- #1 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
97% matchVery Positive91% of 34,759 reviews2020
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
Why similar: RTS 47.7%, Classic 18.4% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Base Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This collection defines the classic RTS formula that Army Men RTS was built upon, offering the most authentic experience of that era.
- #2 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,487 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The world erupts in conflict as Soviet forces invade American soil in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. You are the Supreme Commander. Arm yourself to the teeth with top-secret technologies and lead the Soviet or Allied troops to victory.
Why similar: RTS 47.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Classic 13.9% ★, Multiplayer 11.6%, Action 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same fast-paced, intuitive base-building and unit-production loop that makes the seed game so addictive.
- #3 Command & Conquer™ Generals
95% matchVery Positive88% of 2,031 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Command & Conquer Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Prepare your forces General... it's time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy.
Why similar: RTS 41.7%, Strategy 25.8%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Action 6.2%, Classic 5.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same mechanical DNA as the seed game, focusing on modern military units and base-building in a 3D environment.
- #4 8-Bit Armies
96% matchVery Positive81% of 2,466 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.
Why similar: RTS 53.9%, Strategy 28.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Base Building 5.2%, Action 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game strips RTS mechanics down to their most accessible form, mirroring the simplified, fun-first approach of Army Men RTS.
- #5 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
94% matchVery Positive91% of 9,393 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Why similar: RTS 53.7%, Strategy 17.9%, Base Building 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Classic 5.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Designed specifically for accessibility, this title offers a streamlined RTS experience that feels right at home for fans of console-friendly strategy.
- #6 Rusted Warfare - RTS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,364 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.
Why similar: RTS 65.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Multiplayer 9%, Base Building 8.3%, Action 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: This indie gem perfectly replicates the classic base-building and resource-gathering mechanics of 90s-era strategy games.
- #7 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
93% matchVery Positive87% of 11,905 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 64.5%, Strategy 25.9%, Military 8.1%, Singleplayer 1%, Action 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on intense military unit management and tactical positioning, capturing the scale of warfare found in the seed game.
- #8 Battle Realms: Zen Edition
92% matchVery Positive88% of 4,297 reviews2025
Dev: Ed Del Castillo
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Return of the Classic, now remastered! Battle Realms is a fantasy RTS inspired by the stories told in martial- arts movies and oriental mythology. Develop your peasants into a highly trained and deadly efficient clan of warriors who are ready to die with your name on their lips.
Why similar: RTS 46%, Strategy 21.8%, Classic 19.7% ★, Multiplayer 6.8%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that offers unique resource management and a distinct visual style that complements the charm of Army Men RTS.
- #9 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,825 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Impossible Creatures is a 3D RTS game that pits the player against an evil villain. Using Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
Why similar: RTS 48.4%, Classic 18.2% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Base Building 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a creative, fun-loving spirit to the RTS genre that matches the whimsical nature of plastic soldiers fighting in a backyard.
- #10 Iron Harvest
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,887 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 60.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Base Building 9.6%, Action 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS emphasizes unit positioning and base defense, providing a deeper but similarly satisfying military strategy experience.
- #11 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
90% matchMixed67% of 3,303 reviews2015
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 54.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Base Building 6.8%, Classic 5.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: A modern homage to the classic C&C style, focusing on base-building and military unit management.
- #12 Total Annihilation
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,727 reviews2015
Dev: Cavedog EntertainmentPub: Wargaming.net
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Why similar: RTS 47.4%, Classic 28.9% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Base Building 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: As a foundational title for the genre, it provides the same sense of massive unit production and strategic base-building.
- #13 Army Men
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: The 3DO CompanyPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Every conquering army needs a great leader. Even the plastic ones! Take control as the sergeant in the field, leading your men into the heat of battle in this tactical action game.
Why similar: Classic 73.7% ★, Action 26.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the plastic soldier aesthetic and theme for the entire series.
- #14 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
88% matchVery Positive84% of 15,461 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.5 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 44%, Strategy 21.3%, Classic 16.5% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%, Base Building 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential base-building RTS that shares the same core loop of gathering resources and training armies.
- #15 Tempest Rising
85% matchVery Positive88% of 11,543 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 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 67.6%, Strategy 20.1%, Multiplayer 5%, Base Building 4.8%, Military 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that captures the spirit and gameplay style of the classic 90s strategy titles.
- #16 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
87% matchVery Positive93% of 7,265 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 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 52.7%, Strategy 20.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Military 6.1%, Base Building 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more tactical, squad-based military experience that feels like a natural evolution of the seed game's warfare.
