Games Like NEBULOUS: Fleet Command

The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!

Why similar: Strategy 39.1%, Simulation 38.6%, Sandbox 18.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the ultimate hard sci-fi space combat simulator, featuring realistic orbital mechanics and weapon physics that mirror the technical depth of NEBULOUS.

Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.

Why similar: Military 35.4%, RTS 18.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most comprehensive simulation of modern naval and air warfare, focusing heavily on sensor management and electronic warfare.

Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

Why similar: World War II 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Military 12.8%, Historical 9.8%, Strategy RPG 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep focus on naval ship design and tactical combat, allowing players to test their custom-built fleets in realistic engagements.

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Why similar: Diplomacy 33.5% ★, Military 20.1%, Strategy RPG 17.4%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical combat with a unique focus on radar management and ship customization in a high-stakes, gritty environment.

From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.

Why similar: Military 33.2%, War 26.2%, RTS 13.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 11%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the tactical nuances of Cold War-era naval engagements, emphasizing radar, missile guidance, and real-time tactical decision-making.

Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.

Why similar: Military 26.4%, War 18.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 11.4%, Tactical 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the tension of modern naval combat through realistic sonar and radar mechanics that feel very similar to the sensor-based gameplay of NEBULOUS.

Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.

Why similar: Military 27.6%, World War II 23.6% ★, Alternate History 22.5%, Historical 8.5%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This deep naval design and strategy simulator provides an unparalleled experience in managing ship specifications and fleet tactics over decades of technological advancement.

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, RTS 20.2%, War 20.2%, Military 17.2%, Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical management of a carrier and its assets, requiring players to coordinate multiple units in a simulated environment.

An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 15% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Alternate History 9.4%, Military 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more grand-strategy focused, it features a hard sci-fi approach to space combat and ship design that aligns with the aesthetic and technical goals of NEBULOUS.

Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

Why similar: World War II 51.6% ★, War 12%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 9%, Military 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a detailed tactical simulation of naval warfare that requires careful management of fleet positioning and engagement ranges.

Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.

Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Military 15.1%, Historical 13.1%, RTS 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a highly detailed tactical simulation of carrier-based naval warfare that emphasizes realistic command and control.

Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.

Why similar: RTS 21.5%, Military 21.4%, War 20.4%, Sandbox 14.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The game allows for incredibly granular ship design and physics-based combat, appealing to players who enjoy the engineering and tactical customization of NEBULOUS.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 61.1% ★, Multiplayer 14.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep ship-building mechanics where the physical layout of your ship directly impacts its combat performance.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Why similar: RTS 47.6%, Strategy 21.2%, Co-op 9.3%, War 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers intense, real-time tactical space combat with a focus on ship-to-ship maneuvering and ability management.

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Why similar: RTS 29.3%, Competitive 17.1% ★, Tactical 16.1%, Co-op 12.7%, Strategy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends large-scale strategy with real-time tactical combat, offering a broader view of space warfare.

Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.5% ★, World War II 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, RTS 10.8%, Alternate History 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game focused on naval combat during World War II with a heavy emphasis on fleet management.

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

Why similar: RTS 29.2%, Competitive 20.4% ★, Tactical 14.6%, Co-op 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title continues the tradition of 3D space tactical combat with a strong emphasis on unit positioning and fleet maneuvers.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: World War II 17.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.1% ★, RTS 10.9%, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Military 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses on realistic unit management and combined arms tactics on a large scale.

Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 49.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.7% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X space strategy game that offers deep simulation of ship systems and fleet logistics.

Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, War 12.3%, Historical 12.3%, Diplomacy 11.7% ★, Military 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the simulation and management of military hardware, appealing to those who enjoy the technical side of war.

Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...

Why similar: World War II 46.9% ★, RTS 10.8%, Military 10.1%, Strategy 7.5%, Historical 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It allows players to take direct control of individual ships and planes in a tactical naval combat setting.

A crew of players experience the tense atmosphere of a WW2 U-boat, manning the stations in this realistic co-op simulation game. Several crews may play together in a wolfpack, completing missions based on iconic events during the different stages of German U-boat warfare. Solo play included.

Why similar: World War II 45.2% ★, Co-op 15%, Simulation 11.2%, Military 7.7%, War 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op submarine simulation requires intense communication and coordination to manage complex systems during tactical engagements.

