- #1 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,825 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 33.3% ★, Strategy 22.9%, RTS 17.3%, Classic 11.6% ★, Real-Time 11.5% ★
- #2 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
96% matchVery Positive89% of 327 reviews2015
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 76.7%, RTS 18.6%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #3 Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,074 reviews2007
Dev: Mithis GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 34%, Simulation 16.5%, RTS 14.6%, Cult Classic 13.3% ★, Classic 8.8% ★
- #4 Metal Fatigue
95% matchVery Positive94% of 479 reviews2018
Dev: ZonoPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 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 57.5%, RTS 22.5%, Classic 20% ★
- #5 Iron Harvest
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,887 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 41.3%, RTS 37.9%, Real-Time 15.9% ★, Sci-fi 4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #6 Sub Command
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 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 15.8%, Naval 15.8% ★, Simulation 14.3%
- #7 Earth 2160
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,558 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 33.5% ★, Strategy 33%, RTS 28.1%, Simulation 3.8%, Sci-fi 1.1%
- #8 Naval Battles Simulator
92% 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%, Naval 6.6% ★, Naval Combat 5.8% ★, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #9 Supreme Commander
91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,126 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 44.2%, RTS 30.4%, Real-Time 13% ★, Sci-fi 6.8%, Classic 5.2% ★
- #10 Tempest Rising
89% matchVery Positive88% of 11,543 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 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%, RTS 43.1%, Real-Time 7.2% ★, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #11 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
91% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Submarine 20.2% ★, Simulation 19.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Naval 13.5% ★, Underwater 12.3% ★
- #12 Retro Commander
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 367 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Why similar: Strategy 30.1%, Naval Combat 24.8% ★, RTS 23.3%, Submarine 21.8% ★
- #13 Fleet Command
90% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 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 24.8% ★, RTS 19.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Submarine 11.1% ★, Naval 10.4% ★
- #14 Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 475 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 83.1%, Classic 11.4% ★, Sci-fi 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #15 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
87% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 不正经游戏
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% ★
- #16 X-COM: Terror From the Deep
86% matchVery Positive91% of 932 reviews2007
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.4 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 43.1%, Classic 25.8% ★, Underwater 14.4% ★, Tactical 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #17 Armor Clash II
86% matchMixed61% 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 43.4%, Simulation 37.2%, RTS 19.4%
- #18 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,876 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 47.1%, RTS 33.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Real-Time 4.1% ★, Story Rich 2.9%
- #19 War on the Sea
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,214 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Strategy 24.7%, Naval 24.6% ★, Naval Combat 24.1% ★, Simulation 21.3%, RTS 4.7%
- #20 Subsiege
85% 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 35.2%, RTS 33.2%, Underwater 29.1% ★, Tactical 2.6%
- #21 Total Annihilation
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,727 reviews2015
Dev: Cavedog EntertainmentPub: Wargaming.net
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.7 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 33.2%, Classic 30.2% ★, RTS 27.8%, Sci-fi 5%, Retro 2.4%
- #22 FULL METAL COFFIN
81% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Titanite
Windows
FULL METAL COFFIN is a 3D co-op submarine simulator. Crew your vessel with up to 4 players. Load the torpedoes, dodge incoming fire, and eliminate the enemy.
Why similar: Submarine 26% ★, Simulation 24.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Underwater 15% ★, Naval 9.1% ★
- #23 Crash Dive 2
82% matchVery Positive95% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Submarine 31.1% ★, Naval 26.3% ★, Simulation 23.6%, Underwater 10.4% ★, Tactical 8.6%
- #24 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,229 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.5 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 44.9%, RTS 34.2%, Real-Time 8.4% ★, Sci-fi 7.1%, Classic 4.7% ★
- #25 Harpoon Classic '97
79% matchVery Positive83% of 60 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 42.4%, Simulation 24.3%, RTS 18.7%, Naval Combat 14.2% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #26 Earth 2140
82% matchMixed68% of 676 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 3.9%, Sci-fi 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #27 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
80% matchVery Positive84% of 14,598 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.6 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 39.8%, RTS 35.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #28 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
77% matchVery Positive94% of 10,487 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.8 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 42.9%, RTS 33.1%, Classic 17.1% ★, Retro 2.8%, Sci-fi 2.6%
- #29 Aquatico
79% matchMixed67% of 867 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Reef GamesPub: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 43.3%, Underwater 31.3% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #30 Carrier Command 2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 3,716 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 36.7%, Simulation 32.6%, RTS 27%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #31 Barotrauma
74% matchVery Positive94% of 87,800 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 55.5 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 32.8% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Underwater 17.7% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Naval 10.3% ★
- #32 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
76% matchMixed66% of 112 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 21.1%, Simulation 18.6%, Submarine 18.4% ★, RTS 15.9%
- #33 Ground Control Anthology
78% matchVery Positive85% of 204 reviews2015
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The year is 2419. War has devastated Earth, and mega-corporations take to the stars to fight over colonised planets. Your employer, the Crayven Corporation, chose you to command an army of ground and air forces. You thought it would be just another brush-fire war. You were wrong.
