- #1 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,619 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: RTS 31.1%, Tower Defense 16.2%, Strategy 14.9%, Base Building 12%, Co-op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the survival RTS loop of Conan Unconquered by tasking players with building a base to survive increasingly difficult waves of nightmares.
- #2 They Are Billions
96% matchVery Positive85% of 51,351 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 56.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: RTS 29.3%, Base Building 17.9%, Strategy 15.7%, City Builder 14.2%, Tower Defense 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive survival RTS where you must build a fortified colony to withstand massive, relentless swarms of enemies.
- #3 Diplomacy is Not an Option
96% matchVery Positive86% of 12,512 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 33.9%, Base Building 22%, Tower Defense 16.9%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on large-scale base building and defending against thousands of enemies, capturing the same frantic defensive feel.
- #4 Northgard: Definitive Edition
95% matchVery Positive85% of 68,658 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: RTS 28.5%, City Builder 25.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Co-op 6.7%, Base Building 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on expansion, its survival elements and harsh environment management provide a similar strategic challenge.
- #5 Cataclismo
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,300 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: RTS 25%, City Builder 24.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Base Building 11.3%, Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes modular castle building and tactical defense against waves of monsters, which is a core pillar of the Conan Unconquered experience.
- #6 The Riftbreaker
94% matchVery Positive90% of 24,665 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: RTS 25.1%, Tower Defense 16.6%, Base Building 15.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building, survival, and action-oriented combat in a hostile environment, perfectly matching the survival-RTS hybrid genre.
- #7 Grey Goo
93% matchMixed68% of 4,331 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.1 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 53.9%, Strategy 27.2%, Base Building 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by Petroglyph, this RTS shares the same mechanical DNA and polished real-time strategy feel as Conan Unconquered.
- #8 Iron Harvest
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,957 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 45.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Co-op 9%, Multiplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This RTS features strong base-building mechanics and tactical combat that rewards players for securing and defending key map locations.
- #9 Dawn of Man
91% matchVery Positive87% of 17,826 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 52.8%, Strategy 18.3%, RTS 10.1%, Survival 5.7%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the struggle for survival and base development in a primitive, dangerous world.
- #10 Dune: Spice Wars
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 14.1%, Co-op 11.6%, Base Building 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep strategic layer and resource management that fans of the management side of Conan Unconquered will appreciate.
- #11 Becastled
90% matchVery Positive82% of 5,597 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, RTS 25.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Base Building 16.8%, Building 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated castle-building and defense game that captures the satisfaction of fortifying a position against incoming threats.
- #12 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
89% matchVery Positive87% of 12,012 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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 56.2%, Strategy 34.9%, Tower Defense 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Simulation 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: This RTS focuses on holding defensive lines and managing tactical positioning against overwhelming numbers of alien foes.
- #13 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
89% matchVery Positive86% of 95,309 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Why similar: RTS 34.8%, Strategy 22%, City Builder 16.9%, Base Building 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It remains the gold standard for classic base-building and RTS combat, which serves as the foundation for Conan Unconquered.
- #14 SpellForce 3 Reforced
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,929 reviews2017
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Why similar: RTS 48.5%, Strategy 25.7%, Co-op 10%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Base Building 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: The blend of hero-led combat and RTS base-building provides a similar tactical depth to the hero units found in Conan Unconquered.
- #15 8-Bit Hordes
87% matchVery Positive82% of 537 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 45.2%, Strategy 36.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Also developed by Petroglyph, this game offers a more accessible, fast-paced RTS experience that shares the same developer pedigree.
- #16 Colony Siege
86% matchVery Positive93% of 259 reviews2020
Dev: Finifugal Games
Windows
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
Why similar: Strategy 35.3%, RTS 19.8%, Tower Defense 14.2%, Simulation 9%, Co-op 9%
Why You'll Like It: It is a direct hybrid of tower defense and RTS, focusing on building structures to repel waves of sci-fi enemies.
- #17 Tempest Rising
83% matchVery Positive87% of 11,874 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 59.8%, Strategy 27.4%, Base Building 7.8%, Multiplayer 4%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: This modern RTS captures the classic Command & Conquer feel that the developers of Conan Unconquered are famous for.
- #18 Ancestors Legacy
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,643 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Why similar: RTS 46.3%, Strategy 34.9%, Multiplayer 6%, Co-op 4.5%, City Builder 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a gritty, violent medieval RTS experience that aligns well with the savage tone of the Conan universe.
- #19 Kingdom Two Crowns
84% matchVery Positive90% of 39,408 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Tower Defense 18.4%, Strategy 11.9%, Co-op 10.6%, Base Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist strategy game focuses on building defenses and managing resources to survive nightly waves of enemies.
