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by Casualogic, Droid Riot
This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.
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$29.99Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Nov 10 · Stardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
Both: RTS · Base Building
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
$9.99Earth 2160
Apr 1 · Reality Pump Studios
Both: Base Building · Space · RTS
After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.
Base BuildingSpaceRTSReal-TimeStrategyAction RPGPost-apocalypticHistoricalActionSimulation👍 755
$9.99AI War: Fleet Command
Oct 21 · Arcen Games
Both: RTS · Space · 4X
"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
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Top-Down Shooter · RTS · Space
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
$24.99Executive Assault 2
Oct 18 · Hesketh Studios Ltd
Both: RTS · Base Building · Space
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
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: Space · 4X · RTS
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
StrategyIndieSpace4XRTSSci-fiGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMultiplayer👍 261
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Mar 1 · Coolhand Interactive
Both: RTS · 4X · Space
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
StrategyGrand StrategySci-fiClassicRTS4X1990'sSingleplayerSpace👍 1,272
$12.99Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Sep 28 · Gas Powered Games
Both: RTS · Base Building
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
Outscape
Oct 22 · IDA Games
Both: RTS · Space · Exploration
Outscape is everything you love about traditional strategy games, but places your empire within a vast online galaxy alongside other real players. Outscape rewards skillful long-term strategic gameplay with a brilliantly refreshing new take on the 4X genre.
StrategySci-fiOnline Co-OpRTSPvPSpaceExploration4XManagementEconomy👍 394
$9.99Earth 2150 Trilogy
Nov 1 · Reality Pump Studios
Both: RTS · Space · Base Building
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
StrategyRTSSci-fiClassicSpaceBase BuildingMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 452
$29.99StarDrive
Apr 26 · Zero Sum Games
Both: 4X · Space · RTS
As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.
Strategy4XSpaceIndieSci-fiRTSSingleplayerReal-TimeExploration👍 1,253
$29.99Grey Goo
Jan 23 · Petroglyph, Six Foot
Both: RTS · Base Building
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
$19.99Ancient Space
Sep 23 · CreativeForge Games
Both: Space · RTS · Exploration
Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.
StrategySpaceRTSSci-fiSingleplayerAtmosphericRealisticExplorationAdventureIndie👍 270
$12.99Supreme Commander
Sep 28 · Gas Powered Games
Both: RTS · Base Building
For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerBase BuildingReal-TimeCo-opReal-Time with PauseSingleplayerRobots👍 2,325
$29.99Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
Aug 18 · Planetary Annihilation Inc
Both: RTS · Base Building
Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!
RTSStrategyReal Time TacticsBase BuildingMultiplayerSingleplayerSci-fiWarBuildingOnline Co-Op👍 11,401
$19.99Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Apr 20 · Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries
Both: RTS · Base Building
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
StrategyRTSBase BuildingMultiplayerSingleplayerSci-fiWarMilitaryActionCo-op👍 8,630
FreeStormgate
Aug 5 · Frost Giant Studios
Both: RTS · Base Building
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
-30%$8.39From Glory To Goo
Apr 2 · Stratagem Blue
Both: Base Building · 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
-75%$1.49Army Men RTS
Dec 20 · Pandemic Studios
Both: RTS · Base Building
Army Men RTS brings you back to the days of staging battles with tiny plastic soldiers in your backyard...except these green soldiers carry out your every command!
StrategyRTSMultiplayerActionClassicBase BuildingSingleplayerMilitary👍 1,285
$7.99Structura
May 6 · Binary Station Studio
Both: RTS · 4X · Base Building
Structura is a rather unique sci-fi real-time strategy set in space. Its a hybrid of rts and fps, with emphasis on combat and survival. Build your economy for war, modify the unit by adding components, explore, expand, and survive the savage waves of enemy attacks.
StrategyRTS4XSpace SimGrand StrategyBase BuildingReal Time Tactics3DStylizedFuturistic
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Space
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceSci-fiClassicTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerSingleplayerRetro👍 1,658
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
Nov 13 · EA Los Angeles
Both: RTS · Base Building
The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time
StrategyLevel EditorFamily FriendlyRTSActionMultiplayerSingleplayerBase BuildingAction RTSCity Builder👍 8,776
$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
Aug 15 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · RTS · 4X
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
$14.99Particle Fleet: Emergence
Sep 29 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: Space · RTS
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
$11.99Protolife
Jun 15 · Volcanic Giraffe
Both: RTS · Base Building
Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.
Tower DefensePixel GraphicsRTSStrategyBase BuildingSci-fiIndieSingleplayerTop-DownAliens👍 446
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · 4X · Exploration
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
SpaceStrategyGrand StrategySci-fi4XExplorationSandboxSimulationMultiplayerReal-Time with Pause👍 142,911
-80%$0.79Space Empires III
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Base Building · Exploration
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
StrategyRetroTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XBase BuildingExplorationManagementGrand StrategySci-fi
$9.99Imperium Galactica II
Jan 19 · Digital Reality, Gyroscope Games
Both: Space · RTS · 4X
Reintroducing a classic from the golden era of gaming, the original empire building space RTS, Imperium Galactica 2 is back and looking better than ever with new high-res textures and vivid colors.
