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 45.8% ★, Resource Management 16.9%, Open World 14.3%, Survival 13.4%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct parallel, focusing on managing an ant colony through complex underground expansion and surface-level combat.

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 35%, Wargame 16.1%, War 13.7%, Strategy 12.4%, Tactical 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that perfectly captures the feeling of commanding legions against overwhelming insectoid swarms.

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 63.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Co-op 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique animal-themed RTS experience with streamlined controls that capture the intensity of faction-based warfare.

Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.7%, Survival 19.8%, Open World 17.7%, Co-op 16.8%, Multiplayer 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the 'tiny in a massive world' perspective, emphasizing the scale and danger of the insect-inhabited forest environment.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Survival 28.5%, Co-op 21.9%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Open World 15%, Online Co-Op 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive look at the insect-scale world, focusing on survival and exploration within a backyard ecosystem.

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 20.7% ★, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, War 10.1%, Tactical 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on territorial control and strategic management in a hostile, resource-scarce 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 21.2%, RTS 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, PvE 8.2%, Co-op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-fidelity tactical combat that rewards careful unit management and terrain utilization.

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

Why similar: RTS 35.1%, War 15.8%, Grand Strategy 12.5% ★, Strategy 8.9%, Online Co-Op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical RTS gameplay with a focus on unit positioning and environmental interaction.

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 26.2%, Resource Management 12.8%, PvE 11.8%, PvP 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS experience that incorporates mythological creatures and tactical depth similar to the fantasy elements of insect warfare.

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Open World 26.2%, Survival 24.9%, Nature 22.9%, Third Person 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the evolution and survival of a species in a nature-driven, third-person perspective.

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 23.2%, RTS 22.9%, Wargame 14.6%, War 11.3%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical game that emphasizes the survival and management of a group in a dangerous, shifting landscape.

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Why similar: RTS 31.3%, War 11.5%, Strategy 9.4%, PvP 9.2%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RTS mechanics with survival and resource management in a harsh, unforgiving environment.

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 22.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, RTS 17.5%, War 10.6%, PvP 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, modern wargame that offers significant tactical complexity for players who enjoy the strategic side of the seed game.

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 33.3%, War 16.4%, Strategy 12%, Resource Management 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for base-building and army management in a traditional RTS format.

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 22.8%, War 14.3%, PvP 10.3%, Resource Management 10.2%, PvE 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides massive scale RTS combat that captures the feeling of commanding thousands of units simultaneously.

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 22.4%, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, War 10.2%, PvP 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features global-scale RTS combat that emphasizes massive destruction and strategic expansion.

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 21% ★, Wargame 17.8%, RTS 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, War 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical vehicle-based strategy game that requires managing multiple units across a large, hostile map.

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 25.3%, Real Time Tactics 23.9%, PvP 13.5%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, War 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on grand-scale RTS warfare with an emphasis on macro-management and territorial control.

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% ★, RTS 19.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, War 10.4%, Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale tactical battles that mirror the epic scope of insect colony warfare.

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 44.8% ★, Resource Management 17.3%, Open World 14.8%, Survival 13.8%, Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends strategic base-building with tactical combat, offering a grounded approach to colony management.

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 24.6% ★, Wargame 22.2%, RTS 18%, PvP 10.6%, War 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy wargame that focuses on long-term planning and global tactical strikes.

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 23.7%, RTS 21.9%, War 16.9%, PvP 11.4%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based mechanics to create tactical combat scenarios that reward creative unit deployment.

World War Armies is the ultimate PvP real-time strategy game. Command advanced war machines and compete for free against other players worldwide. Revolutionary mechanics reduce downtime and focus on direct engagement with the enemy, you get to the fun parts of RTS faster.

Why similar: RTS 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Wargame 11.5%, PvP 11.4%, Tactical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tactical RTS that focuses on quick decision-making and unit synergy.

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 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Wargame 13.5%, PvP 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid of RTS and auto-battler mechanics that emphasizes strategic line-based movement.

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 34.9%, RTS 28.2%, Resource Management 12.1%, Strategy 10%, Open World 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intricate balance of base-building and defensive siege warfare.

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 20.4% ★, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 15%, Wargame 12.4%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A historical tactical strategy game that focuses on the attrition and territorial struggle of warfare.

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 24.2%, RTS 22.3%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Online Co-Op 12%, Resource Management 9%

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 43.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Co-op 14%, Strategy 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unique 3D tactical combat that challenges players to think in multiple dimensions, much like navigating complex forest terrain.

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: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that provides a simpler, focused look at the mechanics of ant colony management.

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 20.8% ★, Wargame 16.4%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, PvP 8.8%

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 23.3%, RTS 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, War 9.8%, Tactical 6.9%

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 24.5%, Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, RTS 18.7%, Open World 6.6%, Tactical 6.3%

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 23.6%, RTS 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, War 12.4%, Tactical 9.3%

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 20.7%, Wargame 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, PvP 7.9%, War 7.5%

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

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Wargame 13.3%, RTS 11.8%, War 10.3%, PvP 9.5%

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 23.8% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 18%, RTS 16.9%, War 8.2%

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 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Wargame 19.2%, War 15.1%, Tactical 10.8%

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 20.5% ★, Wargame 19.6%, RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 14%, War 10.7%

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 18%, RTS 16.7%, War 10.8%, PvP 9.8%

Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Wargame 19.7%, RTS 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Strategy 10.8%

Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26% ★, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Wargame 13.7%

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 33.2%, RTS 26.7%, Nature 18.4%, Resource Management 13.9%, Strategy 7.9%

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: Resource Management 61.1%, Strategy 19.9%, 3D 18.9%

Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!

Why similar: Wargame 24.3%, RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 17%, War 14.5%, PvP 10.7%

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 21.8% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, RTS 14.4%, PvP 7.8%

Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Wargame 18.1%, RTS 17%, War 11.6%, PvP 10.6%

"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 30.5%, RTS 27.9%, PvE 13.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Nature 10%

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 61.9%, Strategy 16.3%, Wargame 6.1%, War 5.8%, Multiplayer 4.7%

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 16.7%, RTS 16.4%, PvP 9%

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

Why similar: RTS 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Wargame 13.4%, War 11.7%

War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

Why similar: RTS 32%, War 13.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Online Co-Op 8.9%

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 30.1%, Real Time Tactics 20.6%, Narration 15.7%, Resource Management 13.3%, PvE 10.5%

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 100%

Silica blends FPS and RTS in epic, photorealistic battles. Choose to fight on the ground or command from above as humans or aliens. Dive into thrilling multiplayer combat or master strategic command. Are you ready to survive and conquer?

Why similar: RTS 35%, PvP 17.3%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Co-op 8.9%

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 23.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, RTS 17.9%, PvP 10.6%, PvE 10%

Factions, countries and empires that have truly existed in the real history await you. The only difference is that it is in your hand to rewrite their history. Become the ruler of any country you want and lead your nation from small village to the way to be the magnificent empire!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, RTS 11%, Tactical 9.2%, Realistic 7.9%

As Emperor of 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 44% ★, RTS 18.6%, War 18.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Survival 5.9%