Sol Survivor similar games & best alternatives

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Sol Survivor

2010

Should you play it?

Jump in to intense turret defense action with Sol Survivor! Build turrets to defend your colony and the innocent colonists within. Smash enemies with volleys of actively-controlled orbital support. Play with friends in co-operative and competitive multiplayer matches or test your mettle against our new Survival mode!

What works

  • Deep strategic gameplay
  • Cooperative multiplayer modes
  • Varied towers and commanders
  • Customization and map editor
  • Excellent value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics
  • No speed-up feature
  • Small multiplayer community
  • Some repetitive maps
  • Survival mode difficulty spike

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense

  • SUPERVIVE

  • Zero-K

  • Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • WARSHIFT

More exploratory

Games that feels like Sol Survivor but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Northgard: Definitive Edition

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense

  • Battlezone 98 Redux

  • Age of Wonders: Planetfall

  • Warzone 2100

Less intimate

Games that feels like Sol Survivor but with less focus on close relationships

  • Creeper World 4

  • Earth 2160

  • DG2: Defense Grid 2

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

  • Tempest Rising

  • Heroes of Annihilated Empires

More dominating

Games that feels like Sol Survivor but with more domination over others

  • Supreme Commander 2

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

  • Executive Assault 2

  • Supreme Commander

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution

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Sol Survivor: 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 Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026