- #1 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
97% 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 48.1%, Strategy 22.5%, Classic 9.2% ★, Multiplayer 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The premier Star Wars real-time strategy experience that captures the scale of the Galactic Civil War.
- #2 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
96% matchVery Positive95% of 178,065 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 87.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Why similar: RTS 42.8%, Strategy 22.5%, Classic 10.9% ★, Multiplayer 8.4%, Base Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact engine and core gameplay loop as the seed game, providing the most authentic experience.
- #3 Age of Mythology: Retold
95% matchVery Positive90% of 22,435 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 38.7 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 53.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Base Building 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same lineage, this title offers similar base-building and unit management mechanics with a mythological twist.
- #4 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 43%, Classic 26.6% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Sci-fi 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational RTS that pioneered the large-scale unit management and resource systems seen in many modern sci-fi titles.
- #5 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
94% matchVery Positive91% of 34,628 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%, Classic 17.5% ★, Strategy 17.4%, Base Building 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic RTS experience that defined the base-building and resource-gathering genre.
- #6 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
94% matchVery Positive95% of 15,654 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 43.1%, Classic 22.5% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Multiplayer 6%, Real-Time 2.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: Features similar macro-management and base-building depth across various historical eras.
- #7 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
93% 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 50%, Strategy 18.7%, Base Building 10.7%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Classic 5.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined sci-fi RTS that translates the base-building experience well to a modern setting.
- #8 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
91% matchVery Positive87% of 11,807 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 56.6%, Strategy 25.3%, Real-Time 9.2% ★, Sci-fi 6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern sci-fi RTS that focuses on tactical positioning and large-scale battles against alien swarms.
- #9 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
92% 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 50.7%, Strategy 19.5%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Base Building 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale real-time strategy combat with deep base-building and economy management.
- #10 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
90% matchVery Positive94% of 10,263 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The world erupts in conflict as Soviet forces invade American soil in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. You are the Supreme Commander. Arm yourself to the teeth with top-secret technologies and lead the Soviet or Allied troops to victory.
Why similar: RTS 45.5%, Strategy 16.8%, Classic 13.1% ★, Multiplayer 9.3%, Base Building 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential classic RTS with fast-paced base-building and diverse unit rosters.
- #11 Battle Realms: Zen Edition
89% matchVery Positive88% of 4,248 reviews2025
Dev: Ed Del Castillo
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Return of the Classic, now remastered! Battle Realms is a fantasy RTS inspired by the stories told in martial- arts movies and oriental mythology. Develop your peasants into a highly trained and deadly efficient clan of warriors who are ready to die with your name on their lips.
Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Classic 19.6% ★, Multiplayer 5.7%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS with unique unit training mechanics and a distinct aesthetic.
- #12 Homeworld Remastered Collection
91% 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 45.2%, Classic 20.7% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Multiplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A landmark sci-fi RTS that focuses on 3D space combat and fleet management.
- #13 Cossacks 3
88% matchVery Positive82% of 15,892 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.6 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 48.6%, Strategy 23.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Base Building 11.1%, Action 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that focuses on massive armies and complex resource management.
- #14 Supreme Commander 2
87% 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 47.3%, Strategy 21.3%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Base Building 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible take on the large-scale RTS formula with streamlined base-building.
- #15 Tempest Rising
82% 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 63.4%, Strategy 21.2%, Base Building 6%, Multiplayer 4%, Real-Time 3.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that captures the spirit and gameplay of 90s classic base-building games.
- #16 Grey Goo
86% 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 53.3%, Strategy 19.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Base Building 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that emphasizes traditional base-building and distinct faction playstyles.
- #17 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
85% 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 46.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends grand strategy with real-time combat in a massive sci-fi setting.
- #18 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
86% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2015
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?
Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, RTS 42.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time tactics game that focuses on unit positioning and objective control.
- #19 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,852 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Why similar: RTS 37.8%, Strategy 25.6%, Base Building 20.6%, Real-Time 14.2% ★, 2D 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic base-building RTS that emphasizes defensive fortifications and economic management.
- #20 Company of Heroes
84% matchVery Positive94% of 18,346 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.6 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 55.2%, Strategy 23.2%, Multiplayer 8%, Classic 5.9% ★, Base Building 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes squad-based combat and terrain usage.
- #21 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
82% 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 54.7%, Strategy 22.4%, Sci-fi 9%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A ground-based prequel to the Homeworld series that maintains the tactical depth of the original.
- #22 Army Men RTS
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,415 reviews2017
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Army Men RTS brings you back to the days of staging battles with tiny plastic soldiers in your backyard...except these green soldiers carry out your every command!
Why similar: RTS 48%, Strategy 19.3%, Classic 15.1% ★, Multiplayer 9.8%, Base Building 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but mechanically sound classic RTS that utilizes the base-building formula.
- #23 Command & Conquer™ Generals
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,976 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.0 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 40.5%, Strategy 27.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Base Building 6.3%, Action 5.7%
- #24 8-Bit Armies
80% 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 51.2%, Strategy 30.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Base Building 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, accessible RTS that pays homage to the classic Command & Conquer style.
- #25 Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,229 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Second Tiberium War begins in this legendary sequel to the original Command & Conquer. With his forces stronger than ever, arch villain and leader of The Brotherhood of Nod - Kane - is pitched in an epic battle against the world's war machine - the Global Defense Initiative.
Why similar: RTS 47.6%, Strategy 31.4%, Classic 9.4% ★, Action 7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #26 Earth 2160
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,551 reviews2006
Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.
