Games Like Supreme Commander

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 44.3%, Strategy 16.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Real-Time with Pause 6.7% ★, Real-Time 6.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive, standalone expansion that perfected the core mechanics and balance of the original game.

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 45.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Base Building 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor that emphasizes massive scale, orbital combat, and planet-wide destruction.

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: RTS 52%, Strategy 17.8%, Classic 9.7% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%, Multiplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic that introduced the resource management and unit-heavy gameplay that inspired the entire series.

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: RTS 37.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Real-Time 13.8% ★, Sci-fi 10%, Base Building 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time strategy with 4X elements to provide a grand-scale space warfare experience.

With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

Why similar: RTS 45.7%, Real-Time 19% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Sci-fi 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, physics-based RTS that offers immense freedom in unit movement and terrain manipulation.

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 42.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Real-Time 10.2% ★, Sci-fi 7.7%, Base Building 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A more streamlined, accessible take on the series that maintains the core focus on robotic warfare and base building.

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: RTS 45%, Base Building 13.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Robots 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Designed specifically to handle massive unit counts and expansive maps, mirroring the strategic zoom feel of Supreme Commander.

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 51.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Base Building 7.4%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that features distinct, highly asymmetrical factions and a strong focus on base-building mechanics.

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 62.6%, Strategy 20.5%, Base Building 6.8%, Real-Time 6.1% ★, Multiplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern love letter to classic RTS games that emphasizes base construction and resource gathering.

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: RTS 50.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Classic 7.1% ★, Space 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An essential sci-fi RTS that focuses on epic, three-dimensional fleet management and narrative depth.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 46.7%, Strategy 14.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Real-Time 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical combat with mechs and a heavy emphasis on base-building in a unique alternate-history setting.

"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, RTS 36.7%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Real-Time with Pause 4.4% ★, Co-op 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on asymmetric, large-scale warfare against an overwhelming AI opponent, requiring deep strategic planning.

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 50.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Base Building 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RTS that excels at bringing base-building and unit control to a modern, polished interface.

Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.

Why similar: RTS 52.1%, Strategy 20%, Base Building 13.9%, Classic 6.2% ★, Multiplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for classic RTS gameplay, offering a polished experience that defined the genre's mechanics.

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 50.8%, Strategy 22.4%, Real-Time 16.3% ★, Sci-fi 8%, War 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale tactical combat and managing massive waves of enemies in a sci-fi setting.

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.

Why similar: RTS 44.7%, Strategy 18.3%, Real-Time 12.9% ★, Base Building 9.6%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RTS that balances base management with intense, squad-based combat.

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: RTS 49.7%, Strategy 36.4%, Classic 7.6% ★, Robots 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features modular mech customization, allowing for deep unit personalization.

Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

Why similar: RTS 42.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Real-Time 13.1% ★, Base Building 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that allows you to build your base as an RTS while jumping into units to play as an FPS.

Be the Ultimate Modern Warfare General

Why similar: RTS 45.7%, Strategy 30.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Base Building 8%, Classic 1.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A fan-favorite RTS that introduced distinct faction mechanics and modern-day warfare themes.

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: RTS 40.9%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Strategy 14%, Base Building 11.7%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends 4X strategy with real-time combat, focusing on economy and territory control on a grand scale.

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 53.8%, RTS 38.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in tactical RTS gameplay that emphasizes unit positioning and management over traditional base building.

The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time

Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Base Building 13%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane RTS that features classic base-building and fast-paced combat mechanics.

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 49.5%, Strategy 22.8%, Sci-fi 11%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Space 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines ground-based RTS combat with space-based fleet strategy for a comprehensive war experience.

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 49.1%, RTS 41.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the tactical RTS formula with a focus on capturing objectives and managing reinforcements.

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: RTS 53.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Base Building 7.6%, Classic 4.9% ★

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: RTS 40.2%, Real-Time with Pause 25.1% ★, Strategy 15.7%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Co-op 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, complex tactical space combat that rewards strategic positioning and fleet management.

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: RTS 69.2%, Strategy 26.9%, War 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic vehicle management game that requires careful planning and coordination across a vast map.

