Games like The Red Solstice
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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.
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$59.99Homeworld 3
May 13 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: RTS · Sci-fi · Tactical
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
$24.99Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Feb 10 · KillHouse Games
Both: Tactical · Top-Down · 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
$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
Aug 15 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: RTS · Sci-fi · Tactical
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
SpaceStrategyRTS4XSingleplayerSci-fiMultiplayerTacticalCo-opPvE👍 7,158
$39.99Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
Feb 21 · Slitherine Ltd.
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
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.
StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsWargame3DAtmosphericArtificial IntelligenceAlternate HistoryDarkConspiracy👍 3,398
$19.999-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Aug 26 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · Tactical
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
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: Tactical · Co-op · Sci-fi
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Both: Tactical · 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
$19.99Ratten Reich
Jul 15 · METALLADLERSTUDIO
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · Top-Down
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
StrategyRTSWargameReal Time TacticsSpectacle fighter3DTop-DownThird PersonAlternate HistoryAtmospheric👍 616
$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
$29.99Starship Troopers: Extermination
Oct 10 · Offworld
Both: Sci-fi · Co-op · Aliens
Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!
Online Co-OpActionFPSSci-fiFirst-PersonCo-opMultiplayerCombatAliensPvE👍 29,725
$49.99Ready or Not
Dec 13 · VOID Interactive
Both: Tactical · Co-op
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
TacticalRealisticFPSShooterMultiplayerSingleplayerCo-opHorrorFirst-PersonPsychological Horror👍 265,446
$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
-80%$11.99Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
Nov 17 · Frontier Developments
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
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
-40%$10.49Tower Dominion
May 7 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: RTS · Tactical
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
$9.99Zero Hour
Sep 9 · AttritoM7 Productions
Both: Tactical · Co-op
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
TacticalShooterFPSRealisticMultiplayerActionSingleplayerCo-opMilitaryFirst-Person👍 28,567
$19.99Grit and Valor - 1949
Mar 26 · Milky Tea Studios
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS
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
FreeStormgate
Aug 5 · Frost Giant Studios
Both: RTS · Top-Down
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
$17.99Dying Breed
Oct 7 · Sarnayer
Both: RTS · Tactical · Sci-fi
Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.
Early AccessStrategySingleplayerRTSBase BuildingTacticalActionWarPost-apocalypticSci-fi👍 218
FreeImperius
Jun 13 · Incognito Interactive
Both: RTS · Sci-fi · 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
$4.99Blitz Society
Mar 19 · Ryan Evans
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics · Top-Down
In Blitz Society you have direct control of a Command Tank, battling another player. Each Command Tank has a unique weapon, special ability, and overall stats. Your objective is to destroy your Opponent’s HQ. Build a base, collect resources, defend your territory, raise an army, conquer the enemy!
StrategyAction RTSMultiplayerRTSReal Time TacticsPvPActionTwin Stick ShooterTop-DownTanks
$59.99Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Sep 9 · Saber Interactive
Both: Co-op · Sci-fi
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
Co-opActionMultiplayerThird-Person ShooterPvEAdventureThird PersonAction-AdventureSci-fiSingleplayer👍 168,817
$24.99Chains of Freedom
Apr 15 · Nordcurrent
Both: Tactical · Sci-fi
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiCombatTurn-Based StrategyCinematicRealisticThird Person👍 520
-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
$39.99Empire of the Ants
Nov 6 · Tower Five
Both: 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
$24.99Executive Assault 2
Oct 18 · Hesketh Studios Ltd
Both: RTS
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
RTSBuildingSpace SimStrategyBase BuildingSpaceReal-TimeFPSActionSingleplayer👍 1,604
-30%$8.39From Glory To Goo
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
$14.99Status One
Jan 10 · LastCall Studio
Both: Tactical · Top-Down · Real Time Tactics
Status One is a top-down 3D tactical shooter RPG where you create your own task force from scratch and lead your squad while being personally on the field
Multiple EndingsPerma DeathReal-Time with PausePvETacticalCombatTop-DownTop-Down ShooterReal Time TacticsShooter
$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 4,857
-75%$4.99Level Zero: Extraction
Jan 29 · Doghowl Games
Both: Aliens · Tactical
Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.
Survival HorrorPvPExtraction ShooterAliensFPSPvEMultiplayerTacticalEarly AccessShooter👍 2,448
$39.99HELLDIVERS™ 2
Feb 8 · Arrowhead Game Studios
Both: Co-op · Sci-fi
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
Online Co-OpPvEThird-Person ShooterMultiplayerShooterActionCo-opSci-fiExtraction ShooterCapitalism👍 839,048
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Co-op · Sci-fi
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
-34%$19.79Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Jun 2 · Trese Brothers
Both: Tactical
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Turn-Based CombatTacticalIsometricCyberpunkPerma DeathTurn-Based TacticsPost-apocalypticTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGStealth👍 2,938
$23.99The Planet Crafter
Apr 10 · Miju Games
Both: Co-op
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Base BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpCo-opBuildingCraftingSpaceOpen WorldExploration👍 68,913
$6.99Nuclear Nightmare
Oct 20 · BG Productions
Both: Co-op
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Online Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorCo-opFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericExplorationOpen World👍 15,409

