- #1 Age of Mythology: Retold
97% matchVery Positive90% of 23,592 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.7%, Moddable 17.7%, Base Building 16.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%, PvP 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This mythological RTS shares Stormgate's smooth controls, modern interface, and engaging base-building gameplay.
- #2 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
96% matchVery Positive86% of 95,868 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 78.8 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 30.8%, Base Building 20.3%, War 19.1%, Strategy 11%, Multiplayer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same refined, modern tactical RTS depth and competitive focus found in Stormgate.
- #3 Tempest Rising
96% matchVery Positive87% of 12,034 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 51.9%, Base Building 13.7%, Strategy 13.4%, War 6.2%, Multiplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style sci-fi RTS that channels the exact base-building and military strategy vibes of Stormgate.
- #4 Iron Harvest
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,007 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 33.7%, Base Building 20.1%, War 19%, Strategy 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This alternative-history RTS focuses heavily on tactical mech combat and base positioning reminiscent of Stormgate.
- #5 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,000 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 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%, Moddable 19.3%, Base Building 15.1%, War 9.1%, PvP 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This massive-scale RTS shares Stormgate's futuristic setting and focus on large army control.
- #6 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
94% matchVery Positive84% of 14,720 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.8 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 25.2%, War 14.5%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 8.4%, Multiplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-stakes, sci-fi strategic warfare on a massive scale for fans of futuristic RTS gameplay.
- #7 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,402 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 50.0 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 41.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Moddable 12.4%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary sci-fi RTS that matches Stormgate's futuristic aesthetic and deep economic base-building.
- #8 Dune: Spice Wars
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,585 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.6 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 21.8%, War 17.7%, Base Building 15.1%, Building 10.5%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a rich sci-fi strategy experience with resource management and territorial control.
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
91% matchVery Positive86% of 12,998 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.6 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 36.1%, Base Building 20.8%, Multiplayer 12%, Strategy 9.9%, Co-op 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty military RTS featuring intense combat and base fortification similar to Stormgate's skirmishes.
- #10 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
91% matchVery Positive91% of 9,568 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 38.1%, Base Building 22.8%, War 15.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This streamlined sci-fi RTS offers accessible base-building and military tactics tailored for strategy fans.
- #11 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
90% matchVery Positive86% of 55,107 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 44.8 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 27.4%, Base Building 23.5%, War 15.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features polished economy building and tactical warfare comparable to the foundations of Stormgate.
- #12 Sins of a Solar Empire II
89% matchVery Positive84% of 8,792 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 32.8 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 29.5%, Space 15.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Strategy 10%, Multiplayer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deep 4X strategy with real-time sci-fi fleet combat for players who love futuristic warfare.
- #13 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,622 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.
Why similar: RTS 26.9%, Building 16.2%, Base Building 14.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It merges RTS base-building with RPG elements for a compelling strategic campaign and multiplayer experience.
- #14 The Riftbreaker
88% matchVery Positive90% of 24,991 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Base Building 34.5%, RTS 26.6%, Multiplayer 16%, Building 14.4%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends base-building and action-heavy combat in a sci-fi environment appealing to Stormgate fans.
- #15 Zero-K
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,393 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Why similar: RTS 54.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op 7%, Base Building 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A feature-rich open-source RTS that delivers advanced automation and large-scale futuristic warfare.
- #16 War Selection
86% matchVery Positive85% of 23,654 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.4 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 27.4%, Base Building 25.8%, War 14.7%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A sprawling strategy game where players build economies and armies through historical or futuristic ages.
- #17 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,665 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: RTS 27.1%, Base Building 21.1%, Building 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%, PvE 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines massive base-building and survival elements with the top-down perspective of Stormgate.
- #18 Northgard: Definitive Edition
85% matchVery Positive85% of 68,782 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, Moddable 13.5%, Base Building 12.3%, War 12.2%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It brings tight resource management and territorial expansion mechanics found in modern competitive strategy games.
- #19 The Scouring
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,339 reviews2025
Dev: Orc Group
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!
Why similar: RTS 23.3%, Base Building 18.1%, Building 11.7%, PvP 9.5%, Multiplayer 9%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access RTS focusing heavily on base construction and competitive multiplayer combat.
- #20 AirMech
83% matchVery Positive84% of 10,875 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.3 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 43.9%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Strategy 15.3%, PvP 8.5%, Co-op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes transforming mech combat with base defense mechanics for a unique strategic twist.
- #21 Empires Apart
84% matchMixed68% of 2,493 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 42.9%, War 20.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Co-op 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time strategy game focused on resource gathering, base construction, and tactical multiplayer.
- #22 Art of War: Red Tides
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,960 reviews2016
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 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 38.9%, War 21.8%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Co-op 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced multiplayer strategy game centered on tactical unit placement and futuristic warfare.
- #23 Crystal Clash
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,380 reviews2022
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!
Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Multiplayer 17.7%, PvP 14.9%, Strategy 11%, PvE 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized tactical game featuring base management and competitive player-versus-player skirmishes.
