- #1 Galaxy Trek
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Peritoma Studios
Windows
Galaxy Trek is a fun, simple and addictive indie game that will test your reflexes, strategy and skill. Each game you play is unique!
Why similar: Action RTS 51.7% ★, RTS 20.1%, Space 14.2%, Strategy 8.9%, 2D 2.3%
- #2 Retaliation Path of Kingdoms
96% 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 40.3% ★, RTS 27.6%, Strategy 14.4%, Wargame 13.1%, Combat 2.8%
- #3 Invasion: Phoenix
96% 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 39% ★, RTS 21.3%, Wargame 11.3%, Space 6.9%, Strategy 6.9%
- #4 Extinction Eclipse
95% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: TuanisApps
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are in command of the human fleet, searching for asteroids to mine, extract resources and build bases and more ships to defeat aliens invaders. This simple and short action RTS has a full and exciting campaign, and a skirmish mode that allows you to play a different mission on every match.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.2% ★, RTS 18.3%, Space 12.2%, Wargame 5.7%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #5 Celestial Conquest
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piebox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast off in this retro-style space shooter! Conquer planets, outwit AI enemies, and survive the dangers of deep space in fast-paced, nostalgic pixel action.
Why similar: Action RTS 38.5% ★, RTS 28.6%, Strategy 14.6%, Space 7.8%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #6 Drift Wars
93% 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 48.3% ★, RTS 30.5%, Strategy 15.9%, Sci-fi 4.4%, Indie 0.9%
- #7 Prince Rystiya's Starfleet
92% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Rystiya
Windows
Conquer the entire galaxy or fight quick custom battles in this free space RTS!
Why similar: Action RTS 40.2% ★, RTS 25%, Strategy 12.3%, Wargame 10.4%, Space 6.4%
- #8 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 403 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: Action RTS 42.8% ★, RTS 36.6%, Strategy 18%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #9 Taste of Power: Medieval
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OneOcean
Windows
Master the art of war in brutal action-RTS across an alternate medieval world. Lead Europe, China or the Timurids to supremacy through strategic brilliance and lightning-fast tactics. Expand your realm, advance powerful technologies and lead massive armies. DISCOVER NEW HORIZONS OF THE MEDIEVAL WARS
Why similar: Action RTS 45.1% ★, RTS 36.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Combat 3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #10 Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Surrender is not an option
Why similar: Action RTS 46.9% ★, RTS 30%, Strategy 20.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #11 Rush The Towers
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Ian Jowe
Windows
Will you break through enemy defenses, or watch your forces fall before the towers?
Why similar: Action RTS 46.5% ★, RTS 29.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Resource Management 4.3%, Combat 2.4%
- #12 Protect Your Humans
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RaphMoite
Windows
Protect Your Humans is an action RPG with RTS elements where you play as a King defending humanity's last stand. Rebuild your kingdom, command your forces, and venture into dungeons to challenge massive raid bosses before their armies overrun your base. Will you save humanity?
Why similar: Action RTS 45.3% ★, RTS 30.6%, Strategy 14.7%, PvE 5.8%, 2D 2.5%
- #13 EXITOR
89% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Lvl26Devs
Windows
A difficult, fast-paced action, real-time strategy game in which you embark on an exciting journey, fighting against a wide variety of dangerous enemies whilst levelling up your different characters.
Why similar: Action RTS 45.9% ★, RTS 29%, Strategy 14.6%, PvE 4.3%, 2D 4.3%
- #14 Fleetbreakers
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Last KeepPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
From the minds behind Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, and Halo Wars comes a new generation of RTS. Forge powerful alliances and build an unstoppable fleet as you battle across the galaxy to drive back the insidious Voltari.
Why similar: Action RTS 46% ★, RTS 28.3%, Strategy 10.5%, Space 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #15 Grey Galactic
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Alex McGeePub: Blue Quill Studios LLC
Windows
Grey Galactic is a real time strategy game in space where you build up your planets and ships to conquer your enemies. Develop your empire and fleet of spaceships to destroy your enemies and take over the galaxy! Do you have what it takes to become the best Fleet Captain the UFMC has ever seen?
Why similar: Action RTS 40.9% ★, RTS 24.4%, Strategy 8.5%, Space 8.4%, Futuristic 4.9%
- #16 Ad Astra: Sci-Fi Tower Defense
86% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Azure Moon Games Ltd.
