Mac is a GameRant writer, who has been gaming for over 40 years. He mostly plays multiplayer or co-op games, with the same group of friends he has played with online for 25 years. Ever since Spacewar!

Space and sci-fi games are lining up to make 2026 a landmark year, from hardcore 4X strategists to families discovering the cosmos together. I look at 11 titles that, based on current reporting and ...

The far reaches of space are a strong setting for strategy games. From Stellaris and Homeworld 3 through to Endless Legend 2 and Sins of a Solar Empire 2, there are plenty of genre entries that look ...

Space strategy game Galactic Civilizations 4 is ramping up soon with the introduction of its next expansion. First launched in October 2023, the latest entry in the long-running series of interstellar ...

A bustling settlement in "Civilization 7," boasting the Coliseum, one of the game's many architectural Wonders. (Courtesy of Firaxis) Harriet Tubman plots my downfall. I’ve built Egypt from a single ...