- #1 Phantom Squad
97% matchVery Positive82% of 512 reviews2025
Dev: Ctrl FreakPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 49.6%, Tactical 42.2%, Action 4.5%, Multiplayer 2.8%, Indie 0.9%
- #2 Strain Tactics
96% matchVery Positive85% of 240 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: Real Time Tactics 42.7%, Strategy 25.5%, Action 13.2%, Cyberpunk 10.3%, Indie 8.2%
- #3 Survivor Mercs
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #4 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 45.7%, Tactical 25%, Strategy 19.3%, Action 6.2%, Indie 3.8%
- #5 Signal Decay
95% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Nela System
Windows · Mac
Assemble a cyber agent team to infiltrate procedurally-generated bases in this co-op stealth roguelike adventure. Master highly tactical combat, a cache of cyber weaponry, and teamwork to save humanity from mind-control.
Why similar: Strategy 32.8%, Cyberpunk 20.6%, Action 16.9%, Indie 15.6%, Tactical 14.1%
- #6 Hot Brass
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 696 reviews2021
Dev: Walk with KingsPub: Treasure Hunters FanClub
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 74%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Action 4.7%
- #7 DIRECT CONTACT
93% matchMostly Negative31% of 496 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain 81
Windows
Direct Contact delivers an authentic and immersive first-person, Co-Op tactical experience, built for those who demand realism, strategy, and precision. Operate as Special Forces, utilizing a vast arsenal of real-world weapons and equipment. Engage in dynamic combat.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 59.5%, Tactical 27.3%, Action 13.2%
- #8 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,846 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.8%, Tactical 25.7%, Strategy RPG 25.7%, Strategy 14.8%
- #9 End State
92% matchMixed63% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 32.6%, Tactical 25.7%, Strategy 23%, Action 11.7%, Indie 7%
- #10 SWAT Commander
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 672 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.
Why similar: Tactical 33.5%, Real Time Tactics 30.6%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Action 12.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #11 Satellite Reign
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 5,322 reviews2015
Dev: 5 Lives Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.2%, Tactical 18.2%, Strategy 17.6%, Action 6.3%, Indie 4.6%
- #12 MENACE
86% matchVery Positive91% of 11,482 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Tactical 46.2%, Strategy 37.3%, Action 16.4%
- #13 Meridian: Squad 22
89% matchMixed66% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Meridian: Squad 22 is a single-player science-fiction real-time strategy game with a focus on base building and advanced tactics. Every single choice, every tactical decision you make, shapes the outcome of your story.
Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Action 27.6%, Indie 19.1%
- #14 Unconventional Warfare
87% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Nightlife Strangers
Windows · Linux
In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 35.7%, Tactical 18.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Action 8.6%
- #15 Special Tactics
88% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: Beast Mode Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 44%, Tactical 24.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Action 6.3%
- #16 Black One Blood Brothers
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,396 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: Tactical 37.6%, Real Time Tactics 31.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Action 12.1%
- #17 USC: Counterforce
85% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 33.2%, Tactical 29%, Multiplayer 19.6%, Strategy 18.2%
- #18 Mech Merc Company
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Michael Shoots
Windows
Mech Merc Company is a 90s style mech combat simulator with business management elements. Buy and sell mechs, customize your mechs, hire and fire AI pilots, manage your business expenses, and complete tactical objective-based missions.
Why similar: Tactical 88.5%, Indie 11.5%
- #19 Every Day We Fight
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: Signal Space LabPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.
Why similar: Tactical 34.3%, Strategy RPG 33.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Action 10.5%
- #20 Rise of Humanity
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Cybernetic Walrus
Windows
Battle enemy bots, plan your strategy to complete missions, collect, upgrade and merge powerful cards to save humanity in this tactical turn-based game!
Why similar: Tactical 61.9%, Strategy 38.1%
- #21 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
82% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Tactical 44.1%, Strategy 43.2%, Action 12.7%
- #22 Gears Tactics
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,557 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 20.6 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 62.5%, Tactical 31%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #23 Private Military Manager: Tactical Auto Battler
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.
Why similar: Tactical 61.2%, Strategy 38.8%
- #24 Door Kickers
79% matchVery Positive94% of 9,993 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Tactical 46.1%, Strategy 22%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Action 6.6%, Indie 4.5%
- #25 MechCorp
81% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: k.Song Tan
Windows
MechCorp. is a turn-based-tactics/strategy game where you take command of a mercenary mech squadron in space. Decide which battles to fight and what contracts to pursue while managing every aspect of the squad including mech lineup, crew management, research and production.
Why similar: Strategy 86.6%, Indie 13.4%
- #26 Insurgency
78% matchVery Positive92% of 124,773 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.
