- #1 Creeper World 4
96% matchVery Positive95% of 4,620 reviews2020
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
Why similar: Wargame 21.8%, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, RTS 17.5%, War 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, tactical wave-based RTS experience where managing territory and unit flow is paramount.
- #2 Mushroom Wars 2
97% 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 68%, Strategy 26.9%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: Features nearly identical base-capturing and unit-flow mechanics in a fast-paced, competitive environment.
- #3 Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
96% matchVery Positive83% of 865 reviews2014
Dev: Hassey Enterprises, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
Why similar: RTS 54%, Strategy 46%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential base-capturing RTS that shares the minimalist, high-speed tactical gameplay of the seed game.
- #4 Iron Marines
95% 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 50.1%, Military 19.2%, Strategy 12.4%, War 11.6%, 2D 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, sci-fi tactical RTS that emphasizes hero units and quick reactions to enemy waves.
- #5 Eufloria HD
94% matchVery Positive89% of 868 reviews2014
Dev: Rudolf Kremers & Alex MayPub: Omni Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Experience the celebrated strategy gameplay of Eufloria HD. Conquer asteroids in space and use their resources to grow floral creatures that do your bidding. Expand your empire and fight against several teams of AI opponents that all vie for the same resources and can offer fierce opposition.
Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, RTS 46.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an atmospheric, minimalist take on base-expansion and tactical unit management across planetary systems.
- #6 R.O.O.T.S
94% matchMixed52% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: reMaginarium
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
R.O.O.T.S is a real-time strategy game that pits the player against colorful yet invasive enemies that must be overtaken before the player themselves is uprooted! Warfare has never been so beautifully unorthodox.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the base-capturing and unit-flow mechanics with a focus on rapid expansion.
- #7 Auralux: Constellations
93% matchVery Positive81% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: Grove Street Games
Windows
Auralux: Constellations is the awaited sequel to Auralux, the critically acclaimed minimalistic Real Time Strategy game. Explore a dozen new gameplay mechanics through each constellation, one new feature at a time. It's Real-Time Strategy, deconstructed.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.6% ★, RTS 30%, Real Time Tactics 27.1%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist RTS focused entirely on capturing nodes and managing unit resources in real-time.
- #8 Swarm Queen
92% 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 24.3%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Difficult 14.7%, Wargame 14.1%, War 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic unit-management game that focuses on wave-based combat and resource allocation.
- #9 REDCON
91% matchVery Positive85% of 807 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 79.3%, 2D 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical base-to-base combat game that requires precise management of weapons and resources under fire.
- #10 Infested Planet
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,014 reviews2014
Dev: Rocket Bear Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: RTS 53.1%, Strategy 23.4%, Top-Down 20.5%, 2D 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that tasks players with overwhelming enemy bases through strategic unit positioning and wave management.
- #11 Tooth and Tail
89% 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 73.7%, Strategy 21.3%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RTS designed for quick sessions, focusing on base management and unit control without the bloat of traditional titles.
- #12 Control Craft 3
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 305 reviews2016
Dev: Cristian ManolachiPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control Craft 3 is a fast paced RTS which brings together quick thinking and clever tactics for some veritable planet conquering action!
Why similar: Trading Card Game 24.4% ★, Metroidvania 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, RTS 12.9%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel, which maintains the core base-capturing gameplay loop while adding new tactical layers.
- #13 Circle Empires
88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,100 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: RTS 67.8%, Strategy 29.6%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced RTS combat with a heavy emphasis on capturing territory and expanding your influence.
- #14 8-Bit Invaders!
89% 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 48%, Military 18.4%, War 17.1%, Strategy 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RTS that emphasizes rapid expansion and large-scale unit movement.
- #15 Carrier Command 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Wargame 19%, RTS 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, War 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical simulation that focuses on managing units and bases across a large map.
- #16 MechDefender - Tower Defense
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 367 reviews2020
Dev: Atomic FabrikPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
MechDefender is an innovative fusion of two gaming genres - seamlessly blending the intense action of a top-down shooter with the strategic depth of tower defense.
Why similar: Trading Card Game 22% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical unit placement with wave defense mechanics in a sci-fi setting.
- #17 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
85% matchVery Positive93% of 13,529 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Wargame 35.8%, Real Time Tactics 25%, RTS 20.9%, War 13.4%, Strategy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical defense game that requires quick thinking to protect islands from waves of invaders.
- #18 Cortex Command
86% 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 82.5%, RTS 6.4%, Difficult 6.2%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-driven tactical combat with base-building and unit deployment in a chaotic sci-fi setting.
