Games Like Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!

Why similar: RTS 20.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Base Building 10.7%, Robots 7.8%, Online Co-Op 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar sense of massive, planetary-scale warfare with a focus on controlling vast armies across multiple fronts.

The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

Why similar: RTS 37.4%, Moddable 13.7% ★, Base Building 11.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for large-scale RTS gameplay, featuring the same emphasis on economy management and massive unit counts.

With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

Why similar: RTS 44.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, Robots 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, physics-based RTS that excels at managing thousands of units on expansive, dynamic maps.

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Base Building 12.9%, PvP 10.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with 4X elements to provide a grand-scale space conquest experience that mirrors the scope of the seed game.

Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

Why similar: RTS 44.7%, Base Building 15%, Strategy 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Robots 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features traditional base-building and distinct factions that provide a polished, sci-fi military RTS experience.

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 53.6%, Base Building 13.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Isometric 5.1%, Military 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern homage to classic 90s RTS games that focuses on base-building and intense military skirmishes.

The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.

Why similar: RTS 40.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Futuristic 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic large-scale RTS games that emphasizes massive production chains and strategic base-building.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 34.7%, Base Building 19.9%, War 10.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Online Co-Op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical combat and base-building with a unique aesthetic, emphasizing unit management in a war-torn environment.

The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.

Why similar: RTS 27%, Base Building 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Building 10.7%, Robots 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that allows you to build your base from an RTS perspective while also participating in combat as a unit.

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Moddable 22.6% ★, Base Building 17%, Strategy 7%, Robots 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the spirit of classic total-war RTS games with a focus on massive unit production and base-building.

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: RTS 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Base Building 12.6%, PvP 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time strategy with deep resource management and base-building in a rich sci-fi setting.

Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Moddable 19.2% ★, Base Building 15.2%, War 9.1%, PvP 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS designed with a focus on accessible yet deep base-building and large-scale multiplayer combat.

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Why similar: RTS 56.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Futuristic 4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly tactical, sci-fi military experience with a focus on terrain and unit positioning on a grand scale.

Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

Why similar: RTS 40.4%, Base Building 18.1%, Military 15.2%, Strategy 10.1%, War 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style military RTS that emphasizes base-building, resource gathering, and modern warfare tactics.

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 35.1%, Base Building 14.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Robots 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A more accessible entry in the series that retains the core focus on massive-scale robotic warfare and base expansion.

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 42.6%, Military 19.1%, Strategy 13.6%, War 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale tactical positioning and managing massive waves of units against overwhelming odds.

Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.

Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Robots 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, PvP 12.8%, War 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on strategic army composition and unit positioning, perfect for players who enjoy the tactical side of large-scale battles.

The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

Why similar: RTS 17.7%, Moddable 17.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Military 11.5%, Online Co-Op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an asymmetric, grand-strategy experience where you must manage a massive war effort against a superior AI opponent.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Why similar: RTS 35.9%, Base Building 20.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Military 8%, War 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined, tactical RTS that focuses on base-building and unit management within a high-tech sci-fi universe.

War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

Why similar: RTS 26%, Base Building 23.4%, Military 12.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Online Co-Op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale RTS that allows for hundreds of units on screen simultaneously during intense multiplayer matches.

Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.

Why similar: RTS 67.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique unit-customization system that allows you to tailor your army to your specific strategic needs.

Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

Why similar: RTS 37.5%, Base Building 16%, Robots 11.9%, Strategy 10.7%, War 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original hybrid RTS/FPS that allows for direct control of your base and units in a sci-fi setting.

An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships. The Spance approaches, a vast and mysterious storm at the edge of humanity. Who shall claim its riches? Brave the perils of the depths in a story-rich singleplayer campaign with numerous distinct factions and bosses.

Why similar: RTS 26%, Base Building 21.4%, Building 10.5%, Military 10.3%, Robots 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A space-themed RTS that emphasizes building and managing fleets in a dynamic, futuristic environment.

The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time

Why similar: RTS 38.5%, Base Building 24.6%, Strategy 11%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential military RTS that excels in base-building, unit variety, and fast-paced combat.

Command one of three unique factions in a post-apocalyptic old-school RTS. Now featuring Patch 0.4.0 -- new mini-campaign and gamemodes."

Why similar: RTS 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, PvP 13.3%, Base Building 13%, Online Co-Op 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that emphasizes base-building and tactical combat in a futuristic, war-torn world.

