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Games like Command & Conquer

1995USK 16PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playable71 % positivefree

The landmark RTS that defined the genre: harvest Tiberium, build bases and wage tank battles as GDI or Nod, tied together by campy full-motion video cutscenes starring the iconic Kane. Frank Klepacki's driving soundtrack completes the package.

  • Building and crafting
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Economy and management
  • Tactical depth

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Mindustry

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2017PC, Steam Deck playable95 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Command & Conquer: building and crafting, economy and management as well as tactical depth.

Mindustry blends tower defense with factory building: you design conveyor networks and production chains to supply resources and ammo for defenses against enemy waves. It also offers a map editor, co-op and PvP.

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Natural Selection 2

Competing against other players

An asymmetric multiplayer shooter pitting marines against aliens, with a commander on each side running the match like an RTS from above. Teamwork, map control and sharp aim or agile alien movement decide every round.

Apox

Building and crafting

Apox blends real-time strategy with first-person shooter mechanics: you build bases, hold strategic sites and manage resources, while also crouching, throwing grenades and looting corpses. Its standout idea is loading soldiers into vehicles to design your own units.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

Building and crafting

A real-time strategy game where you push back a spreading fluid menace called the Creeper using defensive towers and terraforming. Huge maps and scripting tools make it a demanding, puzzle-like challenge for tacticians.

Evil Genius

Building and crafting

As a supervillain you build a secret island lair, train minions and scheme for world domination in a 1960s spy-movie style while fending off secret agents. Satirical humor and a retro espionage look define its charm.

Frozen Synapse

Competing against other players

Frozen Synapse is a tactical strategy game where you plan your squad's orders and both sides execute their turns simultaneously. You predict enemy moves in a sleek neon-minimal look, making every round a tense, puzzle-like duel of wits.

Total Annihilation

Strong soundtrack

A landmark real-time strategy game where the Arm and Core factions clash in massive robot wars. Flowing resource management and true 3D units and terrain set a high bar for the genre.

Imagine Earth

Building and crafting

A real-time colony-building strategy game where you settle alien planets and balance trade, economy and environmental impact. Managing each planet's ecology feels like a thoughtful planning puzzle.

Supreme Commander

Building and crafting

A colossal real-time strategy game with huge maps, seamless strategic zoom, and hundreds of land, sea and air units, capped by game-changing experimental superweapons. Three warring human factions battle for the galaxy in the Infinite War.

0 A.D.

Competing against other players

0 A.D. is a free, open-source real-time strategy game set in ancient civilizations, built by volunteers. You gather resources, raise armies and march them against rivals in skirmishes or online matches.

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