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Looking for games like Grimstar: Prequel? Here are top economy real-time strategy recommendations with a economy, violence and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Nightside, Meridian: Squad 22 or IDUN.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    54% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    NIGHTSIDE is a sci-fi base building real time strategy game set on the dark side of an unknown planet where the valuable "green ice" resource can be found. Follow Adam, a human explorer, as he discovers the secrets of this dark world through a story-driven single player campaign, battle online against other players or team up against AI opponents or practice solo against a challenging AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightside.

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  2. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    50% User Score Based on 76 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Meridian: Squad 22 is a single-player science-fiction real-time strategy game with a focus on base building and advanced tactics. Every single choice, every tactical decision you make, shapes the outcome of your story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meridian: Squad 22.

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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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  4. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 554 reviews

    An RTS game on a Sci-Fi setting made by the same crazy guys behind the Kingdom Rush saga.Players will command several squads of units ranging from specialized soldiers, unstoppable mechas and of course, Hero units both human and extraterrestrial. The fight spans across exotic planets against fearsome alien creatures and factions.This game won’t be a part of the Kingdom Rush franchise. It is an ent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Marines.

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  5. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    48% User Score Based on 331 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oil Rush.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics. Explore mysterious star systems and reveal the secret of the phantom signal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Signal.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    44% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

    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, your faith and the survival of your ship and its crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Space.

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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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    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 null.

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  10. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 868 reviews

    MarZ Rising is a tactical base defense game, which lets you discover a completely new gameplay experience of the tower defense genre! Build, manage and defend your martian base. Guide your crew safely through the thrilling campaign and solve the mystery of the undead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MarZ: Tactical Base Defense.

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  11. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Grimstar is a real-time strategy game with a story-based single-player campaign. Your brother's sudden death has hit you hard, but the laws of the corporation for which he laid down his life dictate that you must take his place until his contract is fulfilled... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil!.

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  12. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    57% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Desperate Place is a strategy tower defense game in which you need to play as the crew that was suddenly awakened early, and in the case of a colonial starship that suffered damage, come to an unknown planet to collect resources, repair the starship and defeat the alien monsters that suddenly appeared to escape from this desperate Place. On this unknown planet, you will need to use your limited s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desperate Place.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 3,690 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

    Grey Goo is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that combines classic strategy mechanics and a balanced combat system with an emphasis on large-scale decision-making. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grey Goo.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    38% User Score Based on 554 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 4 reviews

    Etherium is the new, futuristic real-time strategy game developed by Tindalos Interactive, the studio that created Stellar Impact. This strategy game, exclusively for PC, offers a particularly dynamic and edgy gameplay with innovative game mechanics that revitalize the genre.In Etherium, three empires are engaged in a merciless struggle to control a handful of planets that contain rich deposits of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Etherium.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    81% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    Five Nations is a real-time sci-fi strategy game for PC platform. Encompassing tactical combat in space in real-time mixed with micromanagement of economy, construction, and production featuring different kind of single player modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nations.

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  16. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    74% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    WISHLIST THE FULL GAME WISHLIST OTHER GAMES About the GameTry out the free prologue to get a taste of the exciting gameplay and easily transfer your progress to the full game. Transfer your progress to the main game The main game offers three acts, 38 areas, mini-games, and a lot of gear options for your hero. Progress seamlessly transfers from the prologue to the main game. Face 10 Level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,142 reviews

    Buggos is an RTS Auto Battler where you direct a bug swarm to conquer the planet from the dirty resident humans! You unlock evolution points when defeating the humans in battle allowing you to customize your bug swarm. You are the bad guys! You are the evil bugs! You are here for blood! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buggos.

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  18. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    62% User Score Based on 2,754 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 10 reviews

    Set in the near-future, Act of Aggression is an explosive techno-thriller real-time strategy game hailing from the Golden Era of RTS. With three global super-powers, there can be only one victory.Across three distinct factions each armed with the greatest modern and prototype military weaponry, head into some of the world’s most volatile conflict zones, building bases for mass production, establis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Act of Aggression.

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  19. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    70% User Score Based on 300 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

    [Media 2206358] >>>GET IT NOW on STEAM!<<< Assume control as the Insectoid Hive mind. Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined underworld riddled with dangers and lost civilization. Can you reach... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hive.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

    Solareth is a high-intensity top-down arena shooter where quick thinking and sharp reflexes are key. On a vast space battleground, you’ll confront waves of enemies that grow faster, fiercer, and deadlier with every round. With over eight weapon types, every encounter offers new possibilities: precise pistol shots, explosive rocket volleys, focused laser beams, or blazing flamethrowers that turn t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solareth.

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  21. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    65% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Wars.

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  22. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    48% User Score Based on 382 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meridian: New World.

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  24. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 631 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes.

