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Looking for games like Modem Wars? Here are top real-time strategy recommendations with a warfare focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Coloniser, Broken Arrow or ICBM: Escalation.

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  1. Join our community About the GameCrash-landed on the hostile alien world of Hastaris centuries ago, survival remains a way of life. In Coloniser, an epic-scale multiplayer real-time strategy game inspired by classic isometric RTS titles, building a colony is earned. Players are thrown into massive, persistent online worlds shared with rival tribes and hostile wildlife. Govern a colony whose… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coloniser.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    60% User Score Based on 10,827 reviews

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game. The base game features both the American and Russian factions, more than 100 units and multiple deck specialisations per nation. Broken Arrow brings the genre to a whole new level by combining the complexity of a joint-forces wargame with the typical real-time tactics action-packed gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Arrow.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 986 reviews

    ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS game that plunges players into the high-stakes world of global warfare, where every decision could tip the balance between survival and annihilation. Command vast armies, develop cutting-edge technology, and wield the most devastating weapons ever created to ensure your faction’s supremacy. Whether by conventional forces or through nuclear firepower, you’ll need to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICBM: Escalation.

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  4. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Welcome to the frontlines of D.O.T. Defence! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Fight local matches in 1v1, 2v2, or free-for-all battles against friends and AI-controlled bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D.O.T. Defence.

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  5. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    71% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Welcome to "Tactical Warfare," an immersive real-time strategy (RTS) experience that immerses you in an enthralling narrative of interstellar exploration, colonization, and unyielding conflict. Brief DescriptionThe tactical war game is a strategic game with a classic perspective system and an enhanced artistic style, featuring an exciting story about a war between two forces, both human… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tactical Warfare.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 1,053 reviews

    Command & Conquer Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Prepare your forces General... it's time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy. Command. Wage real-time war in more ways than ever with a modern and near-future arsenal. Command the powerful U.S. forces, the vast Chinese war machine, or the resourceful Global Liberation Army. Conquer. Battle … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command & Conquer™ Generals.

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  7. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 43,644 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 7 reviews

    It's time to battle through history once more in the latest entry of the landmark Age of Empires franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Empires IV.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 955 reviews

    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 30 missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

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  9. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 1,297 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Back to War is the second expansion pack, and it can be played as a standalone. Cossacks: Back to War adds two new nations (Switzerland and Hungary) to the choices from Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: Art of War because of their influence on European history. There are also new maps, a tutorial campaign and a map-editor. It adds several units to various countries, new cannon types and alters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cossacks: Back to War.

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  10. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 836 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    The never-ending war between the Greens and the Tans is reinforced with new strategies and tactics, as this release in 3DO's Army Men series garrisons on the GameCube. Army Men RTS features true 3D graphics and plays out across a variety of familiar, real-life environments transformed to demanding battlegrounds by the perspective of the little plastic soldiers. The original PC version of this game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Army Men RTS.

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  11. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    91% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Operation Valor is a tactical top-down multiplayer shooter that provides large scale combined-arms combat through base building and teamwork. This game is a cross between action-packed military gameplay and RTS-style mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Valor.

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  12. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 248 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Joint Task Force is the real-time strategy (RTS) game where you command the frontline forces in tomorrow's most hazardous conflicts. Lead twenty dramatic missions in explosive war-zones including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Balkans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joint Task Force.

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  13. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews

    Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight against another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle! Attack on Toys is a 3rd-person shooter mixed with combination of Real-time strategy as Toy Army Soldiers. Pick your favour… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attack on Toys.

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  14. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactics RPG game which you leading your own force in fantasy medieval world. Build your army and siege equipments. Experience epic siege battles. Lead your people revolting the tyrant! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 1,557 reviews

    Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. While the game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, Stronghold does provide space for economic strategy and development: there is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. The game takes place in Medieval Britain around the time of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold.

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  16. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,803 reviews

    Rusted Warfare is a 2D RTS game in the vein of Total Annihilation featuring large armies and a pixel art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusted Warfare.

