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Games like Barren Planet Expansion: The Polar Expedition

Games like Barren Planet Expansion: The Polar Expedition

Games like Barren Planet Expansion: The Polar Expedition

Looking for games like Barren Planet Expansion: The Polar Expedition? Here are top strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Barren Planet Expansion: Waterworld, Barren Planet or Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift.

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  1. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The ocean planet Dalen occupies the same star system as Dapra, where there has been much strife as mining companies vied with one another to exploit Dapra's resources. But Dalen is very different from Dapra. Dapra is mostly desert, with some ice caps and a tiny amount of liquid water melted by volcanic activity just under the surface. Dalen, on the other hand, is mostly covered by water, with a fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barren Planet Expansion: Waterworld.

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  2. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Dapra is a barren planet at the edge of settled space, surveyed only recently. The climate over most of the planet is arid and unpleasant. There is apparently no life on this world today, although ruins of a past civilisation remain.  But Dapra has a high concentration of valuable minerals that have attracted the attention of interstellar mining corporations. Two corporations in particular, Nuvute… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barren Planet.

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  3. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    The year is 2130. Sedvan’s spheres, advanced teleportation devices, have activated themselves after decades of remaining dormant. Tactical Troops, a unit of interplanetary mercenaries, are called for what seems like a routine mission on planet Anthracite. This excluded world turns out to hold dangers nobody expected. Top-down, turn-based game that mixes tactical skills and the feeling of 80's sci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift.

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  4. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    75% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders. Afrika Korps contains many scenarios, covering different periods of the war in the North African desert in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Afrika Korps.

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  5. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    82% User Score Based on 210 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 13 reviews

    Welcome back to the world of TINY METAL, Commander! TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE puts you in the boots of three unique commanders bonded by fate, each with their own squads to command and strengthen up on their quest to put an end to a new mysterious, rising threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE.

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  6. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

    Gem Wizards Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with randomly generated maps and weird asymmetrical factions. Designed around endless single player play, Gem Wizards Tactics has three factions each with their own unique abilities which not only combine within factions, but you can also pick up units from other factions and combine them into your army to create new strategies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gem Wizards Tactics.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Reshaping Mars is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reshaping Mars.

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  8. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Codex of Victory.

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  9. Face the Elder’s Trials Seasons of Solitude is a turn-based strategy and resource management game set in a prehistoric world inspired by Estonian nature and myth. In each trial, the Exile prepares rites for food, water, and materials, while their Echo completes them later to claim the yield. You reveal the land, choose which areas to rely on, and secure the required resources in shelter before th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seasons of Solitude.

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  10. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    See your civilization grow in a relaxing city builder that you’ll play at your own pace. Terraform and colonize a new planet by the means of magic. Reshape entire regions, conduct research, and create wondrous constructions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scorchlands.

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  12. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Welcome to an exciting survival colony simulation game that takes you into the vastness of the cosmos! Starting with a small group of colonists, you're tasked to mine resources, refine materials, build structures, and innovate with new technologies. Across generations and centuries, you'll expand your settlement into a thriving civilization and terraform the planet to make it your new home. Prospe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ExoColony: Planet Survival.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 396 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingsvein.

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  14. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    52% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revival: Recolonization.

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  15. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,273 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe is a compilation featuring the content of Dread Lords, Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor. It was released exclusively in Europe on September 26, 2008 and it was published by Kalypso Media. The compilation was released as Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition in North America on February 9, 2009. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe.

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  16. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Libertad o Muerte!, the wars of independence of the Spanish Colonies is a turn-based game in 19th century America. Players are the Patriots, fighting for freedom, or the Royalists, trying to keep the empire under Spanish control. Who will prevail? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Libertad o Muerte!.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    King of the World is the gameplay from RISK in a Real-time strategy setting. Fight up to 12 players at once while scheming, backstabbing, making shallow alliances or simply conquer to become the last man standing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of the World.

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  18. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 334 reviews

    Price of Life is the next episode of Winter Falling, a tactical strategy game to manage your army properly and beat the undead army. Release Date May 2020 Developer Winter Falling: Price of Life was developed by Rarykos. Platforms Web browser Steam If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Falling: Price of Life.

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  19. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Fleet 2.

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  20. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 5,124 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

    Includes: Base game Real Mars Map Pack DLC Soundtrack DLC Scenario Toolkit DLC The Ceres Initiative DLC The Patron and the Patriot DLC Blue Chip Ventures DLC Jupiter's Forge Expansion Pack Conspicuous Consumption DLC Limited Supply DLC Market Corrections DLC The Europa Wager Expansion Interdimensional DLC The Offworld Trading Company Ultimate Edition Steam bundle includes the full game plus all of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Offworld Trading Company.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    78% User Score Based on 79 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 2 reviews

    Perimeter is an innovative Real-Time-Strategy game that pits players against each other or AI opponents in a life and death struggle to seize territory and establish critical protective “perimeters.” Players will be introduced to the game’s unique “terraforming” feature, allowing them to move, build, construct and destroy the map environment. Set in a future where the Exodus civilization has aband… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perimeter.

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  22. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 2,547 reviews

    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. Both sides now crippled beyond repair, the remnants of their armies continue to battle on ravaged planets, their hatred fuelled by over four thousand year… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Annihilation.

