Games like MoonBase Commander

Looking for that same retro and replayable spark as MoonBase Commander? These games line up well for what comes next.

1. M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration

   

   Colonize hostile planets from scratch: one power plant, one miner, one engineer, and a whole world to take. M.A.X. blends base building, resource wars and tactical combat into turn-based or simultaneous strategy, with over 50 land, sea and air units and eight rival clans. Plan carefully or get crushed.

   Retro, Replayable, Competitive

   88%88% of 211 Steam reviews are positive25Players online now: 25$9.99

2. Aeon Command

   

   Aeon Command is a tug of war strategy game, where you play as one of three unique factions to help gain dominance over the Aeon Nebula! Take control of your mother ship to gather resources, produce ships and fight off the enemy mother ship. Grow stronger as you progress through the 24 mission campaign and unlock new upgrades.

   Retro, Replayable, Competitive

   78%78% of 334 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

3. Radiis

   

   Radiis is a turn based strategy game without any moving units, only buildings. Place your buildings wisely and be the first player to conquer the land.

   Replayable, Competitive, Minimalist

   91%91% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

4. Operation: New Earth

   

   Command a military stronghold on an Earth overrun by aliens, raise an army, chase the alien element Neutronium, and fight other human factions for what is left of the planet. A long-haul multiplayer strategy where alliances, politics and patience matter more than reflexes. Fair warning: spending money speeds things up a lot, and the pace is slow.

   Competitive

   60%60% of 849 Steam reviews are positive263Players online now: 263Free

5. Vectorio Classic

   

   A minimalist survival base builder where every resource you claim makes your machines run hotter and the enemy shapes angrier. Research new weapons, plan your power grid, and take down four guardians.

   Replayable, Competitive, Minimalist

   93%93% of 1,474 Steam reviews are positiveFree

6. Earth 2150 Trilogy

   

   Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?

   Retro, Replayable, Competitive

   77%77% of 456 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$9.99

7. Starion Tactics

   

   After assuming command of one of four human or alien factions vying for galactic dominance, immediately define your game’s scope. Play for minutes to hours across tens to hundreds of planets in single-player skirmish or multiplayer modes—it’s entirely up to you.

   Retro, Replayable, Competitive

   25%25% of 48 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

8. Master of Orion 2

   

   A classic 4X strategy game from 1996: colonize a randomly generated galaxy, research 60 technology fields, trade with alien races and build fleets to beat back the Antarans. Easy to learn, hard to put down, and still the game people measure every other space empire builder against.

   Retro, Replayable, Competitive

   96%96% of 1,676 Steam reviews are positive225Players online now: 225

9. reconquest

   

   Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.

   Retro, Competitive

   54%54% of 239 Steam reviews are positive$11.99

10. MewnBase

    

    You are a cat on a barren planet, and you forgot the snacks. Scavenge for food and scrap, build a cozy little base with airlocks and rain collectors, research strange artifacts, and keep the oxygen flowing. Survival without the stress: gentle, cartoony, and yours to rearrange.

    92%92% of 1,341 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

11. Moon Tycoon

    

    This is the original Moon Tycoon city-building game back from 2001! Remember building vast lunar colonies, then destroying them with meteors and asteroids? Blast off again with the first 3D Sim game, back to the old days on the dark side of the moon. Feeling nostalgic?

    Retro

    47%47% of 30 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

12. Greed Corp

    

    Turn-based strategy at its finest.

    Retro, Replayable, Competitive

    89%89% of 374 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Cheaper than MoonBase Commander

Aeon Command

Aeon Command is a tug of war strategy game, where you play as one of three unique factions to help gain dominance over the Aeon Nebula!

78%78% of 334 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base

An epic struggle for control!

79%79% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$0.79

ROD: Revolt Of Defense

Explore a random generated space. Find artifacts and treasure maps. Build and develop your base on a flying platform.