8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

Why similar: RTS 40.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Base Building 14.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Co-op 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, classic-style RTS that focuses on simplicity and rapid base-building in a military context.

The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.

Why similar: RTS 25%, Base Building 17.6%, War 10.3%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Co-op 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core pillars of RTS gameplay, including base-building, resource management, and unit production.

Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!

Why similar: RTS 27%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Base Building 13.8%, Isometric 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS that incorporates wargame elements and tactical depth, focusing on unit management and battlefield control.

Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.

Why similar: RTS 23.6%, Isometric 13.5%, Base Building 12.9%, PvP 10%, Futuristic 9.4%

Machinefall is a post-apocalyptic real time strategy game set on a fully playable global map. Lead humanity’s last survivors as they build bases, gather resources, and wage massive battles against an overwhelming machine swarm. Progress through technological eras from Stone Age to Atomic Age.

Why similar: RTS 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Base Building 17.6%, Military 12.2%, War 9.4%

Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Base Building 17%, Military 15.8%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op 8%

In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.

Why similar: Moddable 20.5% ★, RTS 18.6%, Base Building 13.6%, Military 12.3%, PvP 9.9%

Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.

Why similar: RTS 25.5%, Base Building 21.1%, Military 14.1%, Strategy 9.1%, War 7.6%

Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project. More than 200 available ships, weapons and modules to design your fleet with. Contains a small campaign, several single and multiplayer game modes and a coop game mode. Also contains Wave defense!

Why similar: RTS 26%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Base Building 16.8%, War 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%

ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.

Why similar: RTS 19%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Military 12.9%, Isometric 11.3%

8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.

Why similar: RTS 30.6%, Military 10.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, PvP 7.6%

Enter the war-torn world of Veá, where sci-fi and fantasy collide in Liquidation, an immersive RTS. Lead your armies and harness powerful abilities in a high-stakes battle for Quenrium, the mysterious substance that holds Veá’s fate.

Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Military 14.4%, PvP 10.2%, War 10.1%

Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.

Why similar: Moddable 18.9% ★, RTS 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Base Building 13%, Military 10.5%

For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

Why similar: RTS 45.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Robots 5.4%

Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.6%, RTS 22.4%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Robots 8.5%, Building 7.9%

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Moddable 23.9% ★, RTS 23.7%, Base Building 17.2%, PvP 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.8%

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

Why similar: RTS 26%, Base Building 23.9%, Moddable 11.8% ★, Building 8.3%, Strategy 6.3%

EXIMIUS is a FPS/RTS hybrid that focuses on squad-based combat. The game features an intense 5v5 multiplayer experience with each team comprising of 4 Squad Officers and one Commander.

Why similar: RTS 18.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Base Building 13.7%, Military 12.1%, Isometric 11.6%

ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

Why similar: RTS 31.8%, PvP 16.4%, Military 13.9%, War 8.6%, Online Co-Op 6.8%

Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

Why similar: RTS 42.1%, Base Building 15.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%, War 8.2%

Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Base Building 16.3%, RTS 16.1%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, PvP 12.1%

Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.

Why similar: RTS 26%, Base Building 21.2%, Building 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.3%, Base Building 25.6%, Isometric 16.3%, Building 14.3%, Strategy 8.5%

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: Base Building 25.7%, RTS 20.9%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Isometric 13.1%, Building 9.9%

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Why similar: RTS 27.4%, Real Time Tactics 21.8%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: RTS 24.1%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Military 13.5%, War 11.1%, PvP 11%

After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.

Why similar: RTS 46.3%, Base Building 35.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Futuristic 1.9%, Sci-fi 1.8%

Era One is an innovative space game that combines elements of real-time strategy, base building, space survival, and tactical battles. Players can create and customize their bases from scratch, construct various types of structures and warships, manage fleets, and engage in tactical space battles.

Why similar: RTS 27.2%, Real Time Tactics 26.7%, Base Building 19%, PvP 12.4%, Strategy 5.9%

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Moddable 17.3% ★, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 7.4%, PvP 7.4%

Five Nations is a real-time sci-fi strategy game for PC platform. Encompassing tactical combat in space in real-time mixed with micromanagement of economy, construction, and production featuring different kind of single player modes.

Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Moddable 25.8% ★, Isometric 11.9%, Base Building 9.8%, Strategy 9.3%