- #1 Iron Harvest
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,723 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, RTS 37.7%, Real-Time 15.6% ★, Sci-fi 4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #2 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,801 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Impossible Creatures is a 3D RTS game that pits the player against an evil villain. Using Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
Why similar: Cult Classic 28.5% ★, Strategy 24.9%, RTS 18.5%, Real-Time 12.2% ★, Classic 12.1% ★
- #3 Earth 2160
96% 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 33.5%, Real-Time 32.9% ★, RTS 28%, Simulation 3.9%, Sci-fi 1.1%
- #4 Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,053 reviews2007
Dev: Mithis GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."
Why similar: Strategy 35.2%, Simulation 17.1%, RTS 14.8%, Cult Classic 10.7% ★, Classic 8.8% ★
- #5 Sub Command
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 141 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Take charge of the most deadly modern-day submarines in the world - three distinct submarines across two unique and challenging campaigns. Utilize cutting-edge sensor and weapon technology to locate, track and destroy the enemy - even deliver Tomahawk missiles to inland targets.
Why similar: Naval Combat 19.7% ★, Submarine 18.6% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Naval 15.7% ★, Simulation 14.4%
- #6 Naval Battles Simulator
94% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 45.4%, Simulation 42.1%, Naval 6.6% ★, Naval Combat 5.7% ★, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #7 Fleet Command
93% matchVery Positive88% of 475 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.9% ★, RTS 18.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Submarine 11.2% ★, Naval 10.5% ★
- #8 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
92% matchMixed63% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Submarine 20.2% ★, Simulation 20%, Strategy 17.8%, Naval 13.5% ★, Underwater 12.3% ★
- #9 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
91% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 电钮组
Windows
This game is a simulation real-time strategy game with the theme of modern naval warfare. Players can control all kinds of active naval equipment of the three camps, and use the common tactics and tactics of the navy in reality to start a fierce confrontation with the computer.
Why similar: Strategy 45.4%, Simulation 42.5%, Naval Combat 12.1% ★
- #10 Tempest Rising
89% 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 49.5%, RTS 42.8%, Real-Time 7% ★, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #11 Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 467 reviews2014
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders.
Why similar: Strategy 83.4%, Classic 11.2% ★, Sci-fi 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #12 Retro Commander
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 355 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Why similar: Strategy 30.3%, Naval Combat 24.8% ★, RTS 23.1%, Submarine 21.8% ★
- #13 Armor Clash II
90% matchMixed60% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.
Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, Simulation 37.4%, RTS 19.1%
- #14 Total Annihilation
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,674 reviews2015
Dev: Cavedog EntertainmentPub: Wargaming.net
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Why similar: Strategy 33.7%, Classic 29.6% ★, RTS 27.7%, Sci-fi 5%, Retro 2.4%
- #15 Supreme Commander
87% 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: Strategy 44.6%, RTS 30.2%, Real-Time 12.8% ★, Sci-fi 6.8%, Classic 5.1% ★
- #16 War on the Sea
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Strategy 25.1%, Naval 24.5% ★, Naval Combat 23.9% ★, Simulation 21.4%, RTS 4.4%
- #17 Subsiege
86% matchMixed55% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Icebird Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Subsiege is an intense real-time tactic game with focus on massive 12 player battles. In a grasping deep sea world, you command a hand-picked squad of hero-like units to contend merciless sea monsters and fierce competitors while your oxygen runs out with every breath. Can you stand the pressure?
Why similar: Strategy 35.4%, RTS 32.8%, Underwater 29.2% ★, Tactical 2.6%
- #18 Crash Dive 2
84% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Submarine 31.1% ★, Naval 26.2% ★, Simulation 23.7%, Underwater 10.4% ★, Tactical 8.6%
- #19 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
85% matchVery Positive89% of 317 reviews2015
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?