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  17. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Eximius combines tactical First Person Shooter gameplay with high level strategic decision-making of a Real-time Strategy (RTS) game. The game features a competitive 5v5 team battles where players square off in a post apocalyptic urban environment. Play as a Commander (RTS); build base, train an army and call down support abilities to help your allies on the ground to gain territory. Play as an … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eximius: Seize the Frontline.

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  18. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    56% User Score Based on 7,212 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Colonize solar systems, annihilate homeworlds, and exterminate your foes in epic interplanetary battles with multiple players and thousands of units. Planetary Annihilation takes strategy gaming to a never-before-seen scale -- and gives players powerful tools to control the action. Blow up everything, anywhere; dominate with punishing spacecraft, robots, and other futuristic machines of war. Arm a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetary Annihilation.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 15,836 reviews

    The base game offers two factions: the United States Army and the Global Revolutionary Movement. Fight in rural areas, factories, railway stations or in towns and use the environment to your advantage. Cover is everywhere, and almost everything can be destroyed. An unseen amount of challenges are awaiting you in exciting online combat supported by Steamworks! The game allows you to command your u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call to Arms.

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  20. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Customize your armyGain experience and spend level up points to increase your units' offense, defense or speed. Upgrade your infantry with new equipment to make them powerful against different unit types.Navigate the worldEach unit has their advantages and disadvantages in the terrain of Art of Guile. Will you use rivers as an advantage to slow the enemy down or swamps and their long grass to prep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Art of Guile.

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  21. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 476 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Act of War: Direct Action is a highly realistic, near future real-time strategy game, set against the backdrop of a conflict that threatens to permanently change the face of our world. Created in conjunction with US Air Force captain (ret.) Dale Brown, author of 14 New York Times best-sellers, this techno-thriller game puts you in control of Task Force Talon, a direct action team put together to d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Act of War: Direct Action.

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  22. 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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  23. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 689 reviews

    Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forged Battalion.

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  24. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    It's 100 years since nuclear warheads totalled the Earth, 40 years since the militant Survivors crawled from their underground bunkers to struggle against the mutated Evolved for control of the surface. With a victory for either side seeming doubtful, many people from both sides fled the conflict 40 years ago and have spent the time regrouping, licking their wounds, and planning for the next assau… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KKnD2: Krossfire.

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  25. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 10,894 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The Collection Edition includes: Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (first official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Rome: Total War - Alexander (second offi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rome: Total War.

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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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  27. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,187 reviews

    Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter computer game where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    85% User Score Based on 9,518 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechabellum.

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  29. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arrival of Beasts.

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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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  32. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    61% User Score Based on 1,887 reviews

    Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story driven RTS, that re-lives some of the bloodiest battles of “The Great War”. The missions include some of the most fearsome weaponary employed of the period. Sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery and mobile infantry - BoE has it all! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle of Empires: 1914-1918.

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  33. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 276 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    A real-time strategy game continuing the story of the fantasy world of Khaldun. Even as the world erupts in civil war, an ancient evil gives out a call, and the Shadow-touched begin to gather. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kohan II: Kings of War.

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  34. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    90% User Score Based on 513 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral. American scientists working for Department of Defense find out that this mineral is in fact identical to the substance used to power an extraterrestrial artifa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Original War.

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  35. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    59% User Score Based on 18,890 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 1 reviews

    The legendary strategy franchise is back! Company of Heroes 3 is the ultimate package of action, tactics and strategy. Take charge in the heat of real-time battle, then command as a General guiding the overall campaign where every decision matters. ​ Overwhelm your opponents with new and familiar factions, units, and international Battlegroups. Command ground, air and naval forces and build suppl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Company of Heroes 3.

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  36. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 4,121 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop's classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles. Additionally an extensive multiplayer mode with persistent fleets where up to 4 players can battle simultaneously, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada also features a big story campaign, taking place during the 12th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlefleet Gothic: Armada.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    80% User Score Based on 906 reviews

    Inspired by classic RTS titles like Command & Conquer with a nod to famed board game Axis & Allies, Line War combines elements of 4X, wargame, and real-time tactics genres into a unique strategic experience for veterans and newcomers. This game has a never-before-seen approach that lets you focus on drawing commands and executing a strategy rather than managing individual units. Chain commands an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Line War.