- #24 Mechabellum
79% matchVery Positive84% of 19,701 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 55.3 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 29%, War 22%, PvP 12.9%, Multiplayer 12%, Strategy 9.6%
- #25 Forged Battalion
81% matchMixed58% of 1,114 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 69.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: It features futuristic custom faction creation and base-building akin to sci-fi RTS traditions.
- #26 Supreme Commander 2
80% matchVery Positive88% of 12,990 reviews2010
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
Why similar: RTS 40%, Base Building 16.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%, War 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers accessible futuristic base building and massive sci-fi army showdowns.
- #27 Rusted Warfare - RTS
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,619 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.7 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 37.3%, Moddable 18.5%, Base Building 17.8%, Strategy 7.9%, War 7.1%
- #28 Supreme Commander
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,167 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 48.4%, Strategy 16%, Base Building 15.4%, Multiplayer 9%, Co-op 4.7%
- #29 Command & Conquer™ Generals
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,169 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 38.3%, Strategy 20.4%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Base Building 16.9%, Action 4.4%
- #30 Andalia
77% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
Windows
Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.
Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Base Building 19.4%, War 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, PvP 9.2%
- #31 Stellarcraft
74% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀
Why similar: Base Building 25.7%, RTS 24.5%, PvP 14.8%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Co-op 11.7%
- #32 Homeworld 3
76% matchMixed41% of 8,761 reviews2024
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 44.3%, Space 17.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Co-op 9.8%
- #33 Outlive 25
73% matchVery Positive94% of 290 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 24%, Futuristic 13.7%, Base Building 13.6%, War 10.3%, Building 8.3%
- #34 Dropzone
75% matchMixed70% of 873 reviews2017
Dev: Sparkypants Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
Why similar: eSports 34.5% ★, RTS 22.7%, PvP 12.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Futuristic 6.6%
- #35 Godsworn
71% matchVery Positive93% of 867 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderoak Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Godsworn is a classic RTS with single-player & co-op focus. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades set in a world inspired by pagan mythology. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!
Why similar: RTS 28.8%, Base Building 21%, Building 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Co-op 9.4%
- #36 Company of Heroes 3
72% matchMixed57% of 40,331 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 82.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: RTS 31.6%, War 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Co-op 8.9%
- #37 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
74% matchMixed48% of 23,915 reviews2017
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.7 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 39.8%, Base Building 15.4%, War 15%, Strategy 12.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #38 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,535 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 29.3%, War 23.8%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Co-op 8.4%
- #39 Predecessor
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 17,793 reviews2024
Dev: Omeda Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The tactical depth and iconic heroes of a hardcore MOBA meets the explosive verticality of a 5v5 3D shooter.
Why similar: eSports 48.7% ★, PvP 15.2%, PvE 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #40 Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
72% matchVery Positive93% of 5,900 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.8 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 29%, Base Building 19.2%, Multiplayer 12%, War 9.4%, Co-op 9.3%
- #41 ZeroSpace
68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,442 reviews2026
Dev: Starlance Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.
Why similar: RTS 36.7%, Base Building 28.3%, PvP 15.2%, PvE 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%
- #42 ERA ONE
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,615 reviews2025
Dev: Team Complex LTD
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Start with your Command Center and expand it into a colossal modular flagship, module by module. Design custom warships from the ground up, grow a thriving civilization, and command powerful fleets across the Solar System in tactical real-time battles.
Why similar: RTS 30.8%, Base Building 23.3%, Space 12.1%, PvP 12.1%, Multiplayer 9%
- #43 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
69% matchVery Positive91% of 35,068 reviews2020
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.2 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 36.9%, Base Building 23.7%, War 14.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.5%
- #44 Stellar Warfare
70% matchVery Positive82% of 434 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 28.1%, War 23.3%, Base Building 18.8%, Space 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #45 Grey Goo
71% matchMixed68% of 4,336 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 49.8%, Base Building 17.4%, Strategy 14.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Futuristic 4%
- #46 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
67% matchVery Positive94% of 10,937 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 19.6 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 47.7%, Base Building 17.8%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Action 3.9%
- #47 8-Bit Armies
69% matchVery Positive81% of 2,475 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 39.2%, Strategy 18%, Base Building 14.1%, War 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%
- #48 World War Armies
67% matchMixed62% of 1,054 reviews2024
Dev: Hypemasters, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
World War Armies is the ultimate PvP real-time strategy game. Command advanced war machines and compete for free against other players worldwide. Revolutionary mechanics reduce downtime and focus on direct engagement with the enemy, you get to the fun parts of RTS faster.
Why similar: RTS 41.8%, Multiplayer 15.3%, PvP 14.7%, War 12.7%, Strategy 9.4%
- #49 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
69% matchVery Positive83% of 5,890 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.
Why similar: RTS 30%, Base Building 19.7%, War 14.1%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Strategy 9.6%
- #50 Annihilate The Spance
65% matchVery Positive90% of 366 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 26.5%, Base Building 22.7%, War 17.6%, Building 12.1%, Space 10.7%
- #51 Cossacks 3
66% matchVery Positive82% of 16,201 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: RTS 24.4%, War 19.1%, Base Building 15.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.5%