Games Like Executive Assault

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 26.6%, Real-Time 16.7% ★, Base Building 9.8%, FPS 9.1%, Strategy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the core RTS-FPS hybrid mechanics of the original with improved graphics and expanded space-based combat.

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 36.3%, FPS 17.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Shooter 7.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the seed game's concept by allowing players to switch between commanding units from a top-down view and engaging in first-person shooter combat.

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: RTS 32.5%, FPS 16.4%, Base Building 14.5%, War 11.4%, Strategy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a dedicated commander role that manages resources and builds bases while teammates fight on the ground in a tactical first-person perspective.

Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Why similar: RTS 25.8%, Real-Time 16.5% ★, FPS 15.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Base Building 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends squad-based first-person combat with real-time strategy elements, requiring one player to manage the team's base and logistics.

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

Why similar: RTS 30.1%, FPS 23.3%, Strategy 15.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This classic title pioneered the RTS-FPS hybrid genre, featuring a commander who builds structures and manages resources for a team of first-person soldiers.

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: RTS 27.9%, Strategy 17.6%, Real-Time 17.5% ★, FPS 12%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic that combines tank-based first-person action with strategic unit management and base construction.

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 37.4%, Robots 12.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Strategy 11.3%, War 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the massive scale and base-building complexity that fans of the RTS side of Executive Assault will appreciate.

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: RTS 53.3%, War 21%, Strategy 19.7%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: Players manage a massive carrier and its fleet of units from a strategic interface while being able to take direct control of any vehicle for tactical maneuvers.

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 58.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Base Building 8.9%, Real-Time 7% ★, War 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic RTS gameplay that focuses on base-building and resource management in a gritty, sci-fi setting.

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

Why similar: RTS 44.5%, Real-Time 13.2% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Robots 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RTS that focuses on fast-paced base-building and massive unit counts, perfect for players who enjoy the tactical management side of the seed game.

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: RTS 48.7%, Strategy 16.7%, Base Building 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Robots 8%

Why You'll Like It: A polished sci-fi RTS that emphasizes base-building and unique faction mechanics, capturing the aesthetic and strategic feel of the seed game.

One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.

Why similar: RTS 42%, Strategy 19.9%, Sci-fi 9.9%, FPS 9.4%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This remaster of the original hybrid title offers a nostalgic but polished experience of commanding troops while fighting from the cockpit of a combat vehicle.

The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

Why similar: RTS 44.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Base Building 8.3%, Real-Time 7.9% ★, Sci-fi 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for large-scale RTS games, it provides the deep base-building and army management that drives the strategy in the seed game.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: RTS 48.1%, War 17.4%, Strategy 17%, Shooter 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: While primarily an RTS, it allows players to take direct control of any individual unit, offering the same tactical flexibility found in the seed game.

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 41.4%, Real-Time 21.1% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Robots 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, free-to-play RTS that emphasizes terrain manipulation and physics-based combat, offering deep strategic layers.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: RTS 42%, Strategy 25.9%, War 16.9%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Co-op 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on granular unit control and tactical positioning, allowing players to manually pilot tanks and soldiers during intense real-time battles.

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 23%, Robots 19.9%, FPS 13.5%, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines base-building and tower defense with first-person shooter combat, creating a similar hybrid experience to the seed game.

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: Base Building 25.1%, War 20.1%, Strategy 16%, Co-op 9.7%, Shooter 9%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale persistent war game where strategy, logistics, and direct combat are all managed by players in a cohesive, top-down tactical environment.

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 55.8%, Strategy 22.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Action 7.2%, Multiplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game attempts to blend RTS and action-RPG elements, allowing players to switch between a commander view and a hero-controlled combat view.

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 37.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Robots 11.8%, Strategy 10.9%, War 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive-scale RTS experience with a focus on macro-management and base-building that complements the strategy found in the seed game.

From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!

Why similar: FPS 38.4%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Action 11.4%, First-Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale shooter that incorporates strategic command elements and vehicle combat, appealing to players who enjoy the action-oriented side of the seed game.

8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

Why similar: RTS 45.2%, Strategy 25.2%, Base Building 9.3%, War 5.9%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, accessible RTS that captures the core base-building and army-management loops of the genre.

Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.

Why similar: RTS 69.3%, Strategy 22.6%, Multiplayer 5%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for extensive customization of units and factions, appealing to players who enjoy the technical side of base and army construction.

In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Strategy 18.7%, RTS 14.8%, Shooter 11.1%, War 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a world-map strategy layer with first-person shooter combat, offering a different take on the RTS-FPS hybrid concept.

Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

Why similar: RTS 51%, Strategy 16.8%, Base Building 13.5%, War 6.6%, Multiplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that focuses on base-building and military logistics, providing a grounded strategic experience.

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 40.4%, Action 13.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Shooter 10%, Sandbox 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox strategy game focused on building ships and managing fleets, appealing to the creative side of base-building fans.

Uncrewed is a real-time strategy game with the ability to design units from scratch. Unlike in more traditional RTS, units obey the laws of physics, making design choices especially important.

Why similar: RTS 36.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Real-Time 17.8% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy-action hybrid where players design their own units and control them in real-time combat scenarios.

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 29%, Strategy 17.4%, Real-Time 15.4% ★, War 9.3%, FPS 8.1%

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Real-Time 11% ★, Base Building 9.1%, Robots 8.7%

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

Why similar: RTS 39.4%, Base Building 13.6%, Real-Time 11.9% ★, Strategy 11.7%, War 9.9%

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 45.8%, Strategy 19.2%, Real-Time 18.1% ★, War 10%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Meridian: Squad 22 is a single-player science-fiction real-time strategy game with a focus on base building and advanced tactics. Every single choice, every tactical decision you make, shapes the outcome of your story.

Why similar: RTS 43.9%, Strategy 37.2%, Action 13.8%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that emphasizes story-driven missions and tactical unit management, providing a solid strategic experience.

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: RTS 55.9%, Strategy 21.3%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Real-Time 4.7% ★

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 40.2%, Base Building 21.5%, Strategy 17.3%, War 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.2%

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: RTS 44.7%, Strategy 19.4%, War 9.4%, Co-op 6.8%, Multiplayer 6.5%

For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

Why similar: RTS 42.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Real-Time 13.1% ★, Base Building 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%

The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.

Why similar: RTS 31.7%, Real-Time 14.3% ★, Base Building 13.4%, War 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%

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 41.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Robots 13.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 4.8%

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 37.7%, Real-Time 16.9% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Base Building 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

Why similar: Base Building 34.7%, Strategy 17.7%, RTS 15.2%, Multiplayer 12%, Co-op 7.2%

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

Why similar: RTS 27.3%, Strategy 19.5%, Base Building 18.2%, Robots 12.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Era One is an innovative space game that combines elements of real-time strategy, base building, space survival, and tactical battles. Players can create and customize their bases from scratch, construct various types of structures and warships, manage fleets, and engage in tactical space battles.

Why similar: RTS 51.4%, Base Building 21.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Sandbox 3.2%

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Why similar: RTS 44.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Base Building 15.4%, War 8%, Sci-fi 5%

The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.

Why similar: RTS 49.7%, Strategy 23.5%, Base Building 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Co-op 4.5%

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: RTS 40.3%, FPS 19.6%, Strategy 12.3%, War 10.9%, Shooter 8.6%

[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 30.3%, FPS 17.2%, Base Building 12.9%, Strategy 9.4%, War 8%

Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.

Why similar: RTS 51.2%, War 19.1%, Strategy 16.5%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Sandbox 3.6%

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 61.4%, Strategy 22.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Action 4.2%, Indie 2.2%

Sandbox of destruction. Billion different ways to build your mech. Feel the weight and impact of obliteration in this modern old school mech combat sim.

Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Shooter 20.9%, Action 12.2%, Indie 4.4%

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: RTS 43.5%, Strategy 28.1%, Base Building 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Real-Time 4.7% ★

Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!

Why similar: FPS 27.6%, War 19.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%

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: RTS 43.1%, Strategy 15.2%, War 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 6.9%

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 42.8%, Real-Time 18.7% ★, Strategy 17.3%, War 9%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.

Why similar: RTS 35.4%, Robots 19.9%, Strategy 13.9%, War 11.9%, Co-op 7.5%

Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

Why similar: FPS 29.1%, War 22.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Shooter 12%, First-Person 6.7%

The Spance approaches, a vast and mysterious storm at the edge of humanity. Who shall claim its riches? Brave the perils of the depths in a story-rich singleplayer campaign with numerous distinct factions and bosses. An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships.

Why similar: RTS 37.9%, Base Building 18.8%, Robots 12.5%, War 11.2%, Strategy 10.3%

Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle. Customize your ship, control its movement, weapons, and energy distribution or go to one of the hangars to join the battle in a smaller fighter!

Why similar: RTS 35.5%, FPS 14.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%