Games like Dustwind

Want something that feels competitive and dark the way Dustwind does? These games are worth a look next.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Lead a squad of Brotherhood of Steel recruits through a radiated wasteland in this tactical Fallout spin-off. Plan every move in turn-based mode or run fights in real time, kit out up to six soldiers with a small arsenal of guns, and keep them alive long enough to earn some honor. Grim, tense and stubbornly old-school.
Dark, Tense, Retro
79% of 2,379 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 34$9.99
Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Competitive, Replayable
90% of 452 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
No Plan B
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
Tense, Replayable
86% of 767 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Red Solstice 2: Survivors
Lead a secret taskforce against a mutant virus on a hostile planet. Red Solstice 2 mixes a strategic campaign with tense real-time combat missions, six classes, deep customization and co-op for up to eight players. Plan the war on the map, then fight it out on the ground, alone or with friends.
Also in Co-op · Dark, Tense, Replayable
70% of 2,586 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$14.99
Retro Commander
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Retro
76% of 378 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5Free
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Command special operations squads in tense, top-down raids: pause time, draw your plan, then watch it play out. Breach walls, clear rooms, rescue hostages and lose nobody, or start over. Real-time tactics with no turns, no hexes, and plenty of ways in.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Replayable
96% of 12,483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 599$24.99
Shardpunk
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.
Dark, Tense, Replayable
92% of 746 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$13.99
Miasma Chronicles
A post-apocalyptic America torn apart by the Miasma, a force that twists the land into something unrecognizable. Elvis and his robot brother Diggs go looking for answers, sneaking through ruins and fighting careful turn-based battles. A story-rich tactical adventure with real twists, strange characters and a world worth lingering in.
Dark, Tense, Story-driven
79% of 2,059 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$34.99
Wasteland 3
Lead a squad of Desert Rangers into frozen Colorado, where a dying patriarch wants his three scheming children dealt with. Turn-based tactical fights, a squad of up to six Rangers you build yourself, and choices that reshape the whole territory. Dark, funny and full of consequences, with a friend along in co-op if you want one.
Also in Co-op · Dark, Tense, Replayable
84% of 17,359 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 226$39.99
RUNNING WITH RIFLES
A top-down tactical shooter where you are one common soldier among thousands. Fight over trenches, towns and deserts, loot fallen enemies, rise through the ranks, and call in artillery when the line wobbles. Simple to pick up, surprisingly deep, and far better with friends in co-op or PvP.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Tense, Replayable
87% of 14,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 101$3.74
Almost Alive
Almost Alive is redefining the role playing tactical games with an awesome fast paced but complexe real time combat system in a mad hand drawn post apocalyptic world that features character mental sanity, destructible environment, a cover system, tons of loot, a none linear story, and a lot of humor.
Dark, Tense, Replayable
70% of 198 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Death Trash
A post-apocalyptic RPG where cosmic horrors long for humanity and meet punks with shotguns. Explore a handcrafted wasteland, talk, sneak, fight or befriend monsters, and shape the story your own way, alone or in local co-op.
Also in Co-op · Dark, Tense, Replayable
91% of 3,471 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Cheaper than Dustwind

Dustwind: Resistance

Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics.

$19.90

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Move your soldiers square by square or in real time, and keep them breathing long enough to earn some honor.

$9.99

Winter Falling: Battle Tactics

Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it?

$14.99

No Plan B

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles.

$14.99

Red Solstice 2: Survivors

Run a secret taskforce against a mutant outbreak, planning the campaign on the map and fighting brutal real-time missions solo or with up to seven…

$14.99

The Red Solstice

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders.

$9.99

Shardpunk

The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run!

$13.99

RUNNING WITH RIFLES

Take your place on the front line, loot what you need, and climb from private to the one calling in the artillery.

$3.74

Almost Alive

Almost Alive is redefining the role playing tactical games with an awesome fast paced but complexe real time combat system in a mad hand drawn post…

$11.99

Death Trash

An open-world action RPG on the wasteland planet Nexus, playable solo or with a friend on the couch.

$19.99

Dustland Delivery

Haul goods across a broken wasteland, grow a crew and a rig, and decide what kind of legend your trading empire leaves behind.

$7.99

Cortex Command

Mine gold, protect your brain, and blow apart the enemy bunker in fully destructible 2D battles.

$19.99

Hidden gems like Dustwind

Veterum

March a doomed order through a grim open world and win turn-based battles by bending morale, weather and light to your will.

$19.99

The Scouring

Command an army or fight as one hero, tearing through bases, dungeons and undead nights with friends or rivals.

$24.99

Dustland Delivery

Haul goods across a broken wasteland, grow a crew and a rig, and decide what kind of legend your trading empire leaves behind.

$7.99

No Plan B

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles.

$14.99

Shardpunk

The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run!

$13.99

Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer

Command a battle wagon and its crew through a chaotic post-apocalyptic open world where four factions want you gone.

$9.49

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Draw up a squad plan, pause the action to adjust it, and watch the breach unfold in real time.

$24.99

Welcome Back, Commander

Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads .

$7.79