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Games like Operation: New Earth

If Operation: New Earth is your kind of game, the closest matches are VEGA Conflict, Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D and Space Castle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and stressful. 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 Operation: New Earth: Operation: New Earth is an intense sci-fi multiplayer strategy game in which you must command an advanced military facility to defend Earth from a hostile alien invasion. Create an alliance, gather resources, and unlock advanced technology to level up your stronghold!

2016StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFree to playDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Hunted Cow Games
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Steam players who put hours into Operation: New Earth also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. VEGA Conflict

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Operation: New Earth.

    Stake your claim, command your fleets, and wage epic war in space.

    2015StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and resource management with Operation: New Earth.

    Second-strongest match for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Operation: New Earth.

    Build up your empire and hold your defense against the waves of enemy attacks! Develop your own strategy. Compete in epic Clan Wars!

    2018StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Space Castle

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Operation: New Earth.

    Space Strategy. A mix of tower hold games and role-playing action.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Stronghold Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Ranked #4 for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Operation: New Earth.

    A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

    2012StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Ranked #5 for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Operation: New Earth.

    This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.

    2018StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  6. Screeps: World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Ranked #6 for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Operation: New Earth.

    Screeps: World is an open source MMO strategy sandbox game for programming enthusiasts. You control your colony by writing JavaScript code that operates 24/7 in the huge persistent online open world.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tribal Wars

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Ranked #7 for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Operation: New Earth.

    Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.

    2020ActionStrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Supremacy: Call of War 1942

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Ranked #8 for Operation: New Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Operation: New Earth.

    Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!

    2017StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Hunted Cow Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Hunted Cow Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Eldevin

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hunted Cow Games, the studio behind Operation: New Earth. Shares Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play with Operation: New Earth.

    Eldevin is the award winning indie story-driven Free to Play MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) from Hunted Cow Studios. Join thousands of other players and explore the mystical lands of Eldevin.

    2014IndieMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Warhammer: Chaos And Conquest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Another title from Hunted Cow Games, the studio behind Operation: New Earth. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Operation: New Earth.

    MMORPG and strategy gameplay in one. Living realms of Chaos Champions battle in PVE and PVP strategic combat. Persistent army management and constant live events. Collect Warlords, manage resources, and conquer your foes.

    2019StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers

    WHY THIS

    Shares alliance based cooperation, event driven progression and a stressful mood with Operation: New Earth.

    Another title from Hunted Cow Games, the studio behind Operation: New Earth. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Operation: New Earth.

    Hunt, capture, and command the monsters of the Monsterverse. Build your base, recruit elite Titan Chasers, and lead squads into tactical turn-based battles. Expand your territory in a shared online world, forge alliances, and face colossal threats like Godzilla, Kong, and Skullcrawlers.

    2025StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Operation: New Earth

Does Operation: New Earth run on Steam Deck?
Operation: New Earth is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Operation: New Earth free to play?
Yes — Operation: New Earth 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 Operation: New Earth have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Operation: New Earth supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Operation: New Earth?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Operation: New Earth are VEGA Conflict, Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D, Space Castle.
Who developed Operation: New Earth?
Operation: New Earth was developed by Hunted Cow Games.

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 Operation: New Earth.

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