Games like this other than the following?

[AshaMarie]

I am looking for games like this to try out and following I already tried:

Age of Darkness Final Stand
Alien Marauder
Conan Unconquered
Diplomacy is Not an Option

First and last are really good, but still know anything else?

[rdbury]

Well, as I understand it, there's a whole subgenre. The genre is RTS (Real Time Strategy), and subgenre is Castle Builder games. Some early titles include Command & Conquer, Warcraft (not World of, that a whole other genre), and Stronghold. I'd suggest just Googling "castle building games" for more. Most castle building games are set in medieval times and involve actual, you know, castles, but I think TaB easily falls in this category even though it's set in a post-apocalyptic, steam-punk type world.

[GladiusNW]

try UMS in Starcraft 1 and 2, there are a lot of Tower Defence maps which should satisfy you for a bit.

[Gunfu Panda]

Project Zomboid hands down

[Prisoner 76561197992841073]

Originally posted by rdbury:

Well, as I understand it, there's a whole subgenre. The genre is RTS (Real Time Strategy), and subgenre is Castle Builder games. Some early titles include Command & Conquer, Warcraft (not World of, that a whole other genre), and Stronghold. I'd suggest just Googling "castle building games" for more. Most castle building games are set in medieval times and involve actual, you know, castles, but I think TaB easily falls in this category even though it's set in a post-apocalyptic, steam-punk type world.

something uncanny about this post, almost as if it was written by an AI trying to understand OP but not quite getting it

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Originally posted by Joostorm:

Originally posted by rdbury:

Well, as I understand it, there's a whole subgenre. The genre is RTS (Real Time Strategy), and subgenre is Castle Builder games. Some early titles include Command & Conquer, Warcraft (not World of, that a whole other genre), and Stronghold. I'd suggest just Googling "castle building games" for more. Most castle building games are set in medieval times and involve actual, you know, castles, but I think TaB easily falls in this category even though it's set in a post-apocalyptic, steam-punk type world.

something uncanny about this post, almost as if it was written by an AI trying to understand OP but not quite getting it

maybe ur an AI and u dont know it.

[rdbury]

Originally posted by Joostorm:

something uncanny about this post, almost as if it was written by an AI trying to understand OP but not quite getting it

Well, I'm pretty sure I'm not an AI, but I guess you never know. I spent a lot of years editing Wikipedia so maybe I've acquired that "voice". I have a YouTube channel too, in case you want to hear what I sound like, but I think an AI would sound more articulate than I do.

[spy movie sex scene]

Originally posted by Joostorm:

something uncanny about this post, almost as if it was written by an AI trying to understand OP but not quite getting it

it's just a dash of autism

[rdbury]

Originally posted by spy movie sex scene:

it's just a dash of autism

To be fair, I'm pretty sure you have to be a bit, let's say, "detail oriented" to enjoy games like this. It's not exactly Mario Party after all. Anyway, I suspect "dash of autism" is your way of saying "highly intelligent", in which case thanks for noticing.

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or he's just 'on the spectrum' himself, in which case his aspergers wouldn't let him see the truth anyway.

[AshaMarie]

Don't know what these comments are and why they are going off topic but thanks to those that tried to answer. Unfortunately, I heavily disliked the UI in project zomboid and it plays nothing like They are billions. Looks like not whole lot can compete with TAB in its genre.

[morph113]

Yeah none of the suggestions in this thread are similar. Command and Conquer and Warcraft other than being an RTS have otherwise nothing to do with this game concept. Project Zomboid has even less to do. May as well suggest DayZ because it has zombies.

I think OP is looking for some type of tower defense RTS builder where you have to defeat ever increasing oncoming waves of enemies.

[Bolt]

The problem with zombie games is that most of them s*ck, which has kinda ruined the genre, despite the few good that exist. The medival games that were mentioned have this city building and fending off attackers part but they may also have things you don't want: Magic, too many unit types, politics, resources that aren't just economic but also used for other purposes and they may be turn based instead of RTS. They also lack the part where you have to clear (parts of) the map first.

As far as fighting off zombie waves goes I've taken a glance at Red Solstice 2: Survivors, but only by checking the youtube videos, no actual gameplay experience. They have mutated human beings (Strol) with some of them being animals as well and a mission design that's more direct, tactical action with a squad going for objectives mission per mission in a greater campaign.

For challenge (again with a squad) vs enemies the X-Com series (with mods) may also be worth a look.

Solely for the actual city building + expansion vs a hostile world there's nothing I can actually point to. Most games don't even grasp the concept that the population could be used for anything else than paying taxes: Providing the military units / manned defenses / workers for economic structures. Warhammer (not 2 and 3) also has some potential for being modded into a survive and expand gameplay but its construction and resource management is simplified and modding this would be a lot of work. They have the Orks, which come in masses, the Tyrannids, also in masses and the Necrons, the most lethal, among the other races. Adding a custom zombie race would also be possible. But that'd be like starting from scratch and having to do everything yourself, including learning how to mod this.

Also found something else, which I think is interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfBU5C73MFU

[AshaMarie]

Red Solstice 2: Survivors has been something I once considered, but the reviews had me on fence as well as some friendly opinions (from ppl I know). I might reconsider it on its next sale and see how it goes. It's not "quite" what I want in a game like TAB that Age of Darkness and Diplomacy is not an Option offers but those 2 games are not likely to get many more updates. Still, there is one RTS that I'm excited for that may or may not come on steam called D.O.R.F. RTS though it sounds like placeholder name.

[Ramonkey]

This whole off topic about AI’s remind me to recommend AI War 2. Has somewhat comparable gameplay but also different in a lot of ways. It’s about the entire galaxy has been taken over by an AI gone rogue, and you’re the commander of the last pocket of human resistance that has to try to survive and take down the AI main core to win the game

[Cat Ass Trophy]

I'd recommend Defenders Quest: Valley of the Forgotten. It's a tower defence game with RPG elements. I've played it multiple times over the years and I think you might enjoy it if you like TAB. It doesn't have any castle building mechanics, but if you're looking for something identical to TAB, there won't be any.

Enjoy :)