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A compact indie sci-fi RTS with base building, resource management, and captured alien bosses, praised but still rough in early access.

Space Reign
A near-future indie space-sim strategy where you fight fleet battles, take contracts, and claim territory, with mixed but generally positive reviews and about 24 hours of median reviewer playtime.
2026-03-10
- Action
- Strategy

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Simulator

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Dust Fleet

A challenging single-player 4X RTS space sim about commanding and customizing a fleet, controlling stations, and investigating a dark supply station; reviewers logged ~9-hour campaigns.

2023-08-23

Science fiction
Strategy
Third person
Indie
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

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Outlive 25

A retro space RTS with base building, three campaigns, and 16-player online battles, featuring quirky mechanics like electricity and ICBMs and a humorous tone.

2026-04-30

Action
Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator
Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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Star Shift Origins

A single-player sci-fi strategy RPG about a trapped crew on the run, blending tactical and turn-based combat in a short, approachable prologue.

2021-11-08

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric

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Byte Lynx

A building-focused single-player RTS where you construct linked defenses, attack from moving platforms, and steal enemy buildings across a roughly 10-hour campaign.

2022-10-12

Strategy

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Space Colony: Steam Edition

A remastered real-time strategy base-builder focused on crew management, alien defense, and intergalactic colony survival.

2015-04-30

Comedy
Science fiction
Strategy
Simulator

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Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

A chill single-player space colony sim where you build vertical/horizontal bases on alien planets and construct a physics-based spaceship to escape, though mixed reviews note it can feel unfinished and short.

2025-02-22

Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator

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Calyx

A single-player strategy game of base building and resource gathering against plant-aliens, with a moderate-length campaign and a rough-around-the-edges feel.

2026-01-29

Action
Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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Annihilate The Spance

A lengthy single-player space RTS base builder with huge autonomous ship battles, a story-rich campaign, and challenging difficulty.

2025-01-14

Science fiction
Strategy
Indie
Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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ERA ONE

A single-player early-access space strategy game focused on base building, fleet management, and tactical battles that rewards strategic planning.

2025-08-06

Action
Science fiction
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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Bot Wars

An action RTS about managing kill-bot squads and bases to capture points, featuring quirky corporate armies; simple fun but rough around the edges.

2021-09-10

Action
Strategy

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SunAge: Battle for Elysium

A remastered 2D RTS with base building, alien invasion combat, asymmetric factions, and cross-platform multiplayer, offering a compact campaign in a mostly inactive online community.

2014-12-15

Action
Science fiction
Strategy
Indie
Real Time Strategy (RTS)