Games Like The Red Solstice

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Strategy RPG 12.4%, Aliens 11.5%, Team-Based 10.1%, Zombies 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the tactical squad-based combat and co-op survival mechanics found in the original game.

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Tactical 18.3%, Aliens 14.2%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a tense, squad-based tactical experience where managing your team's stress and positioning against alien swarms is paramount.

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: RTS 30.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Aliens 13.2%, Top-Down 11.4%, Tactical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale tactical combat against massive alien swarms from a top-down perspective.

Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Why similar: Real-Time 33.3% ★, Tactical 16.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that requires managing a squad of specialists through complex, sci-fi environments.

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Aliens 25.2%, Tactical 18.3%, Co-op 17.2%, Zombies 16.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, co-op focused shooter that captures the frantic, squad-based alien extermination feel of the seed game.

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 32.5%, Real-Time 23.9% ★, Tactical 13.4%, Strategy 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on positioning and managing infantry squads against overwhelming insectoid threats.

HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

Why similar: Co-op 29.8%, Online Co-Op 29.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Top-Down 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at chaotic, top-down co-op tactical combat against relentless sci-fi enemies.

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

Why similar: Team-Based 19.7%, RTS 18.8%, Aliens 14.4%, Multiplayer 11%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RTS strategy with FPS action, pitting teams against aliens in a tense, sci-fi setting.

Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.2%, Aliens 19.9%, Zombies 16.9%, Strategy 14.4%, Top-Down 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that emphasizes squad management and survival against biological threats.

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: Tactical 28.3%, Real-Time with Pause 24.4% ★, Strategy 9.5%, RTS 9.3%, Top-Down 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that emphasizes careful squad planning and real-time execution in dangerous environments.

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: Strategy 39%, RTS 25.5%, Tactical 9.2%, Real-Time 7.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 5.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Provides deep tactical RTS gameplay where unit placement, cover, and squad management are essential for survival.

Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Why similar: Real-Time 20.9% ★, RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Team-Based 10.4%, Tactical 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends RTS base-building with squad-based FPS combat, requiring team coordination to succeed.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: RTS 29.3%, Strategy 16.5%, Tactical 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Co-op 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers highly detailed tactical control over individual units and squads in a real-time environment.

The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

Why similar: Tactical 41.6%, Strategy 23.3%, Strategy RPG 19.9%, Co-op 8.3%, Online Co-Op 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a squad of mercenaries with unique skills in a tactical, turn-based environment that rewards careful planning.

The story is situated on Mars. It starts where UFO: Aftermath left off and runs simultaneously with UFO: Aftershock. While the Laputans on Earth are fighting Wargots and Starghosts and finding out what caused the destruction of their home planet, a small colony on Mars is trying to survive and flourish.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 39.7% ★, Tactical 17.6%, Aliens 15.6%, Strategy 15%, Sci-fi 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game set on Mars that focuses on squad management and base development against alien threats.

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 41.2%, Aliens 17.2%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RTS with a strong sci-fi theme and distinct factions that require tactical adaptation.

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Why similar: Tactical 37.2%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Top-Down 19.3%, Strategy 15.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive squad-based tactical game featuring sci-fi themes and high-stakes combat against an occupying alien 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 59.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Real-Time 13.3% ★, Multiplayer 5.1%, Futuristic 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that emphasizes tactical combat and base management in a gritty, sci-fi world.

Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

Why similar: Co-op 30.5%, Aliens 25.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with third-person action, requiring tactical placement and active combat to survive waves of enemies.

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: Co-op 38.6%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival game set in a hostile sci-fi environment that requires intense team coordination and tactical management.

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 27%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Co-op 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale RTS that focuses on managing massive armies and tactical positioning on the battlefield.

"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: RTS 26.9%, Strategy 25.4%, Co-op 10.3%, Real-Time with Pause 9.2% ★, Tactical 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A complex RTS that focuses on asymmetric warfare and tactical survival against an overwhelming AI enemy.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.6%, Difficult 20.3%, Co-op 19.2%, Tactical 10.3%, Top-Down 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that incorporates tactical elements like weapon management and positioning in a sci-fi setting.

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 50.5% ★, RTS 31.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Aliens 2.8%, Sci-fi 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that features base-building and tactical unit management across various alien landscapes.

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 34.9%, Real-Time with Pause 15% ★, Real-Time 11.6% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale RTS combat where tactical management of units across a large map is key.

