- #1 ChargeDrop
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GliderDrones
Windows
A physics-driven tower defense game where one massive cube does everything: fight, build, activate, and survive. Drop into a neon sci-fi battlefield, hold back waves of Chaos Dice, and power up your defenses through energy, momentum, and precision.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.3% ★, RTS 19.8%, Tower Defense 17%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Strategy 9.3%
- #2 Alignment Zero
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bytecat Games
Windows
'Alignment Zero' is a Real-Time Tactics game with Pause. As the commander of a Private Military Company (PMC) strike force, control your troops and complete missions. Build your squad, select equipment, and develop a tactical plan for battle.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.3% ★, Action RTS 17.8% ★, RTS 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Tactical 10.3%
- #3 Negative Energy
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ByVal Games
Windows · Linux
Negative Energy is a tower defense game with basic RTS mechanics, where your goal is to defend the construction of a Dyson sphere, while fighting against waves of hundreds of enemies ships.
Why similar: RTS 19%, Tower Defense 18.6%, Action RTS 16.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Strategy 9.5%
- #4 Brain Hack Squad
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CETVE LLC
Windows
Shoot, hack, and kidnap as you lead cybernetic agents in real time tactical combat with pause. Upgrade your team, brainwash enemy agents, and deploy informants as your battle rival groups for control of the city.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.9% ★, RTS 14%, Action RTS 13% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Tactical 10.2%
- #5 Welcome Back, Commander
94% matchVery Positive82% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.9% ★, Action RTS 15.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, RTS 12.6%, Tactical 10.9%
- #6 Noble Armada: Lost Worlds
94% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: GamesarePub: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows
Noble Armada: Lost Worlds is a moddable real-time strategy PC title based on the Noble Armada miniatures game. Set in the Fading Suns Universe, the five Royal Houses dominate human space as they battle each other for control of the greatest resource... humanity itself.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.7% ★, RTS 18.7%, Space 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%, Tactical 7.4%
- #7 Space Menace
93% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Only4Gamers
Windows · Mac
Space Menace is a sci-fi space RTS and battle game. You play as a space captain, seeking fortune and glory as you see fit. Leave your mark on the world and determine the fate of the galaxy with your decisions.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.5% ★, RTS 15.1%, Action RTS 14.1% ★, Space 9.1%, Tactical 8.8%
- #8 Tower Defense Ultimate: Crashfall Protocol
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Thonus Digital
Windows
Defend your base against relentless alien waves in a sci-fi tower defense strategy game. Build deadly kill zones, unlock new towers and special abilities, and adapt your loadout to survive escalating assaults across a hostile campaign.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.1% ★, Tower Defense 19.1%, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Tactical 7.6%
- #9 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 706 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.8% ★, RTS 18%, Tactical 9.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.1%, Space 7.9%
- #10 Island Crusaders
91% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Keaton ApplebaumPub: Applebomb Games
Windows
Island Crusaders is a cute yet brutal tactical RTS game. Defend your home against swarms of enemies as your picturesque island gets stained by the blood of your enemies. Unlock new and unique units, strategically place and move them, and defeat the impending army.
Why similar: RTS 19.4%, Action RTS 18.9% ★, Tower Defense 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Tactical 7.6%
- #11 Our Last Stand
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Maurice
Windows
Our Last Stand is a tower defence game that allows you to command a powerful mech and defend against relentless waves of enemies. Play on different worlds to gather resources, unlock advanced technology, and level your commander to gain powerful new abilities. Build defend, survive.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.6% ★, RTS 22.1%, Tower Defense 19%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Strategy 10.5%
- #12 Astra Sentinel
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Astra Sentinel is a wave-based survival RTS where endless alien hordes relentlessly assault your planets. Build defenses, colonize planets and manage resources under constant pressure. Will you be able to recover the control of the galaxy?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.1% ★, RTS 17.5%, Action RTS 15.7% ★, Tower Defense 7.8%, Space 6.4%
- #13 Iron Vulture
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 001Studios
Windows
Iron Vulture is a squad-based tactical Roguelite game where players command a team of elite soldiers in a fight for survival. Choose 4 soldiers, each with unique abilities and roles, and dive into procedurally generated maps filled with strategic challenges and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29% ★, Tower Defense 14.1%, RTS 13.8%, Action RTS 11.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #14 Decimation
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elementum Software Development Services
Windows
Sci-fi tower defense meets ARPG-like hero combat. Build towers then fight alongside them with your hero as you battle through a campaign to uncover the fate of a colonization effort on a distant planet.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.2%, Action RTS 18.6% ★, RTS 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #15 Space Menace 2
87% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Only4Gamers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start small, expand your fleet, and rise to power as you navigate a galaxy full of opportunity and danger. This simple, non-traditional sci-fi RTS and space combat game offers strategic gameplay, evolving challenges, and satisfying ship customization through a variety of modules and upgrades.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.2% ★, Action RTS 17.4% ★, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Tactical 9.1%
- #16 Rift Riff
86% matchVery Positive96% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.5% ★, Tower Defense 18.3%, RTS 15.3%, Action RTS 13.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 9%
- #17 Grey Galactic
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Alex McGeePub: Blue Quill Studios LLC
Windows
Grey Galactic is a real time strategy game in space where you build up your planets and ships to conquer your enemies. Develop your empire and fleet of spaceships to destroy your enemies and take over the galaxy! Do you have what it takes to become the best Fleet Captain the UFMC has ever seen?
