- #1 Iron Marines
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,831 reviews2019
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 33.6%, Military 14%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Space 10.2%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the exact same tactical hero-based RTS gameplay and charming art style.
- #2 Xeno Command
96% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Action RTS 35.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.8%, RTS 20.8%, Space 8.8%, Sci-fi 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the action-RTS mechanics and roguelite progression found in the seed game.
- #3 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
96% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 40.3%, Military 21.9%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the intense military sci-fi theme and focuses heavily on tactical positioning against massive alien swarms.
- #4 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
95% matchVery Positive91% of 9,133 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 53%, Strategy 14.2%, Military 13.9%, Sci-fi 10%, Tactical 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the console-style, squad-focused RTS feel that makes Iron Marines so intuitive and fun.
- #5 Rogue Command
94% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: feneq
Windows
Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.8% ★, RTS 18.3%, Military 13.9%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Tactical 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines classic RTS base-building with roguelite deck-building elements for a fresh tactical experience.
- #6 Infested Planet
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,014 reviews2014
Dev: Rocket Bear Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: RTS 46.6%, Strategy 19.7%, Sci-fi 13%, Tactical 12.4%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: You control a small squad of soldiers against an endless alien horde, emphasizing tactical movement and base-building.
- #7 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
92% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
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: Tactical 27.7%, Space 24.2%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Strategy 14.1%, 2D 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality sci-fi tower defense game that incorporates tactical unit placement and active ability usage.
- #8 Drone Swarm
93% matchMixed63% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31%, RTS 17.8%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Tactical 12.1%, Space 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on managing a massive swarm of units for tactical defense and offense in a sci-fi setting.
- #9 Tooth and Tail
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,111 reviews2017
Dev: Pocketwatch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
Why similar: RTS 67.2%, Strategy 18.7%, 2D 4.2%, Action 4.2%, Casual 3%
Why You'll Like It: This game distills the RTS genre into fast-paced, controller-friendly matches that feel very similar to the pacing of Iron Marines.
- #10 Mushroom Wars 2
91% matchMixed62% of 975 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 53.7%, Strategy 20.4%, Tactical 16.9%, Action 5.3%, 2D 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers fast-paced, lane-based RTS combat that emphasizes quick decision-making and unit management.
- #11 Space Reign
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.8%, RTS 17.9%, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a real-time tactical experience with a focus on ship-to-ship combat and strategic fleet management.
- #12 Creeper World 4
89% matchVery Positive95% of 4,620 reviews2020
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 25.2%, Space 15%, Tactical 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical expansion and defense against a fluid, encroaching enemy, requiring constant strategic adjustments.
- #13 Galaxy Reavers
90% matchMixed70% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Good Games
Windows
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
Why similar: RTS 40%, Space 29.1%, Strategy 17.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on real-time tactical space combat with a heavy emphasis on unit loadouts and positioning.
- #14 Swarm Queen
88% matchVery Positive93% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: Helmi Bastami
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A quick-to-learn but challenging real-time strategy game where you spawn an army of space-bugs that control themselves.
Why similar: RTS 23%, Action RTS 21.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Tactical 10.3%, Space 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler RTS hybrid that pits two sides against each other in a tactical struggle for territory.
- #15 Legends of Kingdom Rush
87% matchMixed65% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Cartoony 19.9%, Funny 17.1%, Family Friendly 16.7%, Strategy 14.1%, Cute 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title brings the familiar Ironhide art style and characters into a turn-based tactical RPG format.
- #16 Toy Shire
86% matchVery Positive88% of 684 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!
Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Military 17.8%, Tactical 11.5%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming tower defense game that incorporates RTS elements and tactical unit deployment.
- #17 IRON GUARD
86% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Xlab Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.7% ★, RTS 21.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Military 12%, Space 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi tower defense game that utilizes tactical unit placement to fend off invading forces.
- #18 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,793 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: RTS 50.1%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Space 10.3%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: A ground-based sci-fi RTS that emphasizes tactical positioning and unit abilities in a harsh desert environment.