- #20 WAR PARTY
84% matchMixed68% of 456 reviews2019
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War Party is a strategy game where you enter a prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, Cavemen and Magic! Build up your chosen faction, gather resources, explore the land and command them against enemy tribes and wildlife! Will your story be about Life, Death or Balance? Can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 33.1%, City Builder 23.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Base Building 12.3%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a prehistoric world, this RTS features base building and combat that feels very similar to the savage setting of Conan.
- #21 Night is Coming
82% matchMixed63% of 464 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Forest StudioPub: 101XP
Windows
Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.
Why similar: RTS 28.8%, City Builder 19.3%, Strategy 13.9%, Tower Defense 11.8%, Base Building 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends survival and city-building with a dark fantasy aesthetic, requiring players to defend their settlement against supernatural threats.
- #22 Pioneers of Pagonia
81% matchVery Positive81% of 5,473 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: RTS 22.6%, City Builder 19.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Co-op 9.7%, Base Building 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on city-building, its emphasis on logistics and base expansion provides a satisfying strategic loop.
- #23 Gord
81% matchMixed54% of 1,008 reviews2023
Dev: Covenant.devPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.
Why similar: RTS 38.2%, City Builder 30.1%, Strategy 19.8%, Survival 6%, Magic 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This dark fantasy strategy game focuses on colony management and survival in a hostile, atmospheric world.
- #24 Kingdoms Reborn
80% matchVery Positive90% of 9,712 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: City Builder 35.1%, RTS 13.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Base Building 10%, Co-op 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This city-builder offers multiplayer support and management mechanics that appeal to players who enjoy the base-building side of RTS games.
- #25 Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition
82% matchMixed65% of 454 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.
Why similar: RTS 30.6%, City Builder 23.9%, Strategy 15%, Base Building 11.3%, Online Co-Op 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines medieval RTS gameplay with survival elements, including defending against zombies and other threats.
- #26 War Selection
79% matchVery Positive85% of 23,502 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: RTS 34.9%, Strategy 22.4%, Base Building 16.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This RTS features extensive base building and evolution mechanics, allowing for large-scale battles similar to those in Conan Unconquered.
- #27 Arrival of Beasts
78% matchPositive94% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: FreeTimeDevelopment
Windows
Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking.
Why similar: RTS 31.7%, Strategy 20.4%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Base Building 10.7%, Co-op 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the tower-defense and strategy elements, focusing on repelling waves of creatures in a harsh environment.
- #28 The Scouring
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,306 reviews2025
Dev: Orc Group
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!
Why similar: RTS 27.4%, Destruction 15.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Co-op 11.7%, Base Building 10.6%
- #29 SpellForce 3 Fallen God
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,568 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command the Trolls and lead them on an epic journey across the wild continent of Urgath. As Chieftain of the Moonkin, a tribe driven from its home by tusk hunters and disease, their survival is in your hands.
Why similar: RTS 34.3%, Strategy 23.4%, City Builder 22.6%, Co-op 8.7%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #30 Conan Exiles Enhanced
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,196 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.6%, Survival 22.4%, Co-op 19.6%, Building 17.4%, Online Co-Op 12.6%
- #31 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
78% matchMixed67% of 3,323 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 51.4%, Strategy 25.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Co-op 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RTS that focuses on base management and tactical unit control, perfect for fans of the genre.
- #32 reconquest
79% matchMixed55% of 263 reviews2016
Dev: StormCube Games
Windows · Mac
Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.
Why similar: RTS 52.4%, Strategy 47.6%
Why You'll Like It: This post-apocalyptic RTS emphasizes base building and territory control in a way that feels familiar to fans of classic strategy games.
- #33 Empires of the Undergrowth
73% matchVery Positive94% of 18,736 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: City Builder 32.7%, Strategy 19.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 7%
- #34 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive86% of 54,714 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.
Why similar: RTS 31.3%, Strategy 21.8%, City Builder 19.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #35 Godsworn
74% matchVery Positive93% of 853 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderoak Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Godsworn is a classic RTS with single-player & co-op focus. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades set in a world inspired by pagan mythology. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!
Why similar: RTS 42.8%, Co-op 18.9%, Base Building 15.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Building 6.3%
- #36 Age of Mythology: Retold
73% matchVery Positive90% of 23,380 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 38.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Base Building 14.2%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #37 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
74% matchVery Positive89% of 392 reviews2024
Dev: Wield InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.
Why similar: RTS 26.6%, City Builder 25.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Base Building 10.8%, Co-op 10%
- #38 Thea 2: The Shattering
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,163 reviews2019
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the dark lands inspired by Slavic myth, life is a struggle for survival against ever increasing odds, be it natural or malevolent. Can you lead your flock to prosperity in this innovative blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card game?
