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Year 2004Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Pikmin 4 down to the 32 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Pikmin 2, Halo Wars 2 and Homeworld top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pikmin 4.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Pikmin 4 is Pikmin 2 — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Halo Wars 2 and Homeworld follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Pikmin 4
32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Pikmin 4. 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.
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Year 2017Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox
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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 offline
It predates Pikmin 4 by 24 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Setting100Visuals71Game mode51
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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric
IGDB86· 9
Year 2013Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4 · Nintendo
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Steam👍 88%· 14KIGDB81· 5
Year 2009Dev Relic Entertainment · Feral InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat magic and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Pikmin 4 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Setting100Game mode78Visuals71
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Steam👍 61%· 13KRAWG👍 71%· 157MC83IGDB75· 1
Year 2011Dev Blue Byte · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~11hOn PC
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, 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.
It predates Pikmin 4 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Setting100Game mode77Visuals71
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IGDB70· 6
Year 2009Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft Game Studios
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, PvP competition and base building, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Pikmin 4 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Setting100Visuals71Game mode69
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Steam👍 89%· 3.1KIGDB76· 3
Year 2007Dev Hellbent Games · THQOn PC
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting space and base building, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Pikmin 4 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode78Visuals71Setting66
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SoloMultiplayerOfflineSci-FiThird Person
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, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and cozy, relaxing feel, 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 Pikmin 4: visuals.
It predates Pikmin 4 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode83Setting53Visuals46
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IGDB89· 5
Year 2010Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and setting space, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Pikmin 4 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode77Visuals71Setting65
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Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling
An expansion to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 that can be played without the original game. Uprising features additional campaigns for three factions: the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun.
Where it drifts furthest from Pikmin 4: setting.
It predates Pikmin 4 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode77Visuals71Setting34
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Steam👍 85%· 16KIGDB75· 4
Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Pikmin 4: setting.
It predates Pikmin 4 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals71Game mode63Setting48
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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiTactical
Steam👍 69%· 625MC69IGDB65· 2
Year 2013Dev ZachtronicsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and vibe casual, while skipping adventure storytelling
Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!Key Features:Includes the 'Rise of Dmitry' and 'Blood and Ironclads' add-on campaigns! No microtransactions!
It predates Pikmin 4 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode77Setting50
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Steam👍 77%· 5.7KRAWG👍 58%· 122MC78IGDB89· 3OC81· 21
Year 2016Dev Mohawk Games · Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling
In the sci-fi game Offworld Trading Company, the player can lead an interplanetary corporation in a futuristic trade war for control of Mars. ###Gameplay The game mixes resource mining and construction used in real-time strategies with a stronger economic element.
Where it drifts furthest from Pikmin 4: visuals.
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IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Gradiente
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