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Games like Nuclear Dawn

2011PC78 % positive9.75 €

A multiplayer hybrid of first-person shooter and real-time strategy on the Source engine: one player per team commands base building and strategy while the rest fight as soldiers.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Competing against other players
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Building and crafting

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In short: Games like Nuclear Dawn

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nuclear Dawn special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

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Best match

Natural Selection 2

87 %Match

2012USK 16PC, Steam Deck playable85 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Nuclear Dawn: competing against other players and playing together in co-op.

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.

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Sanctum 2

Building and crafting

A blend of tower defense and first-person shooting where you design mazes of towers and walls, then grab your guns and fight the alien waves yourself. It shines in four-player co-op, rewarding both smart layouts and sharp aim.

Renegade X

Competing against other players

Renegade X is a free team shooter set in the Command and Conquer universe, where you fight for GDI or Nod over Tiberium. Its appeal lies in teamwork, with vehicles, base building and squad tactics turning every battle into a large-scale clash.

Battlefield 2142

Competing against other players

A multiplayer shooter set in 2142, where two futuristic superpowers fight large team battles with vehicles, walkers and giant Titan airships during a new ice age. Unlockable ranks and gear give long-term progression.

Tribes 2

Competing against other players

A fast-paced multiplayer shooter built around jetpacks and skiing, where large teams fight across huge maps to capture flags and defend bases. Speed and teamwork define it.

Monday Night Combat

Competing against other players

A third-person shooter staged as an over-the-top futuristic game show, where you pick a class, fend off waves of robots and place turrets. The blend of tower defense and arena multiplayer plus satirical humor sets it apart.

KKnD2: Krossfire

Post-apocalyptic setting

A real-time strategy game set in a nuclear wasteland, where Survivors, mutated Evolved and new factions fight for control of the ruined surface. Base building, resource gathering and battles with quirky vehicles and mutants drive the play.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Shooting and gunplay

A team-based multiplayer shooter in the Quake universe where humans (GDF) and the alien Strogg fight objective-driven battles using specialized classes, vehicles and air support.

Sanctum

Building and crafting

Sanctum fuses tower defense with first-person shooting: you build mazes of turrets, then join the fight yourself against waves of aliens. Especially fun in co-op.

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