Rank 01Why this
Also Turn-Based and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
- Deck Playable
- 2012
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.
- Rank 01
Rank 02- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 03Why this
Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Comedy, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- 2018
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Destroy All Humans!
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Rank 06 
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Turn-Based, like Attack of the Earthlings.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Attack of the Earthlings
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 3Space Tyrant
Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Comedy, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- 84% of 486 reviews
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- 5Destroy All Humans!
Also Villain Protagonist and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- 94% of 6,456 reviews
- 6Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Also Villain Protagonist and Turn-Based, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- 85% of 2,929 reviews
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- 10Dungeons 3
Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Humor, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- 92% of 4,938 reviews
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- 12Zombie Night Terror
Also Villain Protagonist and Gore, like Attack of the Earthlings.
- 93% of 1,072 reviews
- 13The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Same atmospheric mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
- 83% of 2,178 reviews
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- 18Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
Shares mission based progression with Attack of the Earthlings.
- 75% of 60 reviews
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- 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
More games like Attack of the Earthlings, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Attack of the Earthlings
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
X-COM: UFO Defense
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Evil Genius
Why this: Same comedic mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
XCOM® 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Attack of the Earthlings at current Steam store prices.
Dungeons 3
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Humor, like Attack of the Earthlings.
X-COM: Apocalypse
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Aliens, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
Ravenous Devils
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Comedy, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Why this: Also Dark Humor and Gore, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Attack of the Earthlings, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
POSTAL
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Comedy, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Card Hunter
Why this: Same funny mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
Trimps
Why this: Also Aliens and Dark Humor, like Attack of the Earthlings.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
Phobies
Why this: Also Dark Humor and Turn-Based Tactics, like Attack of the Earthlings.
FUCK HITLER
Why this: Also Dark Humor and Gore, like Attack of the Earthlings.
More from Team Junkfish
Other recommendable Steam games by Team Junkfish, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Monstrum
Why this: Same dark mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
Monstrum 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Attack of the Earthlings.
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?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 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
- Hand crafted level details
- Missions have distinct objectives
- Play as the villain tactics
- Reverse horror premise
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…”
People who play it also play: XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM®: Chimera Squad, Space Tyrant
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.