- #1 Drift Wars
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRZDRIFT
Windows · Linux
A new style of RTS that focuses heavily on terraforming and changing terrain to different types to overcome your opponent ! Inspired by old-school RTSes but with next-generation RTS ideas !
Why similar: Action RTS 36.5% ★, RTS 30.4%, Strategy 22.5%, Colorful 4.7%, PvP 3.9%
- #2 Cheeselords
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paweł Murias
Windows
An RTS where you fight, build, and recruit on faraway planets. Decadent aristocrats will pay a fortune for the delicious cheese from the most alien of worlds. Armed with modern controls and your trusty army, bring home the cheddar 🧀
Why similar: Action RTS 41.5% ★, RTS 26.1%, Strategy 16.7%, PvP 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
- #3 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 403 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The legendary RTS game which started it all. Will you side with the humanistic GDI or bring the world to its knees with Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod. Your adversaries are without mercy. And so are you.
Why similar: RTS 38.2%, Action RTS 33.9% ★, Strategy 26.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #4 Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Surrender is not an option
Why similar: Action RTS 37.2% ★, RTS 31.4%, Strategy 30.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #5 Rush The Towers
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Ian Jowe
Windows
Will you break through enemy defenses, or watch your forces fall before the towers?
Why similar: Action RTS 37% ★, RTS 30.7%, Strategy 23.6%, Colorful 5.2%, Fantasy 3.1%
- #6 Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (GOLD Edition)
93% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: Bloom TechnologyPub: IncrediSoft
Windows
- World first to achieve a successful serverless online gaming feature by utilizing Locus Chain Blockchain technology - RPG game mode with multi-play capability - Unique RTS/RPG Hybrid
Why similar: RTS 32.6%, Action RTS 32% ★, Strategy 24%, PvP 4.9%, 2D 3.3%
- #7 Protect Your Humans
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RaphMoite
Windows
Protect Your Humans is an action RPG with RTS elements where you play as a King defending humanity's last stand. Rebuild your kingdom, command your forces, and venture into dungeons to challenge massive raid bosses before their armies overrun your base. Will you save humanity?
Why similar: Action RTS 36.2% ★, RTS 32.3%, Strategy 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Fantasy 3%
- #8 Defence of Nythrial
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantasy Bytes Entertainment
Windows
Defence of Nythrial is a 2D, Top down, Tower Defence / Real Time Strategy Game.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.9% ★, RTS 31.2%, Strategy 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, 2D 3.6%
- #9 EXITOR
91% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Lvl26Devs
Windows
A difficult, fast-paced action, real-time strategy game in which you embark on an exciting journey, fighting against a wide variety of dangerous enemies whilst levelling up your different characters.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.5% ★, RTS 31.3%, Strategy 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, 2D 4%
- #10 General Chaos - MAJOR SNAFU
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Game Refuge Inc.
Windows
"Currently, GENERAL CHAOS - MAJOR SNAFU is considerably more than halfway to the finish line! This time around, its a sprite-based, multiplayer PC Game that uses an Xbox-style Game Controller &/or Keyboard & Mouse .
Why similar: Action RTS 35.8% ★, RTS 29.7%, Strategy 23.8%, PvP 5.1%, 2D 3.4%
- #11 Unpeaceful
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Experience10Games
Windows
Unpeaceful is a fast-paced real-time strategy game focused on intense 1v1 duels. Expand your domain by building bridges between islands, placing structures, capturing enemy territory, and awakening ancient gods to claim victory.
Why similar: Action RTS 36.7% ★, RTS 31.7%, Strategy 13.9%, PvP 7.9%, Colorful 5.2%
- #12 Taste of Power: Medieval
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OneOcean
Windows
Master the art of war in brutal action-RTS across an alternate medieval world. Lead Europe, China or the Timurids to supremacy through strategic brilliance and lightning-fast tactics. Expand your realm, advance powerful technologies and lead massive armies. DISCOVER NEW HORIZONS OF THE MEDIEVAL WARS
Why similar: RTS 39.6%, Action RTS 37.4% ★, Strategy 22.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #13 Retaliation Path of Kingdoms
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: MNZ SoftwarePub: Xteam Software Solutions srl
Windows
Path of Kingdoms is a strategy game where the player must defeat all the factions of the kingdom to reach the goal, each faction has a story that evolves as it conquers territories.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.1% ★, RTS 33.6%, Strategy 25%, Fantasy 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #14 Battle For Cosmos
87% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Oscar Makes Games
Windows
Battle For Cosmos is a fast-paced, action-packed RTS set in space. With a focus on the battle it is perfect for those who want a thrilling and engaging strategy game without the unnecessary filler. Take control of your empire, build your defenses, and conquer the cosmos!
