Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Anomaly: Warzone Earth on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: FTL: Faster Than Light, which both science fiction, strategy and difficult.
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth is tagged Strategy, Indie, Tower Defense, Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer, Touch-Friendly, RTS by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Indie; released around the same time (2012).
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
FTL: Faster Than Light at a glance Released 2012 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 78,616 Price $9.99 StrategySci-fiIndieDifficultTop-Down
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Sanctum
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and Indie; released around the same time (2011).
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Sanctum at a glance Released 2011 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 3,359 Price $1.99 Tower DefenseStrategyIndieSci-fiDifficult
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Dungeon of the ENDLESS
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Tower Defense and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Dungeon of the ENDLESS at a glance Released 2014 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 14,040 Price $11.99 StrategyTower DefenseIndieSci-fiDifficult
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Cortex Command
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2012).
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Cortex Command at a glance Released 2012 Studio Data Realms Player sentiment 72% positive of 6,034 Price $19.99 StrategyIndieSci-fiDifficultRTS
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SpaceChem
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Difficult, Indie and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2011).
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
SpaceChem at a glance Released 2011 Studio Zachtronics Player sentiment 92% positive of 5,085 Price $9.99 DifficultIndieSci-fiStrategyTouch-Friendly
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X-COM: UFO Defense
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Aliens; released around the same time (2008).
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
X-COM: UFO Defense at a glance Released 2008 Studio MicroProse Software, Inc Player sentiment 95% positive of 3,992 Price $4.99 StrategySci-fiAliensDifficult
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Aliens; released around the same time (2012).
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
XCOM: Enemy Unknown at a glance Released 2012 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,594 Price $14.99 StrategySci-fiAliensDifficult
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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense at a glance Released 2014 Studio Ironhide Game Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 17,136 Price $9.99 Tower DefenseStrategyIndieDifficultTouch-Friendly
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Kerbal Space Program
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Indie, Sci-fi and Difficult; released around the same time (2015).
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Kerbal Space Program at a glance Released 2015 Studio Squad Player sentiment 96% positive of 146,438 Price $39.99 IndieSci-fiDifficultStrategy
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Mini Metro
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Touch-Friendly; released around the same time (2015).
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Mini Metro at a glance Released 2015 Studio Dinosaur Polo Club Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,729 Price $9.99 StrategyIndieTouch-FriendlyDifficultTop-Down
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Door Kickers
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Top-Down and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Door Kickers at a glance Released 2014 Studio KillHouse Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,057 Price $19.99 StrategyTop-DownIndieRTSDifficult
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Sanctum 2
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2013).
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Sanctum 2 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,389 Price $14.99 Tower DefenseStrategySci-fiIndieAliens
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HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Sci-fi, Top-Down and Difficult; released around the same time (2015).
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Arrowhead Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 33,376 Price $19.99 Sci-fiTop-DownDifficultStrategy
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Natural Selection 2
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and RTS; released around the same time (2012).
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Natural Selection 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,363 Price $4.99 StrategySci-fiRTSAliensIndie
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Indie.
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 14,603 Price $29.99 StrategySci-fiIndieDifficult
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Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 StrategySci-fiIndieTop-DownRTS
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Polarity
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Indie, Strategy and Sci-fi.
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
Polarity at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bluebutton Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 4,668 Price $12.99 IndieStrategySci-fiDifficult
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IXION
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Difficult.
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
IXION at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 17,614 Price $10.49 StrategyRTSDifficultIndie
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Invisible, Inc.
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 3 player tags including Difficult, Strategy and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2015).
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Invisible, Inc. at a glance Released 2015 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 91% positive of 5,778 Price $19.99 DifficultStrategySci-fi
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Sci-fi.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 StrategyIndieSci-fiDifficult
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Desperados III
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Difficult and Top-Down.
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Desperados III at a glance Released 2020 Studio Mimimi Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 16,591 Price $39.99 StrategyDifficultTop-DownIndieRTS
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Mitos.is: The Game
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Difficult; released around the same time (2015).
Step into the microscopic world of Mitos.is! Eat or be eaten—become the ultimate cell in a highly addictive multiplayer game. Diverse modes, daily tournaments, guilds, and gear await! The BEST game of 2015 is back!
Mitos.is: The Game at a glance Released 2015 Studio Freakinware Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 12,054 Price Free StrategyIndieDifficultArcadeRTS
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Sci-fi, Strategy and Difficult.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free Sci-fiStrategyDifficultIndie
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They Are Billions
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Tower Defense.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
They Are Billions at a glance Released 2019 Studio Numantian Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 51,383 Price $26.99 StrategyRTSTower DefenseDifficultIndie
Common questions
What game is most like Anomaly: Warzone Earth?
FTL: Faster Than Light, on the evidence we have. It both science fiction, strategy and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Anomaly: Warzone Earth" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Anomaly: Warzone Earth. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.