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2011PC78 % positive9.75 €

A multiplayer hybrid of first-person shooter and real-time strategy on the Source engine: one player per team commands base building and strategy while the rest fight as soldiers.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Competing against other players
  • Building and crafting
  • Playing together in co-op

The closest matches for Nuclear Dawn are Renegade X, Sanctum 2 and Natural Selection 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nuclear Dawn special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Renegade X

87 %Match

2026PC

  • Competing against other players
  • Building and crafting
  • Playing together in co-op

Renegade X is a free team shooter set in the Command and Conquer universe, where you fight for GDI or Nod over Tiberium. Its appeal lies in teamwork, with vehicles, base building and squad tactics turning every battle into a large-scale clash.

Sanctum 2

Playing together in co-op

A blend of tower defense and first-person shooting where you design mazes of towers and walls, then grab your guns and fight the alien waves yourself. It shines in four-player co-op, rewarding both smart layouts and sharp aim.

Natural Selection 2

Co-op or multiplayer

An asymmetric multiplayer shooter pitting marines against aliens, with a commander on each side running the match like an RTS from above. Teamwork, map control and sharp aim or agile alien movement decide every round.

Warzone 2100

Post-apocalyptic setting

A real-time strategy game set in a post-nuclear future where you rebuild civilization as "The Project", building a base, researching technology and designing your own custom units. Its modular vehicle design and full 3D battlefield stood out in 1999.

Battlefield 2142

Co-op or multiplayer

A multiplayer shooter set in 2142, where two futuristic superpowers fight large team battles with vehicles, walkers and giant Titan airships during a new ice age. Unlockable ranks and gear give long-term progression.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Post-apocalyptic setting

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.

Steel Hunters

Post-apocalyptic setting

A free-to-play PvPvE mech shooter where duo teams fight over loot on an abandoned Earth and try to extract alive. Each Hunter offers a distinct playstyle.

Tempest Rising

Post-apocalyptic setting

A classic-style real-time strategy game built around base building and army command. It is set in an alternate 1997 where the Cuban Missile Crisis went nuclear and a red energy vine called Tempest reshaped the world.

Rust

Post-apocalyptic setting

A brutal multiplayer survival sandbox where you spawn with nothing, gather resources, build bases and fight other players to stay alive. Raids, betrayals and clan wars make every wipe unpredictable.

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