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2015PC62 % positive

Nightside is a sci-fi real-time strategy game with base building on the dark side of an alien planet. You follow Adam through a story campaign uncovering the world's secrets and fight over valuable green ice, solo, co-op against AI, or online against other players.

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

The closest matches for Nightside are Halo Wars, Rusted Warfare and Total Annihilation. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nightside special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Halo Wars

96 %Match

2009Xbox

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Economy and management
  • 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.

Rusted Warfare

Tactical depth

A 2D real-time strategy game with a pixel art look, recalling Total Annihilation with huge armies of tanks, ships and aircraft. It focuses on base building, resource management and cooperative or competitive skirmishes.

Total Annihilation

Building and crafting

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.

Earth 2160

Building and crafting

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.

Earth 2150 Trilogy

Building and crafting

In this real-time strategy trilogy you lead armies through a distant future, building bases, designing your own units and fighting on Earth, the Moon and beyond. The campaigns offer classic RTS tactics and resource management.

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.

StarCraft

Tactical depth

The landmark real-time strategy classic with three wildly different yet finely balanced factions and a gripping sci-fi campaign full of betrayal and intrigue. Its multiplayer shaped competitive esports like few games ever have.

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Building and crafting

A classic real-time strategy game built on the Age of Empires formula, bringing base building and army command to the Star Wars universe. You lead factions like the Empire, Rebels, Gungans or Trade Federation through campaigns and skirmishes.

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