Games Like Infested Planet

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 42.8%, Strategy 26.5%, Tower Defense 8.3%, Tactical 8%, Sci-fi 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact thematic and mechanical feel of commanding squads against an overwhelming alien swarm.

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: RTS 31.5%, Strategy 21.3%, Tactical 11.3%, Aliens 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, top-down squad tactics where managing resources and positioning against alien threats is paramount.

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.1%, RTS 34%, Strategy 15.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base building, real-time strategy, and action against massive alien hordes in a way that perfectly mirrors the core loop of Infested Planet.

Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!

Why similar: RTS 41.9%, Strategy 19.3%, Aliens 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A polished RTS that blends squad-based hero control with tower defense mechanics.

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: RTS 37.4%, Tower Defense 34.1%, Strategy 20%, Real-Time with Pause 3.6% ★, Tactical 3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for defending a base against massive, overwhelming waves of enemies.

Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.6%, Strategy 15.8%, Aliens 11.7%, Top-Down 9.9%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense strategy with top-down shooter action, requiring constant tactical adjustment.

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 38.9%, RTS 34.6%, Strategy 16.6%, Tactical 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building a defensive perimeter to survive against massive, procedurally generated enemy swarms.

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 34.6%, Top-Down 19%, Aliens 16%, Action 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a squad of soldiers against alien infestations with a heavy emphasis on tactical movement.

Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

Why similar: Strategy 26%, Tactical 21.7%, Top-Down 16.8%, RTS 15.8%, Real-Time with Pause 7.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: Provides excellent top-down tactical squad control that rewards careful planning and positioning.

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Strategy 29.4%, RTS 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique reverse tower defense perspective that mirrors the tactical movement and pathing of Infested Planet.

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, Aliens 29.4%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Tactical 14.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical, squad-based combat against alien swarms with a strong emphasis on character abilities.

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.3%, Strategy 15.9%, Sci-fi 7%, Aliens 4.6%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense experience that captures the strategic depth and sci-fi aesthetic of the genre.

Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.6%, Strategy 27.7%, Action 7.5%, Indie 4.7%, Sci-fi 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A more traditional tower defense entry that maintains the sci-fi tactical feel of the Anomaly series.

Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, RTS 27.2%, Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 8.6%, Sci-fi 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base building with tactical defense against Martian threats in a sci-fi setting.

Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.9%, RTS 27.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Aliens 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on rapid base expansion and defense against spreading alien organisms in a grid-based environment.

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: Tower Defense 54.9%, RTS 15.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Sci-fi 4.5%, Real-Time with Pause 4.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Features strategic base building and defense against a fluid, overwhelming enemy force.

The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!

Why similar: Tower Defense 52.5%, Strategy 17.1%, RTS 6.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Aliens 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features base building and tower defense against waves of aliens with a focus on tech progression.

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

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.9%, Strategy 17.5%, RTS 16.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Top-Down 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on defending a base against waves of enemies with highly customizable weaponry and tactical choices.

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.3%, Strategy 21.1%, RTS 19.9%, Indie 1.6%, Action 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines resource management and tower defense on a massive scale, requiring complex logistical planning.

Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!

Why similar: Tower Defense 76.1%, Strategy 19.9%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A polished, traditional tower defense game with a unique alien setting and distinct unit types.

Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!

Why similar: Tower Defense 50.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Aliens 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Top-Down 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure tower defense experience that captures the strategic depth and isometric perspective of the genre.

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: Tower Defense 36.8%, RTS 32.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Tactical 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep strategic RTS gameplay focused on asymmetrical warfare against a superior AI opponent.

Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Strategy 15%, Top-Down 11.7%, Aliens 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down tower defense game with a gritty sci-fi aesthetic and focus on unit placement.

Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.7%, Strategy 28.9%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS-tower defense hybrid centered on resource harvesting and defending against alien swarms.

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Tower Defense 66.7%, Strategy 15%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Action 4.5%, Aliens 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of tower defense and action that emphasizes tactical placement and active combat participation.

Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Sci-fi 6%, Aliens 5.6%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features orbital tower defense mechanics that require constant tactical adjustment and rotation.

Epic sci-fi tower defense action with 16-bit era look and feel, pitching your colonists against an almost endless horde of hostile alien robots who strongly oppose your attempts of colonizing their planet! Deluxe version includes the soundtrack!

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.1%, Strategy 34.5%, Action 11.8%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward tower defense game with a focus on alien-themed waves and tactical placement.

Imagine an enemy that is everywhere and moves like a giant, organic mass across the map. Imagine your base and your people surrounded by a blanket of crushing destruction from all directions. Your only hope, well what hope? Then you take the high ground and pound this enemy into oblivion.

