- #1 Ancestors Legacy
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,615 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 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 36.7%, Strategy 17.7%, Medieval 16.1%, Historical 11.7%, Tactical 8.4%
- #2 DSS 2: War Industry
96% matchVery Positive86% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: vikingfabian
Windows · Linux
In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?
Why similar: Wargame 26.1%, RTS 21.8%, City Builder 15.5%, Medieval 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #3 Diplomacy is Not an Option
95% matchVery Positive85% of 12,247 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 16.1%, Resource Management 14.5%, Base Building 14.4%, Medieval 12.5%, Historical 12.3%
- #4 Stronghold: Warlords
94% matchMixed65% of 5,283 reviews2021
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
Why similar: RTS 17.2%, City Builder 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.3%, Isometric 10.5%, Base Building 9.5%
- #5 Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades
94% matchVery Positive83% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: JOTASOFT STUDIOS
Windows
New Real Time Strategy Game based on medieval times, where you will control powerful factions and empires, with large-scale epic battles, asymmetric civilizations, unit customization system with RPG elements, dynamic AI, 8K support and much more.
Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Wargame 22.7%, City Builder 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Historical 8.4%
- #6 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
93% matchVery Positive86% of 94,109 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.9 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 30.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Strategy 12.4%, City Builder 11.8%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #7 War Selection
92% matchVery Positive85% of 23,331 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.0 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%, Base Building 21.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Military 11.1%
- #8 Empires Apart
91% matchMixed68% of 2,483 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: RTS 42%, Strategy 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Historical 9.4%, Tactical 8.7%
- #9 Dawn of Ages
91% matchMixed55% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Stratosphere GamesPub: BoomBit
Windows
Experience authentic medieval warfare. Command vast armies in brutal mass battles, utilizing diverse weapons and tactics. Embark on historical campaigns against rival kingdoms or challenge real opponents in epic PvP wars.
Why similar: Medieval 33.1%, Strategy 24.2%, Historical 22.1%, Tactical 17.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #10 Call to Arms
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,040 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: RTS 37.8%, Military 21.6%, Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 10.3%, Third Person 4.5%
- #11 Master of Command
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,729 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 21.7%, Wargame 18.7%, Military 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Historical 10%
- #12 Kingdom Wars 4
89% matchMixed66% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: RTS 20%, Wargame 19.2%, City Builder 13%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%, Base Building 8.9%
- #13 Faces of War
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,206 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: RTS 56.8%, Strategy 37.8%, Action 5.3%
- #14 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive92% of 11,119 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: RTS 18.5%, City Builder 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Isometric 10.8%, Base Building 10.2%
- #15 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Wargame 18.6%, RTS 18.1%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Base Building 8.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.1%
- #16 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
86% matchVery Positive85% of 32,805 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 75.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: RTS 26.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Historical 12.3%, Military 11.3%
- #17 Cossacks 3
85% matchVery Positive82% of 16,008 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.5 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 27.1%, Isometric 13.4%, City Builder 12.8%, Base Building 11.8%, Strategy 11.6%
- #18 Men of War II
84% matchMixed61% of 7,396 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Wargame 21%, Online Co-Op 14%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Military 8.9%
- #19 Medieval Kingdom Wars
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,611 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Wargame 21.5%, City Builder 14.9%, Base Building 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #20 Syrian Warfare
83% matchVery Positive87% of 5,538 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Wargame 24.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Military 12.1%, Historical 9%
- #21 Becastled
79% matchVery Positive82% of 5,571 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 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: RTS 22.6%, Base Building 20.6%, City Builder 18.8%, Strategy 11%, Medieval 10.3%
- #22 War Mongrels
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,466 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Isometric 15.8%, Online Co-Op 14%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Military 10.3%
- #23 Conan Unconquered
82% matchMixed68% of 1,861 reviews2019
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.6%, City Builder 20.3%, Strategy 20.2%, Base Building 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
- #24 Knights of the Crusades
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!
Why similar: RTS 25.5%, Wargame 21.6%, City Builder 15.9%, Base Building 10.3%, Medieval 8.6%
- #25 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
79% matchVery Positive89% of 380 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 20.3%, City Builder 15.1%, Isometric 12.5%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Base Building 11.5%
- #26 Coronation
81% matchMixed64% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sword Studio
Windows
Coronation, an online medieval sandbox with player-built settlements, dungeons & economy.
Why similar: Wargame 24.1%, City Builder 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Medieval 9.6%
- #27 Sudden Strike 5
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 654 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: RTS 25.3%, Wargame 19.4%, Isometric 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%, Military 8.7%
- #28 Tabletop Tavern
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,624 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: Wargame 22.8%, RTS 22.1%, Isometric 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Historical 8.5%
- #29 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
76% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Wargame 26.2%, RTS 22.7%, Isometric 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Military 9.9%
- #30 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
78% matchMixed53% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!