StrategySpaceRTS4XClassicSingleplayer👍 591
-70%$0.89Space Empires II
Oct 13 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Base Building · Exploration · 4X
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
StrategyBase BuildingExplorationManagementTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiEconomy
$29.99Distant Worlds: Universe
May 23 · Code Force
Both: 4X · Space · RTS
Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.
Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiSimulationGrand StrategySingleplayerReal-TimeRTSReal-Time with Pause👍 1,417
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
Feb 13 · KDV Games
Both: RTS
In the space of fifty years, Earth changed from a planet on cusp of a challenging future to a world a breath away from lifelessness and plunged into an apocalyptic time of ecological disaster, global warfare and the meltdown of human civilization. This is the time of the Maelstrom.
StrategyRTSSci-fiSingleplayer👍 135
$19.99Alien Marauder
Nov 17 · Vexan Studio
Both: RTS · Base Building
“Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!
Early AccessRTSSurvivalColony SimStrategyTop-DownBase BuildingMilitarySci-fiBuilding👍 323
$19.99Driftland: The Magic Revival
Apr 18 · Star Drifters
Both: RTS · 4X
After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!
RTS4XGod GameGrand StrategyCity BuilderEconomyManagementSurvivalStrategyTop-Down👍 1,440
FreeImperius
Jun 13 · Incognito Interactive
Both: RTS · Space · Base Building
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
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: 4X · Space
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceClassicSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy2D1990's👍 441
$29.99Interstellar Space: Genesis
Jul 25 · Praxis Games
Both: 4X · Space · Exploration
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
StrategyIndie4XSci-fiSpaceTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyExplorationSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics👍 712
$59.99Homeworld 3
May 13 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: Space · 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
$19.99Star Ruler 2
Mar 27 · Blind Mind Studios, Glacicle
Both: Space · 4X · RTS
Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance.
StrategySpace4XSci-fiRTSIndieMultiplayer👍 661
$19.99Astro Colony
Jun 2 · Terad Games
Both: Base Building · Space
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Base BuildingAutomationSpaceResource ManagementColony SimSimulationMultiplayerStrategyBuildingIndie👍 2,397
-50%$9.99The Hive
Aug 25 · Skydome Entertainment
Both: RTS · Base Building
The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?
RTSAliensLovecraftianDinosaursUndergroundBase BuildingResource ManagementFantasyStrategyAction RTS👍 299
-80%$2.99Space Empires V
Oct 16 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Space
Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayer👍 423
FreeWarzone 2100
Feb 18 · Pumpkin Studios, Underdone Gaming, Warzone 2100 Project
Both: RTS · Base Building
In the late 21st century, the world's civilizations are wiped out by a series of nuclear strikes, seemingly caused by a massive malfunction of the new NASDA (North American Strategic Defense Agency) strategic defense system.
StrategyFree to PlayRTSBase BuildingWarReal Time TacticsClassicFuturisticMultiplayerSingleplayer
$9.99Master of Orion 3
Aug 25 · Quicksilver Software
Both: 4X · Space
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based Strategy👍 177
$4.99Galaxy Reavers
Sep 18 · Good Games
Both: Space · RTS
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
StrategySpaceRTSIndieSci-fi👍 170
$19.999-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Aug 26 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS · Base Building
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
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · 4X · Exploration
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$29.99Horizon
Feb 6 · L3O Interactive
Both: Space · 4X · Exploration
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
StrategyGrand StrategySpace4XSimulationSci-fiExplorationSandboxSingleplayerTurn-Based👍 377
$49.99X4: Foundations
Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Exploration · 4X
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
SpaceSimulationOpen WorldSpace SimExplorationSandboxSci-fi4XStrategyEconomy👍 25,274
$24.99Creeper World 4
Dec 3 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: RTS · Space
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
$9.99Battlevoid: Sector Siege
Oct 25 · Bugbyte Ltd.
Both: Space · RTS · Exploration
Battlevoid: Sector Siege is an epic straight into action real-time space strategy game, in which the world has been built to deliver a lively battle field; and the action is never more than just seconds away at the start of every game.
StrategyIndieActionSimulationSpaceRTSExploration2DSci-fiTactical👍 195
$4.99Solar War
Jan 6 · Snipefish Entertainment
Both: Space · 4X
A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.
