- #1 Warpips
97% matchVery Positive87% of 5,047 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: Auto Battler 20.6%, Tower Defense 16.9%, RTS 16%, Wargame 10.7%, War 7.7%
- #2 Northend Tower Defense
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Action RTS 22.4% ★, Auto Battler 18.7%, Tower Defense 15%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Military 9.2%
- #3 Mechabellum
96% matchVery Positive84% of 18,295 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Auto Battler 21.1%, Action RTS 20.7% ★, Wargame 16.8%, RTS 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 8.7%
- #4 D.O.T. Defence
95% matchVery Positive86% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Rattleaxe Games
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!
Why similar: Action RTS 20% ★, Auto Battler 15.9%, Wargame 13.9%, Tower Defense 11.6%, RTS 11.1%
- #5 Tower Dominion
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.6%, Auto Battler 15.9%, RTS 15.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Military 8.1%
- #6 Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator
93% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Aerilon Studios
Windows
Welcome to Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most colorful medieval fantasy battle simulator in existence! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take direct control of one of them to prove your valor!
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.2%, RTS 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Sandbox 10.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #7 Line War
92% matchVery Positive80% of 1,158 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Centurion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.2% ★, Auto Battler 19.7%, RTS 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Wargame 12.6%
- #8 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, Real Time Tactics 22.8%, RTS 19.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Tactical 6.9%
- #9 There Are No Orcs
90% matchVery Positive94% of 991 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: Auto Battler 22%, Wargame 16.7%, RTS 16.6%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Military 8.1%
- #10 Guardians of Hyelore
91% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Megaglope StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Guardians of Hyelore is an action-packed unit recruitment game pitting your units and strategies against an onslaught of enemies. Hire units, improve your troops, earn achievements, and spawn your Guardian to fight 150+ unique enemies in this exciting take on the army-spawning action genre.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.5% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Auto Battler 18.5%, RTS 15.3%, Tower Defense 14.9%
- #11 Rogue Command
89% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: feneq
Windows
Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 30.4% ★, RTS 17.6%, Military 13%, Roguelite 10.9%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #12 Byte Lynx
89% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Artful Games
Windows
Byte Lynx is a fast-paced RTS with no units. Build defenses, dismantle your enemy, and steal their buildings in this deeply tactical building combat-based strategy game. Expand your arsenal across a series of diverse levels!
Why similar: Action RTS 29.1% ★, RTS 17.4%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, War 7%
- #13 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
88% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Action RTS 23.1% ★, Wargame 18.8%, RTS 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Military 9.6%
- #14 Sunbreak War
87% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Candlelight Studio
Windows
A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.
Why similar: Wargame 21%, Tower Defense 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Military 11.9%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #15 Wooden Battles
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 524 reviews2017
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.8%, Wargame 16.7%, Destruction 9.6%, Military 9.2%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #16 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
84% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 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 28.6%, Military 15.2%, Wargame 14.3%, Strategy 10.1%, War 8.4%
- #17 Line Strike
86% matchMixed68% of 248 reviews2022
Dev: DGames
Windows · Mac
In Line Strike game, you get the role of the commander of a small army. All you need to do is select the type of troops and install it on the battlefield. The game does not require a quick reaction and microcontrol, only knowledge of the stats of your units and tactical ingenuity.
Why similar: Auto Battler 23.8%, Wargame 19.6%, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Military 11.7%
- #18 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
84% matchVery Positive82% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.
Why similar: Action RTS 25% ★, Wargame 17.2%, RTS 14%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Military 9.4%
- #19 War Room
85% matchMixed53% of 686 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: RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Military 14.3%, Wargame 14%, War 8.4%
- #20 Tempest Rising
80% 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: RTS 54.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Action RTS 9.5% ★, Base Building 5.9%, Wargame 5.8%
- #21 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Auto Battler 43.3%, Tower Defense 30.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, Strategy 7%, Action 1.6%
- #22 Drone Swarm
83% matchMixed63% of 334 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 44.2%, RTS 22.9%, Tactical 10.5%, Physics 9.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #23 Outpost: Infinity Siege
81% 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: Tower Defense 26.1%, RTS 21.2%, Military 18.2%, Resource Management 13.2%, Base Building 8.3%
- #24 Wartorn
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Roguelite 17%, Destruction 16.7%, Tactical 9.4%
- #25 Molten Armor
82% matchMixed62% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Brutal Muse
Windows
Molten Armor is an action tower defense game with a non-linear story in sci-fi setting! Command defenses and stop hordes of enemies! Fight on land, sea and in the skies!Decisions taken in the heat of battle will change the course of the war.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.5%, Wargame 22.3%, RTS 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, War 6.7%
- #26 Forged Battalion
81% matchMixed58% of 1,108 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: RTS 67.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #27 Warlords Battle Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: RedKar Devs
Windows
Test your mettle as a commander in a Tactical Roguelike Auto Battler where positioning and unit combinations are key! Write your own story in Roguelike mode, try out over 100 unique challenges or create interesting battles with the Sandbox tool!
