Games like Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
by KDV Games
In the space of fifty years, Earth changed from a planet on cusp of a challenging future to a world a breath away from lifelessness and plunged into an apocalyptic time of ecological disaster, global warfare and the meltdown of human civilization. This is the time of the Maelstrom.
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$12.99Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Sep 28 · Gas Powered Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerBase BuildingGrand StrategyCo-opModdableReal-Time with Pause👍 9,920
$6.99Earth 2140
Nov 15 · Reality Pump Studios
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
The year is 2140. After numerous wars and several environmental disasters, only two world powers remain; the United Civilized States (»UCS«), covering the American continent, Western Europe and North Africa, and the Eurasian Dynasty (»ED«) covering the coherent landmasses of Eastern Europe and Asia.
StrategyRTSSingleplayerSci-fiClassic👍 241
$29.99Grey Goo
Jan 23 · Petroglyph, Six Foot
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerAliensBase BuildingGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMechsRobots👍 2,602
$9.99Earth 2150 Trilogy
Nov 1 · Reality Pump Studios
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
StrategyRTSSci-fiClassicSpaceBase BuildingMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 452
$4.99Total Annihilation
Dec 18 · Cavedog Entertainment
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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.
StrategyRTSClassicGreat SoundtrackSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerRobotsRetroAtmospheric👍 3,597
$12.99Supreme Commander
Sep 28 · Gas Powered Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerBase BuildingReal-TimeCo-opReal-Time with PauseSingleplayerRobots👍 2,325
$29.99Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Nov 10 · Stardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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.
RTSBase BuildingReal Time TacticsPvPModdableStrategyOnline Co-OpSci-fiTranshumanismMilitary👍 2,705
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm
Mar 5 · Relic Entertainment
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
The third and final expansion to the genre-defining and critically-acclaimed RTS, Dawn of War. In Soulstorm, two new armies are introduced – Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar - raising the total number of playable armies to nine.
StrategyRTSBase BuildingSci-fiMultiplayerReal-TimeSingleplayerFuturisticClassicAction👍 13,641
$59.99Homeworld 3
May 13 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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.
SpaceRTSStrategySci-fiStory RichSingleplayerMultiplayerTacticalCo-opRoguelike👍 5,438
$9.99AI War: Fleet Command
Oct 21 · Arcen Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
"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...
StrategyRTSSpaceIndieSci-fiCo-op4XGrand StrategyDifficultTactical👍 993
$6.99Meridian: New World
Sep 26 · Elder Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Slip into the role of Daniel Hanson, commander of the first mission to a remote planet called Meridian. Assured of the fact that the planet is uninhabited, the unexpected reception of a distress call from the surface could mean many things, none of which you are prepared for.
StrategyRTSIndieSci-fiSingleplayerEarly AccessMultiplayer👍 325
$5.99StarFringe: Adversus
Jul 26 · Casualogic, Droid Riot
Both: RTS
This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.
StrategyRTSBase BuildingSpaceIndieAdventureActionExploration4XTop-Down Shooter👍 139
-90%$0.99The Red Solstice
Jul 9 · Ironward
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
StrategyTacticalRTSSci-fiCo-opAliensSingleplayerReal Time TacticsMultiplayerTop-Down👍 883
$19.99Ancient Space
Sep 23 · CreativeForge Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.
StrategySpaceRTSSci-fiSingleplayerAtmosphericRealisticExplorationAdventureIndie👍 270
$19.99Silica
May 3 · Martin 'Dram' Melichárek
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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?
RTSFPSMultiplayerStrategyShooterPvPVehicular CombatSci-fi3DAction👍 4,473
$19.99Alien Marauder
Nov 17 · Vexan Studio
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
“Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!
Early AccessRTSSurvivalColony SimStrategyTop-DownBase BuildingMilitarySci-fiBuilding👍 323
$7.99Heroes of Annihilated Empires
Nov 22 · GSC Game World
Both: RTS
Heroes of Annihilated Empires - is a fantasy-based game from GSC Game World in the genre of RTS vs RPG for PC. 4 unique races awaits for the heroes, who want to fight in an Epic scale battles!
StrategyRTSFantasyRPGDwarvesMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 586
$19.99Driftland: The Magic Revival
Apr 18 · Star Drifters
Both: RTS
After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!
RTS4XGod GameGrand StrategyCity BuilderEconomyManagementSurvivalStrategyTop-Down👍 1,440
$19.99Battlezone 98 Redux
Apr 18 · Big Boat Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · RTS
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
StrategyActionFirst-PersonSci-fiRTS1990'sClassicTanksRetroMultiplayer👍 1,043
$4.99Galaxy Reavers
Sep 18 · Good Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
StrategySpaceRTSIndieSci-fi👍 170
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: RTS
Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!
Tower DefenseTop-Down ShooterRTSStrategyPixel GraphicsSpaceMechsLocal Co-OpAction RTS1980s👍 348
-50%$9.99The Hive
Aug 25 · Skydome Entertainment
Both: RTS
The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?
RTSAliensLovecraftianDinosaursUndergroundBase BuildingResource ManagementFantasyStrategyAction RTS👍 299
FreeStormgate
Aug 5 · Frost Giant Studios
Both: RTS
Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!
RTSBase BuildingStrategyMultiplayerWareSportsFree to PlayFuturisticTop-DownBuilding👍 2,104
$9.99WARSHIFT
Oct 12 · Cyril Megem
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Unique mix of Action, RTS and RPG gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters.
StrategyActionRTSIndieRPGSci-fiThird-Person ShooterMechsViolentMultiplayer👍 643
FreeImperius
Jun 13 · Incognito Interactive
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Imperius is an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master space RTS. Command devastating ships of the Imperius Navy and prove your loyalty by destroying everything in your path, no matter the cost.
StrategyRTSSpaceSingleplayerSci-fiFuturisticReal Time TacticsWarLore-RichBase Building
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
StrategyIndieSpace4XRTSSci-fiGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMultiplayer👍 261
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Mar 1 · Coolhand Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · RTS
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
StrategyGrand StrategySci-fiClassicRTS4X1990'sSingleplayerSpace👍 1,272
$2.99Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
Jan 30 · Rage Software
Both: Sci-fi · RTS
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders.
StrategyActionSci-fiSingleplayerClassicShooterRTSVehicular Combat👍 175
$14.99Particle Fleet: Emergence
Sep 29 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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.
StrategyIndieSimulationSpaceRTSReal-Time with PauseSci-fi2DSingleplayerPixel Graphics👍 1,198
$9.99Earth 2160
Apr 1 · Reality Pump Studios
Both: RTS
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.
Base BuildingSpaceRTSReal-TimeStrategyAction RPGPost-apocalypticHistoricalActionSimulation👍 755
$14.998-Bit Hordes
Aug 12 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS
From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!
StrategyIndieRTSSimulationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerVoxelFantasyBuildingSandbox👍 484
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Apr 2 · Stratagem Blue
Both: RTS
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Base BuildingRTSTower DefenseReal-Time with PauseAction RTSResource ManagementColony SimCity BuilderStrategySandbox👍 1,796
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
Nov 13 · EA Los Angeles
Both: RTS
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
StrategyLevel EditorFamily FriendlyRTSActionMultiplayerSingleplayerBase BuildingAction RTSCity Builder👍 8,776


