- #1 Osmos
97% matchVery Positive86% of 1,433 reviews2009
Dev: Hemisphere Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.
Why similar: Relaxing 35.2%, Indie 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Casual 14.6%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same atmospheric, physics-based, and relaxing space-themed experience found in Eufloria.
- #2 Auralux: Constellations
96% matchVery Positive81% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: Grove Street Games
Windows
Auralux: Constellations is the awaited sequel to Auralux, the critically acclaimed minimalistic Real Time Strategy game. Explore a dozen new gameplay mechanics through each constellation, one new feature at a time. It's Real-Time Strategy, deconstructed.
Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, RTS 27.5%, Relaxing 18.4%, Indie 10.4%, Casual 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the minimalist aesthetic and meditative, slow-paced RTS gameplay focused on expanding influence across a star system.
- #3 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,794 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 78.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Why similar: Strategy 62.1%, RTS 25.3%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, flow-based approach to real-time strategy that emphasizes territory control and resource management over high-intensity combat.
- #4 Particle Fleet: Emergence
95% matchVery Positive92% of 1,269 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, RTS 23.4%, Indie 15.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of Creeper World, this space-based strategy game focuses on fluid, particle-based combat that feels highly atmospheric.
- #5 rymdkapsel
94% matchVery Positive83% of 277 reviews2014
Dev: grapefrukt games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 33.1%, RTS 27.3%, Relaxing 25.8%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, space-based strategy game that emphasizes efficient base building and resource management in a clean, abstract environment.
- #6 Darwinia
94% matchVery Positive80% of 1,126 reviews2005
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Darwinia blends real-time strategy, action, and puzzles with a unique gesture-based control system. Save the Darwinians, battle viruses, and restore order in a retro-inspired digital world. Winner of multiple prestigious awards, including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at IGF 2006.
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, RTS 35.9%, Indie 18.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic indie title features a distinct, minimalist visual style and tactical gameplay that feels like a spiritual cousin to Eufloria.
- #7 Microcosmum: survival of cells
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,416 reviews2015
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Microcosmum: survival of cells. Join the wonderful and amazing world of microorganisms.
Why similar: Strategy 35.1%, RTS 32.8%, Relaxing 25.8%, Casual 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title features organic, fluid-like movement and territory-capture mechanics that feel very similar to the growth-based gameplay of Eufloria.
- #8 Reassembly
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,070 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Strategy 67.9%, Indie 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D space sandbox that emphasizes ship building and tactical expansion in a vibrant, minimalist universe.
- #9 Kingdom Two Crowns
91% matchVery Positive90% of 38,241 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Strategy 93.2%, Singleplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a minimalist, side-scrolling strategy experience that relies on atmosphere and steady expansion rather than complex micromanagement.
- #10 Harvest: Massive Encounter
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 162 reviews2009
Dev: Oxeye Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.
Why similar: Strategy 77%, Indie 21.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based strategy game that focuses on resource gathering and defense, maintaining a focused and manageable scope.
- #11 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
89% matchVery Positive93% of 13,754 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, RTS 46.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tactical strategy game that focuses on clean design and atmospheric, bite-sized encounters.
- #12 Solar 2
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,209 reviews2011
Dev: Murudai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.
Why similar: Relaxing 49.9%, Indie 27.7%, Casual 18.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-ended, relaxing space sandbox that allows you to grow your own celestial bodies, mirroring the growth mechanics of Eufloria.
- #13 Eufloria Classic
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
Windows
Before Eufloria HD (2014), there was Eufloria (2009). The long-unlisted indie classic is available once again for the 15 year anniversary. Updated to run on modern systems, with new content, features, and expanded moddability! Old school intergalactic floral warfare is BACK! (Warts and all!)
Why similar: Strategy 48%, RTS 23.7%, Relaxing 12.6%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The original version of the seed game, offering the same core mechanics for those interested in the series' roots.
- #14 Mini Metro
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,480 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Strategy 55.4%, Relaxing 18.2%, Indie 10.9%, Casual 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game distills complex systems into a minimalist, relaxing, and highly strategic puzzle-like experience.
- #15 Flotilla
88% matchVery Positive82% of 240 reviews2010
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, space-based strategy game that uses turn-based exploration to create a unique and relaxing tactical experience.
- #16 Mini Motorways
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,837 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Strategy 52.1%, Relaxing 22.5%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to Mini Metro, it offers a clean, minimalist approach to traffic management that is both relaxing and deeply strategic.
- #17 Mushroom Wars 2
87% matchMixed62% of 975 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: Strategy 59.3%, RTS 31.3%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced but casual-friendly RTS that focuses on capturing territory and managing unit flow across a map.
