- #1 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,229 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 49.5 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 40.9%, Strategy 16%, Grand Strategy 8.1% ★, Base Building 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the pinnacle of the series, it offers the most refined and expansive version of the large-scale RTS gameplay found in the seed game.
- #2 Supreme Commander
96% matchVery Positive89% of 3,126 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 42.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Real-Time 10.4% ★, Sci-fi 7.7%, Base Building 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original game that defined the scale and strategic depth of the franchise, featuring massive maps and complex economy management.
- #3 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
96% matchVery Positive84% of 14,598 reviews2015
Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.6 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 34.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Base Building 10.1%, Grand Strategy 10% ★, Robots 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game takes the scale of the seed title to a literal planetary level, allowing for combat across entire solar systems.
- #4 Zero-K
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,317 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.4 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 42.7%, Strategy 17.5%, Real-Time 17.4% ★, Multiplayer 7%, Robots 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, free-to-play RTS that shares the physics-based projectiles and massive unit variety found in the seed game.
- #5 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,961 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
Why similar: RTS 35%, Base Building 14.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Robots 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at massive-scale warfare with thousands of units on screen, perfectly capturing the grand strategic feel of the seed game.
- #6 Sins of a Solar Empire II
92% matchVery Positive84% of 8,475 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.9 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 36.2%, Strategy 15.9%, Real-Time 12.7% ★, Sci-fi 8.5%, Base Building 8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends real-time strategy with 4X elements, providing a massive-scale space combat experience that feels like a natural evolution of the seed game's scope.
- #7 Total Annihilation
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,727 reviews2015
Dev: Cavedog EntertainmentPub: Wargaming.net
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.7 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 49.7%, Strategy 17.7%, Robots 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Classic 6.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual ancestor to the Supreme Commander series, it established the core mechanics of metal-based economies and experimental unit warfare.
- #8 Grey Goo
93% matchMixed68% of 4,322 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 46.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Base Building 8.9%, Robots 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A polished sci-fi RTS that emphasizes distinct faction mechanics and base building, reminiscent of the tactical variety in the seed game.
- #9 Rusted Warfare - RTS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,364 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 33.5 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 47.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Real-Time 10.8% ★, Multiplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its retro aesthetic, it captures the core 'build-and-conquer' loop and massive unit swarms of the seed game in a lightweight package.
- #10 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
90% matchVery Positive91% of 34,759 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 47.9%, Strategy 19%, Base Building 16.8%, Multiplayer 6.6%, War 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic RTS experience that provides the foundational base-building and unit-production mechanics found in the seed game.
- #11 Homeworld Remastered Collection
91% matchVery Positive88% of 14,093 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 34.4 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 52.2%, Strategy 20.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Classic 4.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, cinematic sci-fi experience with a focus on 3D movement and fleet management that appeals to fans of large-scale strategy.
- #12 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive91% of 9,393 reviews2017
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 43.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Base Building 14.3%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Multiplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A console-friendly RTS that focuses on streamlined base building and tactical unit combat, mirroring the accessibility of the seed game.
- #13 Iron Harvest
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,887 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 39.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Real-Time 9.4% ★, Multiplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set in an alternate history, this game features heavy mech-based combat and base building that feels like a grounded, gritty version of the seed game's unit focus.
- #14 Tempest Rising
86% matchVery Positive88% of 11,543 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 58.4%, Strategy 19.8%, Base Building 8.4%, Real-Time 5.5% ★, Multiplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern homage to classic RTS games that features traditional base building and high-stakes tactical combat.
- #15 Executive Assault 2
87% matchVery Positive83% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 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 33.8%, Real-Time 16.5% ★, Base Building 11.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Robots 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that lets you play as an RTS commander building a base while also allowing you to jump into units for first-person combat.
- #16 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,876 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: RTS 52.7%, Strategy 22%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Real-Time 3.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A ground-based RTS that maintains the high-quality production values and tactical depth of the Homeworld series while focusing on terrain and unit positioning.
- #17 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,747 reviews2010
Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 47.6 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 44.3%, Strategy 21%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Multiplayer 7%, Grand Strategy 6.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: It combines large-scale space battles with ground-based RTS combat, offering a massive strategic experience similar to the seed game.
- #18 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
82% matchVery Positive86% of 12,078 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.
Why similar: RTS 41%, Strategy 15.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi RTS that emphasizes squad-based combat and base management within a rich, established universe.
- #19 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
85% matchMixed67% of 3,303 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 47.9%, Strategy 17.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Military 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic RTS formula that focuses on resource management and high-tech military units.
- #20 Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,253 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 42.8%, Strategy 17.8%, Base Building 15.5%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Sci-fi 7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential sci-fi RTS that features fast-paced combat and distinct factions, much like the seed game.
- #21 8-Bit Armies
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,466 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 46.3%, Strategy 28.3%, Base Building 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Co-op 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Created by veterans of the genre, this game offers a fast-paced, accessible RTS experience with a focus on base building and massive armies.
- #22 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
83% matchVery Positive88% of 13,801 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 48.5%, Strategy 21.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Real-Time 6% ★, Multiplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more tactical and squad-focused, it shares the sci-fi intensity and unit-based gameplay of the seed game.
- #23 Executive Assault
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: RTS 37.5%, Strategy 15.4%, Real-Time 11.2% ★, Base Building 9%, Robots 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that pioneered the RTS/FPS hybrid gameplay, offering a unique perspective on base building and unit control.
- #24 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
77% matchVery Positive94% of 10,487 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.8 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 50.9%, Strategy 19.7%, Base Building 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Sci-fi 3.2%
- #25 Cossacks 3
81% matchVery Positive82% of 16,008 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.5 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 40.8%, Strategy 20.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Multiplayer 8.5%, War 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the massive unit counts of the seed game, this title offers unparalleled scale in a historical setting.
