- #1 Unnatural Worlds
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tomáš Malý
Windows · Mac · Linux
Innovative yet familiar real-time strategy game in development. Grand-scale RTS game played on maps/planets of any 3D shape. It emphasizes strategy, base building, logistics, and reduces micro-management of individual units.
Why similar: Action RTS 17.4% ★, RTS 13.5%, War 11.1%, Mechs 10.7% ★, Base Building 10%
- #2 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,341 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.7 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 24.8%, Real-Time with Pause 13.6% ★, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Moddable 9.2% ★, Base Building 7.8%
- #3 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
96% matchVery Positive84% of 14,686 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.7 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 18%, Grand Strategy 11.9% ★, Mechs 10.4% ★, Robots 10.2%, War 10.2%
- #4 Ashes of the Singularity II
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
In this massive RTS game, command vast armies fighting for control of entire worlds. Control the forces of Earth, the mechanical AI Substrate, or the enigmatic Post-Human Coalition as you battle across the solar system in single player, cooperative multiplayer, or competitive multiplayer.
Why similar: Mechs 17% ★, RTS 13.7%, Action RTS 10.3% ★, Base Building 10.1%, Military 10%
- #5 Age of Undead
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.7% ★, RTS 14%, Action RTS 13.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, War 10.9%
- #6 Rusted Warfare - RTS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,535 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.2 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 26%, Moddable 16% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.5% ★, Base Building 12%, Mechs 7.5% ★
- #7 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,555 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.5% ★, Moddable 15.1% ★, Action RTS 12.5% ★, Military 12.5%, RTS 9%
- #8 Supreme Commander 2
92% matchVery Positive88% of 12,961 reviews2010
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
Why similar: RTS 26.1%, Robots 10.7%, Base Building 10.7%, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Strategy 9.4%
- #9 Steel Division 2
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,583 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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: Real-Time with Pause 20% ★, RTS 16.3%, Military 13.4%, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, War 10.5%
- #10 Assembly RTS - Unleash Your Forces
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sean Nowotny
Windows · Linux
Assembly RTS is a real-time strategy game with deep customization mechanics. Discover seemingly endless possibilities. Assemble your perfect army and conquer the enemy! Build a base, gather resources and persist in a hostile, arctic new ice age.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.4% ★, Mechs 15.1% ★, Base Building 11%, War 9.7%, Cinematic 8.5%
- #11 Deterrence
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Pisces Studios
Windows · Linux
Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.1% ★, Action RTS 15% ★, RTS 12.4%, War 11.6%, Military 11.5%
- #12 Star Pulse:The War
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Pulse
Windows
Star Pulse: The War is an independent real-time strategy game that merges science fiction with fantasy. Players will command a sci-fi faction, harnessing the power of star pulse to gather resources, construct buildings, train troops, and nurture heroes in the fight against invading magical forces.
Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Military 16.4%, Moddable 15.6% ★, Action RTS 10.8% ★, Base Building 9.9%
- #13 Cascading Failure
89% matchMixed40% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Swallowed Sun Pty LtdPub: Swallowed Sun Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Lead your troops into battle first hand in an intense Sci-Fi world. Construct bases, build defences, construct bigger bases, build way too many defences and take the map with overwhelming amounts of infantry, mechs and firepower.
Why similar: Mechs 18.4% ★, Action RTS 17.8% ★, RTS 14.9%, Robots 11.8%, Base Building 9.1%
- #14 Mamzer Corp
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Light Special
Windows
Lead a squadron of pilots in combat, working for a ruthlessly efficient mercenary company. Satisfy management's quotas while fighting against under-supply, an onslaught of monsters, and rival mercenaries; optionally keep your subordinates alive in the process.
Why similar: Mechs 26.1% ★, Action RTS 20.9% ★, Military 13.5%, Robots 11.1%, RTS 10.5%
- #15 Supreme Commander
87% matchVery Positive89% of 3,147 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 30.8%, Real-Time with Pause 19.5% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #16 Space Gears
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pentapeak StudiosPub: 2bytes Corp
Windows
Space Gears is a next-generation Strategy set on Mars. Don't fret about micromanaging build orders, or your resources. Set your sights on victory by raising an army of mechs and build up your base in this fluid and fast-paced PvE and PvP strategy game.
