- #1 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
97% matchVery Positive85% of 11,534 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.1%, Base Building 13.6%, Strategy 9%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, PvE 8.2%
- #2 Rokatusch
96% 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: RTS 24.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Resource Management 10.5%, PvP 9.5%, PvE 8.8%
- #3 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
96% matchVery Positive91% of 9,278 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Why similar: RTS 39.1%, Base Building 19.7%, Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #4 War Selection
95% matchVery Positive85% of 23,196 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 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 29.3%, Base Building 23%, Strategy 12%, Multiplayer 7.4%, PvP 6.8%
- #5 IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre
94% 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: RTS 24.1%, Base Building 12.9%, PvE 10.1%, PvP 9.8%, Resource Management 9.8%
- #6 Fierce Kingdoms
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chocolate Dolphin
Windows · Linux
A medieval RTS where you're the king. Command peasants to expand your base and grow your economy. Research powerful technologies. Then, mass an army to crush your enemies! Conquer other kingdoms in Campaign mode to unlock new perks.
Why similar: RTS 34.3%, Base Building 19.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Resource Management 13%, PvP 9.6%
- #7 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
92% matchVery Positive88% of 13,697 reviews2009
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 44.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Tactical 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Co-op 6.8%
- #8 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
91% matchVery Positive86% of 92,769 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 76.8 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 33.6%, Base Building 18.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Resource Management 9.9%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #9 Dead Hope
90% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: Lelan Gaming
Windows
Dead Hope is an open world zombie loot shooter with a survival game mode playable in single player or in co-op with friends. There is also an online extraction mode inspired by games like The WarZ, The Division, Escape from Tarkov and Hunt Showdown.
Why similar: Open World 12.6%, Base Building 12.2%, Sandbox 12%, Survival 11.1%, PvP 10.4%
- #10 Steel Command
89% 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 35.7%, Base Building 19.7%, Strategy 13.9%, PvP 9.2%, PvE 8.4%
- #11 Andalia
89% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
Windows
Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.
Why similar: RTS 33.9%, Base Building 20.2%, PvP 13.2%, PvE 9.5%, Strategy 9.1%
- #12 Arcane Wilds
88% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Avancadia
Windows · Linux
Arcane Wilds is a western themed fantasy RTS with a unique twist on resource management. Gather, steal, and transport resources to use them in battle strategically. Embark on a new journey, survive missions, face mystical creatures in battle and loot treasures to build and upgrade your home island.
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, Base Building 16.7%, Resource Management 12.6%, PvE 9.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #13 Mindustry
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,625 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Base Building 22.3%, Resource Management 14.9%, RTS 12.9%, Sandbox 12.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #14 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
87% matchVery Positive95% of 11,827 reviews2007
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
Why similar: RTS 43%, Base Building 19%, Strategy 15.9%, Tactical 8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #15 JKEnterprises
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: JKEnterprises
Windows
Take command of a galactic megacorporation and engage your competitors in planetary battles in this spherical RTS.
Why similar: RTS 40.4%, Strategy 20.6%, PvE 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%, PvP 9.4%
- #16 Supreme Commander 2
85% matchVery Positive88% of 12,837 reviews2010
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
Why similar: RTS 41%, Strategy 16.2%, Base Building 14.6%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Co-op 6.8%
- #17 Outworld Station
82% matchVery Positive86% of 714 reviews2026
Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.
Why similar: RTS 18.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Co-op 10.2%, PvE 9.3%
- #18 ALTERA
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vulkanic
Windows
ALTERA is a military survival sandbox. Become the ultimate troop commander & lead your faction to victory!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.9%, Base Building 16.8%, Open World 15.7%, Survival 13%, PvE 12.1%
- #19 Desynced
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,936 reviews2026
Dev: Stage Games Inc.Pub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.3 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 20.9%, Base Building 15%, Sandbox 14%, Survival 9.3%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #20 The Last Viking
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoBrain Studio
Windows
Play as a young viking, learn to survive and fight in the wilderness. To fulfill your destiny, explore an island alone or in cooperation with friends, build structures, confront Norse gods and mythological creatures. Will you be the last Viking?