Windows
Lose yourself in an indie solo-dev. treasure that harkens back to arcade classics! All while thumping along to killer retro-inspired beats by Ovani sound. Embark on an epic tower defense adventure against awe-inspiring machine monstrosities, made by a devoted gamer for devoted gamers.
Why similar: Action RTS 46.7% ★, RTS 25.5%, Strategy 8.8%, Resource Management 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #17 General Chaos - MAJOR SNAFU
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Game Refuge Inc.
Windows
"Currently, GENERAL CHAOS - MAJOR SNAFU is considerably more than halfway to the finish line! This time around, its a sprite-based, multiplayer PC Game that uses an Xbox-style Game Controller &/or Keyboard & Mouse .
Why similar: Action RTS 45% ★, RTS 28.3%, Strategy 15.9%, 2D 3.8%, PvE 3.6%
- #18 Terra Division
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ushanka Games
Windows
Combine FPS skill and RTS strategy in one game. From the strategic overview of a commander to the focused fire of a frontline soldier, every perspective serves the same purpose: absolute victory. Experience a war where every life has value and every order carries the weight of consequence.
Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Action RTS 33.6% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Sci-fi 4.5%, Resource Management 3.5%
- #19 Critter Chaos TD
83% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Chaos Creations
Windows
Critter Chaos TD is a fast, frantic and chaotic Tower Defence game in which you must rid the world of the evil Critters. Build stations and guns to fortify your defences and prevent the various types of Critters from reaching your base.
Why similar: Action RTS 51.3% ★, RTS 22.9%, Wargame 13.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 1%
- #20 Space Alliance: Frontier
82% 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 36.7% ★, RTS 22.7%, Space 12.6%, Wargame 9.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #21 Bacteria Wars
84% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Patrick McGuinness
Windows
A real-time strategy game in which you fight to secure the victory of your Bacteria over the Cell Defense Force and other enemy Bacteria in a world where your units are your only resource, and where your mobile base will not be enough to keep you alive.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.6% ★, RTS 34%, Strategy 13.5%, Resource Management 6.3%, 2D 2.9%
- #22 Bataliron
82% 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 43.2% ★, RTS 27.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Wargame 11%, PvE 2.7%
- #23 Steel Command
81% 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: Action RTS 35.6% ★, RTS 34.4%, Strategy 13.7%, PvE 4.9%, Sci-fi 3.9%
- #24 Empire Eternal
79% 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 40% ★, RTS 27%, Strategy 13.2%, Wargame 12.7%, PvE 3.8%
- #25 Immortal Magus
80% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: AcroGames
Windows
Immortal Magus is a throwback to old 'artillery' games such as Scorched Earth or Pocket Tanks, but in a fantasy setting. In a simple mixture of turn-based and real-time strategy, defeat your enemy by hurling spells and summoning Units in destructible environments.
Why similar: Action RTS 47.1% ★, RTS 31.8%, Strategy 16%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #26 Gewevo : Interstellar
81% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Victor Filipiak
Windows
Gewevo : Interstallar is a space strategy game derived from the tabletop RPG universe Gewevo. It offers an approach a little closer to a wargame with regard to the empire management aspect. Made with passion by a one-man team;)
Why similar: Action RTS 39.8% ★, RTS 25.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Space 10.1%, Futuristic 4.3%
- #27 Orion Wars
78% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Sneeden Software
Windows
Fast-paced space RTS with 10-25 minute matches. Command fleets, conquer systems, or research the Singularity. Simple controls, strategic depth, but no 3-hour commitments required.
Why similar: Action RTS 36.3% ★, RTS 28.7%, Space 14%, Strategy 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.3%
- #28 Five Nations
79% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: SilverForge
Windows
Five Nations is a real-time sci-fi strategy game for PC platform. Encompassing tactical combat in space in real-time mixed with micromanagement of economy, construction, and production featuring different kind of single player modes.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.2% ★, RTS 28.5%, Space 10.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #29 Crimson Freedom
78% 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 39.4% ★, RTS 24.5%, Wargame 11.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Sci-fi 6%
- #30 Be Queen Bee
76% matchVery Positive96% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: Three Blanket StudioPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
"Be Queen Bee" is an action-strategy game where you become the Queen Bee and command your swarm with pheromones. Defeat predators, seize flower fields to escape hunger, evolve your swarm with honey, and strategize in real time to secure victory.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.3% ★, RTS 25.3%, Wargame 12.4%, Strategy 7.1%, PvE 6.9%
- #31 Stickman World Battle
77% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Sergey MezhakovPub: Sergey Mezhakov
Windows
Stickman World Battle - new exciting and thrilling real-time strategy with famous stickman heroes!
