# Games like The Red Solstice

> The closest matches to The Red Solstice: Infested Planet, DG2: Defense Grid 2, Aliens: Dark Descent, Red Solstice 2: Survivors, and Polaris Sector. 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. [Infested Planet](https://imho.run/games/204530/infested-planet) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Aliens, like The Red Solstice. 1,860 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204530/)
2. [DG2: Defense Grid 2](https://imho.run/games/221540/dg2-defense-grid-2) — Also Kickstarter and Aliens, like The Red Solstice. 1,787 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221540/)
3. [Aliens: Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/1150440/aliens-dark-descent) — Also Aliens and Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 9,060 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/)
4. [Red Solstice 2: Survivors](https://imho.run/games/768520/red-solstice-2-survivors) — A frequent pick in The Red Solstice players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,153 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/768520/)
5. [Polaris Sector](https://imho.run/games/418250/polaris-sector) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like The Red Solstice. 230 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418250/)
6. [Original War](https://imho.run/games/235320/original-war) — A frequent pick in The Red Solstice players' libraries, and another Strategy. 607 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235320/)
7. [Wargame: Red Dragon](https://imho.run/games/251060/wargame-red-dragon) — Also Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 8,039 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/)
8. [Satellite Reign](https://imho.run/games/268870/satellite-reign) — Also Real-Time and Tactical, like The Red Solstice. 1,754 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/)
9. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
10. [Door Kickers](https://imho.run/games/248610/door-kickers) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 3,617 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248610/)
11. [EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/757210/emergency-4-deluxe) — Also Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 619 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757210/)
12. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like The Red Solstice. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
13. [Battlevoid: Sector Siege](https://imho.run/games/716630/battlevoid-sector-siege) — A frequent pick in The Red Solstice players' libraries, and another Action. 106 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/716630/)
14. [Solstice Chronicles: MIA](https://imho.run/games/528160/solstice-chronicles-mia) — Also Aliens, like The Red Solstice. 123 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/528160/)
15. [Nuclear Dawn](https://imho.run/games/17710/nuclear-dawn) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like The Red Solstice. 977 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17710/)
16. [Welcome Back, Commander](https://imho.run/games/3015620/welcome-back-commander) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 116 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3015620/)
17. [Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance](https://imho.run/games/9420/supreme-commander-forged-alliance) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like The Red Solstice. 5,855 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9420/)
18. [Iron Harvest](https://imho.run/games/826630/iron-harvest) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like The Red Solstice. 6,065 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826630/)
19. [Empires Apart](https://imho.run/games/530630/empires-apart) — Also Real Time Tactics, like The Red Solstice. 1,003 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530630/)
20. [Earth 2160](https://imho.run/games/1900/earth-2160) — Also Real-Time and Aliens, like The Red Solstice. 327 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900/)
21. [Fire Commander](https://imho.run/games/1362560/fire-commander) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like The Red Solstice. 138 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1362560/)
22. [Sol Survivor](https://imho.run/games/45000/sol-survivor) — Same atmospheric mood as The Red Solstice. 252 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45000/)
23. [Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation](https://imho.run/games/507490/ashes-of-the-singularity-escalation) — Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like The Red Solstice. 1,871 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/507490/)
24. [Rusted Warfare - RTS](https://imho.run/games/647960/rusted-warfare-rts) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like The Red Solstice. 2,758 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/647960/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265590&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265590&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265590&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=265590
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/265590
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Red Solstice

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 265590
- **Developer:** Ironward
- **Publisher:** Ironward
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 9, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 74
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/265590/the-red-solstice)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265590&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265590/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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