- #1 Company of Heroes 3
97% 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: RTS 45.7%, Strategy 14.2%, War 11.4%, Co-op 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series refines the tactical RTS formula with modern visuals and deep squad-based combat similar to the seed game.
- #2 Company of Heroes 2
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,781 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Why similar: Strategy 42%, RTS 32.4%, War 8.3%, Real-Time 4.3% ★, Base Building 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core tactical, cover-based squad combat mechanics that define the gameplay loop of Iron Harvest.
- #3 The Great War: Western Front™
96% matchMixed66% of 3,251 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: World War I 39.8% ★, RTS 27.8%, Strategy 10.6%, War 8.9%, Grand Strategy 7.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific World War we aesthetic and tactical trench warfare atmosphere found in the Iron Harvest setting.
- #4 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
95% matchVery Positive93% of 7,265 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: RTS 49.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Base Building 12%, War 11.8%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the tactical, squad-focused RTS genre that Iron Harvest draws heavy inspiration from.
- #5 Tempest Rising
93% 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 58.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Base Building 11.9%, Real-Time 5.7% ★, War 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic base-building RTS formula that feels familiar to fans of traditional real-time strategy games.
- #6 Scythe: Digital Edition
94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,803 reviews2018
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
Why similar: World War I 23.3% ★, Mechs 22.1% ★, Alternate History 15.4%, Steampunk 13.9% ★, War 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the official digital adaptation of the board game that created the 1920+ universe featured in Iron Harvest.
- #7 Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
92% matchVery Positive83% of 4,349 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.
Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Mechs 29.6% ★, Alternate History 23.7%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, modern tactical RTS that emphasizes squad preservation and realistic unit positioning in a war-torn environment.
- #8 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
91% matchVery Positive91% of 34,759 reviews2020
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
Why similar: RTS 44.6%, Base Building 22.1%, Strategy 12.6%, War 11.7%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the quintessential classic base-building RTS experience that serves as the foundation for the genre.
- #9 Mechabellum
90% matchVery Positive84% of 19,004 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Mechs 32.8% ★, RTS 26.3%, War 12.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Co-op 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the strategic deployment and combat of giant mechs, capturing the mechanical spectacle of Iron Harvest's units.
- #10 Steel Division 2
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,528 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: RTS 43.9%, War 18.6%, Strategy 13.8%, Grand Strategy 9.8% ★, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that emphasizes realistic unit management and large-scale historical combat scenarios.
- #11 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 46,421 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: RTS 41.7%, War 24.4%, Strategy 19.9%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Co-op 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep level of tactical control over individual units and vehicles, appealing to players who enjoy the micro-management aspects of Iron Harvest.
- #12 Steel Division: Normandy 44
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,302 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 55.8%, War 15.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Real-Time 3.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: Shares the tactical military simulation feel and focus on historical unit types found in the Iron Harvest experience.
- #13 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
87% 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 41.5%, War 22%, Strategy 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines intense tactical RTS gameplay with a high level of historical detail and unit-specific management.
- #14 Stormgate
86% matchMixed48% of 9,200 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 33.4%, Base Building 20.2%, War 18.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that emphasizes base construction and fast-paced combat, appealing to players who enjoy the classic RTS flow.
- #15 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
86% 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 38.8%, Base Building 19.6%, War 15.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Multiplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A premier base-building RTS that offers deep strategic gameplay and a polished historical campaign.
- #16 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
88% matchMixed48% of 23,687 reviews2017
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.8 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 43.6%, Base Building 13%, Strategy 12.6%, War 10.6%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale mechanical units and squad-based combat that align with the scale of Iron Harvest's battles.
- #17 Ancestors Legacy
84% 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 40.7%, Real-Time 16.8% ★, Strategy 16.2%, War 11.9%, Base Building 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on squad-based tactical combat and historical themes, mirroring the infantry management of Iron Harvest.
- #18 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
85% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 44.5% ★, RTS 22.4%, War 15.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Multiplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Directly explores the World War we era with a focus on tactical RTS gameplay and historical military units.
- #19 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,229 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.5 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 43.5%, Strategy 12.1%, Base Building 10.9%, Real-Time 6.2% ★, Grand Strategy 6.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive-scale RTS experience for players who enjoy the mechanical and heavy-unit focus of Iron Harvest.
- #20 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,876 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: RTS 61.7%, Strategy 18.3%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Real-Time 4.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: A ground-based tactical RTS that emphasizes terrain and unit positioning, similar to the tactical requirements of Iron Harvest.
- #21 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
83% matchMixed67% of 3,303 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 49.1%, Base Building 17.6%, Strategy 12.6%, War 9.4%, Multiplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern base-building RTS that captures the classic feel of resource gathering and army production.
- #22 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
81% matchVery Positive84% of 14,598 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!
Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Mechs 12.6% ★, Base Building 12.3%, War 10.9%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features massive mechanical units and large-scale warfare for players who enjoy the scale of Iron Harvest's mechs.
- #23 Dune: Spice Wars
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,441 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: RTS 28.7%, Base Building 15.2%, War 15%, Grand Strategy 9.9% ★, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends 4X strategy with real-time combat, offering a unique strategic layer for fans of the genre.
- #24 Blitzkrieg 3
82% matchMixed54% of 7,322 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: RTS 34.1%, War 17.9%, Real-Time 15.5% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Competitive 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a tactical, mission-based RTS experience that prioritizes unit preservation and strategic movement.
