- #1 Galaxy Control: 3D Strategy
97% matchMixed59% of 530 reviews2016
Dev: FX Games Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build your base and battle with other players to control the galaxy! Galaxy Control is an ultimate space combat strategy game with fast-paced combats! Gather minerals and extract uranium, defend your base with laser towers, missile turrets, cannons, walls and mines.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 70.8%, Strategy 29.2%
- #2 War Planet Online: Global Conquest
96% matchMixed63% of 961 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Build your army, dominate your region and lead your alliance to conquer the globe!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 55.7%, Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 12.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Survival 4.3%
- #3 UFO Online: Invasion
95% matchMixed58% of 618 reviews2016
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
UFO Online: Invasion is a turn-based tactical combat MMORPG set in the post-apocalyptic world
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 68.1%, Strategy 20.8%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Aliens 3.5%, Survival 1.3%
- #4 VEGA Conflict
94% matchMixed58% of 4,985 reviews2015
Dev: KIXEYE
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 90.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Stake your claim, command your fleets, and wage epic war in space.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 61.5%, Strategy 21.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Survival 3.9%
- #5 Project Entropy
93% matchMixed52% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Welcome, commander, to Project Entropy- an ultimate Sci-Fi and role-playing game with battles in space. In this immersive MMO experience, you will command alien civilizations, conquer uncharted planets, and build Hero fleets.
Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Aliens 26.6%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Multiplayer 6%
- #6 EDYN
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: GALESTORM GAMES
Windows · Mac
Join the battle for EDYN, the ultimate multiplayer strategy game. Build settlements, command armies, and unify the realms in epic PvP warfare to etch your legacy into history. Raid, loot, make alliances, and unite to conquer the planet itself, with no Pay-To-Win mechanics to upset the playing field.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 66.3%, Strategy 23.2%, Simulation 10.5%
- #7 Space Wars: Interstellar Empires
91% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Owl Games LLCPub: ToHeroes Game Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Helm your own ship, battle for supremacy in a multi-faction war, and conquer the cosmos in this science fiction turn-based strategy game. Select from more than 100+ diverse star ships and fight for territory across a 2D hex-based grid.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 64%, Strategy 21.5%, Tactical 14.5%
- #8 Nova Empire
91% matchMixed53% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Gamebear Tech
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Build up a Space Empire and establish control of the Galaxy and the Universe! Nova Empire is a multiplayer space game in which the aim is to build your empire and conquer the galaxy in epic space battles against your rivals with other allies worldwide!
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, Massively Multiplayer 28.6%, Sci-fi 24.6%
- #9 [MARS] Total Warfare
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 117 reviews2018
Dev: TCR
Windows
[MARS] Total Warfare uses authentic Martian landscapes to create an intense RTS experience best described as a hybrid between team multiplayer and massively multiplayer online. Fight over natural resources vs human or AI opponents and conquer a crater ridden world, with pink sky and blue seas!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 72.4%, Strategy 27.6%
- #10 Colony Siege
87% matchVery Positive93% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Finifugal Games
Windows
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
Why similar: Strategy 63%, Simulation 19.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Survival 2.5%
- #11 March of Empires
88% matchMixed63% of 1,811 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 77.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 72.2%, Strategy 27.8%
- #12 World Of Conquerors
86% matchMixed61% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: HuntahPub: Darkness Development
Windows
Build your cities, manage resources, train soldiers and fight for supremacy in a vast world with other player controlled empires
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 74.9%, Strategy 25.1%
- #13 The Infinite Black
85% matchMixed66% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SpellbookPub: www.Spellbook.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fleet up with thousands of players in The Infinite Black -- The wildly popular online space combat and adventure game! Command massive spaceships, form powerful corporations, and battle it out in never-ending intergalactic warfare!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 74%, Strategy 26%
- #14 Microsoft Allegiance
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2017
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: ZapHop Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Allegiance is a team-based multiplayer space combat sim that seamlessly combines first-person space combat with a top-down-view perspective, real time strategy, and real time tactics. Team commanders build bases, research technology, and coordinate players to execute a wide range of strategies.
Why similar: Strategy 65.4%, Multiplayer 34.6%
- #15 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,188 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 43.2%, Strategy 31.3%, Tactical 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Simulation 7.4%
- #16 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,805 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 59.6%, Strategy 32.6%, Simulation 7.7%
- #17 Gods and Idols
82% matchMixed70% of 754 reviews2016
Dev: JatteGames
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Take the role of a newly ascended deity in Gods and Idols. Carve your place among the stars in an open, dynamic, and massive MMORTS universe. Command the powers of the cosmos, form alliances, and use your worshipers as instruments to further your goals.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 50.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #18 Stellarcraft
78% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀
Why similar: Strategy 48.9%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Survival 11.5%
- #19 Instant War
81% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Playwing LTD
Windows
Embark on a military strategy 4X RTS game, in a world where your battle tactics and your massive army are the keys to victory. Instant War delivers an amazing battlefield experience in a realistic military game. As a commander, you develop your military base and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 41%, Strategy 37.4%, Futuristic 17.3%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #20 Stellar Survivor
81% matchMixed66% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Sticks & Stones
Windows
Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game!