Why similar: Base Building 17.1%, Open World 16.3%, Survival 14.3%, Sandbox 13.5%, Online Co-Op 12.4%
- #21 Mhystaria
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nowysoft
Windows · Linux
Explore a mysterious 2.5D island and fight to survive solo or in up to 4-player online co-op. Gather and manage resources, uncover secrets, and face the dangers. Lightweight and low-spec friendly.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.6%, Open World 17.5%, Sandbox 15%, Survival 14.1%, Online Co-Op 12.7%
- #22 Soul Tides
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TheCaveOfWonders
Windows
Command dark armies in this tug-of-war auto-battler. Build your base, summon units, customize abilities, and push the battlefield toward your enemy’s stronghold. Adapt your strategy each match and dominate in PvP, co-op, or Trials mode.
Why similar: RTS 24.5%, Base Building 14.7%, PvP 11.2%, Tactical 10.3%, PvE 9.9%
- #23 Grid War Online
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NasjakiPub: Nasjaki_Games
Windows
This game combines real-time and turn-based strategy. Each turn is divided into two phases of variable duration. This concept is especially interesting when playing with multiple players. That's why it's so easy to create and join online lobbies.
Why similar: RTS 31.2%, PvE 14%, PvP 13.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Base Building 8.1%
- #24 Incident Commander
80% matchMixed49% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: BreakAway Games
Windows · Mac
Sudden disaster has put the town at risk, and you are the Incident Commander! It is up to you to control the responder teams who can stop the growing threat and save the community. The mayor is watching. Can you keep the public safe and stay within budget?
Why similar: RTS 23.6%, PvE 14.2%, Base Building 13.2%, Tactical 11.7%, Co-op 11%
- #25 Celestis
78% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Celestis is a real-time strategy game where the goal is to take control of the procedural galaxy by capturing stars.
Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Strategy 18.7%, Co-op 16.5%, PvE 11.4%, PvP 10.9%
- #26 They Fear The Mist
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hidden Shadows Games
Windows
They Fear The Mist is a real-time strategy game, where you command your Troops, build your Settlement, fight off thousands of Enemies and explore the Unknowns of the Mist. Take command of your people and defend them from the incoming hordes… Can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Base Building 16.1%, Sandbox 11.8%, Survival 10.7%, PvE 9.5%
- #27 Ripped From Time: Outpost
77% 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 33.3%, Base Building 19.9%, Resource Management 13%, Strategy 12.2%, PvE 9.1%
- #28 Undead zone
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Styloxis
Windows
Survive through as many nights as possible with a card system that you place on the field. You can place defenses and buildings such as farms to feed the last citizens who are fighting for the collective defense.
Why similar: RTS 30.3%, Sandbox 21%, Strategy 16.8%, Tactical 8.8%, Survival 8.8%
- #29 Cossacks 3
76% matchVery Positive82% of 15,892 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.6 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 24.6%, Base Building 13.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Resource Management 10%, PvP 9.5%
- #30 Vectorio Classic
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,479 reviews2021
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The original, uncompleted version of Vectorio. Claim resources, unlock new buildings, and expand your defenses as you fight back against enemy forces in the classic edition of Vectorio! Play for free now.
Why similar: Base Building 17.7%, Sandbox 13%, Survival 11.5%, Resource Management 11.2%, PvE 11.1%
- #31 Scraptory
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David ShawPub: Inductance, LLC.
Windows
Command a walking factory-castle in a feudal sci-fi sandbox strategy roguelite. Race across an open world to salvage alien-infested spaceships crashing from orbit. Build industries and defenses, recruit vassals, and decide the fates of competing factions.
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Sandbox 17.1%, Open World 14.8%, Resource Management 11%, Base Building 10.9%
- #32 Supreme Commander
76% matchVery Positive89% of 3,109 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 46.8%, Strategy 17.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Co-op 5.9%
- #33 Minecraft Legends
73% matchMixed58% of 2,820 reviews2023
Dev: Mojang StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
Why similar: Strategy 20.1%, Tactical 14.8%, RTS 14%, PvP 10.9%, Open World 10.7%
- #34 Before
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symbol Door
Windows
Survive a brutal primal world on 100-player top-down PvP/PvE servers. Craft tools, found settlements, recruit survivors, specialize, and endure. Achieve mastery in Science, Faith, Culture, or Combat - and Dominate your rivals to Ascend in Glory.
