Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2D
IGDB70· 2
Year 1981Dev Namco Limited · MidwayOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, setting scifi and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: combat tactical.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
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Year 1980Dev Atari
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The best games like Missile Command on PC
18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Missile Command. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
#2R-Type
70
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2D
Year 1987Dev Irem · Electric Dreams SoftwareOn PC
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 1985Dev Capcom · INTV CorporationOn PC
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for shooter, combat tactical and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 5 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals0
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiCo-op
Steam👍 95%· 22KIGDB60· 1
Year 2010Dev ValveOn PC
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for shooter, combat tactical and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, co op and online features, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 30 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Setting100Combat80Game mode58Visuals0
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiOffline
IGDB87· 3
Year 2001Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for shooter, combat tactical and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and offline, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 21 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Setting100Combat83Game mode51Visuals0
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiOffline
Steam👍 83%· 6.3KIGDB89· 9
Year 2010Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox
✓ Shared with Missile Command: shooter, combat tactical and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting space, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals and game mode.
Released 30 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Combat100Setting53Game mode45Visuals0
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiOffline
Steam👍 58%· 2.7KIGDB88· 12
Year 2012Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox
✓ Shared with Missile Command: shooter, combat tactical and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting space, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals and game mode.
Released 32 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Combat100Setting53Game mode45Visuals0
Adventure
SoloTacticalCo-opIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 1984Dev Capcom · Elite SystemsOn PC · PlayStation 3
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for shooter, combat tactical and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: co op and visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals and game mode.
Released 4 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Combat100Game mode34Visuals0
Adventure
MultiplayerSci-FiCo-opFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 345KRAWG👍 40%· 1.4KMC78IGDB79· 6OC79· 19
Year 2016Dev Hi-Rez StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for shooter, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and co op, while skipping combat tactical
Paladins (also known as Paladins: Champions of the Realm) is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter.
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 36 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Setting69Game mode52Visuals0
46
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalIsometric
Year 1997Dev Ensemble Studios · MicrosoftOn PC · Mac
✓ If you enjoyed Missile Command, expect combat tactical, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: setting and visuals.
Released 17 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting0Visuals0
Adventure
SoloTacticalSci-FiCyberpunkIsometric
IGDB69· 4
Year 1993Dev Bullfrog Productions · Electronic ArtsOn PC · Mac
✓ Shared with Missile Command: combat tactical, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk and visual isometric, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 13 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Combat100Setting63Game mode54Visuals0
#12Fruit Ninja
38
iRank83
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCasualFirst Person
IGDB83
Year 2010Dev Halfbrick StudiosOn PC · Android · iOS
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, offline and visual first person, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 30 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Game mode65Visuals0
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerOfflineThird Person
IGDB60· 1
Year 2005Dev Team17 · Majesco EntertainmentOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed Missile Command, expect single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: offline and visual third person, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: visuals.
Released 25 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Game mode65Visuals0
Adventure
SoloMultiplayer2DOfflineRanged
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Paragon 5 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for single-player focus, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, ranged combat and offline, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Missile Command: combat.
Released 21 years after Missile Command.
Genre100Visuals69Game mode65Combat0
Adventure
MultiplayerOnline
OC69· 146
Year 2021Dev HermendezOn PC
✓ Like Missile Command, it's known for multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, MMO world and community and online features, while skipping shooter
Created by Me and my bud, Angel 😎. Game made for the Retro Jam 2021. Also our first game jam and game. The theme was SIDE-EFFECTS but we chose not to use the theme. You play as a Pirate who wants all the gold in the (small) world.
Released 41 years after Missile Command.
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