Games like There Came an Echo
by Iridium Studios
There Came an Echo is a real-time strategy game in which the player assumes command of a small squadron, using an advanced voice recognition system to issue orders. It features a character-driven sci-fi narrative that stars Wil Wheaton, Ashly Burch, Laura Bailey, Yuri Lowenthal, and more!
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-70%$2.99Tom Clancy's EndWar™
Feb 25 · Ubisoft Shanghaï
Both: RTS · Tactical · Voice Control
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
$9.99AI War: Fleet Command
Oct 21 · Arcen Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi · Tactical
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
StrategyRTSSpaceIndieSci-fiCo-op4XGrand StrategyDifficultTactical👍 993
$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
$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
$19.99Radio General
Apr 9 · Foolish Mortals Games, Michael Long
Both: RTS · Voice Control
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
StrategySimulationIndieWorld War IIRTSWarVoice ControlMilitaryHistoricalReal Time Tactics👍 517
FreeZero-K
Apr 27 · Zero-K Team
Both: RTS · Real-Time
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
StrategyFree to PlayRTSIndieMultiplayerSimulationReal-TimeSingleplayerCo-opOnline Co-Op
$16.99Drone Swarm
Oct 20 · stillalive studios
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical · 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
-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
$29.99Grey Goo
Jan 23 · Petroglyph, Six Foot
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
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
$14.99Call to Arms
Apr 27 · Digitalmindsoft
Both: RTS · Tactical
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
StrategyMilitaryActionRTSMultiplayerWarShooterTacticalSimulationFirst-Person👍 17,433
$14.99Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Mar 27 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Tower DefenseStrategyIndieRTSSingleplayerSci-fiReal-Time with PauseSimulationBase BuildingLevel Editor👍 4,098
$24.99Executive Assault 2
Oct 18 · Hesketh Studios Ltd
Both: RTS · Real-Time
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
$6.99Meridian: New World
Sep 26 · Elder Games
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Slip into the role of Daniel Hanson, commander of the first mission to a remote planet called Meridian. Assured of the fact that the planet is uninhabited, the unexpected reception of a distress call from the surface could mean many things, none of which you are prepared for.
StrategyRTSIndieSci-fiSingleplayerEarly AccessMultiplayer👍 325
$44.99War Mongrels
Oct 19 · Destructive Creations
Both: RTS · Tactical
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
StrategyReal Time TacticsStealthWorld War IIRTSIsometricRealisticAtmosphericTacticalMilitary👍 1,826
$29.99NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Feb 11 · Eridanus Industries
Both: Tactical · 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
$14.99Particle Fleet: Emergence
Sep 29 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
StrategyIndieSimulationSpaceRTSReal-Time with PauseSci-fi2DSingleplayerPixel Graphics👍 1,198
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
StrategySpaceSimulationIndieTurn-Based4XSci-fiGrand StrategyReal-Time with PauseTactical👍 380
-75%$4.99Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
Jun 5 · Petroglyph, Lemon Sky Studios
Both: RTS
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
StrategyRTSBase BuildingMultiplayerClassicGreat SoundtrackWarSingleplayer1990'sFMV👍 31,515
$19.999-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Aug 26 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS · 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
$4.99Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Mar 15 · Pyro Studios
Both: Tactical · RTS
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
StrategyTacticalStealthWorld War IIClassicActionCo-opRTSIsometricReal Time Tactics👍 2,404
$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
$14.99Iron Marines
May 15 · Ironhide Game Studio
Both: RTS · Sci-fi
Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!
RTSStrategySci-fiSingleplayerAction2DAdventureAliensIndieCartoony👍 1,741
$9.99STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
Jul 8 · LucasArts
Both: Tactical · Sci-fi
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
FPSActionTacticalSci-fiSingleplayerShooterFirst-PersonClassicMultiplayerGreat Soundtrack👍 14,656
-34%$19.79Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Jun 2 · Trese Brothers
Both: Tactical · Cyberpunk
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
$39.99BATTLETECH
Apr 24 · Harebrained Schemes
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
MechsStrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTacticalRobotsActionCharacter Customization👍 23,025
$79.99Command: Modern Operations
Nov 14 · Command Development Team
Both: RTS
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
SimulationMilitaryStrategyWargameRTSModernDifficultGrand StrategyRealisticWar👍 1,429
$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
$39.99MENACE
Feb 5 · Overhype Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical
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
-90%$1.99Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Oct 25 · Eidos Montreal
Both: Cyberpunk · Sci-fi
You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.
CyberpunkStealthRPGSci-fiFPSActionSingleplayerStory RichGreat SoundtrackTranshumanism👍 25,400
$4.792112TD: Tower Defense Survival
Jan 19 · Refinery Games
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Tower DefenseStrategySingleplayerSci-fiSurvivalActionTacticalTop-DownIsometric2D👍 430
$24.99Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Feb 10 · KillHouse Games
Both: Tactical
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




