- #1 Stellar Empires
97% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Bros Ogon's
Windows
Indie strategy game where you take control of an Empire, lead it to complete domination by colonizing new planets! The goal of the game is simple - the player has an initial planet and he has to control the armies to capture the enemy planets.
Why similar: RTS 17.7%, Real-Time 16.4% ★, Action RTS 13.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 10.7%, Space 9.4%
- #2 Sins of a Solar Empire II
96% matchVery Positive84% of 8,167 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, RTS 16.4%, Space 14.5%, Real-Time 12.7% ★, Sci-fi 6%
- #3 Dust Fleet
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 209 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: 4X 26.6% ★, Real-Time 21.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Space 11%, Sci-fi 7%
- #4 Moons That Belong
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: v4.games
Windows
Embark on a journey of strategy and domination in Moons That Belong, a 2D space strategy game that challenges your tactical prowess. Command your fleet, conquer planets, and outsmart your opponents in this visually captivating and intellectually engaging adventure.
Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, RTS 17.9%, Space 12.2%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.8%
- #5 Gewevo : Interstellar
94% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Victor Filipiak
Windows
Gewevo : Interstallar is a space strategy game derived from the tabletop RPG universe Gewevo. It offers an approach a little closer to a wargame with regard to the empire management aspect. Made with passion by a one-man team;)
Why similar: 4X 33.8% ★, RTS 18.6%, Action RTS 17.6% ★, Space 8.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #6 TerrApocalipse
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StDesign
Windows · Mac · Linux
TerrApocalipse is an indie space action strategy with RPG elements, set in our solar system under siege by a mysterious, overwhelming force. Soon as the vast void between planets will be filled with conflict your decisions will shape the fate of Terra and beyond.
Why similar: 4X 27.2% ★, Spaceships 24.8% ★, RTS 11.7%, Action RTS 11.5% ★, Space 11.2%
- #7 Gods and Idols
93% 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: 4X 25.8% ★, RTS 14.9%, Action RTS 13.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13%, Space 9.4%
- #8 Byte Lynx
92% 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: 4X 22.4% ★, Action RTS 16.2% ★, RTS 16.1%, Base Building 9.9%, Real Time Tactics 9%
- #9 Foundation: Galactic Frontier
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Command Asimov's OFFICIAL Foundation universe! Live the life as an interstellar trader to exploit your trade routes! Build your starship home, crush enemies in explosive shootouts & outsmart rivals with fleet strategies in epic space wars - with new content expanding your saga!
Why similar: 4X 22.5% ★, RTS 14.5%, Space 12.9%, Massively Multiplayer 11.9%, Base Building 10%
- #10 SPACECOM
91% matchMixed68% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Flow CombinePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
Why similar: 4X 30.6% ★, RTS 25.5%, Real-Time 11.8% ★, Space 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #11 Hades' Star
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,643 reviews2019
Dev: Parallel Space Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 55.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 24.3%, Space 24%, 4X 14.6% ★, RTS 12.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #12 Star Ruler 2
89% matchVery Positive82% of 719 reviews2015
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance.
Why similar: 4X 42.4% ★, RTS 21.4%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Strategy 8.6%
- #13 Distant Worlds: Universe
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,845 reviews2014
Dev: Code ForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.
Why similar: 4X 44.3% ★, Space 16%, Real-Time 12.7% ★, RTS 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #14 Game of Planets
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Games Startup LLC
Windows
Galactic-scale 4X MMORTS. Explore 1 600 star systems, colonise worlds, build fleets, and reshape alliances in real time. Master logistics, tech, and diplomacy to outwit thousands of rival commanders and seize control of the stars.
Why similar: 4X 33.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, PvP 10.7%, Strategy 7.5%
- #15 Clash of Stars
87% matchMixed52% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Star Magic
Windows
MMO Real-time strategy star game.
Why similar: 4X 28.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17%, RTS 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 11%, Space 8%
- #16 March of Empires
86% 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: 4X 23% ★, Massively Multiplayer 14.7%, Action RTS 14.5% ★, RTS 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%
- #17 Periphery Online
85% matchMixed64% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Aleksandr Nagaev
Windows
A refugee capsule lands on an uninhabited planet. You have to survive, rebuild civilization and, if possible, regain control over the Earth. One big universe, one endless pvp session for all players.
