Games like Empire of the Ants
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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.
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$29.99Empires of the Undergrowth
Jun 7 · Slug Disco
Both: Grand Strategy · Sandbox
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
StrategySimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementGrand StrategyColony SimSandboxBuildingHistorical👍 17,498
$19.999-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Aug 26 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS · Wargame · Real Time Tactics
Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.
Action RTSRTSWargameReal Time TacticsSandboxColorfulPvPBase BuildingStrategyTactical👍 945
$9.99Home Wars
Jun 13 · Insane Dreamers
Both: RTS · Wargame · Sandbox
Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This is the right game for you! In HW you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.
RTSFPSWargameStrategySandboxMilitaryShooterWarGrand StrategyAction RTS👍 1,141
$24.99Creeper World 4
Dec 3 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: Real Time Tactics · Wargame · RTS
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
Tower DefenseReal Time TacticsWargameBuildingRTSSpaceStrategy3DPhysicsWar👍 4,554
$19.99Creeper World IXE
Dec 12 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: RTS · Wargame · Real Time Tactics
The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!
RTSTower DefenseWargameReal Time TacticsSandboxSpace1980sWarPhysicsStrategy👍 855
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Both: Wargame · PvP · 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
-60%$23.99Company of Heroes 3
Feb 23 · Relic Entertainment
Both: Wargame · RTS · PvE
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
$29.99Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Nov 10 · Stardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · PvP
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
-60%$13.99Dune: Spice Wars
Sep 14 · Shiro Games
Both: RTS · Grand Strategy · Real Time Tactics
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
ManagementSingleplayerSci-fiRTSStrategy4XGrand StrategySimulationReal Time TacticsBuilding👍 11,562
Crossfire: Legion
Dec 8 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: RTS · PvP · PvE
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
$24.99Line War
May 5 · Studio Centurion
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · PvP
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
$29.99Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Sep 2 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Real Time Tactics
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyRomeTacticalWarMultiplayerRTSReal Time Tactics👍 58,234
$29.99Starship Troopers: Terran Command
Jun 16 · The Artistocrats
Both: RTS · Wargame
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!
StrategyRTSSingleplayerMilitaryTacticalWarSci-fiResource ManagementReal-TimeWargame👍 9,216
$19.99Primitive Society Simulator
Feb 26 · YSH BigDove
Both: Sandbox · Wargame
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
City BuilderColony SimBase BuildingSandboxAgricultureBuildingWargameDiplomacyManagementHistorical👍 647
$9.99Buggos
Mar 17 · Intrepid Marmot
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Wargame
Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingManagementBuildingGrand StrategySingleplayerRTSWargame👍 1,204
$19.99AI War 2
Oct 22 · Arcen Games
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Real Time Tactics
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
4XGrand StrategyMultiplayerCo-opTower DefenseRTSReal Time TacticsEconomyManagementMilitary👍 1,130
$7.99Deep Dark Forest
Apr 15 · pixiangames
Both: RTS · Grand Strategy · Real Time Tactics
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
