- #1 Rush The Towers
97% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Ian Jowe
Windows
Will you break through enemy defenses, or watch your forces fall before the towers?
Why similar: Action RTS 32.8% ★, RTS 32.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Medieval 12.4%, Combat 2.9%
- #2 Songs of the Chalice
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vodasoft_tm
Windows
Song of the Chalice is a simple 3D realtime strategy for a single player with tower defense mechanics, inspired by the events of the Hussite era (1419-1420).
Why similar: RTS 32.4%, Action RTS 32.2% ★, Strategy 17%, Medieval 10.6%, Stylized 6.8%
- #3 The Valiant
96% matchMixed66% of 337 reviews2022
Dev: KITE GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level-up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic SP campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes.
Why similar: RTS 36%, Action RTS 27.6% ★, Medieval 18.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Combat 2.6%
- #4 Command the Dead
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David ReidPub: Admire Digital
Windows
You are not the soldier. You are the commander. Issue orders, manage the outbreak, and hold the line before the 72-hour window closes.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.1% ★, RTS 36.9%, Strategy 21.2%, Combat 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #5 MythTerra
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Svarog's Forge
Windows
The goblin tribes have descended from the wastelands, and only you can stop them. In this high-fantasy pixel art RTS, you must unite the fractured realms of humans, elves, and dwarves. Build your base, manage resources, and unleash powerful magic to defend your kingdom from the goblin horde.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.5% ★, RTS 32.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Medieval 9%, Combat 1.9%
- #6 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 463 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.9 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 43.7%, Action RTS 31.8% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #7 Defence of Nythrial
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantasy Bytes Entertainment
Windows
Defence of Nythrial is a 2D, Top down, Tower Defence / Real Time Strategy Game.
Why similar: RTS 34.8%, Action RTS 32.6% ★, Strategy 19%, Medieval 10.3%, Combat 2.8%
- #8 Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Surrender is not an option
Why similar: RTS 36.6%, Action RTS 35.5% ★, Strategy 26%, Singleplayer 2%
- #9 The Dark Legions
91% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: Marcell BaranyaiPub: Mascot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Dark Legions is a 3d real-time strategy game in the medieval ages. You can command your army and build your empire through story driven missions. Or you can prove your strength against computer players, on randomly generated missions.
Why similar: RTS 46%, Medieval 30.6%, Strategy 23.5%
- #10 Retaliation Path of Kingdoms
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: MNZ SoftwarePub: Xteam Software Solutions srl
Windows
Path of Kingdoms is a strategy game where the player must defeat all the factions of the kingdom to reach the goal, each faction has a story that evolves as it conquers territories.
Why similar: RTS 38.2%, Action RTS 35.4% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Combat 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #11 Dim Torment
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dykeyo
Windows
Action Real-Time Strategy Zones with Turn based map mode, awaken and entrench yourself in the torment, an expansive vista of shattered memories. Inhabit your physical memories and manage them with different strategies and trials. Embrace the prison, Navigate your fate, or shatter into slumber.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.5% ★, RTS 34.8%, Strategy 18.6%, Stylized 7.7%, Combat 3%
- #12 Real Warfare 1242
89% matchMixed55% of 95 reviews2011
Dev: Unicorn Games StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.
Why similar: Strategy 41.2%, RTS 39.4%, Medieval 19.5%
- #13 Drift Wars
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BRZDRIFT
Windows · Linux
A new style of RTS that focuses heavily on terraforming and changing terrain to different types to overcome your opponent ! Inspired by old-school RTSes but with next-generation RTS ideas !
Why similar: RTS 39.4%, Action RTS 38.7% ★, Strategy 21.9%
- #14 The Kings' Crusade
88% matchMixed40% of 177 reviews2010
Dev: NeoCoreGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!
Why similar: Strategy 39.6%, RTS 31.4%, Medieval 29%
- #15 March Out!
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mason Brignac
Windows · Mac
Lead your kingdom from the command hall, then fight beside the soldiers you recruited. Storm castles with friends in online battles for 2–4 players, or conquer a solo campaign where your surviving army marches into the next siege.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.5% ★, RTS 30.8%, Medieval 15%, Strategy 10.9%, Stylized 3.4%
- #16 Battle For Cosmos
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Oscar Makes Games
Windows
Battle For Cosmos is a fast-paced, action-packed RTS set in space. With a focus on the battle it is perfect for those who want a thrilling and engaging strategy game without the unnecessary filler. Take control of your empire, build your defenses, and conquer the cosmos!
Why similar: Action RTS 45.3% ★, RTS 36.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Combat 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #17 They're Gonna Get In
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: iCon Studio TX
Windows
"They're Gonna Get In" is an RTS/Roguelite where you play as an advisor to the ruler of a failing kingdom. Your enemy mirrors you. A wall will fall. The only question is whose breaks first.
Why similar: RTS 35.1%, Action RTS 24.2% ★, Medieval 21.6%, Strategy 16.4%, Combat 2.3%
- #18 Ferrocorum 1596
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jan Brychta
Windows
An old-school real-time strategy with automatic, resource-free unit production and large-scale, deliberately unfair battles. Lead Spain through a story campaign, or command the Spanish, Inca, or mysterious machine race Supayari in skirmishes against the AI.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.5% ★, RTS 34.8%, Strategy 18.3%, Medieval 8.8%, Combat 2.6%
- #19 Icon: Voidfall
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArxTec
Windows
Become Arafel, The Dark, in this story-driven RTS prequel to Icon. Corrupt the Choir, spread living corruption across Atrum, evolve monstrous armies, and bring an empire to ruin as you set the stage for the coming Voidfall.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.6% ★, RTS 34.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Medieval 10.4%, Combat 1.9%
- #20 Rokatusch
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoserverStudios
Windows
Experience this Real-time Strategy-Game from First-person view in lowpoly look. Build your fort, command armies and fight together and/or against AI or real players.
