- #1 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,159 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
Why similar: RTS 38.1%, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Base Building 8.8%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for large-scale RTS games, featuring immense maps and strategic zoom functionality.
- #2 Total Annihilation
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,701 reviews2015
Dev: Cavedog EntertainmentPub: Wargaming.net
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Why similar: RTS 52.4%, Strategy 13.6%, Robots 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic that established the core mechanics of massive unit counts and resource management found in the seed game.
- #3 Supreme Commander
96% matchVery Positive89% of 3,109 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.
Why similar: RTS 45.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Multiplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that pioneered the massive-scale RTS genre with its iconic strategic zoom and experimental units.
- #4 Zero-K
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,280 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 44.6%, Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Robots 8%, Online Co-Op 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, free-to-play RTS that emphasizes physics-based combat and massive unit variety.
- #5 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,943 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 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Base Building 10.7%, Robots 7.8%, Online Co-Op 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on planetary-scale warfare with thousands of units on screen simultaneously.
- #6 Sins of a Solar Empire II
93% matchVery Positive84% of 8,352 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.1 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 31.3%, Space 17%, Strategy 10%, Base Building 9%, Co-op 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in 4X and RTS hybrid gameplay, focusing on grand-scale space conquest.
- #7 Industrial Annihilation
94% matchMostly Negative32% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Annihilation
Windows
The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.
Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Base Building 12.9%, Futuristic 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by veterans of the genre, this game blends factory automation with large-scale RTS warfare.
- #8 Supreme Commander 2
92% matchVery Positive88% of 12,837 reviews2010
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
Why similar: RTS 33.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Grand Strategy 10.1% ★, Robots 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A more streamlined take on the series that maintains the focus on experimental units and large-scale destruction.
- #9 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
91% matchVery Positive93% of 16,284 reviews2012
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: RTS 21.5%, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Base Building 11.9%, Online Co-Op 10%, Space 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space strategy game that balances empire management with real-time fleet combat.
- #10 Tempest Rising
89% matchVery Positive88% of 11,317 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 60.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Base Building 11.3%, War 4.7%, Multiplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic 90s RTS feel with modern mechanics, base building, and intense resource wars.
- #11 Iron Harvest
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,818 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 29.3%, Mechs 12.6% ★, Base Building 12.4%, War 10.9%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS set in an alternate history that emphasizes heavy mech units and environmental destruction.
- #12 Grey Goo
91% matchMixed68% of 4,320 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 41.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Mechs 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Features traditional base-building and distinct factions with a high level of polish and tactical depth.
- #13 Homeworld Remastered Collection
89% matchVery Positive88% of 14,058 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
Why similar: RTS 44.3%, Space 23.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Multiplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a definitive 3D space RTS experience with deep tactical movement in a fully three-dimensional environment.
- #14 Executive Assault 2
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
Why similar: RTS 25.7%, Base Building 11.7%, Building 9.8%, Real Time Tactics 8.1%, War 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that allows players to build their base in RTS mode while controlling units in first-person.
- #15 Mechabellum
86% matchVery Positive84% of 18,617 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 54.3 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: RTS 20.4%, Mechs 15.4% ★, Robots 14%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, War 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler that focuses on massive-scale mech warfare and strategic unit positioning.
- #16 Homeworld 3
87% matchMixed41% of 8,597 reviews2024
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 60.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.
Why similar: RTS 40.6%, Space 17.3%, Co-op 10.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series, offering modern graphics and complex 3D space combat mechanics.
- #17 Dune: Spice Wars
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,346 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.5 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 17.6%, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 12%, War 9.4%, Base Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X strategy with real-time combat, focusing on resource control and planetary dominance.
- #18 Executive Assault
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: RTS 37.5%, Robots 12.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Strategy 11.2%, War 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original hybrid title that blends base-building strategy with direct action-oriented combat.
- #19 Rusted Warfare - RTS
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,206 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 33.1 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 45.6%, Base Building 15.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Robots 6.2%, Mechs 5.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A lightweight but powerful RTS that captures the spirit of massive unit counts and base building.
- #20 From the Depths
82% matchVery Positive89% of 12,623 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: RTS 32.9%, War 18.1%, Building 16.8%, Space 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled complexity in vehicle design and large-scale naval and aerial combat.
- #21 Forged Battalion
84% matchMixed58% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: RTS 67.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Simulation 5%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a modular unit customization system that allows for deep strategic experimentation similar to the seed game.
- #22 Stormgate
82% matchMixed48% of 9,165 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 25%, War 14.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS built by industry veterans that focuses on responsive controls and base-building mechanics.
- #23 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
83% matchMixed67% of 3,298 reviews2015
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 48.6%, Base Building 16%, Strategy 12.8%, War 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern military RTS that emphasizes base construction and high-tech unit production.
- #24 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
81% matchVery Positive91% of 9,278 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Why similar: RTS 40.5%, Base Building 17.1%, Strategy 11.2%, War 10.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet deep RTS that excels at translating large-scale sci-fi warfare to a real-time format.
- #25 Annihilate The Spance
78% matchVery Positive91% of 345 reviews2025
Dev: Skyglow Softworks
Windows
An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships. The Spance approaches, a vast and mysterious storm at the edge of humanity. Who shall claim its riches? Brave the perils of the depths in a story-rich singleplayer campaign with numerous distinct factions and bosses.
Why similar: RTS 23.9%, Base Building 14.5%, War 10.4%, Space 10.2%, Destruction 10%
- #26 Taur
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,092 reviews2020
Dev: Echo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Why similar: RTS 19.4%, Base Building 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Robots 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tower-defense hybrid that focuses on defending a planetary base against massive waves of enemies.