Why similar: Action RTS 22.8% ★, RTS 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Tactical 7.5%, Space 7.2%
- #18 Armaphract
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aeoridev
Windows
Outmatched, outgunned, but not outsmarted, you'll command a tank squad in tense urban warfare across a shattered megacity. A great power has collapsed, and opportunity is in the air. Take contracts and ambush powerful enemies, customize your squad, and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.9% ★, RTS 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Action RTS 10.2% ★, Strategy 9%
- #19 Battles of Chaos
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hunnic Magic
Windows
Battles of Chaos is a medieval fantasy real time strategy and tactics hybrid game, blending the best elements of the two genres. Play great, realistic open-field battles or sieges in single-player, cooperative or PvP mode, where the emphasis is on combat, with base building elements.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.4% ★, RTS 18.4%, Action RTS 17% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Tactical 6.6%
- #20 Space gold rush TD
84% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Bottled Pixel
Windows
Join in on the next gold rush and become a prospector in space. In this unique tower defense you can set up and reposition towers for maximum efficiency and adapt to the environment.
Why similar: Action RTS 20% ★, RTS 18.7%, Tower Defense 18%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Space 11%
- #21 Reapers Inc.
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Underdog Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Reapers Inc., is a fast-paced RTS where you lead an elite squad to defend your base against relentless intergalactic threats. Navigate diverse planetary biomes, strategically manage your squad, and use quick decision-making skills to exterminate your foes. Stand your ground, and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.3% ★, RTS 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Difficult 8.9%, PvE 7.3%
- #22 OrbiTower
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Sushi Games
Windows
The hungry Gooper swarm threatens intergalactic peace. Stop them! Build towers around planets and take control over their orbits. Spin them with all you’ve attached! Collect new towers, powers and upgrades to beat the onslaught of goopers and save the galaxy in this colorful Tower Defense Roguelite!
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, RTS 12.2%, Tactical 11.7%, Space 7.4%
- #23 Daimyo Reign
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: koichark
Windows
Unify Medieval Japan in this real-time tactical grand strategy game. Build your domain, recruit armies, plan your attack, and fracture your enemies with rebellions to win!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.9% ★, RTS 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Tower Defense 10.1%, Tactical 9.4%
- #24 SYNCHRONIZERS: UNDEAD MARINES
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ale Navarro
Windows
"SYNCHRONIZERS: UNDEAD MARINES" blends high-quality Three-Lane Tower Defense with Reverse Tower Defense gameplay. Command your units in a thrilling narrative reminiscent of a StarCraft and Plants Vs. Zombies fusion! Your choices will forge the path to victory—or defeat.
Why similar: Action RTS 21.1% ★, RTS 14.9%, Tower Defense 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Space 8.2%
- #25 The Extinction Directive
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: CustomBit
Windows
A single-player sci-fi strategy game set in a future where humankind has made the first leap to a distant star system
Why similar: RTS 23.5%, Tower Defense 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Tactical 7.6%
- #26 Particle Fleet: Emergence
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,269 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.7% ★, RTS 22.7%, Space 14.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Tower Defense 7.5%
- #27 TAVU
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juhani Viitanen
Windows
TAVU is a PvE RTS game with a tactical combat system. Build your bases and defend them against waves of enemy attacks. Upgrade your units and destroy enemy bases to gain new territories and resources.
Why similar: RTS 19.2%, Action RTS 17.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Tower Defense 10.9%, Tactical 8.5%
- #28 Ant Guardians Prologue
78% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: JCGames
Windows
It’s a defense game where you create your own strategy, grow your units, and defend against enemies.
