Games Like Meridian: New World

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 45.4%, RTS 45.1%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, continuing the narrative and core RTS mechanics in the same universe.

Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.

Why similar: RTS 54.6%, Strategy 34.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Singleplayer 1%, Indie 1%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven space RTS that emphasizes fleet management and tactical positioning in a sci-fi setting.

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 62.8%, Strategy 25.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-production sci-fi RTS that features traditional base building and distinct factions on alien landscapes.

Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources,...

Why similar: RTS 42%, Strategy 38.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based RTS that focuses on resource gathering and fleet survival, much like the exploration themes in Meridian.

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 60.9%, Strategy 27.5%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A ground-based RTS from the legendary Homeworld series that focuses on tactical movement across a harsh, desert planet.

A four races sci-fi base building real time strategy game set on the dark side of an unknown planet where the valuable "green ice" resource can be found.

Why similar: RTS 48.5%, Strategy 34.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RTS that mirrors the sci-fi aesthetic and traditional base-building gameplay of the seed game.

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 64.9%, Strategy 27.1%, Sci-fi 7%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible and polished sci-fi RTS that shares the same focus on unit-based combat and base management.

An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.

Why similar: RTS 57.1%, Strategy 24.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi RTS that blends base building with a heavy emphasis on narrative and character survival.

Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’.

Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 33.2%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that features dynamic weather and unique resource management mechanics on alien planets.

Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."

Why similar: RTS 46.4%, Strategy 35.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space RTS that prioritizes ship-to-ship combat and mission-based objectives.

Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.

Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, RTS 31.5%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based RTS that combines fleet management with 4X elements for a deeper strategic experience.

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 55.1%, Strategy 39.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique sci-fi RTS that focuses on terraforming and energy management, offering a distinct strategic challenge.

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: RTS 55.5%, Strategy 21.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern 4X-RTS hybrid that captures the struggle for resources on a hostile, desert-covered alien world.

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 68.7%, Strategy 26.6%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A customizable RTS that allows players to design their own units, fitting the tech-focused theme of the seed game.

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 96%, Indie 2.5%, Sci-fi 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced space strategy game that focuses on planetary conquest and fleet movement.

A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations. Journey from Mars all the way to Planet 9 and uncover the secrets of the BlackChain.

Why similar: RTS 61.6%, Strategy 21.7%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RTS that focuses on base building and resource extraction in a sci-fi environment.

As one of the survivors and humankind's first “Achronal” being, you must piece together what happened and unravel the mysteries surrounding the alien invasion.

Why similar: RTS 48.8%, Strategy 36.9%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique RTS that introduces time-travel mechanics, adding a complex layer to traditional real-time combat.

Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

Why similar: Strategy 79.6%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-strategy game that focuses on base building and resource management after a crash landing on an alien world.

Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.

Why similar: Strategy 71.5%, Indie 14.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-survival game that tasks players with managing a group of colonists on an untamed alien planet.

Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

Why similar: Strategy 62.4%, Sci-fi 29.4%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi city-builder that emphasizes the difficulties of managing a colony on an alien world.

Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

Why similar: Strategy 45.3%, Sci-fi 24.3%, RTS 19.2%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation game that focuses on survival and base management in a hostile sci-fi environment.

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 63.2%, Strategy 27.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for large-scale RTS combat, offering massive battles and deep strategic depth.

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

Why similar: Strategy 73.8%, Sci-fi 24.2%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that focuses on the exploration and colonization of a dangerous alien planet.

Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.

Why similar: Strategy 60.8%, Sci-fi 35.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: An economic RTS that focuses on resource competition on Mars rather than direct military combat.

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: RTS 70.9%, Strategy 27.1%, Sci-fi 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi RTS featuring modular base building and distinct factions fighting for survival.

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 60.8%, Strategy 23.6%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-scale space strategy game that blends RTS combat with deep 4X empire management.

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 56.6%, Strategy 37.5%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, classic RTS that captures the simple, satisfying base-building loop of older strategy games.

While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!

Why similar: Sci-fi 56.5%, Indie 36.3%, Singleplayer 7.2%

While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...

Why similar: Indie 79.5%, Singleplayer 20.5%

Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.

Why similar: Sci-fi 60.8%, Indie 30.7%, Singleplayer 8.5%

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

Why similar: Strategy 81.5%, Indie 18.5%

A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected....

Why similar: Strategy 78.9%, Sci-fi 19%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming! This casual strategy game tasks players with producing enough food to feed a growing population of settlers on the red planet.

Why similar: Strategy 62.8%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.

Why similar: Strategy 61.7%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.

Why similar: Strategy 84%, Indie 16%

You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.

Why similar: RTS 64.1%, Strategy 22.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

A strategy game with a new kind of enemy, Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost, locked in battle against powerful plant-aliens. Build your base, gather resources, assemble your forces, and take on the Calyx. With only an out-of-date AI for company, can you survive?

Why similar: RTS 62.4%, Strategy 23.8%, Sci-fi 13.8%

Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.

Why similar: RTS 62%, Strategy 25.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%

Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

Why similar: Strategy 69.8%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 2.4%

“Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!

Why similar: RTS 61.9%, Strategy 23.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet. Craft plans, make decisions, and manage your colony's limited resources in a desperate fight to stay alive.

Why similar: Strategy 51.6%, Sci-fi 32.6%, Indie 15.8%

Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.

Why similar: Strategy 58.9%, Sci-fi 30.7%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.

Why similar: RTS 57.4%, Strategy 26.9%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.

Why similar: Strategy 49.4%, Sci-fi 32.2%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics. Explore mysterious star systems and reveal the secret of the phantom signal.

Why similar: Strategy 51.1%, RTS 28.7%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Deep and innovative space survival simulation experience. Build your station, manage your crew and explore the harsh environment of Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter. Are you brave enough to survive?

Why similar: RTS 61.6%, Strategy 25.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%

Prepare for the ultimate test of survival! Do you have the skill necessary to build and manage the first sustainable extraterrestrial colony, or will your colonists become mere footnotes in the history of human space exploration? Their lives and legacies are in your hands!

Why similar: Strategy 80.8%, Indie 19.2%

Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.

Why similar: Strategy 86.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.

Why similar: Strategy 62.6%, Sci-fi 32.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.

Why similar: Strategy 67.7%, Sci-fi 27.8%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 72.6%, Strategy 26.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!

Why similar: Strategy 64.3%, Sci-fi 35.7%

FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

Why similar: Strategy 60.1%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

Why similar: Strategy 82.9%, Indie 17.1%

Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.

Why similar: Sci-fi 63.9%, Indie 36.1%

'War, the Game' is a RTS for pc in realistic present day setting.The controls are intuitive, the game rules are simple and transparent.The game focuses on strategy and the use of ones brain to complete the scenarios.The map is a spherical version of earth. That's new.

Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, RTS 41.3%, Indie 8.4%