Games like Act of War: Direct Action
by Eugen Systems
Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.
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$59.99Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
Nov 27 · Eversim
Both: RTS · Top-Down
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
SimulationStrategyPolitical SimGrand StrategyRTSWargameReal Time Tactics3DTop-DownCapitalism👍 253
$17.99Dying Breed
Oct 7 · Sarnayer
Both: RTS · War
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
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: War
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
$29.99GROUND BRANCH
Jul 16 · BlackFoot Studios, MicroProse Software
Both: Military
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
TacticalRealisticMilitaryFPSShooterMultiplayerSingleplayerSimulationActionCo-op👍 22,394
$39.99Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Apr 30 · Unfrozen
Both: War
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerGrand StrategySimulation4XTacticalTurn-Based TacticsWar👍 19,290
$19.99The Front
Oct 30 · Samar Studio
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerSurvivalCraftingBase BuildingBuildingOpen WorldTower DefenseSandboxShooter👍 9,553
$14.99Rising Front
Jan 9 · Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Both: War
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
SandboxWarSingleplayerWorld War IFPSSimulationActionShooterStrategyHistorical👍 4,062
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$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
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
-40%$7.19Warlords Battleground: Extraction
Mar 8 · 绝汪
Both: War
Search, fight, escape, flip your fate! In a Three Kingdoms world split across thirteen provinces, form a pact with the Dragon Maiden and explore war-torn fragments. Loot, battle, manage your gear—each run is a high-stakes gamble where your ending is yours to write.
Extraction ShooterHistoricalLootWarAdventureWuxiaOpen WorldActionInventory ManagementMartial Arts👍 525
$12.99Unknown Operations : The Habitus
5 days ago · JenTakStudioGames
Both: Destruction · Military
Primarily solo-developed tactical WWII FPS with sabotage, destructible environments, tanks and vehicles, inspired by real events. Experience the opening chapters of Eduard Pěnkava's story and take part in dangerous operations behind enemy lines.
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-10%$7.19Bot slash Bot
3 days ago · Traveller's Box
Both: Top-Down
You click - You dash - You slash. Bot slash Bot is a fast-paced, top-down Hack n‘ Slash in which you control a rogue robot slashing & dashing through your former co-machines holding you captive! It's all about speed. Time is running out.
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$39.99MENACE
Feb 5 · Overhype Studios
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 12,304
-30%$20.99Desynced
Mar 5 · Stage Games Inc.
Both: RTS
Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.
StrategyAutomationProgrammingBase BuildingSandboxCity BuilderRTSSci-fiMultiplayerSimulation👍 1,880
$69.99Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7
Nov 21 · Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Activision Shanghai, Demonware
In Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Treyarch and Raven Software are bringing players the biggest Black Ops ever across an innovative Co-Op Campaign, an electrifying Multiplayer experience, and the legendary Round-Based Zombies mode.
FPSShooterActionMultiplayerSingleplayerZombiesViolentFirst-PersonGorePvP👍 4,356
-55%$6.74Wild Assault
May 28 · Combat Cat Studio
Both: Military
Wild Assault is an anthro-themed tactical shooter built with Unreal Engine 5, featuring large-scale battlefield gameplay centered around Valiant abilities. Work closely with your team, harness your instincts, and charge into battle to secure victory.
Hero ShooterThird-Person ShooterActionShooterPvPMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerThird PersonMilitary3D👍 3,866
-15%$8.49Three Kingdoms Born
3 days ago · Project Dragon
Both: Military · War
A character-driven Three Kingdoms strategy game. Recruit legendary officers, build your realm, and command real-time battles through preparation, tactics, and decisive intervention. Shape Guandu, Red Cliffs, and the anti-hegemon war, challenge Duel Mode, and climb global rankings.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyManagementMilitaryWarSingleplayerEarly Access
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
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$29.99Heroes of Science and Fiction
Mar 17 · Oxymoron Games
Both: War
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
StrategySimulationRPGMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyFantasyTacticalWar4X👍 852
$17.99Angels Fall First
Jul 11 · Strangely Interactive Ltd
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever loved in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support included!
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5 days ago · AttritoM7 Productions
By day, you run a DVD store in 2012 New York. By night, you’re a ruthless assassin. BLACKWOOD is a cinematic third-person shooter with grounded melee combat, brutal takedowns, responsive gunplay, and a double life to manage.
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$29.99Active Matter
6 days ago · Matter Team
Join dangerous raids for loot or intense PvP battles in this new realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse. Fight in the quantum unstable zones over control of the active matter – the substance that bends time and space.
FPSHorrorExtraction ShooterPvEPvPAtmosphericCo-opOnline Co-OpMultiplayerAction👍 802
$1.99Critter Chaos TD
Oct 31 · Chaos Creations
Both: RTS
Critter Chaos TD is a fast, frantic and chaotic Tower Defence game in which you must rid the world of the evil Critters. Build stations and guns to fortify your defences and prevent the various types of Critters from reaching your base.
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Oct 9 · Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Both: Top-Down
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
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Both: Military
Special Force Returns! A classic team-based FPS bringing elite special forces from around the world together. Fast movement, impactful gunplay, and round-based tactical equipment create unpredictable battles where teamwork leads to victory.
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-50%$24.99ENDLESS Legend™ 2
4 days ago · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: War
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
StrategySimulationGrand Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerHistoricalWarTacticalManagement👍 2,699
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Jul 30 · CIRCLEfromDOT
Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
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$20.99Beast Saga
Apr 29 · 嘉兴黑曜石(Jiaxing Obsidian)
Both: Top-Down
Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.
RPGOpen WorldStory RichTurn-Based CombatChoices MatterMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPGSandboxTop-DownCute👍 2,717
$14.99The Conquest of Go
Dec 10 · Wolfey Studios
Both: Top-Down
Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.
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Dec 5 · 4TK
Both: Military
Operation Guest is an action-adventure game set in Russia in the late 1990s. Explore an open world, complete tasks from local residents, battle enemies, find secrets and uncover a terrifying conspiracy as you embark on an exciting journey.
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