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Games Like Sanctuary: Shattered Sun

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include RTS, Strategy, Singleplayer, Base Building.

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Command vast armies across the surface of a star-encompassing Dyson Sphere in this next-gen RTS. Shatter the map itself with superweapons, freeze oceans to create new invasion routes, and control hundreds of units in your quest to dominate humanity's greatest megastructure.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Enhearten Media
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 Unnatural Worlds
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tomáš Malý
    Windows · Linux

    Innovative yet familiar real-time strategy game in development. Grand-scale RTS game played on maps/planets of any 3D shape. It emphasizes strategy, base building, logistics, and reduces micro-management of individual units.

    Why similar: Action RTS 17.3%, RTS 13.2%, War 11%, Mechs 10.6%, Base Building 10.1%

  2. #2 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,047 reviews2011
    Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

    Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Real-Time with Pause 13.6%, Grand Strategy 11%, Moddable 9.2%, Strategy 7.9%

  3. #3 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
    96% 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: RTS 17.7%, Grand Strategy 11.9%, Mechs 10.3%, Robots 10.2%, War 10.2%

  4. #4 Ashes of the Singularity II
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
    Windows

    In this massive RTS game, command vast armies fighting for control of entire worlds. Control the forces of Earth, the mechanical AI Substrate, or the enigmatic Post-Human Coalition as you battle across the solar system in single player, cooperative multiplayer, or competitive multiplayer.

    Why similar: Mechs 16.8%, RTS 13.5%, Action RTS 10.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Military 10%

  5. #5 Rusted Warfare - RTS
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,087 reviews2017
    Dev: Corroding Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    {{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

    Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Moddable 16.3%, Real-Time with Pause 13.8%, Base Building 12%, Mechs 7.4%

  6. #6 Age of Undead
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: Insane Dreamers
    Windows

    Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.7%, RTS 13.9%, Action RTS 13.3%, Grand Strategy 12.9%, War 10.9%

  7. #7 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,788 reviews2025
    Dev: KillHouse Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.8%, Moddable 15.2%, Action RTS 12.5%, Military 12.2%, RTS 9%

  8. #8 Supreme Commander 2
    92% matchVery Positive88% of 12,779 reviews2010
    Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

    Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Base Building 10.8%, Robots 10.7%, Grand Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 9.6%

  9. #9 Steel Division 2
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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: Real-Time with Pause 19.7%, RTS 16%, Military 13.3%, Grand Strategy 11.3%, War 10.5%

  10. #10 Assembly RTS - Unleash Your Forces
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sean Nowotny
    Windows · Linux

    Assembly RTS is a real-time strategy game with deep customization mechanics. Discover seemingly endless possibilities. Assemble your perfect army and conquer the enemy! Build a base, gather resources and persist in a hostile, arctic new ice age.

    Why similar: Action RTS 19.4%, Mechs 15%, Base Building 11.1%, War 9.7%, Cinematic 8.6%

  11. #11 Deterrence
    90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Pisces Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26%, Action RTS 15%, RTS 12.2%, War 11.5%, Military 11.4%

  12. #12 Star Pulse:The War
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Star Pulse
    Windows

    Star Pulse: The War is an independent real-time strategy game that merges science fiction with fantasy. Players will command a sci-fi faction, harnessing the power of star pulse to gather resources, construct buildings, train troops, and nurture heroes in the fight against invading magical forces.

    Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Military 16.3%, Moddable 15.6%, Action RTS 10.7%, Base Building 10%

  13. #13 Cascading Failure
    89% matchMixed40% of 20 reviews2020
    Dev: Swallowed Sun Pty LtdPub: Swallowed Sun Games Pty Ltd
    Windows

    Lead your troops into battle first hand in an intense Sci-Fi world. Construct bases, build defences, construct bigger bases, build way too many defences and take the map with overwhelming amounts of infantry, mechs and firepower.

    Why similar: Mechs 18.2%, Action RTS 17.7%, RTS 14.7%, Robots 11.7%, Base Building 9.2%

  14. #14 Supreme Commander
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 3,076 reviews2011
    Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

    Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Real-Time with Pause 19.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Base Building 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%

  15. #15 Space Gears
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pentapeak StudiosPub: 2bytes Corp
    Windows

    Space Gears is a next-generation Strategy set on Mars. Don't fret about micromanaging build orders, or your resources. Set your sights on victory by raising an army of mechs and build up your base in this fluid and fast-paced PvE and PvP strategy game.