Why similar: Action RTS 35.9% ★, RTS 27%, Strategy 15.4%, Wargame 12.8%, 2D 3.3%
- #32 Defence of Nythrial
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantasy Bytes Entertainment
Windows
Defence of Nythrial is a 2D, Top down, Tower Defence / Real Time Strategy Game.
Why similar: Action RTS 45.9% ★, RTS 31.1%, Strategy 15.8%, 2D 4.2%, Combat 2.3%
- #33 Cheeselords
76% 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 57.3% ★, RTS 27.3%, Strategy 12.3%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #34 PERIMETER: Legate Edition
75% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: K-D LabPub: Association K-D Lab
Windows · Linux
Perimeter is a real-time strategy game with a destructible world. Utilize the environment for resource gathering and defense against enemies. Immerse yourself in the millennia-spanning history of the Chains of Worlds and lead a faction in the struggle for survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.9% ★, RTS 24.4%, Space 10.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Futuristic 5.3%
- #35 Ripped From Time: Outpost
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Looming Games
Windows
First-person drone combat meets RTS base-building: command historical squads, advance from stone to lasers, and power the outpost’s defenses and superweapon to seal a space-time rupture.
Why similar: RTS 31.5%, Action RTS 23.2% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Resource Management 8.9%, Space 8%
- #36 Negative Energy
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ByVal Games
Windows · Linux
Negative Energy is a tower defense game with basic RTS mechanics, where your goal is to defend the construction of a Dyson sphere, while fighting against waves of hundreds of enemies ships.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.7% ★, RTS 28%, Strategy 14.8%, Space 8.2%, Sci-fi 3.8%
- #37 Deep Scanner
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Seven Games
Windows
Due to your debts, you have been sent to the BAORA9 production facility. A quiet place, if it weren't for the raids by local creatures. Will you be able to complete your work and leave BAORA9 safe and sound?
Why similar: Action RTS 47.6% ★, RTS 32.9%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #38 Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (GOLD Edition)
73% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: Bloom TechnologyPub: IncrediSoft
Windows
- World first to achieve a successful serverless online gaming feature by utilizing Locus Chain Blockchain technology - RPG game mode with multi-play capability - Unique RTS/RPG Hybrid
Why similar: Action RTS 43.6% ★, RTS 33.7%, Strategy 17.4%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 Evostrike
72% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: MoonArtyre
Windows
A Roguelike tactics game where you fight hordes of aliens. Your Units evolve and learn new skills as the fight goes on. Manage your squad of 5 specialised mercenaries, and fight a never ending war against the infestation.
Why similar: Action RTS 44.4% ★, RTS 22.8%, Strategy 10.3%, PvE 7%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #40 Wardoll
72% 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 35.7%, Action RTS 32.5% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #41 Tower Defense Ultimate: Crashfall Protocol
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Thonus Digital
Windows
Defend your base against relentless alien waves in a sci-fi tower defense strategy game. Build deadly kill zones, unlock new towers and special abilities, and adapt your loadout to survive escalating assaults across a hostile campaign.
Why similar: Action RTS 45.8% ★, RTS 23%, Strategy 8.9%, PvE 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.3%
- #42 Sector YAMA
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Secret Shark Club
Windows
Sci-fi military action-rts. Play as a space soldier, abandoned by the command on an alien planet. Find allies, gather resources, train new troops, and escape from Sector Yama. Casual "single-stick shooter" controls, fun tactical combat, rewarding exploration, and rich storytelling.