Why similar: Strategy 77%, RTS 18.3%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #20 Harpoon Classic '97
82% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Strategy 42.5%, Simulation 24.5%, RTS 18.4%, Naval Combat 14.2% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #21 Metal Fatigue
84% matchVery Positive94% of 468 reviews2018
Dev: ZonoPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Metal Fatigue is a real-time strategy game taking the genre to new heights - literally. Build and customize your massive Combots to dominate the three battlefield levels simultaneously - from orbit, to the surface, and even underground!
Why similar: Strategy 58.1%, RTS 22.4%, Classic 19.5% ★
- #22 Aquatico
82% matchMixed67% of 858 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Reef GamesPub: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.
Why similar: Strategy 43.4%, Underwater 31.2% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Sci-fi 8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #23 Earth 2140
83% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2013
Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive ACE
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The year is 2140. After numerous wars and several environmental disasters, only two world powers remain; the United Civilized States (»UCS«), covering the American continent, Western Europe and North Africa, and the Eurasian Dynasty (»ED«) covering the coherent landmasses of Eastern Europe and Asia.
Why similar: Strategy 95.7%, RTS 3.8%, Sci-fi 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #24 Carrier Command 2
81% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Strategy 36.8%, Simulation 32.8%, RTS 26.7%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #25 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
79% matchMixed67% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.7% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Submarine 18.5% ★, RTS 15.7%
- #26 X-COM: Terror From the Deep
81% matchVery Positive91% of 914 reviews2007
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
Why similar: Strategy 43.6%, Classic 25.2% ★, Underwater 14.5% ★, Tactical 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #27 Syrian Warfare
80% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 33.1%, Strategy 32.4%, Real-Time 10.7% ★, Tactical 10.6%, Simulation 7.4%
- #28 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
79% 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 40.1%, RTS 35.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #29 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
78% 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: Strategy 45.4%, RTS 33.8%, Real-Time 8.2% ★, Sci-fi 7.1%, Classic 4.6% ★
- #30 Homeworld Remastered Collection
77% matchVery Positive88% of 13,977 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
Why similar: Strategy 32.1%, RTS 24.5%, Classic 19.4% ★, Simulation 9.5%, Sci-fi 7%
- #31 Five Nations
77% 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: Strategy 47.8%, RTS 34.4%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Retro 4.7%, Story Rich 2.2%
- #32 Nomad Fleet
78% 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: Strategy 51.7%, Real-Time 20.1% ★, RTS 18.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Atmospheric 2.2%
- #33 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,195 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.3% ★, Submarine 19.5% ★, Simulation 18.5%, Naval 18% ★, RTS 13.1%
- #34 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
71% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 26.7% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Naval 15.5% ★, Real-Time 13% ★
- #35 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,793 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: Strategy 47.5%, RTS 33.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Real-Time 3.9% ★, Story Rich 2.9%
- #36 Terra Invicta
70% 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 35%, Simulation 31.7%, RTS 21.3%, Tactical 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
70% matchVery Positive93% of 9,943 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The world erupts in conflict as Soviet forces invade American soil in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. You are the Supreme Commander. Arm yourself to the teeth with top-secret technologies and lead the Soviet or Allied troops to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 42.5%, RTS 33.1%, Classic 17.2% ★, Retro 2.9%, Sci-fi 2.6%
- #38 Battlecruisers
73% matchVery Positive84% of 423 reviews2021
Dev: Mecha Weka
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visually stunning RTS where players battle to build the ultimate automated floating Ultraweapon. Outsmart players or AIs by building a strategically superior Battlecruiser. Step aboard for unique, hand-drawn misadventure on Flooded Earth, explosive gameplay, and an addictive soundtrack. And nukes.
Why similar: Naval Combat 35% ★, Strategy 30.3%, RTS 25.4%, Tactical 8.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Oil Rush
76% matchMixed58% of 531 reviews2012
Dev: Unigine Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy.
