- #1 Ancestors Legacy
98% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,548 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Why similar: RTS 20.9%, Real-Time 20.2% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Historical 12.4%, Tactical 8.6%
- #2 Call to Arms
98% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,853 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, Real-Time 26.4% ★, Strategy 25.3%, Tactical 12.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #3 Company of Heroes 2
98% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,173 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, RTS 20.2%, Tactical 7.1%, Historical 7%, Real-Time 6.3% ★
- #4 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
97% matchVery Positive95% of 175,526 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 86.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Why similar: RTS 30.8%, Strategy 23.9%, Real-Time 14.4% ★, Historical 13.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #5 Empires Apart
96% matchMixed68% of 2,469 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: RTS 27.2%, Real-Time 22.3% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 11.4%, Tactical 10.1%
- #6 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
94% matchVery Positive92% of 26,793 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Historical 30.7%, Strategy 28.5%, RTS 19.3%, Tactical 11.8%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #7 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
92% matchVery Positive87% of 11,692 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: RTS 34.1%, Real-Time 25% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Tactical 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%
- #8 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
93% matchVery Positive91% of 45,979 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: RTS 31.3%, Strategy 30.6%, Tactical 16.9%, Historical 12%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #9 Tempest Rising
89% matchVery Positive88% of 10,813 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 53.4%, Strategy 26.3%, Real-Time 11.9% ★, Multiplayer 4.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%
- #10 Total War: ATTILA
91% matchVery Positive82% of 36,948 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Linux
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
Why similar: Historical 27.8%, Strategy 27.6%, RTS 22.8%, Tactical 13.8%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #11 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
90% matchVery Positive84% of 15,092 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Why similar: RTS 31%, Strategy 25.3%, Historical 16.5%, Real-Time 13.7% ★, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #12 Stronghold Crusader 2
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 17,777 reviews2014
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, RTS 31.9%, Historical 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Tactical 6%
- #13 Age of Empires II (Retired)
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 102,390 reviews2013
Dev: Skybox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
Why similar: RTS 35.8%, Strategy 23.4%, Real-Time 13.5% ★, Historical 13.1%, Multiplayer 8%
- #14 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive91% of 37,243 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Strategy 30.8%, Historical 29.8%, RTS 16.2%, Tactical 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%
- #15 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,643 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Why similar: RTS 29.7%, Historical 28.9%, Strategy 27.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Tactical 6.3%
- #16 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
88% matchVery Positive95% of 15,492 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: RTS 34.8%, Strategy 24.4%, Historical 14.4%, Real-Time 10.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #17 Sudden Strike 4
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,169 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: RTS 26.8%, Real-Time 21.8% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Tactical 14.7%, Historical 11.5%
- #18 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
88% matchVery Positive87% of 86,207 reviews2013
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.9 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Why similar: Strategy 35.1%, Historical 26.6%, Tactical 15.6%, RTS 15.2%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #19 Wargame: Red Dragon
88% matchVery Positive89% of 19,610 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 39.9%, Strategy 26.5%, Tactical 13.6%, Real-Time 13.4% ★, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #20 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
86% matchVery Positive85% of 30,724 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Historical 31.7%, Strategy 20.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #21 Company of Heroes
86% matchVery Positive94% of 18,125 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: RTS 41.7%, Strategy 25.8%, Tactical 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Historical 7.3%
- #22 Wargame: Airland Battle
86% matchVery Positive87% of 4,438 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: RTS 33.6%, Strategy 23.8%, Real-Time 23.6% ★, Tactical 11.5%, Multiplayer 4.4%
- #23 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
84% matchVery Positive82% of 92,451 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 89.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Why similar: Historical 31.1%, Strategy 26.6%, RTS 20.3%, Tactical 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%
- #24 Art of War: Red Tides
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,952 reviews2016
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 28.3%, Multiplayer 16%, Violent 10.5%
- #25 SpellForce 3 Reforced
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,805 reviews2017
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Why similar: RTS 45.8%, Strategy 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #26 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
80% matchVery Positive86% of 91,015 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Why similar: RTS 43.5%, Strategy 29.2%, Historical 16.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #27 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
82% matchVery Positive93% of 35,968 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.
Why similar: RTS 35.5%, Strategy 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Real-Time 9.3% ★, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #28 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,418 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Strategy 29.6%, Historical 24.8%, RTS 22.3%, Tactical 12.9%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #29 Syrian Warfare
80% matchVery Positive87% of 5,404 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 30.1%, Historical 19.9%, Tactical 16.2%, Real-Time 13.3% ★, Strategy 12.5%
- #30 Men of War™
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,791 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 33.1%, RTS 28.8%, Tactical 16.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Historical 7.5%
- #31 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
80% matchVery Positive93% of 7,198 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: RTS 39.7%, Strategy 25%, Tactical 14.8%, Historical 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #32 Stronghold 3 Gold
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 4,763 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!
Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, RTS 27.4%, Historical 12.7%, Real-Time 9.5% ★, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #33 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
76% matchVery Positive85% of 52,623 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
Why similar: RTS 39.5%, Strategy 29.5%, Historical 20.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #34 Men of War: Assault Squad
78% matchVery Positive88% of 5,096 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy 31.8%, RTS 27.2%, Tactical 20.3%, Historical 12%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #35 Wargame: European Escalation
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,381 reviews2012
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: RTS 36.1%, Strategy 28.2%, Real-Time 19.8% ★, Tactical 7.9%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #36 Blitzkrieg 3
77% matchMixed54% of 7,302 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: Real-Time 24.9% ★, RTS 23.8%, Historical 15.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 14.2%
- #37 King of the World
75% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2018
Dev: Contec Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
King of the World is the gameplay from RISK in a Real-time strategy setting. Fight up to 12 players at once while scheming, backstabbing, making shallow alliances or simply conquer to become the last man standing.
Why similar: Real-Time 36.3% ★, Strategy 32.9%, RTS 22.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #38 Conquest: Frontier Wars
75% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Fever Pitch StudiosPub: Descendent Studios
Windows
Expand your fleet, explore your universe, and crush your opponents! Conquest: Frontier Wars features large-scale fleet battles, intelligent admirals who serve as hero units, and pulse-pounding deep space RTS Sci-Fi gameplay!
Why similar: Real-Time 41.5% ★, Strategy 32.7%, RTS 18.8%, Multiplayer 7%
- #39 Zero-K
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,222 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Why similar: RTS 35.9%, Real-Time 34.4% ★, Strategy 21.3%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #40 War Selection
72% matchVery Positive85% of 23,010 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: RTS 42.5%, Strategy 29%, Multiplayer 14%, Historical 12.4%, Atmospheric 2.1%
- #41 Steel Division: Normandy 44
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 41.9%, Strategy 23.5%, Tactical 15%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Historical 6.9%
- #42 Company of Heroes 3
71% matchMixed57% of 37,581 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 73.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: RTS 35.6%, Strategy 22.9%, Historical 18.4%, Tactical 12%, Multiplayer 11%
- #43 Aliens: Dark Descent
69% matchVery Positive88% of 17,746 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: RTS 36%, Tactical 27.7%, Strategy 26%, Violent 10.3%
- #44 Circle Empires
72% matchVery Positive90% of 4,097 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: RTS 33.9%, Real-Time 32% ★, Strategy 29.6%, Multiplayer 4.5%
- #45 Steel Division 2
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,432 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: RTS 35.4%, Strategy 22.8%, Historical 18%, Tactical 15.9%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #46 Primordials: Battle of Gods
71% matchMixed45% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: GLOBAL DODO ENTERTAINMENTPub: WIREGAMES
Windows
Primordials: Battle of Gods is a pure 1vs1 strategy game where players rule kingdoms and build armies to war for ever greater power. One Will Rise, Many Will Fall.
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Real-Time 25.4% ★, RTS 20%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #47 Foxhole
67% matchVery Positive82% of 49,929 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
Why similar: Tactical 44.5%, Strategy 34.1%, Multiplayer 21.4%
- #48 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
65% matchVery Positive88% of 286,135 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Strategy 41.5%, Historical 22.5%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%
- #49 Broken Arrow
64% matchMixed55% of 28,686 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: RTS 42.1%, Strategy 29.6%, Tactical 21%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #50 Astral Ooze
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ClassyC LLC
Windows
Astral Ooze is a sci-fi realtime strategy game. Your astral ooze generates over time for every controlled star. Expand your astral ooze and conquer the stars!
Why similar: Real-Time 47.2% ★, RTS 20.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 16%
- #51 Krush Kill ‘N Destroy 2: Krossfire
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 391 reviews2020
Dev: Beam SoftwarePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2: Krossfire is a fast and furious post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game where you have to be quick or be dead. Play as one of three unique factions in the struggle to seek out and conquer oil fields to fuel your army.
Why similar: Real-Time 44.9% ★, Strategy 35.5%, RTS 19.6%
- #52 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,791 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: RTS 41.9%, Strategy 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Real-Time 6.6% ★
- #53 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,722 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Why similar: Real-Time 38.3% ★, Strategy 22.6%, RTS 22.5%, Historical 16.6%
- #54 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,366 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: RTS 43.5%, Strategy 37%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Tactical 6.9%, Historical 4.2%
- #55 Manor Lords
62% matchVery Positive85% of 85,222 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Historical 59.8%, Strategy 40.2%
- #56 American Conquest
70% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.
Why similar: RTS 39%, Strategy 36.3%, Historical 24.8%
- #57 American Conquest: Fight Back
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 599 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.
Why similar: RTS 42.2%, Strategy 35.5%, Historical 22.3%
- #58 Slay the Spire 2
59% matchMostly Positive77% of 90,395 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Why similar: Strategy 69.3%, Multiplayer 30.7%