Why similar: Action RTS 47.9% ★, RTS 23.2%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #43 Ants Megapolis
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bugged Games
Windows
Command a colony on the brink in Ants Megapolis. Survive an unforgiving world by forging your unique Pheromone, a weapon that dictates your evolution. Carve out an empire from the dirt as an interactive narrator chronicles your savage, epic story of survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 46% ★, RTS 31.1%, Strategy 15.6%, Resource Management 3.8%, Combat 2.1%
- #44 Stellar Empires
71% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Bros Ogon's
Windows
Indie strategy game where you take control of an Empire, lead it to complete domination by colonizing new planets! The goal of the game is simple - the player has an initial planet and he has to control the armies to capture the enemy planets.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.1% ★, RTS 27.3%, Space 12%, Strategy 10%, PvE 6.8%
- #45 Uncrewed 2
70% 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 46.4% ★, RTS 27.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Futuristic 5.8%
- #46 Xeno Command
70% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Action RTS 42.6% ★, RTS 20.1%, Wargame 11.9%, Space 8.2%, Strategy 6.6%
- #47 Celestial Defense
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GoUnconditionalGames
Windows
Celestial Defense is a sci-fi space tower defense strategy game where tactical base building and resource management determine your survival. Build asteroid belts, evolve planets, and withstand relentless wave survival combat against the Void.
Why similar: Action RTS 51.8% ★, Strategy 16%, Space 11.1%, Resource Management 6.7%, Sci-fi 6%
- #48 Battle for Vera
69% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Matic
Windows
Battle for Vera is a Real-Time Strategy game that draws inspiration from beloved classics, and improves upon many of their ideas to create an exciting new experience.
Why similar: RTS 40.3%, Strategy 21%, Space 17%, Sci-fi 6.9%, PvE 6.7%
- #49 Space gold rush TD
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bottled Pixel
Windows
Join in on the next gold rush and become a prospector in space. In this unique tower defense you can set up and reposition towers for maximum efficiency and adapt to the environment.
Why similar: Action RTS 38.7% ★, RTS 24.9%, Space 13.8%, Strategy 8.4%, Sci-fi 6%
- #50 Astra Defender
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yokereba
Windows · Linux
Blast through enemies, build defenses, launch fighters, and upgrade your way to victory in this fast-paced space shooter/action RTS hybrid.
Why similar: Action RTS 50.5% ★, RTS 23.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Space 5.9%, Sci-fi 3.3%
- #51 SALVO
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rice Golem Productions
Windows
Experience cinematic space warfare in SALVO, an action packed real-time tactical combat simulator. Command your flagship and engage in intense battles in a war-torn solar system. Play a story-driven campaign, or forge your own destiny across the dangerous frontiers.
Why similar: Action RTS 47.2% ★, RTS 16.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Space 12.2%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #52 Rental Commander
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fingerbait
Windows
A sci-fi action RTS style game where you drive and pilot the vehicles. Go head to head in a 5 v 5 battle of the ages. Rent and command your squad in this hybrid RTS/Auto-Battler/Action Vehicle Combat conflict.
Why similar: Action RTS 44.7% ★, RTS 23.3%, Wargame 12.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Sci-fi 4.8%
- #53 Eufloria Classic
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
Windows
Before Eufloria HD (2014), there was Eufloria (2009). The long-unlisted indie classic is available once again for the 15 year anniversary. Updated to run on modern systems, with new content, features, and expanded moddability! Old school intergalactic floral warfare is BACK! (Warts and all!)
Why similar: Action RTS 47.4% ★, RTS 30.6%, Strategy 15.8%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #54 Stickman WW2
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergey MezhakovPub: Sergey Mezhakov
Windows
Join the historic battles of World War II in the new game Stickman WW2
Why similar: Action RTS 35.5% ★, RTS 26.9%, Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 12.7%, 2D 3.3%
- #55 Songs of the Chalice
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vodasoft_tm
Windows
Song of the Chalice is a simple 3D realtime strategy for a single player with tower defense mechanics, inspired by the events of the Hussite era (1419-1420).
Why similar: Action RTS 50% ★, RTS 32%, Strategy 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 0.8%
- #56 Speak of The Crown
67% 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 44.1% ★, RTS 26.4%, Wargame 12.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Combat 2.8%
- #57 Classic Tower Defense 2
65% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Blacksmith Forge
Windows
Classic tower defense rules meet modern systems. Build medieval towers, face adaptive waves, and experiment with upgrades, modifiers, and roguelike progression.
Why similar: Action RTS 48.2% ★, RTS 29.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Resource Management 2.5%, PvE 2.4%
- #58 Rokatusch
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoserverStudios
Windows
Experience this Real-time Strategy-Game from First-person view in lowpoly look. Build your fort, command armies and fight together and/or against AI or real players.
Why similar: Action RTS 41.7% ★, RTS 29.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Resource Management 9%, PvE 6.3%