Why similar: Strategy 63.5%, RTS 24.4%, Naval 12.1% ★
- #40 Etherium
76% matchMostly Negative37% of 953 reviews2015
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’.
Why similar: Strategy 57.3%, RTS 24.8%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #41 Dangerous Waters
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 390 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
Why similar: Naval Combat 23.2% ★, Submarine 20.2% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Naval 18% ★, Simulation 15.9%
- #42 Cuban Missile Crisis
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.
Why similar: Strategy 78.1%, RTS 21.9%
- #43 Crash Dive
73% matchVery Positive91% of 193 reviews2015
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII tactical submarine combat! Take command of a U-boat prowling the Atlantic in search of enemy convoys to sink. Sneak past the escorts and torpedo the transports. Or surface and use your deck gun in a daring night attack.
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.1% ★, Submarine 20.6% ★, Naval 16.8% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Underwater 10.5% ★
- #44 BlackChain
72% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Borington
Windows
A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations. Journey from Mars all the way to Planet 9 and uncover the secrets of the BlackChain.
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, RTS 40.4%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #45 Victory At Sea Pacific
73% matchMixed61% of 641 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21% ★, Naval 17.7% ★, Strategy 16.3%, RTS 13.9%, Real-Time 13.7% ★
- #46 Space Reign
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, RTS 31.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Tactical 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #47 ICBM
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.
Why similar: Submarine 23.5% ★, Strategy 22.7%, RTS 21%, Naval Combat 17.4% ★, Naval 8.9% ★
- #48 Battlezone 98 Redux
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,119 reviews2016
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, Cult Classic 25.3% ★, Classic 18.9% ★, RTS 16.5%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #49 Barotrauma
66% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Submarine 32.6% ★, Simulation 18%, Underwater 17.7% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Naval 10.2% ★
- #50 8-Bit Invaders!
71% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.
Why similar: Strategy 36.6%, Simulation 26.1%, RTS 22.5%, Local Multiplayer 5.5%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #51 O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 105 reviews2014
Dev: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
An epic struggle for control!
Why similar: Strategy 70.7%, RTS 23.7%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #52 Subnautica
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Underwater 61.2% ★, Crafting 18.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Singleplayer 3%
- #53 Sins of a Solar Empire II
66% 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: Strategy 38.4%, RTS 25.8%, Real-Time 15.8% ★, Tactical 8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #54 RaidTitans
69% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: RainbowStudio
Windows
RaidTitans is a classic-style real-time strategy role-playing game where you hire various mercenaries, craft equipment, and battle a variety of monsters. The hero, who lost everything in a single moment, is exiled to a remote village, but his story has only just begun.
Why similar: Strategy 33.6%, Simulation 29.5%, RTS 27.1%, Story Rich 4.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%
- #55 ShellMobile: Titan Rampart
64% matchVery Positive98% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: 红景天娱乐
Windows
On the cosmic frontier, humanity has fought alien species for a century. As traditional defenses fall to new-gen alien mechs, tech giant ShellMobile—human-centered at its core—kindles new hope via breakthroughs in extraterrestrial titanium ore research.
Why similar: Strategy 57.5%, RTS 33.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #56 Naval Hurricane
66% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.1% ★, Simulation 26%, Strategy 25%, Naval 20% ★, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #57 Nuke Them All
65% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indie PapaMikePub: GameEraStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all! This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team, revives the genre's enduring allure.
Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, RTS 43.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #58 UBOAT
62% matchVery Positive85% of 25,707 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Submarine 24.9% ★, Naval Combat 24.7% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Naval 19.4% ★, RTS 10.6%
- #59 Deep Among the Swarm
64% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Strategy 34.8%, RTS 32%, Simulation 31.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #60 Silent Service 2
69% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
The all-new Silent Service II A State Of The Art Simulation Of Submarines In World War II!
Why similar: Naval Combat 46.8% ★, Simulation 33.4%, Submarine 19.8% ★