- #1 Age of Mythology: Retold
97% matchVery Positive91% of 21,438 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Action RTS 15.1% ★, Mythology 14.3%, RTS 14%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Base Building 10.1%
- #2 Northgard: Definitive Edition
96% matchVery Positive85% of 68,002 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 28.7 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: Vikings 34.3% ★, RTS 25.8%, Base Building 11.6%, Building 8.5%, Co-op 7.7%
- #3 The Scouring
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,084 reviews2025
Dev: Orc Group
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Action RTS 22.8% ★, RTS 17.1%, Base Building 11%, Building 10.4%, Co-op 9.4%
- #4 Ancestors Legacy
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,549 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
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: Real-Time 27.4% ★, RTS 24.2%, Vikings 22% ★, Medieval 15.1%, Multiplayer 4%
- #5 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
94% matchVery Positive93% of 35,988 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.
Why similar: Mythology 38.8%, RTS 34.1%, Real-Time 10.5% ★, Multiplayer 7.6%, Fantasy 3.4%
- #6 Cossacks 3
94% matchVery Positive82% of 15,735 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.7 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: Action RTS 27.6% ★, RTS 24.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Co-op 9.8%, PvE 9%
- #7 Iron Harvest
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,723 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 33.8%, Real-Time 22.5% ★, Base Building 19.6%, Co-op 8.5%, Online Co-Op 8%
- #8 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Action RTS 23.7% ★, RTS 16.9%, Base Building 12.8%, Medieval 9.5%, Building 9.2%
- #9 Tempest Rising
91% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 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 55.7%, Real-Time 14.6% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Action RTS 7.7% ★, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #10 The Valiant
90% matchMixed66% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: KITE GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.5%, Action RTS 25.7% ★, Medieval 14.3%, Online Co-Op 7.7%, RPG 7.2%
- #11 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,583 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 22.5%, Building 16.2%, Action RTS 12.4% ★, RPG 12%, Base Building 11.9%
- #12 SpellForce 3 Fallen God
88% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 35.5%, RPG 19.7%, Co-op 11.5%, Magic 10.5%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #13 Conan Unconquered
89% matchMixed68% of 1,848 reviews2019
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 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 38.2%, Co-op 17%, Base Building 14.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #14 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
86% matchVery Positive86% of 91,161 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 75.8 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 31.7%, Base Building 19.8%, Action RTS 15.4% ★, Medieval 11.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #15 SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest
86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,297 reviews2019
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Three years after the Purity Wars, Nortander is on the cusp of a new era.
Why similar: RTS 38.7%, RPG 20.7%, Base Building 14.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #16 Warchief
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Honikou Games
Windows
Warchief is a brand new kind of Action RTS. Choose your hero, recruit and customize your armies, explore the jungle, and seize strategic objectives to become the ultimate Warchief. Ready to dominate the battlefield?
Why similar: Action RTS 25.5% ★, RTS 18.2%, Mythology 14.9%, Medieval 10%, Base Building 7.5%
- #17 Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades
84% matchVery Positive82% of 85 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: Action RTS 35.7% ★, RTS 27.9%, Medieval 13.7%, RPG 10.9%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #18 Stormgate
84% matchMixed48% of 9,100 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Giant Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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%, Base Building 21.3%, Building 13.2%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Co-op 9.1%
- #19 Tribes of Midgard
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 23,072 reviews2021
Dev: NorsfellPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A vibrant blend of survival and action RPG for 1-10 players! Craft legendary items, grow your home base and embark on an epic journey through procedural realms to face towering creatures hel-bent on unleashing Ragnarök. Valhalla can wait, Einherjar!
Why similar: Vikings 39.7% ★, Mythology 14.4%, Base Building 11.9%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Co-op 8.4%
- #20 Spellsworn
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,495 reviews2018
Dev: Frogsong Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enter a world of magic and battle, where your wits and reflexes will be pushed to their limits! Choose your spells, enter the ever-changing arena and prepare to obliterate all who stand in your way!