Why similar: RTS 48.9%, Real-Time 17.4% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Base Building 14%, Sci-fi 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS featuring modular base-building and distinct faction mechanics.
- #27 STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
78% matchVery Positive95% of 54,064 reviews2009
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
Why similar: Classic 46.2% ★, Multiplayer 19.6%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Action 8.3%, Strategy 7.9%
- #28 Empires Apart
78% matchMixed68% of 2,480 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: RTS 53.5%, Strategy 23.3%, Real-Time 9.7% ★, Multiplayer 9.4%, Base Building 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that draws heavy inspiration from the classic Age of Empires style of gameplay.
- #29 STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004)
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,635 reviews2019
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Classic 52.9% ★, Multiplayer 20.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 2.8%
- #30 Mushroom Wars 2
79% matchMixed62% of 975 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: RTS 47.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Classic 9.6% ★, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, simplified RTS that focuses on rapid unit movement and territory capture.
- #31 American Conquest
79% matchMixed68% of 679 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.
Why similar: RTS 60.5%, Strategy 38.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS from the developers of Cossacks that focuses on large-scale historical warfare.
- #32 Supreme Commander
77% 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 48.7%, Strategy 20.8%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Real-Time 6.2% ★, Multiplayer 6%
- #33 STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,929 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Why similar: Classic 40% ★, Sci-fi 16.1%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Action 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%
- #34 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
75% matchVery Positive95% of 11,827 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 45.6%, Strategy 19.1%, Base Building 8.6%, Classic 7% ★, Real-Time 6.7% ★
- #35 Sins of a Solar Empire II
69% 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 45.5%, Strategy 19.7%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Real-Time 8.4% ★, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #36 Executive Assault
74% 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 48.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Base Building 7.7%, Real-Time 7.7% ★, Multiplayer 5.8%
- #37 8-Bit Invaders!
73% 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 51.1%, Strategy 23.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%
- #38 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
73% matchVery Positive88% of 13,697 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 55%, Strategy 24.2%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Real-Time 3.6% ★
- #39 STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection
71% matchMostly Negative24% of 7,765 reviews2024
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.
Why similar: Sci-fi 65.6%, Action 34.4%
- #40 Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
73% matchVery Positive90% of 9,179 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time
Why similar: RTS 43.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Base Building 10.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Classic 6.5% ★
- #41 Executive Assault 2
68% 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 45.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Real-Time 11.8% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Multiplayer 8%
- #42 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,810 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Impossible Creatures is a 3D RTS game that pits the player against an evil villain. Using Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
Why similar: RTS 41.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Classic 15.9% ★, Real-Time 8.3% ★, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #43 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,884 reviews2009
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
Why similar: Classic 51.2% ★, Multiplayer 16.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Action 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%
- #44 Sudden Strike Gold
72% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: RTS 41.4%, Strategy 33.6%, Classic 25% ★
- #45 Metal Fatigue
70% matchVery Positive94% of 473 reviews2018
Dev: ZonoPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Metal Fatigue is a real-time strategy game taking the genre to new heights - literally. Build and customize your massive Combots to dominate the three battlefield levels simultaneously - from orbit, to the surface, and even underground!
Why similar: RTS 44.4%, Strategy 33.2%, Classic 22.4% ★
- #46 Perimeter
71% matchVery Positive84% of 261 reviews2014
Dev: K-D LabPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Perimeter is an innovative Real-Time-Strategy game that pits players against each other or AI opponents in a life and death struggle to seize territory and establish crucial protective “perimeters.” Players will be introduced to the game’s unique terraforming feature, allowing them to move, build, construct and destroy the map...
Why similar: RTS 49.7%, Strategy 31.9%, Classic 13.8% ★, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #47 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 419 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 51.6%, Strategy 28.3%, Classic 9.5% ★, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #48 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive84% of 15,340 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Why similar: RTS 40.1%, Strategy 21.8%, Classic 15.2% ★, Base Building 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #49 STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 306 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Real-time against real pilots; this is Star Wars space combat as it was meant to be! Featuring challenging real-time dogfights of 2 to 8 players, Star Wars™: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is one of the most historically significant space combat simulators ever made.
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.2%, Action 31.1%, Classic 26.3% ★, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #50 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
62% matchVery Positive91% of 5,886 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 16.2 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 51%, Strategy 15.7%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Base Building 7%, Classic 6.4% ★
- #51 STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
65% matchVery Positive88% of 96,751 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Why similar: Multiplayer 51.4%, Sci-fi 28.1%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #52 Forged Battalion
69% 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 68.2%, Strategy 23.9%, Multiplayer 7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #53 Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3
68% matchVery Positive85% of 15,764 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 38.8 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 41.6%, Strategy 17.1%, Base Building 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Classic 6.2% ★
- #54 Battlezone 98 Redux
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Classic 24.4% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #55 Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"
66% matchMixed69% of 1,252 reviews2021
Dev: Dinamic Software
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Lead the battles that forged the greatest Empire of all time. Seven civilizations fighting for glory or freedom: Rome, Aegyptus, Britannia, Germania, Gallia, Hispania, and Carthago. Enjoy the fast-paced RTC “Real-Time Conquest” gameplay, an Old School RTS oriented to military conquest.
Why similar: RTS 56.2%, Strategy 32.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%, 2D 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #56 Earth 2150 Trilogy
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,014 reviews2013
Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
Why similar: Strategy 76.4%, RTS 15.9%, Classic 5.3% ★, Sci-fi 2.4%