- #1 Besiege
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,398 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Destruction 21.7%, Moddable 21.1% ★, Level Editor 13.1%, Building 11.8%, Physics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep physics-based construction and destruction that mirrors the structural engineering challenges found in Forts.
- #2 REDCON
96% matchVery Positive85% of 814 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Base Building 47.4%, Strategy 35.6%, 2D 7.1%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing artillery and base systems in a high-stakes, 2D military environment.
- #3 From the Depths
96% matchVery Positive89% of 12,623 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Building 22.6%, Military 20.7%, Physics 18%, Sandbox 17.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep building system where physics and structural integrity are critical to combat success.
- #4 Airships: Conquer the Skies
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,488 reviews2018
Dev: David Stark
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
Why similar: Moddable 37% ★, Military 22.4%, Building 20%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Strategy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines modular vehicle construction with physics-based combat and structural damage mechanics.
- #5 Mindustry
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,625 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Base Building 41.7%, Building 16.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on base-building and tower defense with a strong emphasis on resource management and strategic layout.
- #6 Rusted Warfare - RTS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,206 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
{{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: Moddable 28.4% ★, Base Building 28.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Sandbox 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style 2D RTS that provides the same fast-paced tactical combat feel as Forts.
- #7 Worms W.M.D
93% matchVery Positive85% of 14,550 reviews2016
Dev: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.7%, Strategy 23.2%, Funny 13.5%, Memes 12.5%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential 2D artillery game that emphasizes terrain destruction and strategic weapon usage.
- #8 Cannon Brawl
92% matchVery Positive91% of 797 reviews2014
Dev: Theresa DuringerPub: Temple Gates Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cannon Brawl is action RTS and artillery hybrid. Pilot an airship, command powerful weapon emplacements and use the destructible terrain to out think and destroy your enemy! It's a new take on artillery strategy!
Why similar: Multiplayer 42.7%, Strategy 23.1%, 2D 13.2%, Indie 8.1%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D artillery game that captures the destructive, base-targeting spirit of Forts.
- #9 Cortex Command
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,052 reviews2012
Dev: Data RealmsPub: Data Realms, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Why similar: Strategy 54%, Moddable 15.4% ★, Physics 10.3%, Sandbox 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based game featuring destructible terrain and tactical base defense.
- #10 Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,704 reviews2020
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Competitive tower defense meets arcade action and gets rolled up with ACE Team's quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. This time around, you can even make your own levels!
Why similar: Destruction 36%, Level Editor 13.9%, Building 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with physics-based destruction and creative construction elements.
- #11 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 149,906 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.7%, Physics 22.7%, Memes 16.2%, Funny 13.8%, Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based combat to create chaotic and strategic war scenarios.
- #12 CastleStorm
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,618 reviews2013
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.
Why similar: Destruction 49.1%, Funny 11.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Physics 8.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features 2D physics-based castle destruction and tower defense mechanics.
- #13 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
89% matchVery Positive84% of 14,514 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Base Building 29.4%, Destruction 22.5%, Building 19.1%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: Provides large-scale RTS combat with a focus on massive destruction and strategic positioning.
- #14 Total Tank Simulator
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,653 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Sandbox 32.6%, Strategy 25.5%, Physics 15.5%, Action 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based war simulation that emphasizes large-scale destruction and tactical placement.
- #15 Scrap Mechanic
87% matchVery Positive92% of 117,481 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 58.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 21.2%, Base Building 17%, Physics 15.1%, Sandbox 15%, Multiplayer 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A creative building sandbox that relies heavily on physics and mechanical engineering.
- #16 ShellShock Live
85% matchVery Positive93% of 35,466 reviews2020
Dev: kChamp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demolish your friends with hundreds of upgradable weapons shot from your customizable tank in this action-packed online multiplayer tanks game. Earn XP to level up and unlock new tanks, weapons, and gear. Fight against or alongside your friends for strategic team or free-for-all matches.
Why similar: Multiplayer 39.4%, Strategy 19.7%, Physics 12.9%, 2D 9.6%, Funny 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D artillery game that focuses on weapon variety and strategic positioning.
- #17 Diplomacy is Not an Option
84% matchVery Positive85% of 11,951 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Base Building 40.3%, Level Editor 20.5%, Military 19.4%, Tactical 12.5%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building massive fortifications to defend against overwhelming waves of enemies.
- #18 King Arthur's Gold
86% matchVery Positive84% of 5,212 reviews2013
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?
Why similar: Multiplayer 34.9%, Building 21.2%, Sandbox 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D multiplayer game focused on building, mining, and destroying enemy fortifications.
