- #1 Airships: Conquer the Skies
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,626 reviews2018
Dev: David Stark
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.6% ★, Steampunk 17.8% ★, RTS 17.6%, Wargame 13.4%, Building 11%
- #2 Mechabellum
96% matchVery Positive84% of 19,701 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 55.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.1%, Robots 23.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Wargame 15.5%, Tactical 13.2%
- #3 Nuke Them All
96% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indie PapaMikePub: GameEraStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all! This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team, revives the genre's enduring allure.
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Steampunk 16.4% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11%
- #4 ICBM
95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,931 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Destruction 20.9%, Naval Combat 19.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Tactical 8.8%
- #5 Warpips
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,222 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: RTS 37.9%, Tactical 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 10.5%
- #6 From the Depths
94% matchVery Positive89% of 12,853 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Naval Combat 50.4% ★, RTS 26.7%, Building 15.9%, Strategy 7%
- #7 Tempest Rising
93% matchVery Positive87% of 12,034 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 75.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #8 Retro Commander
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 374 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Why similar: Naval Combat 30% ★, RTS 25.8%, Real Time Tactics 22.2%, Wargame 14.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #9 Particle Fleet: Emergence
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,284 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Why similar: RTS 56.4%, Strategy 31.2%, Indie 7%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #10 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
91% matchMixed61% of 8,005 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.1% ★, RTS 16.2%, Wargame 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Building 11.6%
- #11 Rusted Warfare - RTS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,619 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
{{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 66%, Strategy 13.7%, Robots 13%, 2D 4.4%, Indie 1.7%
- #12 HighFleet
89% matchVery Positive88% of 7,447 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.8%, Tactical 21.2%, Building 17.6%, Stylized 13.3%, Strategy 11.3%
- #13 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
88% matchVery Positive94% of 12,916 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Building 47.7%, Strategy 22.9%, 2D 15.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%, Indie 6.3%
- #14 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
89% matchVery Positive84% of 14,720 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 29.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, Robots 16.9%, Destruction 13%, Building 9.7%
- #15 Operation: Polygon Storm
87% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25%, RTS 24.7%, Destruction 17.8%, Wargame 17.3%, Tactical 7.5%
- #16 Carrier Command 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,781 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 35.6%, Real Time Tactics 33.2%, Wargame 20.4%, Strategy 10.8%
- #17 Annihilate The Spance
85% matchVery Positive90% of 366 reviews2025
Dev: Skyglow Softworks
Windows
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 29.2%, Destruction 25.8%, Robots 16.8%, Building 13.1%, Strategy 6.5%
- #18 Mech Armada
84% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.5%, Procedural Generation 25.3%, Tactical 22.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #19 Forged Battalion
86% matchMixed58% of 1,114 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 75.2%, Strategy 20.1%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #20 Crustacean Nations
83% matchVery Positive93% of 529 reviews2022
Dev: Team Beans
Windows
🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation!
Why similar: RTS 33.9%, Destruction 23.8%, Stylized 15%, Strategy 12.1%, Building 8.7%
- #21 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,835 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Why similar: RTS 58.6%, Strategy 31%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #22 HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Tearevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia is a tactical tower defense with roguelike structure. Build your flying fortress, upgrade your ship, and combine powerful boosts. Every battle is unique. Uncover the mystery of the fallen captain.
Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Steampunk 20.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Tactical 10.9%, Building 9.3%
- #23 Oil Rush
84% matchMixed59% of 548 reviews2012
Dev: UNIGINE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy.
Why similar: RTS 59.6%, Strategy 34.1%, Indie 6.3%
- #24 Ratten Reich
82% matchMostly Negative40% of 714 reviews2025
Dev: METALLADLERSTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Real Time Tactics 23.6%, Steampunk 18.6% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Tactical 8.4%
- #25 Beacon of Neyda
79% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Creative Studio
Windows · Linux
In a world where a robot revolution failed, the last humans search for a way to survive and escape. Beacon of Neyda is a side-scrolling action-strategy game where you must survive waves of enemies while creating and upgrading your base as you explore a world in ruins.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Robots 23.9%, Procedural Generation 11%, Building 10.6%, Side Scroller 10.1%
- #26 Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,241 reviews2025
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Wargame 18.2%, Building 17%, Strategy 9.1%
- #27 Machinefall
78% matchVery Positive83% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: by Jan Zizka
Windows
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 30.3%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Wargame 13.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #28 Victory At Sea Pacific
81% matchMixed62% of 651 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.6% ★, RTS 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Wargame 10.6%, Tactical 9.2%
- #29 Kaiju Wars
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 275 reviews2022
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.
