Games like Aliens: Dark Descent

24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap

What “like Aliens: Dark Descent” means here

RTSSpaceReal Time TacticsTacticalStealthTop-Down

Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.

Nexus - The Jupiter Incident

RTS · Space · Real Time Tactics · Tactical

86% of 1,086 reviews positive

83%

match

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

Real Time Tactics · RTS · Tactical · Stealth

93% of 4,836 reviews positive

82%

match

Door Kickers

Tactical · Real Time Tactics · RTS · Top-Down

94% of 10,057 reviews positive

82%

match

Men of War: Vietnam

Real Time Tactics · RTS · Tactical · Strategy

64% of 1,335 reviews positive

81%

match

UFO: Aftershock

Aliens · Strategy · Tactical · Sci-fi

76% of 262 reviews positive

81%

match

UFO: Aftermath

Tactical · Aliens · Strategy · Sci-fi

78% of 343 reviews positive

81%

match

The Red Solstice

Real Time Tactics · RTS · Aliens · Tactical

71% of 2,557 reviews positive

80%

match

Empires Apart

RTS · Real Time Tactics · Tactical · Strategy

68% of 2,491 reviews positive

80%

match

Desperados III

Real Time Tactics · Tactical · Stealth · Strategy

97% of 16,595 reviews positive

80%

match

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin

Tactical · Real Time Tactics · RTS · Stealth

62% of 1,137 reviews positive

80%

match

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

RTS · Strategy · Sci-fi · Space

79% of 8,925 reviews positive

80%

match

Infested Planet

RTS · Aliens · Strategy · Top-Down

94% of 3,041 reviews positive

79%

match

Grey Goo

RTS · Aliens · Strategy · Sci-fi

68% of 4,332 reviews positive

79%

match

Iron Marines

RTS · Aliens · Sci-fi · Strategy

78% of 1,878 reviews positive

79%

match

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Real Time Tactics · Tactical · Stealth · RTS

96% of 38,440 reviews positive · 146 playing now

79%

match

StarFringe: Adversus

RTS · Real Time Tactics · Aliens · Space

64% of 236 reviews positive · 2 playing now

79%

match

Meridian: New World

RTS · Strategy · Sci-fi

48% of 529 reviews positive

78%

match

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Tactical · Real Time Tactics · Strategy · RTS

86% of 2,824 reviews positive

78%

match

Homeworld 3

RTS · Tactical · Space · Sci-fi

41% of 8,736 reviews positive

78%

match

App 1328190

Real Time Tactics · RTS · Tactical · Space

45% of 213 reviews positive

78%

match

Etherium

RTS · Sci-fi · Strategy · Space

36% of 952 reviews positive

78%

match

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster

Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Stealth · Tactical

57% of 2,461 reviews positive

78%

match

Creeper World 4

Real Time Tactics · RTS · Tactical · Space

95% of 4,724 reviews positive

78%

match

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Tactical · Real Time Tactics · RTS · Stealth

90% of 4,037 reviews positive

78%

match

Frequently asked

What games are similar to Aliens: Dark Descent?

The closest matches to Aliens: Dark Descent on Steam are Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice, Door Kickers, Men of War: Vietnam, UFO: Aftershock. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Aliens: Dark Descent's, and shared tags include RTS, Space, Real Time Tactics.

How are games like Aliens: Dark Descent chosen?

Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as RTS, Space, Real Time Tactics count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Aliens: Dark Descent's. Popularity never affects the ranking.

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