- #19 They Are Billions
83% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 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: RTS 70.4%, Strategy 19.4%, Tactical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense survival-based RTS gameplay where defending your base against massive waves is the primary objective.
- #20 8-Bit Armies
84% matchVery Positive82% 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: RTS 69.1%, Strategy 29.4%, Action 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined, accessible RTS that focuses on quick combat and base management without unnecessary complexity.
- #21 Radiant Defense
84% matchVery Positive83% of 146 reviews2014
Dev: Hexage
Windows
MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.8%, Space 26.7%, Strategy 14.9%, Sci-fi 8%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, sci-fi tower defense game that emphasizes strategic pathing and weapon upgrades.
- #22 Age of Goblins
82% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Bruno Valla
Windows
AoG is a real-time strategy game (RTS) with simplified mechanics and cute visuals, but VERY challenging at times. Lead your goblin tribe into what they do best: expand, conquer, and exterminate each other. Any resemblance to humans is purely coincidental.
Why similar: Action RTS 28.4% ★, RTS 27.9%, Real Time Tactics 19%, Strategy 6.4%, Cartoony 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS management game that requires careful resource allocation and tactical unit control.
- #23 Planets Under Attack
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,241 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 88.9%, Space 7.3%, Sci-fi 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced strategy game where you capture planets and manage fleets in real-time.
- #24 Galaxy Defense War
79% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Strategy 65.9%, 2D 25.3%, Casual 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that focuses on base-building and tactical upgrades.
- #25 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,302 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Tactical 22.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Cartoony 13.8%, Funny 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.8%
- #26 Worbital
79% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Team Jolly Roger
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!
Why similar: Action RTS 32.5% ★, RTS 18.5%, Space 10.7%, Tactical 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RTS that features chaotic, physics-based combat in space.
- #27 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,241 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Funny 15.9%, Fantasy 11.8%
- #28 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,641 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
Why similar: Tactical 23%, Cartoony 14.6%, Choices Matter 13%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Strategy 12.4%
- #29 Galactic Missile Defense
81% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Black Sheep Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Missile Defense is a shooter and tower defense game, where you must protect Earth from the invading Martians that declared war on our planet just because a space rover accidentally ruined their picnic!
Why similar: Strategy 31.6%, Cartoony 24.6%, 2D 19.7%, Action 13.9%, Casual 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arcade-style defense game that requires quick reactions and strategic targeting.
- #30 Toy Shire: Room One
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,273 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Military 16.4%, Tactical 10.5%, Cartoony 7%
- #31 Space Raiders in Space
76% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Apollo Interactive S.L.Pub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.2% ★, RTS 21.9%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Funny 8.7%
- #32 Star Command Galaxies
77% matchMixed43% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: Warballoon
Windows · Mac
Take command in the ultimate starship simulator: Star Command Galaxies. Become a Captain, recruit your crew, customize and upgrade your starship, battle alien vessels, teleport to away missions and repel boarding invaders in this real-time strategy simulation adventure from indie studio Warballoon.
Why similar: RTS 26.4%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Tactical 11.6%, Space 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #33 DG2: Defense Grid 2
76% matchVery Positive86% of 3,339 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: RTS 26.6%, Real Time Tactics 23.1%, Tactical 15.7%, Space 13.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #34 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
73% matchVery Positive94% of 10,436 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Cartoony 15.3%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Family Friendly 12.9%
- #35 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
71% matchVery Positive88% of 11,050 reviews2024
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.
Why similar: Strategy 35.1%, Cartoony 22.7%, Funny 14.4%, Fantasy 13.2%, 2D 11.1%
- #36 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
73% matchVery Positive93% of 13,529 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 28.8%, RTS 28.4%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Tactical 13%, Strategy 6.4%
- #37 Mushroom Wars
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 571 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: RTS 43.2%, Tactical 16%, Strategy 14%, Action 5.6%, Cartoony 5.4%
- #38 Fieldrunners 2
74% matchVery Positive86% of 524 reviews2013
Dev: Subatomic Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making.