80%80% of 526 Steam reviews are positive$0.99

SPACECOM

SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.

63%63% of 200 Steam reviews are positive$1.39

Ground Control II: Operation Exodus

It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy.

89%89% of 306 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$4.99

Galaxy Admirals

Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay.

78%78% of 127 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

Lead a faction of ideologues across an alien world, out-think six rivals and shape a whole planet's future one turn at a time.

90%90% of 610 Steam reviews are positive51Players online now: 51$4.99

Nightside

A four races sci-fi base building real time strategy game set on the dark side of an unknown planet where the valuable "green ice" resource can be…

63%63% of 96 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

X-COM: UFO Defense

Run the global defense effort: intercept UFOs, fight through crash sites turn by turn, and build the bases and research that keep humanity alive.

96%96% of 3,216 Steam reviews are positive61Players online now: 61$4.99

Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics

Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics.

75%75% of 359 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Solar War

A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and…

85%85% of 27 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$4.99

BlackChain

A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations.

84%84% of 110 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Hidden gems like MoonBase Commander

MewnBase

Land on an uncharted planet as a space cat, then scavenge, craft and build a base to survive on it.

92%92% of 1,341 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,975 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

Executive Assault 2

Run a space empire from the strategy map, then take direct control of a ship, robot or turret to fight the battle yourself.

82%82% of 1,608 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$24.99

Moon Runner

You are tasked with urgent maintenance on a small moon. Find the monoliths and manage your survival to complete your mysterious assignment.

86%86% of 301 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1Free

Vectorio Classic

Claim resources, research weapons and hold the line against waves of enemy shapes in a clean little strategy sandbox.

93%93% of 1,474 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Retro Commander

Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

76%76% of 378 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free

Worbital

With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks.

87%87% of 419 Steam reviews are positive$12.99

Möbius Front '83

Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy…

74%74% of 329 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$19.99

MarZ: Tactical Base Defense

Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet.

77%77% of 812 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$21.99

Master of Orion 2

Colonize planets, outresearch rival empires and grow a fleet strong enough to face the Antarans, one turn at a time.

96%96% of 1,676 Steam reviews are positive225Players online now: 225

Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition

In this turn-based strategic artillery game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive barrages through…

85%85% of 557 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$14.99

Phantom Signal — Sci-Fi Strategy Game

Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics.

85%85% of 134 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$5.99

Newest games like MoonBase Commander

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,975 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

Space Tales

Space Tales is a sci-fi RTS where you build fortified bases, manage resources, and command retro-futuristic armies.

78%78% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$5.99

Possible One: Lunar Industries

Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game!

64%64% of 56 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$24.99

Xenonauts 2

Scramble jets at UFOs, command ground battles turn by turn, and hold a divided world together one hard decision at a time.

81%81% of 4,958 Steam reviews are positive234Players online now: 234$39.99

Heroes of Science and Fiction

Lead one of five factions through a cut-off star system, turn by turn, and win battles with plans instead of numbers.

89%89% of 865 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$29.99

Earth vs Mars

Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future.

85%85% of 75 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Warside

Command tanks, warships and aircraft in fast, grid-based battles across a 30-mission campaign and online play.

69%69% of 562 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$24.99

Annihilate The Spance

Annihilate The Spance is a single-player RTS where your shipyards build endlessly and your ships fight on their own.

89%89% of 353 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$29.99

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

Lead a faction of ideologues across an alien world, out-think six rivals and shape a whole planet's future one turn at a time.

90%90% of 610 Steam reviews are positive51Players online now: 51$4.99

Retro Commander

Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

76%76% of 378 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free

MewnBase

Land on an uncharted planet as a space cat, then scavenge, craft and build a base to survive on it.

92%92% of 1,341 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

Executive Assault 2

Run a space empire from the strategy map, then take direct control of a ship, robot or turret to fight the battle yourself.

82%82% of 1,608 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$24.99