Games Like Empire of the Ants

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.6%, Sandbox 17.8%, Resource Management 14.8%, Survival 13.2%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct thematic match, focusing on the complex management and tactical combat of ant colonies.

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: Grand Strategy 20.5%, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, War 11.2%, Tactical 9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X strategy with real-time tactical combat, requiring careful resource management in a harsh world.

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 33.5%, Wargame 15.7%, War 14.7%, Tactical 12.5%, Strategy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing swarms and tactical positioning against overwhelming enemy numbers in a hostile environment.

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: RTS 41.8%, Strategy 17.4%, War 16.7%, Tactical 15.4%, Co-op 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features squad-based tactical combat that captures the intense, close-quarters feel of the seed game.

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

Why similar: RTS 39.7%, War 19.9%, Grand Strategy 14.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Co-op 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes unit positioning, cover, and squad management in a gritty, immersive setting.

Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

Why similar: Wargame 22.2%, RTS 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Co-op 8.4%, PvE 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers high-fidelity tactical combat where terrain and unit placement are critical to success.

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Wargame 13.7%, War 12.3%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that centers on squad management and survival within a dangerous, evolving landscape.

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.8%, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, War 12%, Tactical 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grand-scale strategic experience paired with deep, unit-based tactical battles.

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 72.4%, Strategy 21.2%, Story Rich 3.7%, Co-op 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced RTS featuring animal factions and a unique control scheme that emphasizes direct tactical influence.

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 24.7%, Grand Strategy 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18%, War 12.6%, PvP 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Large-scale RTS gameplay that focuses on macro-management and tactical warfare across multiple fronts.

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 31.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Co-op 11.7%, PvP 11%, PvE 11%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-scale RTS that requires deep tactical management and long-term strategic planning.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9%, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Wargame 13.2%, War 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Deep wargame mechanics that focus on front-line tactical management and attrition.

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, RTS 17.2%, War 11.4%, PvP 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, realistic wargame that demands precise unit positioning and tactical depth.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Resource Management 20.4%, War 16.1%, Tactical 12.4%, PvE 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A base-building RTS focused on defending against massive, overwhelming swarms of enemies.

Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Become a warlord and lead four unique factions to conquer the wild and savage Realm of Ghur in tense and tactical battles.

Why similar: RTS 20.2%, Wargame 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, War 8.2%, Tactical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Tactical RTS gameplay that emphasizes squad-based combat and the strategic use of terrain.

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.7%, RTS 21.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, Resource Management 12%, Survival 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends city-building with realistic, tactical real-time combat that rewards careful unit positioning.

Begin a journey like no other, become the Ant Queen and establish your empire. Ant Queen is a simulation game where you breed different types of ants to ultimately conquer your surroundings and achieve a stable ant colony.

Why similar: Sandbox 39.5%, Strategy 33.6%, Simulation 26.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie simulation that focuses specifically on the life cycle and management of an ant colony.

Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6%, Wargame 19%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, RTS 17.6%, War 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented RTS that captures the feeling of small-scale, toy-sized tactical battles.

Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This is the right game for you! In HW you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.3%, Wargame 17.5%, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, War 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features small-scale tactical warfare that mirrors the insect-eye perspective of the seed game.

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: Wargame 22.6%, RTS 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, War 10.6%, Tactical 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A wargame featuring anthropomorphic animals in a gritty, tactical setting.

Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!

Why similar: Wargame 19.6%, RTS 18%, War 15.6%, Sandbox 11%, PvP 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Physics-based tactical combat that emphasizes environmental interaction and siege strategy.

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 23%, Real Time Tactics 18%, RTS 17.9%, Sandbox 9.2%, War 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy RTS that emphasizes tactical unit placement and swarm management.

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 31.8%, War 24.6%, PvP 13.4%, Co-op 9.1%, PvE 9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that emphasizes responsive unit control and tactical skirmishes.

3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.6%, Wargame 16.2%, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, PvP 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on modern wargame mechanics and unit deployment.

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 19.2%, Wargame 18.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, War 13.5%, PvP 8.6%

American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.8%, Wargame 20.1%, RTS 18.4%, War 12.1%, Tactical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses on unit formations and battlefield strategy.

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 19.2%, Wargame 16.4%, RTS 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, War 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical simulation requiring deep management of units and resources in a hostile environment.