Why similar: Mechs 20.6% ★, Action RTS 18.5% ★, RTS 12.5%, Robots 10.5%, Base Building 9.3%
- #17 Supreme Ruler 2030
86% matchMixed65% of 553 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19% ★, Moddable 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, RTS 13.5%, War 12.7%
- #18 Steel Command
85% 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 25.2%, Action RTS 19.9% ★, Base Building 16%, Military 10.8%, Strategy 9%
- #19 Rebel Inc: Escalation
84% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Moddable 13.5% ★, Military 10.9%, War 10.7%
- #20 Indomitable
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JammacusPub: Jammacus Games
Windows
With a massive variety of unique units to choose from, and huge scale battles with thousands of units in play, Indomitable is an RTS of chaos and creativity. Fight enemies in online PvP to refine your skill, or work together to defeat powerful AI in online Coop.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.6% ★, RTS 20.3%, Mechs 15.5% ★, Robots 14.6%, Base Building 9.5%
- #21 Five Nations
83% matchVery Positive83% of 270 reviews2021
Dev: SilverForge
Windows
Five Nations is a real-time sci-fi strategy game for PC platform. Encompassing tactical combat in space in real-time mixed with micromanagement of economy, construction, and production featuring different kind of single player modes.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.3% ★, RTS 21.2%, Moddable 16.7% ★, Artificial Intelligence 9.3%, Space 8.4%
- #22 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
82% matchVery Positive81% of 4,412 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Military 12.1%, RTS 11.5%, War 11.1%
- #23 Collapsed Galaxy 2
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starshift Studio
Windows
Human factions face increasingly severe conflicts, with the 'Planetary Defense Council' secretly seeking political power in space and colonies. Discover a breakthrough to maintain dominance between starport and crisis-ridden colonial planets. A 4C-RTS Game: Collaborate, Control, Conspire, Conquer.
Why similar: Mechs 24% ★, RTS 15.8%, Base Building 12.2%, War 10.9%, Military 10.5%
- #24 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
81% matchVery Positive91% of 9,507 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.8 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 31%, Base Building 18%, War 12.2%, Military 9.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #25 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
79% matchVery Positive86% of 12,677 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 24.7%, Action RTS 18.1% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Co-op 8.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #26 Alignment Zero
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bytecat Games
Windows
'Alignment Zero' is a Real-Time Tactics game with Pause. As the commander of a Private Military Company (PMC) strike force, control your troops and complete missions. Build your squad, select equipment, and develop a tactical plan for battle.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 37% ★, Action RTS 21.2% ★, RTS 14.4%, Military 12.2%, War 4.6%
- #27 Cossacks 3
80% matchVery Positive82% of 16,115 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.3 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: Real-Time with Pause 21.9% ★, Action RTS 17.8% ★, RTS 16.9%, War 13.1%, Base Building 10.4%
- #28 Phantom Brigade
79% matchVery Positive81% of 4,515 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.8% ★, Mechs 18.9% ★, Robots 11.9%, Military 11.6%, Cinematic 8.4%
- #29 Annihilate The Spance
77% matchVery Positive90% of 362 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 20%, Base Building 16.6%, War 13.1%, Space 12.1%, Robots 11.5%
- #30 Sadness Of Valor
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: One Man Studio for GamesPub: Slordef
Windows
Build, manage, fight in a post apocalyptic RTS game
Why similar: Action RTS 24% ★, RTS 19%, Military 15.9%, Grand Strategy 14% ★, War 8.5%
- #31 Empyrean Frontier
78% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Galdor Studios
Windows
Empyrean Frontier is an epic real time strategy game that mixes classic RTS gameplay with a multi-stage campaign in which the player commands a fleet of ships through a galactic map. Boss battles, base building, planet destroying superweapons, and tactical skirmishes create a unique blend of genres.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.8% ★, RTS 18.2%, Action RTS 14.9% ★, Base Building 12.2%, Strategy 10.6%
- #32 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,979 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: Moddable 19.8% ★, RTS 16.8%, Base Building 12.2%, Military 11.6%, Robots 9.4%
- #33 Original War
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,166 reviews2014
Dev: Altar GamesPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.5% ★, RTS 16.8%, Moddable 13.8% ★, War 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #34 Supreme Ruler 1936
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 308 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, RTS 13.8%, War 11.8%, Military 11.7%
- #35 Fragile Existence
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fragile ContinuumPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.9% ★, Moddable 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Military 11.9%, Space 8%
- #36 Orbital Strike
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: James Rollins
Windows
A real-time strategy game of orbital warfare. Build satellites, launch them into chosen orbits, and fight for control of the sky. Your assets stay invisible until an enemy sensor finds them. Every strike depends on being overhead at the right moment.
