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2005PCSteam Deck playable71 % positive9.99 €

A sci-fi real-time strategy game set on Mars where you build bases, design your own units and lead one of three very different factions in a struggle for dominance.

Building and crafting
Sci-fi setting
Economy and management
Tactical depth

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The closest matches for Earth 2160 are Total Annihilation, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and Emperor: Battle for Dune. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Earth 2160 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Total Annihilation 99% match – Building and crafting
Newest alternative: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition 93% match – released 2025

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Total Annihilation

99 %Match

1997PC96 % positive4.99 €

A landmark real-time strategy game where the Arm and Core factions clash in massive robot wars. Flowing resource management and true 3D units and terrain set a high bar for the genre.

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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Building and crafting

A classic real-time strategy game where GDI, Nod and the alien Scrin battle over Tiberium, featuring fast-paced base building and iconic live-action FMV cutscenes.

Emperor: Battle for Dune

Building and crafting

A Westwood real-time strategy game set in the Dune universe: you fight for the Imperial throne as one of three houses with subfactions, combining base building, unit command and a campaign across several planets.

Star Wars: Empire at War

Deep systems to master

A real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe where you lead the Rebellion or the Empire across a galaxy map, fighting space and ground battles, even wielding the Death Star. It skips resource gathering to focus on fleet management and battles.

Supreme Commander

Deep systems to master

A colossal real-time strategy game with huge maps, seamless strategic zoom, and hundreds of land, sea and air units, capped by game-changing experimental superweapons. Three warring human factions battle for the galaxy in the Infinite War.

Halo Wars

Tactical depth

A console-friendly real-time strategy game set in the Halo universe, where you lead the crew of the Spirit of Fire through the opening of the war against the Covenant. Streamlined base building, controller-based controls and polished cinematics define the experience.

StarCraft: Remastered

Deep systems to master

You get the sci-fi real-time strategy classic in a fresh coat of paint, with up to 4K support and all campaigns of StarCraft and Brood War plus new comic-style storytelling. Its fast, demanding multiplayer battles remain a benchmark for the genre.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

Tactical depth

A classic real-time strategy game set in the grim Warhammer 40,000 universe, with base building, squad control and brutal battles. The Definitive Edition bundles the campaign and all expansions with updated tech and an improved camera.

Stormrise

Deep systems to master

Stormrise is a real-time tactics game where you command small squads across the battlefield, balancing resources and positioning against your opponents. Its appeal lies in squad-based tactics in a science-fiction setting rather than pure base building.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Building and crafting

A classic real-time strategy game where GDI and the Brotherhood of Nod fight over a world ravaged by Tiberium. Base building, resource harvesting and live-action cutscenes define its bleak campaign.