- #1 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
97% 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 33.1%, Classic 23% ★, Strategy 22.6%, War 10.2%, Level Editor 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This collection perfectly captures the fast-paced, arcade-style military RTS gameplay that defined the early 2000s.
- #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: Classic 39.5% ★, RTS 36.1%, Strategy 22.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Action 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary RTS that shares the same focus on rapid base construction and large-scale unit warfare found in State of War.
- #3 Army Men RTS
96% 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 40.6%, Strategy 28.5%, Classic 22.6% ★, Action 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-style RTS that focuses on fun, accessible base-building and military combat.
- #4 Z
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,448 reviews2014
Dev: TickTock GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
“Z”, the classic Real Time Strategy Game by the Bitmap Brothers. Fans of this classic strategy title are in for a real treat. Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.
Why similar: Classic 36.6% ★, Strategy 27.7%, RTS 24.3%, Old School 5.6%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, high-speed RTS that shares the aggressive, unit-focused gameplay and retro aesthetic of the seed game.
- #5 Earth 2150 Trilogy
94% 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 84.1%, RTS 10%, Classic 5.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: This classic series offers the same gritty, mission-based tactical combat and base-building mechanics as the seed game.
- #6 Original War
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,147 reviews2014
Dev: Altar GamesPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 14.7 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: RTS 33.3%, Wargame 22.9%, Strategy 22.6%, War 15.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, story-driven RTS from the same era that emphasizes tactical unit preservation and mission objectives.
- #7 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
93% 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 32.6%, Classic 30.2% ★, Strategy 27.1%, War 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the classic RTS genre that offers a deep, satisfying blend of base-building and military strategy.
- #8 8-Bit Armies
92% 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: Strategy 43.3%, RTS 41.4%, War 9.2%, Indie 3.5%, Action 2%
Why You'll Like It: Designed as a modern homage to classic RTS games, it delivers the same accessible, arcade-style base-building and combat.
- #9 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
91% matchVery Positive93% of 36,085 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.
Why similar: RTS 35.6%, Classic 32.3% ★, Strategy 30%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Action 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that balances base-building and combat with unique unit abilities, fitting the same era and feel.
- #10 Act of War: Direct Action
91% matchVery Positive91% of 614 reviews2008
Dev: Eugen SystemsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.
Why similar: RTS 58%, Strategy 20.6%, War 15.1%, Action 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, modern-military RTS that mirrors the intense action and mission structure of the State of War series.
- #11 S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,268 reviews2019
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster is the new edition of the challenging classic strategy game S.W.I.N.E! The filthiest of all wars between the Rabbit and the Pig armies is a sophisticated real-time strategy with completely revised textures, detailed unit models, a 16:9 adapted interface.
Why similar: RTS 35.4%, Strategy 31.7%, Classic 17.8% ★, War 12.4%, Action 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, arcade-style RTS that emphasizes unit positioning and fast-paced combat without the burden of complex base management.
- #12 Machines At War 3
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2014
Dev: Isotope 244 LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Real time strategy game featuring over 130 different types of units and technologies, 21 campaign missions with characters and an intriguing story, unlimited random map skirmishes with many customizable settings, network multiplayer to challenge your friends, and so much more in this RTS!
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, RTS 36.3%, Action 14.8%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a fast-paced, classic RTS experience with a heavy focus on unit production and rapid expansion.
- #13 Blitzkrieg Anthology
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,533 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: Strategy 34.1%, RTS 28.4%, Classic 20.1% ★, War 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical military combat and mission-based objectives, perfect for fans of the wargame elements in State of War.
- #14 Cossacks: Back to War
88% matchVery Positive89% of 2,924 reviews2010
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Cossacks: Back to War contains all of the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War, this is a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. This add-on contains two new nations: Switzerland and Hungary.
Why similar: Classic 33.3% ★, Strategy 32.4%, RTS 27%, War 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes massive armies and resource management, capturing the scale of early 2000s strategy games.
- #15 Sudden Strike Gold
87% 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: Strategy 40.7%, Classic 30.6% ★, RTS 28.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, mission-focused RTS that prioritizes unit management over base-building, similar to the wargame aspects of the seed.
- #16 Codename: Panzers, Phase One
86% matchVery Positive91% of 481 reviews2016
Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Codename: Panzers is an incredible real-time strategy thrill ride. Nerves of steel are required when you're a tank driver. One direct hit and you're done for, but you must throw yourself into the battle, because without your support, many will die. You are the tank commander - make the hard decisions that win wars!
Why similar: RTS 28.3%, Strategy 26.3%, Classic 25% ★, War 18.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RTS that focuses on military operations and mission-based objectives similar to the Warmonger experience.