- #19 Crossout
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 68,841 reviews2017
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crossout - the postapocalyptic MMO action game where you can create a unique design for an armoured vehicle from dozens of parts and then drive it into multiplayer battles raging on land and in the skies alike.
Why similar: Building 33.2%, Multiplayer 30.6%, Sandbox 27.9%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for complex vehicle construction where the placement of parts directly impacts combat performance.
- #20 They Are Billions
84% matchVery Positive85% of 50,888 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Base Building 65.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Building 13.7%, Tactical 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes base-building and defense game where structural layout is vital to survival.
- #21 Poly Bridge 2
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,160 reviews2020
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!
Why similar: Building 29.7%, Physics 20.9%, Level Editor 19%, Sandbox 16.2%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the structural engineering and physics challenges that underpin the building mechanics in Forts.
- #22 Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,681 reviews2022
Dev: VDimension
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!
Why similar: Moddable 26.7% ★, Memes 16.9%, Sandbox 14.3%, Physics 13.2%, Tactical 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox simulation that uses physics to determine the outcome of strategic combat setups.
- #23 Castle Story
82% matchMixed65% of 10,553 reviews2017
Dev: Sauropod Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.
Why similar: Building 35.7%, Sandbox 24.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Moddable 6% ★
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based strategy game focused on building defenses and managing resources to survive.
- #24 SimplePlanes
81% matchVery Positive93% of 10,848 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Why similar: Moddable 23.7% ★, Military 17.1%, Building 16.3%, Physics 14.5%, Sandbox 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based building game that allows for the creation of complex machines and weaponry.
- #25 Brick Rigs
77% matchVery Positive95% of 57,227 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 77.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own vehicles or download one of the more than 200,000 creations already uploaded to the Workshop and experience the dynamic driving and destruction physics of Brick Rigs!
Why similar: Destruction 33.7%, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 16.6%, Physics 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.8%
- #26 8-Bit Armies
81% matchVery Positive81% of 2,459 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Strategy 32.5%, Base Building 28.1%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward RTS that captures the base-building and unit-production loop of classic strategy games.
- #27 Istrolid
79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,693 reviews2016
Dev: treeform
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
Why similar: Building 39.6%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Sandbox 14.8%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features ship building and tactical space combat where design choices dictate battle outcomes.
- #28 Tricky Towers
78% matchVery Positive90% of 16,293 reviews2016
Dev: WeirdBeard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.
Why similar: Building 28.6%, Physics 26.5%, Multiplayer 20.3%, Funny 12.3%, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based building game that emphasizes stability and structural integrity under pressure.
- #29 Factorio
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 229,554 reviews2020
Dev: Wube Software LTD.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 44.9 hrsMean: 190.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Why similar: Base Building 38.7%, Sandbox 15.5%, Moddable 14.9% ★, Building 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #30 Forged Battalion
79% matchMixed58% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Strategy 54.5%, Multiplayer 32.6%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS that allows for unit customization, providing a strategic edge similar to Forts' weapon selection.
- #31 Space Engineers
76% matchVery Positive89% of 133,721 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Moddable 24.6% ★, Base Building 19.5%, Building 13.7%, Physics 12.1%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #32 War Selection
76% matchVery Positive85% of 23,196 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 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: Base Building 44.9%, Military 20.4%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Strategy 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #33 Ancient Warfare 3
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: JNI Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...
Why similar: Moddable 28.4% ★, Sandbox 20.9%, Physics 11.8%, Strategy 8.2%, Military 8.2%
- #34 Siegecraft Commander
78% matchMixed63% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac
Create the ultimate fortress and wreak havoc, raining destruction on your enemies with catapult-flinging fun!
Why similar: Base Building 36.8%, Strategy 26.6%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Action 10.9%, Funny 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base building and artillery combat in a strategic, real-time environment.
- #35 Wooden Battles
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 528 reviews2017
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
Why similar: Destruction 18.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Physics 12.3%, Sandbox 12.1%, Military 11.5%
- #36 Ravenfield
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,757 reviews2017
Dev: SteelRaven7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 62.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Why similar: Military 25.3%, Moddable 22% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Physics 9.2%, Tactical 8.9%
- #37 Poly Bridge
75% matchVery Positive91% of 18,529 reviews2016
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
Why similar: Building 32.9%, Physics 23%, Level Editor 16.7%, Sandbox 13%, Funny 6%
- #38 TerraTech
74% matchVery Positive91% of 24,617 reviews2018
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
Why similar: Building 34.6%, Sandbox 25.2%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Physics 10.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #39 ROUNDS
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 42,939 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.