Why similar: RTS 21%, 4X 21% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19%, Space 13.3%, Sci-fi 8%
- #18 StarDrive
86% matchMixed45% of 1,482 reviews2013
Dev: Zero Sum Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.
Why similar: 4X 48.6% ★, Space 17.1%, RTS 16.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #19 Rank: Warmaster
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Laser Beams & Particle Streams Software, Inc.
Windows
Stranded on Mars with next to nothing, build a city, assemble a fleet, and expand your empire to survive a hostile solar system in this new take that combines elements of space combat and RTS inspired by the classics.
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Spaceships 22.1% ★, RTS 14.5%, Action RTS 13.1% ★, Base Building 8.2%
- #20 Edge Of Extinction
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Azulon StudiosPub: Nelson R Lunshof
Windows
Edge of Extinction is a real-time strategy game focused on tactical unit control, faction identity, and large-scale conflict. Command armies across unstable voxel-based terrain, deploy formations, manage resources, and fight for survival as six rival factions are forced into war. Wishlist now!
Why similar: RTS 24%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Real-Time 11.7% ★, PvP 9%, PvE 7.2%
- #21 TAVU
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juhani Viitanen
Windows
TAVU is a PvE RTS game with a tactical combat system. Build your bases and defend them against waves of enemy attacks. Upgrade your units and destroy enemy bases to gain new territories and resources.
Why similar: RTS 18.8%, Action RTS 15.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #22 Nova: Space Armada
82% matchMixed52% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: STONE3 PTE. LTD.
Windows
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Space 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #23 Near Sol
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: LTide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)
Why similar: 4X 34% ★, RTS 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #24 TerraMartis4x
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeBroGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
For gamers who love Master of Orion and Homeworld but want something new and different. For gamers with a small time budget. A lightweight fresh take on the space 4x game genre about the war between Terra and Mars.
Why similar: 4X 35% ★, RTS 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Space 8.6%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #25 Space Menace
81% 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: Spaceships 21.7% ★, RTS 18%, Action RTS 15% ★, Space 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #26 Ephemeris
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YrdVaab
Windows
Guide your civilization to epic victory in Ephemeris, the upcoming turn-based space war strategy game. Spread your civilization across the galaxy, unlock new tech, design warships and crush your enemies in cinematic, fully 3D real-time space battles!
Why similar: 4X 29.8% ★, Real-Time 23.7% ★, RTS 17.3%, Space 7.5%, Action RTS 5.9% ★
- #27 Goodgame Empire
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goodgame Studios
Windows
Build your empire, wage wars, forge alliances, and claim glory in a vibrant medieval world. Over 200 million players have already joined the battle for power and influence — are you ready to make history?
Why similar: 4X 32.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 20%, Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, PvP 11.6%, PvE 9.4%
- #28 Staatio
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Staatio
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced multiplayer territory conquest. Host your own server, invite friends over LAN, and battle for control of procedurally generated maps. Four game modes, alliances, bot opponents, and cross-platform play.
Why similar: RTS 23.7%, Action RTS 21.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Massively Multiplayer 11.5%, Strategy 9.4%
- #29 STARHOME
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows
Take command of the fleet of starships that is the home to the remnants of your civilization. Manage the limited space of each spacecraft and find the balance between living space, production, defenses, and weapons. Explore the galaxy as you seek refuge and safety from an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: Spaceships 26.9% ★, Action RTS 15.6% ★, RTS 14.4%, Space 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%
- #30 SiegeBorn
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prince Game Studio
Windows
SiegeBorn is a top-down action RTS. Lead your troops, command powerful siege engines, and defeat the enemies!
Why similar: Real-Time 27.2% ★, Action RTS 20.6% ★, RTS 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, PvE 8.2%
- #31 Zeta Leporis RTS
77% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Jason Gieske
Windows
A sci-fi real-time strategy game. An existential war among asteroids in classic RTS style. Build and defend, produce and upgrade, attack and annihilate!
