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
-60%$23.99Company of Heroes 3
Feb 23 · Relic Entertainment
Both: Wargame · RTS · Real Time Tactics
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
StrategySingleplayerWargameRTSMultiplayerAction RTSWorld War IICo-opPvEReal Time Tactics👍 24,537
$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
$14.99Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Nov 16 · Plausible Concept, Oskar Stålberg
Both: Wargame · Real Time Tactics · RTS
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
WargameVikingsReal Time TacticsTower DefenseMinimalistSurvivalAction RoguelikeRTSWarAuto Battler👍 12,351
$39.99Empire of the Ants
Nov 6 · Tower Five
Both: Wargame · Real Time Tactics · RTS
Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles.
WargameReal Time TacticsSandboxPvEPvPRTSGrand StrategyStrategyThird Person3D👍 931
$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
$5.99War Wind II: Human Onslaught
Sep 15 · DreamForge Intertainment
Both: RTS · Wargame · Real Time Tactics
War Wind II: Human Onslaught is a compelling must-play for any real-time strategy fan. The game offers a great variety of vehicular, mechanised and special units, intense and exciting maps, along with a combat model that offers a dynamic balance of play.
RTSWargameReal Time TacticsIsometricOld School1990'sStrategyRetroBase BuildingStory Rich
-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
$4.99Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Jul 8 · Massive Entertainment
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?
StrategyRTSSci-fiReal Time TacticsClassic👍 304
$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
-80%$2.99The Bluecoats: North & South
Nov 5 · Appeal Studios
Both: RTS · Wargame
Reunite with Sergeant Cornelius M. Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch in this remastered game that combines turn-based strategy and real-time action. This new version will delight fans of the original game, initially released on the Amiga at the end of the 1980s!
RTSBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyWargameWarMilitaryActionComic BookFPSArcade👍 176
$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
-80%$7.99Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Apr 27 · Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: RTS
Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerActionMOBABase BuildingSingleplayerGoreWar👍 14,439
-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
$4.99Total Annihilation
Dec 18 · Cavedog Entertainment
Both: RTS
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
$9.99Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Apr 8 · Martin Ivanov
Both: Wargame · RTS
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
StrategyGrand StrategyWorld War IIHistoricalWorld War IWargameSimulationMilitaryRTSWar👍 1,724
$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
$24.99Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic)
May 16 · Auroch Digital
Both: RTS
Step into the extraordinary, dystopian world of Dark Future, filled with danger, chaos and adventure. A game of both action and strategy unlike any other, featuring a unique time dilating command mode to help you make tactical decisions on the dangerous highways of this world.
Vehicular CombatRTSTurn-Based TacticsAutomobile SimStrategyPhysicsReal-TimeSingleplayerBullet TimeAction👍 250
$19.99Total War: ATTILA
Feb 17 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive
Both: RTS
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyRTSTacticalRomeMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 26,919
$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
Archon-9 : Alien Defense
Jun 2 · Dark Terra Games
Both: Wargame · RTS
An exciting sci-fi real-time strategy game. You are the leader of a band of elite Marines on a rescue mission; it is your job to secure the outpost and rescue lost miners. Aliens are running amok; it won't be easy...
StrategyAliensSci-fiMilitaryWargameRTSSurvivalTower DefenseAction RTS3D
$24.99Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Feb 10 · KillHouse Games
Both: Real Time Tactics
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".
TacticalTop-DownReal Time TacticsMilitaryReal-Time with PauseActionStrategyModdableCo-opIndie👍 12,331
$14.99A Year Of Rain
Mar 13 · Daedalic Entertainment
Both: RTS
A desolate realm, kept in flux by the rhythm of battle. A proving ground for those with great ambition. A Year Of Rain is the ultimate team real-time strategy game. Choose your faction, team up and take control of a legendary hero to lead your armies!
RTSBase BuildingCo-opPvPTeam-BasedCo-op CampaignOnline Co-OpMultiplayerCompetitiveClassic👍 503
-70%$2.99Tom Clancy's EndWar™
Feb 25 · Ubisoft Shanghaï
Both: RTS
Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.
StrategyRTSTacticalWarVoice ControlSingleplayerMultiplayerMilitary👍 1,024
FreeWARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
Oct 2 · Pixelated Milk, Retrovibe Games
Both: Wargame
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Tactical RPGWargameTurn-Based StrategyHistoricalStrategy RPGPerma DeathRPGDifficultTurn-Based Combat2D👍 545