Why similar: Action RTS 47.1% ★, RTS 31.8%, Strategy 16%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #15 Galaxy Trek
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Peritoma Studios
Windows
Galaxy Trek is a fun, simple and addictive indie game that will test your reflexes, strategy and skill. Each game you play is unique!
Why similar: Action RTS 52.5% ★, RTS 26.9%, Strategy 17%, 2D 2.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #16 Abyssal Dominion
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doggy Stylez Gaming
Windows
Command gore-soaked demon armies in brutal pixel-art RTS battles! Conquer worlds match-by-match, unlock blueprints to create and evolve your unstoppable faction, and dictate victory by choosing your servants' twisted buildings
Why similar: Action RTS 35% ★, RTS 30.4%, Strategy 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
- #17 Skeleton Scramble Deluxe
85% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Chris Turd Boomerang Armstrong
Windows
Skeleton Scramble Deluxe is a fast-paced, head-to-head real-time strategy game. Play as a necromancer, summon an army of relentless skeleton warriors, and frantically build a gauntlet of turrets to hold off your opponent's forces.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.9% ★, RTS 27.7%, Strategy 13.8%, PvP 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
- #18 Staatio
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Staatio
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced multiplayer territory conquest. Host your own server, invite friends over LAN, and battle for control of procedurally generated maps. Four game modes, alliances, bot opponents, and cross-platform play.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.2% ★, RTS 30.9%, Strategy 21.7%, PvP 4.3%, Colorful 3.7%
- #19 Augury
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cataclysmic Studios
Windows
A fantasy RTS game set in a massive procedurally generated world. Build, explore, and survive while trying to uncover the dark secrets of these forgotten lands.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.1% ★, RTS 30.2%, Strategy 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #20 Eufloria Classic
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
Windows
Before Eufloria HD (2014), there was Eufloria (2009). The long-unlisted indie classic is available once again for the 15 year anniversary. Updated to run on modern systems, with new content, features, and expanded moddability! Old school intergalactic floral warfare is BACK! (Warts and all!)
Why similar: Action RTS 37% ★, RTS 31.6%, Strategy 23.2%, Colorful 4.4%, 2D 3.5%
- #21 Steel Command
83% 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 37.9%, Action RTS 29.8% ★, Strategy 21.6%, PvP 5.4%, Multiplayer 4.4%
- #22 Smelogs Playground
82% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Nifty Productions
Windows
Smelogs Playground is a Free-to-Play Real-Time Strategy game with charming aesthetics and a simple but effective gameplay mechanism. Take over the playful and rocky Smelogs to compete against each other for fun and honor!
Why similar: Action RTS 37.5% ★, RTS 29.9%, Strategy 14.1%, PvP 6.9%, Colorful 4.4%
- #23 Galactic Counselors
81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: AcroGames
Windows
In this sci-fi strategy game, the Solar System of 4,000 A.D. is ravaged by wars between humanity's planetary colonies. These wars are directed by Supremes - the autocrat leaders of the planets. But each leader needs an advisor, and this is where you step in. Can you guide your ruler to victory?
Why similar: RTS 39.9%, Strategy 29.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.7%, 2D 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #24 Classic Tower Defense 2
80% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Blacksmith Forge
Windows
Classic tower defense rules meet modern systems. Build medieval towers, face adaptive waves, and experiment with upgrades, modifiers, and roguelike progression.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.5% ★, RTS 30.7%, Strategy 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Fantasy 3%
- #25 The Valiant
81% 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 36.6%, Action RTS 33.5% ★, Strategy 19.4%, PvP 4.2%, Multiplayer 4%
- #26 Tempest Rising
78% 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 61.2%, Strategy 26.2%, Action RTS 8% ★, Multiplayer 2.3%, PvP 1.7%
- #27 Celestial Conquest
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piebox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast off in this retro-style space shooter! Conquer planets, outwit AI enemies, and survive the dangers of deep space in fast-paced, nostalgic pixel action.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.8% ★, RTS 35%, Strategy 25.5%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #28 Red Chaos - The Strict Order
77% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Squarecut Games
Windows · Linux
The last world war didn't end conflict. The Iron Hand tyrannizes people, as the Resistance fights for liberation. In the resulting conflict high tech and brute force face off against guerrillas with unconventional tactics, leading to Red Chaos: A modern take on classic real-time strategy games.
