Nodal

Games Like Nightside

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, RTS, Sci-fi, Indie.

Nightside header art

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.

Reviews: Mixed — 62% — of 133 reviews
Released: 2015-08-06
Developer: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 3.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 92%

Similar Games

View all 58 recommendations
  1. #1 Etherium
    97% matchMostly Negative37% of 953 reviews2015
    Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 35.9%, Strategy 35.3%, Sci-fi 28.7%

  2. #2 reconquest
    96% matchMixed55% of 263 reviews2016
    Dev: StormCube Games
    Windows · Mac

    Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.

    Why similar: RTS 50.5%, Strategy 49.5%

  3. #3 Dune: Spice Wars
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,346 reviews2023
    Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 46%, Strategy 23.8%, Sci-fi 23%, Indie 7.3%

  4. #4 Meridian: Squad 22
    96% 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 48.5%, RTS 36%, Indie 15.5%

  5. #5 Grey Goo
    95% matchMixed68% of 4,320 reviews2015
    Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 54.4%, Strategy 29.7%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Indie 0.6%

  6. #6 Tempest Rising
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 11,317 reviews2025
    Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 67%, Strategy 33%

  7. #7 O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 106 reviews2014
    Dev: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    An epic struggle for control!

    Why similar: Strategy 50%, RTS 39.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%

  8. #8 Meridian: New World
    93% matchMixed48% of 530 reviews2014
    Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Slip into the role of Daniel Hanson, commander of the first mission to a remote planet called Meridian. Assured of the fact that the planet is uninhabited, the unexpected reception of a distress call from the surface could mean many things, none of which you are prepared for.

    Why similar: RTS 48.8%, Strategy 34.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Indie 7.3%

  9. #9 Intruder Alert: Ixian Operations
    92% matchMixed66% of 71 reviews2016
    Dev: Frudelsoft
    Windows

    Intruder Alert is an science-fiction RTS having 6 totally different factions. It contains a single-player campaign, local LAN multiplayer, simple single player games and special challenges like Tower Defense.

    Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, RTS 37.4%, Indie 14%, Sci-fi 9.9%

  10. #10 Dark Moon
    90% matchMixed49% of 154 reviews2025
    Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: 101XP
    Windows

    Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where in order to survive you must avoid the Sun’s scorching rays and embrace the darkness. Gather resources, upgrade your mobile base, make tough moral decisions, but most importantly - don’t go into the light!

    Why similar: RTS 51.2%, Strategy 26.7%, Sci-fi 16%, Indie 6.1%

  11. #11 BlackChain
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2021
    Dev: Borington
    Windows

    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 52.8%, Strategy 24.9%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Indie 3.4%

  12. #12 Tempest Citadel
    89% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2018
    Dev: Aartform Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Tempest Citadel is a base building simulation set on a storm-ruled planet with a vivid sci-fi story. Build a mighty Citadel in the clouds for your crew of explorers and conquer the deadly planet below in automated squad battles!

    Why similar: Strategy 74.4%, Indie 25.6%

  13. #13 Nomad Fleet
    89% matchMixed67% of 213 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: Strategy 40.2%, RTS 33%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Indie 12%

  14. #14 WARSHIFT
    88% 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: RTS 48.3%, Strategy 30.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Indie 8.7%

  15. #15 Protolife
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 469 reviews2018
    Dev: Volcanic Giraffe
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.

    Why similar: RTS 50.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Indie 8%

  16. #16 Perimeter
    87% matchVery Positive84% of 261 reviews2014
    Dev: K-D LabPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 47.1%, Strategy 44.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%

  17. #17 The Hive
    86% matchMostly Positive72% of 426 reviews2016
    Dev: Skydome Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?

    Why similar: RTS 67.9%, Strategy 26.3%, Indie 5.8%

  18. #18 Planets Under Attack
    85% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,244 reviews2012
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.

    Why similar: Strategy 94.4%, Indie 3.7%, Sci-fi 1.9%

  19. #19 Five Nations
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 267 reviews2021
    Dev: SilverForge
    Windows

    Five Nations is a real-time sci-fi strategy game for PC platform. Encompassing tactical combat in space in real-time mixed with micromanagement of economy, construction, and production featuring different kind of single player modes.

    Why similar: RTS 49.5%, Strategy 29.3%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Indie 6%

  20. #20 Farlight Explorers
    84% matchMixed56% of 205 reviews2019
    Dev: Farlight Games Industry
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...

    Why similar: Strategy 68.1%, Indie 31.9%

  21. #21 PERIMETER: Legate Edition
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 144 reviews2024
    Dev: K-D LabPub: Association K-D Lab
    Windows · Linux

    Perimeter is a real-time strategy game with a destructible world. Utilize the environment for resource gathering and defense against enemies. Immerse yourself in the millennia-spanning history of the Chains of Worlds and lead a faction in the struggle for survival.