Why similar: Tower Defense 45.7%, Strategy 44.9%, Indie 9.4%

Spoids is a challenging throwback to the original brand of tower defense games. Command the Remote Defense Space Station and respond to distress calls of those who are being attacked by the invaders. Travel from planet to planet using your powerful arsenal to hold back the Spoids.

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.4%, Strategy 33.6%, Action 8.8%, Indie 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that emphasizes defending against alien swarms using various defensive structures.

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 33.2%, Tower Defense 27.7%, Strategy 24.5%, Tactical 5.8%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down RTS that focuses on capturing points and managing unit flow across the map.

"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, RTS 29.2%, Tower Defense 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Tactical 4.3%

Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.6%, Aliens 16.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Action 7.3%

The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, RTS 33.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Action 1.7%, Indie 1.2%

Exclusively brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux in Anomaly Bundle, Anomaly Korea is an expansion campaign to Anomaly Warzone Earth. The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion.

Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, Tower Defense 34.7%, Action 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Top-Down 3.8%

Molten Armor is an action tower defense game with a non-linear story in sci-fi setting! Command defenses and stop hordes of enemies! Fight on land, sea and in the skies!Decisions taken in the heat of battle will change the course of the war.

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, RTS 27.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Top-Down 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps.

Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Tower Defense 34.5%, Action 13.2%, Indie 10.1%

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 86.2%, RTS 3.6%, Sci-fi 3.4%, Action 2.9%, Indie 2.2%

Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!

Why similar: Tower Defense 64.8%, Strategy 22.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Indie 3.3%, Action 1.4%

Beware Planet Earth! is a beguiling mix of classic tower defense and time management coming to PC via Steam for the first time. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men!

Why similar: Tower Defense 54.5%, Strategy 17%, Aliens 12.5%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Top-Down 4.4%

Defense Task Force Featuring Large Scale Procedurally Generated Tower Defense Battles with FPS Quality Visuals and Infinite Waves. 10 tower types, with different attacks , 3 levels plus boosts. 25 Enemy alien species: Regulars, Swarmers, Racers, Cloakers, Healers, Boss Units and Spawners.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.1%, Strategy 27.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Indie 6.1%

Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.

Why similar: Tower Defense 74%, Strategy 14.3%, Indie 3.6%, Action 3.6%, Tactical 3.3%

Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

Why similar: Action 59.9%, Tower Defense 23.4%, Strategy 7.7%, Aliens 4.6%, Sci-fi 2.3%

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Why similar: RTS 30.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Aliens 13.2%, Top-Down 11.4%, Tactical 9.8%

Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Top-Down 23.1%, Action 13.5%, Real-Time with Pause 10.1% ★, Indie 9.2%

Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction.

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.2%, Strategy 20.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Tactical 10.7%, Action 6.1%

Defend Your Life! Is tower defense set in human body where players are fighting against villain hordes of viruses and bacteria. Levels and units correspond to reality of human anatomy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, RTS 26.2%, Strategy 15%, Top-Down 9.9%, Tactical 5.4%

Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.9%, Top-Down 16.5%, Aliens 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 8.9%

Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun

Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, RTS 26.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Top-Down 10.6%, Aliens 9%

A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, RTS 24.3%, Strategy 14.7%, Aliens 9.7%, Top-Down 9.6%

Rush for Glory is featuring challenging and rewarding Tower Defense battles, in which players are defending their base against an alien invasion. By strategically building towers and upgrading them, the player can keep his base safely and further progress through the extensive singleplayer campaign.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.6%, Strategy 29.5%, Action 7.9%

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: Tower Defense 45.4%, Strategy 42.2%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%, 2D 2.3%

Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds plenty of new features: unit morphing, over million tactical combinations, post-apo world and tower defense vs tower offense multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.9%, Strategy 29.7%, RTS 13.1%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Innovative Tower Defense inspired by legendary Alien Shooter series! The game was created in keeping with the best traditions of Sigma`s games, no concessions of any kind - everything is just like in real life!

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Aliens 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action 6.1%

Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. During the game you will hold your defense with your turrets against the massive hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.4%, Strategy 30.4%, Indie 6.3%

The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.4%, RTS 34.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Tactical 4.9%

Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, RTS 32.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 8.1%, Action 2.6%

"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.7%, Strategy 33%, RTS 8%, Indie 6.2%, Action 6.1%

SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.5%, Strategy 20.3%, Aliens 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 5.6%

Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, RTS 24.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Aliens 10.9%, Sci-fi 8%