# Games like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

> The closest matches to Impossible Creatures Steam Edition: Rise of Nations: Extended Edition, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade, Tempest Rising, and Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3. 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. [Rise of Nations: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/287450/rise-of-nations-extended-edition) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 7,793 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287450/)
2. [Age of Mythology: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/266840/age-of-mythology-extended-edition) — Shares economy management with Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 14,132 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266840/)
3. [Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade](https://imho.run/games/4580/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-dark-crusade) — A frequent pick in Impossible Creatures Steam Edition players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,779 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4580/)
4. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — Shares base building with Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
5. [Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3](https://imho.run/games/17480/command-conquer-red-alert-3) — A frequent pick in Impossible Creatures Steam Edition players' libraries, and another Action. 5,609 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17480/)
6. [Supreme Commander 2](https://imho.run/games/40100/supreme-commander-2) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 4,952 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40100/)
7. [Iron Harvest](https://imho.run/games/826630/iron-harvest) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 6,065 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826630/)
8. [STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga](https://imho.run/games/356500/star-wars-galactic-battlegrounds-saga) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 2,556 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356500/)
9. [Sudden Strike 4](https://imho.run/games/373930/sudden-strike-4) — Shares tactical positioning with Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,624 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373930/)
10. [Company of Heroes](https://imho.run/games/228200/company-of-heroes) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 5,079 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228200/)
11. [Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/40980/stronghold-legends-steam-edition) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,046 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40980/)
12. [Executive Assault](https://imho.run/games/331500/executive-assault) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,095 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/331500/)
13. [Earth 2160](https://imho.run/games/1900/earth-2160) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 327 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900/)
14. [Empires Apart](https://imho.run/games/530630/empires-apart) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,003 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530630/)
15. [Stronghold: Warlords](https://imho.run/games/907650/stronghold-warlords) — Shares base building with Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,895 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/907650/)
16. [EMERGENCY 3](https://imho.run/games/757200/emergency-3) — Also Cult Classic and Real-Time, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 59 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757200/)
17. [Moduwar](https://imho.run/games/923100/moduwar) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 83 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/923100/)
18. [Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®](https://imho.run/games/201290/sins-of-a-solar-empire-trinity) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 572 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201290/)
19. [8-Bit Armies](https://imho.run/games/427250/8-bit-armies) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427250/)
20. [Total Annihilation](https://imho.run/games/298030/total-annihilation) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 2,497 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/)
21. [Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition](https://imho.run/games/318020/act-of-aggression-reboot-edition) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 1,431 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318020/)
22. [Battlezone: Combat Commander](https://imho.run/games/624970/battlezone-combat-commander) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 666 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/624970/)
23. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
24. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Impossible Creatures Steam Edition. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)

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## About Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

Originally released in 2003, Impossible Creatures is a sci-fi strategy game where players build bases, manage economies, position units tactically, and splice creatures together to form unique armies against an evil villain. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and whimsical, with reviewers highlighting the creative unit-building system, an entertaining story with memorable characters, and the sheer variety possible when combining different animal DNA. The Steam edition launched in 2015 and costs $9.99. The game supports online co-op, presents a challenging difficulty level, and holds a 97% positive rating from over 1,100 reviews. It is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 324680
- **Developer:** Relic Entertainment, THQ Nordic
- **Publisher:** THQ Nordic
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 11, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 72
- **Platforms:** windows

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