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Looking for games like City Defense? Here are top arcade real-time strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Age of Darkness Final Stand, They Are Billions or Battle Empire: Rome War Game.

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  1. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 5,801 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Darkness Final Stand.

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  2. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 35,214 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 21 reviews

    They Are Billions is a strategy game in a distant future about building and managing human colonies after a zombie apocalypse destroyed almost all of human kind. Now there are only a few thousand humans left alive that must struggle to survive under the threat of the infection. Billions of infected roam around the world in massive swarms seeking the last living human colonies. CAMPAIGN: THE NEW E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Are Billions.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    57% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Once combat is initiated the player can lead their squadrons to attack waves of German bombers utilizing simple touch or mouse commands. The game follows the historical timeline very closely, but at the same time - the game mechanics are easy to learn (yet hard to master) and it provides great entertainment for both seasoned and novice players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Few.

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  8. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    An active skill-based siege defense game. Prepare your aim and quickly assess the coming onslaught. Survive a large-scale assault on your home as you build outward to strengthen your arsenal. Engage epic hordes. Encircle powerful upgrade runes. Enhance your weapons. Siege the day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siegecaster.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs. Manage your colony while battling massive dino hordes. Breed and ride your own dinos, unlock permanent upgrades, and fight to reclaim the world for humanity. Massive ColoniesBuilding a massive colony is essential. Construct sprawling defences, set up vast production lines, and establish powerful grids to fuel your outpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Repterra.

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  10. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 3,076 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great War: Western Front.

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  11. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    61% User Score Based on 148 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Side-scrolling strategy is back, baby! Swords & Soldiers II Shawaramageddon is real-time strategy without the clickety clickety, where you command the Vikings, Demons, and Persian armies. You can take on the campaign or face off against other players in online multiplayer and challenge your friends in custom battles! Gather resources, send out armies, and support your forces with a wide arsenal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    87% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    Waronoi is a modern military real time strategy game that focuses on large scale combat, as well as small skirmishes. All on the same map, at the same time, using the strategic zoom function. Armies are organized hierarchically, meaning that units are connected to one another and has superior and subordinate units. Mastering this concept is the key to commanding your forces efficiently, as well a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waronoi.

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  14. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 2,099 reviews

    Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a critically acclaimed tactical battle simulator that allows you to lead thousands of soldiers in the battle of Gettysburg as commander of either the Union or Confederate army. The game features the most accurately created map, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI. You have the freedom to use different strategies while the battle progresses. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg.

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  15. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 5,713 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Civil War.

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  16. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 5,530 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

    In the RTS-game “Diplomacy is Not an Option” you will become a medieval feudal lord in a midlife crisis. Due to your position you must constantly make hundreds of decisions a day related with city management and economic development. You are tired of this monotonous and, so it seems, meaningless existence. But things are about to change: hordes of bloodlusted enemies, swarms of scary monsters and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diplomacy is Not an Option.

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  17. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    “Hunters of the Dead” is a survival/roguelike tower defense game with some micro management elements. You have to rescue your fellow Hunters and with their help locate and destroy Dracula. Dracula has raised an army of undead and has taken the whole city. You must defend your base while in the meantime you have to explore the buildings around and salvage what you can. However, better stay close to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunters Of The Dead.

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  18. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    Vedelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vedelem: The Golden Horde.

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  19. Design Your Kingdom, Prepare Your Airships, and Conquer Infinite Islands! Tiny Factions is a pixel-art medieval strategy game that blends classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) mechanics with deep city management and survival elements. You are not just commanding an army; you are the beating heart of a living kingdom that rebels, burns, and rises from the ashes. KEY FEATURES Deep Economy and City Buil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Factions.

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  20. Choose your units, place them where it counts and build an army that wins. Deploy heroes with powerful skills to support your units and swing the battle your way. Unite the clans and take the fight to the Dubdals. Warboss is a casual and goofy battle simulator. This is a fast-paced auto-battler about making smart choices before the fight starts — and then watching everything collide. You don’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warboss.

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  21. Mawang: Dark Lord Defense is a real-time tactical tower defense game. As Princess Lua, defend the demon realm against the hero alliance. Build unique towers, manage unit morale, and use tactical pauses to repel invasions. Your strategy decides the demon realm's fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mawang: Dark Lord Defense.

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  22. It's time to battle the enemies through air attack to enforce the Power of the Supreme! Numerous aircraft, spaceships to battle with, knock them out with gunfire, missiles from your fighter jet! In the short run and gun. The Sky gets filled with smokes of gunfire and high-tech missiles resulting in a devastating aero strike. The surroundings get more battle some as you progress through the game sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air War Action Shooting Game.

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  23. It's time to battle the enemies through air attack to enforce the Power of the Supreme! Numerous aircraft, spaceships to battle with, knock them out with gunfire, missiles from your fighter jet! In the short run and gun. The Sky gets filled with smokes of gunfire and high-tech missiles resulting in a devastating aero strike. The surroundings get more batlesome as you progress through the game show… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air War Boom.

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  24. It's time to battle the enemies through air attack to enforce the Power of the Supreme! Numerous aircraft, spaceships to battle with, knock them out with gunfire, missiles from your fighter jet! In the short run and gun. The Sky gets filled with smokes of gunfire and high-tech missiles resulting in a devastating aero strike. The surroundings get more batlesome as you progress through the game show… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air War Action Shooting Game.

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  25. Low Poly FPS Shooter where you need find 5 keys and avoid police army If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Of Keys.

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  26. Castra is a strategic game about total conquest. You are the leader of a powerful army. You will decide where to attack and how to defend your territory. War is coming, and the decisions you make will change everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castra.

