Games like The Sons of Earth
If The Sons of Earth is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, Nexus 5X and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Sons of Earth: An asymmetric hex wargame about occupation and insurgency. Command the alien Verkhan Empire pacifying a human world — or the fractured Sons of Earth fighting to reclaim it.
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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
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Top pick for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Sons of Earth.
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
Nexus 5X
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Second-strongest match for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
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Third-strongest match for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Sons of Earth.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Headquarters: World War II
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Ranked #4 for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Sons of Earth.
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Combat Mission Cold War
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Ranked #5 for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Sons of Earth.
CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.
Mechabellum
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Ranked #6 for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
WARNO
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Ranked #7 for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Panzer Corps 2
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Ranked #8 for The Sons of Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Sons of Earth.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Sons of Earth.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Sons of Earth.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
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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!
Cube Escape: Paradox
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Sons of Earth.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
NERTS! Online
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Sons of Earth.
NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!
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Frequently asked about The Sons of Earth
- Does The Sons of Earth have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Sons of Earth supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Sons of Earth?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Sons of Earth are Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, Nexus 5X, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War.
- Who developed The Sons of Earth?
- The Sons of Earth was developed by Michael Calloway.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Sons of Earth.
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