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Games Like Freedom Force

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Singleplayer, RPG, Turn-Based Tactics.

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From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with super-powers to bring the planet to its knees. Now Earth's only hope lies with a new breed of…

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From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with super-powers to bring the planet to its knees. Now Earth's only hope lies with a new breed of heroes... The Freedom Force!

Reviews: Mixed — 56% — of 538 reviews
Released: 2009-05-29
Developer: Irrational Games
Publisher: 2K
Genres: RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 24 min
Mean playtime: 3.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 30%

Overview

Freedom Force is a beloved cult classic that uniquely blends comic-book superhero tropes with real-time-with-pause tactical squad combat. These recommendations focus on games that capture that same spirit of team-based tactical management, superhero-themed narratives, and deep character customization.

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  1. #1 Capes
    96% matchMixed69% of 488 reviews2024
    Dev: Spitfire InteractivePub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Superheroes clash in this turn based strategy game. Recruit, train, and deploy your team in order to take back the city from the villains that hold it hostage.

    Why similar: Superhero 68.5%, Comic Book 12.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Tactical 5%, Singleplayer 1.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses specifically on superhero squad management and unique power synergies.

  2. #2 Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 306 reviews2009
    Dev: Irrational GamesPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Freedom is threatened yet again and only Minute Man and his heroic Freedom Force can save the day in the follow up to one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2002. Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich brings dynamic storytelling, fast-paced tactical role-play, and larger-than-life characters from the comic book pages to the computer...

    Why similar: Superhero 41.9%, Real-Time with Pause 24.5%, RPG 16.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Comic Book 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, offering the same core tactical gameplay and comic-book aesthetic.

  3. #3 Marvel's Midnight Suns
    95% matchVery Positive82% of 23,523 reviews2022
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.

    Why similar: Superhero 73.2%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It perfectly combines superhero team-based combat with deep tactical decision-making and character relationships.

  4. #4 Sentinels of Freedom
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 263 reviews2020
    Dev: Underbite Games
    Windows

    Prepare for a story-driven campaign within the Sentinel Comics universe as you join forces with an ever-growing team to face a wide variety of villains. Create your hero, gather your team, and save the world in this exciting new turn-based strategy!

    Why similar: Superhero 62.2%, RPG 20.5%, Strategy 17.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG features a comic-book style and focuses on building a custom team of superheroes to save the world.

  5. #5 XCOM® 2
    94% matchVery Positive85% of 107,051 reviews2016
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 61.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

    Why similar: RPG 43.3%, Strategy 37%, Tactical 15.7%, Singleplayer 4%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical squad-based combat, offering the intense team management and high-stakes missions found in Freedom Force.

  6. #6 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 reviews2014
    Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

    Why similar: RPG 64.7%, Strategy 24.1%, Tactical 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with a strong narrative and a focus on managing a specialized team of unique characters.

  7. #7 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 reviews2018
    Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

    Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, RPG 42.7%, Tactical 11%, Singleplayer 1.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical squad combat with exploration and RPG elements in a unique, stylized world.

  8. #8 Wasteland 3
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
    Dev: inXile Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    Why similar: RPG 53.4%, Strategy 36.8%, Tactical 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical RPG that emphasizes character customization and strategic positioning during combat.

  9. #9 Sentinels of Earth-Prime
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2023
    Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Control a new team of heroes battling evil villains across dynamic environments. Play out epic comic book battles come to life in this exciting adaptation of the hit card game.

    Why similar: Superhero 65.7%, Strategy 19.4%, Comic Book 12.7%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-based strategy game set in a rich superhero universe with diverse character powers.

  10. #10 Jagged Alliance 3
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
    Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

    Why similar: Strategy 46%, RPG 31%, Tactical 15%, Classic 6%, Singleplayer 2%

    Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical squad management and character progression that will appeal to fans of the tactical side of Freedom Force.