Why similar: Tactical 35.9%, Wargame 28.6%, Strategy 18.6%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 4.8%
- #30 All Guns On Deck
80% matchMostly Negative34% of 505 reviews2015
Dev: Decaying Logic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
All Guns On Deck is a naval strategy, real time tactics action rpg with a unique battle system and unforgiving world to conquer.
Why similar: Strategy 60.7%, Casual 23.7%, Indie 15.6%
- #31 Fleet Command
77% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.1% ★, RTS 29.6%, Wargame 22.4%, Strategy 5.9%
- #32 Caribbean Crashers
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,469 reviews2024
Dev: Bloxhill
Windows
Caribbean Crashers is a fast paced pirate strategy game where you control your own ship and fire cannonballs at enemy vessels to secure victory!
Why similar: Strategy 36.9%, 2D 27.4%, Casual 18.3%, Indie 13%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #33 Fleetbreakers
74% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Last KeepPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
From the creators of Halo Wars and Age of Empires, Fleetbreakers is an action RTS roguelite with satisfying fleet combat in bite-sized sessions. Strategic depth meets cataclysmic space battles in an ever-evolving campaign that keeps you coming back for just. One. More. Run.
Why similar: RTS 41.7%, Tactical 18.3%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Building 13.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #34 Ground Breakers
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Robots 40.7%, Strategy 31.5%, Tactical 22.2%, Indie 5.6%
- #35 REDCON
76% matchVery Positive86% of 849 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
Why similar: Strategy 65.4%, 2D 16.8%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #36 Line War
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,183 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Centurion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
Why similar: RTS 38.2%, Real Time Tactics 35.1%, Wargame 15.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #37 MoeArmy vs SuArmy
73% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: KumiLGames
Windows
MoeArmy vs SuArmy is a 2D auto-battle strategy game. Choose the Moe or Su faction, build structures to deploy formations, combine cards, gear, and commander skills to power up your troops, exploit armor counters in automatic combat, and destroy the enemy base to claim victory!
Why similar: RTS 41.4%, Wargame 20.9%, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Strategy 9.8%, 2D 3.9%
- #38 Rocket Bot Royale
74% matchVery Positive86% of 784 reviews2022
Dev: Winterpixel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A frantic online Battle Royale set on destructible, sinking Islands! Fire rockets from your custom robo-tank to eliminate the competition using advanced tactics and powerful weapons.
Why similar: Robots 34.1%, Minimalist 23.8%, Tactical 22.7%, Strategy 13.4%, 2D 5.9%
- #39 RoBoRumble
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 314 reviews2015
Dev: MetropolisPub: TopWare Interactive ACE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build powerful battle robots from components like Chassis, Weapon and Booster. The battle’s starting and you’re right in it – with freely definable camera perspectives, spectacular effects, unlimited zoom and scroll, colored light sources, terrain morphing and 3D sound. Pure action – pure excitement!
Why similar: Strategy 94.8%, Indie 5.2%
- #40 Boat Crew
73% matchVery Positive89% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Tabbing TabbyPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.9% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Tactical 12.5%, Stylized 9.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #41 Echoes of the Architects
72% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Design the perfect units, program their behavior, and unleash them in fully automated battles. Refine your creations throughout the campaign, then outsmart all your opponents online.
Why similar: RTS 32.7%, Real Time Tactics 29%, Tactical 16.8%, Building 11%, Strategy 8.6%
- #42 FATAL ERROR - RTS
72% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Jeffrey Lu
Windows
FATAL ERROR is a real-time strategy game on the digital battlefields of a computer world under attack. With your TAC-AID and advanced programming, you must eliminate all threats to the Mainframe and take the fight to the viruses. Discover an abstract world of limitless potential…and lurking dangers.