- #17 Praetorians - HD Remaster
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,097 reviews2020
Dev: Torus GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Relive the celebrated real-time strategy classic Praetorians, re-imagined in high definition. Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 57.5%, RTS 27.4%, Old School 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time tactics game that strips away base-building to focus on intense, mission-based military maneuvers.
- #18 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
86% 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 47.2%, Strategy 29.3%, War 10.5%, Classic 8.8% ★, Action 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that draws heavy inspiration from the classic military strategy games of the early 2000s.
- #19 Battle Realms: Zen Edition
81% 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 33.4%, Strategy 31.2%, Classic 25.7% ★, Action 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded classic RTS that features unique unit training mechanics and a distinct, fast-paced combat style.
- #20 SunAge: Battle for Elysium
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 187 reviews2014
Dev: vertex4 entertainment GmbH
Windows · Mac
A return to the roots of real-time strategy, providing beautiful 2D visuals combined with all the features that we came to expect from old school classics. This remastered version is a culmination of all the improvements and new features based upon suggestions from the community.
Why similar: RTS 33.6%, Strategy 21.8%, Old School 18.6%, War 15.7%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that stays true to the classic base-building and resource-gathering loops of the genre's heyday.
- #21 Loria
84% matchVery Positive84% of 287 reviews2018
Dev: Loria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Loria is a homage to classics from golden era of strategy games, with modern spin on controls and user experience.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, RTS 38.1%, Classic 20.4% ★, Indie 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern title that intentionally mimics the retro RTS aesthetic and gameplay mechanics of the late 90s and early 2000s.
- #22 Command & Conquer™ Generals
81% 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: Strategy 41.9%, RTS 34.8%, Action 11.7%, Classic 7.6% ★, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic RTS that delivers the high-octane, military-focused action that fans of State of War enjoy.
- #23 War Wind
82% matchVery Positive81% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: DreamForge IntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
War Wind is a real-time strategy game that allows you to view an epic battle through the eyes of four unique races, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. The game features 28 ready-to-play scenarios and a story of such compelling depth you won't believe it's just a game.
Why similar: Wargame 31%, RTS 30.3%, Old School 16.3%, Strategy 15.2%, War 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, retro RTS that offers a unique setting and the same unit-centric tactical gameplay found in early 2000s titles.
- #24 Armor Clash II
83% matchMixed61% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.
Why similar: Strategy 44.5%, RTS 39%, Action 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RTS that focuses on classic base-building and unit combat mechanics for a nostalgic experience.
- #25 Imperium Galactica II
82% matchVery Positive88% of 640 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Reintroducing a classic from the golden era of gaming, the original empire building space RTS, Imperium Galactica 2 is back and looking better than ever with new high-res textures and vivid colors.
Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, Classic 26.3% ★, RTS 24.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS/4X hybrid that captures the scope and strategic depth often associated with the era's military games.
- #26 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
78% 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: Level Editor 27.6%, RTS 27.5%, War 16.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Classic 6.1% ★
- #27 Waronoi
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: MFCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command modern military armies by zooming out and issuing orders to large formations, or zooming in to issue orders to individual squads and vehicles. Waronoi is the real-time strategy war game.
Why similar: RTS 26.3%, Strategy 25.3%, Wargame 25.2%, Old School 10.9%, War 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down military RTS that emphasizes fast-paced, tactical combat in a wargame setting.
- #28 Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
79% matchVery Positive91% of 554 reviews2019
Dev: Haemimont Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown is an RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2000
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Classic 31.3% ★, RTS 28.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that combines traditional base-building with a charming, old-school aesthetic.
- #29 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
79% matchVery Positive91% of 46,269 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Strategy 34.6%, RTS 30%, War 20.6%, Classic 7.5% ★, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical military RTS that provides a deeper, more realistic take on the mission-based combat of the seed game.
- #30 SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,156 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.
Why similar: Strategy 50.8%, Classic 19.1% ★, Action 15.4%, RTS 7.5%, War 6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy title that balances turn-based planning with real-time tactical battles, appealing to fans of historical wargames.
- #31 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
77% 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 34.9%, Strategy 33.2%, Classic 23.5% ★, War 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #32 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
75% matchVery Positive85% of 32,016 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.9 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 31.4%, Level Editor 25%, Strategy 21.1%, War 19.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #33 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
77% 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 44.2%, Strategy 32.4%, Classic 12% ★, War 7.5%, Action 2.2%
- #34 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
76% 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 44.1%, Strategy 28.8%, War 13.4%, Classic 8.1% ★, Action 3.4%
- #35 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
75% 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 36.2%, Strategy 34.6%, Action 14%, Classic 11.8% ★, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #36 Warfare Legacy Collection
71% matchVery Positive93% of 989 reviews2025
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Warfare 1917 and 1944 return, fully remastered with enhanced visuals, full-screen support, and custom battles. Warfare Legacy Collection also Includes the Battle of the Bulge, a brand-new campaign set during WWII’s final offensive with all-new missions, snowy maps, and intense front-line action.