Why similar: Action RTS 20.7% ★, RTS 16.1%, Magic 13.9%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 11.3%
- #21 Frozenheim
82% matchMixed70% of 3,855 reviews2022
Dev: Paranoid InteractivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 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: Vikings 43.6% ★, Base Building 13%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Co-op 9.9%, Medieval 9.4%
- #22 Battlefall: State of Conflict
81% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Kyoto Video Game ConcernPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Engage in a post-apocalyptic RTS showdown between three factions in Battlefall: State of Conflict.
Why similar: Real-Time 26.1% ★, Action RTS 19.6% ★, RTS 13.9%, Co-op 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.7%
- #23 Viking Rise
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 879 reviews2024
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Race against other players to explore Valhalla and conquer Midgard!
Why similar: Medieval 24.1%, Base Building 19.2%, RPG 18.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Co-op 10.1%
- #24 Battle Realms: Zen Edition
78% matchVery Positive88% of 4,182 reviews2025
Dev: Ed Del Castillo
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 77.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Fantasy 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #25 NORSE: Oath of Blood
79% matchMixed54% of 2,436 reviews2026
Dev: Arctic HazardPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
A Turn-Based Tactics game set in Viking-Age Norway. Build a settlement, forge alliances, and fight strategic battles. Manage a community of craftspeople, farmers, and warriors, as you grow strong on your path to vengeance in this story-rich saga.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.7%, Mythology 22.6%, Base Building 19.5%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #26 Demigod
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,293 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Set in a magical world where gods walk among mortals, Demigod blends action, strategy and role-playing elements into a thrilling new experience.
Why similar: RTS 31.7%, Mythology 25.4%, PvE 15.1%, Magic 13.6%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #27 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
77% matchMixed52% of 3,032 reviews2023
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Become a warlord and lead four unique factions to conquer the wild and savage Realm of Ghur in tense and tactical battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.2% ★, RTS 24.9%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Story Rich 7.4%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #28 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
74% matchVery Positive84% of 10,973 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 25.4%, Action RTS 19.7% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Co-op 9.5%
- #29 Eyes of War
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!
Why similar: RTS 39.4%, Online Co-Op 23.4%, Base Building 20.2%, Medieval 15.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #30 Songs of Conquest
74% matchVery Positive86% of 13,137 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 35.3%, Magic 20.8%, Co-op 17.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Fantasy 12%
- #31 Veil of Crows
78% 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: Real-Time 41.2% ★, RTS 23%, Medieval 21.4%, RPG 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #32 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,652 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Why similar: RTS 36.4%, Vikings 26.1% ★, Medieval 20.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Co-op 6.2%
- #33 A Year Of Rain
77% matchMixed44% of 682 reviews2020
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A desolate realm, kept in flux by the rhythm of battle. A proving ground for those with great ambition. A Year Of Rain is the ultimate team real-time strategy game. Choose your faction, team up and take control of a legendary hero to lead your armies!
Why similar: RTS 28.5%, Base Building 20.5%, Co-op 14.8%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #34 VALHALL: Harbinger
76% matchMixed51% of 464 reviews2020
Dev: Blackrose Arts
Windows
VALHALL is a blend of multiple genres, combining first & third person directional physical combat slasher with a survival experience set in a brutal world of Vikings. Survive, feel Thor's power, become an einherjar, and enter the ultimate battlefield!
Why similar: Vikings 55.8% ★, Building 11.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Medieval 9.9%, RPG 5%
- #35 Elengard: Ascension
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Stèphano M. M. G.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to rise to power in this new Real-Time-With-Pause medieval fantasy RPG that combines action and strategy mechanics. Fight a lot, explore, choose how you fight, configure your abilities, create powerful builds and combos. Awaken your true power!
Why similar: Medieval 26.2%, Magic 24.5%, RPG 17.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Fantasy 13.4%
- #36 Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
75% matchMixed70% of 315 reviews2018
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!