Why similar: Auto Battler 28.9%, Wargame 23.3%, Military 14.2%, Sandbox 9.9%, War 8.9%
- #28 Wool at the Gates
77% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Okay Creature
Windows
A minimalist tactical base defense game where you play as a powerful hero, command troops, and harness class synergies inspired by auto-battlers. Fortify your city’s defenses to withstand hordes of enraged sheep, plan your tactics, and lead epic battles in a thrilling cycle of strategy and combat.
Why similar: Action RTS 47.7% ★, Tower Defense 32.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Base Building 6.3%, 3D 2.4%
- #29 Toy Soldiers
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.8%, Strategy 20.8%, Simulation 10.4%, Action 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #30 Attack on Toys
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,158 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
Why similar: Action RTS 26.3% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 14%, RTS 13.4%, Tower Defense 12.3%
- #31 Last Stand: Defense
76% matchVery Positive84% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: ZiiTech Games
Windows · Mac
"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.1%, RTS 21.8%, Wargame 20.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, War 8.4%
- #32 Battle Synth
75% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Cow Games
Windows
BattleSynth — Tactical Fantasy Warfare Assemble your army, plan your moves, and watch your strategy come alive on the battlefield. In BattleSynth, every unit matters and every choice can lead to victory — or defeat. Smart tactics, wild magic, and a bit of chaos await!
Why similar: Auto Battler 38.3%, Wargame 25.2%, Military 12.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 8%
- #33 Firebase Defence
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
Windows
Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, RTS 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Base Building 7.5%
- #34 Roboden
75% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: quasilytePub: quasilyte tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roboden is a fresh take on the RTS genre: less micro-control tedium with more units!
Why similar: Auto Battler 22.8%, Action RTS 17.3% ★, RTS 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #35 Hexguardian
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, RTS 25.8%, Roguelite 17.3%, Tactical 10%, Strategy 7.5%
- #36 Slizer Battle Management System
76% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: slizer88
Windows
Single player, sci-fi, minimalist Real Time Tactics game. Strategy without the stress: complex movement, damage, and detection replaces intense micro and economy management. Units are selected and outfitted before battle. Emphasises tactical choices over mechanical skill.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 33.2%, Strategy 24%, Military 22.2%, Simulation 18.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #37 Poly TD
70% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2026
Dev: Naroot
Windows
Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 38.4%, Tower Defense 28.5%, Roguelite 11.8%, Tactical 11.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #38 Uncrewed
74% matchMixed69% of 149 reviews2020
Dev: Quite Different Mechanics
Windows
Uncrewed is a real-time strategy game with the ability to design units from scratch. Unlike in more traditional RTS, units obey the laws of physics, making design choices especially important.
Why similar: RTS 32.6%, Sandbox 15.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #39 Sunstone War
71% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Blukulélé
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sunstone War is a unique Action game with Tower Defense element where you can carry EVERYTHING! Move towers, toss away enemies, carry obstacles, upgrade skills and journey through lands to protect your village from calamity!
Why similar: Action RTS 31.3% ★, Tower Defense 20.2%, RTS 19%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Tactical 5.8%
- #40 Annihilate The Spance
69% matchVery Positive91% of 338 reviews2025
Dev: Skyglow Softworks
Windows
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. An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships.
Why similar: RTS 24%, Destruction 16.8%, Military 11.2%, War 9.6%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #41 Final War: Frozen Defense
71% matchMixed46% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: HaoPlay Limited
Windows
Strategy Tower Defense, RTS Battles on the World Map
Why similar: Wargame 19.1%, Tower Defense 17.3%, RTS 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #42 Battle Simulator
74% matchMixed54% of 169 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Soldier to the assault! Deploy your troops and destroy the enemy army!
