Games like Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
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Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.
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$9.99Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
Jan 9 · Camel 101
Both: Wargame · Real Time Tactics · RTS
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.
WargameReal Time TacticsReal-TimeRTSManagementCharacter CustomizationStrategy3DTop-DownMechs👍 120
-80%$11.99Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
Nov 17 · Frontier Developments
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · Wargame
Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Become a warlord and lead four unique factions to conquer the wild and savage Realm of Ghur in tense and tactical battles.
StrategyActionRTSAction RTSReal Time TacticsFantasyWargame3DCinematicStylized👍 1,867
Crossfire: Legion
Dec 8 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare.
StrategyRTSPvPIsometricPvEAction RTSeSportsReal Time TacticsBase BuildingResource Management👍 693
$39.99Aliens: Dark Descent
Jun 19 · Tindalos Interactive
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · Dark
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.
StrategyTacticalActionRTSReal Time TacticsSingleplayerSci-fiAliensTop-DownDark👍 15,320
$19.99Grit and Valor - 1949
Mar 26 · Milky Tea Studios
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS · Alternate History
A dieselpunk real-time tactics roguelite set in an alt-history World War 2. Grit and Valor – 1949 puts you in command of an elite Mech Squadron. Think fast and battle the Evil Axis forces to liberate Europe. Upgrade your Mechs and Pilots and develop new strategies to neutralise the enemy HQ!
ControllerMechsReal Time TacticsRogueliteStrategyRTSWarAlternate HistoryRoguelikeWorld War II👍 274
$39.99Last Train Home
Nov 28 · Ashborne Games
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsTrainsHistoricalSingleplayerChoices MatterWar3DWorld War I👍 4,517
$29.99Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Nov 10 · Stardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
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
$24.99Line War
May 5 · Studio Centurion
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
RTSStrategyAction RTSReal Time TacticsAuto BattlerPvPMultiplayerCo-opSingleplayerBoard Game👍 1,075
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Both: Wargame · RTS
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.
StrategyAuto BattlerMechsRobotsWargameTacticalPvPMultiplayerRTSTurn-Based Strategy👍 17,866
-90%$0.99The Red Solstice
Jul 9 · Ironward
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
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
$9.99Forged Battalion
Aug 14 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS
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.
StrategyRTSSimulationIndieMultiplayerSingleplayerBase Building👍 785
$12.99Mud and Blood
Nov 30 · urbgames
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS
Mud and Blood, the cult classic flash real time strategy game, returns with its signature take on infantry tactics. Command a small squad through brutal battles against unfair odds. This is combat. Experience the chaos and unceremonious violence of modern war, where every decision counts.
Early AccessAction RTSReal Time TacticsDifficultSandboxRTSStrategyTop-DownWorld War IIProcedural Generation👍 861
$12.99Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Sep 28 · Gas Powered Games
Both: RTS
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
$7.99Deep Dark Forest
Apr 15 · pixiangames
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · Wargame
You will have to lead the civilization, develop the economy, enhance the technology, stabilize the people and colonize new galaxies; when encountering unknown civilizations, will you hide yourself or communicate with them in a friendly way? In this "dark forest", every decision will be crucial.
SimulationStrategyRTSGrand StrategySpace SimReal Time TacticsWargameExplorationIsometricMilitary
$9.99Battlecruisers
Feb 4 · Mecha Weka
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS
A visually stunning RTS where players battle to build the ultimate automated floating Ultraweapon. Outsmart players or AIs by building a strategically superior Battlecruiser. Step aboard for unique, hand-drawn misadventure on Flooded Earth, explosive gameplay, and an addictive soundtrack. And nukes.
Real Time TacticsStylizedRTSStrategy2DPost-apocalypticRobotsHand-drawnDestructionNaval Combat👍 386
$24.99Taur
Feb 19 · Echo Entertainment
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Tower DefenseStrategyActionBase BuildingIndieSci-fiRTSSingleplayerRobotsReal Time Tactics👍 2,010
$14.99Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
Apr 21 · Tindalos Interactive
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.
StrategySpaceRTSSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerTacticalReal Time TacticsGothicFantasy👍 5,135
-30%$10.49Red Solstice 2: Survivors
Jun 17 · Ironward
Both: Real Time Tactics
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?
Strategy RPGZombiesThird PersonReal Time TacticsMultiplayerRPGStrategySci-fiFuturisticAliens👍 2,585
$16.99Drone Swarm
Oct 20 · stillalive studios
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS
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!
Sci-fiActionReal Time TacticsCombatPhysicsIndieSingleplayerTacticalStrategyRTS👍 279
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
$29.99Grey Goo
Jan 23 · Petroglyph, Six Foot
Both: RTS
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
$39.99Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Jul 22 · Slitherine Ltd.
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based Strategy3DIsometricTacticalSci-fiTurn-Based CombatSingleplayerAsynchronous Multiplayer👍 5,067
$39.99Terminator: Resistance
Nov 14 · Teyon
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
FPSPost-apocalypticChoices MatterSci-fiFirst-PersonOpen WorldSingleplayerRPGStory RichRobots👍 16,675
$4.99MechDefender - Tower Defense
Mar 3 · Atomic Fabrik, Cristian Manolachi
Both: Wargame · Real Time Tactics
MechDefender is an innovative fusion of two gaming genres - seamlessly blending the intense action of a top-down shooter with the strategic depth of tower defense.
Trading Card GameTurn-Based TacticsWargameTower DefensePuzzleReal Time TacticsMechsMilitarySurvivalWar👍 272
$29.99NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Feb 11 · Eridanus Industries
Both: Alternate History · RTS
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
StrategyGrand StrategyWarMilitarySimulationMultiplayerAlternate HistoryHistoricalTacticalRTS👍 4,074
-50%$13.99Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Jan 15 · PlaySide
Both: RTS
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Tower DefenseAction RTSRTSStrategyBase BuildingPvEDark Fantasy3DFantasyStylized👍 9,487
-50%$2.49Lost Technology
Aug 9 · Studio 4D
Both: Wargame · RTS
Lost Technology is a simulation game in which more than 100 characters belonging to 12 different factions battle to conquer each other’s territories. The faction you choose at the beginning will determine the conversations and events that unfold throughout the game between you and other factions.
AnimeSimulationIndieStrategyWargameFantasyRTSGrand StrategyReal-Time with PauseSingleplayer👍 581
$59.99Total War: WARHAMMER II
Sep 28 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: RTS
The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.
StrategyFantasyTurn-Based StrategyRTSGrand StrategyWarMultiplayerSingleplayerActionDark Fantasy👍 87,894
$59.99Homeworld 3
May 13 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: RTS
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
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution
· Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)
Both: RTS
Command any of the six unique factions in the next standalone expansion of the critically acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise. Choose to build a massive army or lead a small squad of elite heroes into battle and experience a single player campaign customized to your favorite race.
RTSStrategyTacticalMultiplayerSci-fiOnline Co-OpCo-opSingleplayerReal-TimeFuturistic👍 7,920
-40%$10.49Tower Dominion
May 7 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: RTS
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Tower DefenseStrategyBase BuildingRoguelikeRTSTacticalRogueliteChoices MatterProcedural GenerationResource Management👍 5,124
$9.99Re-Legion
Jan 31 · Ice Code Games
Both: RTS
Become The Prophet in a world of the future without the future! Lead your Cult in this cyberpunk RTS in the fight against evil corporations and heretics. Choose your creed, convert citizens, create an army and take over the city!
StrategyActionRPGCyberpunkRTSFuturisticSingleplayerTacticalStory RichAtmospheric👍 200
FreeImperius
Jun 13 · Incognito Interactive
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
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
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising
Mar 11 · Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)
Both: RTS
In Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising you will take command of the Blood Ravens and defend the sector against the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion. Purge the Chaos filth and hold the chapter together as traitorous forces work from within to try bring down the Blood Ravens.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerTacticalCo-opReal-TimeRPGSingleplayerGore👍 1,991