Why similar: Action RTS 44.7% ★, RTS 31%, Strategy 13.2%, PvP 8.5%, Multiplayer 2.2%
- #29 Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
79% matchVery Positive84% of 115 reviews2011
Dev: TimeGate Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
If you are to return your race to their rightful glory, you must solve the mystery of their destruction.
Why similar: RTS 47.8%, Strategy 46.1%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #30 Tiny Warlords
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faltbootsardine
Windows
Command six unique factions in Tiny Warlords, a pixel art RTS. Engage in strategic battles, manage resources, and upgrade your army. Play skirmish, campaign, and multiplayer modes with rogue-lite elements. Developed by a solo developer, this game offers deep strategy and endless replayability.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.8% ★, RTS 31.3%, Strategy 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%, PvP 3.2%
- #31 Imperial Glory
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,323 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.
Why similar: RTS 40.6%, Strategy 35.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #32 Celtic Kings: Rage of War
75% matchVery Positive90% of 170 reviews2019
Dev: Haemimont Games
Windows
Celtic Kings: Rage of War is an RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2002. It is the first game of the award-winning franchise Celtic Kings
Why similar: RTS 59.7%, Strategy 40.3%
- #33 BattleMore
76% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows
From battling rocket squirrels to lead zeppelins, this goofy single player RTS will keep your hands full and APM high.
Why similar: RTS 59.2%, Strategy 40.8%
- #34 Warrior Kings: Battles
75% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Warrior Kings: Battles maintains the excitement that made Warrior Kings a leading RTS. It is a stand-alone title that adds a new strategic and tactical dimension to the series.
Why similar: RTS 55.2%, Strategy 44.8%
- #35 Empires:The Rise
74% matchMixed61% of 62 reviews2019
Dev: 阿龟与阿飞Pub: MZ Times
Windows
《Empries:The Rise》 is the a Cross-Platform Real-Time-Strategy (R.T.S.) game. Choose your nation and conquer those, who stand in your way!
Why similar: RTS 54.3%, Strategy 45.7%
- #36 Pursuit of Power® 2 : The Chaos Dimension
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Precision Games, LLC
Windows
Pursuit of Power® 2 : The Chaos Dimension is a fast-paced real-time strategy game with pixel art. You assume the role of a powerful Shadow Knight, Stalker, or Mage. Upgrade abilities. Dynamic world events. Manage fortresses. Campaign and skirmish (local or network).
Why similar: RTS 32.1%, Action RTS 31.4% ★, Strategy 10.2%, PvP 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #37 reconquest
74% 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 54%, Strategy 46%
- #38 Bacteria Wars
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Patrick McGuinness
Windows
A real-time strategy game in which you fight to secure the victory of your Bacteria over the Cell Defense Force and other enemy Bacteria in a world where your units are your only resource, and where your mobile base will not be enough to keep you alive.
Why similar: RTS 39.5%, Action RTS 34.9% ★, Strategy 22.4%, 2D 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #39 Songs of the Chalice
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vodasoft_tm
Windows
Song of the Chalice is a simple 3D realtime strategy for a single player with tower defense mechanics, inspired by the events of the Hussite era (1419-1420).
Why similar: Action RTS 40.9% ★, RTS 34.5%, Strategy 24%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #40 Elyndorh
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Filip Gichev
Windows
Command armies of wizards, gather resources, and build magical structures to dominate the battlefield. Use powerful spells, customize your hero, and outsmart opponents in intense solo or multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 45.5% ★, RTS 26.9%, Strategy 15.5%, PvP 8.4%, Fantasy 2.3%
- #41 Rising Kingdoms
71% matchVery Positive92% of 247 reviews2019
Dev: Haemimont Games
Windows
Rising Kingdoms is a fantasy-themed RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2005
Why similar: RTS 52.6%, Strategy 47.4%
- #42 Z Steel Soldiers
73% matchMixed52% of 286 reviews2014
Dev: TickTock GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In the bloody aftermath of ‘Z’ comes The Bitmap Brothers classic, “Z Steel Soldiers”: a new breed of robot with a taste for war and a warped sense of humour.