Why similar: RTS 18.8%, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Action RTS 14.5% ★, Military 12.6%, Base Building 9.6%
- #37 Commanders Fury
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RoboFox Games LLC
Windows
Take command of the war machine of an empire in this 4x RTS hybrid. Fight battles with your flagship fleet in fully 3D real-time space combat. Recruit, train and dispatch commanders. Give them orders, directives and equip their fleets. Manage your empire’s supply logistics and fleet operations.
Why similar: RTS 18.6%, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.8% ★, Space 11.1%, Military 8.7%
- #38 Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2009
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 61.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold contains Supreme Ruler 2020 and the expansion, Global Crisis: SUPREME RULER 2020 Overnight, the US dollar crashes AND the sound echoes across the globe. The economic crisis amplifies global instabilities and regional disputes, tearing the world asunder. Nations dissolve, economies collapse, and tensions escalate.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Military 14.5%, War 12.1%, RTS 11.1%
- #39 Particle Fleet: Emergence
73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,280 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.8% ★, RTS 21.6%, Space 14.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Simulation 8.8%
- #40 Scourge Of War - Remastered
72% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
Why similar: Military 16%, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, RTS 14.2%, War 14.2%, Moddable 12.9% ★
- #41 Magna Conquest
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CH4WORKS
Windows
Lead a kingdom in a real-time medieval fantasy grand strategy where the campaign world and battles unfold simultaneously. Command armies of up to 100,000 units while shaping your realm through diplomacy, kingdom management, research, and legendary heroes in single-player or campaign multiplayer.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, RTS 14.7%, War 12.6%, Military 10.9%
- #42 AirMech Command
73% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2017
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AirMech Command is the definitive Action/RTS experience in VR. With all new tactical room-space controls AND ground-level flight controls, you can command troops and units from orbit, or grab the stick and pilot your AirMech directly. Lots of mechs, units, and unlockable vanity items--no microtrans!
Why similar: Mechs 24.6% ★, Action RTS 16.5% ★, RTS 15.8%, Robots 12.6%, War 12.6%
- #43 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
73% matchMixed67% of 3,323 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 35.2%, Military 17.8%, Base Building 15.9%, War 10.3%, Strategy 10.1%
- #44 Astra Sentinel
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Astra Sentinel is a wave-based survival RTS where endless alien hordes relentlessly assault your planets. Build defenses, colonize planets and manage resources under constant pressure. Will you be able to recover the control of the galaxy?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.6% ★, RTS 17.8%, Action RTS 17.7% ★, Base Building 15.4%, Space 6.5%
- #45 War Beasts
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Beast Of World
Windows
Free layout 3D tower defense war game. There are tanks and Titans on land, battleships and swarms in the sky, and missiles in space. In the face of the enemy, your weapons are not only machine guns, cannons, rockets, but also lasers, cruise missiles and interceptor satellites.
Why similar: Mechs 18.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Military 13.2%, RTS 13%, War 10.5%
- #46 Falling Frontier
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stutter Fox StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Moddable 16.3% ★, Military 10.9%, Space 9.7%
- #47 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,062 reviews2010
Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 48.0 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 24.4%, Moddable 18.9% ★, Space 11.7%, Strategy 9.2%, War 9%
- #48 Endeavor: Rite of Passage
69% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Endeavor
Windows
Take command of powerful armies with intuitive player controls and classic RTS features and feel. Control powerful super-weapons and elite units through 39 campaign missions. Continue the fight on 20 skirmish and 8 unique survival maps.
