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Games like Attack of the Earthlings

  • 33 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Attack of the Earthlings also play

The closest matches to Attack of the Earthlings: XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM®: Chimera Squad, Space Tyrant, Xenonauts, and Destroy All Humans!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Turn-Based and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2012
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Comedy, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Xenonauts

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
    • 2014
  2. Rank 05

    Destroy All Humans!

    Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2020
  3. Rank 06

    Iratus: Lord of the Dead

    Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Turn-Based, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Attack of the Earthlings

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    Also Turn-Based and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 93% of 24,805 reviews
  2. 2
    XCOM®: Chimera Squad

    Genres: Strategy

    • 74% of 12,842 reviews
  3. 3
    Space Tyrant

    Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Comedy, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 84% of 486 reviews
  4. 4
    Xenonauts

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 2,658 reviews
  5. 5
    Destroy All Humans!

    Also Villain Protagonist and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 94% of 6,456 reviews
  6. 6
    Iratus: Lord of the Dead

    Also Villain Protagonist and Turn-Based, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 85% of 2,929 reviews
  7. 7
    Slayaway Camp

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 95% of 478 reviews
  8. 8
    Reverse Crawl

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 89% of 338 reviews
  9. 9
    Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

    Genres: Action

    • 90% of 945 reviews
  10. 10
    Dungeons 3

    Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Humor, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 92% of 4,938 reviews
  11. 11
    Oh My Gore!

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 82% of 192 reviews
  12. 12
    Zombie Night Terror

    Also Villain Protagonist and Gore, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 93% of 1,072 reviews
  13. 13
    The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos

    Same atmospheric mood as Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 83% of 2,178 reviews
  14. 14
    Gears Tactics

    Also Turn-Based and Gore, like Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 78% of 3,612 reviews
  15. 15
    Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes

    Same comedic mood as Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 55% of 222 reviews
  16. 16
    Terror of Hemasaurus

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 91% of 574 reviews
  17. 17
    Into the Breach

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 94% of 12,387 reviews
  18. 18
    Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy

    Shares mission based progression with Attack of the Earthlings.

    • 75% of 60 reviews
  19. 19
    Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

    Genres: Strategy

    • 93% of 7,870 reviews
  20. 20
    The Shrouded Isle

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 67% of 525 reviews
  21. 21
    X-COM: UFO Defense

    Genres: Strategy

    • 97% of 2,446 reviews
  22. 22
    Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Simulation

    • 78% of 109 reviews
  23. 23
    Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 67% of 92 reviews
  24. 24
    Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

    Genres: RPG, Strategy

    • 89% of 6,436 reviews
Attack of the Earthlings — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Team Junkfish
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 7
  • 85% of 221 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie
  • Metacritic 71
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Hand crafted level details
  • Missions have distinct objectives
  • Play as the villain tactics
  • Atmospheric
  • Comedic
  • Dark

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About Attack of the Earthlings

The closest matches to Attack of the Earthlings: XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM®: Chimera Squad, Space Tyrant, Xenonauts, and Destroy All Humans!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Attack of the Earthlings is your kind of game, the closest matches are XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM®: Chimera Squad and Space Tyrant — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, comedic and dark, and single out its mission based progression and reverse xcom style. 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 Attack of the Earthlings: Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.

Is Attack of the Earthlings worth buying?

  • 85% of 221 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I was enjoying this game, in spite of its kind of low budget, jank feel, until I got to the third level, which required having just one, helpless unit sneak around without getting caught. It was awful. Just annoying and not fun at all…”
4 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM®: Chimera Squad, Space Tyrant

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Frequently asked about Attack of the Earthlings

Can I run it?

How much does Attack of the Earthlings cost?

Attack of the Earthlings is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Attack of the Earthlings?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Attack of the Earthlings are XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM®: Chimera Squad, Space Tyrant.

Who developed Attack of the Earthlings?

Attack of the Earthlings was developed by Team Junkfish and published by Junkfish Limited.