Why similar: Tactical 46.2%, Multiplayer 26.2%, Action 12.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #27 Dustwind: Resistance
77% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 46.6%, Strategy 20.9%, Tactical 20.8%, Action 11.7%
- #28 Miner's Mettle
79% matchMixed58% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Singular Scheme
Windows
Miner's Mettle is a artillery-based real-time strategy game. Control a fleet of artillery-trains on an isolated and lawless mining planet. You'll need accurate shooting and tactical prowess to return safely with precious resources!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.2%, Tactical 23.3%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Multiplayer 12.4%
- #29 Drone Swarm
76% matchMixed63% of 337 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 52.4%, Tactical 19.7%, Action 11.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #30 Cyber Ops
77% matchMixed44% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Octeto StudiosPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Become a military hacker and help your black ops team reach their goal in this noir cyberpunk tactical game. Scan, hack, overtake, control and manage high tech devices, vehicles and even enemy cyborgs with cutting-edge implants.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 33.6%, Cyberpunk 27.2%, Tactical 18.7%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #31 Meltdown
76% matchVery Positive85% of 822 reviews2014
Dev: Phenomenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Why similar: Action 46.4%, Indie 29%, Multiplayer 24.6%
- #32 Onward
73% matchMixed68% of 9,308 reviews2025
Dev: Downpour Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit
Why similar: Tactical 42.8%, Multiplayer 30.9%, Action 15.6%, Indie 10.7%
- #33 ReEarth
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: Jiangzuogongfang Shanghai Game Co.,Ltd
Windows
ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 69.5%, Strategy 30.5%
- #34 Squad
72% matchVery Positive81% of 237,268 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 112.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Why similar: Tactical 44.5%, Multiplayer 26.5%, Action 14.5%, Strategy 14.5%
- #35 Survivor Squad
75% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Strategy 33.6%, Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Action 15.8%, Indie 13.6%, Multiplayer 13%
- #36 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
73% matchMixed70% of 3,307 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Real Time Tactics 34.2%, Strategy RPG 27.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Strategy 12.1%
- #37 Re-Legion
75% matchMixed60% of 313 reviews2019
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become The Prophet in a world of the future without the future! Lead your Cult in this cyberpunk RTS in the fight against evil corporations and heretics. Choose your creed, convert citizens, create an army and take over the city!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36%, Strategy 31.3%, Action 16.7%, Tactical 16.1%
- #38 EXFIL
72% matchMixed49% of 851 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Leviathan
Windows
EXFIL delivers raw tactical FPS intensity with no distractions. No loot grinding, no gimmicks, just pure realism. EXFIL tests your strategy, comms, and teamwork in high-stakes tactical engagements. Will your squad rise to the challenge?
Why similar: Tactical 42.3%, Strategy 23.9%, Multiplayer 23.7%, Indie 10.1%
- #39 AirMech
71% matchVery Positive84% of 10,838 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, Multiplayer 36.6%, Action 14.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #40 WARSHIFT
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Cyril Megem
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Unique mix of Action, RTS and RPG gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters.
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Action 22.6%, Indie 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #41 BATTLETECH
70% matchVery Positive84% of 32,826 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, Tactical 38.2%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Action 8.3%
- #42 Tank Squad
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 810 reviews2025
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
Why similar: Tactical 46.1%, Multiplayer 34.1%, Action 19.9%
- #43 Metal Slug Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,468 reviews2024
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.
Why similar: Tactical 38.6%, Strategy RPG 33.3%, Strategy 28.2%
- #44 TO4: Tactical Operations
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 277 reviews2020
Dev: TacByte
Windows
Tactical Operations is a round based fast-action first-person shooter with classic controls. Built using the Unreal Engine 4 – Welcome to TO4!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 41%, Tactical 26.7%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7%
- #45 Element Space
71% matchMixed55% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Sixth VowelPub: Inca Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
Why similar: Tactical 31.9%, Strategy RPG 24.8%, Strategy 23.4%, Action 11.7%, Indie 8.3%
- #46 Total Conflict: Resistance
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,169 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 46.4%, Tactical 29.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Action 9.3%
- #47 Rogue Command
65% matchVery Positive91% of 771 reviews2026
Dev: feneq
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.
Why similar: Tactical 50.9%, Strategy 32.6%, Action 16.5%
- #48 The Red Solstice
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,555 reviews2015
Dev: Ironward
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Real Time Tactics 32.4%, Tactical 23.5%, Strategy RPG 18%, Strategy 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.4%
- #49 Robber Knight
69% matchMixed65% of 303 reviews2022
Dev: Sartorian
Windows
RPG/Strategy. Lead your army through intense battles, make decisions that influence the story, and conquer vast lands. Play solo or fight side by side with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 38.7%, Strategy 29.1%, Multiplayer 23.2%, Indie 9.1%
- #50 Breach & Clear
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,428 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 51.4%, Strategy 35.6%, Action 8.4%, Multiplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.9%
- #51 Executive Assault
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Strategy 52.3%, Action 20.4%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Indie 8.1%
- #52 Recon Control
67% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Tactical 50.6%, Strategy 37.3%, Indie 12%
- #53 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Real Time Tactics 38.1%, Strategy 32.3%, Action 16.9%, Indie 12.7%
- #54 Tactical Warfare
65% 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: Strategy 37%, Multiplayer 28.9%, Real Time Tactics 20%, Action 14.2%
- #55 SWAT Commander: Prologue
64% matchMixed66% of 2,167 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
The FREE PROLOGUE version of our tactical squad shooter. In SWAT Commander: Prologue, you join an elite special forces unit. Team up with other operatives, manage your equipment, and most importantly – complete your mission successfully.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 51.5%, Tactical 24.1%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Action 8.7%
- #56 Silica
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,788 reviews2023
Dev: Martin 'Dram' MelichárekPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Silica blends FPS and RTS in epic, photorealistic battles. Choose to fight on the ground or command from above as humans or aliens. Dive into thrilling multiplayer combat or master strategic command. Are you ready to survive and conquer?
Why similar: Strategy 37.3%, Multiplayer 36%, Action 17%, Indie 9.7%