- #1 Nuclear Dawn
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,489 reviews2011
Dev: GameConnectPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.
Why similar: RTS 19.5%, Team-Based 15.8%, FPS 14.6%, Base Building 9.9%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the Empires Mod experience by tasking a commander with building bases while soldiers fight for control on the ground.
- #2 Natural Selection 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 13,351 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: Team-Based 28.2%, RTS 19.8%, FPS 19.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive FPS/RTS hybrid where one commander directs a team of players against an alien force in a high-stakes environment.
- #3 Silica
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,831 reviews2023
Dev: Martin 'Dram' MelichárekPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Vehicular Combat 23.5%, RTS 21%, FPS 12.7%, PvP 10.1%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern hybrid that blends traditional RTS base management with intense FPS combat on a hostile alien planet.
- #4 Eximius: Seize the Frontline
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 740 reviews2021
Dev: Ammobox Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
EXIMIUS is a FPS/RTS hybrid that focuses on squad-based combat. The game features an intense 5v5 multiplayer experience with each team comprising of 4 Squad Officers and one Commander.
Why similar: Team-Based 20.8%, RTS 18.4%, Base Building 14.3%, FPS 11.6%, PvP 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique commander role that manages resources and support abilities while players engage in tactical squad-based FPS combat.
- #5 Executive Assault 2
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Action RTS 19% ★, Base Building 16.9%, FPS 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep integration of base building and FPS combat, allowing you to switch between commanding and piloting units seamlessly.
- #6 Battlezone: Combat Commander
94% matchVery Positive90% of 945 reviews2018
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
Why similar: Tanks 24.4% ★, RTS 23.2%, FPS 12.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic hybrid that emphasizes heavy vehicular combat and base management from a first-person perspective.
- #7 Executive Assault
93% matchVery Positive85% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: RTS 34.3%, FPS 17.2%, Base Building 15.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the second game, it established the core loop of managing a base from an RTS view while fighting in an FPS view.
- #8 Dark Prospect
91% matchMixed69% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: CashcowGames
Windows
Dark Prospect is an asymmetrical FPSvsRTS multiplayer game. FPS players must survive by gathering resources, building defenses and fighting against a player or AI who summons, commands, upgrades monsters and casts spells from an RTS perspective.
Why similar: Action RTS 27.8% ★, RTS 13.6%, Team-Based 12.4%, FPS 11.1%, PvP 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RTS hybrid that blends tactical FPS combat with base defense and resource management.
- #9 World War Armies
90% matchMixed61% of 1,015 reviews2024
Dev: Hypemasters, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Action RTS 23% ★, Tanks 20.4% ★, RTS 17.3%, Vehicular Combat 9.6%, PvP 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses heavily on unit control and battlefield management, capturing the strategic layer of the seed game.
- #10 Foxhole
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 52,267 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 77.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
Why similar: Team-Based 24.7%, Base Building 22.4%, PvP 13.6%, Top-Down 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on logistics and persistent warfare, it captures the massive team-based coordination and base-building spirit of Empires Mod.
- #11 Squad
89% matchVery Positive81% of 239,696 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 112.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Why similar: Team-Based 24%, FPS 17.3%, PvP 13.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While lacking a traditional RTS commander, it requires the same level of team coordination, communication, and tactical positioning found in Empires Mod.
- #12 Tempest Rising
86% matchVery Positive88% of 11,543 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 52.5%, Base Building 14%, Strategy 13.8%, Action RTS 7.8% ★, Multiplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that captures the classic base-building and resource-gathering feel found in the commander mode of Empires Mod.
- #13 Retro Commander
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 367 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Why similar: Tanks 21.4% ★, RTS 17.2%, Vehicular Combat 16.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Team-Based 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic RTS that emphasizes base building and resource management in a multiplayer environment.
- #14 Microsoft Allegiance
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2017
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: ZapHop Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Allegiance is a team-based multiplayer space combat sim that seamlessly combines first-person space combat with a top-down-view perspective, real time strategy, and real time tactics. Team commanders build bases, research technology, and coordinate players to execute a wide range of strategies.