  11. #11 Xenonauts
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
    Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

    Why similar: Strategy 66.5%, Tactical 26%, Singleplayer 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic-style tactical squad game that emphasizes the struggle against an alien invasion with deep strategic layers.

  12. #12 Baldur's Gate 3
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 832,276 reviews2023
    Dev: Larian Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 77.6 hrsMean: 130.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    Why similar: RPG 67%, Strategy 24.1%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled party-based tactical experience with deep character customization and a focus on team synergy.

  13. #13 Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 201,253 reviews2017
    Dev: Larian Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 31.6 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    Why similar: RPG 72.2%, Strategy 27.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers highly tactical party-based combat and deep RPG mechanics that reward creative use of character abilities.

  14. #14 Champions Online
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,310 reviews2011
    Dev: Cryptic StudiosPub: Arc Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.

    Why similar: Superhero 78.5%, Comic Book 10.6%, RPG 9.7%, Multiplayer 1.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A superhero-themed game that features an incredibly robust character creator, allowing you to build your own hero from scratch.

  15. #15 X-COM: UFO Defense
    88% matchVery Positive95% of 3,930 reviews2008
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

    Why similar: Strategy 46.7%, Classic 40.6%, Tactical 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

    Why You'll Like It: The foundational tactical squad game that influenced the genre's approach to base management and combat.

  16. #16 X-COM: Apocalypse
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 934 reviews2008
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 49.7%, Strategy 29.4%, Classic 13.1%, Tactical 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a more complex take on the tactical squad genre with real-time and turn-based options.

  17. #17 DC Universe™ Online
    85% matchVery Positive81% of 21,685 reviews2011
    Dev: Dimensional Ink GamesPub: Daybreak Game Company
    Windows
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    DC Universe Online is a Free-to-Play, massive multiplayer online action game set in the popular DC Universe. Become one of a new breed of Heroes or Villains and wield incredible powers as you go to war with legendary characters such as Batman, Superman, Lex Luthor and The Joker.

    Why similar: Superhero 73.6%, RPG 12.2%, Comic Book 11.7%, Multiplayer 2.4%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented superhero game that lets you create your own hero and interact with iconic comic-book characters.

  18. #18 X-COM: Terror From the Deep
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 914 reviews2007
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.

    Why similar: Strategy 53.8%, Classic 32.4%, Tactical 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical strategy game that provides a challenging experience for fans of squad-based combat.

  19. #19 Evil Genius
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 3,574 reviews2009
    Dev: Elixir StudiosPub: Rebellion
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 46.6%, Strategy 42%, Classic 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Captures the campy, comic-book-inspired villainy and base-building strategy that complements the superhero theme.

  20. #20 Terra Invicta
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
    Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 68.6%, Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 8.2%, Singleplayer 2%

    Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on the geopolitical and tactical response to an alien invasion.

  21. #21 Classified: France '44
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
    Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?

    Why similar: Strategy 40%, RPG 36.4%, Tactical 18.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad game that focuses on positioning and unit synergy in a historical setting.

  22. #22 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
    83% matchMostly Positive70% of 11,991 reviews2013
    Dev: 2K MarinPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    Why similar: Strategy 35.9%, Tactical 30.5%, RPG 26.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Multiplayer 2.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A third-person tactical shooter that features squad commands and a retro-sci-fi aesthetic similar to the seed game.

  23. #23 Gears Tactics
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,500 reviews2020
    Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

    Why similar: Strategy 74%, RPG 13.3%, Tactical 9.5%, Multiplayer 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tactical game that emphasizes aggressive squad movement and ability usage.

  24. #24 Sentinels of the Multiverse
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,655 reviews2014
    Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    You've never played a comic book like this! Control a team of heroes battling evil villains across dynamic environments. Play out epic comic book battles come to life in this exciting adaptation of the hit card game.

    Why similar: Superhero 78.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Comic Book 3.4%, Multiplayer 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A strategic card-battler that focuses on team-based superhero combat and unique character mechanics.