- #18 Aeon Command
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 415 reviews2014
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Aeon Command is a tug of war strategy game, where you play as one of three unique factions to help gain dominance over the Aeon Nebula! Take control of your mother ship to gather resources, produce ships and fight off the enemy mother ship. Grow stronger as you progress through the 24 mission campaign and unlock new upgrades.
Why similar: Strategy 74.4%, Indie 16.3%, Casual 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based RTS that keeps the scale manageable and the focus on tactical lane-based combat.
- #19 Planets Under Attack
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,244 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 96.9%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based strategy game that simplifies the RTS genre into accessible, planet-hopping combat.
- #20 World of Goo
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,512 reviews2008
Dev: 2D BOYPub: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.2%, Indie 30.3%, Casual 10.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: It features organic, physics-based building mechanics that share the same charming, indie-centric feel as Eufloria.
- #21 Townscaper
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,498 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Relaxing 61.4%, Indie 19.2%, Casual 14.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: While not a traditional RTS, it captures the pure, relaxing, and creative joy of building in a minimalist environment.
- #22 Galaxy Reavers
83% matchMixed69% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Good Games
Windows
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
Why similar: Strategy 62.1%, RTS 27.9%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed RTS that emphasizes fleet management and tactical positioning in a sci-fi setting.
- #23 Executive Assault 2
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Strategy 50.3%, RTS 46.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of RTS and space-sim that allows for a more personal, hands-on approach to base management.
- #24 Star Ruler
82% matchVery Positive83% of 340 reviews2010
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, RTS 19.7%, Indie 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based 4X RTS that offers deep customization for players looking to expand their strategic horizons.
- #25 R.O.O.T.S
82% matchMixed52% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: reMaginarium
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%
R.O.O.T.S is a real-time strategy game that pits the player against colorful yet invasive enemies that must be overtaken before the player themselves is uprooted! Warfare has never been so beautifully unorthodox.
Why similar: Strategy 66.2%, Indie 19.9%, Casual 14%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist strategy game that focuses on simple, intuitive mechanics for conquering territory.
- #26 Perimeter
81% matchVery Positive84% of 261 reviews2014
Dev: K-D LabPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Perimeter is an innovative Real-Time-Strategy game that pits players against each other or AI opponents in a life and death struggle to seize territory and establish crucial protective “perimeters.” Players will be introduced to the game’s unique terraforming feature, allowing them to move, build, construct and destroy the map...
Why similar: Strategy 69.5%, RTS 30.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi RTS that features unique terraforming mechanics, adding a layer of environmental strategy.
- #27 Nomad Fleet
81% matchMixed67% of 213 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources,...
Why similar: Strategy 62%, RTS 21.2%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based RTS that focuses on fleet survival and resource management while traveling through hostile territory.
- #28 Homeworld Remastered Collection
77% matchVery Positive88% of 14,058 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
Why similar: Strategy 47.1%, RTS 35.1%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #29 Lazy Galaxy
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 204 reviews2018
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, RTS 16.9%, Indie 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An idle-strategy hybrid that provides a low-stress way to manage a space fleet and conquer galaxies.
- #30 8-Bit Invaders!
78% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.
Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, RTS 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual-friendly RTS that uses a distinct, minimalist art style to keep the focus on fun and accessible combat.
- #31 Defense Grid: The Awakening
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,324 reviews2008
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
Why similar: Strategy 80.7%, Indie 15.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #32 Ancient Space
79% matchMixed44% of 366 reviews2014
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, RTS 32%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-driven space RTS that focuses on fleet management and tactical combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #33 Orbitmine
73% matchVery Positive84% of 353 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.
Why similar: Strategy 55.9%, Relaxing 19.1%, Casual 12.4%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #34 Sins of a Solar Empire II
73% matchVery Positive84% of 8,352 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 58.6%, RTS 38.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #35 Epic Astro Story
75% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Battle baddies and foster interplanetary diplomacy in an epic space colony sim!
Why similar: Casual 54.4%, Strategy 33.2%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #36 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
76% matchVery Positive81% of 9,577 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Why similar: Strategy 87.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #37 Revenge of the Titans
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,251 reviews2011
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
Why similar: Strategy 69.5%, Indie 18%, RTS 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #38 Space Reign
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 431 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, RTS 35%, Indie 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #39 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,844 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: Strategy 51.8%, RTS 35.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #40 Microcosmum 2
73% matchMixed62% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
A relaxing strategy game featuring unconventional gameplay. Your objectives include development, evolution, border expansion and protection of your hive.
