# Games like Dying Breed

> The closest matches to Dying Breed: Tempest Rising, 8-Bit Armies, Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic), and Nuclear Dawn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
2. [8-Bit Armies](https://imho.run/games/427250/8-bit-armies) — A frequent pick in Dying Breed players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427250/)
3. [Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection](https://imho.run/games/1213210/command-conquer-remastered-collection) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 17,641 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213210/)
4. [Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/4570/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-anniversary-edition-classic) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 5,515 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4570/)
5. [Nuclear Dawn](https://imho.run/games/17710/nuclear-dawn) — Also RTS and Post-apocalyptic, like Dying Breed. 977 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17710/)
6. [Cepheus Protocol](https://imho.run/games/979640/cepheus-protocol) — Also RTS and Zombies, like Dying Breed. 1,948 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979640/)
7. [Ancestors Legacy](https://imho.run/games/620590/ancestors-legacy) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 2,120 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/620590/)
8. [SunAge: Battle for Elysium](https://imho.run/games/318650/sunage-battle-for-elysium) — A frequent pick in Dying Breed players' libraries, and another Action. 98 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318650/)
9. [Total Annihilation](https://imho.run/games/298030/total-annihilation) — Shares faction balancing with Dying Breed. 2,497 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/)
10. [Original War](https://imho.run/games/235320/original-war) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 607 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235320/)
11. [Earth 2160](https://imho.run/games/1900/earth-2160) — Also RTS and Post-apocalyptic, like Dying Breed. 327 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900/)
12. [Infection Free Zone](https://imho.run/games/1465460/infection-free-zone) — Also RTS and Zombies, like Dying Breed. 6,678 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465460/)
13. [Shrot](https://imho.run/games/2630920/shrot) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 63 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2630920/)
14. [Age of Mythology: Retold](https://imho.run/games/1934680/age-of-mythology-retold) — Also RTS, like Dying Breed. 9,908 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934680/)
15. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also RTS and Zombies, like Dying Breed. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
16. [Infested Planet](https://imho.run/games/204530/infested-planet) — Also RTS and Gore, like Dying Breed. 1,860 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204530/)
17. [Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology](https://imho.run/games/313500/blitzkrieg-2-anthology) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 344 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313500/)
18. [Invasion Machine](https://imho.run/games/964650/invasion-machine) — A frequent pick in Dying Breed players' libraries, and another Indie. 505 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/964650/)
19. [Chromosome Evil](https://imho.run/games/1035660/chromosome-evil) — Also RTS and Zombies, like Dying Breed. 221 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035660/)
20. [Zombie City Defense 2](https://imho.run/games/473970/zombie-city-defense-2) — Also RTS and Zombies, like Dying Breed. 95 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473970/)
21. [Regiments](https://imho.run/games/1109680/regiments) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 1,598 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109680/)
22. [Endless Horde](https://imho.run/games/618610/endless-horde) — A frequent pick in Dying Breed players' libraries. 102 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/618610/)
23. [Rogue Command](https://imho.run/games/1461910/rogue-command) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 387 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461910/)
24. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also RTS and War, like Dying Breed. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2088550&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2088550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2088550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dying Breed

Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2088550
- **Developer:** Sarnayer
- **Publisher:** MicroProse Software
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Oct 7, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2088550/dying-breed)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088550/)
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