Why similar: Real-Time 27.2% ★, RTS 22.5%, Space 14.7%, Base Building 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #32 Star Ruler
78% matchVery Positive83% of 340 reviews2010
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
Why similar: 4X 44.8% ★, Space 18.8%, RTS 18%, Strategy 11.3%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #33 CHAOTIC ERA
75% matchMixed50% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: BOBBY TECHNOLOGY
Windows · Mac · Linux
AT THE LIMITS OF EARTH, AT THE EXTREMITY OF HEAVEN. A REAL-TIME STRATEGY NIGHTMARE.
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Action RTS 18.4% ★, RTS 18%, Space 8.3%, Real Time Tactics 8%
- #34 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 809 reviews2011
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, Real-Time 20.8% ★, RTS 13.7%, Space 8.8%, Base Building 7.8%
- #35 StarFringe: Adversus
74% matchMixed65% of 231 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: 4X 26.1% ★, RTS 21.6%, Space 13.4%, Base Building 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
- #36 AQ2: Expanse
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seven Point Red Ltd
Windows
AQ2: Expanse is a massively multiplayer space strategy game. A single persistent universe with open PvP and PvE. Fight for control over the Aquila system's sectors in huge corporation wars, play with everyone, play in a group or play solo with plenty to explore.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.2%, Action RTS 15.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Space 10.7%, PvP 8.3%
- #37 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: Real-Time 36.4% ★, RTS 24.5%, Space 16.3%, Base Building 14.6%, Strategy 6.1%
- #38 Stellar Dynasty
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joshua R.D. Wilson
Windows
A sci-fi, 4X, real-time strategy game. Build, fight, and explore to survive against an unstoppable alien threat. Carry the fight from one galaxy to the next as you battle back from the brink of extinction, and unlock the secrets of the past to restore your people to the path of galactic super power.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, RTS 15.5%, Space 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #39 ERA ONE
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,348 reviews2025
Dev: Team Complex LTD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Era One is an innovative space game that combines elements of real-time strategy, base building, space survival, and tactical battles. Players can create and customize their bases from scratch, construct various types of structures and warships, manage fleets, and engage in tactical space battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.2% ★, RTS 19.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Space 12.7%, Base Building 10.2%
- #40 A Kingdom Together
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rolebound Games
Windows
A persistent multiplayer RTS where players shape kingdoms through building, politics, and warfare. Join a kingdom, claim territory, elect leaders and defend your realm in fast-paced 1–2 week campaigns with dynamic events and player-driven strategy.
Why similar: 4X 33.5% ★, RTS 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Massively Multiplayer 10.9%, PvP 7%
- #41 Defence of the Arcane Realms
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Levelhead Interactive
Windows
A 3D tower defender where you must strategically use a combination of magical powers, traps, and towers in order to defend your castle against hordes of orcs, undead, and other unsavory sorts.
Why similar: Real-Time 23.2% ★, Action RTS 18.2% ★, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Idler 10%
- #42 Empyrean Frontier
73% 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 23.5% ★, RTS 20.9%, Action RTS 13.9% ★, Space 12.2%, Strategy 11%
- #43 Executive Assault 2
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,726 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
Why similar: Real-Time 24.5% ★, RTS 22.5%, Action RTS 11.7% ★, Space 11%, Base Building 10.8%
- #44 Commanders Fury
71% 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: 4X 34.7% ★, RTS 21.4%, Space 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #45 Gemini Wars
73% matchMostly Negative32% of 165 reviews2012
Dev: Camel 101
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of a fleet commander returned from exile, rise through the ranks of the United Space Federation forces and join an epic war across the stars.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Real-Time 21.3% ★, RTS 14%, Space 10.1%, Base Building 8.5%
- #46 Uncharted Space - project 3062
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Kong Linghui
Windows
In this game, you are a leader, leading a force of army to fight other forces in the deep spaces. You will plunder their resources, build your homelands, explore and expand, managing your army both strategically and tactically. This will be a saga written with blood and fire.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, RTS 23.8%, Real Time Tactics 15%, Strategy 9.4%, Space 7.4%
- #47 Power of the Horde [RTS]
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac
Power of the Horde is a fantasy RTS with three unique factions: Humans, Horde, and Undead. In Skirmish Mode, enjoy classic RTS gameplay with RPG-style hero progression and a permanent equipment system. The AI assistant can also help you build bases and train units automatically.
