Games Like Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time

Why similar: Level Editor 28.5%, RTS 18.3%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Base Building 10.6%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct base game for Kane's Wrath and provides the essential foundation for the Tiberium universe's gameplay.

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 54.8%, Strategy 17%, Base Building 12.6%, Multiplayer 5.7%, FMV 3.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: Designed as a modern spiritual successor to the classic C&C games, it captures the exact aesthetic and mechanical feel of the series.

The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

Why similar: Level Editor 27.2%, RTS 17.6%, Base Building 11.1%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Co-op 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the same engine and core RTS philosophy as Kane's Wrath, offering a polished and fast-paced experience.

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: Level Editor 25.4%, RTS 19.3%, Co-op 10.4%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fan-favorite expansion that offers deep strategic variety and remains a staple of the classic C&C RTS formula.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Level Editor 14.9%, Base Building 12.8%, Co-op 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, squad-based combat combined with base-building mechanics that feel familiar to C&C veterans.

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 45.6%, Base Building 18.3%, Strategy 15%, Multiplayer 10.6%, War 5%

Why You'll Like It: This title was built specifically to emulate the classic base-building and resource-gathering loops of the C&C era.

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 36.6%, Base Building 19%, Strategy 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a streamlined, console-friendly RTS experience that emphasizes quick unit production and tactical positioning.

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 43.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features traditional base-building and highly distinct factions that mirror the strategic diversity found in the Tiberium series.

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 33.5%, Base Building 18.8%, Level Editor 12.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive way to experience the roots of the series with modernized controls and high-definition visuals.

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 43.7%, Multiplayer 15%, Strategy 15%, Base Building 13.1%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the peak of the Red Alert series, offering iconic units and fast-paced gameplay.

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 38.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Base Building 11.9%, Multiplayer 11%, Co-op 11%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by former C&C developers, this game strips the RTS genre down to its most fun, fast-paced, and classic elements.

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 34.7%, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Base Building 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides massive-scale warfare and deep base-building mechanics for players who enjoy long-term strategic planning.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 32.5%, Base Building 16.9%, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Co-op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic RTS base-building with a unique dieselpunk aesthetic and tactical cover mechanics.

Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!

Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Co-op 9.9%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale strategic warfare and planetary conquest, perfect for those who enjoy the macro-management side of RTS.

Be the Ultimate Modern Warfare General

Why similar: RTS 34.9%, Strategy 22.3%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The foundation for the Generals expansion, offering distinct faction playstyles and a modern military focus.

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 28.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive armies and complex resource management, appealing to fans of the traditional RTS genre.

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 49.8%, Strategy 30.5%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%, Sci-fi 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that defined the dark, atmospheric tone of the Tiberium universe.

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Why similar: RTS 50.1%, Strategy 19%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Story Rich 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A ground-based RTS from the creators of Homeworld that emphasizes terrain and tactical positioning in a sci-fi setting.

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 48.8%, RTS 29.2%, Multiplayer 7%, War 4.3%, Co-op 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more tactical and cover-focused, it remains a gold standard for modern RTS games with high production values.

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: Level Editor 25.9%, RTS 23.2%, Base Building 15.1%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional RTS base-building with unique mythological powers and hero units for a fresh strategic twist.

Level Up For the Epic Conclusion of the Tiberium Saga.

Why similar: Level Editor 28.6%, RTS 18.3%, FMV 10.4% ★, Co-op 10.4%, Base Building 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The final chapter of the Tiberium saga, providing closure to the story despite its shift in gameplay mechanics.

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 36.3%, Base Building 20.4%, Strategy 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.1%, War 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the classic RTS formula with modern production values and deep, rewarding strategic gameplay.

Command & Conquer gets up close and personal in this classic First Person Shooter for one of the most iconic franchises.

Why similar: Level Editor 39.6%, RTS 18%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Strategy 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique, first-person perspective on the Tiberium universe, allowing players to experience the battlefield from the ground.

Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.

Why similar: Level Editor 27.1%, RTS 17.2%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Base Building 9.9%, Co-op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides additional campaigns and units that expand upon the Red Alert 3 experience.

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Strategy 20.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Base Building 7.1%, War 6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends classic RTS base-building with grand-scale historical progression, offering a deep strategic experience.

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 30.4%, Base Building 22.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Level Editor 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features robust base-building and distinct civilization mechanics that reward long-term planning.

Surrender is not an option

Why similar: RTS 47.9%, Strategy 33.4%, Action 13.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%

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 54.1%, Strategy 27.5%, Action 13.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%

After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.

Why similar: RTS 44.7%, Base Building 31%, Strategy 14.3%, Co-op 2.1%, Post-apocalyptic 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi RTS featuring modular base-building and distinct factions that feel right at home in the C&C universe.

Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.

Why similar: RTS 51.1%, Strategy 28.5%, War 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique tactical combat system and a modern military aesthetic that resonates with the Generals sub-series.

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 32.2%, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Base Building 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%

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 28.3%, Base Building 19.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Co-op 9.6%, War 9.2%

For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

Why similar: RTS 43.2%, Strategy 17%, Base Building 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Why similar: RTS 32.5%, Co-op 14.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Base Building 11.5%, Multiplayer 11.5%

Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

Why similar: RTS 37.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Multiplayer 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%

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 45.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Base Building 10.7%, Sci-fi 5.8%

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

Why similar: RTS 38.2%, Co-op 15.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%

Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

Why similar: RTS 36.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Base Building 12.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Co-op 7.4%

Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...

Why similar: RTS 42.5%, Strategy 22.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, War 4.5%

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 47.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Co-op 11.1%, Base Building 3.6%

Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

Why similar: RTS 37.5%, Co-op 19.6%, Strategy 15.2%, Multiplayer 14.7%, War 5.4%

From the genre-defining RTS franchise Command & Conquer comes a unique, free-to-play strategic warfare MMO experience!

Why similar: RTS 64%, Multiplayer 24.5%, Strategy 11.5%

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 52.6%, Strategy 26.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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 53%, Strategy 22.1%, War 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Aliens 3.7%

Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.2% ★, RTS 19.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 9.1%

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 30.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Base Building 14.4%, Level Editor 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.8%

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 45.3%, Strategy 25.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Base Building 5.8%, Action 5.5%

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 52.7%, Strategy 17.1%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Base Building 5.3%

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 43.1%, Base Building 17%, Strategy 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, War 5.2%

The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, RTS 20.4%, Level Editor 17.8%, Strategy 6.5%, War 6.2%

Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

Why similar: RTS 37.6%, Base Building 14.5%, Strategy 14.1%, Co-op 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.4%

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.

Why similar: RTS 47.5%, Strategy 19.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.5%

The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.

Why similar: RTS 31.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Co-op 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Strategy 9%

From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.

Why similar: RTS 35.7%, Strategy 20.6%, Co-op 16.6%, Base Building 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%