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 12.4%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Aliens 11.4%, Team-Based 9.8%, Zombies 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers a more refined experience with deeper class customization and improved tactical squad mechanics.

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 23.3%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Tactical 18.6%, Aliens 13.9%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the tense, squad-based tactical survival against alien threats found in 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 32.3%, Real-Time 24% ★, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 12%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of fighting massive alien hordes with tactical unit placement and specialized squad abilities.

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 30.6%, Strategy 15%, Aliens 13.1%, Top-Down 11%, Tactical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game where you must manage a small squad to overcome massive, evolving alien infestations.

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 25.5%, Aliens 19.5%, Zombies 16.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Top-Down 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that shares the sci-fi setting and intense squad-based combat against biological threats.

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

Why similar: Team-Based 19.6%, RTS 19.1%, Aliens 14.6%, Multiplayer 11%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines team-based strategy and FPS mechanics, mirroring the sci-fi alien conflict and tactical team coordination.

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 32.8% ★, Tactical 15.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Co-op 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features real-time tactical squad control in a sci-fi environment with a heavy emphasis on stealth and ability usage.

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 30.5%, Tactical 21.8%, Co-op 20.5%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Top-Down 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, co-op focused shooter that emphasizes squad coordination and tactical positioning against alien swarms.

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 28.1%, Real-Time with Pause 24.7% ★, RTS 9.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Top-Down 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a pure top-down tactical experience where planning and real-time squad execution are essential for survival.

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 29.9%, Online Co-Op 29.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Top-Down 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, top-down co-op experience that demands tight squad coordination and tactical resource management.

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 17.5%, Aliens 15.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi game that focuses on squad management and research-based progression in a hostile environment.

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 23.6%, Zombies 17.4%, Co-op 14.3%, Futuristic 13.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same universe and top-down action feel, focusing on intense combat and survival against alien threats.

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 38.3%, RTS 26%, Tactical 9.1%, Real-Time 8.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 5.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: Provides deep real-time tactical squad management and cover-based combat that rewards strategic positioning.

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 41.5%, Aliens 17.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that emphasizes tactical unit management and terrain control in a futuristic setting.

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 33.7%, Real Time Tactics 29.6%, Strategy 14.5%, RTS 12.7%, Difficult 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in real-time tactical squad control where every character's unique abilities must be synchronized to succeed.

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

Why similar: Real-Time 21.5% ★, RTS 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, Team-Based 10.3%, Tactical 10%

Why You'll Like It: Blends RTS strategy with FPS combat, requiring team-based tactical coordination to secure objectives.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

Why similar: Tactical 28.2%, Co-op 19.7%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Top-Down 14.6%, Multiplayer 13%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes squad-based warfare and large-scale battlefield control.

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 27.4%, Real Time Tactics 21.8%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale tactical real-time strategy with a heavy emphasis on sci-fi unit management.

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 30.2%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Sci-fi 13%, Strategy 13%, Aliens 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with FPS action, requiring tactical placement and squad-based defense against alien waves.

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 39.2%, Strategy 21.6%, Strategy RPG 19.2%, Co-op 8%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical squad management and combat that rewards careful planning and character specialization.

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 35%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Top-Down 17.8%, Strategy 14.8%, RPG 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for squad-based tactical sci-fi combat, emphasizing character progression and high-stakes decision-making.

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 28.9%, Tactical 19.7%, Zombies 16.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Difficult 8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game set on Mars that requires careful resource management and unit placement to survive.

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 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Zombies 14.5%, Tactical 12.7%, Co-op 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that focuses on managing evacuation and squad placement against overwhelming zombie hordes.

Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 44.7%, Tactical 22.6%, Strategy 14.7%, Difficult 5.7%, RTS 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that requires precise squad coordination and ability usage to overcome overwhelming odds.

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 29.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Co-op 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale RTS that requires tactical oversight and strategic unit deployment across entire planets.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Real Time Tactics 31.6%, Strategy RPG 26.1%, RPG 5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a brutal squad-based survival experience where tactical positioning and resource management are key to staying alive.

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 59.9%, Strategy 16.4%, Real-Time 13.7% ★, Multiplayer 5%, Futuristic 2.2%

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

Why similar: Tactical 44.8%, Strategy 22%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Top-Down 8%

Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical experience that focuses on simultaneous turn-based planning, capturing the strategic depth of real-time tactics.

Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.

Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, Sci-fi 30.5%, Top-Down 22.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game with a gritty sci-fi aesthetic and a focus on destructive, high-stakes combat.

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 30.3%, Aliens 25.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%

"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 27.2%, Strategy 25%, Co-op 10.2%, Real-Time with Pause 9.4% ★, Tactical 8.7%

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 51.2% ★, RTS 31.3%, Strategy 8.9%, Aliens 2.8%, Sci-fi 1.6%

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 25.9%, Real-Time 22.2% ★, Co-op 11.5%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.9%

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 32.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Zombies 19.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Top-Down 12%

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 39.2% ★, RTS 25.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%

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%, Aliens 20.8%, RTS 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Strategy 12.3%

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 28.2%, Co-op 22.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Online Co-Op 8%

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 79.9%, Sci-fi 7.3%, RTS 5.7%, Difficult 4.1%, Multiplayer 2.2%

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 20%, Strategy RPG 17%, Tactical 16.7%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%

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 38.3% ★, RTS 23%, Zombies 10.8%, Tactical 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 7.5%

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 29.9%, Aliens 21.1%, Sci-fi 11%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Co-op 9.1%

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 14.6%, Difficult 14%, Co-op 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.3%

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 31.6%, Real Time Tactics 28.5%, Co-op 28.4%, Team-Based 6.4%, Multiplayer 1.9%

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 32.6%, Tactical 23.4%, Strategy RPG 18%, Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%

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 26.7% ★, Real-Time 17.7% ★, RTS 16.5%, Sci-fi 7%, Difficult 6.1%

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 24%, Tactical 17.2%, RTS 14.2%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Co-op 12.6%

Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

Why similar: RTS 18.5%, Aliens 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Tactical 13%, Co-op 9.4%

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 38.9%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Top-Down 17.1%, Co-op 13.7%, RPG 4.3%

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 22.1%, Tactical 19.2%, Team-Based 14.5%, Co-op 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.3%

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 19.9%, Co-op 16.3%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.1%

There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.9% ★, Aliens 21%, Tactical 18.6%, Strategy 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%

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 29.3% ★, RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Aliens 11.1%, Tactical 9.3%

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 16.5%, Aliens 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Strategy 10.3%

NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

Why similar: Aliens 28.5%, Co-op 24.3%, Online Co-Op 23%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%

NovaMundi is an open world exploration game with tactical combat. Lead your party into the dangerous lands of the Andes. Recruit people in towns, explore caverns filled with dangerous spirits to gain the blessings of the land, and unite the people to stand against the invaders.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.6% ★, RTS 19.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Tactical 13.4%, Strategy RPG 10.8%

Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.

Why similar: RTS 40.2%, Futuristic 16.1%, Co-op 12.1%, Multiplayer 12%, Sci-fi 10.6%

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 41.6%, Tactical 25.9%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Top-Down 4%

A refugee capsule lands on an uninhabited planet. You have to survive, rebuild civilization and, if possible, regain control over the Earth. One big universe, one endless pvp session for all players.

Why similar: RTS 43.9%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Futuristic 17.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Top-Down 10.1%