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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricMelee
Steam👍 91%· 4.6K
Year 2001Dev LucasArtsOn PC · Mac
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Homeworld 2 down to the 29 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Homeworld and Pikmin 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Homeworld 2.
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Year 2003Dev Relic Entertainment
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Homeworld 2 is Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Homeworld and Pikmin 3 follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Homeworld 2
29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Homeworld 2. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
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IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Relic Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation
Same studio: Relic Entertainment.
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric
IGDB86· 9
Year 2013Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4 · Nintendo
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricMelee
Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3
Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
Update NotesPatch 3 not only brough more bug fixes but adds Workshop support to Impossible Creatures. Together with the great possibilities of the SDK (even with full C++ support) and the mod tools now the highest level of mod support comes with IC.
Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 2: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals71Setting48
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Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42
Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling
Nova Edition Stellaris Nova Edition includes:Digital Original SoundtrackThe Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game.
Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 2: setting.
Released 13 years after Homeworld 2.
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 61%· 13KRAWG👍 71%· 157MC83IGDB75· 1
Year 2011Dev Blue Byte · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~11hOn PC
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling
This is the fifth game in a series of Anno games. The game genre remains unchanged - this is a real-time strategy with a variety of elements from other genres included in it: from the city construction and management simulator to submarine battles.
Released 8 years after Homeworld 2.
Genre100Setting100Game mode72Visuals71
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricCo-op
IGDB87· 2OC78· 23
Year 2004Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 89%· 3.1KIGDB76· 3
Year 2007Dev Hellbent Games · THQOn PC
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline
Steam👍 90%· 964RAWG👍 70%· 43IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Mucky Foot Productions · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, cozy, relaxing feel and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light.
Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 2: visuals.
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SoloSci-FiIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Gradiente
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricNarrative
Steam👍 97%· 3.7K
Year 1997Dev Cavedog Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC · Mac
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricTactical
IGDB90· 8
Year 2015Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation
Released 12 years after Homeworld 2.
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricTactical
IGDB89· 9
Year 2013Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation
Released 10 years after Homeworld 2.
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricTactical
Steam👍 88%· 2.0K
Year 2003Dev EA Pacific · Aspyr MediaOn PC · Mac
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricTactical
Steam👍 73%· 416
Year 1995Dev Westwood Studios · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC · Mac
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: combat tactical and base building, while skipping deep simulation
It predates Homeworld 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
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