Why similar: Strategy 44%, Simulation 40%, Action 11.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #43 REDCON
72% matchVery Positive85% of 807 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.9%, Strategy 26%, Base Building 12.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #44 Toy Shire
69% matchVery Positive88% of 684 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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!
Why similar: Wargame 16.9%, Tower Defense 15.7%, RTS 15%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Military 11.5%
- #45 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
72% matchMixed55% of 354 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!
Why similar: Wargame 26.6%, RTS 22.4%, War 13.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Tactical 6.6%
- #46 Element
73% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Flightless
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defence units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water.
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, Wargame 24.1%, Destruction 15.2%, War 11.5%, Strategy 7%
- #47 Soup: the Game
73% matchMixed58% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Dewdrop Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Soup: The Game is a micro-strategy experience in which you wage war against opposing microorganisms. It features minimalistic, intuitive controls and great depth of unit interaction.
Why similar: Strategy 46.6%, Simulation 40.3%, Action 13.1%
- #48 World War Armies
69% matchMixed62% of 965 reviews2024
Dev: Hypemasters, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
World War Armies is the ultimate PvP real-time strategy game. Command advanced war machines and compete for free against other players worldwide. Revolutionary mechanics reduce downtime and focus on direct engagement with the enemy, you get to the fun parts of RTS faster.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.5% ★, RTS 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Military 11.7%, Wargame 10.2%
- #49 Cube Chaos
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 614 reviews2025
Dev: Wunarg
Windows · Linux
Cube Chaos is a complex strategy roguelike about placing units to create giant armies, factories, combos, or self replicating murder crabs, overwhelming and outsmarting your opponents. Build and adapt new strategies each run using a ludicrous variety of units, perks and more.
Why similar: RTS 40.4%, Roguelite 19.2%, Resource Management 13.8%, Tower Defense 9.4%, Base Building 7.9%
- #50 IDUN - Frontline Survival
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 671 reviews2025
Dev: IDUN InteractivePub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
Why similar: Wargame 31.1%, Tower Defense 20.1%, RTS 18.9%, War 8.8%, Base Building 6%
- #51 Mage and Monsters II
67% matchVery Positive83% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: Lasse Zacho Malver
Windows
Recruit a hero to lead your army, and use spells while they fight for you. Mage & Monsters 2 is an active auto battler, where you choose to either enhance the strength of your hero, reinforce the might of your army, or increase the power of your spells.
Why similar: Auto Battler 58.3%, Wargame 11.8%, War 10.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #52 Waronoi
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: MFCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command modern military armies by zooming out and issuing orders to large formations, or zooming in to issue orders to individual squads and vehicles. Waronoi is the real-time strategy war game.
Why similar: Wargame 32.2%, RTS 27.9%, Military 18.3%, Strategy 12%, War 8.7%
- #53 Mech Fortress
65% matchVery Positive85% of 216 reviews2026
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Mech Fortress is a sci-fi tower defense game where each turret has unique mechanics. You can freely place them on a 5×5 grid, and your goal is to eliminate all enemies!
Why similar: Auto Battler 50.2%, Tower Defense 39.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #54 Role of Hex
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Verde
Windows
Role of Hex is a real-time strategy game where you defend your hexagonal base from the dangers of the universe. Gather upgrades and unlock special buildings to survive this hostile land as endless waves of enemies approach. But be quick, time is ticking and the waves are getting bigger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.9%, Real Time Tactics 22.5%, RTS 18.5%, Military 12.8%, Base Building 7.3%
- #55 First Strike
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,985 reviews2017
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.
Why similar: Wargame 22%, RTS 19.6%, Destruction 14.5%, Military 13.6%, War 10.1%
- #56 3 Days War
66% matchVery Positive84% of 707 reviews2023
Dev: 荆棘鸟工作室
Windows
3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!
Why similar: Wargame 22.5%, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Military 11%, Roguelite 11%
- #57 Metal Thunder
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Dumbbell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.1%, Military 17.7%, Wargame 17.4%, Roguelite 14.3%, Destruction 13.1%
- #58 Company of Heroes 3
66% matchMixed57% of 37,648 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: Action RTS 25.5% ★, Wargame 20.8%, RTS 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Military 8.6%