multi-star-system empire building game.

 

[Bad Paper]

Sins of a Solar Empire (havn't played this myself, tho).

Seconded, including not having played it. It is getting awesome love all over the web. I really want to play it, but know that I will become hopelessly addicted. Must avoid for my own good.

 

[WhatGravitas]

I'll second this one... Galactic Civilizations 2 meets all the criteria you're looking for, Reveille. It holds a place on my computer desk right next to Sid Meier's Civilization games -- one that I can set aside and keep coming back to.

Another vote for that!

Since you seem to like turn-based strategy, you perhaps have Civ 4 and Beyond the Sword (the expansion) lying around - if yes, you may want to take a look here. There are currently two or three fan-made space adaptions in development. A bit half-baked, if you already have Civ 4 + BTS, it cannot hurt to try'em out, since they are free. But they're not worth buying Civ 4 + BTS for the mods alone (though Civ 4 + BTS + Fall from Heaven-fantasy fan mod are worth it).

Cheers, LT.

 

[ki11erDM]

Sins of a Solar Empire

Wife LOVES this game... its kind of like this but in reverse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbU1EBYh0ZQ

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[Fallen Seraph]

Also, if you want a nice-linear storyline filled with really pretty space combat (like a break from really indepth galaxy conquest) Homeworld 2 cannot be recommended enough. Soooo pretty even with it being a couple years old now.