    Why similar: Mechs 20.4%, Action RTS 18.5%, RTS 12.3%, Robots 10.4%, Base Building 9.4%

  16. #16 Steel Command
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Smitty Games
    Windows

    A classic RTS featuring traditional base-building, resource-driven warfare, PvP, skirmish, and a powerful, easy-to-use Mission Editor. Build your base. Secure the ECO. Conquer the battlefield.

    Why similar: RTS 24.8%, Action RTS 19.8%, Base Building 16.1%, Military 10.8%, Strategy 9.2%

  17. #17 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 9,133 reviews2017
    Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

    Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Base Building 18.1%, War 12.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Military 9.1%

  18. #18 Five Nations
    85% matchVery Positive83% of 265 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: Action RTS 22.2%, RTS 20.9%, Moddable 16.7%, Artificial Intelligence 9.6%, Space 8.4%

  19. #19 Alignment Zero
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bytecat Games
    Windows

    'Alignment Zero' is a Real-Time Tactics game with Pause. As the commander of a Private Military Company (PMC) strike force, control your troops and complete missions. Build your squad, select equipment, and develop a tactical plan for battle.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.9%, Action RTS 21.2%, RTS 14.2%, Military 12.2%, War 4.6%

  20. #20 Collapsed Galaxy 2
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Starshift Studio
    Windows

    Human factions face increasingly severe conflicts, with the 'Planetary Defense Council' secretly seeking political power in space and colonies. Discover a breakthrough to maintain dominance between starport and crisis-ridden colonial planets. A 4C-RTS Game: Collaborate, Control, Conspire, Conquer.

    Why similar: Mechs 23.8%, RTS 15.6%, Base Building 12.4%, War 10.9%, Military 10.5%

  21. #21 Phantom Brigade
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 4,177 reviews2023
    Dev: Brace Yourself Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.7%, Mechs 18.7%, Robots 11.8%, Military 11.5%, Cinematic 8.5%

  22. #22 Cossacks 3
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 15,735 reviews2016
    Dev: GSC Game World
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.8%, Action RTS 17.8%, RTS 16.5%, War 13.1%, Base Building 10.6%

  23. #23 Sadness Of Valor
    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: One Man Studio for GamesPub: Slordef
    Windows

    Build, manage, fight in a post apocalyptic RTS game

    Why similar: Action RTS 24%, RTS 18.8%, Military 15.9%, Grand Strategy 14%, War 8.5%

  24. #24 Empyrean Frontier
    82% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2018
    Dev: Galdor Studios
    Windows

    Empyrean Frontier is an epic real time strategy game that mixes classic RTS gameplay with a multi-stage campaign in which the player commands a fleet of ships through a galactic map. Boss battles, base building, planet destroying superweapons, and tactical skirmishes create a unique blend of genres.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.6%, RTS 18%, Action RTS 14.9%, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 10.8%

  25. #25 Annihilate The Spance
    79% 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 19.6%, Base Building 16.7%, War 13.1%, Space 12.1%, Robots 11.5%

  26. #26 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
    81% 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: Moddable 19.8%, RTS 16.5%, Base Building 12.3%, Military 11.5%, Robots 9.3%

  27. #27 Space Menace 2
    79% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: Only4Gamers
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Start small, expand your fleet, and rise to power as you navigate a galaxy full of opportunity and danger. This simple, non-traditional sci-fi RTS and space combat game offers strategic gameplay, evolving challenges, and satisfying ship customization through a variety of modules and upgrades.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.8%, Action RTS 19.7%, Moddable 16.1%, RTS 15.8%, Space 6.2%

  28. #28 Original War
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 2,131 reviews2014
    Dev: Altar GamesPub: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.4%, RTS 16.6%, Moddable 13.8%, War 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%

  29. #29 Fragile Existence
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fragile ContinuumPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows

    Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.7%, Moddable 16.4%, Grand Strategy 15.3%, Military 11.8%, Space 8%

  30. #30 Commanders Fury
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RoboFox Games LLC
    Windows

    Take command of the war machine of an empire in this 4x RTS hybrid. Fight battles with your flagship fleet in fully 3D real-time space combat. Recruit, train and dispatch commanders. Give them orders, directives and equip their fleets. Manage your empire’s supply logistics and fleet operations.