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  23. Broadsword: WARLORD EDITION boasts turn-based strategy gameplay as players move from mission to mission in the Middle Ages. Command one of five different armies: the English, The French, the Spanish, the Poles or the Hapsburgs. Lead different types of units into battle -- from archers, winged hussars, knights, longbowmen, pikemen, and catapults with special units per nationality. Control special h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broadsword Warlord Edition.

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  24. Ruin or Victory is a modern take and evolution of the classic RTS genre with added detail, continuity, and strategic depth while remaining accessible and well-paced. Devise your strategy, manage and expand your economy, and choose your warriors' equipment and tactics. Adapt to the map and your opponent each game, where there are no obvious moves or simple counters. Each mechanic is easy to use,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruin or Victory.

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  25. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    "As I walk through the shadow of death, I fear no mutants" — General Draw Shadow Vault is a Strategy RPG that will pit you against an evil government army of mutants hell bent on world domination. Set during a violent time in Earth's alternate history, you must battle the heavily armed forces of the Contingent government and take back your planet! You are out-gunned, out-manned, and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Vault.

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  26. A deep-space 4X simulation. Explore a procedurally generated universe, colonize worlds, build a realistic economy, and lead your civilization toward galactic domination. Brave ecological and economic crises, face famines, wars, and disasters, and ensure your survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral 4X.

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  27. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Lead a Viking clan to glory in this accessible turn-based conquest strategy game. Expand your kingdom, raise armies, besiege castles and outsmart a challenging AI across handcrafted worlds built for endless replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horn of the Warlord.

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  29. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 2,062 reviews

    With a mysterious, ever-changing world, unique factions, and epic storytelling, the much-awaited sequel to the strategy game classic ENDLESS Legend is here, opening a new chapter of the award-winning ENDLESS universe. Write your legend and unveil the secrets of a dreamlike ocean-planet on the verge of extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Legend 2.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Explosive singleplayer action RTS with a story campaign. Hold the line against massive swarms on a fully simulated battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IDUN.

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  31. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 760 reviews

    Centuries before Caesar, Alexander and Philip, the forested hills and rocky coasts of ancient Italy draw cultures from across the Mediterranean with promises of wealth and prosperity. Bronze-clad hoplites from the powerful Greek city-states set sail across the Adriatic to carve out bridgeheads of Hellenic culture amongst the native Italic hill tribes, while aggressive bands of Gallic skirmishers m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Shrot is a bite-sized old-school action RTS set on a sandy planet with horses, tractors and techno music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrot.

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  33. Mika's Battle S is a 2D platform action game based on the story of a warrior who has been commanded to defend Sunshineland territory against the attacks from the enemy soldiers belonging to the Rogho Corporation. Mika, one of the best warriors of the Sunshineland which is famously known as the land of sunflowers, has been commanded to defend the Eastern border area of the territory while othe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mika's Battle S.

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  34. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    89% User Score Based on 269 reviews

    Are wants and desires worth it in a dying world? In Wantless, you play as Eiris, one of the last remaining Transposers - doctors who can delve into their patients' tortured minds to alleviate their torments, erase memories, or even more...Confront horrors made manifest, woes and sinister thoughts in this fast-paced and challenging Tactical RPG. Forge your skills, shape your build and engage in rut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wantless : Solace at World’s End.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    84% User Score Based on 124 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of distinct units including infantry, tanks, and air forces in your journey across multiple worlds. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athena Crisis.

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  36. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 2,448 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is the new standalone expansion to Stardock’s turn-based, fantasy strategy game. Players will forge a new empire in a world sundered by powerful magic, fight against terrible creatures, complete quests and rediscover lost secrets in their bid to rule the world of Elemental. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes.

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  37. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    69% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    An old-school turn-based strategy game with a philosophical story set in the dystopian 23rd century Solar System. You start as a cog in a corporation, search for meaning, and eventually become the mastermind of humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Violations Will Be Punished.

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  38. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 918 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture. Set in Europe and in the Mediterranean Area during the Classical Age, experience what truly means to manage an Empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field of Glory: Empires.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Ruler 2.

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  40. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 603 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Pox Nora is a collectible, turn-based, tactical, online fantasy game. Players command armies of fantastic creatures, cast spells of devastating power, and summon relics and equipment of ancient renown in order to defeat their opponents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pox Nora.

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  41. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    61% User Score Based on 386 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

    Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a turn-based meta RPG about a group of players rolling dice in the year 1999! Create your own game master and RPG party, as they roleplay, explore distant planets in their imagination, fight weird aliens and save the galaxy in the era of dial-up internet and floppy disks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy of Pen and Paper.

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  42. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    94% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    "Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legion War.

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  43. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 131 reviews

    It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 4.

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  44. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    32% User Score Based on 82 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Your team are the trailblazers for the first wave of Free Space Pioneers exploring a newly discovered alien planet. While searching the hostile world for alien technology you lead your team into tactical combat against pirates, alien creatures and the troops of the Imperial Consortium. Set up outposts and dig sites to exploit the secrets that this new world holds, in order stand against the incomi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shock Tactics.

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  46. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 532 reviews

    Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Crown.

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  47. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    39% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Third Front.

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  48. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farlanders.

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  49. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods. Take the role of a mighty Master and shape the destiny of Eador, on land and within the astral plane itself. Explore … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eador: Genesis.

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