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by Arcen Games
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.
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-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Economy
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
$9.99Age of History 3
Oct 23 · Łukasz Jakowski
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Economy
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
WargameStrategyGrand StrategyRTSAlternate HistoryDiplomacyWorld War IEconomyWorld War IIEducation👍 18,110
$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
Aug 15 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: RTS · 4X · Co-op
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
$2.99Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
Jan 31 · 瞬息万变工作室
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS · 4X
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
WargameReal Time TacticsRTSTurn-Based StrategyStrategy4XRPGGrand Strategy3DHistorical👍 953
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Tower Defense · 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
$69.99Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Feb 10 · Firaxis Games
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Military
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Grand StrategyHistoricalStrategy4XMilitaryCity BuilderSimulationDiplomacyMultiplayerWar👍 44,851
$29.99Revival: Recolonization
Apr 11 · HeroCraft PC
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Economy
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyHex GridStrategyFuturisticEconomyTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fi👍 335
-50%$24.99ENDLESS Legend™ 2
4 days ago · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Management
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
$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
$39.99Empire of the Ants
Nov 6 · Tower Five
Both: Real Time Tactics · RTS · Grand Strategy
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
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X
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
$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
-40%$10.49Tower Dominion
May 7 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: Tower Defense · RTS
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
$49.99Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Sep 24 · Oxide Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Management
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Strategy4XGrand StrategyAlternate HistoryHistoricalSingleplayerResource ManagementTurn-Based TacticsDiplomacyManagement👍 2,141
$9.99Toy Shire
Aug 26 · Bluespy Studios
Both: Tower Defense · RTS · Real Time Tactics
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!
Early AccessTower DefenseStrategyRTSCuteWholesomeFamily FriendlyReal Time TacticsActionMilitary👍 702
$39.99Millennia
Mar 26 · C Prompt Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Economy
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategySimulationAlternate HistoryHistoricalTurn-BasedEconomyWar👍 2,977
$19.999-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Aug 26 · Petroglyph
Both: RTS · 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
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: 4X · Co-op
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
FreeSlime Wars
Feb 27 · Phantom Studios
Both: RTS · Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics
2D Strategy game.
ActionRTSSandboxTower DefenseAction RTSReal Time TacticsTime ManagementWargame2DColorful
$59.99Homeworld 3
May 13 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: RTS · Co-op
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
FreeStormgate
Aug 5 · Frost Giant Studios
Both: RTS
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
$19.99Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Sep 27 · Element Studios
Both: Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics · RTS
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Tower DefenseReal Time TacticsRogueliteStrategyPvERTSRoguelikeOnline Co-OpSci-fiTactical👍 707
$29.99Empires of the Undergrowth
Jun 7 · Slug Disco
Both: Management · Grand Strategy
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
$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
$19.99Creeper World IXE
Dec 12 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: RTS · Tower Defense · 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
$24.99Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Feb 10 · KillHouse Games
Both: Real Time Tactics · Military · Co-op
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
$14.99IDUN - Frontline Survival
Jan 20 · IDUN Interactive
Both: Tower Defense · RTS
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
3DBuildingWargameTower DefenseStrategyRTSSurvivalBase BuildingMiningSci-fi👍 685
-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
-30%$8.39From Glory To Goo
Apr 2 · Stratagem Blue
Both: RTS · Tower Defense
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
$3.99War War
Oct 20 · Verto Studio LLC
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
A 4-player multiplayer real-time / turn-based strategy game. Move armies on the board in turn-based mode and invade other armies to enter real-time strategy "skirmish" battles! Win enough small battles to take over the board and win the War!
StrategyBoard GameRTSTurn-Based StrategyReal Time TacticsWargame2.5DCartoonyPixel GraphicsStylized
$59.99Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
Nov 27 · Eversim
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Real Time Tactics
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
$19.99Ratten Reich
Jul 15 · METALLADLERSTUDIO
Both: RTS · Real Time Tactics
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
$44.99Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
Jan 17 · Illwinter Game Design
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy
In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyAsynchronous MultiplayerGrand StrategyGod GameFantasyWargameHand-drawnAuto Battler👍 1,687
$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