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  27. Welcome to Bedroom Brawl where your childhood toys don’t just sit in the toybox… they go to war. Step into oversized toy-filled arenas where everyday rooms turn into chaotic battlefields, and join a wild toy-wars universe filled with action, nostalgia, and infinite replayability. A TOY WORLD BUILT FOR CHAOS Bedrooms. Kitchens, Santa’s Workshop, Water Parks, Arcades, Garages. Toy stores. Playroom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BEDROOM BRAWL.

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  28. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 3,521 reviews

    Overview War of Dots is a minimalist real-time strategy game. Command your armies in real-time battles across a variety of maps. Capture cities, manage resources, and defeat your rivals. Game Details The key idea in War of Dots is simplicity. Unlike most other strategy games, it doesn’t rely on complex mechanics. There are only two types of units: light – perfect for fighting in numbers, eff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War of Dots.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    A combination RTS and base builder with a brand new kind of enemy, the Calyx are a group of powerful plant-aliens that, left unchecked, quickly spread to control swathes of the map. As the only remaining occupant of an Avaris Corporation deep-space mining vessel, you’ve arrived in orbit around a barren-looking planet. While you’re trying to get over being frozen for more than a century, you’re … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calyx.

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  30. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 4,788 reviews

    Becastled is about building and defending your castle from sieges in a fantasy world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Becastled.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Darfall is a strategy survival city-builder with RPG elements. You lead your hero with a band of warriors to defend your settlement, explore the corrupted land and craft new items. Expand your settlement and defeat the darkness coming from everywhere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darfall.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 34,793 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 4 reviews

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: Shogun 2.

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  33. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    In Little Kingdom RTS, you take on the role of the ruler of a small kingdom. With limited resources, you must build a base, organize the extraction of wood, stone, and wheat, erect defenses, raise an army, and fend off enemies. The main goal is to survive and capture all territory on the map. Each new level presents a new map with a unique layout of resources, enemy kingdoms, secrets, and strategi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Kingdom RTS.

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  34. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    30% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Riot Operator is a dynamic riot crisis management game. In this thrilling simulator, you will have to test your skills in managing the police and medical units. Enforce peace in 8 different locations across the world. The safety of the citizens is in your hands. CHOOSE THE RIGHT STRATEGY Different situations will require different solutions. Decide where to send your units and prioritize specif… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riot Operator.

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  36. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 1,268 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 13 reviews

    "From the Star Wars: Empire at War and Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first-ever strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian. Conan Unconquered is a strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian where you must build your stronghold and assemble an unconquerable army to survive the savage hordes of Hyboria. Wave after wave of increasingly mor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan Unconquered.

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  37. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,378 reviews

    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. Expand Your ColonyExpand your colony in a hostile alien environment and ensure you can supply enough shelter, water and pow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Glory To Goo.

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  38. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    81% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    ONLY STEAM KEY BEING SOLD (no itch.io file download) Demo on Steam Store Page & Steam Deck Verified!General, enemy forces have opened a Paradox rift outside of our base, we need you to fight them off. As a General, you'll have to defend your base against endless waves of enemies with different categories, including heavy, fast, flying, missile launchers, and more. Balance your economy and resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expand & Exterminate: Terrytorial Disputes - Endless Base Defense.

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  39. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 5 reviews

    A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thronefall.

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  41. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    46% User Score Based on 2,010 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Blitzkrieg 3 is an online WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat other players or powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches. Each of three campaigns provide a unique blend of PvE, PvP and PvAI missions. Blitzkrieg's impressive Neural Network AI acts like no machine before. In total, game features 60+ histori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blitzkrieg 3.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 3,713 reviews

    Silica is a crossover of FPS and RTS where up to 3 factions battle for control over the planet of Baltarus. Lead from above as commander, or experience the action first-hand, either alone, or with friends. Join one of two human armies, or hunt them down as the territorial aliens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silica.

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  43. 23%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    32% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Reiho High School's Big Four is a group of students feared by all other schools among the students there was one who reigned, garnering the title of 'Mr.' from even his classmates… His name was Kobayashi. He fought Kunio under Yamada's orders and lost.... However, Kobayashi knew he hadn't fought giving all he had. What on earth is he planning? Depending on your choices you may find the answer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY COOL, KOBAYASHI-SAN!: A RIVER CITY RANSOM STORY.

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  45. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 86,339 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Includes: US Airborne Pathfinder Uniform for the following roles: Rifleman, Support, Medic, Sniper, Auto Rifleman, Heavy MG, Spotter, Assault, Engineer, Anti-Tank Officer. Join the ever-expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first-person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line, and a unique resource-base… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Let Loose.

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  46. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    80% User Score Based on 337 reviews

    ake Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander: The Great War.

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  47. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 833 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Kingdom Wars II: Battles brings a fresh perspective on the fantasy real-time Strategy genre, combining the best of Zombie survival and long term crafting with complex fast-paced city-building and skirmish siege combat. All in a beautifully, yet gory game world where players fight across the epic battlefields in multiplayer skirmish and coop with thousands of other players. And with an episodic sin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 2: Battles.

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  48. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    55% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Ruined Kingdom is a real-time strategy, RPG, and route attack game. Defeat the insolent humans and take from them whatever your heart desires, CONTROL the battlefield, Defeat rival tribes! Take control of an army of Orcs fighting to conquer! Win and gain experience to unlock new upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruined Kingdom.

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  49. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 215 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Rewrite history as you take control of the brutal Vikings, the devious Aztecs or the crafty Chinese in their global quest to win the favour of the Gods! Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling strategy game that lets you control an entire army and lets you wield devastating magical abilities. Demolish your enemy’s castle at the end of these two-dimensional battlefields and lead your troops to victo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swords & Soldiers.

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  50. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 2,296 reviews

    8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 10 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8-Bit Armies.

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