Why similar: Action RTS 23.8% ★, RTS 21.1%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #29 Rebellion Corporation
79% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: OO Games
Windows
On planets occupied by robots, mine resources and escape while fending off their attacks! The Ark's survival is entirely in your hands. Many elite crews with abilities will assist you in your mission. The various turret modules are always doing their best to defend your base without your attention.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.4% ★, RTS 17.7%, Tower Defense 16%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Tactical 9.2%
- #30 Hobgoblins Against Dwarfs
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enigma Empire Entertainment
Windows
Craft an unstoppable defence using Dwarven Towers and a fearless squad, then take on waves of invading Hobgoblins in this thrilling real-time strategy tower defence game! Strategize, upgrade, and triumph in Hobgoblins Against Dwarfs!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, RTS 24.2%, Action RTS 18.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, Strategy 10.1%
- #31 Byte Lynx
76% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Artful Games
Windows
Byte Lynx is a fast-paced RTS with no units. Build defenses, dismantle your enemy, and steal their buildings in this deeply tactical building combat-based strategy game. Expand your arsenal across a series of diverse levels!
Why similar: Action RTS 20.2% ★, RTS 18%, Tower Defense 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Tactical 9.2%
- #32 Infested Planet
77% matchVery Positive94% of 3,025 reviews2014
Dev: Rocket Bear Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, RTS 25.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Real-Time with Pause 8.3% ★, Top-Down 7.5%
- #33 Empyrean Frontier
77% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Galdor Studios
Windows
Empyrean Frontier is an epic real time strategy game that mixes classic RTS gameplay with a multi-stage campaign in which the player commands a fleet of ships through a galactic map. Boss battles, base building, planet destroying superweapons, and tactical skirmishes create a unique blend of genres.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.4% ★, RTS 19.9%, Action RTS 14.7% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Space 10.1%
- #34 Evostrike
74% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: MoonArtyre
Windows
A Roguelike tactics game where you fight hordes of aliens. Your Units evolve and learn new skills as the fight goes on. Manage your squad of 5 specialised mercenaries, and fight a never ending war against the infestation.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.5% ★, RTS 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Strategy 7.7%, Tactical 7.5%
- #35 Thukothea Defender
76% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: DjokaGames
Windows · Linux
A strategic tower-defense where you control powerfull drones. Unlock new tower and use specific technologies to defend your base on Thukothea!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, RTS 14.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 7.1%
- #36 Terminal squad: Swarmites
75% matchMixed61% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: Droid RiotPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Terminal squad: swarmites is a game with indirect control where you must erect a chain of buildings, which generate resources for construction or the combat units for destruction of an enemy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25% ★, RTS 17.7%, Tower Defense 16%, Space 8.8%, Real Time Tactics 7.8%
- #37 Yãkoana: Dreams of Resistance
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Yãkoana: Dreams of Resistance is a strategy game with roguelite and tower defense elements. Defend your people’s legacy against colonizers, mastering the land and awakening ancient powers in a relentless fight for freedom.
Why similar: RTS 20%, Tower Defense 19.5%, Action RTS 19.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.3%, Tactical 10.8%
- #38 Battle For Cosmos
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Oscar Makes Games
Windows
Battle For Cosmos is a fast-paced, action-packed RTS set in space. With a focus on the battle it is perfect for those who want a thrilling and engaging strategy game without the unnecessary filler. Take control of your empire, build your defenses, and conquer the cosmos!
Why similar: Action RTS 34% ★, RTS 25.2%, Space 11.5%, Strategy 8.4%, PvE 5.2%
- #39 Okashi Towers
73% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Blekoh
Windows
Okashi Towers is a Real Time Strategy game with Tower Defense elements. Gather candy resources to build tower units or go on offense and summon creatures to attack other player bases. Join with up to 8 players and choose one of the four factions that fits your play style best
Why similar: Action RTS 21.5% ★, RTS 19.7%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Tactical 8.1%
- #40 Battlevoid: Sector Siege
75% matchMixed58% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battlevoid: Sector Siege is an epic straight into action real-time space strategy game, in which the world has been built to deliver a lively battle field; and the action is never more than just seconds away at the start of every game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.2% ★, RTS 18.5%, Space 15.7%, Strategy 11%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%
- #41 Starfall Defenders
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: EntwicklerX
Windows
Starfall Defenders is a classic tower defense game that features unique towers and enemies. It also has an in-game shop system that allows players to purchase better towers, upgrade existing ones, and buy special items like the Atom Bomb, Splash Bomb, and Air Supply.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.6% ★, Tower Defense 24%, Space 11.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 5.7%
- #42 Military Defense
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Taranau Aliaksei
Windows
Protect the base from an alien invasion. Place cannons and destroy the invaders. Upgrade cannons to resist the enemies.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.5% ★, RTS 19.9%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #43 Crying Suns
71% matchVery Positive86% of 4,492 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.2% ★, RTS 13.5%, Space 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Tactical 9.7%
- #44 Random Core Defense
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Danbaba
Windows
"In 'Random Core Defense,' acquire and enhance cores using limited resources to withstand relentless enemy onslaughts. Defeat powerful bosses and test your strategy to survive until the very end!"