Why similar: Team-Based 22.8%, RTS 20%, Economy 13.4%, FPS 12.7%, PvP 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based team strategy game where a commander oversees the fleet while players pilot ships in first-person.
- #15 PlanetSide 2
86% matchVery Positive80% of 74,665 reviews2012
Dev: Rogue Planet GamesPub: Daybreak Game Company
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Why similar: FPS 28.1%, Team-Based 24.3%, Shooter 15.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%, PvP 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the large-scale, persistent vehicular and infantry combat that defines the ground-level experience of the seed game.
- #16 World of Tanks
84% matchVery Positive80% of 99,613 reviews2021
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.
Why similar: Tanks 32.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.9%, Team-Based 15.8%, PvP 8.4%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the vehicular combat aspect that makes the ground-level gameplay of Empires Mod so engaging.
- #17 Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE
83% matchMixed68% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Clay Token Game Studio, Inc.
Windows
SSA is a 5v5 twin-stick shooter MOBA with vehicular combat in a fully destructible city. Fight huge swarms, complete missions, and blast through buildings to ambush your enemies. Positioning matters and every shot is a skill shot!
Why similar: Tanks 30.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.7%, Team-Based 18.3%, RTS 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A MOBA-style strategy game that incorporates team-based action and tactical unit management.
- #18 Enlisted
82% matchVery Positive80% of 45,226 reviews2024
Dev: Darkflow SoftwarePub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 22.9%, Team-Based 17.6%, FPS 16.2%, PvP 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based FPS that emphasizes tactical positioning and objective control within a large-scale military setting.
- #19 Instant War
84% matchMixed67% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Playwing LTD
Windows
Embark on a military strategy 4X RTS game, in a world where your battle tactics and your massive army are the keys to victory. Instant War delivers an amazing battlefield experience in a realistic military game. As a commander, you develop your military base and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Action RTS 30.3% ★, Tanks 22.6% ★, Team-Based 9.2%, Top-Down 7.7%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused wargame that incorporates real-time elements and base development.
- #20 ExoTanks
82% matchMixed63% of 194 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Universe
Windows
Dynamic tank shooter! Play on unique tanks of the future with individual abilities, mechanics and appearance. Upgrade your tank during the battle.
Why similar: Tanks 33.3% ★, Team-Based 17.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Strategy 8.5%, PvP 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Action-oriented vehicular combat that utilizes strategic elements to influence the battlefield.
- #21 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
81% matchVery Positive95% of 23,645 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Class-Based 37.9%, PvP 16.1%, Shooter 13%, Top-Down 12.8%, Combat 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes squad-based coordination and objective-driven gameplay.
- #22 World War Next
81% matchMixed49% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Curfluffle
Windows
World War Next is a low poly multiplayer FPS set during a WW3 conflict, Choose from over 25 countries. Vehicles like tanks, helicopters, boats and armored cars help players get around quickly.
Why similar: Tanks 21.8% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.5%, Team-Based 15.7%, FPS 9.9%, PvP 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A military-themed shooter that captures the combat intensity and objective-based gameplay of the seed game.
- #23 Operation Valor
79% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: One Dawn Studios, LLC.
Windows
Operation Valor is a tactical top-down multiplayer shooter that provides large scale combined-arms combat through base building and teamwork.
Why similar: Team-Based 19%, Vehicular Combat 15.8%, PvP 14.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Multiplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down shooter that incorporates base building and team-based objectives.
- #24 World of Tanks: HEAT
78% matchMixed47% of 6,177 reviews2026
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
World of Tanks: HEAT is the first ever hero-driven tank action game. Choose your Agent, personalize your tank, and combine skill and strategy to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Tanks 26.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.2%, Class-Based 13.7%, Team-Based 12.4%, PvP 7.6%
- #25 Tank Arena:Total Operation
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,023 reviews2024
Dev: BEIJING WANYU HUDONG TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD.Pub: HK Yimei Entertainment Technology Co., Limited
Windows
Tank Arena:Total Operation is a free MMO war game where you play as a commander, drive thousands of types of tanks, armored vehicles or helicopters on a massive battlefield engaging in 12v12 team-based battles against players globally. Enjoy the fun!
