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Games like Zero-K

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Zero-K also play

The closest matches to Zero-K: Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, Rusted Warfare - RTS, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, and Iron Harvest. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 05

    Iron Harvest

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Zero-K

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

    Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Zero-K.

    • 96% of 5,855 reviews
  2. 2
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

    Also Base-Building and Robots, like Zero-K.

    • 86% of 7,291 reviews
  3. 3
    Rusted Warfare - RTS

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 97% of 2,758 reviews
  4. 4
    Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

    Also Base-Building and RTS, like Zero-K.

    • 79% of 1,871 reviews
  5. 5
    Iron Harvest

    Genres: Strategy

    • 75% of 6,065 reviews
  6. 6
    Total Annihilation

    Genres: Strategy

    • 97% of 2,497 reviews
  7. 7
    Executive Assault

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 85% of 1,095 reviews
  8. 8
    Company of Heroes 2

    Genres: Strategy

    • 85% of 28,233 reviews
  9. 9
    Wargame: Red Dragon

    Also Real-Time and RTS, like Zero-K.

    • 88% of 8,039 reviews
  10. 10
    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Strategy

    • 95% of 60,009 reviews
  11. 11
    Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 62% of 1,431 reviews
  12. 12
    Stronghold Kingdoms

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 57% of 4,303 reviews
  13. 13
    AI War 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 950 reviews
  14. 14
    Forged Battalion

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 59% of 468 reviews
  15. 15
    AirMech

    Also Robots and RTS, like Zero-K.

    • 83% of 5,801 reviews
  16. 16
    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    Same epic mood as Zero-K.

    • 95% of 7,321 reviews
  17. 17
    Evolution RTS

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play

    • 53% of 253 reviews
  18. 18
    Earth 2160

    Genres: Strategy

    • 60% of 327 reviews
  19. 19
    Mechabellum

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 9,451 reviews
  20. 20
    Empires Apart

    Genres: Strategy, Free To Play

    • 67% of 1,003 reviews
  21. 21
    8-Bit Armies

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 80% of 1,179 reviews
  22. 22
    Retro Commander

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 76% of 210 reviews
  23. 23
    Stormgate

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play

    • 51% of 5,533 reviews
  24. 24
    Uncrewed

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Simulation

    • 70% of 113 reviews
Zero-K — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Zero-K Team
  • Price: Free to play
  • 94% of 3,128 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows, Linux

Players highlight

  • Factory roles simplify but deepen strategy
  • Large multiplayer battles feel uniquely dynamic
  • Terraform and shields enable creative fort building
  • Challenging
  • Competitive
  • Contemplative

About Zero-K

The closest matches to Zero-K: Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, Rusted Warfare - RTS, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, and Iron Harvest. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Zero-K is your kind of game, the closest matches are Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS and Rusted Warfare - RTS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and contemplative, and single out its cloak and stealth systems. 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.

Zero-K is a free-to-play strategy game released in 2018, developed by the Zero-K Team. It is a challenging real-time strategy experience of massive scope supporting both single-player and online co-operative play. The game features factory-based unit roles, amphibious and air unit specialization, terraform and shield-based fort building, cloak and stealth systems, and unit effects including disarm, stun, and displacement mechanics. Players describe the experience as competitive, contemplative, and epic in scale. Reviewers highlight that factory roles simplify while deepening strategic options, large multiplayer battles feel uniquely dynamic, terraforming and shields enable creative fort building, and units possess wildly diverse and distinct abilities. The game holds a 94% positive rating from 3128 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.

About Zero-K: With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

Is Zero-K worth buying?

  • 94% of 3,128 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 53 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

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

“This game actually has the worst AI I have ever seen. I could tell a unit to halt all of its operations, stop moving and it just continues to walk towards the enemy. Also the rock paper scissors mechanic with different units just doesn't…”
13 h played
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People who play it also play: Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, Rusted Warfare - RTS

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Frequently asked about Zero-K

Can I run it?

Does Zero-K work on Steam Deck?

Zero-K is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Is Zero-K free to play?

Yes — Zero-K is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Zero-K have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Zero-K supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Zero-K?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zero-K are Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, Rusted Warfare - RTS.

Who developed Zero-K?

Zero-K was developed by Zero-K Team.