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    Abatron, a Multiplayer Action Strategy pc game. Strategy combined with shooter gameplay mechanics. Switch from first person, to third person, or topdown... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abatron.

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  40. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    63% User Score Based on 95 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    A major armed conflict is brewing between the Western powers and the Soviet bloc. The Red Army has been growing ever stronger since the end of World War II. With the growth of their army the Soviets realize that they hold the advantage, and are only waiting for the right moment to attack. That moment arrives with the Tempelhof Incident: the near-fatal collision of a US cargo plane and a Soviet fig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Codename: Panzers - Cold War.

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  41. Build your base. Command your army. Conquer a hostile world.RTS Outpost is a fast-paced online real-time strategy game. Modern military warfare with tanks, jets and heavy firepower, in the spirit of the classic base-building RTS you grew up with. But the frontier is wild and deadly. Before you can claim new ground, you have to wipe out the creatures that roam it. Construct power plants and war fa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RTS Outpost.

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  42. STEEL PHANTOMSA modern military real-time strategy game. Three factions fielding real-world machines - tanks, drones, rocket artillery, anti-air. Every match is decided by tactics, not reflexes. Campaign: 21 MissionsA full campaign across all three armies - 7 missions each. Storm cities, hold the line, hunt enemy commanders, and unleash devastating superweapons. Every faction fights its own way. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEEL PHANTOMS.

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  43. BUILD YOUR GALACTIC DOMINION Enter the persistent galaxy of SolPlex Dominion, a large scale sci-fi strategy MMO where every decision shapes the future of your empire. Expand across multiple colonies, manage complex industrial production chains, forge powerful alliances and wage war against rival commanders in an ever evolving galactic battlefield. Build your economy, command advanced military fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SolPlex: Dominion.

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  44. BUSINESS RIVALS - A multiplayer business warfare simulator where every company depends on the others. Choose your industry, build your empire, hire employees, purchase facilities, expand operations, and compete against rival entrepreneurs in a dynamic economy. But be careful. Business Rivals is not a simple free-for-all strategy game. Every company is connected through a chain of dependencies. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Business Rivals.

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  45. Gridhammer is a tactical plate battler where every placement matters. Build loadouts from five rival houses, read the board, and outmaneuver your opponent one plate at a time. The Grid Awaits Place plates on a shared grid. Each plate carries four corner values — when your plate lands next to an opponent's, the higher side claims it. Chain flips, trigger abilities, and turn the board in a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gridhammer.

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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    82% User Score Based on 1,503 reviews

    Become a general in the greatest war the world has ever seen! TRAIN massive armies of tanks and aircraft, go to war with thousands of REAL players, form great alliances, and develop your own strategic center of operations. Join the largest WW2 strategy MMO in the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World at War WW2 Strategy MMO.

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  47. Iron Pact is a free-to-play strategy game about fighting for territory, protecting supply lines, and building fragile alliances in a world shaped by players. At Early Access launch, you will choose where to establish your foothold, push outward, and hold ground before the next conflict shifts the map against you. Every campaign is shaped by the players around you. Alliances can open a fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Pact.

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  48. Steel Command is a classic-style Real-Time Strategy game built for fans of base-building, resource management, and tactical warfare. Set on the abandoned frontier world of Prosper, you must secure the volatile Yellow ECO ore to fuel your war machine and break a century-long stalemate. TRADITIONAL RTS SOULWe’re bringing back the gameplay loop of the golden age. No over-complicated sub-menus, jus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Command.

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  49. TAKE COMMAND. War has erupted in the Pacific. You are the first line of defense. Assume command of the USS Halsey Blake, a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, in a desperate race to protect a vital carrier strike group from deadly submarines. Plot courses across a living 3-D Western Pacific, work passive and active sonar, unravel target-motion analysis, and decide if, when, and how to use y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battleline: Pacific.

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  50. BUZZ WARS is a wasp-and-bee themed RTS game with single player combat elements. Play solo or join online multiplayer matches. Players fight, build hives and accumulate points as the hives produce queens - provided the hives are fed enough resources. There's also a first person mode where players can control and command individual units.  -UPDATE 25/06/2026: SOME PLAYERS HAVE DETECTED A POSSIBL… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buzz Wars.

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