- #1 Taur
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,099 reviews2020
Dev: Echo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.4%, Base Building 12.4%, RTS 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Robots 7.7%
- #2 War Room
96% matchMixed53% of 694 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: Real-Time 24% ★, RTS 17%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Military 12.7%, War 9.9%
- #3 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
96% matchVery Positive87% of 11,905 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 25.5%, Real-Time 23.4% ★, Military 12.2%, War 9.2%, Strategy 8.4%
- #4 Earth's Last Stand
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TAbandija
Windows
A planetary tower defense where enemies attack across land, air, and space. Build layered defenses, manage resources, and survive an escalating alien invasion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Military 11.5%, Tactical 6.7%
- #5 Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
94% matchMixed44% of 165 reviews2015
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Real-Time 29.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 15%, RTS 14.1%, Military 8.2%, Character Customization 7.3%
- #6 Sphere Invasion
94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Space and Frogs
Windows
Sphere Invasion is Sci-Fi Tower Defence. Build your own road and defend it with 7 unique towers.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.6%, Tower Defense 21.5%, Military 11.8%, War 9.1%, Space 9%
- #7 Astral Ooze
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ClassyC LLC
Windows
Astral Ooze is a sci-fi realtime strategy game. Your astral ooze generates over time for every controlled star. Expand your astral ooze and conquer the stars!
Why similar: Real-Time 44.2% ★, RTS 15.4%, Space 11.1%, War 10.7%, Tactical 9.3%
- #8 Supreme Commander 2
92% matchVery Positive88% of 12,900 reviews2010
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
Why similar: RTS 28.8%, Real-Time 20% ★, Base Building 11%, Robots 9.8%, Strategy 9.5%
- #9 IRON GUARD
91% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2021
Dev: Xlab Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Tower Defense 16.8%, RTS 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Robots 11.2%, Military 8.3%
- #10 Empires Apart
91% matchMixed68% of 2,483 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: Real-Time 28% ★, RTS 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, War 9.2%, Strategy 8.6%
- #11 Thukothea Defender
90% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: DjokaGames
Windows · Linux
A strategic tower-defense where you control powerfull drones. Unlock new tower and use specific technologies to defend your base on Thukothea!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, RTS 13.2%, Base Building 8.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #12 Earth 2160
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,558 reviews2006
Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.
Why similar: Real-Time 43.7% ★, RTS 21.6%, Base Building 15.6%, Space 11.9%, Strategy 5.5%
- #13 Everfront
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wilhelm Tranheden
Windows · Mac · Linux
A territory-control strategy game where you continuously expand against AI opponents. Master six doctrines, unlock upgrades, and dominate procedurally generated maps.
Why similar: Real-Time 39.2% ★, RTS 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Tactical 11.6%, War 7.2%
- #14 Executive Assault 2
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
Why similar: Real-Time 28.4% ★, RTS 19.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 8.9%, Space 7.8%
- #15 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
87% matchVery Positive95% of 11,864 reviews2007
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
Why similar: RTS 31.3%, Real-Time 26% ★, Base Building 14.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Tactical 6.1%
- #16 Automatrons - Tower Defense
86% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Mass Digital Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join our machine legion to conquer the world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.7%, RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Robots 13.4%, War 8.6%
- #17 TechGuardian: Territory Defense
86% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Apex HorizonPub: Liquid Meow
Windows
This is a sci-fi strategy game featuring a Defense Mode focused on tower defense and an Attack Mode focused on combat. The game includes over 30 different buildings and units, all of which can be upgraded through entry editing to enhance their performance and firepower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.9%, RTS 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Base Building 10.8%, War 7.1%
- #18 HEX Defense
85% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Fun FactoryPub: unbeGames
Windows
HEX Defense is a tower-based strategy game set in a hexagonal world where you have to fight enemy forces by combining simple blocks into complex tower patterns.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, RTS 21%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Robots 10.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #19 Possessed Kingdom
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pipa Studios
Windows
Defend your kingdom or rush the enemy in this Deckbuilding RTS. Build your base, scale your economy, and draw custom paths for your troops to break enemy defenses. Win battles, steal the king's cards, and build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Real-Time 38.2% ★, Tower Defense 20.8%, RTS 14.3%, Base Building 11.3%, Tactical 9.6%
- #20 Zeta Leporis RTS
82% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Jason Gieske
Windows
A sci-fi real-time strategy game. An existential war among asteroids in classic RTS style. Build and defend, produce and upgrade, attack and annihilate!
