Games Like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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 70.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep unit customization system where you can design and modify your own faction's units to adapt to the battlefield.

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 44%, Strategy 28.6%, Classic 27.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Allows for modular mech construction where you can swap limbs and weapons, providing a similar sense of unit-building creativity.

Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.

Why similar: Strategy 35%, RTS 27.4%, Classic 21.7% ★, Base Building 10.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing and nurturing a variety of unique creatures within your base, capturing the creature-management aspect of the seed game.

Return of the Classic, now remastered! Battle Realms is a fantasy RTS inspired by the stories told in martial- arts movies and oriental mythology. Develop your peasants into a highly trained and deadly efficient clan of warriors who are ready to die with your name on their lips.

Why similar: RTS 46.3%, Classic 24.7% ★, Strategy 21.7%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Action 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique unit training system where units are evolved through different buildings, offering a creative alternative to standard production.

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: Real-Time 38.1% ★, RTS 34.5%, Base Building 15.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Multiplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a modular unit construction system that allows you to design your own vehicles, mirroring the creature-combining mechanics of the seed game.

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 47.1%, Strategy 15.7%, Real-Time 10.7% ★, Base Building 8.8%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale RTS combat with a focus on technological progression and powerful experimental units.

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 42.3%, Classic 32.2% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Sci-fi 3%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational RTS title that shares the sci-fi aesthetic and focus on large-scale mechanical warfare.

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

Why similar: RTS 41.3%, Real-Time 16% ★, Base Building 14.1%, Strategy 11.4%, War 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic base-building RTS gameplay with powerful, customizable mechs that dominate the battlefield.

Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Why similar: RTS 45.4%, Base Building 20.2%, Strategy 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Sci-fi 6%

Why You'll Like It: Includes a modular ship design system that allows for significant customization of your fleet's capabilities.

Command & Conquer Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Prepare your forces General... it's time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy.

Why similar: RTS 42.1%, Strategy 25%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Base Building 10.3%, Classic 6.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS experience that emphasizes distinct faction playstyles and strategic base management.

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: RTS 50.4%, Base Building 21.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Incorporates mythological creatures and god powers into the RTS formula, providing a similar sense of wonder and unit variety.

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 54.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Base Building 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique alien factions and a focus on strategic base placement and resource management.

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 47.5%, Base Building 14.9%, Strategy 13.4%, War 10%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a massive scale of RTS warfare with a focus on experimental units and planetary destruction.

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

Why similar: RTS 37.8%, Classic 24.3% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Real-Time 8% ★, Multiplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy game that spans ages, offering deep tactical depth and base-building mechanics.

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 40.6%, Real-Time 19.8% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Base Building 10.3%, War 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional RTS base-building with the ability to jump into a first-person perspective to control your units directly.

Submarine Titans is a real-time strategy video game that takes place in the year 2115 after a comet has struck Earth, driving two human factions, the militant White Sharks and the scientific Black Octopi, to establish underwater bases and fight for dominance over the oceans.

Why similar: Cult Classic 33.7% ★, Strategy 22.5%, RTS 17.2%, Classic 11.7% ★, Real-Time 11.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic underwater RTS that features distinct factions and complex resource management.

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 65.1%, Strategy 21.9%, Multiplayer 11%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Action 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RTS that focuses on animal-themed factions and fast-paced, accessible combat.

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: RTS 45.2%, Classic 16.4% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Base Building 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beloved classic that features diverse units and a campy, sci-fi tone similar to the seed game.

War Party is a strategy game where you enter a prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, Cavemen and Magic! Build up your chosen faction, gather resources, explore the land and command them against enemy tribes and wildlife! Will your story be about Life, Death or Balance? Can you survive?

Why similar: Real-Time 28.8% ★, RTS 27.8%, Base Building 12%, Classic 9.8% ★, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A prehistoric-themed RTS that focuses on base-building and managing unique dinosaur units.

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: Base Building 35.9%, Strategy 24%, RTS 23.6%, Classic 13.9% ★, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on base-building and managing a villainous organization, capturing the 'evil mastermind' theme of the seed game.

Moduwar is an adaptive organic RTS where you control an alien creature, Modu - and your body is your army. Grow new organs, split, merge and mutate them into unique units that adapt to your needs as you fight against human and alien threats in single and multiplayer modes.

Why similar: RTS 30.2%, Real-Time 28% ★, Base Building 13%, Strategy 8.9%, War 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An early-access RTS that focuses on modular unit building and base-building mechanics.

Perimeter is an innovative Real-Time-Strategy game that pits players against each other or AI opponents in a life and death struggle to seize territory and establish crucial protective “perimeters.” Players will be introduced to the game’s unique terraforming feature, allowing them to move, build, construct and destroy the map...

Why similar: RTS 51.3%, Strategy 28.3%, Classic 17.2% ★, Sci-fi 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly unique sci-fi RTS that focuses on terraforming and defensive structures, standing out for its unconventional mechanics.

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: Cult Classic 36.4% ★, RTS 23.6%, Classic 19.3% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Multiplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RTS strategy with first-person vehicle combat in a sci-fi setting, offering a unique perspective on unit control.