- #19 Xeno Command
84% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Wargame 31.9%, Real Time Tactics 27.2%, RTS 23.1%, Top-Down 8.2%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RTS with roguelike elements that focuses on wave-based defense and strategic unit deployment.
- #20 Iron Marines Invasion
84% matchMixed69% of 350 reviews2023
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prepare to take off, soldier! The galaxy needs your strategy! Prove your RTS expertise, explore an entire galaxy and defend it from a threatening invasion.
Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Military 20.6%, Funny 9%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the tactical RTS combat of its predecessor with more complex unit interactions and mission objectives.
- #21 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: RTS 41.2%, War 16.4%, Funny 15.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Top-Down 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A base-building RTS that focuses on rapid expansion and territory control.
- #22 Kingdom Two Crowns
81% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling base management game that focuses on expansion and defending against nightly waves of enemies.
- #23 Anomaly: Warzone Earth
82% matchVery Positive87% of 4,668 reviews2011
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, RTS 36%, Top-Down 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A reverse tower defense game that requires tactical unit routing and path management.
- #24 Recon Control
82% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Military 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, War 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical squad management and mission-based objectives in a strategic, top-down environment.
- #25 Molten Armor
83% matchMixed62% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Brutal Muse
Windows
Molten Armor is an action tower defense game with a non-linear story in sci-fi setting! Command defenses and stop hordes of enemies! Fight on land, sea and in the skies!Decisions taken in the heat of battle will change the course of the war.
Why similar: Wargame 22.7%, RTS 21.8%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Difficult 11.2%, War 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented strategy game that blends tower defense elements with real-time unit control.
- #26 They Are Billions
79% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: RTS 57.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Strategy 16.4%, Difficult 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes wave defense RTS that requires constant base expansion and tactical unit placement.
- #27 Art of War: Red Tides
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,952 reviews2016
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Why similar: RTS 57.6%, War 24.3%, Strategy 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: A lane-based RTS that focuses on unit counters and managing waves of troops to capture the enemy base.
- #28 Nuke Them All
78% matchVery Positive83% 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: Wargame 27.3%, RTS 25%, Real Time Tactics 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Funny 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced RTS that focuses on large-scale tactical destruction and base-to-base warfare.
- #29 Creeper World IXE
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 851 reviews2024
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!
Why similar: Wargame 22.8%, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 20%, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, War 11.3%
- #30 Defense Grid: The Awakening
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,303 reviews2008
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game that shares the tactical focus on pathing and unit placement found in the seed game.
- #31 Beat the Humans
76% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.5%, War 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Difficult 18.1%, Strategy 8.9%
- #32 Armed to the Gears
79% matchMixed63% of 212 reviews2020
Dev: Deonn Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!
Why similar: RTS 41.5%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down 14.8%, Strategy 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that incorporates tower defense mechanics and wave-based combat.
- #33 Rift Riff
73% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.
Why similar: RTS 35%, Real Time Tactics 28.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Strategy 10.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #34 Role of Hex
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Verde
Windows
Role of Hex is a real-time strategy game where you defend your hexagonal base from the dangers of the universe. Gather upgrades and unlock special buildings to survive this hostile land as endless waves of enemies approach. But be quick, time is ticking and the waves are getting bigger.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 34.9%, RTS 27.1%, Military 17.6%, Top-Down 9.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #35 Xenonauts 2
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,657 reviews2023
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Funny 12.1%, Strategy 8.9%
- #36 CD 2: Trap Master
73% matchVery Positive80% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: ACE ENTERTAINMENT
Windows · Mac
Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 79.5%, Strategy 20.5%
- #37 Circle Empires 2
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
CIRCLE EMPIRES returns! Expand your empire, circle by circle, in this fast-paced follow-up to the hit RTS. Gather resources, build armies, and defeat bosses (or your friends) in a world that changes with every game. With unique units and biomes, it's an addictive battle of wits and tactics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31% ★, Real Time Tactics 28.6%, RTS 25.2%, Top-Down 9.1%, Strategy 6.1%
- #38 Battle Simulator: Counter Stickman
74% matchMixed48% of 467 reviews2023
Dev: Yurii NikshychPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The stickmen must strike at the terror enemy stickmen in this Battle Simulator
Why similar: Wargame 21.4%, RTS 20.9%, Real Time Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Military 8.6%
- #39 Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
75% matchMixed70% of 315 reviews2018
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!
Why similar: RTS 50.5%, Strategy 31.4%, Funny 11.2%, 2D 7%
- #40 City Siege: Faction Island
75% matchMixed68% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: Ish GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The ultimate 2D Physics War Game - War just got fun, build your army with tanks, guns, spies, flame tanks and helicopters. Then embark on battles of mass destruction and tactical rescues. Bring peace to faction island by destroying all your enemies!