Why similar: Real-Time 34% ★, RTS 20.7%, Space 11.2%, Base Building 11%, War 10.2%
- #21 Band of Defenders
83% matchMixed50% of 399 reviews2018
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A Co-Op FPS game with base building in a post-apocalyptic world. Craft weapons, build barricades and automated turrets, unlock new gear and items for visual customization and kill all savages and mutants trying to destroy the remnants of human civilization.
Why similar: Real-Time 27.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Base Building 10.8%, Military 8.2%
- #22 Rebellion Corporation
81% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: OO Games
Windows
On planets occupied by robots, mine resources and escape while fending off their attacks! The Ark's survival is entirely in your hands. Many elite crews with abilities will assist you in your mission. The various turret modules are always doing their best to defend your base without your attention.
Why similar: RTS 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Robots 11.1%, Space 8.1%
- #23 Data Defense
82% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2019
Dev: 2Blocks
Windows · Mac
Defend your data servers from viral corruption in Data Defense - a minimalist tower defense set in cyberspace.
Why similar: Real-Time 30.1% ★, Tower Defense 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, RTS 14.8%, Strategy 11.8%
- #24 Executive Assault
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: RTS 28%, Real-Time 25% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Robots 10.8%, Strategy 8.3%
- #25 Iron Frontier
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BibamusPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Iron Frontier is a single-player tower defense rogue-lite with the spirit of classic RTS. Draft a fresh army from random units and boost them with powerful synergies. Defend your base, crush the enemy, and make hard moral choices that shape the campaign and dictate the war's outcome.
Why similar: Real-Time 26% ★, Tower Defense 14.2%, RTS 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Side Scroller 9.5%
- #26 Siege of Centauri
80% matchMixed66% of 450 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: Real-Time 29.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Tower Defense 15.5%, Base Building 9.5%, Robots 7.5%
- #27 Micro Annihilation
79% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: ZoopTEK
Windows
Micro Annihilation is a real-time strategy where your battlefields are inside homes, offices, and everything in between. Airlift troops onto the dining room table, launch artillery across the bedroom, and bring down the house while waging war upon a new mysterious foe.
Why similar: Real-Time 25.4% ★, RTS 14.3%, Tower Defense 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Base Building 9.9%
- #28 Tyrium
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sceptical Orange
Windows
Tyrium is a real-time strategy game where you build a base, collect the valuable mineral Tyrium, and command tanks, rocket launchers, and infantry. Fight for map control, upgrade units, and experience two campaign levels. More content and game modes are coming soon!
Why similar: Real-Time 34.6% ★, RTS 17.9%, War 11.7%, Military 11.6%, Base Building 8.4%
- #29 A Byte War
77% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: STELLAR
Windows · Linux
A Byte War is a real time strategy game where you lead a race of block-based machines against a machine threat from another dimension. Construct buildings from blocks arranged in various patterns and leverage your machines to convert the world around you.
Why similar: Real-Time 32.5% ★, RTS 18.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Tactical 7.8%, Tower Defense 6.8%
- #30 Dust Fleet
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 222 reviews2023
Dev: Orbiting DiscoPub: indie.io
Windows
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: Real-Time 33.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 19%, Space 10.3%, Tactical 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #31 Star Ash Fleet
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Redonleft
Windows
Star Ash Fleet is a groundbreaking real-time strategy game that transcends tradition. Set against a holographic 2D battlefield simulating interstellar warfare, players assume the role of a newly appointed Federal Fleet Commander, crafting their own war epic across the vast galaxy.
Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, War 12.5%, Space 11.2%, Military 8.8%
- #32 Battlevoid: Sector Siege
78% matchMixed58% of 197 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: Real-Time 26.6% ★, RTS 17.7%, Space 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #33 Terminal squad: Swarmites
76% matchMixed61% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: Droid RiotPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Terminal squad: swarmites is a game with indirect control where you must erect a chain of buildings, which generate resources for construction or the combat units for destruction of an enemy.
Why similar: RTS 17.2%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Base Building 11.6%, Military 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%
- #34 Toy Shire: Room One
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,273 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.4 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: Tower Defense 25%, RTS 20.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Military 11.8%, War 8.9%
- #35 GreenWood Defense
74% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: WombartPub: Wombart Games
Windows
Defend your captain using units to fight off invading frogs. Level up your units to unlock their new abilities, purchase upgrades, and gain special abilities to win battles against the invaders.
Why similar: RTS 28.6%, Tower Defense 26.4%, Side Scroller 15.8%, War 7.9%, Tactical 7.2%
- #36 rymdkapsel
75% matchVery Positive83% of 278 reviews2014
Dev: grapefrukt games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Tower Defense 21.6%, RTS 21.2%, Base Building 13.5%, Space 9%
- #37 Nomad Fleet
75% matchMixed66% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Real-Time 39.2% ★, RTS 20.5%, Space 15.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #38 SpaceFront
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Herd
Windows
SpaceFront is a military real-time strategy game. Control Corgis, wage battles, build your army and defend the galaxy from soviet invasion! No game will be the same thanks to procedurally generated campaigns! Join the effort, join the SpaceFront!
Why similar: RTS 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Base Building 13.6%, Military 10.5%, War 9.3%
- #39 Supreme Commander
73% matchVery Positive89% of 3,126 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.
Why similar: RTS 35.1%, Real-Time 25.5% ★, Strategy 11%, Base Building 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #40 Raging Titan
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: Mad Vulture Games
Windows · Mac
Build your towers, plan your efforts, watch out for changing paths and strike back against the alien invaders in this challenging tower defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, Real Time Tactics 21.2%, Robots 14%, War 10.3%, Base Building 9.9%
- #41 The Cursed Village TD
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MD GamesPub: Next in Game
Windows
A dark curse threatens your village! Harness magical powers to build strategic defense towers and battle restless spirits from an ancient civilization. Strengthen your defenses with powerful towers, rune stones, and magic spells. Act now to halt the curse!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 24.6%, Real-Time 22.8% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Base Building 9.9%
- #42 The Legend of Mala Tokmachka
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Current Thing
Windows
Build, expand, and arm a towering 2D fortress to withstand endless waves of ground and air attacks. Set in a nameless frontier village where a siege has lasted so long it became a legend, "The Legend of Mala Tokmachka" turns survival into myth.