Why similar: Strategy 79.9%, RTS 16.5%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #34 Homeworld Remastered Collection
76% matchVery Positive88% of 14,093 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 34.4 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 31.8%, RTS 24.6%, Classic 19.7% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Sci-fi 7%
- #35 Cuban Missile Crisis
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 290 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 77.8%, RTS 22.2%
- #36 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
69% matchVery Positive91% of 5,949 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 38.7 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 26.4% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 17.9%, Naval 15.7% ★, Real-Time 13.3% ★
- #37 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,219 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 18.3%, Naval 18% ★, RTS 13.2%
- #38 Nomad Fleet
75% matchMixed66% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 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 51.1%, Real-Time 20.5% ★, RTS 18.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Atmospheric 2.1%
- #39 Five Nations
72% matchVery Positive83% of 268 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 47.4%, RTS 34.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Retro 4.7%, Story Rich 2.2%
- #40 UFO: Aftermath
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 341 reviews2014
Dev: Altar InteractivePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
UFO: Aftermath is a 3D isometric, tactical strategy game with a rich and compelling sci fi story.
Why similar: Strategy 81.2%, Tactical 10.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #41 Outlive 25
68% matchVery Positive95% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: Continuum EntertainmentPub: CriticalLeap
Windows
Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.
Why similar: RTS 41.3%, Strategy 38.4%, Retro 12%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #42 Battlecruisers
72% matchVery Positive84% of 431 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 30.1%, RTS 25.7%, Tactical 8.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 Grey Goo
73% matchMixed68% of 4,322 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, RTS 38.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Real-Time 2.6% ★, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #44 Etherium
75% 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 56.9%, RTS 25.1%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #45 Modern Naval Warfare
69% matchMixed59% of 257 reviews2026
Dev: Wave OpsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command the silent service. Modern Naval Warfare is the definitive tactical simulation that puts you inside the pressure hull of a Virginia-Class nuclear submarine. This uncompromising tactical simulation offers unparalleled depth in graphics, physics, and authentic combat systems.
Why similar: Naval Combat 20.3% ★, Submarine 19.6% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Naval 14.6% ★, Underwater 9.7% ★
- #46 Oil Rush
73% matchMixed59% of 540 reviews2012
Dev: Unigine Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.4 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 63.2%, RTS 24.7%, Naval 12.1% ★
- #47 BlackChain
71% 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 44.3%, RTS 40.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #48 Dangerous Waters
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 399 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.3 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 23.3% ★, Submarine 20.2% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Naval 18.1% ★, Simulation 15.8%
- #49 Crash Dive
71% matchVery Positive90% of 199 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 22.2% ★, Submarine 20.6% ★, Naval 16.9% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Underwater 10.5% ★
- #50 Terra Invicta
64% matchVery Positive81% of 9,434 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 52.2 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 44.5%, Simulation 40.1%, Tactical 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #51 ICBM
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,921 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 23.4% ★, Strategy 22.6%, RTS 21.3%, Naval Combat 17.3% ★, Naval 8.8% ★
- #52 Sins of a Solar Empire II
65% matchVery Positive84% of 8,475 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.9 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 38.2%, RTS 25.9%, Real-Time 16% ★, Tactical 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #53 8-Bit Invaders!
70% 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 36.4%, Simulation 25.9%, RTS 22.8%, Local Multiplayer 5.6%, Sci-fi 4.4%
- #54 Xenonauts
69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,050 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Strategy 42.8%, Simulation 30.2%, Tactical 13.3%, Sci-fi 10%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #55 Space Reign
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 453 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 40.5%, RTS 31.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Tactical 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #56 Syrian Warfare
68% matchVery Positive87% of 5,538 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 33.5%, Strategy 32.3%, Real-Time 10.9% ★, Tactical 10.6%, Simulation 7.1%
- #57 Victory At Sea Pacific
70% matchMixed62% of 649 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 20.9% ★, Naval 17.6% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Real-Time 14% ★, RTS 14%
- #58 O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
An epic struggle for control!
Why similar: Strategy 70.3%, RTS 24%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #59 Empires of the Undergrowth
63% matchVery Positive94% of 18,267 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Strategy 51.6%, Simulation 46.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #60 Battlezone 98 Redux
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,136 reviews2016
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Cult Classic 30.1% ★, Strategy 26.9%, Classic 18.1% ★, RTS 15.5%, Sci-fi 5.2%