- #26 Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3
81% matchVery Positive85% of 15,852 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 38.9 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 36.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Base Building 14.4%, Real-Time 8.1% ★, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features over-the-top units and a unique sci-fi aesthetic that aligns well with the experimental nature of the seed game.
- #27 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,916 reviews2019
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Why similar: RTS 52.7%, Strategy 26.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Co-op 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale space fleet combat with deep tactical customization, appealing to fans of the seed game's experimental unit focus.
- #28 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
79% matchVery Positive95% of 15,744 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 48%, Strategy 23.3%, Real-Time 6.3% ★, Multiplayer 6%, Classic 5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a grand-strategy feel with real-time combat, allowing for massive technological progression similar to the seed game.
- #29 AirMech
78% matchVery Positive84% of 10,851 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Why similar: RTS 41.7%, Strategy 19.1%, Robots 12%, Multiplayer 12%, Sci-fi 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action RTS that features transforming robots, capturing the mechanical aesthetic and tactical feel of the seed game.
- #30 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
76% matchVery Positive87% of 11,905 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 43.6%, Strategy 20%, Real-Time 13.4% ★, Military 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #31 Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,269 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.6 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 53.3%, Strategy 35.8%, Action 3.5%, Sci-fi 3.4%, Classic 2.1% ★
- #32 Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
78% matchVery Positive93% of 5,789 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 32.9%, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Base Building 11.8%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the base game with new units and strategic layers, providing a deeper experience for fans of the series.
- #33 Command & Conquer™ Generals
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,031 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.9 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 42.6%, Strategy 30.1%, Multiplayer 12%, Base Building 10.1%, Action 2.7%
- #34 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
71% matchVery Positive91% of 6,046 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 16.3 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 40.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Multiplayer 10%, Military 9%, Base Building 8.5%
- #35 STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
75% matchVery Positive91% of 4,653 reviews2016
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.
Why similar: RTS 47.4%, Strategy 21.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Base Building 7.1%, Real-Time 5.8% ★
- #36 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
75% matchVery Positive95% of 11,864 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 41.4%, Strategy 17.7%, Base Building 11.8%, Real-Time 11.6% ★, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #37 Company of Heroes 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,781 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Why similar: Strategy 51.9%, RTS 28.4%, Real-Time 3.7% ★, Multiplayer 3.7%, Military 2.9%
- #38 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
73% matchVery Positive93% of 16,301 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 29.7%, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Sci-fi 8%
- #39 Battlezone: Combat Commander
73% matchVery Positive90% of 945 reviews2018
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
Why similar: RTS 36.8%, Strategy 25.3%, Real-Time 18.2% ★, Multiplayer 6.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #40 Stormgate
68% matchMixed48% of 9,200 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Giant Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!
Why similar: RTS 39.8%, Base Building 17%, Strategy 14.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%, War 8%
- #41 Command & Conquer™ 4 Tiberian Twilight
76% matchOverwhelmingly Negative16% of 4,989 reviews2010
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Level Up For the Epic Conclusion of the Tiberium Saga.
Why similar: RTS 39.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Base Building 13.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #42 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,381 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: RTS 44.8%, Strategy 26.3%, Base Building 10.4%, Military 6.7%, Multiplayer 6%
- #43 ENDLESS Space™ 2
70% matchVery Positive83% of 22,955 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 91.8%, Sci-fi 2.6%, Grand Strategy 1.8% ★, Multiplayer 1.5%, RTS 0.9%
- #44 Mechabellum
65% matchVery Positive84% of 19,004 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 54.2 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 35.1%, Robots 17.4%, Strategy 15.3%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Co-op 7.3%
- #45 R.U.S.E.™
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,411 reviews2010
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.
Why similar: RTS 53.7%, Strategy 31.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%, War 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #46 Metal Fatigue
70% matchVery Positive94% of 479 reviews2018
Dev: ZonoPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 45.4%, Strategy 34.5%, Robots 13.6%, Classic 4.6% ★, Mechs 2% ★
- #47 Forged Battalion
71% matchMixed58% of 1,111 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 68.5%, Strategy 24.5%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #48 Industrial Annihilation
67% matchMostly Negative31% of 436 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Annihilation
Windows
The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.
Why similar: RTS 46.2%, Strategy 24%, Base Building 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Co-op 4.1%
- #49 Annihilate The Spance
63% matchVery Positive91% of 354 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 38%, Base Building 17.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Robots 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #50 SPACECOM
70% matchMixed68% of 532 reviews2014
Dev: Flow CombinePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
Why similar: RTS 50.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Real-Time 10.6% ★, Sci-fi 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #51 Homeworld 3
66% matchMixed41% of 8,650 reviews2024
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 62.6 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 41.4%, Real-Time 16.6% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #52 8-Bit Invaders!
68% 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 44.1%, Strategy 21%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Co-op 6.5%
- #53 AI War: Fleet Command
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,611 reviews2009
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
Why similar: Strategy 37.9%, RTS 33.3%, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Sci-fi 6.2%, Co-op 5.1%
- #54 Anno 2070™
69% matchMixed60% of 12,668 reviews2011
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
Why similar: RTS 34.4%, Strategy 31.7%, Real-Time 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #55 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
69% matchMixed48% of 23,687 reviews2017
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.8 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 44.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Base Building 9.4%, Sci-fi 8%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #56 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
63% matchVery Positive95% of 180,115 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 88.0 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 41.7%, Strategy 22.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Real-Time 8.6% ★, Multiplayer 7.5%