Rank 01Games like Future Wars
- 17 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Future Wars also play
The closest matches to Future Wars: Wargroove, Battle Worlds: Kronos, Athena Crisis, Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition, and Conquest of the New World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares turn based tactics with Future Wars.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
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Hero's Hour
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Future Wars.
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Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure
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- Released: 2010
- Developer: Radon Labs
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- 30% of 136 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Faithfully recreates advance wars mechanics
- Hotseat multiplayer works well
- Play by email support
- Challenging
- Lighthearted
- Nostalgic
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Future Wars at current Steam store prices.
Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
Why this: Same lighthearted mood as Future Wars.
American Patriots: Boston Tea Party
Why this: Shares hotseat multiplayer with Future Wars.
Age of History II
Why this: Same retro mood as Future Wars.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Future Wars, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Same retro mood as Future Wars.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Future Wars.
Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Why this: Same challenging mood as Future Wars.
About Future Wars
The closest matches to Future Wars: Wargroove, Battle Worlds: Kronos, Athena Crisis, Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition, and Conquest of the New World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Future Wars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wargroove, Battle Worlds: Kronos and Athena Crisis — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, lighthearted and nostalgic, and single out its hotseat multiplayer and level editor. 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 Future Wars: Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.
Is Future Wars worth buying?
Most players don't recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 30% of 136 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 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.6 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Faithfully recreates advance wars mechanics
- Hotseat multiplayer works well
- Play by email support
- Retro charm with decent graphics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“You decided out of good reasons not to have a one-session online multiplayer mode. As in more complex maps, turns can take up to an hour, it just does not make sense to us. a Dev said, This is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. If…”
“In the Future there is a War where robots knock out all the lights, leaving only lame electronic music to guide the way. An interesting concept where the player must hold Alt and press Tab as he frantically tries to escape the blinding…”
People who play it also play: Wargroove, Battle Worlds: Kronos, Athena Crisis
Frequently asked about Future Wars
Can I run it?
How much does Future Wars cost?
Future Wars is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Future Wars have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Future Wars supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Future Wars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Future Wars are Wargroove, Battle Worlds: Kronos, Athena Crisis.
Who developed Future Wars?
Future Wars was developed by Radon Labs.