Why similar: Vikings 32.6% ★, Real-Time 32.2% ★, RTS 22.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #37 SpellForce 3 Reforced
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,810 reviews2017
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Why similar: RTS 37.3%, RPG 20%, Co-op 9.8%, Fantasy 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #38 Titan Quest II
69% matchVery Positive84% of 15,961 reviews2025
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution, is out of control. She is corrupting the Threads of Fate and punishing all those who oppose her. Take up your weapon, fight alongside gods, and change fate itself in Titan Quest II, an action RPG inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Mythology 48%, RPG 18%, Co-op 12.3%, Online Co-Op 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #39 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition
73% matchVery Positive95% of 11,762 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 39.1%, Real-Time 30.4% ★, Base Building 19.7%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Story Rich 1.5%
- #40 Little Kingdom RTS
71% matchVery Positive86% of 65 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: Action RTS 26.3% ★, RTS 24.2%, Base Building 18.7%, Medieval 13.7%, Building 8.8%
- #41 Sons of Valhalla
71% matchMixed68% of 936 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Chest
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 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 47.6%, RPG 27.6%, Fantasy 19.2%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #42 Dawn of Defiance
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,736 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Mythology 26.7%, Base Building 17%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, PvE 12.1%, Building 11.7%
- #43 Andalia
71% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 27.6%, Base Building 18.9%, Medieval 11.1%, Magic 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%
- #44 Knights of the Crusades
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 165 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: Action RTS 33.2% ★, RTS 30.2%, Base Building 17.3%, Medieval 14.4%, 3D 3.1%
- #45 Kingdom Wars
72% matchMixed67% of 2,794 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 36.9%, Medieval 16.3%, Building 14.6%, RPG 10.8%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #46 WARTILE
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 707 reviews2018
Dev: Playwood Project
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Wartile is a cool-down based strategy game in which you control a warband of Viking figurines in a miniature universe inspired by Norse mythology. Unravel its secrets and rein the powers of the gods.
Why similar: Real-Time 49.6% ★, Medieval 22%, RPG 14.7%, Fantasy 5.8%, 3D 5.3%
- #47 Dawn of Ages
68% matchMixed54% of 192 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 32.2%, Building 23.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, Multiplayer 12%, 3D 11.1%
- #48 Medieval Kingdom Wars
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,602 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: Action RTS 31.3% ★, RTS 25.9%, Base Building 19.1%, Medieval 15.7%, PvE 7.9%
- #49 War Selection
67% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 27.4 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 34.2%, Base Building 30.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Co-op 6.6%
- #50 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
66% matchVery Positive89% of 361 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: Action RTS 25.7% ★, Real-Time 23.8% ★, RTS 16.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Co-op 7.8%
- #51 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: Real-Time 37.6% ★, RTS 21%, Base Building 18.8%, Medieval 14.8%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #52 Total War: WARHAMMER
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 52,179 reviews2016
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.
Why similar: RTS 50.5%, Fantasy 17.4%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Co-op 10%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #53 Heroes of Annihilated Empires
68% matchVery Positive85% of 770 reviews2006
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Heroes of Annihilated Empires - is a fantasy-based game from GSC Game World in the genre of RTS vs RPG for PC. 4 unique races awaits for the heroes, who want to fight in an Epic scale battles!
Why similar: RTS 64.6%, RPG 14.7%, Fantasy 13.1%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #54 Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator
66% matchVery Positive84% of 449 reviews2021
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
Welcome to Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most immersive medieval battle simulator to date! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take control of one of them to prove your valor! The only limit is your imagination! Or maybe your CPU?
Why similar: Action RTS 40.6% ★, RTS 28.9%, Medieval 16.6%, Fantasy 6.4%, 3D 5%
- #55 Ragnar
64% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Fimbulwinter Games
Windows · Mac
In this epic Norse myth-inspired roguelike dungeon crawler, wield divine power to challenge Loki and uncover the secrets of the Nine Realms through the branches of Yggdrasil. Grow stronger and reshape Ragnarok’s fate with legendary weapons of the gods.
Why similar: Mythology 66.8%, RPG 28%, Fantasy 5.2%
- #56 Strategos
63% matchVery Positive87% of 205 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: RTS 46.7%, Medieval 27.9%, PvE 14.2%, 3D 8.2%, Singleplayer 3%