Why similar: Strategy 61.9%, Co-op 13.9%, Survival 9.6%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #39 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
71% matchVery Positive81% of 370 reviews2025
Dev: Blockage
Windows · Mac · Linux
TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid
Why similar: RTS 31.8%, Tower Defense 16.4%, Co-op 14%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Base Building 7.3%
- #40 After Long Night
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
Why similar: RTS 28.7%, City Builder 19.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Base Building 10.8%, Tower Defense 9.1%
- #41 EverSiege: Untold Ages
70% matchMixed69% of 2,045 reviews2026
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.
Why similar: RTS 30.2%, Tower Defense 16.5%, Co-op 15.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Management 9.9%
- #42 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,614 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 36.9%, Strategy 29.6%, Base Building 10%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Building 7.1%
- #43 Land of the Vikings
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,258 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Why similar: City Builder 39%, Strategy 20.3%, Base Building 12.1%, Management 10.9%, Building 5.6%
- #44 Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
68% matchVery Positive92% of 802 reviews2025
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.
Why similar: RTS 24.8%, City Builder 23.8%, Strategy 16.9%, Tower Defense 12.7%, Base Building 9.2%
- #45 Depraved
72% matchMixed61% of 1,251 reviews2019
Dev: Evil Bite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Depraved is a city builder game with survival aspects, settled in the Wild West. Build towns and establish important outposts to supply your residents with food and other raw materials. Resist the seasons, dangerous animals, and bandits and conquer the Wild West.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, RTS 25%, Strategy 11.7%, Base Building 10.7%, Management 10.1%
- #46 Kingdom Wars
72% matchMixed67% of 2,800 reviews2013
Dev: Reverie World Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.
Why similar: RTS 37.6%, Strategy 30.6%, City Builder 12.3%, Multiplayer 5.3%, Co-op 4.6%
- #47 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive84% of 15,601 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 33.8%, Strategy 25.1%, City Builder 19.6%, Base Building 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #48 The Last Haven
69% matchMixed61% of 1,535 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Why similar: Strategy 27.5%, City Builder 19%, RTS 18.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Simulation 5.2%
- #49 BANNERMEN
71% matchMixed53% of 296 reviews2019
Dev: Pathos Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A singleplayer fast-paced classic RTS game in which you take on the role of a fallen lord on his journey back to become one of the mightiest in the medieval realm of Valtoria.
Why similar: RTS 32.7%, City Builder 25%, Strategy 19.4%, Base Building 15%, Simulation 4.3%
- #50 Citadels
73% matchVery Negative15% of 492 reviews2013
Dev: Games Distillery s.r.o.Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Legend Of King Arthur Reborn! A vast army has gathered in front of the castle gates and is preparing to attack King Arthur! How has it come to this? Witness important events in the history of the legendary king and accompany him and his army on the path to an uncertain future.
Why similar: RTS 30.1%, Strategy 22.9%, City Builder 17.5%, Tower Defense 10.7%, Base Building 6.7%
- #51 Desynced
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,026 reviews2026
Dev: Stage Games Inc.Pub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.
Why similar: RTS 22.9%, City Builder 20%, Strategy 12.2%, Base Building 9.6%, Management 7.2%
- #52 Anno 1800
67% matchVery Positive81% of 32,192 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: City Builder 42.6%, Strategy 19.8%, RTS 12.7%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #53 Frozenheim
67% matchMixed69% of 3,911 reviews2022
Dev: Paranoid InteractivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Lead your Viking clan onto unknown shores and carve out a future for your people in the fjords of Frozenheim. Gather resources, expand, and watch your settlement grow to a bustling town that will withstand the harshness of winter and wrath of other clans.
Why similar: Co-op 19.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Base Building 17%, Management 13.5%, Online Co-Op 10.9%
- #54 Cossacks 3
68% matchVery Positive82% of 16,115 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 31.5%, Strategy 21.1%, City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 9.9%, Co-op 9.6%
- #55 Bee Island
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,692 reviews2023
Dev: Lemma Arts
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play solo or in co-op with friends, take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!
Why similar: RTS 22%, City Builder 21.2%, Tower Defense 12.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Base Building 9.5%
- #56 Stronghold Crusader 2
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 18,068 reviews2014
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 28.7%, RTS 26.8%, City Builder 24%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Co-op 5.9%
- #57 Myth of Empires
66% matchMixed68% of 17,524 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 229.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Strategy 20.5%, Base Building 19.4%, Co-op 18.2%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Online Co-Op 10.5%
- #58 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
65% matchVery Positive84% of 764 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, City Builder 25.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Base Building 10.5%, Management 9.2%