- #1 Steel Command
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Smitty Games
Windows
A classic RTS featuring traditional base-building, resource-driven warfare, PvP, skirmish, and a powerful, easy-to-use Mission Editor. Build your base. Secure the ECO. Conquer the battlefield.
Why similar: RTS 26%, Action RTS 20.1% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Futuristic 5.9%
- #2 Paper Battlefield
96% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Bros Ogon's
Windows
A strategy where battles are limited only by the boundaries of the notebook! Experience a unique real-time strategy experience where every battle unfolds on the pages of a sketchbook, and all your units and structures are drawn with ink!
Why similar: Action RTS 22% ★, RTS 20.6%, Base Building 12.7%, War 12.2%, Wargame 10.1%
- #3 Crimson Freedom
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yboga doo
Windows
Story-driven RTS set on Mars! Build bases, command armies and uncover the choices and failures of humanity. Each campaign offers a radically different perspective on the struggle for humanity's future, a conflict between freedom, control and a frenzied pursuit for immortality through AI.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.4% ★, RTS 18.6%, Wargame 17.4%, Base Building 9.3%, Old School 5.8%
- #4 Empire Eternal
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EPO GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Immerse yourself in the ultimate real-time strategy war game where all of human history is at your command. Create powerful empires across all eras on a scale never seen before.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.9% ★, RTS 20.7%, Wargame 19.5%, Strategy 9.5%, War 8.6%
- #5 Endeavor: Rite of Passage
94% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Endeavor
Windows
Take command of powerful armies with intuitive player controls and classic RTS features and feel. Control powerful super-weapons and elite units through a 21-mission campaign. Continue the fight on 16 skirmish and 8 unique survival maps.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.8% ★, RTS 18.2%, Base Building 10.1%, Futuristic 8.7%, War 7.9%
- #6 Sadness Of Valor
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: One Man Studio for GamesPub: Slordef
Windows
Build, manage, fight in a post apocalyptic RTS game
Why similar: Action RTS 24.1% ★, RTS 19.5%, Tanks 12.2% ★, Futuristic 6.2%, War 6.2%
- #7 Uncrewed 2
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quite Different Mechanics
Windows
Uncrewed 2 is a real-time strategy game that lets the player design units from the ground up. Wheels, treads, walker legs, and rocket engines - the game offers a variety of propulsion options, as well as the ability to craft your own weapons.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.7% ★, RTS 20.6%, Futuristic 9.9%, Base Building 8.5%, Level Editor 7.5%
- #8 2089 - Space Divided
92% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: CoastGames GmbH
Windows
2089 - Space Divided is a classic science fiction real-time strategy game in which you collect resources, build up your base, train troops and destroy your opponents with tactical skill.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.9% ★, Wargame 15.5%, RTS 14.7%, Base Building 8.5%, War 7.6%
- #9 Fractured Alliance
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tense Games
Windows
A classics inspired real-time strategy game with a brand new story and exciting units! Command varied forces, gather resources, build your base, adapt tactics, and dominate vast landscapes. Script your legacy in rich campaigns and dynamic multiplayer battles. Shape the destiny of the world!