Why similar: RTS 39.6%, Robots 18.4%, Building 12.6%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%
- #43 Wartorn
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: RTS 28.4%, Destruction 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #44 The Swashbugglers
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: Asmodeus GamePub: Shuffle Play Games
Windows
A cartoon-style 2D roguelike autochess focused on tactical strategy. Recruit insect "heroes" from the forest to form a team. Develop their skills, equipment, and stone inscriptions through battles to defeat the source of chaos within the time limit.
Why similar: Tactical 27.5%, Procedural Generation 25.6%, Hand-drawn 22%, Strategy 13.2%, 2D 7.2%
- #45 Element
73% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Flightless
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defence units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water.
Why similar: RTS 27.8%, Destruction 20.4%, Wargame 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Building 11.1%
- #46 Byte Lynx
70% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Artful Games
Windows
Byte Lynx is a fast-paced RTS with no units. Build defenses, dismantle your enemy, and steal their buildings in this deeply tactical building combat-based strategy game. Expand your arsenal across a series of diverse levels!
Why similar: RTS 30.5%, Real Time Tactics 22%, Steampunk 17.8% ★, Tactical 13.7%, Strategy 8%
- #47 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive84% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Robots 32.5%, Real Time Tactics 24.8%, Tactical 18.4%, Strategy 11.3%, 2D 4.9%
- #48 Corsairs - Battle of the Caribbean
70% matchMostly Negative34% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Fishing CactusPub: Microids
Windows
Get ready to scour the waves of the Caribbean in search of glory and riches! An immersive strategy game set amidst the world of buccaneering. Navigate tumultuous seas and manage a diverse crew to establish maritime dominance and ensure your fleet's future.
Why similar: Naval Combat 56% ★, RTS 33.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 Galaxy Reavers
71% matchMixed69% of 206 reviews2016
Dev: Good Games
Windows
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
Why similar: RTS 64.7%, Strategy 31%, Indie 4.3%
- #50 Ironclad Tactics
71% matchMixed69% of 626 reviews2013
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!
Why similar: Steampunk 46.1% ★, Robots 17.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Tactical 13.5%, Casual 4.1%
- #51 NavalArt
68% matchVery Positive91% of 2,473 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 59.1% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Building 16.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #52 Rogue Command
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,064 reviews2026
Dev: feneq
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.
Why similar: RTS 37.7%, Tactical 18.9%, Building 17.4%, Stylized 13.8%, Strategy 10%
- #53 Mechanibot
67% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Jon Nielsen
Windows
In this tactical rogue-like auto battler, you'll build your unique team of robots and keep them alive as they fight. Battle through waves of enemies as you travel from planet to planet on a mission to fix the sun. Strategize, protect, survive. A Mechanibot's wrench never rests.
Why similar: Tactical 42.9%, Robots 28.8%, Strategy 19.8%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 1.4%
- #54 Reclaim The Sea
66% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: 1LastGame
Windows
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
Why similar: Steampunk 31.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 28.6%, Procedural Generation 19.8%, Strategy 11.8%, 2D 6%
- #55 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,000 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
Why similar: RTS 32%, Real Time Tactics 30.2%, Robots 18%, Building 11%, Strategy 7.7%
- #56 Victory At Sea
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 579 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval Combat 60.2% ★, RTS 17.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Tactical 10.8%
- #57 Voidship: The Long Journey
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Strategy 31.5%, Destruction 23.8%, Procedural Generation 21.6%, 2D 11.7%, Indie 8.7%
- #58 Buggos
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,436 reviews2022
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!
Why similar: RTS 35.4%, Wargame 20.4%, Building 20.1%, Strategy 13.1%, 2D 5.4%
- #59 Executive Assault
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,460 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 54.5%, Robots 25.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #60 Down with the Ship
62% matchVery Positive93% of 856 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Anchor GamesPub: Proxy Studios
Windows · Mac
Strategic auto battler where you design a heavily-armed spaceship. Draft 200+ items, outfit your hull, and unleash it in async PvP. Blend captains and factions for absurd combos and galactic domination. Roll, buy, place, pray.
Why similar: Strategy 72.1%, 2D 27.9%