StrategyRTS
SoloProceduralSandbox WorldSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagementCrafting
Steam👍 44%· 1.1K
Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Imagine Earth
25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Imagine Earth. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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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SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiPost-ApocalypticBase BuildingCraftingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 96%· 112KRAWG👍 77%· 191MC75IGDB84· 1
Year 2018Dev Lo-Fi GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC
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SoloPost-ApocalypticSci-FiBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103
Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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SoloSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagement3D
Steam👍 76%· 290
Year 2016Dev Squatting Penguins · Ultimate GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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SoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticIsometricMultiplayer
Year 1999Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world
≠ Its own twist: combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation
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SoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticIsometricMultiplayer
Year 1998Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world
≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation
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SoloSci-FiSpaceIsometricMultiplayer
Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2
Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac
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SoloSci-FiSpaceIsometricMultiplayer
IGDB89· 5
Year 2010Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and setting space
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping deep simulation
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SoloSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 89%· 3.1KIGDB76· 3
Year 2007Dev Hellbent Games · THQOn PC
StrategyRTS
SoloSci-Fi
Steam👍 48%· 529MC43OC72· 66
Year 2014Dev Elder Games · Headup GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC
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SoloSci-FiIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Gradiente
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SoloSci-FiIsometric
Year 1992Dev Westwood Studios · Virgin Games
✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: deep simulation.
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SoloSci-FiIsometricTacticalDark
IGDB80· 1
Year 2012Dev Ndemic CreationsOn PC · Android · iOS
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom
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SoloSci-FiIsometricMultiplayerTactical
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Relic Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation
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SoloSci-FiIsometricMultiplayerTactical
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 and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation
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