40 Tactical games like StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm that you should try

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems and skill tree progression

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: base building

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: base building

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: historical setting

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, melee combat and setting space

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting, fantasy world and resource management, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi