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Games like Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

If Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri is your kind of game, the closest matches are System Shock: Enhanced Edition, MechWarrior 5: Clans and MechWarrior Online™ Legends — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, epic 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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About Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri: Lead an elite fighting team battling for freedom from the sinister forces of the Earth Hegemony. Engage in combat on the bloody battlefields of four unique worlds. Encased in your Powered Battle Armour (PBA) you are an unstoppable fighting force.

2015ActionSimulation5.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Looking Glass Studios
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  1. System Shock: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Top pick for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

    2015ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MechWarrior 5: Clans

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.

    2024ActionSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. MechWarrior Online™ Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Third-strongest match for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

    2015ActionStrategySimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shattered Steel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Save your species as you engage in fast-paced mechanized combat in the single-player campaign containing 50 adrenaline-pounding missions and arm your Planet Runner with blazing firepower - over 25 armaments, including gatling guns, guided missiles, fuel-air mortars and plasma cannons.

    2017ActionSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hardwar

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Ranked #5 for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    You’re now an Operative, a free agent and a speculator in the claustrophobic terminally ill city of (Misplaced) Optimism, the last crater cluster on barren mined-out Titan.

    2023ActionSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Parkan: Iron Strategy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Ranked #6 for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Parkan: Iron Strategy is a perfect mix of advanced real-time strategy and futuristic warbot simulator with FPS elements in a highly realistic environment.

    2018ActionAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Ranked #7 for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.

    2009Action1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Strife: Veteran Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Ranked #8 for Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.

    2014ActionRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

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. System Shock

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. War Commander

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    War Commander is a large-scale MMO RTS set in a post-apocalyptic world. Take the role of the Commander and push back the forces of chaos and destruction in an attempt to rebuild. Command Troops, Destroy your enemies. Welcome to the apocalypse, Commander. 

    2026StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Starship Troopers: Extermination

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

    2024ActionIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Rainbow Sea

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Rainbow Sea is a multi-ending adventure with pixel-art style based on the myth of the traditional Japanese gods — Seven Lucky Gods. You explore inside a treasure ship and make choices to change the storyline. All twenty two endings are true endings, and only you can know the authentic story.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. MechWarrior 5: Clans

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.

    2024ActionSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. STARSHIP BLOOPERS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    STARSHIP BLOOPERS is a chaotic co-op space survival game where one wrong move can doom the mission. Play with 2 to 6 crewmates as you traverse space, gather resources, survive disasters, battle aliens and each other's incompetence before the sun goes supernova. Can you keep your SHIP together?

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Reviewers of Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.

    2021ActionSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Splitgate

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Aimlabs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. PlanetSide 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

    2012ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. DCS World Steam Edition

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!

    2013SimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. One-armed robber

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. MechWarrior Online™ Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

    2015ActionStrategySimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Looking Glass Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Looking Glass Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. System Shock® 2 (1999)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    "Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.

    2013ActionRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Thief Gold

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

    2012ActionSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Thief II: The Metal Age

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Shares Action and Simulation with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

    2012ActionSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. System Shock: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

    2015ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Looking Glass Studios, the studio behind Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Shares Action with Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.

    The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

How much does Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri cost?
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri are System Shock: Enhanced Edition, MechWarrior 5: Clans, MechWarrior Online™ Legends.
Who developed Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri?
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri was developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Nightdive Studios, Atari.

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