Why similar: Strategy 46.9%, Relaxing 16.6%, RTS 13.7%, Indie 13.2%, Casual 9.6%
- #41 Grey Goo
75% matchMixed68% of 4,320 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, RTS 36.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 0.8%
- #42 Calyx
69% matchVery Positive89% of 367 reviews2026
Dev: Studio 568
Windows
A strategy game with a new kind of enemy, Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost, locked in battle against powerful plant-aliens. Build your base, gather resources, assemble your forces, and take on the Calyx. With only an out-of-date AI for company, can you survive?
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, RTS 45.1%
- #43 Planetka
71% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: TeTerka
Windows
You play as a tiny sentient planet. Maintain your ecosystem, create new plant species and discover the hidden powers inside you. You’ll need them soon, because there is a human spaceship approaching with the intention to mine all your resources and they don’t care if it kills you in the process.
Why similar: Strategy 89%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #44 Relentless Expanse
70% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Cowmera Games
Windows
Capture and upgrade planets, outsmart your enemies, and conquer the galaxy! Simple yet addicting, you can play alone or outsmart your friends in this 2D top-down space RTS. Completely free, no monetization, just fun!
Why similar: Strategy 58.2%, RTS 41.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #45 Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition
72% matchVery Positive90% of 500 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Deceptively simple... amazingly deep. Creeper World 2 thrusts you into the 14th millennium fighting and enemy that flows and oozes through the terrain. Employ advanced weapons,gravity manipulating repulsors, wormhole like rifts, and your own wit against this never yielding enemy.
Why similar: Strategy 79.1%, Indie 20.9%
- #46 StarDrive
74% matchMixed45% of 1,484 reviews2013
Dev: Zero Sum Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.
Why similar: Strategy 63%, RTS 23.4%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #47 Petal by Petal
67% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Orquin Games
Windows
Petal by Petal is a relaxing incremental gardening game where mindful movements are rewarded. Automate your garden, unlock powerful flower abilities, and watch your screen explode into vibrant colour as your garden grows.
Why similar: Strategy 41.1%, Relaxing 35.4%, Indie 11.9%, Casual 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #48 DG2: Defense Grid 2
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,392 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, RTS 37.1%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #49 Multiwinia
72% matchVery Positive82% of 600 reviews2008
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Multiwinia is a fast-paced, retro-inspired RTS that blends arcade action with strategic depth. Command armies of Multiwinians in multiplayer battles across vibrant, nostalgic environments. With simple controls and dynamic gameplay, it offers endless fun and challenge for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, RTS 39.7%, Casual 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #50 Inspiral: Echoes of Gravity
67% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: PcZ Games
Windows · Mac
Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.
Why similar: Relaxing 41.2%, Strategy 40.4%, Casual 10.9%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #51 Reus
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,905 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Why similar: Strategy 65%, Indie 18.1%, Relaxing 6.2%, Casual 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #52 SPACECOM
71% matchMixed68% of 530 reviews2014
Dev: Flow CombinePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, RTS 35.7%, Indie 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Casual 2.4%
- #53 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
66% matchVery Positive87% of 11,807 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Strategy 57.1%, RTS 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #54 Space Cycle
65% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!
Why similar: Strategy 72.7%, Indie 16.4%, Casual 6.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #55 Iron Marines
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,847 reviews2019
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!
Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, RTS 38.1%, Indie 8.8%, Casual 5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #56 ENDLESS™ Space 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 22,888 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 98.7%, Great Soundtrack 0.8%, RTS 0.3%, Indie 0.1%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #57 Nanuleu
69% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nanuleu is a strategy game where you control a network of magical trees that protect the land from an invading dark force. Gather resources and grow trees to repel the invaders. Each tree has a different role to play in this battle to protect the land.
Why similar: Strategy 36.1%, RTS 25.9%, Relaxing 20.8%, Indie 8.1%, Casual 7.9%
- #58 Drifter Star: Evolution
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 937 reviews2025
Dev: Kayla StudioPub: Happy Kayla
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
From stardust to cosmic sovereign! In this unique space game, evolve by devouring everything. Grow from a tiny rock into a massive galaxy. Each swallow brings growth, each evolution brings victory. Unlock the universe's ultimate secrets!
Why similar: Strategy 42.1%, Relaxing 32.2%, Indie 14.4%, Casual 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #59 Voidship: The Long Journey
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Strategy 59.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Indie 19%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #60 Void Destroyer
69% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
Why similar: Strategy 65.2%, RTS 23.3%, Indie 11.6%