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Why similar: Tactical 44.7%, Strategy 22.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Top-Down 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that uses a unique real-time-with-pause system to emphasize careful squad movement and planning.

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Tactical 33.8%, Real Time Tactics 29.5%, Strategy 14.7%, RTS 12.6%, Difficult 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Requires precise squad-based tactical coordination to overcome superior numbers in stealth-oriented missions.

An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.9% ★, Real-Time 17.7% ★, RTS 16.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Difficult 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique RTS that emphasizes individual unit survival and tactical decision-making in a sci-fi narrative.

Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.

Why similar: Aliens 16.5%, Co-op 12.9%, Tactical 12.7%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Online Co-Op 9.3%

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: Real-Time 38.4% ★, RTS 25.3%, Strategy 17.7%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based RTS that focuses on managing a fleet and tactical survival while on the move.

Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

Why similar: RTS 28.7%, Tactical 19.9%, Zombies 16.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 7.9%

The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

Why similar: RTS 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 20.4%, Zombies 14.1%, Tactical 12.8%, Co-op 10.4%

The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.

Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Real-Time 21.6% ★, Co-op 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Strategy 8%

Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.

Why similar: Tactical 31.7%, Co-op 28.6%, Real Time Tactics 28.1%, Team-Based 6.4%, Multiplayer 1.9%

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Co-op 30.5%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Sci-fi 13%, Aliens 11.1%

Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Zombies 19%, Strategy 15.2%, Top-Down 12.3%

Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game!

Why similar: Co-op 23.2%, Aliens 20.6%, RTS 15.7%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Strategy 12.4%

UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.

Why similar: Tactical 28.5%, Co-op 22.7%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Online Co-Op 8.3%

Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.

Why similar: Tactical 15.4%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Difficult 13.6%, Co-op 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%

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 29.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Co-op 11%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.9%, RTS 19.7%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Co-op 15.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Aliens 31.2%, Co-op 24.2%, Tactical 19.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Strategy 7.9%

Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27%, Real-Time 19.5% ★, RTS 16.2%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Tactical 13.3%

Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38% ★, RTS 22.9%, Tactical 10.9%, Zombies 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 7.5%

Experience non-stop, real-time tactical combat with a 4-person squad. Upgrade and recruit units, enhance special abilities, while acquiring better weapons and gear. Take your toughest recruits into action in single player or co-op multiplayer and save humanity from the suppressive Manta force.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.3%, Tactical 23.5%, Strategy RPG 18%, Strategy 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%

Dark Prospect is an asymmetrical FPSvsRTS multiplayer game. FPS players must survive by gathering resources, building defenses and fighting against a player or AI who summons, commands, upgrades monsters and casts spells from an RTS perspective.

Why similar: RTS 21.7%, Tactical 19.2%, Team-Based 14.5%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.3%

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.8%, Tactical 17.2%, RTS 14%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 12.6%

Silica blends FPS and RTS in epic, photorealistic battles. Choose to fight on the ground or command from above as humans or aliens. Dive into thrilling multiplayer combat or master strategic command. Are you ready to survive and conquer?

Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Aliens 21%, Sci-fi 11%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Co-op 9.3%

In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

Why similar: Aliens 23.8%, Zombies 17.4%, Co-op 14.8%, Futuristic 13.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Why similar: Strategy 80.4%, Sci-fi 7.2%, RTS 5.4%, Difficult 4%, Multiplayer 2.1%

Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!

Why similar: RTS 47.3%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Co-op 11.4%, Sci-fi 3.9%

It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead! This turn-based, survival/strategy puts you in the Captain's chair as you try to save your crew from being blown to bits by aliens...

Why similar: Tactical 21%, Co-op 16.6%, Aliens 13.6%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Strategy 10.4%

Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.

Why similar: Strategy 24.3%, RTS 22.1%, Real-Time 17.9% ★, Co-op 13%, Sci-fi 10.3%

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 30%, Real-Time 28.9% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 12.7%, Multiplayer 5.1%

Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

Why similar: Aliens 40.2%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Top-Down 18.2%, Co-op 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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: Real-Time 32.1% ★, RTS 27.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, Co-op 8.1%, Strategy 7%

You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.

Why similar: Real-Time 28.6% ★, RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Aliens 11.1%, Tactical 9.5%

Volunteers fight in a bloody contest for freedom and money. Play as one of three volunteers armed with their favorite weapons, survive waves of enemies and bosses. Red Risk will put you into a bloody tournament, will you survive?

Why similar: RTS 25.5%, Co-op 22.4%, Zombies 20.9%, Top-Down 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%