Free games like Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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IDUN Prologue - Frontline Survival
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
Step into the arena with IDUN: Prologue, a thrilling slice of our full-length defense RTS where real-time strategy meets rogue-lite chaos. Fight your way through unique mission objectives with overwhelming swarms of enemies.
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Imperius
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
Imperius is an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master space RTS. Command devastating ships of the Imperius Navy and prove your loyalty by destroying everything in your path, no matter the cost.
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Nettle
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
A single-player survival RTS game about exploring the vast cosmos, the many planets inhabiting it and their countless secrets. You'll need to explore, gather resources and research new technologies in order to survive, thrive, and eventually build a colony on a bizarre, foreign world.
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Pixel Starships 2
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
First Glimpse on Steam Next: Build, Configure, and Manage every aspect of your own Starship. An FTL-esque game in a MMO setting. Pre bundled with deep strategy, exploration, PVP, market economy, trading, mining. Basically everything a star captain wants to do after a day at the office :)
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Knights vs Aliens
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
Command knights, aliens, and other historically dubious nations in a free real-time tower conquest game rebuilt from a 2009 iPad original. Grow armies, capture towers, and outmaneuver adaptive AI through 30 campaign levels.
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Gestalt System
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
This is a multiplayer mech FPS game. You will choose your favorate robots, and work with teammates capable of different careers. Conquer the enemies, break the defense, activate energy core, destroy the buildings and finally win the game.
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必殺球 SportKill
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
SportKill is a fast-paced ,2D dodgeball fighting game. Charge up the ball and beat other player with power shot! Hold down attack to aim the ball or throw off your enemy!
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Battlegeuse
Free-to-play alternative to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
The colonyship finds a very old solar system called Battlegeuse. General Brenner takes one of his best men, Captain Carter, known for his space explorations, and gives him a very difficult task: recovering information from the planets to defeat the lingering threat.