Games Like Forged Battalion

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 76.2%, Strategy 20.3%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the 90s-style RTS aesthetic and gameplay loop with modern quality-of-life improvements.

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 61.3%, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical RTS featuring physics-based combat and extensive unit customization options.

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 71%, Strategy 21.8%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled scale of base-building and unit management that appeals to fans of deep RTS mechanics.

Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.

Why similar: RTS 70.7%, Strategy 22%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: This collection defines the classic RTS genre that Forged Battalion draws its primary inspiration from.

{{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 75.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RTS that distills the genre to its core, focusing on fast-paced base-building and large-scale unit production.

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 67.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Simulation 5%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: This game pushes the boundaries of RTS scale with its planetary combat and focus on massive base expansion.

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

Why similar: RTS 73.9%, Strategy 18.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that combines traditional base-building with a unique diesel-punk aesthetic and mech-based combat.

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 71.6%, Strategy 21.1%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%, Indie 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that emphasizes distinct faction mechanics and classic base-building strategies.

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 59.2%, Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic auto-battler that offers deep unit customization and tactical positioning similar to the engineering focus of the seed game.

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 66.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale economy management and massive army control on a grand strategic level.

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 73.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional RTS base-building with the ability to take direct first-person control of units.

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: RTS 58.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 11%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that blends base management with 4X elements for a deeper strategic experience.

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 52.7%, Strategy 25.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, accessible RTS that mirrors the classic base-building and unit-spamming gameplay of early genre titles.

Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!

Why similar: Strategy 54.5%, Multiplayer 32.6%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based base-building game that rewards tactical planning and precise destruction.

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 72%, Strategy 20.4%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern military RTS that focuses heavily on base construction and resource management.

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 70.4%, Strategy 23.1%, Multiplayer 6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A ground-based RTS that maintains the high-stakes tactical feel and polish of the classic Homeworld series.

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.

Why similar: RTS 73.4%, Strategy 20.6%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic that pioneered the unit-heavy, base-building style seen in many modern RTS titles.

Armor Clash 3 is an old-school modern warfare RTS game with base building and navies. There are 3 factions with unique units, buildings and technology systems. There are both skirmish and challenge modes. The battle is fast-paced, with realistic graphics and physical effects, and the performance is also optimized.

Why similar: RTS 44.9%, Strategy 29.6%, Simulation 18.3%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RTS that stays true to classic base-building and unit combat mechanics.

Real time strategy game featuring over 130 different types of units and technologies, 21 campaign missions with characters and an intriguing story, unlimited random map skirmishes with many customizable settings, network multiplayer to challenge your friends, and so much more in this RTS!

Why similar: RTS 59.5%, Strategy 33.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RTS that prioritizes unit variety and rapid base expansion.

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 66.8%, Strategy 23.1%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-scale space RTS that features deep management and base-like station construction.

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 68.4%, Strategy 27.8%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines complex factory building with large-scale RTS combat for a unique hybrid experience.

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 62%, Strategy 17.1%, Simulation 11%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features extreme vehicle customization that will appeal to the engineering spirit of Forged Battalion players.

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 52.6%, Strategy 38.3%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven RTS that utilizes traditional base-building and unit-management mechanics.

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 64.5%, Strategy 25.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers classic RTS gameplay with massive armies and complex base construction mechanics.

Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.

Why similar: Strategy 61.6%, Simulation 24.3%, Indie 12.1%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic base-management game focused on artillery combat and tactical defense.

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: RTS 64.5%, Strategy 24.5%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Simulation 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional base-building with civilization-style progression for a long-form RTS experience.

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 67.5%, Strategy 21%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RTS designed for fast-paced skirmishes and accessible, controller-friendly base management.

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 69.5%, Strategy 22.4%, Multiplayer 5%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.

Why similar: RTS 76.9%, Strategy 21.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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 54%, Strategy 24.3%, Simulation 15.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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: RTS 46.3%, Strategy 29.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends space simulation with RTS elements, allowing for unit management within a 3D environment.

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 55.6%, Strategy 20.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Multiplayer 7%, Indie 4.5%

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 68.2%, Strategy 23.5%, Indie 4.9%, Multiplayer 3.3%

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: RTS 49.1%, Strategy 28.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project. More than 200 available ships, weapons and modules to design your fleet with. Contains a small campaign, several single and multiplayer game modes and a coop game mode. Also contains Wave defense!

Why similar: RTS 57.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Indie 4.4%

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 64.1%, Strategy 23.8%, Multiplayer 10%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!

Why similar: RTS 54.9%, Strategy 26.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Indie 4.4%

Armor Clash is an RTS game of modern warfare, containing classic features like base building, unit training etc. Players can pick modern armors such as M1A2, T-14 to form identical legions. With realistic effects and fast paced battle, players will enjoy commanding their armored forces to break down the enemy.

Why similar: RTS 61.3%, Strategy 20.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 5.3%

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Why similar: RTS 55.1%, Strategy 27.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Indie 2.9%, Multiplayer 2.8%

Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.

Why similar: RTS 79.2%, Strategy 20.8%

A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!

Why similar: RTS 68.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.

Why similar: RTS 59.3%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 68.4%, Strategy 24.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.

Why similar: RTS 53.7%, Strategy 28.1%, Simulation 18.3%

Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.

Why similar: RTS 59.1%, Strategy 17.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.

Why similar: Strategy 55.2%, Simulation 40.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%

The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

Why similar: RTS 63.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Simulation 10.1%

Metal Fatigue is a real-time strategy game taking the genre to new heights - literally. Build and customize your massive Combots to dominate the three battlefield levels simultaneously - from orbit, to the surface, and even underground!

Why similar: RTS 62.6%, Strategy 37.4%

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 72.1%, Strategy 25.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Simulation 0.9%

Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.

Why similar: RTS 73.8%, Strategy 16.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

Why similar: RTS 69.2%, Strategy 20.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%

This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?

Why similar: RTS 67.7%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’.

Why similar: RTS 60.4%, Strategy 32.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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 59.8%, Strategy 32.4%, Multiplayer 7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: Strategy 50.8%, Simulation 33.8%, Indie 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

Why similar: RTS 57.9%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

Why similar: RTS 71.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Multiplayer 12.3%