Why similar: Strategy 40.4%, War 38.5%, Action 15.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #37 Warage
76% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Yuri EletskikhPub: redsungames
Windows
Warage is a classic RTS that will take you to a magical fantasy world.
Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, RTS 47.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #38 Age of Mythology: Retold
70% 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 38.8%, Level Editor 33.4%, Strategy 24.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #39 Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic)
70% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: MindscapePub: SNEG
Windows
Enter the Warhammer Fantasy world in Warhammer: Dark Omen, a classic real-time strategy game known for its tactical battles, atmospheric campaign, and cult-classic status.
Why similar: RTS 33.6%, Wargame 33.1%, Strategy 32%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #40 Eufloria Classic
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
Windows
Before Eufloria HD (2014), there was Eufloria (2009). The long-unlisted indie classic is available once again for the 15 year anniversary. Updated to run on modern systems, with new content, features, and expanded moddability! Old school intergalactic floral warfare is BACK! (Warts and all!)
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, RTS 44.9%, Action 5.6%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #41 Rusted Warfare - RTS
73% 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 57.9%, Strategy 27.5%, War 8.3%, Action 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #42 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
74% 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 54%, Strategy 41.4%, Action 2.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #43 Sudden Strike 4
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,250 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 34.7%, Strategy 32.9%, War 17.9%, Wargame 6.7%, Level Editor 4.8%
- #44 汉武大帝传-经典策略战棋
73% matchMixed70% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: 只做一款战棋工作室
Windows
Classic single player game
Why similar: Strategy 62%, Old School 28.8%, Singleplayer 9.2%
- #45 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,229 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 42.9%, Strategy 32.1%, War 12.1%, Action 6%, Classic 4.5% ★
- #46 The Bluecoats: North & South
73% matchMixed60% of 244 reviews2020
Dev: Appeal StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Reunite with Sergeant Cornelius M. Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch in this remastered game that combines turn-based strategy and real-time action. This new version will delight fans of the original game, initially released on the Amiga at the end of the 1980s!
Why similar: RTS 30.1%, Wargame 29.1%, War 17.9%, Strategy 14%, Action 6.3%
- #47 Warlords I + II
69% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Strategic Studies GroupPub: SNEG
Windows
Warlords 1 + Warlords II Deluxe is a compilation of two great award-winning games. Both bring different worlds to conquer, mighty armies to conquer, and enemies to vanquish.
Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Old School 25.2%, Wargame 19.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #48 Tempest Rising
66% 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 54.9%, Strategy 32%, War 5%, Wargame 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #49 Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 502 reviews2014
Dev: Sir-TechPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Experience a true classic! This Gold edition includes the original Jagged Alliance plus the add-on Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Take a trip into retro land and learn why this is considered to be one the best turn-based games of all times.
Why similar: Classic 52.1% ★, Strategy 35.9%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #50 Cossacks 3
70% 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 37%, Strategy 31.5%, War 21.9%, Action 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #51 Harpoon Classic '97
67% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Strategy 29.3%, Wargame 26%, RTS 25.2%, War 11.2%, Action 7.1%
- #52 Wargame: Red Dragon
69% matchVery Positive89% of 19,654 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 36.3%, Strategy 28.6%, Wargame 22.9%, War 9.5%, Action 1.8%
- #53 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
66% matchVery Positive86% of 92,769 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 76.8 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 42.8%, Strategy 34.4%, War 20.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #54 Battlezone 98 Redux
69% 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: Classic 34.2% ★, RTS 29.2%, Strategy 25.9%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #55 Nuke Them All
66% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indie PapaMikePub: GameEraStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all! This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team, revives the genre's enduring allure.
Why similar: RTS 40.3%, Wargame 37.8%, Strategy 22%
- #56 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
67% matchMixed59% of 975 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Wargame 38.3%, RTS 35.7%, Strategy 20.8%, War 5.2%
- #57 Celtic Kings: Rage of War
68% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Haemimont Games
Windows
Celtic Kings: Rage of War is an RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2002. It is the first game of the award-winning franchise Celtic Kings
Why similar: RTS 52.1%, Strategy 47.9%
- #58 Syrian Warfare
67% matchVery Positive87% of 5,490 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 31.4%, Wargame 29.2%, Strategy 15.5%, War 12.4%, Level Editor 7.6%
- #59 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
71% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,270 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, RTS 23.2%, Action 16.7%, War 13.3%
- #60 Master of Command
61% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Wargame 23.6%, War 19.5%, Strategy 19.4%, Action 5.2%