Why similar: Tanks 31.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 14%, Team-Based 13.3%, RTS 9.6%, PvP 7.6%
- #26 Battlerace
78% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: TieDeveloper
Windows
Battlerace is a first-person shooter with dynamic battlefields. Apply your own strategy using the available arsenal and lead your team to victory on a map with up to 16 players.
Why similar: Team-Based 18.6%, Class-Based 18.5%, FPS 15.4%, PvP 12.9%, Shooter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced vehicular combat that requires tactical awareness and character customization.
- #27 Empires Apart
79% matchMixed68% of 2,483 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: RTS 58.5%, Strategy 20.2%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Base Building 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS focused on historical base building and unit management that shares the strategic core of the genre.
- #28 Alien Swarm
77% matchVery Positive95% of 21,556 reviews2010
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
Why similar: Class-Based 22.4%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Team-Based 17.9%, Shooter 17.2%, Top-Down 14.1%
- #29 STUG
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Bombsight Games
Windows
STUG is a free multiplayer physics based tank combat game where every shot counts. Angle your armor to bounce incoming fire, and ricochet shots off walls to hit enemies in their weak points.
Why similar: Tanks 33.4% ★, Vehicular Combat 23.3%, Team-Based 12.5%, PvP 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #30 Euro3v3
73% matchVery Positive86% of 241 reviews2026
Dev: Epoch Games Palma
Windows · Mac
The ultimate teamwork multiplayer FPS. Heal your teammates by shooting them. Boost them. Build your defense together.
Why similar: Team-Based 25.3%, FPS 17.5%, PvP 15.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #31 Havoc
75% matchMixed66% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: RAKTWO Games
Windows
Havoc is an arcade tactical first-person shooter with semi-destructible environments. It offers a variety of game modes, including Bomb Defusal, Team Deathmatch, Free for All, and Gun Game, along with extensive options to customize lobby settings to your preferences.
Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Team-Based 17.8%, Shooter 16.5%, PvP 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #32 Gear Up
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,352 reviews2015
Dev: Doctor Entertainment AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Feel the adrenaline as you control your unique tank in multiplayer arcade action! Build your ultimate war machine from over a million different combinations. Now, will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks or the crawling spider legs?
Why similar: Tanks 48.5% ★, Multiplayer 14.8%, Shooter 13.4%, PvP 11.4%, FPS 4.7%
- #33 AirMech
74% matchVery Positive84% of 10,851 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Why similar: RTS 41.9%, Multiplayer 20%, Strategy 14.9%, PvP 10.9%, Shooter 7.1%
- #34 Wheels of Duty
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: leo waters
Windows
After a deadly virus left humanity paralyzed, survivors now battle on wheels! Customize your rig, sharpen your aim, and roll into fast-paced wheelchair warfare across multiple maps and modes. Join the fight!
Why similar: FPS 22.5%, PvP 21.8%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Shooter 11%, First-Person 10.4%
- #35 Battle Nations
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,864 reviews2014
Dev: Madrona Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!
Why similar: RTS 29.2%, Base Building 20%, Shooter 13.7%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Strategy 10.7%
- #36 Line War
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,175 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Centurion
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Action RTS 26.6% ★, RTS 19.5%, Tanks 18.1% ★, PvP 9.3%, Base Building 7.7%
- #37 Andalia
73% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
Windows
Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.
Why similar: RTS 31.2%, Base Building 22.2%, PvP 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #38 Armored of Doom
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 306 reviews2024
Dev: Future Studio
Windows
"Armored of Doom" is a TPS game with "tank vehicle" + "MOBA" gameplay. You will use famous active and retired tanks to compete on the battlefield. The game combines the strategic depth of traditional tank battles with the excitement of MOBA games, bringing an unprecedented gaming experience.
