Games like Tactera
Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Tactera for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Tactera also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from E McNeill. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Tactera: Tactera is a Real-Time Strategy game played on a “virtual tabletop”. Comes with VR (Rift/Vive) and non-VR versions! Inside a futuristic war room, a 3D hologram shows two armies on the verge of battle. Build swarms of gunships, tanks, bombers, and other units to strategically outmaneuver the enemy!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Astraeus
Top pick for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Astraeus is a VR asteroid mining RTS game that's quick to play, easy to learn, and enormous in scope. Build a mining network from dozens of bases, and watch as hundreds of ships swarm around you.
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Supreme Commander 2
Second-strongest match for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tactera.
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Third-strongest match for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
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Taur
Ranked #4 for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
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DEFCON VR
Ranked #5 for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
DEFCON VR allows you to spectate DEFCON games in the comfort of your own virtual War Room. Join others and marvel at total global annihilation as nuclear missiles arc over the globe on their path to destruction. Watch Armageddon unfold as everybody dies….
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Nuclear Dawn
Ranked #6 for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tactera.
Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.
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House of the Dying Sun
Ranked #7 for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tactera.
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Ranked #8 for Tactera fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
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".
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Other recommendable Steam games by E McNeill, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Ironlights
Another title from E McNeill, the studio behind Tactera.
Ironlights is a VR dueling game with skillful, fluid melee combat. Parry, block, and strike down your opponents using a variety of physics-based weapons. Test your skills in multiplayer battles, or fight to the top of the league in the huge single-player campaign!
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Auralux: Constellations
Another title from E McNeill, the studio behind Tactera. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Auralux: Constellations is the awaited sequel to Auralux, the critically acclaimed minimalistic Real Time Strategy game. Explore a dozen new gameplay mechanics through each constellation, one new feature at a time. It's Real-Time Strategy, deconstructed.
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Darknet
Another title from E McNeill, the studio behind Tactera. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Darknet is a strategy/puzzle game in which you play as an elite hacker in the Net. Plug into cyberspace, using viruses, worms, and exploits to steal the data before your signal gets traced. Includes both VR and non-VR versions.
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Skylight
Another title from E McNeill, the studio behind Tactera. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Skylight is a turn-based tactics game of colossal space battles, with VR and non-VR versions. Command nimble squadrons of fighters, specialized frigates, and giant capital ships as you orchestrate your forces toward victory.
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Astraeus
Another title from E McNeill, the studio behind Tactera. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Astraeus is a VR asteroid mining RTS game that's quick to play, easy to learn, and enormous in scope. Build a mining network from dozens of bases, and watch as hundreds of ships swarm around you.
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IRONSTRIKE
Another title from E McNeill, the studio behind Tactera.
IRONSTRIKE is a 4-player co-op roguelike featuring physics-based swordplay, gestural spellcasting, and archery. Wield a sword, bow & arrow, or magic, and customize your build as you fight to rescue the gods of a vibrant fantasy world.
Frequently asked about Tactera
- How much does Tactera cost?
- Tactera is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tactera?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tactera are Astraeus, Supreme Commander 2, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®.
- Who developed Tactera?
- Tactera was developed by E McNeill.
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