Why similar: Action RTS 24% ★, RTS 18.8%, Military 13.6%, Base Building 12.6%, War 11.4%
- #49 IRON GUARD
70% matchVery Positive95% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Xlab Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.2% ★, RTS 17.2%, Robots 14.3%, Military 11%, War 9.2%
- #50 Aries
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Wirlwith
Windows
Space strategy gaming reimagined. Dive into fast-paced real-time planetary battles against the backdrop of a turn-based campaign that sees you build your empire in the stars. With hundreds of troops and ships at your command, can you forge an empire that lasts?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, RTS 18.3%, War 13.5%, Military 13.4%, Space 8.8%
- #51 Defcon Zero: Frontlines of Tomorrow
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TriArts
Windows
Defcon Zero is a classic real-time strategy game set on planet Eros, where you dive into the story of ERA, the last beacon of civilization. Build your base, gather resources, engage your enemies and make strategic choices to prevail in combat. Are you ready to command the frontlines of tomorrow?
Why similar: Action RTS 25.8% ★, RTS 20.6%, Military 17.3%, Base Building 14.8%, War 14%
- #52 Iron Expedition
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amberlight Games
Windows
A unique mix of RTS and Action: take control of a powerful combat mech, build your base, raise an army, and fight alongside your forces on the battlefield.
Why similar: Action RTS 26.8% ★, RTS 22%, Base Building 15.1%, Military 10.7%, War 8.3%
- #53 Galactic Ruler
69% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Galactic Ruler offers real time strategy game play at both planetary level and in space! Lead your faction in diplomacy or conquest across a procedurally generated galactic map where any system might hold hostile enemies or resource riches. Develop advanced technologies to rule the galaxy!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, RTS 11.4%, Moddable 10.9% ★, Co-op 9.6%
- #54 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive86% of 54,714 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.
Why similar: RTS 23.1%, Base Building 19.2%, Military 17.2%, War 13.3%, Strategy 9.5%
- #55 Dust Front RTS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rtsDimon
Windows
Dust Front is a classic RTS with grand strategy elements and a non-linear campaign. Lead strategic maneuvers, overwhelm your enemies with cannon fodder, or stomp them into the stone age with carpet bombing on the lifeless fields of Dust Front.
Why similar: RTS 23%, Action RTS 19.1% ★, War 18.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★
- #56 Space Menace 2
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Only4Gamers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start small, expand your fleet, and rise to power as you navigate a galaxy full of opportunity and danger. This simple, non-traditional sci-fi RTS and space combat game offers strategic gameplay, evolving challenges, and satisfying ship customization through a variety of modules and upgrades.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.9% ★, Action RTS 19.7% ★, Moddable 16.1% ★, RTS 16%, Space 6.2%
- #57 Espiocracy
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ex Vivo StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Espiocracy is an espionage grand strategy game where you lead the intelligence agency of one of 74 playable countries. Rewrite history from the shadows as you influence ideologies, stage coups, and wage proxy wars. Subterfuge takes center stage as you establish a new world order.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Military 12.6%, RTS 12.5%, War 11.7%
- #58 Grey Goo
68% matchMixed68% of 4,331 reviews2015
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Six Foot
Windows
Median: 5.1 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 33.1%, Mechs 14.8% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%
- #59 Welcome Back, Commander
66% matchVery Positive81% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 42.3% ★, Action RTS 18.9% ★, Military 15.5%, RTS 13.9%, Strategy 4.9%
- #60 SteelFront
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows
A sandbox battle-sim with a strategic edge. Orchestrate tactical engagements, deploying your forces with keen attention to terrain and mutually-supporting assets, or throw mobs of troops, tanks, and mechs at one-another with reckless abandon in large-scale, futuristic combined-arms warfare.
Why similar: Mechs 23% ★, Moddable 18.6% ★, War 15.4%, Robots 14%, RTS 10%