Infested Planet similar games & best alternatives

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Infested Planet

2014

Should you play it?

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding tactical gameplay
  • High replayability with random missions and weekly challenges
  • Flexible unit and upgrade system allowing experimentation
  • Active developer support and dlc adding content
  • Engaging combat against evolving alien hordes

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some repetitiveness in later stages
  • Graphics are simple and not highly detailed
  • Campaign length is relatively short
  • Steep difficulty curve may frustrate some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Anomaly 2

  • Iron Marines

  • IDUN - Frontline Survival

  • Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

  • Alien Shooter TD

  • State of War : Warmonger / 蓝色警戒 (Classic 2000)

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Infested Planet but with less leadership over others

  • Nordhold

  • CleanFall

  • Monsters are Coming!

  • Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

  • Good Robot

  • GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

More expressive

Games that feels like Infested Planet but with more self-expression and customization

  • Particle Fleet: Emergence

  • Sipho

  • Time Break Chronicles

  • Deity Empires

  • Monster Sanctuary

  • Eador. Imperium

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).

Infested Planet: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026