    Why similar: RTS 18.8%, Grand Strategy 14.5%, Real-Time with Pause 14%, Space 11.4%, Military 8.8%

  31. #31 Scourge Of War - Remastered
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2024
    Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
    Windows

    Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.

    Why similar: Military 15.8%, Grand Strategy 15.3%, War 14.1%, RTS 13.9%, Moddable 12.9%

  32. #32 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
    77% matchMixed67% of 3,289 reviews2015
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

    Why similar: RTS 35%, Military 17.8%, Base Building 16%, Strategy 10.3%, War 10.3%

  33. #33 Particle Fleet: Emergence
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,261 reviews2016
    Dev: Knuckle Cracker
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 34.7%, RTS 21.7%, Space 14.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 9.3%

  34. #34 Rebel Inc: Escalation
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
    Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 27.3%, Grand Strategy 15.8%, Military 12.9%, War 12.1%, RTS 12%

  35. #35 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 41,807 reviews2010
    Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    Why similar: RTS 24.1%, Moddable 19%, Space 11.7%, Strategy 9.4%, War 8.8%

  36. #36 IRON GUARD
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
    Dev: Xlab Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

    Why similar: Action RTS 19.1%, RTS 17%, Robots 14.2%, Military 11%, War 9.2%

  37. #37 RUPTURR
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aikon Interactive
    Windows

    Develop your nation, command your army, and dominate the world in a real-time strategy game combining economic management, diplomacy, technological progress, and military conquest.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.4%, Grand Strategy 15.5%, RTS 13.6%, Military 13%, War 12%

  38. #38 Falling Frontier
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stutter Fox StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows

    Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.7%, Grand Strategy 17.5%, Moddable 16.4%, Military 10.9%, Space 9.5%

  39. #39 Astra Sentinel
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Somnambulist Games
    Windows

    Astra Sentinel is a wave-based survival RTS where endless alien hordes relentlessly assault your planets. Build defenses, colonize planets and manage resources under constant pressure. Will you be able to recover the control of the galaxy?

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.5%, Action RTS 17.6%, RTS 17.6%, Base Building 15.5%, Space 6.5%

  40. #40 Endeavor: Rite of Passage
    71% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2025
    Dev: Endeavor
    Windows

    Take command of powerful armies with intuitive player controls and classic RTS features and feel. Control powerful super-weapons and elite units through a 21-mission campaign. Continue the fight on 16 skirmish and 8 unique survival maps.

    Why similar: Action RTS 24%, RTS 18.5%, Military 13.5%, Base Building 12.7%, War 11.4%

  41. #41 Aries
    73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: Wirlwith
    Windows

    Space strategy gaming reimagined. Dive into fast-paced real-time planetary battles against the backdrop of a turn-based campaign that sees you build your empire in the stars. With hundreds of troops and ships at your command, can you forge an empire that lasts?

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.8%, RTS 18%, War 13.5%, Military 13.3%, Space 8.9%

  42. #42 Defcon Zero: Frontlines of Tomorrow
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TriArts
    Windows

    Defcon Zero is a classic real-time strategy game set on planet Eros, where you dive into the story of ERA, the last beacon of civilization. Build your base, gather resources, engage your enemies and make strategic choices to prevail in combat. Are you ready to command the frontlines of tomorrow?

    Why similar: Action RTS 25.8%, RTS 20.4%, Military 17.2%, Base Building 15%, War 14.1%

  43. #43 Galactic Ruler
    73% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2022
    Dev: BattleGoat Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Galactic Ruler offers real time strategy game play at both planetary level and in space! Lead your faction in diplomacy or conquest across a procedurally generated galactic map where any system might hold hostile enemies or resource riches. Develop advanced technologies to rule the galaxy!

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.9%, Grand Strategy 15.2%, RTS 11.2%, Moddable 10.9%, Co-op 9.8%

  44. #44 Daimyo Reign
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: koichark
    Windows

    Unify Medieval Japan in this real-time tactical grand strategy game. Build your domain, recruit armies, plan your attack, and fracture your enemies with rebellions to win!