StrategyIndieGrand StrategySpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XWargameSpace SimSpaceships
-80%$1.99Space Empires IV Deluxe
Feb 7 · Malfador Machinations
Both: 4X · Space
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Strategy4XSci-fiSpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSingleplayer👍 260
$19.99Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Jun 12 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · RTS · 4X
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
ManagementDiplomacyOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSingleplayerSimulationSpaceStrategyRTS4X👍 10,243
$9.99ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Jul 4 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: 4X · Space · Exploration
ENDLESS Space™ is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS Universe™, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerIndieExploration👍 6,626
$24.99Master of Orion
Aug 25 · NGD Studios
Both: 4X · Space
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Strategy4XSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerGrand StrategyClassicRemake👍 7,333
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · 4X
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
$0.99Heroes of the Three Kingdoms
Nov 12 · USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Both: RTS · Base Building
《三国群英传》是由宇峻奥汀(Odin)公司出品的一款策略战棋游戏,也是三国群英传系列的第一部作品 ,于1998年发布。 游戏按即时制展开,双方行动和交战同时进行。游戏进行的大致流程是“内政经营模式”到“大地战略模式”,然后到“战争发生”,再循环到“内政经营模式”。
StrategyStrategy RPGSingleplayer2DMilitaryTurn-Based TacticsRTSTurn-Based StrategyWargameBase Building👍 664
$19.99Armada 2526 Gold Edition
Feb 28 · Ntronium Games
Both: 4X · Space
Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
StrategyIndie4XTurn-Based StrategySpaceSci-fi
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Both: 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
$7.99Deep Dark Forest
Apr 15 · pixiangames
Both: RTS · Exploration
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
$9.99Spacebase DF-9
Oct 27 · Double Fine Productions
Both: Space · Base Building
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
SimulationSpaceBase BuildingSci-fiStrategyIndieSandboxBuildingSurvivalSingleplayer👍 3,356
$19.99Battlezone: Combat Commander
Mar 1 · Big Boat Interactive
Both: RTS · Space
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
StrategyActionRTSFPSFirst-PersonViolentShooterMultiplayerReal-TimeSpace👍 851
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
$6.99Meridian: New World
Sep 26 · Elder Games
Both: RTS
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
$14.99Planetbase
Oct 15 · Madruga Works
Both: Base Building · Space
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Colony SimCity BuilderBase BuildingSpaceStrategySurvivalSimulationResource ManagementSci-fiSingleplayer👍 9,562
$19.99AI War 2
Oct 22 · Arcen Games
Both: 4X · RTS
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
$6.99Startopia
Oct 10 · My Little Planet Ltd, Mucky Foot Productions Ltd
Both: Base Building · Space
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
SimulationManagementStrategyFunnyBase BuildingSci-fiComedyCity BuilderSpaceColony Sim👍 843
-80%$1.99Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
Jul 3 · Mithis Games
Both: Space · RTS
Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."
StrategySpaceSci-fiSimulationRTSSingleplayerTacticalIndieAtmosphericClassic👍 987
$14.99Iron Marines
May 15 · Ironhide Game Studio
Both: RTS
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
Starfall Online
Feb 20 · Snowforged Entertainment
Both: RTS · Space
Starfall Online is a real-time multiplayer strategy mixed with wargame. Three rival factions — Deprived, Vanguard and Eclipse rule the world, and you are to become the part of the confrontation between them. Gather your own fleet and embark on a journey through the Galaxy!
RPGMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree to PlayRTSSpace
$1.99Sole Seeker
Oct 6 · Dozing Bison
Both: Base Building · Exploration · Space
Land on unique planets to survive the horrors that await in this adventure survival RPG. Use the spoils to upgrade defensive buildings and explore the galaxy further. Can you survive the hunt all alone?
StrategyAction-AdventureBase BuildingExplorationSpaceSurvivalOpen WorldAliensColorfulStrategy RPG
$4.99Imperial Glory
Apr 11 · Pyro Studios
Both: RTS
It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.
StrategyRTSHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerWarSingleplayerClassic👍 1,179
$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
$16.99Warpips
Apr 21 · Skirmish Mode Games
Both: RTS
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
StrategyTower DefenseRTSAuto BattlerWarResource ManagementSingleplayerTacticalPixel GraphicsIndie👍 4,341
-75%$4.99Starcom: Nexus
Dec 12 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Exploration
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
SpaceSci-fiRPGExplorationActionAdventureIndieOpen WorldSpace SimTop-Down👍 2,295
$29.99Carrier Command 2
Aug 10 · Geometa
Both: RTS · Exploration
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
StrategySimulationWarRTSAdventureAction-AdventureExplorationWargameReal Time TacticsGrand Strategy👍 3,445
$5.99UNITED COMMAND ®
Aug 5 · UNITED COMMAND ®
Both: RTS · Base Building
UNITED COMMAND is a military base building real time strategy game with a 2 player co-op campaign. Drop into a mission and fight side by side with a friend against the enemy AI. Use your dozer to build out your base and gather resources to fund the construction of your tanks, infantry, and aircraft.
Early AccessRTSBase BuildingStrategyCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFuturisticFMVCo-opPvE
$19.99Wargame: Airland Battle
May 29 · Eugen Systems
Both: RTS
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
StrategyRTSMilitaryCold WarWargameReal Time TacticsTacticalReal-TimeSimulationMultiplayer👍 3,592











