Games like RESEARCH and DESTROY

Still thinking about RESEARCH and DESTROY and its colorful and funny tone? These games are a good place to start. Most of them work well for a shared session.

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 · Replayable, Fast-paced
70% of 2,586 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$14.99
Pit People®
A turn-based tactics adventure from The Behemoth, set in a post-apocalyptic world where a giant space bear smashed civilization into pieces. Position your fighters on a hex grid, capture defeated enemies to join your team, and laugh your way through 100+ quests, alone or in co-op.
Also in Co-op · Colorful, Funny, Chaotic
92% of 7,464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 21$19.99
USC: Counterforce
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Also in Co-op · Replayable
62% of 208 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
From Space
A top-down shooter about kicking a pink alien horde off Earth, alone or with up to three friends. Grab rocket launchers and flamethrowers, wire up turrets and barbed wire, and turn a beat-up planet into even more rubble. The apocalypse has never been this cheerful.
Also in Co-op · Colorful, Funny, Chaotic
67% of 1,430 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
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.
Replayable
92% of 746 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$13.99
Final Exam
Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller! While they were going to their old high school for what was supposed to be the party of their life, four long-time friends end up in a ghost town full of monstrous creatures.
Also in Co-op · Colorful, Funny, Chaotic
85% of 860 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Meltdown
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Also in Co-op · Colorful, Chaotic, Replayable
87% of 505 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Entropy Survivors
A sharpshooting space frog rides a sword-swinging mech, and you steer both at once through swarms of aliens. Weapons fire bees, empty shotguns become projectiles, and every 20-minute run stacks upgrades into screen-filling chaos. Play solo or with up to three friends online.
Also in Co-op · Colorful, Funny, Chaotic
79% of 497 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$3.49
Sunderfolk
A tactical RPG built for game night: up to four friends plan every turn together, using phones as controllers or playing online. Pick your heroes, play skill cards, outsmart bosses, then unwind in the village of Arden. All the fun of a tabletop campaign, none of the setup.
Also in Co-op · Colorful, Replayable, Cute
93% of 1,939 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 64$0
Atom Zombie Smasher
The zombie apocalypse is winning and you are the last commander left. Pick a district, drop in your mercs, and get the civilians to the helicopter before nightfall. Snipers, artillery, landmines, orbital bombardment: everything explodes, every city is different, and every run is one more try.
Also in Co-op · Funny, Chaotic, Replayable
90% of 1,117 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Also in Co-op · Colorful
75% of 359 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
RIPOUT
Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.
Also in Co-op · Chaotic, Replayable, Fast-paced
65% of 786 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Cheaper than RESEARCH and DESTROY

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

I am not a Monster: First Contact

Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline.

$10.99

From Space

Rid a post-apocalyptic Earth of alien invaders with over-the-top weaponry, solo or with a squad of four.

$14.99

Shardpunk

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

$13.99

Final Exam

Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller!

$4.99

Meltdown

Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer.

$6.99

Entropy Survivors

Control a melee mech and its sharpshooting frog rider at the same time in a colorful bullet heaven roguelike.

$3.49

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

Atom Zombie Smasher

Evacuate civilians while the zombie horde spreads, one frantic tactical run at a time.

$9.99

FORCED: Slightly Better Edition

Fight through deadly gladiator trials alone or with up to three friends, dodging everything the arena throws at you.

$14.99

Broventure: The Wild Co-op

Broventure = Vampire Survivors + Base building + Co-op. Band together with friends and obliterate hordes of grueling enemies, gather crucial…

$4.99

Dead Grid

Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe.

$12.99

Hidden gems like RESEARCH and DESTROY

Forsworn

Assemble a party of three heroes and create powerful combinations by chaining hundreds of abilities and items in a tactical, turn-based setting.

$12.79

Dead Grid

Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe.

$12.99

Keep Her Safe

Scavenge guns, bolt them onto your base and hold off zombie hordes until the rocket flies.

$9.99

Sunderfolk

A tactical RPG built for game night: up to four friends plan every turn together, using phones as controllers or playing online.

C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)

C.A.S.T. is a third-person extraction shooter set in an alternate 1950s Europe, playable solo or with up to three others.

$6.99

Shardpunk

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

$13.99

Chromosome Evil 2

Command a strike team and a resource-starved convoy through a Lovecraftian apocalypse, in real time or with active pause.

$19.99

Entropy Survivors

Control a melee mech and its sharpshooting frog rider at the same time in a colorful bullet heaven roguelike.

$3.49

Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate

Simultaneously control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike.

$19.99

Stolen Realm

Move through bright fantasy dungeons with up to five friends, mixing hundreds of abilities into a hero that fights your way.

$19.99

Broventure: The Wild Co-op

Broventure = Vampire Survivors + Base building + Co-op. Band together with friends and obliterate hordes of grueling enemies, gather crucial…

$4.99

Ultimate Zombie Defense

Fortify a sealed-off suburb, then fight off endless zombie waves alongside up to three friends.

$4.99

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