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  25. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    Featuring: OE-LikeConstant endless unit production from your shipyards. Each ship is autonomous, they seek your opponents and prioritize what they are best suited to fight. Witness vast battles. Though you cannot directly control your units in the interference of the Spance, you can create waypoint chains to direct where shipyards send your fleets. Inspired by the gameplay of Obliterate Everyt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Annihilate The Spance.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 758 reviews

    Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the northern crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Godsworn.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,748 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 5 reviews

    Anomaly Warzone Earth is an extraordinary mixture of action and strategy in a reversed tower defense formula. The game tasks you with saving a near-future Earth from an alien onslaught. The invaders have captured several of the world’s major cities, building huge turrets that destroy everything in their path. It’s up to you to lead an armor squad through the streets of cities like Baghdad and Toky… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly: Warzone Earth.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy.

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  29. 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&#39;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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  30. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    Build your base. Construct towers, traps, mechs, and other defenses. Command your units in battle. Can you survive the enemy onslaught? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony Siege.

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  31. 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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  32. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 1,390 reviews

    [Media 3581156] After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Faced with the destruction of their entire... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Driftland: The Magic Revival.

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  34. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 291 reviews

    Final Theory is a turn-based strategy game where you command fleets of battleships engaged in a galactic civil war. It presents an exciting experience for both veteran players and those new to the genre. It features innovative combat mechanics but also hearkens back to some of the classics of gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Theory.

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

    In this unique Tower Defense you will travel through William’s mind in a colored and dreamlike universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shad'O.

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  37. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    67% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    We are here to build a thriving colonyChoose your story and location for a future colony, and embark on an exciting expedition filled with economic and industrial challenges. Protect your people from the artificial intelligence enslaving the world. Assemble a fleet of modular shipsBuild new ships and combine different modules—your actions are limited only by technological progress and availab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oasis Mission: Colony Sim.

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  38. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 866 reviews

    Songs of Silence is an Art Nouveau-inspired fantasy strategy game with a unique mix of turn-based kingdom management, hero development and real-time combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Silence.

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  39. 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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  40. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    It's time to learn about the dangers of the wasteland. You've trained all your life to be one of the captains. The council of elders has given you your first serious assignment. You must lead your people through the wastelands. For the first time, you get access to 3rd level of technology. Which gives you access to vehicles, allows you to explore further terrain. You need to prepare the necessary… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Post-Apo Builder: Prologue.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 3,372 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 11 reviews

    Per Aspera is a narrative-driven strategy game with the goal of overcoming the challenge of terraforming Mars. Explore the planet, gather resources, and make strategic decisions as you live the fantasy of scientifically-based interplanetary expansion. Hardship awaits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Per Aspera.

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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 288 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Heroes of Annihilated Empires - is a fantasy-based trilogy game in the genre of RTS vs RPG for PC. A new proprietary 3D-engine is used to power the game. Episode one is set on Atlans island, the historical homeland of elves. The world of the game is living and huge, full of magic, mythical creatures, heroes and powerful forces involved in a large-scale conflict dating back to the past. The gamepla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Annihilated Empires.

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  43. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    61% User Score Based on 390 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 27 reviews

    Buy The DioField Chronicle on PlayStation Store, an all-new RPG with strategic real-time combat and distinctive diorama-style visuals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The DioField Chronicle.

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  44. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    76% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy.

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  45. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    61% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Reverie Knights Tactics: Prologue takes you on a journey to a hand-drawn fantasy world, where you guide your heroes through the first hour of the upcoming tactical RPG. The Prologue introduces you to the game's story and includes three battles, as well as item crafting and character customization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reverie Knights Tactics: Prologue.

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  46. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    48% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    - Persistent and customizable squads - Upgradeable and unique (per class) skill tree for all units - Customizable mechs - Different Worlds with unique environments. - Customizable Battlecruiser. The Battlecruiser serves as the base of operations, and can be customized with weapons or infrastructures that will boost the squad numbers, teleport soldiers or even bombard the battlefield. - Faction rel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons.

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  47. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    IRON GUARD VR (DEMO) is a sci-fi tower defense game made in the spirit of classic RTS games. Lives of the surviving crew members are in your hands . Find out why the terraformer robots have rebelled and help evacuate your crew from an unknown planet, where survival is the new frontier.FEATURES:• A complete 360 degrees immersive gameplay.• Different game modes and styles.• VR and Non-VR game mode.•… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IRON GUARD.

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  48. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 510 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 7 reviews

    From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents! 8-Bit Hordes features offline single-player missions, two-player… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8-Bit Hordes.

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  49. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Tactical adventure inspired by XCOM and legendary sci-fi novels. Lead team of space rangers, outsmart alien monsters and discover secrets of uncharted planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics.

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  50. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    87% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth vs Mars.

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