Why similar: RTS 17.4%, Action RTS 15.3% ★, Tanks 13.7% ★, Wargame 11.4%, War 10%
- #10 Speak of The Crown
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phillip Donnelly
Mac
Command a fantasy army using only your voice in this real-time strategy game where speech controls the battlefield.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.4% ★, RTS 19.5%, Wargame 18.8%, War 8.3%, Strategy 6.5%
- #11 Last Front
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Murzin Studio
Windows
Modern armies, unique commanders, tactical battles. In Last Front, each faction offers its own style of war and exclusive units. Build your base, lead your army, and prove your superiority on the battlefield.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.2% ★, RTS 19.5%, Wargame 19.1%, War 9%, Strategy 6.2%
- #12 SAND CASTLES
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GREEN ICE STUDIOS, LLC
Windows
SAND CASTLES is a Kingdom and Castle Building Real-Time Strategy / 4X game with a full 3D Graphics Engine. The game supports up to 6-players and features true fog of war within the 3D game world. Your available resources are Gold, Sand, Lumber, and Food.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.1% ★, Wargame 19.2%, RTS 14.9%, War 11%, Artificial Intelligence 10.5%
- #13 Bull3000VRTS
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Robin KrausePub: Rob Gaming
Windows
Step into the deserts of tomorrow in full VR! Command tanks, robots, and alien forces in tactical 1v1 or 2v2 RTS battles. The future shines bright, but war never ends — outsmart, outgun, and blast your enemies off the battlefield.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.6% ★, RTS 19%, Wargame 11.7%, Base Building 11.5%, PvP 6.7%
- #14 Incarnus Warfare
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludvik Koutny
Windows
Incarnus Warfare is a classic real-time strategy featuring moderate-scale unit combat and base building. The game focuses heavily on immersion in every aspect. Forget the real world around you, and once again, become a commander of a military task force, just like in your childhood.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.1% ★, Tanks 18.2% ★, RTS 17.7%, Base Building 10.3%, Futuristic 8.1%
- #15 Global Conflagration
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CTLN7
Windows
Global Conflagration is a real-time strategy game inspired by the classics featuring modern controls and streamlined mechanics. Build lots of tanks, infantry, helicopters and aircraft to destroy the enemy base.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.5% ★, Tanks 16.8% ★, RTS 16.2%, Wargame 14.7%, Base Building 10%
- #16 Hyperwar
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andreas Steinhorst
Windows
Hyperwar is an RTS game with many classic elements such as base building, research, unit production and resource gathering, but it also contains new approaches and ideas. Paired with modern graphics and a freely moving camera, this game is a completely new experience in the genre.
Why similar: RTS 21.2%, Wargame 20.9%, Futuristic 9.9%, Base Building 9.9%, Tanks 7.5% ★
- #17 Retaliation Path of Kingdoms
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: MNZ SoftwarePub: Xteam Software Solutions srl
Windows
Path of Kingdoms is a strategy game where the player must defeat all the factions of the kingdom to reach the goal, each faction has a story that evolves as it conquers territories.
Why similar: Action RTS 28.7% ★, RTS 26.3%, Wargame 24.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Combat 3.8%
- #18 Tyrium
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sceptical Orange
Windows
Tyrium is a real-time strategy game where you build a base, collect the valuable mineral Tyrium, and command tanks, rocket launchers, and infantry. Fight for map control, upgrade units, and experience two campaign levels. More content and game modes are coming soon!
Why similar: Action RTS 24.8% ★, RTS 18.4%, War 11.6%, Base Building 7.6%, Old School 7.6%
- #19 Industrial Annihilation
83% matchMostly Negative33% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Annihilation
Windows
The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.
Why similar: RTS 25.8%, Wargame 22.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Futuristic 11%, Base Building 8.6%
- #20 BlackChain
84% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Borington
Windows
A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations. Journey from Mars all the way to Planet 9 and uncover the secrets of the BlackChain.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.8% ★, RTS 19.4%, Base Building 11.8%, War 9%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #21 Defcon Zero: Frontlines of Tomorrow
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TriArts
Windows
Defcon Zero is a classic real-time strategy game set on planet Eros, where you dive into the story of ERA, the last beacon of civilization. Build your base, gather resources, engage your enemies and make strategic choices to prevail in combat. Are you ready to command the frontlines of tomorrow?
Why similar: Action RTS 26.4% ★, RTS 21.5%, Base Building 12.7%, War 10.4%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #22 Red Chaos - The Strict Order
81% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Squarecut Games
Windows · Linux
The last world war didn't end conflict. The Iron Hand tyrannizes people, as the Resistance fights for liberation. In the resulting conflict high tech and brute force face off against guerrillas with unconventional tactics, leading to Red Chaos: A modern take on classic real-time strategy games.
