- #1 HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON
97% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2018
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
HELLFRONT is an intense top-down shooter. Conquer ground, build a base, and command your troops in battle! Play PvP or beat the campaign co-op or solo.
Why similar: Action RTS 17.3% ★, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Aliens 10.8%, RTS 9.5%
- #2 Mayan Death Robots
96% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2015
Dev: Sileni Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Duke it out with massive alien robots during the peak of the Mayan civilization. Nuke, zap, implode, incinerate and destroy your friends in singleplayer or local multiplayer. Win the adoration of your tiny Mayan tribesmen, and keep an eye out for Mayan Gods who will try to crash your party.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 38.1%, Robots 24.6%, Multiplayer 19.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 5.2%
- #3 McDROID
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Elefantopia
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.
Why similar: RTS 21.9%, Base Building 21.6%, Robots 20.3%, Aliens 11.5%, Co-op 7.6%
- #4 8-Bit Invaders!
94% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 24.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Aliens 10.7%, Co-op 9.5%, Strategy 9.4%
- #5 Stellarcraft
93% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
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: Co-op Campaign 19.6% ★, Action RTS 16.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Base Building 9%, RTS 8.9%
- #6 D-Corp
94% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: Frogsong Studios
Windows · Linux
D-Corp is a couch multiplayer game for up to 4 players. Co-operate on tasks such as turret maintenance and harvesting natural resources while being under continuous attack by alien cacti! Whack your friends in the versus mode.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Local Co-Op 14%, Robots 11%, Aliens 11%
- #7 Worbital
92% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Team Jolly Roger
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!
Why similar: Action RTS 22.4% ★, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, RTS 12.4%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #8 Bot Wars
91% matchVery Positive86% of 728 reviews2021
Dev: Frompy GamesPub: Big Play Games
Windows
Bot Wars is an action RTS about managing a squad of kill-bots and their bases as you work to take over all the capture points across the map. Featuring corporate kill bot armies, ranging from a firearms and beverage manufacturer to a lovecraftian burger cult.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.7%, Robots 25.3%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Comedy 12.8%, Strategy 11.1%
- #9 Tooth and Tail
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,111 reviews2017
Dev: Pocketwatch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
Why similar: RTS 40.4%, Strategy 13%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Split Screen 12.5% ★, Local Multiplayer 8.2%
- #10 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
89% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Action RTS 27.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Aliens 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #11 Out of Space
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,905 reviews2020
Dev: Behold Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy co-op online multiplayer game about living on a spaceship with your roommates. You'll need to generate resources, take care of a deadly alien infestation, upgrade your appliances and build your sustainable space home. Living together is never easy, especially when you are in outer space!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.4%, Co-op 23.2%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%
- #12 Bish Bash Bots
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Bish Bash Bots is a unique mix of casual tower defense strategy and all-out brawling action. Team up in couch co-op / online play or go it alone and fight to save the world by building upgradable turrets, unlocking gadgets and bashing bots with giant hammers.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 37.4% ★, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Co-op 15.5%, Online Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #13 Cortex Command
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,051 reviews2012
Dev: Data RealmsPub: Data Realms, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Why similar: Strategy 59.8%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.8%, Split Screen 6.4% ★, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #14 Keep Keepers
86% matchVery Positive88% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 25.4% ★, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Base Building 15.2%, Co-op 12%
- #15 Fortified
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,720 reviews2016
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.
Why similar: Action 59.2%, Co-op 12.8%, Aliens 8.8%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Strategy 5.6%
- #16 SQUIDS FROM SPACE
86% matchVery Positive86% of 238 reviews2017
Dev: Fun Bits
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!
Why similar: Aliens 30.4%, RTS 28.4%, Multiplayer 25.7%, Action 15.5%
- #17 Natural Selection 2
85% matchVery Positive85% of 13,305 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Aliens 16.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #18 Iron Brigade
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,208 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
Why similar: Co-op 41.5%, Strategy 29.9%, Action 15.2%, Comedy 6.8%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #19 Yardlings
84% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Yardlings is a local multiplayer battle arena about vegetables in a garden! Build an adorable army, place yourself strategically on the battlefield, using special abilities, capturing potted plants (outposts) and big seed-shooting flowers while you try to gain control over the yard!
