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Curated recommendations based on Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins

ORB
84% match

ORB

Strategy

An epic struggle for control!

Genesis Rising
83% match

Genesis Rising

Strategy

Three thousand years in the future, mankind has carved a bloody path towards domination of the known universe. Self-proclaimed as a divine race and beyond reproach as a species, they view all alien races as inferior.

Earth 2140
81% match

Earth 2140

Singleplayer

The year is 2140. After numerous wars and several environmental disasters, only two world powers remain; the United Civilized States (»UCS«), covering the American continent, Western Europe and North Africa, and the Eurasian Dynasty (»ED«) covering the coherent landmasses of Eastern Europe and Asia.

Tanks vs Aliens
79% match

Tanks vs Aliens

Action

Hordes of alien tanks have flooded the streets, spreading chaos and terror everywhere they go. You’re the only one who can save humanity! Explore the world of futuristic tank battles in a brand new real-time strategy and base defense game.

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
78% match

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Strategy

Colonize A Planet. Dominate A World.

World In Conflict
78% match

World In Conflict

Action

World War III rages and a Soviet-led army has launched a surprise attack on the U.S.A. Command your troops into fast-paced battles fought on a fully destructible battle-field. Strategy meets intense action in this epic clash of Super Powers!

Conquest: Frontier Wars
75% match

Conquest: Frontier Wars

Singleplayer

Expand your fleet, explore your universe, and crush your opponents! Conquest: Frontier Wars features large-scale fleet battles, intelligent admirals who serve as hero units, and pulse-pounding deep space RTS Sci-Fi gameplay!

Etherium
74% match

Etherium

Action

Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’.

Gemini Wars
71% match

Gemini Wars

Singleplayer

Take control of a fleet commander returned from exile, rise through the ranks of the United Space Federation forces and join an epic war across the stars.

Near Impact
70% match

Near Impact

Action

Thousands of incoming asteroids...One robot...An untested defense force...The odds are about even!

reconquest
68% match

reconquest

Strategy

Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.

Expanse
68% match

Expanse

Indie

25th century. The mankind has left the Earth to settle other planets. One of the Ark ships arrived in the star system but eventually no habitable planets were discovered. It led to a conflict between three factions — the scientists, the workers and the military — arisen on a planet with the best living conditions.

Earth 2160
67% match

Earth 2160

Action

After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.

WARSHIFT
67% match

WARSHIFT

Indie

Unique mix of Action, RTS and RPG 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.

Battle for Orion 2
66% match

Battle for Orion 2

Indie

Earth has been destroyed. Mankind is fractured. The galaxy is at war. But one hope remains: a new home for mankind. Probes detected a habitable planet in the Orion sector. You must fight your way to it, but nothing is as it seems. A more devious plan is underway that threatens the entire galaxy.

Beware Planet Earth
66% match

Beware Planet Earth

Indie

Beware Planet Earth! is a beguiling mix of classic tower defense and time management coming to PC via Steam for the first time. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men!

Artificial Extinction
66% match

Artificial Extinction

Indie

You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses.

Perimeter 2: New Earth
65% match

Perimeter 2: New Earth

Strategy

Perimeter 2: New Earth is the long-awaited sequel of the critically acclaimed RTS Perimeter. Ideas of territorial gameplay and landscape modification, introduced in the original game, are now realized on a new concept & technology level.

Ad Astra: Sci-Fi Tower Defense
65% match

Ad Astra: Sci-Fi Tower Defense

Indie

Lose yourself in an indie solo-dev. treasure that harkens back to arcade classics! All while thumping along to killer retro-inspired beats by Ovani sound. Embark on an epic tower defense adventure against awe-inspiring machine monstrosities, made by a devoted gamer for devoted gamers.

STAR WARS™ Rebellion
64% match

STAR WARS™ Rebellion

Singleplayer

It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.

Endangered
64% match

Endangered

Action

Aliens are invading Earth and are taking out Earths military assets. Join them in the conquest of planet Earth.

End War RTS - Alien invasion
64% match

End War RTS - Alien invasion

Indie

A pixel style RTS type of modern war game, with the theme of alien invasion, real-time strategy game

Earth 2150 Trilogy
63% match

Earth 2150 Trilogy

Strategy

Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?

Freedom Force
63% match

Freedom Force

Singleplayer

From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with super-powers to bring the planet to its knees. Now Earth's only hope lies with a new breed of heroes... The Freedom Force!

Resistance: The 8th Wave
62% match

Resistance: The 8th Wave

Action

A high-degree-of-freedom strategy FPS shooting game that incorporates Rougelike gameplay. It allows users to pay more attention to the elements of strategy selection while shooting refreshingly, and to grow and learn in the process of continuous challenges and pressure.

Deterrence
62% match

Deterrence

Survival

Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.

Space Survival
61% match

Space Survival

Indie

This is a post-apocalyptic survival game that combines tower defense, survival, strategy, and random events. The game atmosphere is fun, and there are many wonderful props waiting for you to discover. Every decision you make will affect subsequent development. Live by your wisdom,

Battle for Vera
60% match

Battle for Vera

Pixel Graphics

Battle for Vera is a Real-Time Strategy game that draws inspiration from beloved classics, and improves upon many of their ideas to create an exciting new experience.