Why similar: Real-Time 28.4% ★, Military 15.1%, Tower Defense 13.5%, War 11.2%, Base Building 10.9%
- #43 Galactic Frontiers - Defense Protocol
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mañana studios
Windows
Stand as humanity's shield against relentless waves of cosmic foes in this gripping sci-fi tower defense game. Employ advanced weaponry and deploy strategic defenses to repel enemy hordes across the galaxy's expanse. Can you withstand the onslaught in Galactic Frontiers?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, RTS 22.8%, Base Building 15.7%, Space 10.9%, War 9.9%
- #44 Drone Swarm
71% matchMixed63% of 343 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 28.4%, Real-Time 21.4% ★, RTS 14.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Tactical 8.9%
- #45 Geo Defense
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NIKEBA
Windows
***Geo Defense*** is a minimalist neon-style twin-stick roguelite shooter. In an endless dark geometric space, crush relentless swarms of geometric enemies with a tempest of bullets! Infinitely scale your stats through random perks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 24.7%, RTS 21%, Base Building 9.2%, Strategy 7.5%
- #46 Save the sheep
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Soomka Games
Windows
Sheep are a valuable resource, protect your sheep! Hire soldiers and build barricades on the enemy's path! Explode bombs and set traps!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.8%, RTS 23.9%, Side Scroller 17%, Strategy 11.4%, Base Building 8.3%
- #47 HoloParade
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,161 reviews2023
Dev: RoboqloPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Collect your favorite characters, nurture them, and have fun just watching in this hololive fan game! It's a 2D tower defense game that offers depth for dedicated players, strategic elements, and easy enjoyment for casual players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29%, Real Time Tactics 24.9%, Side Scroller 19%, Strategy 11.1%, Tactical 8%
- #48 Military Defense
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Taranau Aliaksei
Windows
Protect the base from an alien invasion. Place cannons and destroy the invaders. Upgrade cannons to resist the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.1%, RTS 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Military 9.9%, War 8.3%
- #49 Listeria Wars
69% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Rubel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Listeria Wars is a real-time tactical game. You defend against the pathogenic microbes, attacking an infected organism. A key feature of the game is the parallel viewing experience. In addition to the game process, you can view the life of the human whose body has become the pathogenic battlefield.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.7%, RTS 22%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Tactical 9.1%
- #50 Gray Zone
68% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: EastWorks
Windows
Gray Zone is best described as Men of War meets Commandos in a futuristic coat. It's an odyssey of a slave who turned against his masters. Use stealth or direct combat in a squad-based encounters. Expect memorable characters, fun dialogues and lots of action!
Why similar: Real-Time 38.2% ★, RTS 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Tactical 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #51 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
69% matchMixed67% of 3,303 reviews2015
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 37.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Military 15.2%, Strategy 9.8%, War 8.1%
- #52 Conquerline
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hifive Games
Windows
Conquerline is a real-time strategy and base-defense game where you build and evolve your civilization across eras. Expand your settlement, manage resources, grow your army, unlock new technologies, and use powerful Edicts to shape tactics and secure victory.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.5%, Tower Defense 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.5%, RTS 15.3%, War 7%
- #53 1931-1945: Their Childhood - Tunnel Warfare/地道战
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Hongji Interactive
Windows
1931-1945,the chinese Tunnel Warfare. Customizable map WWII RTS simulation with player-designed tunnels, dynamic difficulty, and enemy AI. Base strategies and tech choices shape unique combat styles. Experience authentic WWII tactics, not fantasy.
Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Strategy 9.6%, War 8%
- #54 Von Neumann Project
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TimesIllusionGames
Windows
Von Neumann Project is about a self replicating probe as it charts the galaxies, peacefully of course. Mine, build, expand, and explore in this sci-fi RTS. Remember to have as little impact on your surroundings as possible and protect yourself at all costs.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.9%, RTS 27.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Space 7.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #55 Call to Arms
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,040 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: Real-Time 26.9% ★, RTS 21.6%, Military 18.8%, War 11.3%, Strategy 10.1%
- #56 Alpha Ceti TD
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alpha DevelopmentPub: HASH CLASH
Windows · Linux
Classic Tower Defense meets space exploration. Build turrets on mining platforms, harvest enemies to build more defenses, and mine Dark Energy to travel the stars. As a sentient AI, you must upgrade your tech, scan planets, and find a new home for humanity before Earth fades away.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Tower Defense 24.7%, Base Building 11.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Space 7.1%
- #57 SiegeBorn
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prince Game Studio
Windows
SiegeBorn is a top-down action RTS. Lead your troops, command powerful siege engines, and defeat the enemies!
Why similar: Real-Time 36.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, RTS 17.6%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Strategy 4.7%
- #58 Battle 19XX
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: King KongPub: King Kong Gaming
Windows
Battle 19XX is a 2D side-scrolling and easy-to-play war game where players need to lead their army to defeat the enemy, and at the same time, they need to go into battle to fight the enemy. A simple resource system, diverse arms, and weapons upgrade your weapons immediately to fight together.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.5%, RTS 20.1%, Base Building 13.5%, War 13.3%, Side Scroller 13%