Why similar: War 34.7%, Shooter 26.6%, Military 24.9%, 2D 8.1%, Strategy 5.7%
- #41 BATTLE PIXELS
76% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: AppyArt Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Battle Pixels is a frantic arcade action, point and click shoot 'em up with a 16 bit retro style.Take control of your tanks and eliminate the enemy's turret defences over 25 randomly generated levels.
Why similar: War 39.3%, Strategy 29.2%, Funny 21.8%, 2D 9.7%
- #42 Cluckmech Oasis
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Shooter 30.3%, Strategy 23.7%, Top-Down 23.2%, Funny 22.9%
- #43 Grit and Valor - 1949
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 318 reviews2025
Dev: Milky Tea StudiosPub: Megabit Publishing
Windows · Mac
A dieselpunk real-time tactics roguelite set in an alt-history World War 2. Grit and Valor – 1949 puts you in command of an elite Mech Squadron. Think fast and battle the Evil Axis forces to liberate Europe. Upgrade your Mechs and Pilots and develop new strategies to neutralise the enemy HQ!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.7%, RTS 27.5%, War 17.8%, Military 17.7%, Strategy 7.2%
- #44 Operation: Polygon Storm
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Wargame 28.6%, Real Time Tactics 22.5%, RTS 21.2%, Military 14%, War 8.4%
- #45 Radiant Defense
73% matchVery Positive83% of 146 reviews2014
Dev: Hexage
Windows
MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!
Why similar: Wargame 30.2%, Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Difficult 22.9%, Strategy 11.7%, 2D 6%
- #46 Age of Steel: Recharge
72% matchMixed76% of 334 reviews2016
Dev: Quaint Emerald
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
"Age of Steel: Recharge" is a 2D strategy with a view from the side. You're taking the role of commander, who was entrusted the management of the military base. Your mission is to defend a base from the waves of enemies at any price.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #47 M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
71% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2017
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Colonize newly-discovered planets, control the resources found there, and defend your colony against other rival factions in real-time or turn-based action.
Why similar: Strategy 33.8%, RTS 29%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Top-Down 14.6%
- #48 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
67% matchVery Positive85% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: Military 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, RTS 18.4%, War 16.4%, Shooter 11.5%
- #49 Caribbean Crashers
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,370 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: Turn-Based Tactics 43.8%, Strategy 32.2%, 2D 24%
- #50 Drone Swarm
71% matchMixed63% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 59.8%, RTS 29.1%, Strategy 7.7%, Top-Down 3.4%
- #51 Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition
70% matchVery Positive90% of 497 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Deceptively simple... amazingly deep. Creeper World 2 thrusts you into the 14th millennium fighting and enemy that flows and oozes through the terrain. Employ advanced weapons,gravity manipulating repulsors, wormhole like rifts, and your own wit against this never yielding enemy.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #52 Air Defender
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: ROTOR3
Windows
Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.
Why similar: Wargame 34%, Real Time Tactics 26.3%, RTS 21.4%, Strategy 7.9%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #53 Planet R-12
71% matchVery Positive84% of 285 reviews2016
Dev: Timushev Vladimir
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Planet R-12" is a 2D tactical shooter. Your squad of persistent soldiers accidently landed on a planet of robots, populated by hostile mechanisms and war machines. Each step on a planet is full of dangers and soldiers really need your skills and abilities.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #54 Planet TD
68% matchMixed62% of 274 reviews2023
Dev: MD GamesPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
6 different types of towers! 4 planets with different characteristics! 25 different enemies. Drones, Tanks, Biorobotic enemies and many different ground and air vehicles! Snowy and Glacial maps, Desert and Arid lands! Prepare to defend the solar system against invaders!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 35.6%, Wargame 30.5%, RTS 26.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #55 Warriors of the Nile 2
65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Stove StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Warriors of the Nile 2 is a fast-paced Roguelite strategy game. This time our Warriors are equipped with a more unique combat style. Freely choose the adventure route, use the skill tablets to strengthen characters, lead your squad to repel the Roman legion.
Why similar: Wargame 33.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, War 13.5%, Strategy 8.5%
- #56 Northend Tower Defense
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 39.1%, Military 25.2%, War 25.1%, Strategy 10.5%
- #57 Element
69% 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 24%, Wargame 21%, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, War 13%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #58 Codex of Victory
69% matchMixed69% of 397 reviews2017
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: AKPublish pty ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!
Why similar: Wargame 42.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 10.6%
- #59 FATAL ERROR - RTS
67% 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 59.3%, Top-Down 18.4%, Strategy 14.6%, 2D 7.7%
- #60 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,788 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 28.9%, Military 20.8%, RTS 18.7%, War 13.7%, Top-Down 11.6%