
26 Games with a sci-fi setting like Advance Wars that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Advance Wars down to the 26 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Advance Wars.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Advance Wars is Advance Wars: Dual Strike — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Pokémon Stadium 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Advance Wars
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Advance Wars. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

✓ Like Advance Wars, it's known for deep simulation, turn-based strategy and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping combat tactical

✓ Shared with Advance Wars: combat tactical, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

✓ If you enjoyed Advance Wars, expect combat tactical, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

✓ If you enjoyed Advance Wars, expect combat tactical, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Like Advance Wars, it's known for combat tactical, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

✓ If you enjoyed Advance Wars, expect combat tactical, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, tower defense planning and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation
Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Advance Wars
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Advance Wars, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
RTS · Adventure

Stellaris
RTS · Simulation

Total Annihilation
RTS

Pikmin 3
RTS · Adventure

Star Wars: Empire at War
RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Gratuitous Space Battles
Simulation · Turn-Based Strat

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
RTS · Simulation

Empire Earth
RTS

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
RTS · Simulation

Master of Orion
Turn-Based Strat

Oxygen Not Included
Simulation · Survival