Why similar: Tanks 38.4% ★, PvP 13.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Combat 9.7%, First-Person 9.7%
- #39 Call to Arms
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,040 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: RTS 34.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Multiplayer 13.2%, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 11.4%
- #40 Tanks: The Crusades
70% matchVery Positive94% of 733 reviews2021
Dev: Aehmttw (Matei Budiu)
Windows · Mac · Linux
A top-down shooter with tanks that have various assorted abilities, with support for multiplayer and a level editor.
Why similar: Tanks 55.2% ★, Shooter 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Strategy 8.2%, PvP 8%
- #41 The Wall
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 386 reviews2018
Dev: Aero Games
Windows
[Servers Temporarily Shut Down!] Build. Gather. Breach. The Wall is a never-before seen mix of genres, where dynamic maps, slick combat, base building, and economy management all come together.
Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Base Building 17.6%, FPS 16.8%, PvP 14.1%, Shooter 10.6%
- #42 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
72% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: RTS 56.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Action 9.2%
- #43 Tick, Tank, Boom
69% matchMixed69% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas NeumüllerPub: Binoworx
Windows
Tick, Tank, Boom is an arcade multiplayer-shooter where players fight each other in various game modes like free for all, domination or capture the flag. A large selection of tanks will give you everything you need to find your perfect playstyle to succeed on the battlefield.
Why similar: Tanks 39.2% ★, Class-Based 27.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Combat 7.9%, Shooter 6.6%
- #44 Airmen
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 362 reviews2017
Dev: Airborne Games
Windows
Airmen is a first person ship building and battling game featuring airships, landships and watercraft. Crew your ship solo or alongside friends on dangerous expeditions into the archipelago to complete contracts, collect resources, and upgrade your ships.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 30.4%, Team-Based 12.6%, PvP 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Base Building 8.7%
- #45 Fistful of Frags
68% matchVery Positive91% of 36,842 reviews2014
Dev: Fistful of Frags Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Multiplayer based, first person enabled, action packed and skill demanding shooter set in the Wild West times. A unique combination of non stop action and slow but powerful weaponry.
Why similar: FPS 25.1%, PvP 22.9%, Shooter 17.9%, Multiplayer 15.1%, First-Person 13.2%
- #46 War Selection
67% matchVery Positive85% of 23,331 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 33.8%, Base Building 31.8%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 12.5%, PvP 9%
- #47 Stormgate
66% matchMixed48% of 9,200 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Giant Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 29.1%, Base Building 23%, PvP 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Top-Down 10.2%
- #48 WARSHIFT
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Cyril Megem
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Unique mix of Action, RTS and RPG gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters.
Why similar: RTS 62.2%, Strategy 21.1%, Action 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #49 Aerial Guardian
69% matchMostly Negative28% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: Maddnuss GamesPub: Matthew Nuss
Windows
Aerial Guardian is a large scale multiplayer battle first person shooter. Choose from several classes and play as a soldier to embroil yourself in a space fleet battle. Choose from a variety of over 20 weapons and several vehicles including mechs.
Why similar: Strategy 66.2%, Action 33.8%
- #50 Special Tactics
68% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Beast Mode Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)
Why similar: PvP 29.1%, RTS 27.2%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Top-Down 13.5%, Strategy 10.7%
- #51 March of Empires
67% matchMixed62% of 1,836 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 75.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Action RTS 31.1% ★, RTS 20.6%, Base Building 17.6%, PvP 12.3%, Strategy 6.9%
- #52 Outpost: Infinity Siege
64% matchMixed65% of 13,600 reviews2024
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Base Building 20.7%, Resource Management 16%, FPS 15.9%, Shooter 10%
- #53 Zero-K
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,317 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Why similar: RTS 59.2%, Strategy 18.8%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Base Building 5.8%
- #54 APOX
70% matchMostly Negative29% of 180 reviews2011
Dev: BlueGiant Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A Real-Time Strategy game with First-Person Shooter tactics.
Why similar: Strategy 68.4%, Action 31.6%