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Games like Planets Under Attack

Looking for games like Planets Under Attack? Here are top real-time strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ironclad Tactics, Infested Planet or Iron Marines.

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  1. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 415 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironclad Tactics.

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  2. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 5 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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  3. 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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  4. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 268 reviews

    Aeon Command is a tug of war strategy game, where you play as one of three unique factions to help gain dominance over the Aeon Nebula! Take control of your mother ship to gather resources, produce ships and fight off the enemy mother ship. Grow stronger as you progress through the 24 mission campaign and unlock new upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeon Command.

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  5. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 3,388 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tooth and Tail.

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    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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  7. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 6,430 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers can not be destroyed by the enemies. Tower placement is key to progress in this game as they each have pros and cons. During the game you battle a variety of 15 diffrent "Insectoid" enemies with vari… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defense Grid: The Awakening.

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  8. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 2,383 reviews

    Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world. The Circle Empires universe is made of interconnected circles, each containing loot to plunder and foes to defeat. You are the god-like leader of your tiny kingdom, hungry for power. Use your skills to hunt down increasingly powerful enemies and expand your empire. The game world changes ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circle Empires.

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  9. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,214 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    "You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their attention outward, away from the galaxy, to alien threats or opportuni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI War: Fleet Command.

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    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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  12. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    77% User Score Based on 543 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 v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swords and Soldiers HD.

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  14. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 3,426 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warpips.

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  15. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,834 reviews

    A fearsome Chieftain is gathering an army, intent on the subjugation of the realm. The Villagers cry out for a hero! Someone to rise up and rescue them from their plight. This burden falls to you. Build a city, train an army, and equip your subjects. Seek out the assistance of helpful allies, such as dwarves, amazons, and sorceresses. With allies to help, and an army of your own, you can defeat th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warstone TD.

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  16. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    53% User Score Based on 1,753 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 16 reviews

    Sid Meier’s Starships challenges players to build a planetary federation by exploring the galaxy, expanding its influence and domain, researching futuristic technologies and engaging in deep, turn-based tactical space combat with an armada of uniquely customizable starships. Each new campaign will feature its own distinctive galactic strategy map of worlds with dynamically generated tactical comba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sid Meier's Starships.

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  17. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    66% User Score Based on 482 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HERO DEFENSE.

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  19. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 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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    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 72%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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  21. 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

    Rekindle humanity’s adventurous spirit by leaving the tired Earth to find new fortunes in the untapped resources of Mars in Offworld Trading Company, the economic real-time strategy game from Civilization IV designer Soren Johnson. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Offworld Trading Company.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 1,055 reviews

    Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Wars.

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  23. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 658 reviews

    Bastion of ancient civilization, a keeper of galaxy wisdom is invaded by alien armies. Use powerful ancient technologies and defeat the attack of enemy armies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Planet.

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  24. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 9,352 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 19 reviews

    Dungeon of the Endless is a roguelike-like tower defense game. The player takes the role of survivors in a prison spaceship after its escape pods crash landed on a planet on their way to the Auriga system, which they were supposed to colonize as slaves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of the Endless.

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  25. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    75% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushroom Wars.

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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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  28. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    60% User Score Based on 289 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

    Sequel to one of the hit RTS games of the last generation, Mushroom Wars 2 introduces hero characters with customizable skins, reimagined campaigns for each race of Mushroom folk, even wilder competitive multiplayer, as well as a visual overhaul, while preserving the core gameplay mechanics that made Mushroom Wars so enjoyable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushroom Wars 2.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 5,870 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Endless Space - Definitive Edition includes all the expansions and updates released for the game (including Endless Space Disharmony). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Space.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 861 reviews

    Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core! When the aliens swarm your maze and everything seems lost, use active abilities like Air Strike and Freeze to tilt the battlefield to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Sanctum TD.

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  31. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 7,913 reviews

    In Sanctum 2, you will have to utilize elements of multiple gameplay genres to succeed. Build towers and walls during the building phase before the enemies attack, then jump into the fray and help your towers blast everything to pieces in FPS-mode. You can progress through the single player campaign yourself, or play up to 4-player co-op with your friends to discover the secrets of the planet LOEK… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum 2.

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  32. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,369 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Scattered across five different regions, five special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot & ultimately save the world from chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Might & Magic Clash of Heroes.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,472 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Space Run is a PC game that mixes strategy and space ship construction in real time, borrowing certain mechanics from the “tower defense” system with numerous twists and hyper dynamic gameplay. Space Run is a nod to ‘80s science fiction and pays homage to many of its tropes and references. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Run.

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  34. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,947 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    Frozen Synapse is a thrilling PC, Mac, Linux and tablet (iOS/Android) strategy game. It brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre bang up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad. Classic gameplay with a modern interface! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen Synapse.

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  35. 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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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 4,585 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 34 reviews

    Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools. Now with a free, new content update - Wargroove: Double Trouble If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargroove.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 1,022 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A fast-paced turn-based 4x strategy game designed for competitive multiplayer. Players take their turns simultaneously and games take less than an hour. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hexarchy.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 507 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    Run a thieves’ guild in a gas-lit underworld. Antihero is a fast-paced strategy game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit urchins, hire thugs, kit out your master thief, upgrade your guild… and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your opposition. A turn-based multiplayer strategy game about running a thieves' guild. Antihero is all about short play sessions with super-interesting decisions. Recruit stre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antihero.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 430 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    BOID is a Class-Based Multiplayer RTS about life and mutation. Become the dominant life form in this tactical RTS. Take full control over your units, and take over all bases on the map. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boid.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 9,874 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 24 reviews

    A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game. Crafted by Blackbird Interactive, a studio founded by veterans of Homeworld and Company of Heroes, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak takes players to the deserts of Kharak where danger lurks over every dune. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.

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  42. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,778 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command! Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations! Rain fire upon your enemies, summon reinforcements, command your troops, recruit elven w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 957 reviews

    Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ozymandias.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 453 reviews

    WARSHIFT is the unique mix of the Action, Strategy and Role-playing gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters. This unusual gameplay requires a complete change of your play style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARSHIFT.

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  46. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 12,281 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 18 reviews

    Endless Space 2 will put you in the fascinating role of a leader guiding a civilization in making its first steps into the cold depths of interstellar space. You will explore mysterious star systems, discover the secrets of ancient races, develop advanced technologies of unthinkable power, and, of course, encounter new life forms to understand, to court or to conquer. Your story unfolds in a gal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Space 2.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    87% User Score Based on 1,948 reviews

    In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Istrolid.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 9 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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  49. 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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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,786 reviews

    AI War II is a grand strategy/RTS hybrid against an overwhelming, inhuman enemy who has conquered the galaxy. The enemy has made only a single error: underestimating you. You must steal as much technology as you can, and take enough territory to fortify your bases and launch your attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI War 2.

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