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Games like Terra Invicta

If Terra Invicta is your kind of game, the closest matches are The King's Campaign, Conqueror's Stage and Xenonauts 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Terra Invicta is a grand strategy and simulation game set during an alien invasion scenario where humanity has fractured into seven ideological factions. Players manage nations, design modular spacecraft with meaningful trade-offs, and navigate faction politics as they expand across the solar system. The research tree balances global and faction-specific progress, while economy-scaling creates escalating strategic pressures. Players describe the experience as challenging, contemplative, and immersive, with the dual-layered strategy of ground-level nation control and space fleet management keeping engagement high. Reviewers highlight the faction politics as dynamic and reactive, and the variety of faction playstyles provides high replay value. The game carries an 83% positive rating from over 6,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck at the standard price of $39.99 USD.

About Terra Invicta: An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 83Windowsby Pavonis Interactive
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Steam players who put hours into Terra Invicta also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The King's Campaign

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield

    2023StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Conqueror's Stage

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Terra Invicta.

    No fixed maps. No scripted history. No tutorial treadmill. Conqueror's Stage is a real-time grand strategy across five ages — where every decision trades against another. Grand strategy, finally designed to be finished.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Xenonauts 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Third-strongest match for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

    2026StrategySimulationRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENDLESS™ Legend 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based strategy, faction politics and an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Ranked #4 for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization VII

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Terra Invicta.

    Ranked #5 for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!

    2025StrategySimulation69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Imperialist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Can you exploit the New World to control the Old? Lead your nation over five centuries of history in this 4X Strategy game. Build production chains, manage logistics, grow your Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals diplomatically or on the battlefield, to become history's first Superpower.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Three Kingdoms : Alias

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  8. Victoria 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Ranked #8 for Terra Invicta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

    2022StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Terra Invicta

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Stellaris

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

    2016StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hearts of Iron IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Terra Invicta.

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

    2016StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Victoria 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

    2022StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Distant Worlds 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

    2022StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expanse

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    You and your team are elite killers. Its your job to help defend and protect earth and inform us of your findings. The South East Spaceport have reported nightmareish zombies. The most unsettling thing is that people have changed and will not stop eating each other.

    2021ActionAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. XCOM® 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Invicta.

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Terra Invicta.

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

    2016Strategy2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Aurora

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    This is a light puzzle game of pretty girls, so help the girls solve their problems! Then you can interact with the pretty girls.

    2020IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Fate of the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Terra Invicta.

    Reviewers of Terra Invicta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who...

    2011StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Terra Invicta at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Terra Invicta.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Euro Truck Simulator 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

    2012IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Terra Invicta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Terra Invicta.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Terra Invicta.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Terra Invicta.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Terra Invicta.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Terra Invicta

Is Terra Invicta verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Terra Invicta is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Terra Invicta cost?
Terra Invicta is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Terra Invicta?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Terra Invicta are The King's Campaign, Conqueror's Stage, Xenonauts 2.
Who developed Terra Invicta?
Terra Invicta was developed by Pavonis Interactive and published by Hooded Horse.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Terra Invicta.

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