- #25 Rusted Warfare - RTS
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,364 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.
Why similar: RTS 43.1%, Base Building 15.7%, Real-Time 10.1% ★, Mechs 9% ★, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RTS that emphasizes base-building and large-scale unit production in a compact package.
- #26 Sudden Strike 4
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,293 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: RTS 43.5%, War 19.2%, Strategy 17%, Real-Time 15.2% ★, Multiplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical unit management and objective-based missions without the need for traditional base-building.
- #27 Grey Goo
81% matchMixed68% of 4,322 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
Why similar: RTS 45.7%, Mechs 15.2% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 12.1%, Multiplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features distinct factions and base-building mechanics that provide a polished, traditional RTS experience.
- #28 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive86% of 12,078 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.8 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 39.3%, Base Building 17.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Online Co-Op 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #29 AirMech
78% matchVery Positive84% of 10,851 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Why similar: Mechs 34.2% ★, RTS 31.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Online Co-Op 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of action and RTS that centers on transforming mechanical units, similar to the mech-focused gameplay of Iron Harvest.
- #30 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
76% matchVery Positive87% of 11,905 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: RTS 47.8%, Strategy 15.6%, War 15.3%, Real-Time 15% ★, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #31 Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3
78% matchVery Positive85% of 15,852 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.
Why similar: RTS 30.1%, Base Building 16.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Online Co-Op 7.4%, Co-op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, fast-paced RTS that focuses on base-building and unique unit abilities.
- #32 Supreme Commander 2
77% matchVery Positive88% of 12,900 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 39.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Real-Time 9.4% ★, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #33 Cossacks 3
77% 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 34%, War 17.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Strategy 12%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #34 Last Train Home
74% matchVery Positive87% of 5,336 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: RTS 33.7%, World War I 30.4% ★, War 13.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Base Building 10.2%
- #35 War Selection
76% 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 33.8%, Base Building 24.2%, War 11.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #36 Supreme Commander
75% matchVery Positive89% of 3,126 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 46.9%, Strategy 14.4%, Real-Time 11.7% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Multiplayer 4.9%
- #37 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
73% matchVery Positive91% of 9,393 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 43.1%, Base Building 19.8%, Strategy 11.6%, War 11.2%, Multiplayer 4.9%
- #38 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
74% matchVery Positive95% of 11,864 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 42%, Base Building 16.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Real-Time 12% ★, War 6.1%
- #39 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,961 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
Why similar: RTS 34.5%, Base Building 19.8%, War 10.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Online Co-Op 7.5%
- #40 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
73% matchVery Positive88% of 13,801 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 52.9%, Strategy 16.8%, Real-Time 6.6% ★, Multiplayer 6%, Co-op 5%
- #41 Company of Heroes
72% matchVery Positive94% of 18,521 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: RTS 49.9%, War 17.6%, Strategy 15.2%, Base Building 6.4%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #42 Iron Order 1919
72% matchMixed69% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: RTS 28.6%, Alternate History 21.8%, War 17%, Steampunk 14% ★, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★
- #43 Age of Mythology: Retold
68% matchVery Positive90% of 22,921 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 39.2 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: RTS 38.7%, Base Building 22.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Co-op 7.5%
- #44 Call to Arms
71% 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 36.2%, War 16.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Real-Time 15.5% ★, Multiplayer 8%
- #45 WARNO
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,721 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: RTS 46.7%, War 22.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Co-op 7.1%, PvP 6.5%
- #46 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive86% of 53,985 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
Why similar: RTS 35.7%, Base Building 23.5%, War 13.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #47 Ratten Reich
70% matchMixed42% of 691 reviews2025
Dev: METALLADLERSTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Alternate History 20.7%, Steampunk 18% ★, War 14.2%, Strategy 10.2%
- #48 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,381 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: RTS 47.8%, Strategy 19.9%, Base Building 15.6%, War 8.9%, Multiplayer 6%
- #49 Zero-K
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,317 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Why similar: RTS 45.6%, Real-Time 19.1% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Co-op 4.8%
- #50 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,916 reviews2019
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Why similar: RTS 58.3%, Strategy 20.5%, War 6.1%, Co-op 5.1%, Multiplayer 4.9%
- #51 Command & Conquer™ Generals
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,031 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Command & Conquer Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Prepare your forces General... it's time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy.
Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 22.6%, Base Building 15.1%, Multiplayer 12%, Action 3.5%
- #52 Men of War II
68% 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 44.7%, Co-op 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%
- #53 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
69% matchVery Positive95% of 15,744 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: RTS 49.6%, Strategy 17.1%, War 11.1%, Real-Time 6.6% ★, Base Building 6.6%
- #54 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,046 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.
Why similar: RTS 37.7%, War 19.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Co-op 8.7%
- #55 Sins of a Solar Empire II
65% matchVery Positive84% of 8,475 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
Why similar: RTS 35.7%, Real-Time 12.9% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Base Building 11.2%, Co-op 6.8%
- #56 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,191 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: RTS 52.8%, Strategy 22.9%, War 8.3%, Base Building 6%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #57 They Are Billions
66% matchVery Positive85% of 51,117 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: RTS 37.9%, Base Building 35.8%, Steampunk 14.3% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Multiplayer 0.8%