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Sandbox 14.6%, PvP 12.6%, Survival 11.6%, Open World 11.4%
- #35 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,159 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
Why similar: RTS 45.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Base Building 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #36 Empire of the Ants
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,119 reviews2024
Dev: Tower FivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Sandbox 14.3%, PvP 10.7%, PvE 10.5%, Tactical 10.1%
- #37 StarSim: BattleZone
71% match8 user reviews63% of 8 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 42.4%, Base Building 22.8%, Strategy 17%, PvE 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #38 Tide Fall
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lone Badger Studio Pub: Lone Badger Studio
Windows
Explore dangerous islands, build and defend your base, sail the seas, and raid rival crews in this open-world pirate survival game.
Why similar: Base Building 18%, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 15.4%, Survival 12.8%, PvP 12.1%
- #39 Enshrouded
70% matchVery Positive86% of 101,648 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Open World 21.6%, Base Building 21.3%, Survival 16.6%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #40 The Wall
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 386 reviews2018
Dev: Aero Games
Windows
[Servers Temporarily Shut Down!] Build. Gather. Breach. The Wall is a never-before seen mix of genres, where dynamic maps, slick combat, base building, and economy management all come together.
Why similar: RTS 23.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Base Building 14.7%, PvP 12.3%, Tactical 10.6%
- #41 Kenshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 112,221 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.5%, Open World 25.4%, Survival 16.4%, Base Building 14.1%, RTS 10.7%
- #42 Sovereign Reign
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Johnson
Windows
Gifted with divine will, establish your Deity's kingdom on Earth. Recruit believers, erect essential structures and vanquish barbarian threats to shape your realms destiny and Reign as Sovereign.
Why similar: RTS 35.8%, 2.5D 21.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Base Building 11.9%, PvE 7.7%
- #43 Stellarcraft
68% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀
Why similar: RTS 18.1%, Base Building 16%, PvP 12.8%, Co-op 11.1%, Online Co-Op 11.1%
- #44 Tempest Rising
67% matchVery Positive88% of 11,317 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 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 60.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Base Building 13.6%, Multiplayer 3.8%, PvP 3%
- #45 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
67% matchVery Positive81% of 363 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 28.8%, 2.5D 16.3%, Co-op 12%, Base Building 11.2%, PvE 10.8%
- #46 Vectorio
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 394 reviews2023
Dev: BN Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build. Automate. Defend.
Why similar: Base Building 18%, Sandbox 15.6%, Resource Management 12.2%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, PvE 10.1%
- #47 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
70% matchMixed67% of 3,298 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 50.6%, Base Building 19.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Tactical 3.4%
- #48 Pact
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liberation Games
Windows
Build your alliance of evil as you regain your lost power in this classically-inspired fantasy RTS. Choose how your enthusiastically loyal minions will build, plunder, and pillage their way across an ever-shifting battlefield, guiding them to new opportunities and allies on your path to domination.
Why similar: RTS 34.2%, Base Building 21%, Strategy 18.2%, PvE 17.5%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #49 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
69% matchMixed48% of 23,562 reviews2017
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 41.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Base Building 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Tactical 7.6%
- #50 IGW - Imperium: Galactic War™ Classic
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vavel Games
Windows
Imperium: Galactic War is a free-to-play science-fiction strategy game of galactic warfare, empire building, and untold glory. Three mighty factions struggle for supremacy of a battle-torn universe. Some fight for peace, others for glory and conquest, and others seek only profit, power and chaos.
Why similar: RTS 18.8%, 2.5D 12.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Open World 10.1%
- #51 Galaxy Scavengers
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Asterisk
Windows
Mine, build, upgrade, and extract. Scavenge the stars in a resource-management sim focused on base building and survival. Gather materials, construct facilities, and order units to thrive in a hostile galaxy. Fortify your temporary base and secure your haul for a clean escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Base Building 24.9%, Sandbox 19.9%, Survival 15.2%, Resource Management 14.2%, Strategy 12.3%
- #52 Plains of Pain
66% matchVery Positive84% of 757 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Why similar: Base Building 15.5%, Sandbox 15.2%, Open World 12.3%, Survival 10.6%, PvP 10.4%