Why similar: RTS 53.3%, Strategy 46.7%
- #43 Real-time Shogi
70% match6 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Saikyosan
Windows
Welcome to a world of Shogi freed from the limits of turns. From an infinite number of possibilities, find the shortest path to victory. Your tactical reading and sharp judgment will dominate the board. This is a new challenge for even the most seasoned Shogi fans.
Why similar: Action RTS 46.4% ★, RTS 27%, Strategy 14.5%, PvP 7.9%, 2D 2.3%
- #44 Minion Slayer
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: TansanGames
Windows
Prevent the invasion of the minions that stimulate the desire for challenge and prove that you are a slayer physically and mentally.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.3% ★, RTS 33.3%, Strategy 19.8%, 2D 3.2%, Fantasy 3.1%
- #45 Taste of Blood
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Federico Ponzio
Windows
Wave-based real-time strategy (RTS) with roguelike elements focused on strategic decisions and survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.3% ★, RTS 30.8%, Strategy 23.2%, PvP 3.7%, 2D 3.2%
- #46 Warfare
70% matchVery Positive86% of 239 reviews2009
Dev: GFI RussiaPub: Game Factory Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's leading oil suppliers and a key U.S. ally, has been taken over by a highly organized group of radical terrorists. The government is in a state of collapse and turmoil and you have been chosen to lead the United States' armed forces to restore control.
Why similar: RTS 50.7%, Strategy 49.3%
- #47 Demra: Rifts of War
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funtraum Games
Windows
Use powerful light magic to fight back the invading demon hordes in this lite-RPG/ RTS mix. Build a base, gather resources, research and command your army.
Why similar: Action RTS 36.9% ★, RTS 33.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, 2D 3.9%
- #48 Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
69% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2016
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.
Why similar: Strategy 51.6%, RTS 48.4%
- #49 Moss Piglets
68% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Tardigrade Games
Windows
This real-time strategy game requires you to direct your horde of moss piglets through dynamic terrains and great dangers.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.1% ★, RTS 33.3%, Strategy 18.3%, Colorful 5.1%, Fantasy 3%
- #50 Slimedrop Laboratory
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Laxias Games
Windows
It's war under your microscope. Bacteria will devour your Slime cells if you don’t intervene. Grow your cell sample, position your units to stay out of reach, enhance their power, and watch them unleash unique abilities to survive in this arcade chill strategy game.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.4% ★, RTS 33.6%, Strategy 23.4%, Colorful 2.9%, 2D 2.6%
- #51 Duelling Skies
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Arch Games
Windows
Duelling Skies is a strategy management game set in the early days of air combat. Manage and grow your squadron of pilots in a turn based campaign, then take to the skies in RTS style missions. Improve your base, technology and pilots to take control of the sky above the western front.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.8% ★, RTS 29.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 15.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #52 Warrior Kings
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Restoring the power of a kingdom to its former glory using innate cunning, military might and a fearsome will to win.
Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, RTS 47.7%
- #53 sunny-place-3: microgods
67% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: tjern
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the plains of eternal dissent, fight honourable wars in this micro focused action RTS. Compete against other players in 1v1 skirmishes on the tracks towards GLORY.
Why similar: Action RTS 45.8% ★, RTS 29.1%, Strategy 11.8%, PvP 8.4%, Multiplayer 2.7%
- #54 Ants Megapolis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bugged Games
Windows
Command a colony on the brink in Ants Megapolis. Survive an unforgiving world by forging your unique Pheromone, a weapon that dictates your evolution. Carve out an empire from the dirt as an interactive narrator chronicles your savage, epic story of survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.4% ★, RTS 35.1%, Strategy 25.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #55 Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
67% matchVery Positive89% of 150 reviews2011
Dev: TimeGate Studios
Windows
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Why similar: Strategy 54.3%, RTS 45.7%
- #56 Fable Forts! - Tower Defense
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wirescribe Corp
Windows
Fable Forts! TD: defend your fairy kingdom from stupid human invaders!
Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Action RTS 32.8% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Colorful 5.4%, 2D 4.5%
- #57 Majesty 2 Collection
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,531 reviews2011
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes...
Why similar: RTS 53.1%, Strategy 38.6%, Fantasy 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%