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 39.1% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Resource Management 15.7%, Survival 12.8%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most similar experience, focusing entirely on the management and tactical combat of ant colonies.

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 33.7%, Wargame 15.5%, War 14.6%, Tactical 12.4%, Strategy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intensity of swarm-based combat and tactical positioning against insectoid threats.

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 20.4% ★, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, War 11.1%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time strategy with grand strategy elements and resource management in a harsh, unforgiving environment.

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 18.2% ★, Wargame 17.4%, RTS 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, War 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features small-scale tactical combat that mimics the perspective of tiny creatures fighting in a larger world.

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 28.1%, Resource Management 15%, PvP 12.4%, PvE 12.4%, Co-op 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS experience that emphasizes base building and managing unique unit types in a fantasy setting.

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 71.8%, Strategy 21.7%, Story Rich 3.6%, Co-op 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique RTS that features non-human factions and a streamlined control scheme perfect for tactical skirmishes.

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 39.3%, Strategy 33.7%, Simulation 27%

Why You'll Like It: A direct simulation of ant colony management that emphasizes the survival and growth of the hive.

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 24.7% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, RTS 17.4%, War 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a third-person tactical RTS perspective to command toy armies in a sandbox environment.

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: Real Time Tactics 22.4%, RTS 22.1%, Wargame 14.1%, War 12.2%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a strong focus on tactical management and survival while navigating a dangerous, large-scale landscape.

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 33.2%, Real Time Tactics 22.8%, Resource Management 16%, PvE 11.4%, Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of an alien insectoid colony within a hostile and atmospheric environment.

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 22.1%, RTS 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Co-op 8.6%, PvE 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-fidelity tactical RTS combat with a heavy emphasis on environmental interaction and unit positioning.

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 21.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, RTS 17%, War 11.5%, PvP 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense real-time tactics with a focus on large-scale military engagements and strategic depth.

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 24.5%, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 18%, War 12.5%, PvP 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale RTS that focuses on managing units across entire planets with tactical precision.

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 21% ★, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Wargame 12.8%, War 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Pairs strategic management with real-time tactical trench warfare in a historical setting.

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 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, RTS 17.6%, Sandbox 9.2%, War 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-RTS that emphasizes tactical unit deployment and objective-based combat.

Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.

Why similar: Wargame 19.9%, RTS 18.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Co-op 10%, Tactical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical control over individual units and squads in a realistic wargame setting.

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 16.3%, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, War 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing complex units and logistics within a challenging, tactical, and persistent environment.

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 27.7% ★, RTS 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, War 11.9%, Tactical 7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends grand strategy with massive real-time tactical battles featuring diverse and unique unit types.

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 29.9% ★, Wargame 20.1%, RTS 18.2%, War 12%, Tactical 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep strategic management paired with complex tactical battles and unit formations.

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 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, War 10.6%, Tactical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features stylized tactical combat with a focus on unique factions and a distinct, gritty atmosphere.

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 31.2%, Tactical 14.7%, Co-op 11.9%, PvE 11.2%, PvP 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy RTS that focuses on managing vast fleets and logistics across a solar system.

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 8.1%, Tactical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes hero units, objective control, and distinct faction abilities.

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 53.4% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Resource Management 9.3%, Simulation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Successfully combines detailed city-building with tactical real-time combat on a grand scale.

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

Why similar: RTS 40.2%, Tactical 17.2%, Co-op 14.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes 3D movement and complex unit positioning in a vast environment.

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% ★, Wargame 16%, RTS 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Sandbox 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates grand strategy with real-time tactical combat in a sprawling medieval world.

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 14.6%, Wargame 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, War 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines city-building and resource management with real-time tactical warfare on a large scale.

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.9%, RTS 25.7%, Sandbox 16.7%, Resource Management 12%, Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intricate base building and defensive tactical management in a medieval setting.

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 25.5%, War 17.7%, Resource Management 12.4%, PvP 11.4%, PvE 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers classic RTS gameplay with a focus on managing massive armies and large-scale unit formations.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Wargame 14.4%, War 11.7%, Tactical 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed wargame that prioritizes historical accuracy and precise tactical positioning of units.

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 26.8%, RTS 24.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Resource Management 10.8%, Tactical 8.7%

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 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, PvP 8.6%

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 17.3%, Wargame 16.1%, Sandbox 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%

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 31.4% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, War 9.6%, Strategy 9.6%

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 19.5%, RTS 17.9%, War 15.4%, Sandbox 11.1%, PvP 9.3%

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%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, RTS 18.1%, War 8.7%, Tactical 7.6%

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 22.3%, RTS 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, War 13%, Tactical 10%

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

Why similar: RTS 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Wargame 11.6%, War 11.2%

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%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, RTS 12.8%, Tactical 7.8%

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 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, RTS 16.2%, PvP 8.9%

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 18.8%, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Wargame 14%, PvP 9.1%

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 25.4%, Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, RTS 19.3%, Tactical 7.5%, Resource Management 6.3%

Myth of Empires: Throne is a free seasonal multiplayer warfare sandbox. Explore vast lands inspired by multiple civilizations, tame creatures, forge powerful weapons, and build your guild. Lead cross-server expeditions, conquer territories, and compete with players worldwide for the ultimate throne!

Why similar: Wargame 28.6%, Sandbox 18.5%, War 11.4%, Strategy 10.8%, PvP 7.9%

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 17.9%, Tactical 5.2%

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 21.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, RTS 16.5%, War 11.9%, Nature 10.5%

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 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, War 9.8%

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

Why similar: RTS 39.5%, War 19.8%, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Strategy 9.8%, Co-op 9%

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 18.1%, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, RTS 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, War 11.1%

Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 17.5%, War 14.5%, Sandbox 12.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Tactical 10.8%

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 26.7% ★, Wargame 24.1%, RTS 19.5%, PvP 11.3%, War 9.1%

"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 29.9%, RTS 27.2%, PvE 13.3%, Tactical 12%, Nature 11%

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 30.3%, RTS 24.2%, Nature 19.1%, Resource Management 13.8%, Strategy 7.1%

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 64.5%, Strategy 16.7%, War 6.8%, Wargame 6.3%, PvP 3.7%

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 54.7%, Simulation 45.3%

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Wargame 19.1%, War 16.7%, Tactical 12.2%

FireJumpers Inferno is a 3D cooperative multiplayer wildland firefighting game on an epic scale! With over 9.1 billion pixels of GIS data mapping out the continental United States! It's a blend of Wildfire Science and Gameplay!!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, RTS 16%, Sandbox 12.3%, Nature 12.2%, Third Person 6.4%

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 21.4%, War 16%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Sandbox 8%

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 27.8%, Real Time Tactics 26.3%, PvP 14.8%, War 11.2%, Co-op 8.6%

Build your army, dominate your region and lead your alliance to conquer the globe!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Wargame 14.6%, RTS 13%, War 12.6%, Tactical 11.1%