Why similar: Strategy 40.6%, Aliens 20.1%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Survival 7.8%
- #21 Pixel Starships
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,914 reviews2023
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 50.9%, Strategy 19.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Aliens 11.2%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #22 Natural Selection 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 13,305 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: Strategy 36.9%, Aliens 18.2%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Tactical 7.4%
- #23 Ways of History
80% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2017
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.2 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: Massively Multiplayer 66.7%, Strategy 30.1%, Multiplayer 3.2%
- #24 Grey Goo
79% matchMixed68% of 4,315 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: Strategy 46.5%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Aliens 18.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Futuristic 4.1%
- #25 Outworld Station
73% matchVery Positive90% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 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: Strategy 33.1%, Futuristic 19.6%, Simulation 18.6%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%
- #26 Alien Marauder
77% 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: Strategy 39.9%, Aliens 25%, Sci-fi 23.2%, Survival 12%
- #27 Eden Rising
76% matchMixed64% of 1,447 reviews2019
Dev: The Wall Productions Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Brace yourself for a brand new action-packed Open World. Explore a huge world to gather materials for gear and defenses. Use everything at your disposal to defend your bases and defeat hordes of hostile monsters. Play solo or up to 8-player online!
Why similar: Strategy 43.6%, Multiplayer 24.6%, Aliens 11.7%, Survival 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #28 PlanetX
73% matchMixed66% of 50 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: Strategy 39.5%, Massively Multiplayer 27.6%, Futuristic 17%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Multiplayer 2.3%
- #29 Xenonauts
75% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Strategy 30.8%, Aliens 24.1%, Tactical 19.2%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Simulation 10.6%
- #30 Astro Lords
76% matchMixed65% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Aratog LLCPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Player bases are located on asteroids, which travel within the Oort Cloud. Once they’ve acquired the appropriate skills, players can control their asteroid’s movements. Mass-combat enthusiasts will love the Arena: here, players can battle it out against alien races or other Astro Lord players.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 52.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Tactical 7.5%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #31 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
74% matchVery Positive85% of 14,430 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!
Why similar: Strategy 44.5%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Futuristic 13%, Simulation 8.2%
- #32 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
71% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Strategy 28.4%, Aliens 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Futuristic 11.5%, Tactical 10.6%
- #33 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,922 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
Why similar: Strategy 38%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Futuristic 18.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #34 Outerstellar
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Strange Horizons Ltd
Windows
Stranded on a hostile and deadly planet, you must gather resources, build shelter, and fight to survive each night. But the secrets of this world await in a gripping sci-fi survival PvP game.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 61.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Survival 9%
- #35 Once Human
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 167,251 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 73.3%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Survival 8.3%, Simulation 5.5%
- #36 Earth 2160
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,542 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: Strategy 75.6%, Aliens 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Futuristic 5.2%, Simulation 4.2%
- #37 War Selection
72% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 27.4 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: Massively Multiplayer 43.5%, Strategy 39.4%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Survival 3.7%
- #38 Earth vs Mars
69% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Labs
Windows
Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Aliens 34.4%, Strategy 29.2%, Tactical 21%, Multiplayer 15.4%
- #39 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
70% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Strategy 32.3%, Aliens 21.4%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Tactical 18.6%, Survival 9%
- #40 Xeno Command
71% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Strategy 49.5%, Aliens 29.6%, Sci-fi 20.8%
- #41 Tactical Warfare
70% matchMixed67% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mizrab
Windows
The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.
Why similar: Strategy 60.7%, Multiplayer 23.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%
- #42 Outpost: Infinity Siege
69% matchMixed66% of 13,528 reviews2024
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Sci-fi 32.7%, Survival 14.2%
- #43 Exogate Initiative
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 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: Strategy 30.8%, Aliens 21.5%, Tactical 18%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Simulation 13.6%
- #44 Harvest: Massive Encounter
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 159 reviews2009
Dev: Oxeye Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.
Why similar: Strategy 82.9%, Sci-fi 17.1%
- #45 Terra Invicta
65% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Strategy 48.6%, Tactical 30%, Simulation 21.5%
- #46 StarRupture
64% matchVery Positive81% of 10,861 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.6%, Multiplayer 26.2%, Simulation 24.1%, Survival 18%
- #47 Planets Under Attack
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,241 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 97.1%, Sci-fi 1.6%, Multiplayer 1.3%
- #48 Command & Conquer™ Tiberium Alliances
68% matchMostly Negative38% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: EA PhenomicPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
From the genre-defining RTS franchise Command & Conquer comes a unique, free-to-play strategic warfare MMO experience!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 51.4%, Strategy 20.3%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Tactical 13.2%
- #49 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,121 reviews2020
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Multiplayer 34.4%, Survival 20.1%
- #50 Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)
65% matchVery Positive87% of 188 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Nebula
Windows
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 46.7%, Simulation 19%, Futuristic 12%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Survival 10.6%
- #51 Tempest Rising
62% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 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: Strategy 84.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Futuristic 5.2%