Why similar: Strategy 58.4%, Casual 20.8%, Action 20.8%
- #39 OTTTD
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 356 reviews2014
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.4% ★, RTS 24.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Cartoony 9.3%, Funny 7.5%
- #40 Planet TD
73% matchMixed62% of 274 reviews2023
Dev: MD GamesPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
6 different types of towers! 4 planets with different characteristics! 25 different enemies. Drones, Tanks, Biorobotic enemies and many different ground and air vehicles! Snowy and Glacial maps, Desert and Arid lands! Prepare to defend the solar system against invaders!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.1%, RTS 26.8%, Tactical 17.8%, Strategy 6.8%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #41 Evolit
69% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Steel Heart GamesPub: Teneke Kafalar Spotlight
Windows
Take charge of the galaxy's defense! With strategic moves, stop waves of cute yet dangerous enemies and prevent them from reaching the end of the road. Enhance your tactics with a variety of cards and unique towers, and stand against Evo! Strategy and infinity await here.
Why similar: Family Friendly 19%, Funny 17.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 16.7%, Cute 13.1%
- #42 8-Bit Invaders!
72% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 49%, Military 20.4%, Strategy 16.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Action 3.5%
- #43 Control Craft 2
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 464 reviews2016
Dev: Cristian ManolachiPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Control Craft 2 is a real time strategy game where you will have to act quickly against attackers who want to invade our planet! Wave after wave, your soldiers will overthrow the enemy colonies and will occupy enemy bases one after another.
Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Military 20.6%, Funny 9%, Strategy 6.9%
- #44 Operation: Polygon Storm
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Action RTS 33.1% ★, RTS 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Military 14.8%, Tactical 6.7%
- #45 Mars or Die!
72% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Why similar: Space 33.9%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Funny 19.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Action 7.8%
- #46 Creeper World IXE
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 851 reviews2024
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: RTS 31.2%, Real Time Tactics 26.4%, Space 15.9%, Tactical 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #47 Unstoppable Gorg
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 306 reviews2012
Dev: Futuremark
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!
Why similar: Strategy 33.8%, Sci-fi 27.4%, Space 19.6%, Action 9.7%, Casual 9.5%
- #48 Space Cycle
66% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!
Why similar: Space 45.2%, Sci-fi 30.1%, Strategy 20.9%, Casual 3.8%
- #49 Space Run
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,123 reviews2014
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Space 53.5%, Strategy 24.6%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Action 2.1%
- #50 Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
70% matchMixed70% of 315 reviews2018
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!
Why similar: RTS 41.3%, Strategy 24.7%, Action 10.9%, Funny 8.3%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #51 Haegemonia: Legions of Iron
70% matchMixed68% of 101 reviews2014
Dev: Digital RealityPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
From the makers of the award-winning Imperium Galactica 1 and 2 games, discover a powerful space-opera like RTS game.
Why similar: RTS 41.8%, Space 28.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Sci-fi 8%, Action 4.2%
- #52 Tactical Warfare
67% matchMixed67% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mizrab
Windows
The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.
Why similar: RTS 58.2%, Strategy 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 4.9%
- #53 Battlevoid: Sector Siege
70% matchMixed58% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battlevoid: Sector Siege is an epic straight into action real-time space strategy game, in which the world has been built to deliver a lively battle field; and the action is never more than just seconds away at the start of every game.
Why similar: RTS 24.8%, Space 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 11.2%
- #54 Tower Dominion
63% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: RTS 34%, Tactical 19%, Military 18%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #55 Molten Armor
69% matchMixed62% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Brutal Muse
Windows
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: RTS 33.3%, Real Time Tactics 26.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #56 We Are The Dwarves
67% matchMixed70% of 1,605 reviews2016
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
Why similar: RTS 39.2%, Real Time Tactics 32.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Fantasy 10.2%, Action 4.8%
- #57 Iron Brigade
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,208 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 24.1%, Funny 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #58 McDROID
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Elefantopia
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.
Why similar: RTS 45%, Cartoony 23.1%, Funny 13.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Action 5.6%