Why similar: Action RTS 32.1% ★, RTS 22.6%, Base Building 8.3%, PvP 8.2%, War 7.2%
- #23 Armored Brigade II
81% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Action RTS 21.1% ★, RTS 19.7%, Wargame 19.6%, Tanks 17.1% ★, War 8%
- #24 Invasion: Phoenix
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Millzen Studios
Windows
Invasion: Phoenix is a passion project by a solo developer and lifelong gamer. An alien empire hellbent on conquering Earth has arrived at our doorstep, and humanity is in total anarchy. Delve into this meticulously crafted 2D top-down pixel art RTS and sign up to reclaim Earth!
Why similar: Action RTS 27.6% ★, Wargame 21.4%, RTS 20.1%, PvE 6.5%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #25 A Byte War
79% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: STELLAR
Windows · Linux
A Byte War is a real time strategy game where you lead a race of block-based machines against a machine threat from another dimension. Construct buildings from blocks arranged in various patterns and leverage your machines to convert the world around you.
Why similar: RTS 20%, Action RTS 19.1% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Base Building 12%, Futuristic 7.3%
- #26 Cheeselords
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paweł Murias
Windows
An RTS where you fight, build, and recruit on faraway planets. Decadent aristocrats will pay a fortune for the delicious cheese from the most alien of worlds. Armed with modern controls and your trusty army, bring home the cheddar 🧀
Why similar: Action RTS 35.5% ★, RTS 22.6%, Base Building 12.1%, Strategy 9.5%, PvP 8.7%
- #27 Battle For Cosmos
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Oscar Makes Games
Windows
Battle For Cosmos is a fast-paced, action-packed RTS set in space. With a focus on the battle it is perfect for those who want a thrilling and engaging strategy game without the unnecessary filler. Take control of your empire, build your defenses, and conquer the cosmos!
Why similar: Action RTS 37% ★, RTS 25.3%, Wargame 12%, Strategy 8.4%, Futuristic 5.6%
- #28 Wardoll
78% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: X Roman
Windows
Wardoll is wargame campaign that you play as a doll on a commander vs commander game mode. Build, spawn toy soldiers and send them to battle! In a top down perspective you can experience a backyard battle with riflemans, tanks and AT but also your doll has a special gun that you can use.
Why similar: RTS 28.9%, Wargame 28%, Action RTS 19.7% ★, Strategy 9.8%, War 9%
- #29 Broken Arrow
76% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 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: Wargame 22.9%, Action RTS 21.7% ★, RTS 18.8%, War 9.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #30 Fleet Craft
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aries
Windows
"Fleet Craft" is a real-time strategy game with a science fiction theme. Players can build land fleets composed of large tanks, robots and other units. You can customize the weapons on the unit to achieve different functions.
Why similar: RTS 31.6%, Wargame 19.8%, Strategy 15.6%, War 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #31 Military Defense
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Taranau Aliaksei
Windows
Protect the base from an alien invasion. Place cannons and destroy the invaders. Upgrade cannons to resist the enemies.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.5% ★, RTS 20.1%, Wargame 19.8%, Futuristic 8.8%, War 8.2%
- #32 Veil of Ashes
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greifenmaer
Windows
Conquer the battlefield in this real-time tactics wargame within a dark setting. Command infantry, steam-powered tanks and colossal behemoths of three unique factions across destructible terrain. Assemble your army from a variety of units and experience immersive single- and multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.9% ★, Wargame 17.9%, RTS 15.8%, War 9.8%, Tanks 8.8% ★
- #33 Drevepsina
75% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: yiotro
Windows
Combat focused minimalist RTS
Why similar: RTS 27%, Action RTS 23.7% ★, Level Editor 14%, Base Building 10.1%, Strategy 9.9%
- #34 Ashes of the Singularity II
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
In this massive RTS game, command vast armies fighting for control of entire worlds. Control the forces of Earth, the mechanical AI Substrate, or the enigmatic Post-Human Coalition as you battle across the solar system in single player, cooperative multiplayer, or competitive multiplayer.
Why similar: RTS 18%, Action RTS 13.3% ★, Wargame 13%, Base Building 11%, War 9.3%
- #35 Shapes of War
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ethibyte
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face off with or against friends using 3D shapes! Lead your cubes, spheres, and cones to capture flags and unlock powerful upgrades. Dominate the map and seize your opponent's capitol building to claim victory!
Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Action RTS 22.7% ★, Base Building 14.6%, War 13.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #36 Fungal Front
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mkay Productions
Windows
Build, Harvest, Command, Destroy. A Multiplayer Action RTS set on a fungal planet, host to an alien life form.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.5% ★, RTS 16.1%, Tanks 16% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Economy 5.7%
- #37 Terrors of War
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hetki
Windows
Alternate history WW2 RTS about fragile supply lines, forbidden superweapons and bio engineered horrors. Lead US OSS task forces against a Nazi shadow faction in brutal single player battles and replayable Operations.
Why similar: Action RTS 23.7% ★, RTS 19.9%, Tanks 17.1% ★, War 9.9%, Base Building 9.6%
- #38 Peanut Butter Jelly Wars
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adam KahmannPub: Shake Up Games
Windows
Peanut Butter Jelly Wars is a thrilling real-time strategy (RTS)-lite game where players face off in an epic battle to determine which spread reigns supreme!
Why similar: Action RTS 27.4% ★, Wargame 21.1%, RTS 19.7%, Base Building 8.3%, PvP 7.3%
- #39 Waronoi
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: MFCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command modern military armies by zooming out and issuing orders to large formations, or zooming in to issue orders to individual squads and vehicles. Waronoi is the real-time strategy war game.
Why similar: RTS 26.4%, Wargame 25.1%, Strategy 12.3%, War 9.7%, Top-Down 8%
- #40 Liquidation
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DivioPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the war-torn world of Veá, where sci-fi and fantasy collide in Liquidation, an explosive RTS of tactical combat and asymmetric factions. Lead your armies and harness powerful abilities in a high-stakes battle for quenrium, the mysterious substance that holds Veá’s fate.
Why similar: RTS 21.4%, Wargame 20.4%, Futuristic 9%, War 8.8%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #41 Space Alliance: Frontier
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Get ready to protect the entire solar system from an unprecedented threat - the D'Ahari, a race of insect-like aliens. Control an entire fleet of spaceships, trade with other races of an Alliance, and develop your own space station.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.1% ★, RTS 19.9%, Wargame 16.6%, Futuristic 7.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #42 Battle Simulator: Counter Terrorist
70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Yurii NikshychPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tactical battle simulator between counter terror and terrorist teams. Create your team for the mission, in later missions you can sometimes use the sniper rifle or rocket launcher to help out. COUNTER TERRORISTS WIN.
Why similar: RTS 23.9%, Action RTS 22.4% ★, Wargame 19%, Strategy 11.6%, War 6.5%
- #43 Bataliron
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruben Minasyan
Windows
Bataliron is a modern warfare RTS game that focuses on personnel development, online command, fire support, and unit assistance on the battlefield, leveraging modern technologies.
Why similar: Action RTS 28.4% ★, RTS 23.7%, Wargame 19.2%, Strategy 11.2%, War 7%
- #44 Blitz Society
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan EvansPub: maxcheese3 Industries
Windows
In Blitz Society you have direct control of a Command Tank, battling another player. Each Command Tank has a unique weapon, special ability, and overall stats. Your objective is to destroy your Opponent’s HQ. Build a base, collect resources, defend your territory, raise an army, conquer the enemy!
Why similar: Action RTS 25.5% ★, RTS 19.1%, Tanks 19% ★, Strategy 6.5%, PvP 6.3%
- #45 Warpaws
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™
Windows
Let slip the dogs of war or embrace your inner feline and settle the age-old question of Cats vs Dogs, in this quick-to-learn classic RTS game where players fight over territory to eventually destroy their opponent’s base. One side may have nine lives, but even the good bois can get ruff!
Why similar: Action RTS 26.3% ★, Wargame 20.4%, RTS 19%, PvP 6.9%, PvE 6.2%
- #46 StarNomads
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barshem Interactive
Windows
Choose your ship, gather resources, build weapons, and upgrade. Colonize planets, protect your mothership, and destroy enemies in strategic combat. A multiplayer RTS roguelike with turn-based battles!