Battle For Cosmos
60% match

Battle For Cosmos

Indie

Battle For Cosmos is a fast-paced, action-packed RTS set in space. With a focus on the battle it is perfect for those who want a thrilling and engaging strategy game without the unnecessary filler. Take control of your empire, build your defenses, and conquer the cosmos!

Memetric: Final Lifeforms
59% match

Memetric: Final Lifeforms

Indie

The game has a main gameplay based on sidescrolling strategy set in a sci-fi world. The goal of our protagonists is to restart life on the planet after an extinction.

Solar System Conflict
59% match

Solar System Conflict

Indie

Solar System Conflict is a multiplayer space-survival game in which a colony of humans is stranded in a recently discovered solar system, in search of a way back to Earth.

Telestians
59% match

Telestians

Pixel Graphics

Telestians is a turn-based strategy war game that takes place in a dark fantasy setting. Build armies, search ruins, conquer enemies, and hear the lamentations of their women!

Alien Earth
58% match

Alien Earth

Action

The evil Raksha have taken over the Earth. They hunt humans for sport - and you're next! Can the hunted become the hunter....?

Commanding Nations
57% match

Commanding Nations

Multiplayer

Commanding Nations brings back the fun gameplay of RTS. Build anywhere and produce as many units as you want, as long as you can collect the needed resources. Play with one of the 3 unique Nations and destroy your opponents.

Frontier - TRS
57% match

Frontier - TRS

Indie

Frontier – Tactical Response Squad is a fast-paced top down shooter based in a dystopian future where mage corporations are in control. The corporations driven the environment to the edge with excessive resource extraction and humanity is forced to live in a high-tech bio domes.

Reshaping Mars
57% match

Reshaping Mars

Indie

「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.

Defense of the Earth
56% match

Defense of the Earth

2D

Gather a task force of the best fighters earth has to offer and research technology to defend against the alien invaders. You have to lead your squad through various grid- and turn-based battles. Between missions, you plan your next moves, manage your crew's abilities and unify humankind.

Harvest: Massive Encounter
56% match

Harvest: Massive Encounter

Indie

Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.

Rifle Storm
56% match

Rifle Storm

Indie

A turn-based strategy game with roguelike elements. Build a powerful squad, explore randomly generated worlds, acquire almighty gadgets and capture the bunker!

Journey of Resurgence
56% match

Journey of Resurgence

Singleplayer

In this open-world survival strategy game, you are a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore a vast map to find food, water, and resources to sustain your camp. When facing various antagonists, use strategy to assemble a powerful team. Every decision you make will impact the characters' fates.

Battlefall: State of Conflict
55% match

Battlefall: State of Conflict

Casual

Engage in a post-apocalyptic RTS showdown between three factions in Battlefall: State of Conflict.

Ironroots Siege and Soil
55% match

Ironroots Siege and Soil

Indie

Immerse yourself in a harsh post-apocalyptic world where every decision can cost you victory. Command squads of infantry, armored vehicles and aircraft in tense battles where tactics and speed decide everything.

StarFringe: Adversus
54% match

StarFringe: Adversus

Indie

This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.

Lost Technology
54% match

Lost Technology

Indie

Lost Technology is a simulation game in which over 100 characters comprising a total of 12 different factions battle to conquer each other’s territories. The faction chosen at the beginning will determine the conversations and events that occur throughout the game between the player and the other factions.

Melting World Online
54% match

Melting World Online

Indie

Multiplayer strategy game with tactical turn-based battles. Lead a fireteam of Battle Mechs, improve specialization of pilots, install equipment and weapons. Production, researching and trading. Dueling, PvP arena and co-op up to 4 players.

Maelstrom
53% match

Maelstrom

Indie

Fast-paced naval battles in a grim fantasy world of leviathans, warships & magic! Captain Orc, Dwarf, Human or Undead warships with tactical, ship-vs-ship-vs-monster combat! Upgrade ships & crew to become the most powerful warship to sail the Abyssal Ocean! Multiplayer, Solo & Co-Op.

The Climate Trail
53% match

The Climate Trail

Action

The Climate Trail is about climate refugees fleeing ever-worsening conditions after inaction on climate has rendered much of the USA (and the world) uninhabitable. The game combines the adventure and play of the journey north with visual novel elements.

Stellar Riftfront
53% match

Stellar Riftfront

Indie

Immerse yourself in a strategic struggle for survival in the depths of space. Build your own space base, command a fleet of starships and fend off endless waves of enemies in the harsh world of open space.

SunAge: Battle for Elysium
51% match

SunAge: Battle for Elysium

Indie

A return to the roots of real-time strategy, providing beautiful 2D visuals combined with all the features that we came to expect from old school classics. This remastered version is a culmination of all the improvements and new features based upon suggestions from the community.

Battlestations: Midway
50% match

Battlestations: Midway

Action

Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.