    Why similar: RTS 53.9%, Strategy 30.7%, Sci-fi 15.4%

  22. #22 Codex of Victory
    83% matchMixed69% of 398 reviews2017
    Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: AKPublish pty ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!

    Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Sci-fi 33.4%, Indie 17%

  23. #23 Planet S
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,857 reviews2023
    Dev: Glimmerlight Games
    Windows · Linux

    Planet S is a real-time strategy game where your goal is to colonize multiple planets in a solar system to advance your civilization, build a city and supply it to grow your faction.

    Why similar: RTS 49.8%, Strategy 28.1%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Indie 6.8%

  24. #24 Industries of Titan
    81% matchMixed63% of 1,609 reviews2023
    Dev: Brace Yourself Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with other rival corporations on Titan for resources, territory, and power. Seek victory via technology, influence, warfare, or the wealth extracted from your citizens. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!

    Why similar: Strategy 61.8%, Sci-fi 38.2%

  25. #25 Starport Delta
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2020
    Dev: Cloudfire Studios
    Windows

    Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...

    Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, RTS 28%, Indie 16%, Sci-fi 11.2%

  26. #26 Predestination
    82% matchMixed45% of 86 reviews2019
    Dev: Brain and Nerd Ltd
    Windows

    Predestination is a turn-based sci-fi 4X game set in the distant past of our own galaxy. Ships from countless races are flung back in time by a powerful hostile race known as the Revenants, and must now work to rebuild their empires and somehow stop the Revenants in the past.

    Why similar: Strategy 62%, Indie 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%

  27. #27 Exogate Initiative
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 707 reviews2025
    Dev: Xeno Bits
    Windows

    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 49.3%, Strategy 30.9%, Sci-fi 19.8%

  28. #28 Galaxy Reavers
    80% matchMixed69% of 205 reviews2016
    Dev: Good Games
    Windows

    This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!

    Why similar: RTS 41.2%, Strategy 38.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Indie 7.4%

  29. #29 Annihilate The Spance
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 345 reviews2025
    Dev: Skyglow Softworks
    Windows

    An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships. The Spance approaches, a vast and mysterious storm at the edge of humanity. Who shall claim its riches? Brave the perils of the depths in a story-rich singleplayer campaign with numerous distinct factions and bosses.

    Why similar: RTS 53.4%, Strategy 22.9%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Indie 8.8%

  30. #30 Desynced
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,936 reviews2026
    Dev: Stage Games Inc.Pub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.

    Why similar: RTS 51.2%, Strategy 29.2%, Sci-fi 19.6%

  31. #31 After Long Night
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 442 reviews2025
    Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

    Why similar: RTS 65.3%, Strategy 34.7%

  32. #32 Battle for Orion 2
    78% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2017
    Dev: Infinite Loop Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 74.4%, Indie 25.6%

  33. #33 Ancient Space
    79% matchMixed44% of 366 reviews2014
    Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 46.4%, Strategy 38.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Indie 1.7%

  34. #34 Sol 0: Mars Colonization
    78% matchMixed69% of 409 reviews2016
    Dev: Chondrite Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 77.5%, Indie 22.5%

  35. #35 Outlive 25
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 206 reviews2026
    Dev: Continuum EntertainmentPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows

    Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.

    Why similar: RTS 61.3%, Strategy 24.7%, Sci-fi 14%

  36. #36 Alien Marauder
    76% matchMixed63% of 341 reviews2021
    Dev: Vexan Studio
    Windows

    “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 53.7%, Strategy 27%, Sci-fi 19.3%

  37. #37 Maia
    77% matchMixed44% of 1,064 reviews2018
    Dev: Simon RothPub: Machine Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    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 43.3%, Sci-fi 29.5%, RTS 13.8%, Indie 13.4%

  38. #38 MoonBase Commander
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 180 reviews2014
    Dev: Humongous EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Explore. Strategize. Conquer.In the far future, Mankind has nearly exhausted all of earth’s natural resources. Fragile alliances between nations are tested to their limits as fierce wars ignite across land and space.MoonBase Commander puts you in charge of your own lunar territory in a quest to build the most powerful empire in space.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  39. #39 StarFringe: Adversus
    73% matchMixed64% of 233 reviews2023
    Dev: CasualogicPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.

