- #1 Ancestors Legacy
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,549 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 12.5%, Tactical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The full version of the game provides the complete campaign and multiplayer experience that the Free Peasant Edition introduces.
- #2 Company of Heroes 2
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,211 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.3 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 53.6%, RTS 20.2%, Tactical 7.1%, Historical 7%, Real-Time 6.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game serves as the mechanical blueprint for Ancestors Legacy, featuring the same squad-based tactical combat and cover systems.
- #3 Iron Harvest
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,723 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: RTS 44.9%, Real-Time 25.5% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Multiplayer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar squad-based RTS experience with a heavy focus on tactical positioning and environmental interaction.
- #4 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
95% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 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%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides an incredibly deep and realistic tactical experience where individual unit management and terrain are paramount.
- #5 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
94% matchVery Positive86% of 91,161 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 75.8 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 16.9%, Multiplayer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-production medieval RTS that emphasizes tactical combat and historical authenticity.
- #6 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
94% matchVery Positive88% of 286,599 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.2 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 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it captures the visceral, gritty feeling of medieval warfare and squad command better than almost any other game.
- #7 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,461 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: RTS 37.4%, Strategy 37.2%, Historical 18.7%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, perfect for those who enjoy the historical scope of medieval warfare.
- #8 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,447 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 29.5%, Historical 24.8%, RTS 22.3%, Tactical 12.9%, Multiplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive historical strategy experience for players who love the medieval setting and large-scale tactical battles.
- #9 Conqueror's Blade
91% matchMixed68% of 37,668 reviews2020
Dev: Booming TechPub: Poros Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.
Why similar: Tactical 53.8%, Strategy 46.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines tactical squad command with action-oriented combat in a massive medieval multiplayer setting.
- #10 Steel Division 2
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 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%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly realistic tactical RTS experience that rewards careful unit placement and historical knowledge.
- #11 Empires Apart
90% matchMixed68% of 2,472 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%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RTS that features distinct medieval civilizations and a focus on tactical combat.
- #12 War Selection
89% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 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 28.9%, Multiplayer 14%, Historical 12.4%, Atmospheric 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced RTS that allows players to progress through historical ages with a focus on military expansion.
- #13 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
89% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: RTS 32.5%, Strategy 27.1%, Historical 27%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on historical realism and the brutal nature of trench warfare.
- #14 Blitzkrieg 3
88% matchMixed54% of 7,303 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%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes tactical historical engagements and unit management over resource gathering and base construction.
- #15 Art of War: Red Tides
87% 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%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on unit composition and counter-play in a competitive multiplayer environment.
- #16 Age of Mythology: Retold
84% matchVery Positive91% of 21,438 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.
Why similar: RTS 55.7%, Strategy 28.9%, Multiplayer 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features strong tactical combat and a focus on unique unit abilities in a historical-mythological setting.
- #17 SpellForce 3 Reforced
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,810 reviews2017
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Why similar: RTS 45.8%, Strategy 26%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It successfully merges traditional RTS base-building with squad-based tactical combat and RPG elements.
- #18 Sudden Strike 4
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,179 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 21.4%, Tactical 14.7%, Historical 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that strips away base-building to focus entirely on unit positioning and historical military tactics.
- #19 Company of Heroes
85% matchVery Positive94% of 18,147 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.3 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 25.7%, Tactical 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Historical 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic that revolutionized squad-based RTS gameplay with its focus on cover and tactical maneuverability.
- #20 Wargame: Red Dragon
84% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 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 13.5%, Real-Time 13.4% ★, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though set in a modern era, its deep tactical unit management and focus on terrain will appeal to fans of complex RTS games.
- #21 Zero-K
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,227 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.5 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%
Why You'll Like It: A complex and highly tactical RTS that offers deep unit management and physics-based combat.
- #22 Blood of Steel
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,874 reviews2020
Dev: YC Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!
Why similar: RTS 27.5%, Historical 23.8%, Tactical 19.3%, Strategy 17.8%, Multiplayer 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer game that focuses on medieval combat with tactical squad control and hero abilities.
- #23 Tooth and Tail
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,111 reviews2017
Dev: Pocketwatch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
Why similar: RTS 46.1%, Strategy 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RTS designed for controllers that focuses on fast-paced tactical unit control and base management.
- #24 Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"
80% matchMixed69% of 1,232 reviews2021
Dev: Dinamic Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Lead the battles that forged the greatest Empire of all time. Seven civilizations fighting for glory or freedom: Rome, Aegyptus, Britannia, Germania, Gallia, Hispania, and Carthago. Enjoy the fast-paced RTC “Real-Time Conquest” gameplay, an Old School RTS oriented to military conquest.
Why similar: RTS 36.6%, Strategy 31.2%, Historical 25.8%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic historical RTS that prioritizes tactical combat and hero units over traditional base-building.
- #25 Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades
78% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: JOTASOFT STUDIOS
Windows
New Real Time Strategy Game based on medieval times, where you will control powerful factions and empires, with large-scale epic battles, asymmetric civilizations, unit customization system with RPG elements, dynamic AI, 8K support and much more.
Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Historical 29.6%, Strategy 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A historical RTS that features base-building and tactical combat set during the Crusades.
- #26 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive85% of 52,705 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 43.6 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 39.6%, Strategy 29.5%, Historical 20.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #27 Age of Conquest IV
79% matchVery Positive82% of 2,804 reviews2016
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Historical 23.9%, Multiplayer 18.3%, RTS 17.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on historical medieval conquest and map control.
- #28 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Historical 27.9%, RTS 27.4%, Strategy 25.3%, Tactical 16.4%, Multiplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses on historical accuracy and the importance of unit positioning on the battlefield.
- #29 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
76% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 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 37%, Historical 31.6%, Strategy 20.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #30 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,583 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.
Why similar: RTS 42.9%, Strategy 36.8%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #31 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive95% of 175,733 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 14.5% ★, Historical 13.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #32 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive92% of 10,053 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: RTS 39%, Strategy 30.5%, Historical 25%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #33 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive84% of 15,117 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 25.2%, Historical 16.5%, Real-Time 13.7% ★, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #34 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
76% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 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%
- #35 Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,190 reviews2024
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.
Why similar: RTS 31.1%, Strategy 28.8%, Historical 20.2%, Tactical 10.8%, Atmospheric 5%
- #36 Manor Lords
71% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 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%
- #37 War of Dots
70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,056 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: RTS 33.5%, Strategy 30.4%, Historical 12.9%, Tactical 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.1%
- #38 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
74% matchVery Positive93% of 35,988 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 35.6%, Strategy 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Real-Time 9.3% ★, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #39 Command & Conquer™ Tiberium Alliances
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: EA PhenomicPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
From the genre-defining RTS franchise Command & Conquer comes a unique, free-to-play strategic warfare MMO experience!
Why similar: RTS 35.2%, Real-Time 31.5% ★, Tactical 12.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Strategy 10%
- #40 Peasant Royale
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: Milord
Windows
Meet the first standalone medieval battle royale game! Take part in battles with up to 50 players using a wide variety of weapons and other items.
Why similar: Historical 63.5%, Multiplayer 36.5%
- #41 Blitzkrieg Anthology
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: Strategy 29.1%, RTS 28.7%, Historical 17%, Tactical 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
- #42 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
73% matchVery Positive95% of 15,511 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%
- #43 Tannenberg
70% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: Historical 45.9%, Strategy 23.5%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Atmospheric 11%
- #44 Dawn of Ages
68% matchMixed54% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Stratosphere GamesPub: BoomBit
Windows
Experience authentic medieval warfare. Command vast armies in brutal mass battles, utilizing diverse weapons and tactics. Embark on historical campaigns against rival kingdoms or challenge real opponents in epic PvP wars.
Why similar: Historical 31.6%, Strategy 31%, Tactical 24.5%, Multiplayer 12.9%
- #45 Ways of History
73% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2017
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Hardcore real-time strategy with a long-term round. Development of your civilization from caves to space. Huge world. Thousands of players. 240+ sciences and technologies. About 100 troops. 4 races. 50+ resource deposits. War, trade, science, construction...
Why similar: Strategy 87%, Multiplayer 13%
- #46 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,652 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.4 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 29.8%, Historical 29%, Strategy 27.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Tactical 6.3%
- #47 Stormgate
66% matchMixed48% of 9,100 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Giant Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!
Why similar: RTS 53.9%, Strategy 27.7%, Multiplayer 18.4%
- #48 Arkheim - Realms at War
68% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Travian Games GmbH
Windows
Experience a new take on the competitive 4x genre with Arkheim - Realms at War: Team based strategy in a free to play MMO fantasy world, played in game rounds of 10 weeks each!
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Tactical 36.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #49 Crusader Kings II
68% matchVery Positive91% of 73,445 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Historical 42.5%, Strategy 33.6%, RTS 9%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
- #50 Battlerite
67% matchVery Positive85% of 59,299 reviews2017
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of top-down shooter meets fast-paced fighting game and challenge friends and foes in a battle of reaction. The Arena awaits!
Why similar: Multiplayer 61.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Atmospheric 3%
- #51 Andalia
67% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
Windows
Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.
Why similar: RTS 56.5%, Strategy 25.4%, Multiplayer 18.1%
- #52 Imperia Online
69% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2016
Dev: Imperia Online JSC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!
Why similar: RTS 52%, Strategy 30.1%, Multiplayer 17.9%
- #53 古战三国 Ancient War: Three Kingdoms
67% matchMixed62% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Ancient War Studios
Windows
《古战三国》是一款回合制战棋游戏,玩家可以招募武将、组建军队,使用多样化的技能和丰富多变的战斗策略击败敌人。剧情战役完整重现了三国历史,匹配对战能够与其他玩家一决高下。创新的战斗玩法与独树一帜的美术风格碰撞,给你带来全新的三国游戏体验!
Why similar: Strategy 58.5%, Historical 41.5%
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60% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 32.2%, Historical 27.5%, Tactical 21.3%, Strategy 19%