Why similar: Multiplayer 39.1%, Physics 38.6%, 2D 9.1%, Action 8%, Indie 5.2%
- #40 Teardown
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,525 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Destruction 45.4%, Physics 19.2%, Sandbox 17.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Action 2.6%
- #41 People Playground
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 311,986 reviews2019
Dev: mestiezPub: Studio Minus
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 54.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Why similar: Moddable 25.4% ★, Destruction 20.7%, Sandbox 18.2%, Physics 14.2%, Building 8.6%
- #42 Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
73% matchVery Positive85% of 3,602 reviews2017
Dev: ACE TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The greatest rock-racing, tower defense, art history game is back! Like the title says, Bigger & Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with chaotic 4P multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by UE4 to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER.
Why similar: Strategy 25.1%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Funny 13.7%, Destruction 13.6%, Memes 10.9%
- #43 Zero-K
72% matchVery Positive94% of 4,280 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Strategy 39.9%, Multiplayer 36.6%, Base Building 13.2%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #44 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
73% matchMixed54% of 362 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!
Why similar: Moddable 24.2% ★, Building 17.5%, Physics 14.7%, Sandbox 14.6%, Tactical 10.5%
- #45 Toy Tactics
69% matchVery Positive93% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Kraken EmpirePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Become a master strategist in this physics-based Real-Time Tactics game! Command minifig-inspired armies and customize strategies with hand-drawn formations. Conquer unique campaigns for all five armies and unleash massive battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Victory awaits!
Why similar: Physics 31.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Tactical 12.7%, Funny 8.5%
- #46 Block Fortress 2
69% matchVery Positive82% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: Foursaken Media
Windows · Mac
Choose a planet, build your fortress, and prepare for war. Arm yourself with powerful weapons, deploy troops, and defend your stronghold against relentless attacks. In this action-packed block-builder, survival is earned, and only the strongest will remain.
Why similar: Base Building 43.8%, Level Editor 24.5%, Sandbox 21.8%, Action 6.1%, Strategy 3.3%
- #47 Territory Control 2
68% matchVery Positive81% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: TFlippy
Windows
A 2D multiplayer sandbox game revolving around industry, innovation, factions, combat and emergent gameplay. Design factories, customize tools and weapons, fight or trade with other players or get viciously murdered by an angry badger.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Destruction 18.5%, Military 12.5%, Physics 11.7%, Building 11.6%
- #48 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
68% matchVery Positive82% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Moddable 24% ★, Base Building 21.8%, Military 15.3%, Sandbox 12.9%, Tactical 11%
- #49 They Can't Stop All Of Us
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,639 reviews2019
Dev: B Michael BPub: ChainWave Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
D.A.B. Your foes in co-op & PvP battles. (D)efend bases with weapons and skill. (A)ttack with clever AI armies. (B)uild amazingly creative defenses.
Why similar: Memes 24.9%, Base Building 24.3%, Building 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Strategy 8.9%
- #50 Medieval Machines Builder
67% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Step into the boots of a medieval engineer and master the art of siege warfare. In Medieval Machines Builder, you design, build, and operate powerful war machines capable of bringing down even the strongest fortress walls.
Why similar: Destruction 35.6%, Building 18.9%, Physics 16.9%, Sandbox 15%, Funny 6.9%
- #51 Shieldwall
68% matchVery Positive87% of 7,133 reviews2023
Dev: Nezon Production
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shieldwall is a funny third-person tactical battle simulator with strategy elements. It allows you to feel like a squad leader right on the battlefield.
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.8%, Strategy 19.5%, Funny 17.7%, Physics 15.1%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #52 Uncrewed
71% matchMixed69% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Quite Different Mechanics
Windows
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: Base Building 23%, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 16.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Physics 10%
- #53 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
67% matchVery Positive94% of 12,599 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Building 37.5%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Strategy 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 8%
- #54 Foxhole
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 51,891 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 76.6 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: Base Building 27.9%, Military 23.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, Tactical 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #55 ACTION SANDBOX
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,004 reviews2022
Dev: Vona Soft
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.
Why similar: Destruction 30.3%, Building 16.3%, Physics 15.4%, Sandbox 15%, Memes 8%
- #56 Screw Drivers
65% matchVery Positive85% of 5,994 reviews2024
Dev: CreactstudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Crazy physics and high-speed races! Craft vehicles cleverly by combining building blocks and mechanical parts to create powerful drivetrains. Unlock new parts, race for the gold, and challenge your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Destruction 34.9%, Building 23.7%, Physics 20.1%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Action 2.5%
- #57 Medieval Engineers
70% matchMixed52% of 7,297 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Destruction 28.7%, Building 22.8%, Sandbox 16.4%, Physics 15.3%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #58 Trailmakers
66% matchVery Positive92% of 35,682 reviews2019
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Why similar: Building 26.4%, Physics 23.4%, Sandbox 21.7%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 7.6%