    Why similar: RTS 53.9%, Strategy 29.6%, Indie 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%

  40. #40 PlanetX
    72% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Giedrius Talzunas
    Windows · Mac

    PlanetX is a real-time strategy MMO set on a spherical planet. Players expand territories, construct buildings, and manage resources to develop their empire. The ultimate goal is to conquer the entire planet by claiming all land plots and outpacing rivals in strategic growth and domination.

    Why similar: RTS 51.1%, Strategy 33.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Indie 1.2%

  41. #41 Outworld Station
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 714 reviews2026
    Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 52.6%, Strategy 28.8%, Sci-fi 18.6%

  42. #42 Achron
    75% matchMixed64% of 112 reviews2011
    Dev: Hazardous Software Inc.
    Windows

    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: Strategy 39.6%, RTS 39.2%, Indie 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%

  43. #43 Dawn of Andromeda
    75% matchMixed44% of 242 reviews2017
    Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.

    Why similar: Strategy 64.2%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Indie 15.6%

  44. #44 Sentinel 4: Dark Star
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2015
    Dev: Origin8 Technologies Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Want a tactical and strategic tower defense challenge that's packed with options and upgrades? Take command of the dropship Sentinel and do battle across a vibrant sci-fi world.

    Why similar: Strategy 55.6%, Sci-fi 24.3%, Indie 20.1%

  45. #45 Drill Core
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 2,374 reviews2025
    Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

    Why similar: Strategy 72.3%, Sci-fi 27.7%

  46. #46 M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2017
    Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Colonize newly-discovered planets, control the resources found there, and defend your colony against other rival factions in real-time or turn-based action.

    Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, RTS 25.8%, Sci-fi 14%

  47. #47 Amberspire
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2026
    Dev: Lunar DivisionPub: Bithell Games
    Windows · Mac

    A science fantasy dice city builder. Construct buildings, manage resources, and build in harmony with an alien ecology. Beneath the glow of a gas giant, Amberspire will grow and prosper into a flourishing city atop the ruins of an abandoned moon.

    Why similar: Strategy 63.7%, Sci-fi 36.3%

  48. #48 The White Laboratory
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 362 reviews2019
    Dev: Laboratory Systems
    Windows

    The White Laboratory is a sandbox style physics-based tower defense and RTS game in which you modularly build and command robotic structures. Use them to defend against or conquer other disobedient mechanical blocks on a facility floating in the atmosphere of a remote gas planet.

    Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, RTS 28.5%, Indie 16.3%, Sci-fi 10.9%

  49. #49 Phantom Signal — Sci-Fi Strategy Game
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 156 reviews2018
    Dev: Veslo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 52.2%, RTS 21.9%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Indie 7.4%

  50. #50 Galactic Inheritors
    72% matchMixed44% of 86 reviews2015
    Dev: Crispon GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Colonise solar systems and watch them grow. Explore the galaxy to find its strategic choke points. Build up your empire and your fleet and then use the power of the media to prepare your people for the inevitable war. At the same time watch your opponents, keep on an eye on their own media and watch for threats and opportunities.

    Why similar: Strategy 59%, Sci-fi 25%, Indie 16%

  51. #51 Oasis Mission: Colony Sim
    67% matchMixed62% of 116 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunar pug studio
    Windows · Mac

    A Sci-Fi colony and strategy sim with a complex economy, immersive logistics, and a war against the rise of the machines! Build your colony and ensure supplies for your people. Automate industrial ships and create combat groups to defend against waves of enemies.

    Why similar: RTS 51.6%, Strategy 29.5%, Sci-fi 18.9%

  52. #52 Ways of History
    71% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2017
    Dev: Glyph Worlds
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Hardcore real-time strategy with a long-term round. Development of your civilization from caves to space. Huge world. Thousands of players. 240+ sciences and technologies. About 100 troops. 4 races. 50+ resource deposits. War, trade, science, construction...

    Why similar: Strategy 81.9%, Indie 18.1%

  53. #53 Andalia
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
    Windows

    Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.

    Why similar: RTS 67.7%, Strategy 30.6%, Indie 1.7%

  54. #54 Planetbase
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,320 reviews2015
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, Sci-fi 21.8%, RTS 17.1%, Indie 7.3%

  55. #55 War Selection
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 23,196 reviews2019
    Dev: Glyph Worlds
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

    Why similar: RTS 57.3%, Strategy 39.4%, Indie 3.2%

  56. #56 Dust Fleet
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 220 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: Strategy 39.5%, Sci-fi 26.8%, RTS 23.4%, Indie 10.3%

  57. #57 Polaris Sector
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 472 reviews2016
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    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 87.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%

  58. #58 Calyx
    62% matchVery Positive89% of 367 reviews2026
    Dev: Studio 568
    Windows

    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 53.1%, Strategy 27%, Sci-fi 19.9%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...