  25. #25 Phoenix Point
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 6,915 reviews2020
    Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!

    Why similar: RPG 45%, Strategy 37.7%, Tactical 17.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad game that focuses on defending the Earth from an alien threat, echoing the premise of Freedom Force.

  26. #26 Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 63,618 reviews2021
    Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 52.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.

    Why similar: RPG 75.2%, Classic 19.6%, Singleplayer 5.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RPG that balances tactical combat with deep character interactions and team management.

  27. #27 Earth vs Mars
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Labs
    Windows

    Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game.

    Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Tactical 24.1%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Singleplayer 8.2%

  28. #28 Invisible, Inc.
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

    Why similar: Strategy 72%, Tactical 24.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based game that focuses on stealth and character-specific abilities to overcome overwhelming odds.

  29. #29 UFO: Aftermath
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 333 reviews2014
    Dev: Altar InteractivePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    UFO: Aftermath is a 3D isometric, tactical strategy game with a rich and compelling sci fi story.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 45.6%, Strategy 45.3%, Tactical 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Features real-time-with-pause tactical combat against an alien threat, mirroring the core gameplay loop of Freedom Force.

  30. #30 Might & Magic: Heroes VI
    80% matchMixed48% of 9,158 reviews2011
    Dev: BlackholePub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Heroes VI is a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.

    Why similar: Strategy 50.4%, RPG 40%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Tactical 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical strategy game that features RPG elements and hero-focused unit management.

  31. #31 Xenonauts 2
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,657 reviews2023
    Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

    Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Strategy 28.3%, Comic Book 27.2%, Tactical 10.6%

  32. #32 Stan Lee's Verticus
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2020
    Dev: HatchlightPub: Hitcents
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are Verticus, a superhero equipped with a high tech, heat-resistant jump suit who must prevent the Earth’s destruction at the hands of an evil alien race known as The Obliterators!

    Why similar: Superhero 85.4%, Comic Book 14.6%

  33. #33 Ticket to Earth
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2017
    Dev: Robot Circus
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Ticket to Earth fuses battlefield tactics, tile-matching puzzle, and epic sci-fi RPG in one unique package. Four unlikely heroes are thrown together to save everything they love from murderous criminals, hideous mutants, and a corrupt government.

    Why similar: RPG 52%, Strategy 48%

  34. #34 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
    72% matchMostly Positive70% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
    Windows

    Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.

    Why similar: Strategy 77.1%, Tactical 10.8%, RPG 10.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  35. #35 X-COM: Enforcer
    77% matchMixed58% of 462 reviews2008
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    X-COM: Earth's top-secret eXtraterrestrial COMbat unit The Place: America - early 21st century The Mission: Eradicate the extraterrestrials Alien forces have invaded Earth and are terrorizing the population.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  36. #36 X-COM: Interceptor
    77% matchMixed56% of 219 reviews2008
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space.

    Why similar: Strategy 97.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  37. #37 Beat the Humans
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Dochungryest
    Windows

    Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.

    Why similar: RPG 44.2%, Strategy 37.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  38. #38 Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 3,795 reviews2016
    Dev: Playata GmbH
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 86.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Become a hero, build your own Hide-Out and start by saving your neighbourhood. Level up your skills, collect incredibly weird superhero gadgets, and join a superhero team to save the world!

    Why similar: Superhero 61.2%, RPG 22%, Strategy 13.5%, Multiplayer 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  39. #39 Unsupervised
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You and your friends were teenage sidekicks of the world's greatest heroes. But now, the heroes are missing. It's your turn to kick @#$ and save the world!

    Why similar: Superhero 72.6%, RPG 14.4%, Comic Book 12.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  40. #40 UFO: Afterlight
    74% matchMixed65% of 531 reviews2014
    Dev: Altar GamesPub: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    The story is situated on Mars. It starts where UFO: Aftermath left off and runs simultaneously with UFO: Aftershock. While the Laputans on Earth are fighting Wargots and Starghosts and finding out what caused the destruction of their home planet, a small colony on Mars is trying to survive and flourish.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 56.9%, Strategy 30.4%, Tactical 6.5%, RPG 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  41. #41 Legends of Heropolis DX
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!