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: Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 21.1% ★, Military 13.8%, Alternate History 12.5%, War 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy space game that focuses on the logistics and management of a space-faring empire.

International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...

Why similar: RTS 44.5%, Military 24.7%, War 17.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic naval wargame that focuses on the strategic and tactical challenges of modern naval warfare.

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 30.3%, Strategy 19%, Real-Time with Pause 18.9% ★, Tactical 14.6%, Simulation 9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space combat game that emphasizes ship-to-ship tactics, subsystem targeting, and maneuvering.

Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Historical 23.3%, RTS 17.2%, War 15.9%, Strategy 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex tactical and strategic simulation that rewards careful planning and unit positioning.

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: Military 16.2%, Historical 15.7%, War 15.6%, RTS 14.8%, Strategy RPG 11.7%

Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

Why similar: World War II 15.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Real-Time with Pause 8.4% ★, War 8%, Historical 7.7%

Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

Why similar: Simulation 43.1%, Strategy 39.7%, Open World 17.2%

Why You'll Like It: A space simulation that prioritizes sensor-based gameplay and ship systems management over arcade-style combat.

This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?

Why similar: World War II 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Historical 12.3%, Military 11.3%, War 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A wargame that emphasizes tactical combat and unit management in a historical setting.

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: Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Military 13.3%, RTS 12.6%, Sandbox 7.7%

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 11.8% ★, World War II 9.6% ★, Grand Strategy 9.5% ★, Diplomacy 9.5% ★, Alternate History 7.3%

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: Military 21.6%, RTS 18.8%, War 16.2%, Historical 13.7%, Tactical 9%

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 18% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, World War II 12.1% ★, Military 9.9%, RTS 9.1%

BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.1% ★, RTS 18.7%, War 13.6%, Tactical 12.1%, Co-op 11.8%

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: World War II 33.5% ★, RTS 17.2%, Military 13%, War 8.5%, Tactical 6.6%

Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.2% ★, Diplomacy 31.7% ★, Sandbox 12%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Strategy 6.5%

Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.

Why similar: World War II 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.6% ★, Historical 9.5%, RTS 9.2%

Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

Why similar: Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Alternate History 9.9%, War 9.6%, Historical 9.5%

Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.4% ★, Diplomacy 25.9% ★, RTS 14.5%, Military 10.8%, Sandbox 9.6%

Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle. Customize your ship, control its movement, weapons, and energy distribution or go to one of the hangars to join the battle in a smaller fighter!

Why similar: RTS 44%, Multiplayer 22.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

Why similar: World War II 19.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.2% ★, Military 10.7%, RTS 10.3%, Competitive 10.2% ★

The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, RTS 13.1%, Military 13%, War 11.6%, Co-op 8.1%

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.

Why similar: Military 38.5%, War 33.5%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Simulation 11.2%

Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.

Why similar: RTS 52.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Tactical 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Simulation 5.3%

Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...

Why similar: World War II 52.9% ★, War 15.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Historical 8.8%

Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 41.8% ★, RTS 26.8%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Singleplayer 1%

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: Diplomacy 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, RTS 13.4%, War 12.3%, Tactical 9.2%

Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.

Why similar: Sandbox 39.4%, Simulation 28.2%, Strategy 21.7%, Open World 10.7%

Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!

Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Military 21%, Sandbox 18.3%, War 17.7%, Strategy 6%

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Why similar: Historical 28.4%, Strategy 25.8%, Simulation 20.8%, RTS 14.4%, War 9%

Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Military 8.4%

Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.7% ★, Strategy RPG 19.3%, Open World 15.8%, Sandbox 14.5%, Strategy 9.3%

Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, World War II 22.4% ★, RTS 14.8%, Historical 10.3%, Tactical 7%

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24.5% ★, Strategy 14.1%, RTS 13%, Simulation 7.4%

Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, World War II 24.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.9% ★, Historical 9.9%, Military 7.2%

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: Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, War 16.7%, RTS 16.3%, Military 16.1%, Tactical 11.4%

Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.

Why similar: World War II 37.8% ★, War 19.6%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Tactical 12.8%, Strategy 7.1%

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: RTS 35.9%, War 29.2%, Tactical 20.2%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%