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Games like Ground Control Anthology

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

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The closest matches to Ground Control Anthology: Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, Battlezone: Combat Commander, The Red Solstice, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic), and Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 07

    Earth 2150 Trilogy

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Ground Control Anthology.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2013

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Ground Control Anthology

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  1. 1
    Ground Control II: Operation Exodus

    Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like Ground Control Anthology.

    • 85% of 162 reviews
  2. 2
    Battlezone: Combat Commander

    Shares base building with Ground Control Anthology.

    • 91% of 666 reviews
  3. 3
    The Red Solstice

    Genres: Strategy

    • 72% of 581 reviews
  4. 4
    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)

    Genres: Strategy

    • 67% of 3,540 reviews
  5. 5
    Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 79% of 1,871 reviews
  6. 6
    Nexus - The Jupiter Incident

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 87% of 607 reviews
  7. 7
    Earth 2150 Trilogy

    Same atmospheric mood as Ground Control Anthology.

    • 72% of 223 reviews
  8. 8
    Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins

    Genres: Strategy

    • 61% of 57 reviews
  9. 9
  10. 10
    Men of War™

    Genres: Strategy

    • 86% of 1,240 reviews
  11. 11
    Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

    Genres: Strategy

    • 90% of 12,170 reviews
  12. 12
    Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 89% of 4,321 reviews
  13. 13
    Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising

    Genres: Strategy

    • 91% of 101 reviews
  14. 14
    Wargame: Airland Battle

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 2,310 reviews
  15. 15
    Wargame: European Escalation

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 76% of 1,361 reviews
  16. 16
    Total Annihilation

    Same challenging mood as Ground Control Anthology.

    • 97% of 2,497 reviews
  17. 17
    Faces of War

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Simulation

    • 81% of 207 reviews
  18. 18
    Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology

    Genres: Strategy

    • 83% of 344 reviews
  19. 19
    Welcome Back, Commander

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 83% of 116 reviews
  20. 20
    Anomaly: Warzone Earth

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 82% of 561 reviews
  21. 21
    Commandos: Origins

    Genres: Strategy

    • 78% of 597 reviews
  22. 22
    Iron Harvest

    Genres: Strategy

    • 75% of 6,065 reviews
  23. 23
    Chromosome Evil 2

    Genres: Strategy, RPG

    • 88% of 105 reviews
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    Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

    Genres: Strategy

    • 81% of 1,867 reviews
Ground Control Anthology — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2015
  • Developer: Massive Entertainment
  • Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
  • 85% of 113 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy
  • Metacritic 86
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Dropship deployment adds cinematic tension
  • Every decision feels permanent
  • No reinforcements means every loss matters
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Grim

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About Ground Control Anthology

The closest matches to Ground Control Anthology: Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, Battlezone: Combat Commander, The Red Solstice, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic), and Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Ground Control Anthology is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, Battlezone: Combat Commander and The Red Solstice — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and grim, and single out its base building and dropship deployment. 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.

About Ground Control Anthology: The year is 2419. War has devastated Earth, and mega-corporations take to the stars to fight over colonised planets. Your employer, the Crayven Corporation, chose you to command an army of ground and air forces. You thought it would be just another brush-fire war. You were wrong.

Is Ground Control Anthology worth buying?

  • 85% of 113 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Rose-tinted glasses aside, Ground Control can be an exceptionally frustrating game. Not necessarily bad, but frustrating. The story is decent even if the graphics make it quite dated, but the gameplay itself becomes a slog from the sheer…”
12 h played
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People who play it also play: Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, Battlezone: Combat Commander, The Red Solstice

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Frequently asked about Ground Control Anthology

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How much does Ground Control Anthology cost?

Ground Control Anthology is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Ground Control Anthology have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Ground Control Anthology supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Ground Control Anthology?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ground Control Anthology are Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, Battlezone: Combat Commander, The Red Solstice.

Who developed Ground Control Anthology?

Ground Control Anthology was developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Rebellion.