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.4%, Grand Strategy 19.4%, Action RTS 19%, RTS 16.6%, Strategy 5.6%

  45. #45 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
    Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.6%, Grand Strategy 15.4%, Military 12.8%, RTS 12%, War 11.9%

  46. #46 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 52,705 reviews2020
    Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

    Why similar: RTS 23.1%, Base Building 19.3%, Military 17.1%, War 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%

  47. #47 Grey Goo
    72% 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: RTS 32.7%, Mechs 14.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Strategy 10%

  48. #48 Espiocracy
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ex Vivo StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Espiocracy is an espionage grand strategy game where you lead the intelligence agency of one of 74 playable countries. Rewrite history from the shadows as you influence ideologies, stage coups, and wage proxy wars. Subterfuge takes center stage as you establish a new world order.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.9%, Grand Strategy 15.3%, Military 12.6%, RTS 12.4%, War 11.7%

  49. #49 Paper Battlefield
    68% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2025
    Dev: Bros Ogon's
    Windows

    A strategy where battles are limited only by the boundaries of the notebook! Experience a unique real-time strategy experience where every battle unfolds on the pages of a sketchbook, and all your units and structures are drawn with ink!

    Why similar: Action RTS 23.8%, RTS 21.6%, War 18.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%

  50. #50 SteelFront
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Big Play Games
    Windows

    A sandbox battle-sim with a strategic edge. Orchestrate tactical engagements, deploying your forces with keen attention to terrain and mutually-supporting assets, or throw mobs of troops, tanks, and mechs at one-another with reckless abandon in large-scale, futuristic combined-arms warfare.

    Why similar: Mechs 22.7%, Moddable 18.5%, War 15.5%, Robots 13.8%, RTS 9.7%

  51. #51 War Beasts
    70% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2021
    Dev: Beast Of World
    Windows

    Free layout 3D tower defense war game. There are tanks and Titans on land, battleships and swarms in the sky, and missiles in space. In the face of the enemy, your weapons are not only machine guns, cannons, rockets, but also lasers, cruise missiles and interceptor satellites.

    Why similar: Mechs 18.1%, Grand Strategy 14%, Military 13.2%, RTS 12.9%, Base Building 10.6%

  52. #52 Welcome Back, Commander
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 231 reviews2025
    Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
    Windows

    Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 42.1%, Action RTS 19%, Military 15.5%, RTS 13.8%, Strategy 5.1%

  53. #53 IRON GUARD (Non VR)
    69% matchPositive81% of 48 reviews2022
    Dev: Xlab Digital
    Windows

    A sci-fi Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with player controlled drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

    Why similar: Action RTS 24.1%, RTS 19.6%, Military 13.6%, War 11.5%, Artificial Intelligence 10.9%

  54. #54 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 10,973 reviews2025
    Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

    Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Action RTS 17.8%, Base Building 13.4%, Co-op 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%

  55. #55 Mechabellum
    67% 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: Mechs 22.9%, Action RTS 17.2%, RTS 13.9%, Robots 13.9%, War 10.6%

  56. #56 Space Menace
    69% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2022
    Dev: Only4Gamers
    Windows · Mac

    Space Menace is a sci-fi space RTS and battle game. You play as a space captain, seeking fortune and glory as you see fit. Leave your mark on the world and determine the fate of the galaxy with your decisions.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.9%, Action RTS 18.5%, RTS 17.7%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%

  57. #57 War Selection
    68% 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: RTS 24.5%, Base Building 22.6%, Military 15.6%, War 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%

  58. #58 Age of Space
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PodPal Games
    Windows

    Evolve from being a nobody to being the center of power! Age of space combines real time resource management with tactical combat. Work as a mercenary for clients in our solar system as you gradually get dragged into a liberation war between the Martians and the UEA. Who will you side with?

    Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Real-Time with Pause 19.3%, Space 17.8%, Strategy 11.8%, War 8.4%

  59. #59 Stellaris
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 191,915 reviews2016
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 142.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 22.6%, Real-Time with Pause 20.3%, Space 14.1%, Moddable 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%

  60. #60 SALVO
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rice Golem Productions
    Windows

    Experience cinematic space warfare in SALVO, an action packed real-time tactical combat simulator. Command your flagship and engage in intense battles in a war-torn solar system. Play a story-driven campaign, or forge your own destiny across the dangerous frontiers.

    Why similar: Action RTS 27.7%, Military 17.6%, War 12.8%, RTS 12.8%, Space 10.1%

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