    Why similar: RPG 52.5%, Strategy 44.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  42. #42 Star Wolves
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2010
    Dev: X-Bow SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Star wolves is a 3D space RPG with deep strategy and tactical elements. The game thrusts players into a world of freelance space hunters in the XXI-XXII century A.D. during a time of political crisis for the all-powerful Empire and the three mega-corporations that control all the known worlds.

    Why similar: RPG 56.4%, Strategy 43.6%

  43. #43 Battle for Orion 2
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2017
    Dev: Infinite Loop Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Earth has been destroyed. Mankind is fractured. The galaxy is at war. But one hope remains: a new home for mankind. Probes detected a habitable planet in the Orion sector. You must fight your way to it, but nothing is as it seems. A more devious plan is underway that threatens the entire galaxy.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  44. #44 ProtoGalaxy
    73% matchMixed59% of 68 reviews2010
    Dev: Source Studio Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    Earth is under siege! A mysterious and powerful alien race has come to enslave the entire galaxy, and your fleet is humanity's last hope. You must put an end to the attacks and rebuild a home for the survivors.

  45. #45 StarFringe: Adversus
    69% matchMixed65% of 231 reviews2023
    Dev: CasualogicPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  46. #46 Strain Tactics
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2017
    Dev: Touch Dimensions Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!

    Why similar: Strategy 65%, RPG 32.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  47. #47 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,839 reviews2009
    Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.4%, RPG 26.3%, Strategy 20.1%, Classic 12.9%, Tactical 8.1%

  48. #48 Heroes of Science and Fiction
    63% matchVery Positive92% of 696 reviews2026
    Dev: Oxymoron Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.

    Why similar: RPG 53.1%, Strategy 42.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  49. #49 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 409 reviews2019
    Dev: Tortuga Team
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.

    Why similar: RPG 47.8%, Strategy 34.6%, Tactical 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

  50. #50 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
    63% matchVery Positive93% of 9,943 reviews2024
    Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    The world erupts in conflict as Soviet forces invade American soil in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. You are the Supreme Commander. Arm yourself to the teeth with top-secret technologies and lead the Soviet or Allied troops to victory.

    Why similar: Strategy 48.6%, Classic 20.5%, RPG 18.1%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  51. #51 Wizardry 8
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,186 reviews2013
    Dev: Sir-Tech CanadaPub: Drecom Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.

    Why similar: RPG 67.3%, Classic 31%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  52. #52 Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,154 reviews2008
    Dev: NivalPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, RPG 19.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Singleplayer 2%

  53. #53 Pandora: First Contact
    69% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
    Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

    Why similar: Strategy 90%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  54. #54 Attack of the Earthlings
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2018
    Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.

    Why similar: Strategy 93.7%, Tactical 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  55. #55 8-Colors Star Guardians +
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: Andrea DemetrioPub: Der Mondhase
    Windows

    Alien monsters have invaded Earth! It's up to the Star Guardians, a dysfunctional group of heroines, to protect the planet and awkwardly save the day (yet again)! Fight evil with pixelated style, in this turn-based, choose-your-boss-path game made with just 8 colors!

    Why similar: Superhero 71%, RPG 27.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  56. #56 Impire
    70% matchMixed46% of 451 reviews2013
    Dev: Cyanide MontrealPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Deep in the underworld of Ardania, a threat of the most evil nature grows and multiplies with an appetite for destruction that is unsurpassed. Summoned from the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the (once) mighty Báal-Abaddon has been torn from his throne of skulls and imprisoned in an earthly body of less-than-imposing stature (he's an Imp,...

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  57. #57 Earth 2160
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,542 reviews2006
    Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.

    Why similar: Strategy 97.6%, Multiplayer 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

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