Why similar: 4X 26.3% ★, Action RTS 20.8% ★, RTS 18.6%, PvP 8.4%, PvE 7.7%
- #48 Nomad Fleet
71% matchMixed67% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 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: Real-Time 31.2% ★, RTS 22.2%, Space 20.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Sci-fi 11%
- #49 Astra Defender
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yokereba
Windows · Linux
Blast through enemies, build defenses, launch fighters, and upgrade your way to victory in this fast-paced space shooter/action RTS hybrid.
Why similar: Action RTS 26.1% ★, RTS 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 18%, PvP 10.6%, Base Building 7.9%
- #50 WarBreeds
68% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Red Orb EntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
Warbreeds is a strategy game where the objective is to become the ruler of the fallen Empire. Defeat your enemies and steal their genetic material to expand your clan’s skills and firepower. Engineer and customize your army with a vast mixture of advanced bio-technological weaponry.
Why similar: Real-Time 27.1% ★, Action RTS 22% ★, RTS 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #51 Ripped From Time: Outpost
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Looming Games
Windows
First-person drone combat meets RTS base-building: command historical squads, advance from stone to lasers, and power the outpost’s defenses and superweapon to seal a space-time rupture.
Why similar: RTS 27.3%, Base Building 14.4%, Action RTS 12.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 8.5%, Space 8.4%
- #52 Axan Ships - Low Poly
70% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Adam Stępiński
Windows
Sci-fi RTS and Top-Down
Why similar: Spaceships 34.9% ★, Action RTS 22.8% ★, Space 11.1%, RTS 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #53 Polaris Sector
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 471 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: 4X 35.2% ★, Real-Time 22.4% ★, Space 13.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #54 Planeticus
68% match8 user reviews13% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Keshbel Games
Windows
Planeticus offers to conquer new planets in the company of friends or strangers. The essence of the game is to capture planets, manage resources, create as many of your own super planets as possible and generate space invaders.
Why similar: 4X 39.6% ★, RTS 19.7%, Space 14%, PvP 9.2%, Strategy 7%
- #55 Steel Command
67% 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 30.7%, Action RTS 19.6% ★, Base Building 15%, Strategy 9.9%, PvP 8%
- #56 Orc Incursion
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Eternal Cataclysm Studios
Windows
Command powerful heroes in this dynamic RTS with PvE and PvP modes. Level up your champions, unleash devastating abilities, and lead your army to victory. Build and manage your base, train diverse units, and master their strengths and weaknesses to outsmart your enemies on the battlefield.
Why similar: RTS 24.6%, Real Time Tactics 21%, PvP 12.5%, Base Building 11.7%, PvE 11.4%
- #57 StarSim: BattleZone
66% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Viktor Martynovsky
Windows
StarSim: BattleZone is a real-time strategy (RTS) game set in the StarSim universe. Take command of an army and lead your faction to victory. Gameplay includes classic RTS mechanics such as: building a base, gathering resources, researching new technologies, building defences, training units, etc.
Why similar: RTS 34.2%, Base Building 16.3%, Action RTS 13.9% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #58 Astral Ooze
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ClassyC LLC
Windows
Astral Ooze is a sci-fi realtime strategy game. Your astral ooze generates over time for every controlled star. Expand your astral ooze and conquer the stars!
Why similar: Real-Time 39.5% ★, RTS 18.7%, Space 16.3%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Strategy 7.2%
- #59 Pursuit of Power® 2 : The Chaos Dimension
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Precision Games, LLC
Windows
Pursuit of Power® 2 : The Chaos Dimension is a fast-paced real-time strategy game with pixel art. You assume the role of a powerful Shadow Knight, Stalker, or Mage. Upgrade abilities. Dynamic world events. Manage fortresses. Campaign and skirmish (local or network).
Why similar: Real-Time 29% ★, RTS 25%, Action RTS 19.9% ★, PvP 10%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%