Why similar: RTS 37.4%, Wargame 37.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 10.8%, Action 3.5%
- #31 Iron Harvest
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,887 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 49.5%, Base Building 20.2%, Online Co-Op 14%, Strategy 13.9%, Action 1.5%
- #32 Operation: Polygon Storm
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Wargame 27.2%, RTS 23.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Military 9.8%, Resource Management 9%
- #33 Battlefield Commander WWII
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Wargame 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Military 9.5%, Historical 9.4%
- #34 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,701 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: Wargame 29%, RTS 25.8%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Military 8.9%, Historical 8.4%
- #35 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
73% matchVery Positive86% of 10,185 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: RTS 18.8%, City Builder 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Isometric 11.7%, Base Building 9.7%
- #36 Veil of Crows
77% matchMixed51% of 479 reviews2018
Dev: Kerry FawdrayPub: Humble Sage Games
Windows
Veil of crows is a sandbox style real-time strategy game set in a chaotic medieval world. From violent, and overtly bloody battles, to completely destructible castles, RPG style hero development, and meaningful interactions with other factions. Trade, extort, and conquer!
Why similar: RTS 43.8%, Medieval 29%, Strategy 26.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #37 Andalia
74% matchVery Positive84% of 57 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 45.2%, Base Building 21.9%, Medieval 12.9%, Strategy 12.1%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #38 Open The Gates!
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Robin van der Horst
Windows
Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.
Why similar: RTS 26.7%, City Builder 15.1%, Base Building 14%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Military 12%
- #39 Little Kingdom RTS
71% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Why similar: RTS 31.1%, Base Building 17%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Resource Management 13.9%, Medieval 12.5%
- #40 Taste of Power
74% matchMixed67% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: OneOcean LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Show your strategic talents in Taste of Power! It's a RTS set in an alternate medieval world, where Europe, Middle East, and China confront each other. Develop unique technologies and lead warriors into an epic battlefield – the victory is yours!
Why similar: RTS 41.6%, Strategy 22.9%, Base Building 21.3%, Medieval 14.2%
- #41 Tempest Rising
68% matchVery Positive88% of 11,543 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 57.5%, Strategy 16.8%, Base Building 10.4%, Isometric 6.3%, Wargame 5.2%
- #42 Strategos
69% matchVery Positive86% of 234 reviews2026
Dev: Strategos GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.
Why similar: Wargame 24.1%, RTS 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Historical 9.6%, Military 8.9%
- #43 The Valiant
72% matchMixed66% of 335 reviews2022
Dev: KITE GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level-up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic SP campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes.
Why similar: RTS 43.7%, Medieval 16.7%, Strategy 15.8%, Online Co-Op 15%, Isometric 7.7%
- #44 March of Empires
73% matchMixed62% of 1,836 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 75.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!
Why similar: Wargame 25.3%, RTS 20.1%, City Builder 13.2%, Base Building 11.6%, Medieval 10.5%
- #45 Countryballs at War
69% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.
Why similar: Wargame 33.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Military 11.5%, Historical 8.8%
- #46 Vedelem: The Golden Horde
70% matchVery Positive89% of 791 reviews2021
Dev: Castle RoachesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?
Why similar: RTS 18.1%, Wargame 17.5%, City Builder 10.9%, Base Building 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%
- #47 Sons of Valhalla
70% matchMixed67% of 969 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Chest
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Why similar: Medieval 23.1%, Military 19.8%, Historical 19.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Third Person 15.3%
- #48 Waronoi
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: MFCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command modern military armies by zooming out and issuing orders to large formations, or zooming in to issue orders to individual squads and vehicles. Waronoi is the real-time strategy war game.
Why similar: RTS 34.6%, Wargame 33.6%, Strategy 16.7%, Military 13.7%, Indie 0.9%
- #49 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
69% matchMixed59% of 978 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Wargame 27.6%, RTS 25.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Historical 7.9%, Strategy 7.4%
- #50 War of Dots
66% matchVery Positive81% of 5,991 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Wargame 24.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Military 8.7%
- #51 Empire of the Ants
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,145 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: Wargame 26.8%, RTS 24.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Resource Management 10.7%, Tactical 8.7%
- #52 Stronghold HD (2012)
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,366 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
Why similar: RTS 22.2%, City Builder 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Base Building 12.1%, Medieval 10.1%
- #53 Bellfortis
66% matchVery Positive91% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!
Why similar: RTS 26.6%, Medieval 14.6%, Historical 13.7%, Military 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%
- #54 BANNERMEN
70% 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 21.5%, Wargame 18.7%, Base Building 13.6%, City Builder 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%
- #55 Company of Heroes 3
67% matchMixed57% of 39,198 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 78.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Wargame 28.1%, RTS 26.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Military 8.3%
- #56 War Wind
68% matchVery Positive82% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: DreamForge IntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
War Wind is a real-time strategy game that allows you to view an epic battle through the eyes of four unique races, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. The game features 28 ready-to-play scenarios and a story of such compelling depth you won't believe it's just a game.
Why similar: Wargame 28.1%, RTS 27.2%, Base Building 11.7%, Isometric 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #57 Voor De Kroon
66% matchVery Positive88% of 641 reviews2022
Dev: Future Minimalism
Windows
Voor de Kroon is an immersive medieval strategy-action game with historically inspired arms and armor. Fight historical battles and command your troops from the front line or the RTS camera. Use the Warforge editor to reshape the entire game and build your own medieval campaigns.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.3%, Medieval 27.6%, Historical 21.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Action 5%