Executive Assault similar games & best alternatives

Executive Assault

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

What works

  • Unique rts/fps hybrid gameplay
  • Deep unit customization and research
  • Innovative base building with interior corridors
  • Fun multiplayer with cooperative executron mode
  • Active developer and frequent updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited maps and small playerbase
  • Some bugs and ai pathfinding issues
  • Clunky ui and lack of hotkeys
  • Graphics are simple and dated
  • Multiplayer netcode can be unstable

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Supreme Commander

  • Wildgate

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

  • Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™

  • Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

  • Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Less dominating

Games that feels like Executive Assault but with less domination over others

  • Eximius: Seize the Frontline

  • Sanctum 2

  • Colony Siege

  • Guardians Frontline

  • 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

  • Creeper World 4

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Executive Assault but with less narrative immersion

  • Mechabellum

  • GUNS UP!

  • Attack on Toys

  • Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

  • AirMech

  • CryoFall

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Executive Assault: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026