Build your dungeon & protect it with a labyrinth of dark corridors, a web of deadly traps, an arsenal of powerful spells, and an army of bloodthirsty demons

Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Classic 43.8% ★, Singleplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original god-game that emphasizes creature management and base-building in a dark fantasy setting.

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 58.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Real-Time 9% ★, Base Building 8.8%, Multiplayer 3.5%

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 51.2%, Strategy 20.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%, War 8.9%, Sci-fi 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, accessible RTS that features sci-fi factions and classic base-building gameplay.

An RTS classic updated in 2026 for modern systems. Welcome to Hell, soldier, and mind the radioactive dust. Join one of two groups battling tooth, claw, tentacle, and any other appendage for survival in this post-nuclear real-time strategy game.

Why similar: RTS 41%, Strategy 34%, Classic 17.4% ★, Sci-fi 4.7%, Retro 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro sci-fi RTS that features chaotic combat and a distinct, classic aesthetic.

Army Men RTS brings you back to the days of staging battles with tiny plastic soldiers in your backyard...except these green soldiers carry out your every command!

Why similar: RTS 49.1%, Classic 18% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Base Building 6.1%

Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.

Why similar: RTS 42%, Classic 16.2% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Real-Time 8.3% ★, Multiplayer 6.6%

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 45.7%, Real-Time 22.9% ★, Strategy 17.9%, War 8.3%, Sci-fi 3.3%

Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.

Why similar: RTS 43.7%, War 13%, Strategy 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Base Building 9.8%

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Why similar: Base Building 55.2%, Strategy 38.5%, Singleplayer 6.3%

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%

Why You'll Like It: Allows players to manage a dungeon and control a variety of creatures, fitting the villain-protagonist theme.

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 43.2%, Real-Time 17.2% ★, Strategy 16%, Base Building 7.8%, Classic 5.1% ★

Updated in 2026 for modern systems, Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2: Krossfire is a fast and furious post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game where you have to be quick or be dead. Play as one of three unique factions in the struggle to seek out and conquer oil fields to fuel your army.

Why similar: Real-Time 39.7% ★, Strategy 26.8%, RTS 25.2%, Sci-fi 4.2%, Retro 3.3%

War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.

Why similar: RTS 47.9%, Base Building 35%, Strategy 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%

S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster is the new edition of the challenging classic strategy game S.W.I.N.E! The filthiest of all wars between the Rabbit and the Pig armies is a sophisticated real-time strategy with completely revised textures, detailed unit models, a 16:9 adapted interface.

Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Real-Time 20.1% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Classic 13% ★, War 6.3%

The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.

Why similar: RTS 52.3%, War 15.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Sci-fi 5.4%

Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.

Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Base Building 19%, Strategy 14.3%, War 11.9%, Sci-fi 4.6%

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 41.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Real-Time 15.8% ★, Base Building 10%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.

Why similar: Strategy 65.1%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Singleplayer 9.7%, Action 1.4%

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 46.2%, Base Building 15.8%, Strategy 14.9%, War 6.8%, Classic 5.9% ★

Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.

Why similar: RTS 41.4%, Classic 26.2% ★, Strategy 17.3%, Real-Time 7.5% ★, Multiplayer 6.5%

In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.

Why similar: RTS 50.4%, Strategy 23.4%, Classic 12.6% ★, Multiplayer 12.5%, Action 1.2%

Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!

Why similar: RTS 29%, Real-Time 27% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Base Building 11.3%, War 9.7%

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 39.8%, Classic 19% ★, Base Building 14.7%, Strategy 13.4%, War 5.9%

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 43.7%, Real-Time 28.8% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Base Building 2.4%

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: War 45.4%, Strategy 43.5%, Singleplayer 7.4%, Action 3.7%

Create the ultimate fortress and wreak havoc, raining destruction on your enemies with catapult-flinging fun!

Why similar: RTS 39.8%, Strategy 28.6%, Base Building 17.9%, Multiplayer 9%, Action 2.5%

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

Why similar: RTS 50.6%, Base Building 16.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Sci-fi 4.6%

Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!

Why similar: RTS 48.1%, Base Building 26.3%, Strategy 20.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Sci-fi 2.6%

It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?

Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, RTS 46.5%, Sci-fi 4.7%

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 37.2%, Real-Time 23.3% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Base Building 12.4%, Multiplayer 6%

In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes...

Why similar: RTS 57.5%, Strategy 28.2%, Base Building 13%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Become a mad scientist! Conduct crazy experiments, mix mutagens, breed abominable creatures, and attach monstrous body parts to them. Manage your inventory, expand your lab, and make sure your hideout is safe. Send your creations into the city to obtain salvage and test subjects!

Why similar: Strategy 88.2%, Singleplayer 11.8%

Invent new creatures by mixing real or legendary animals in thousands of possible combinations, create an army and fight in the singleplayer campaign or in online multiplayer against friends or random challengers!

Why similar: Strategy 86.1%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 5.6%

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 46.6%, Strategy 28.1%, Base Building 10.5%, Real-Time 6.5% ★, Sci-fi 5.7%