Games like Planet Terminus
If Planet Terminus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Operation Athena, RUNNING WITH RIFLES and TREAD: Arcade Tank Combat — 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.
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Operation Athena
WHY THIS
Top pick for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Planet Terminus.
Operation Athena is a tactical first-person shooter inspired by classic tactical shooters, with modern mechanics and a more action-oriented pace. Play solo or with up to 4 players as an Athena Team Operator fighting against a global terrorist threat.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Terminus.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
TREAD: Arcade Tank Combat
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Fast-paced top-down online tank battles where skill, teamwork, and strategy decide every fight. Customize your tank with specialized hulls and turrets, each with unique stats and abilities.
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Commandos: Origins
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Ranked #5 for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Planet Terminus.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Broken Arrow
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Ranked #7 for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Metal Thunder
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Planet Terminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
Free alternatives
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Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Terminus.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Planet Terminus.
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.).
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Terminus.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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!
93, Kuindzhi
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Terminus.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Planet Terminus.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Terminus.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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RUNNING WITH RIFLES
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Terminus.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Metal Thunder
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Terminus.
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
Frequently asked about Planet Terminus
- Does Planet Terminus have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Planet Terminus supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Planet Terminus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Planet Terminus are Operation Athena, RUNNING WITH RIFLES, TREAD: Arcade Tank Combat.
- Who developed Planet Terminus?
- Planet Terminus was developed by PistolizedCannon.
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