- #17 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
86% matchVery Positive95% of 15,744 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: RTS 46.2%, Classic 23.8% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Base Building 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, classic RTS experience that rewards strategic planning and base expansion.
- #18 Grey Goo
86% matchMixed68% of 4,322 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
Why similar: RTS 62.3%, Strategy 20.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Base Building 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that prioritizes classic base-building and resource management in a polished, modern package.
- #19 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,229 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
Why similar: RTS 58.6%, Strategy 20.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Base Building 5.1%, Classic 4.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers an epic scale of combat that builds upon the foundational RTS mechanics found in the seed game.
- #20 Tooth and Tail
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,130 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 61.7%, Strategy 21.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game streamlines RTS controls for a fast-paced, accessible experience that is perfect for players who enjoy the simplicity of Army Men RTS.
- #21 Men of War: Vietnam
84% matchMixed64% of 1,322 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.
Why similar: RTS 45.3%, Strategy 36.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Military 5.2%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical military combat and unit-level control, appealing to those who enjoy the military theme of the seed game.
- #22 Attack on Toys
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,197 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
Why similar: RTS 68%, Strategy 19.7%, Military 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: It directly captures the backyard toy soldier aesthetic, blending RTS elements with action-oriented gameplay.
- #23 Army Men: Toys in Space
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: The 3DO CompanyPub: 2K
Windows
Finally, proof that little green men exist in outer space! A horde of alien toys has invaded Earth. Now, they've enlisted the Tan Army to help them conquer the galaxy. All hope rests with one man, a green plastic soldier known as Sarge.
Why similar: Strategy 72.7%, Action 27.3%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the unique toy-soldier theme with the same classic RTS mechanics found in the seed game.
- #24 Toy Soldiers
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,491 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Strategy 77%, Action 21.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: While leaning into tower defense, it perfectly captures the nostalgic visual appeal of playing with plastic toy soldiers.
- #25 Army Men II
82% matchMixed67% of 151 reviews2017
Dev: The 3DO CompanyPub: 2K
Windows
Army Men II, the sequel to the best-selling title Army Men, takes plastic toy soldier warfare into the kitchen, bedroom, front yard, and garage. Once again Sarge will lead his heroic Green forces into head-melting, plastic-body-part-exploding, combat mayhem; only this time the battle is for control of the kitchen sink!
Why similar: Strategy 75.7%, Action 24.3%
Why You'll Like It: This installment offers more of the classic plastic soldier tactical experience with a focus on top-down combat.
- #26 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
76% matchVery Positive91% of 6,046 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.
Why similar: RTS 47.6%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Military 8.5%, Classic 6% ★
- #27 Metal Fatigue
79% matchVery Positive94% of 479 reviews2018
Dev: ZonoPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Metal Fatigue is a real-time strategy game taking the genre to new heights - literally. Build and customize your massive Combots to dominate the three battlefield levels simultaneously - from orbit, to the surface, and even underground!
Why similar: RTS 46.2%, Strategy 30.8%, Classic 23% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features modular robot combat, appealing to players who enjoy the unique unit types of the seed game.
- #28 8-Bit Invaders!
79% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.
Why similar: RTS 54.3%, Strategy 22.6%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Military 5.3%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sibling to 8-Bit Armies, it provides the same simplified, colorful, and fast-paced RTS gameplay.
- #29 Forged Battalion
80% matchMixed58% of 1,111 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: RTS 69.5%, Strategy 21.7%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for unit customization within a classic RTS framework, offering a fresh take on traditional base-building.
- #30 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 433 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The legendary RTS game which started it all. Will you side with the humanistic GDI or bring the world to its knees with Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod. Your adversaries are without mercy. And so are you.
Why similar: RTS 53.8%, Strategy 26.2%, Classic 9.8% ★, Action 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #31 STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,653 reviews2016
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.
Why similar: RTS 48.5%, Strategy 19%, Classic 15.1% ★, Multiplayer 9.6%, Base Building 3.6%
- #32 Mushroom Wars 2
78% matchMixed62% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: RTS 48%, Strategy 22.9%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Classic 9.6% ★, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers fast-paced, accessible RTS missions that mirror the bite-sized, fun nature of the seed game.
- #33 Crush Your Enemies
78% matchVery Positive81% of 442 reviews2016
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Go back to the awesome glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has everything you love of the genre: Planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.
Why similar: RTS 61.2%, Strategy 29.4%, Action 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers short, punchy RTS missions that focus on immediate action and strategy, much like the seed game.
