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 44.5%, Strategy 16.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Real-Time with Pause 6.8% ★, Real-Time 6.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive standalone expansion that refines 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 45.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It serves as a spiritual successor to the Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander lineage with its massive planetary-scale combat.

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 52.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Classic 9.9% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%, Multiplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: As the ancestor of the genre, it established the fundamental mechanics of resource management and unit production that define Supreme Commander.

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 38%, Strategy 15.9%, Real-Time 14% ★, Sci-fi 9.9%, Base Building 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully blends 4X grand strategy with real-time combat on a massive, galaxy-spanning scale.

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 45.4%, Real-Time 19.4% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Multiplayer 6%, Sci-fi 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a highly advanced engine to provide massive-scale battles and complex physics-based combat similar to the Supreme Commander experience.

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 42.5%, Strategy 18.5%, Real-Time 10.4% ★, Sci-fi 7.7%, Base Building 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more streamlined than its predecessor, it remains a direct sequel that maintains the core sci-fi base-building and experimental unit themes.

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 45.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Robots 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on the 'macro' experience, allowing players to command thousands of units across vast battlefields.

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 51%, Strategy 18.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Classic 7.2% ★, Space 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar sense of epic sci-fi scale and strategic depth, albeit in a full 3D space environment.

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 52.4%, Strategy 19.8%, Base Building 13.8%, Classic 6.3% ★, Multiplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the quintessential classic base-building RTS experience that laid the groundwork for the entire genre.

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 37.5%, Real-Time 19.2% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Base Building 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It uniquely combines traditional RTS base-building and unit management with the ability to jump into a first-person perspective to control units directly.

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 51.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Base Building 7.4%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes traditional base-building and distinct faction mechanics within a polished sci-fi setting.

The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Real-Time 22.9% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a unique, asymmetric RTS experience where you must manage a massive economy to survive against an overwhelming AI force.

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 62.8%, Strategy 20.2%, Base Building 6.8%, Real-Time 6.2% ★, Multiplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern homage to classic 90s RTS games that prioritizes base-building and resource gathering in a gritty sci-fi setting.

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 50.7%, Strategy 18.4%, Base Building 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Multiplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, console-friendly RTS that excels at base-building and large-scale unit management within a beloved sci-fi universe.

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

Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Real-Time 11.7% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Multiplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features tactical, mech-based combat with a strong focus on base-building and environmental destruction.

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 22.2%, Real-Time 16.3% ★, Sci-fi 8.1%, War 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of massive-scale warfare against overwhelming odds with a focus on tactical positioning and unit synergy.

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 19.7%, Multiplayer 8%, Base Building 7.7%, Classic 4.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A legendary RTS title that remains a benchmark for base-building and diverse unit composition.

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 21.4%, Sci-fi 13%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Real-Time 3.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: This ground-based prequel to the Homeworld series offers excellent tactical depth and a focus on vehicle-based warfare.

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 47.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Base Building 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that delivers high-octane base-building and sci-fi combat with a focus on fast-paced strategic decisions.

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 49.9%, Strategy 22.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Space 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique mix of planetary conquest and real-time space battles that will appeal to fans of grand-scale strategy.

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 48.8%, RTS 41.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tactical combat and unit management, stripping away base-building to emphasize pure battlefield control.

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 54.5%, Strategy 34.8%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Classic 3.3% ★, Action 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: This classic title features atmospheric sci-fi warfare and innovative terrain mechanics that influence tactical play.

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 47.7%, Strategy 16.7%, Base Building 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%

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 48.7%, Strategy 20.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Real-Time 6.3% ★, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a classic engine to provide large-scale base-building and army management within the Star Wars universe.

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 49.6%, Strategy 19.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Base Building 7.8%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends large-scale army management with hero-based abilities for a more action-oriented RTS experience.

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 40.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Base Building 12%, Real-Time 9.3% ★, Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces naval combat and unique faction mechanics that add layers of strategic complexity to the classic RTS formula.

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 18.1%, Real-Time 13% ★, Base Building 9.6%, Sci-fi 6.9%

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.

Why similar: RTS 52.2%, Strategy 22.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Real-Time 6.7% ★, Multiplayer 5.1%

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 40.3%, Strategy 26%, Sci-fi 25.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Space 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that focuses on resource control and weather-based environmental hazards across multiple planets.

"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 39.8%, RTS 36.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Real-Time with Pause 4.5% ★, Co-op 4.3%

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 49.9%, Strategy 36.1%, Classic 7.7% ★, Robots 6.3%

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 42.5%, Strategy 16.6%, Real-Time 13.3% ★, Base Building 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Command & Conquer Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Prepare your forces General... it's time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy.

Why similar: RTS 45.9%, Strategy 30.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Base Building 8.2%, Classic 1.7% ★

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 42.7%, Real-Time 17.9% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Multiplayer 5.7%

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 53.5%, RTS 38.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%

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

Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Base Building 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%

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 43.1%, Real-Time 17% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Base Building 7.9%, Classic 5.1% ★

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 53.5%, Strategy 33.2%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Classic 4.6% ★, Space 1.5%

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 37.4%, Strategy 24.5%, Real-Time 19.4% ★, Sci-fi 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.2%

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 38.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 6.7% ★, Space 5.8%

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 70.4%, Strategy 23.9%, Multiplayer 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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 42.5%, Strategy 27.1%, Base Building 13.4%, Classic 5.8% ★, Multiplayer 4.6%

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 28.1% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Base Building 12.9%, Space 3.3%

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. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: RTS 58.6%, Strategy 23.8%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Base Building 4%, War 2%

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 45.6%, Strategy 24.4%, Real-Time 19.3% ★, Multiplayer 4.2%, Base Building 2.9%

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 55.8%, Strategy 32.4%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Base Building 3.4%, Co-op 1.5%

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 26% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Base Building 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%

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 60.6%, Strategy 32.1%, Classic 3.4% ★, Action 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships. 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.

Why similar: RTS 47.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Strategy 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Robots 5.7%

With dozens of hours of gameplay set across a rich tapestry of time, Empire Earth: Gold Edition offers real-time strategy for the ages. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.

Why similar: RTS 62.2%, Strategy 36.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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 51.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Base Building 8.1%, Co-op 8%

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 53.2%, Strategy 29.6%, Base Building 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.7%, War 1%

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 32.9%, Real-Time 28% ★, RTS 27.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Action 0.9%

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 51.3%, Strategy 23.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Co-op 5.8%

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 52.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Real-Time 11.6% ★, Sci-fi 9.6%, Multiplayer 6.3%

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 48.2%, Strategy 20%, Robots 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Co-op 7.7%