Explore, expand, exploit, exterminate -- Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is a true 4X game. Released in 2012, the game still has a healthy following and mod community, with modders focused on changing the game's lore and maps to reflect Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Halo, Stargate... and more. Overall, Sins is a solid game -- since I bought it ~three weeks ago, I've ...
In Shoppe Keep, an Early Access Steam game, you play as the main merchant in a small medieval town who sells a variety of goods to adventurers. Furnish your store, order and price goods, slaughter shoplifters (I paid good money for that Health Potion!), and craft new items to sell in the store. Since there's no (apparent) way to speed up time, the game is almost zen, as you must wait ...