Why similar: Strategy 65.9%, Local Multiplayer 30%, Action 4.1%
- #20 Executive Assault
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 33.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Robots 13.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Co-op 8%
- #21 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
82% matchVery Positive85% of 14,430 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.4 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 21%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Base Building 11.1%, Robots 10%, Online Co-Op 9.2%
- #22 Crustacean Nations
81% matchVery Positive93% of 505 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: Action RTS 42.3% ★, RTS 24.3%, Base Building 22.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #23 Bytebond
80% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: DVD UnicornsPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Mac
Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 29% ★, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Co-op 11.1%, Robots 9.4%
- #24 Mars or Die!
82% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Why similar: Base Building 43.9%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Strategy 19.9%, Action 9.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #25 Grey Goo
81% matchMixed68% of 4,315 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.3%, Aliens 12.6%, Base Building 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Strategy 10.7%
- #26 Dinky Guardians
79% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate everything!
Why similar: Base Building 29.4%, Co-op 26.5%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Comedy 5.7%
- #27 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
77% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 22.8%, RTS 21.1%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Robots 9.9%, Co-op 9.4%
- #28 Multiwinia
79% matchVery Positive82% of 600 reviews2008
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Multiwinia is a fast-paced, retro-inspired RTS that blends arcade action with strategic depth. Command armies of Multiwinians in multiplayer battles across vibrant, nostalgic environments. With simple controls and dynamic gameplay, it offers endless fun and challenge for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.4% ★, RTS 22.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Multiplayer 10%, PvP 8.1%
- #29 Mushroom Wars 2
78% matchMixed62% of 975 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: RTS 49.8%, Multiplayer 22.5%, Strategy 21.9%, Action 5.8%
- #30 Executive Assault 2
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,726 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 23%, Action RTS 16% ★, Base Building 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Robots 8.4%
- #31 Iron Marines
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,831 reviews2019
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!
Why similar: RTS 40.3%, Aliens 19.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Comedy 6.8%
- #32 Freaking Meatbags
77% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2015
Dev: Wild FactorPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.
Why similar: RTS 29.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Robots 18.5%, Base Building 14.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #33 Xeno Command
76% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Action RTS 31.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, RTS 17.8%, Base Building 11.2%, Aliens 9.4%
- #34 Slam Bolt Scrappers
78% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2013
Dev: Fire Hose Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Build and brawl in this fast and frantic mash-up! Race your opponents to build the most powerful towers in Slam Bolt City while defending against deceptively adorable baddies and hugely epic bosses. Create weapons that shoot lasers, drills, missiles, and more to annihilate your adversary.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 31%, Strategy 29.9%, Local Multiplayer 24.8%, Action 14.3%
- #35 X-Morph: Defense
74% matchVery Positive92% of 4,073 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.9%, Aliens 22.6%, Co-op 18.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Strategy 11.6%
- #36 Toy Tactics
71% matchVery Positive93% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Kraken EmpirePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Become a master strategist in this physics-based Real-Time Tactics game! Command minifig-inspired armies and customize strategies with hand-drawn formations. Conquer unique campaigns for all five armies and unleash massive battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Victory awaits!
Why similar: Action RTS 35.8% ★, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Multiplayer 13%, Comedy 12.3%, Strategy 8.4%
- #37 Aplowcalypse
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: Biodrone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Snow Plows vs Aliens: 4 player, local co-op chaos
Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.5%, Local Multiplayer 44%, Action 10.5%
- #38 Tactical Warfare
72% matchMixed67% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mizrab
Windows
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: Co-op Campaign 21.3% ★, RTS 19.3%, Base Building 13.7%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Co-op 9.2%
- #39 Awesomenauts
71% matchVery Positive85% of 26,902 reviews2012
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.3%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Co-op 15%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #40 Planets Under Attack
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,241 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 92.2%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #41 HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,369 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 27.1% ★, Split Screen 24.2% ★, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 12%, Online Co-Op 11%
- #42 GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena
71% matchVery Positive89% of 887 reviews2019
Dev: GFX47
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.
