Games like ESA SHIELD

"Stable Orbit" is a space management simulation game set in 2034, where you design, build, and control your own space station. As Station Commander, you must manage scarce resources, survive disasters, and complete research projects to fund growth. The game is highly realistic, with the station subject to real astro-physics, and failure is not an option for the safety of your crew.

Outscape is a persistent, online strategy game set in a vast galaxy. Players build their empire by exploring, colonizing, and resource management, with the option to specialize in military might, diplomacy, or trade. Technological research and development allows players to upgrade and customize their fleets and buildings, with a variety of structures and structures to choose from.

In Terra Invicta, players lead one of several factions responding to an extraterrestrial probe and alien presence mining beyond Earth. As global nations falter, secret coalitions form with competing goals—defense, extermination, worship, negotiation, or alliance with the aliens. Strategic diplomacy, resource management, and covert operations shape humanity’s fate amid an uncertain invasion.

Explosive singleplayer action RTS with a story campaign. Hold the line against massive swarms on a fully simulated battlefield.

Interplanetary Enhanced Edition is a hard sci-fi turn-based strategy artillery game, offering single-player and multiplayer modes. Develop your home planet, build massive railguns, missiles, and laser weapons, and engage in interplanetary warfare across a randomly generated solar system. With stunning graphics, challenging gameplay, and strategic depth, it's an exciting and immersive experience, but beware of potential bugs and grinding.

"Becastled" is a single-player real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world, where players build and defend their castles from sieges. The game boasts outstanding mechanics, impressive visuals, and a delightful soundtrack, but can be poorly optimized, buggy, and require lots of grinding. Explore the ancient conflict between light and dark while managing resources, training an army, and surviving relentless attacks in this highly replayable game.

"The Universim" is a god-game simulation where players oversee a developing civilization across time. Manage resources, research technology, and handle natural disasters to guide your civilization to prosperity. Experience a living, breathing world with dynamic AI and simulated ecosystems. However, keep in mind that ultimate power may lead to the downfall of your civilizations if misused.

"Protolife is a single-player Real Time Strategy game with a good plot and marvelous visuals. Players become a part of a cellular machinery, building defenses and upgrading towers using proteins and enzymes to protect the cell from infection. The game features keyboard controls, a manual for building and upgrading, and a team of developers including Alexey Grishin for code, music, and pirogi; Ruslan Kibets for code and PR; and Anatoly Sazanov for art and idea."

"Sol 0: Mars Colonization" is a real-time strategy game where players manage a crew to establish a self-sustaining colony on Mars. Overcome challenges such as managing resources, maintaining habitats, and ensuring crew survival, while furthering scientific research and exploring the Martian landscape. The game features a dynamic weather system, day/night cycles, and procedurally generated terrain for a unique experience.

Cepheus Protocol is a real-time strategy game set in a futuristic world overrun by a deadly virus. As the leader of a ragtag group of survivors, players must gather resources, build bases, and research new technologies to combat the outbreak and save humanity. With intense tactical combat and a branching storyline, each playthrough offers a unique challenge.