- #34 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
75% matchVery Positive93% of 36,151 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 38.9 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 46.5%, Classic 23.6% ★, Strategy 20%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Action 0.5%
- #35 Sudden Strike Gold
76% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: RTS 43.2%, Strategy 31.2%, Classic 25.7% ★
- #36 Age of Mythology: Retold
71% matchVery Positive90% of 22,921 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 39.2 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 56%, Strategy 17.6%, Multiplayer 14%, Base Building 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #37 Company of Heroes
75% matchVery Positive94% of 18,521 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.7 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 54.7%, Strategy 20.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Classic 5.7% ★, Military 3.8%
- #38 State of War : Warmonger / 蓝色警戒 (Classic 2000)
73% matchVery Positive90% of 683 reviews2019
Dev: Cypron InteractivePub: Cypronia
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enjoy an unforgettable blast from the past with this classic real-time strategy experience. This all-inclusive bundle includes the original 22 missions from State of War (2000), and 16 additional missions from its sequel, State of War: Warmonger (2003).
Why similar: RTS 41.1%, Strategy 28%, Classic 22.7% ★, Action 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #39 Worms
74% matchVery Positive83% of 703 reviews2011
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.
Why similar: Classic 45.5% ★, Strategy 33.8%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Action 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #40 Mushroom Wars
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 575 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: RTS 44.9%, Strategy 18.3%, Classic 18.2% ★, Multiplayer 12.6%, Action 5.6%
- #41 Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,269 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Second Tiberium War begins in this legendary sequel to the original Command & Conquer. With his forces stronger than ever, arch villain and leader of The Brotherhood of Nod - Kane - is pitched in an epic battle against the world's war machine - the Global Defense Initiative.
Why similar: RTS 51.1%, Strategy 30%, Classic 9.9% ★, Action 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #42 Praetorians - HD Remaster
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Torus GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Relive the celebrated real-time strategy classic Praetorians, re-imagined in high definition. Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 46.5%, RTS 43.6%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #43 Men of War™
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,833 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: RTS 47.2%, Strategy 32.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Military 6.5%, Action 2.2%
- #44 Battlezone 98 Redux
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,136 reviews2016
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
Why similar: RTS 40.6%, Classic 26.5% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Action 5.4%
- #45 8-Bit Hordes
73% matchVery Positive81% of 534 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!
Why similar: RTS 58.9%, Strategy 31.7%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #46 Faces of War
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,206 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: RTS 48.8%, Strategy 33%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Action 6%
- #47 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
67% matchVery Positive86% of 94,109 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.9 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 54.9%, Strategy 22.6%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Base Building 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #48 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
70% matchVery Positive86% of 346 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
At the height of World War 2, take command of German, Russian, British, American and Imperial Japanese armies on battelfields across the globe. Sudden Strike 2 expands on all aspects of the classic RTS game with new units, maps and epic campaigns.
Why similar: RTS 48.6%, Strategy 28.9%, Classic 22.5% ★
- #49 Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Surrender is not an option
Why similar: RTS 53.8%, Strategy 35%, Action 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #50 Toy Soldiers: Complete
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,257 reviews2016
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Bring your toys to life in this action-packed, Toy Soldiers game bundle which includes the original Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, and all four DLC’s – Kaiser’s Battle, Invasion, Napalm and Evil Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, Multiplayer 27.2%, Action 19.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 Armor Clash II
70% matchMixed61% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.
Why similar: RTS 56.5%, Strategy 32.9%, Action 10.6%
- #52 Men of War: Assault Squad
68% matchVery Positive87% of 5,164 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.8 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: RTS 44.3%, Strategy 31.3%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Military 8.2%, Action 3%
- #53 Warpips
65% matchVery Positive87% of 5,125 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: RTS 65.7%, Strategy 21.3%, Base Building 8.4%, Action 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #54 Command & Conquer Renegade™
64% matchVery Positive84% of 848 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Command & Conquer gets up close and personal in this classic First Person Shooter for one of the most iconic franchises.
Why similar: RTS 53%, Strategy 20.2%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Action 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #55 Operation: Polygon Storm
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: RTS 61.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Military 10.3%, Base Building 5.2%, Action 3.4%
- #56 Praetorians
68% matchVery Positive81% of 704 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.
Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Strategy 30.3%, Classic 22.8% ★
- #57 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
63% matchVery Positive82% of 1,015 reviews2024
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.
Why similar: RTS 57.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Military 9.2%, Action 5.5%
- #58 Warrior Kings
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 143 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Restoring the power of a kingdom to its former glory using innate cunning, military might and a fearsome will to win.
Why similar: RTS 56.8%, Strategy 43.2%
- #59 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,191 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: RTS 53.5%, Strategy 28.6%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Action 4.3%, Military 4.2%