Why similar: Action RTS 22.9% ★, Wargame 17.9%, RTS 15.8%, War 6.9%, Futuristic 6.4%
- #47 Shrot
68% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Shrot is a bite-sized old-school action RTS set on a sandy planet with horses, tractors and techno music.
Why similar: Action RTS 23.3% ★, Tanks 18.4% ★, RTS 17.8%, Futuristic 8.6%, War 8.4%
- #48 Within the Range
70% matchMixed56% of 241 reviews2021
Dev: Aries
Windows
This game is no longer updated, do not buy!! RTS with physical details. Formulate strategies based on terrain and unit characteristics
Why similar: Wargame 32.3%, RTS 30.3%, Strategy 11.9%, War 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #49 Prototypers
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Full_Row
Windows
An arcade-style controller-friendly physics-based RTS game
Why similar: Action RTS 32.5% ★, Tanks 25.1% ★, Futuristic 11.9%, War 11.3%, RTS 6.3%
- #50 Mass Conflict: Ignition
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Misclick Games
Windows
Mass Conflict: Ignition offers a modernized classic RTS experience, inviting you to a battlefield filled with unique mechanics. Fight for power and resources in the midst of a global war!
Why similar: RTS 17.8%, Wargame 14.2%, Tanks 14.1% ★, Level Editor 9.9%, Base Building 9.3%
- #51 Drift Wars
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRZDRIFT
Windows · Linux
A new style of RTS that focuses heavily on terraforming and changing terrain to different types to overcome your opponent ! Inspired by old-school RTSes but with next-generation RTS ideas !
Why similar: Action RTS 34.2% ★, RTS 28.8%, Strategy 14.1%, Top-Down 6.5%, PvP 4.9%
- #52 IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunSpear Games, Inc.
Windows
IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre is an immersive RTS where you play as powerful Immortals to lead armies and dominate the battlefield. Experience easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay in both engaging PvE and competitive PvP battles. Choose your Immortal, forge your strategy, and crush your foes.
Why similar: Action RTS 25% ★, RTS 21.5%, Base Building 10.9%, War 9.8%, PvP 6.4%
- #53 TAVU
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juhani Viitanen
Windows
TAVU is a PvE RTS game with a tactical combat system. Build your bases and defend them against waves of enemy attacks. Upgrade your units and destroy enemy bases to gain new territories and resources.
Why similar: Action RTS 21.2% ★, RTS 21%, Base Building 13.8%, Procedural Generation 8%, PvE 6.7%
- #54 StarSim: BattleZone
66% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Viktor Martynovsky
Windows
StarSim: BattleZone is a real-time strategy (RTS) game set in the StarSim universe. Take command of an army and lead your faction to victory. Gameplay includes classic RTS mechanics such as: building a base, gathering resources, researching new technologies, building defences, training units, etc.
Why similar: RTS 34.1%, Base Building 17.4%, Action RTS 16.8% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #55 Far Dawn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolvenpit Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark-fantasy classic real-time strategy game set in a state engulfed in an internal ethnic conflict. Witness centuries-old hatreds and mutual distrust fuel the flames of war, and be forced to pick your side: will you fight for the integrity of the realm, or for the freedom of your nation?
Why similar: Action RTS 25.6% ★, Wargame 19.2%, RTS 15%, Base Building 9.3%, Old School 7.9%
- #56 The Rebellion
69% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Caz Game Design
Windows
The Rebellion is a brand new take on real-time strategy enabling you to seamlessly transition into 3rd person to join your warriors in battle. Build your village, equip each unit with powerful weapons and armor, and secure absolute victory for your faction!
Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Action RTS 20.2% ★, War 13.4%, Base Building 11.2%, PvP 7.4%
- #57 WarOS
65% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: The7 Studio
Windows
Step into the world of galactic combat in "WarOS", a Chinese sci-fi game! It creates its own structure, integrating the core gameplay of RTS with the details, plot and growth system of RPG, simplifying complex micro-manipulation, and making the game experience both fun and exhilarating.
Why similar: RTS 19.7%, Wargame 19.1%, Action RTS 15.8% ★, Base Building 11.4%, War 10%