- #27 StarMade
81% matchMixed68% of 2,982 reviews2014
Dev: Schine GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
Why similar: Space 33%, Building 21.4%, Multiplayer 14%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based sandbox that allows for massive ship construction and fleet-based combat.
- #28 AirMech
79% matchVery Positive84% of 10,838 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: RTS 28.1%, Mechs 18.9% ★, Robots 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Strategy 9.4%
- #29 Space Engineers
77% matchVery Positive89% of 133,721 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Base Building 19.6%, Building 15.4%, Space 14.5%, Co-op 13.5%, PvP 12.4%
- #30 PlanetSide 2
78% matchVery Positive81% of 74,576 reviews2012
Dev: Rogue Planet GamesPub: Daybreak Game Company
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Why similar: War 21.7%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, PvP 10.5%
- #31 Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
77% matchVery Positive85% of 924 reviews2017
Dev: Team Jolly RogerPub: Black Smoke Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this turn-based strategic artillery game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive barrages through the unpredictable gravity fields of the solar system.
Why similar: Strategy 32.5%, Space 30.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #32 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,844 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.7 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 52.5%, Strategy 16%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Space 8%, Multiplayer 8%
- #33 Forts
74% matchVery Positive92% of 24,651 reviews2017
Dev: EarthWork Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!
Why similar: Base Building 29.4%, Destruction 22.5%, Building 19.1%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Strategy 12%
- #34 Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
75% matchVery Positive94% of 5,726 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In the name of Kane! The Command & Conquer™ series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath.
Why similar: RTS 26.1%, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Co-op 9.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #35 Star Ruler 2
75% matchVery Positive82% of 721 reviews2015
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance.
Why similar: RTS 43.8%, Space 22.5%, Strategy 17.9%, Sci-fi 14%, Indie 1.8%
- #36 Planets Under Attack
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,244 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 87.8%, Space 5%, Multiplayer 2.8%, Sci-fi 2.7%, Indie 1.7%
- #37 Airships: Conquer the Skies
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,488 reviews2018
Dev: David Stark
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
Why similar: RTS 21%, Grand Strategy 20% ★, War 15.3%, Mechs 12.9% ★, Building 11.2%
- #38 Outlive 25
68% matchVery Positive96% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: Continuum EntertainmentPub: CriticalLeap
Windows
Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.
Why similar: RTS 28.2%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 8.2%, PvP 8.2%, War 7.9%
- #39 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
70% matchVery Positive94% of 12,599 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Building 18.9%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Strategy 10.4%
- #40 PlanetX
70% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Giedrius Talzunas
Windows · Mac
PlanetX is a real-time strategy MMO set on a spherical planet. Players expand territories, construct buildings, and manage resources to develop their empire. The ultimate goal is to conquer the entire planet by claiming all land plots and outpacing rivals in strategic growth and domination.
Why similar: RTS 24.2%, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Building 9.3%, War 9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #41 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
73% matchMixed48% of 23,562 reviews2017
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.
Why similar: RTS 42.5%, Strategy 12.5%, Base Building 11.6%, War 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #42 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive85% of 11,534 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.
Why similar: RTS 33.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Co-op 8.3%
- #43 Element
72% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Flightless
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defence units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water.
Why similar: RTS 23.3%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, War 11%, Base Building 9.8%, Space 8.2%
- #44 Worbital
71% matchVery Positive89% of 477 reviews2019
Dev: Team Jolly Roger
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!
Why similar: RTS 24.2%, Destruction 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11%, Space 10.2%, Co-op 9.8%
- #45 Creeper World 4
69% matchVery Positive95% of 4,652 reviews2020
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, War 11.6%, Building 9.6%
- #46 8-Bit Invaders!
71% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.
Why similar: RTS 34.6%, Strategy 12%, War 10.7%, Co-op 8.5%, Online Co-Op 8.1%
- #47 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 813 reviews2011
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
Why similar: RTS 27%, Base Building 14.6%, War 12.6%, Space 10.7%, Building 10.5%
- #48 Art of War: Red Tides
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,958 reviews2016
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Why similar: RTS 43.6%, War 16.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Co-op 6.9%
- #49 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,341 reviews2010
Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Strategy 13%, Space 12.5%, War 9%, Grand Strategy 8.5% ★
- #50 The Riftbreaker
67% matchVery Positive90% of 23,789 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: RTS 26.3%, Base Building 23.7%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Building 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.3%
- #51 Industries of Titan
69% matchMixed63% of 1,609 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with other rival corporations on Titan for resources, territory, and power. Seek victory via technology, influence, warfare, or the wealth extracted from your citizens. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!
Why similar: Base Building 24%, Building 18.7%, Space 16.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #52 Stellar Warfare
68% matchVery Positive83% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: Tense Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project. More than 200 available ships, weapons and modules to design your fleet with. Contains a small campaign, several single and multiplayer game modes and a coop game mode. Also contains Wave defense!
Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Space 12.1%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 9.5%, PvP 8.6%
- #53 ENDLESS™ Space 2
68% matchVery Positive83% of 22,888 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 79%, Space 8.7%, Grand Strategy 3.5% ★, Sci-fi 3.4%, Multiplayer 2%
- #54 Relentless Expanse
65% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Cowmera Games
Windows
Capture and upgrade planets, outsmart your enemies, and conquer the galaxy! Simple yet addicting, you can play alone or outsmart your friends in this 2D top-down space RTS. Completely free, no monetization, just fun!
Why similar: RTS 23.8%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 14%, Space 9%, Strategy 7%
- #55 War Selection
66% matchVery Positive85% of 23,196 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: RTS 31.2%, Base Building 20.6%, War 10.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.6%
- #56 8-Bit Armies
67% matchVery Positive81% of 2,459 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.
Why similar: RTS 41.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Base Building 10.4%, War 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.7%