The Second Tiberium War begins in this legendary sequel to the original Command & Conquer. With his forces stronger than ever, arch villain and leader of The Brotherhood of Nod - Kane - is pitched in an epic battle against the world's war machine - the Global Defense Initiative.

Why similar: RTS 54.3%, Strategy 35.1%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Classic 3.2% ★, Action 2.1%

Perimeter is an innovative Real-Time-Strategy game that pits players against each other or AI opponents in a life and death struggle to seize territory and establish crucial protective “perimeters.” Players will be introduced to the game’s unique terraforming feature, allowing them to move, build, construct and destroy the map...

Why similar: RTS 53.2%, Strategy 33.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Classic 4.5% ★, Space 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique RTS that centers on terraforming and energy management as a core mechanic for survival.

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 47.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Base Building 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%

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: RTS 35.8%, Real-Time 25.6% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic space strategy game that captures the feeling of managing an entire star system.

Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.

Why similar: RTS 48.9%, Strategy 20.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Multiplayer 6%, Real-Time 5.9% ★

Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

Why similar: RTS 49.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Base Building 7.9%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Features massive units and large-scale battles that echo the scale of Supreme Commander's late-game combat.

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: RTS 53.9%, Strategy 21.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Real-Time 3.7% ★

The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

Why similar: RTS 40.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Base Building 12.1%, Real-Time 9.2% ★, Multiplayer 7.2%

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: RTS 37.2%, Real-Time 19% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Base Building 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.4%

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

Why similar: RTS 42.6%, Real-Time 17.6% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%

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: RTS 42.9%, Real-Time 16.9% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Base Building 8.1%, Multiplayer 5.1%

In the name of Kane! The Command & Conquer™ series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath.

Why similar: RTS 43.2%, Strategy 17%, Base Building 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%

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: RTS 40.1%, Strategy 26.1%, Sci-fi 25.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Space 2.3%

Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.

Why similar: RTS 70.2%, Strategy 24.1%, Multiplayer 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.

Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Strategy 24.8%, Real-Time 19.1% ★, Sci-fi 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.3%

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: RTS 38%, Strategy 25.5%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 6.6% ★, Space 5.8%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: RTS 58.5%, Strategy 24%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Base Building 4%, War 2%

The legendary RTS game which started it all. Will you side with the humanistic GDI or bring the world to its knees with Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod. Your adversaries are without mercy. And so are you.

Why similar: RTS 60.3%, Strategy 32.3%, Classic 3.4% ★, Action 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

In the late 21st century, the world's civilizations are wiped out by a series of nuclear strikes, seemingly caused by a massive malfunction of the new NASDA (North American Strategic Defense Agency) strategic defense system.

Why similar: RTS 42.3%, Strategy 27.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Classic 5.7% ★, Multiplayer 4.7%

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: RTS 45.5%, Strategy 24.7%, Real-Time 19% ★, Multiplayer 4.2%, Base Building 2.8%

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: RTS 39.7%, Real-Time 27.8% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Base Building 13.1%, Space 3.3%

Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.

Why similar: RTS 51%, Strategy 15.6%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Co-op 8.2%, Base Building 8.2%

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 46.9%, Base Building 16.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Robots 5.8%

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: RTS 51%, Strategy 23.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Co-op 5.9%

The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Why similar: RTS 55.5%, Strategy 32.6%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Base Building 3.4%, Co-op 1.5%

Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2: Krossfire is a fast and furious post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game where you have to be quick or be dead. Play as one of three unique factions in the struggle to seek out and conquer oil fields to fuel your army.

Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, RTS 27.7%, Real-Time 27.6% ★, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 0.9%

Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...

Why similar: RTS 53%, Strategy 29.9%, Base Building 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.8%, War 1%

The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.

Why similar: RTS 50.4%, Strategy 25.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Base Building 8.7%, Co-op 3.4%

SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.

Why similar: RTS 52.6%, Strategy 16.6%, Real-Time 11.4% ★, Sci-fi 9.7%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Why similar: RTS 56.4%, Strategy 23.6%, Base Building 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Co-op 2.1%

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: RTS 48.4%, Strategy 20%, Robots 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 7.8%