Why similar: Multiplayer 33%, PvP 26.4%, Strategy 24.9%, Robots 11.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #43 BFF or Die
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: ASA Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
BFF or Die is a cozy/crazy couch co-op puzzle-action game for one to four players. As time traveling aliens you’re sent on a risky rescue mission to Earth! Use your gadgets collaboratively to overcome danger and survive as a team.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.6% ★, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.3%, Aliens 11.3%, Co-op 10.6%
- #44 Mushroom Wars
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 571 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: RTS 45.4%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Comedy 7.8%, Action 7%
- #45 Guardians Frontline
70% matchVery Positive82% of 335 reviews2023
Dev: VirtualAgePub: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Guardians Frontline is a sci-fi VR shooter that makes you a soldier and a commander. Fight off enemies and build bases in a single-player and co-op campaign, plus PvP game modes with full cross-play support.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 19%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Robots 14.4%, PvP 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #46 Earth vs Mars
68% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Labs
Windows
Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Aliens 27.4%, Co-op 25.9%, PvP 21.5%, Multiplayer 14%, Strategy 7.9%
- #47 Claws & Chaos
70% matchMixed66% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Parhelion Studio
Windows
Claws & Chaos is an auto-chess-style battler featuring quirky creatures in dire circumstances. Build your team and hone your skills while battling across both story and PvP modes. Will you earn your place on the Ark?
Why similar: PvP 25.3%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Comedy 17.9%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Strategy 13%
- #48 Bopl Battle
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,814 reviews2023
Dev: Johan GrönvallPub: Zapray Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 18.3%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 11.8%
- #49 Alien Hominid Invasion
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,719 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.3%, Online Co-Op 22.4%, Aliens 18.3%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.7%
- #50 Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: Fifth Harbour Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Destroy Humanity with virus outbreaks, asteroid impacts and more as Planet Earth! Or team up with up to five friends as the World Leaders, Industry, Media, Scientists and Public, and try to survive. Impossible dilemmas and choices-matter create countless paths in this strategy party game!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 37.1%, Online Co-Op 23.8%, PvP 17%, Multiplayer 14%, Strategy 8%
- #51 HEROish
69% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
A strategy/action RPG. Smash through enemy ranks with one of six HERO-ish champions. Assemble your troops and equip powerful spells to wage war across three different campaigns. Then climb the PvP ranks in fast-paced 1v1 or 2v2 competitive battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 50.1% ★, PvP 19.1%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Strategy 4.9%, Action 4.2%
- #52 Cannon Brawl
69% matchVery Positive91% of 796 reviews2014
Dev: Theresa DuringerPub: Temple Gates Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cannon Brawl is action RTS and artillery hybrid. Pilot an airship, command powerful weapon emplacements and use the destructible terrain to out think and destroy your enemy! It's a new take on artillery strategy!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 37.9%, RTS 29.4%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Action 3.6%
- #53 Colony Siege
68% matchVery Positive93% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Finifugal Games
Windows
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
Why similar: Strategy 20.6%, RTS 19.4%, Co-op Campaign 17.9% ★, Co-op 11.8%, Online Co-Op 8.7%
- #54 WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
63% matchVery Positive96% of 339 reviews2025
Dev: wootusart Industries
Windows
The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!
Why similar: Base Building 62.2%, Strategy 22%, Action 15.8%
- #55 Tavernacle!
68% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Dama Dama GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 30.8% ★, Co-op 20%, Online Co-Op 17%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Strategy 9%
- #56 Outpost: Infinity Siege
65% matchMixed66% of 13,528 reviews2024
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.
Why similar: Robots 26.2%, RTS 20.5%, Base Building 18.8%, Co-op 14.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #57 Swarm Queen
66% matchVery Positive93% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: Helmi Bastami
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A quick-to-learn but challenging real-time strategy game where you spawn an army of space-bugs that control themselves.
Why similar: RTS 23%, Action RTS 22.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Aliens 16.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%