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 19%, Grand Strategy 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Wargame 14.1%, PvP 9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RTS that focuses on map-wide tactical movement and territory control.

You will have to lead the civilization, develop the economy, enhance the technology, stabilize the people and colonize new galaxies; when encountering unknown civilizations, will you hide yourself or communicate with them in a friendly way? In this "dark forest", every decision will be crucial.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22%, Wargame 17%, RTS 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, War 8.3%

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: Grand Strategy 20.4%, Wargame 17.5%, RTS 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, PvP 8.4%

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: Wargame 27%, RTS 24.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Resource Management 10.1%, Third Person 8.8%

Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.

Why similar: Wargame 20.6%, RTS 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, War 11.9%, Co-op 9.1%

Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.6%, Wargame 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, War 9.8%, Strategy 9.4%

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: RTS 29.4%, Resource Management 14.1%, PvP 12.3%, PvE 12.1%, Co-op 10.8%

War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.

Why similar: RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Grand Strategy 12.9%, Wargame 11.7%, War 11.3%

Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.

Why similar: Wargame 19.5%, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, War 8.8%, Realistic 7.7%

Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24%, RTS 17.4%, Wargame 16.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%

Three Kingdoms: Battle of Generals is a multi-player online real-time strategy game based on the Three Kingdoms history which recreates realistic landscapes in the world map. Look out for flank attacks and road blocks from your enemies when you explore the open world and build your city.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5%, Wargame 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, RTS 12.9%, Tactical 7.7%

This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.9%, Wargame 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, RTS 18.1%, Tactical 5.1%

In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?

Why similar: Wargame 25.6%, Grand Strategy 25.6%, RTS 19.5%, Tactical 7.4%, Resource Management 5.9%

Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8%, RTS 14.7%, Wargame 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, War 8.7%

Seize power and build an empire of fuzzy cellular automata monsters! Herd hundreds of mindless subjects to smash your rivals' castles and steal their territory in this RTS inspired by Conway's Game of Life.

Why similar: Wargame 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, RTS 16.7%, War 12.1%, Nature 10.6%

A love letter to old-school browser-based RTS MMOs – with charming nostalgic pixel graphics, a dash of political satire, and tonnes of strategic tension. Build your empire, face off against other players, and take what’s yours in true British imperial style: by dominating the map.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.9%, Wargame 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, RTS 16.4%, PvP 8.8%

Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6%, RTS 21.6%, War 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Sandbox 8%

Experience a game where you live through the cycle of an ant colony. You can dig your own tunnels, organize your colony, customize your army, but you need to survive every wave of attack!

Why similar: Strategy 54.8%, Simulation 45.2%

Collect, raise and breed an army of beetles to rise up and lay claim to the abandoned lot! The game features a complex genetics simulation and real-time tactics missions with a full campaign.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.6%, RTS 24.7%, Nature 19.3%, Resource Management 12.9%, Strategy 7%

"Be Queen Bee" is an action-strategy game where you become the Queen Bee and command your swarm with pheromones. Defeat predators, seize flower fields to escape hunger, evolve your swarm with honey, and strategize in real time to secure victory.

Why similar: Wargame 30%, RTS 27.5%, PvE 13%, Tactical 12%, Nature 11.1%

It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.1%, Wargame 16%, RTS 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Sandbox 8.3%

This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.2%, Wargame 17.2%, RTS 17%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, War 9.8%

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 18.2%, Grand Strategy 17.4%, RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, War 11.2%

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 28.1%, Real Time Tactics 26.3%, PvP 14.6%, War 11.3%, Co-op 8.5%

Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Survival 19.3%, Resource Management 18.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 7.2%

Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!

Why similar: Sandbox 32.7%, Resource Management 28.6%, Exploration 12.2%, 3D 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%

In a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 39%, War 18%, RTS 16.5%, Strategy 8%, Survival 5.9%

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 34.3%, PvP 15.6%, Resource Management 13.6%, War 13%, Co-op 9.3%

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: Grand Strategy 26.5%, Wargame 24.4%, RTS 19.8%, PvP 11%, War 9.2%

This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.2%, Wargame 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, RTS 13.7%, War 11.1%

The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?

Why similar: RTS 30.6%, Real Time Tactics 25.9%, Resource Management 15.7%, PvE 11.9%, Strategy 6.7%