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, RTS 24.4%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Tactical 4.9%
- #45 Door Kickers
71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,993 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.3% ★, Tactical 26.5%, Strategy 10.2%, RTS 10%, Real Time Tactics 8%
- #46 Celestial Conquest
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piebox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast off in this retro-style space shooter! Conquer planets, outwit AI enemies, and survive the dangers of deep space in fast-paced, nostalgic pixel action.
Why similar: RTS 26.8%, Action RTS 24.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Strategy 13%, Space 7.8%
- #47 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,016 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.6% ★, Action RTS 14.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Tactical 12.1%, RTS 11.9%
- #48 Line Of Defense Tactics - Tactical Advantage
73% matchNegative10% of 20 reviews2014
Dev: 3000AD
Windows
A real-time strategy combat game based on the world of the Line Of Defense. Command a team of four Galactic Command marines in highly classified missions in space and on planets.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.2% ★, RTS 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Tactical 11.4%, Space 10.2%
- #49 Orion Wars
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Sneeden Software
Windows
Fast-paced space RTS with 10-25 minute matches. Command fleets, conquer systems, or research the Singularity. Simple controls, strategic depth, but no 3-hour commitments required.
Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Action RTS 21.3% ★, Space 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Tactical 10.6%
- #50 ReRoad
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbithole Games
Windows
ReRoad is a Tower Defense game with a brand new concept where the players dig their own paths. You need to consider the locations of the randomly placed towers of the stages as well as the towers you will build and strategically create a path. Stop the enemy through a path you have created!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.9% ★, Tower Defense 19%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Tactical 10.8%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #51 The White Laboratory
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Laboratory Systems
Windows
The White Laboratory is a sandbox style physics-based tower defense and RTS game in which you modularly build and command robotic structures. Use them to defend against or conquer other disobedient mechanical blocks on a facility floating in the atmosphere of a remote gas planet.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.7% ★, Tower Defense 26.4%, RTS 16.6%, Strategy 14.8%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #52 Deterrence
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Pisces Studios
Windows · Linux
Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.2% ★, Action RTS 16.8% ★, Tower Defense 16.5%, RTS 15.3%, Tactical 8.2%
- #53 Atahion - Tower Defense
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: EhtChaos
Windows
Build your defense base to repel alien invaders. Atahion is a strategy and tactical defense game in which you have to extract resources, build defense towers and use bonuses to complete the mission.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.8%, RTS 26.7%, Action RTS 11.1% ★, Strategy 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #54 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,794 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 78.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.9%, Real-Time with Pause 25.1% ★, RTS 14.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Sci-fi 4.5%
- #55 Base Craft: Desolate Survival
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Cold North Games
Windows
Co-op twin-stick base building survival game.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.8% ★, RTS 17.7%, Tower Defense 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Space 6.9%
- #56 Void Guard Outpost
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Winged Dog Studios
Windows
Build towers, shape enemy paths, and defend your outpost from endless waves. Survive escalating threats, destroy falling asteroid hazards, and push your defenses to their limits in Endless Mode.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, RTS 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #57 Shatterswarm
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Iron Fin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command Captain Hope's ship in this strategic 2D space game. Build structures, deploy fleets, and manage resources to defend the Citadel against waves of enemies. Combine direct ship combat, tower defense, and base building as you face epic boss battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 23.7% ★, RTS 22.7%, Tower Defense 19.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Futuristic 4.9%
- #58 Small People Defense
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Koalas in Traffic
Windows
Use projectile-based towers, unique tower interactions, and overpowered weapons to strategically conquer the endless waves in this 3rd-person tower defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Action RTS 20.2% ★, RTS 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Tactical 9.2%
- #59 Exone Rift
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Faraway Home
Windows · Mac
Take direct control of your hero on a hostile planet. Build your base, gather resources, expand your territory your way, and survive against the planet’s deadly wildlife.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.2%, RTS 23.8%, Tactical 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Space 7.9%
- #60 Stellar Dynasty
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joshua R.D. Wilson
Windows
A sci-fi, 4X, real-time strategy game. Build, fight, and explore to survive against an unstoppable alien threat. Carry the fight from one galaxy to the next as you battle back from the brink of extinction, and unlock the secrets of the past to restore your people to the path of galactic super power.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.5% ★, RTS 15.6%, Space 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Futuristic 9.6%