Why similar: RTS 34.4%, Action RTS 31.1% ★, Medieval 18.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #21 Marshals of War: Orcblood
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sylvest Studios
Windows
Command powerful heroes and epic armies in Marshals of War: Orcblood, a stylized fantasy action Real Time Strategy game. Cast spells, defeat bosses, loot treasure, build defenses, and lead men, dwarves and elves to victory, in solo, or co-op against the orcs and their masters.
Why similar: RTS 40%, Action RTS 27% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Medieval 11.8%, Combat 3.6%
- #22 Annexation
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hotkey Clicker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Annexation is a fast-paced real-time strategy game with old-school roots. Build bases, train armies, and outmaneuver your enemy to claim victory. Start by playing the campaign and then challenge yourself in Arcade Missions, which bring the intensity of multiplayer RTS into a single-player setting.
Why similar: Action RTS 42.8% ★, RTS 32.7%, Strategy 14.6%, Medieval 8%, Combat 1.8%
- #23 Cheeselords
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paweł Murias
Windows
An RTS where you fight, build, and recruit on faraway planets. Decadent aristocrats will pay a fortune for the delicious cheese from the most alien of worlds. Armed with modern controls and your trusty army, bring home the cheddar 🧀
Why similar: Action RTS 44.5% ★, RTS 33.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Stylized 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #24 Galaxy Trek
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Peritoma Studios
Windows
Galaxy Trek is a fun, simple and addictive indie game that will test your reflexes, strategy and skill. Each game you play is unique!
Why similar: Action RTS 51.6% ★, RTS 31.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #25 Necromancer: The Fallen Serve
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minch Games
Windows
Command a growing undead legion in a dark fantasy RTS where every fallen enemy can become your next soldier. Raise skeleton armies, harvest bones and souls, build your necromantic stronghold, and overwhelm fortified kingdoms through relentless conquest.
Why similar: RTS 39.2%, Action RTS 38.2% ★, Strategy 16%, Stylized 4.8%, Combat 1.7%
- #26 General Chaos - MAJOR SNAFU
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Game Refuge Inc.
Windows
"Currently, GENERAL CHAOS - MAJOR SNAFU is considerably more than halfway to the finish line! This time around, its a sprite-based, multiplayer PC Game that uses an Xbox-style Game Controller &/or Keyboard & Mouse .
Why similar: Action RTS 36.9% ★, RTS 36.6%, Strategy 22.2%, Combat 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #27 Immortal Magus
79% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: AcroGames
Windows
Immortal Magus is a throwback to old 'artillery' games such as Scorched Earth or Pocket Tanks, but in a fantasy setting. In a simple mixture of turn-based and real-time strategy, defeat your enemy by hurling spells and summoning Units in destructible environments.
Why similar: RTS 40%, Action RTS 37.7% ★, Strategy 21.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #28 Forsaking Valhalla
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stemmlar Technologies
Windows
A survival RTS game where you defend your village against relentless waves of Norse mythological creatures. Build defenses, train warriors, and gather resources to survive as long as possible. If your Town Hall falls, it's game over. How long will you last?
Why similar: Action RTS 38.3% ★, RTS 32.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Medieval 10%, Stylized 5.2%
- #29 Celtic Kings: Rage of War
78% matchVery Positive90% of 181 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 66.2%, Strategy 33.8%
- #30 Celestial Conquest
76% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Piebox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast off in this retro-style space shooter! Conquer planets, outwit AI enemies, and survive the dangers of deep space in fast-paced, nostalgic pixel action.
Why similar: RTS 39.8%, Action RTS 34.1% ★, Strategy 22%, Combat 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #31 Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (GOLD Edition)
76% matchVery Positive86% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Bloom TechnologyPub: IncrediSoft
Windows
- World first to achieve a successful serverless online gaming feature by utilizing Locus Chain Blockchain technology - RPG game mode with multi-play capability - Unique RTS/RPG Hybrid
Why similar: RTS 41.6%, Action RTS 34.6% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #32 Tempest Rising
74% 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 69.1%, Strategy 22.4%, Action RTS 7.5% ★, Singleplayer 1%
- #33 BattleMore
77% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows
From battling rocket squirrels to lead zeppelins, this goofy single player RTS will keep your hands full and APM high.
Why similar: RTS 65.7%, Strategy 34.3%
- #34 ChargeDrop
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GliderDrones
Windows
A physics-driven tower defense game where one massive cube does everything: fight, build, activate, and survive. Drop into a neon sci-fi battlefield, hold back waves of Chaos Dice, and power up your defenses through energy, momentum, and precision.
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Action RTS 34.8% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Stylized 5.8%, Combat 2.2%
- #35 Counter Clash
73% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Bjenssen
Windows
A minimalist strategy game with unique environmental hazards, creative troop combos, and a wide range of faction customisations. Jump straight into explosive battles, adapt on the fly, and outplay your enemies in the heat of combat.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.4% ★, RTS 27.1%, Medieval 14.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Stylized 5.8%
- #36 EXITOR
75% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Lvl26Devs
Windows
A difficult, fast-paced action, real-time strategy game in which you embark on an exciting journey, fighting against a wide variety of dangerous enemies whilst levelling up your different characters.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.2% ★, RTS 39%, Strategy 21.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 Warrior Kings: Battles
74% matchVery Positive91% of 334 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Warrior Kings: Battles maintains the excitement that made Warrior Kings a leading RTS. It is a stand-alone title that adds a new strategic and tactical dimension to the series.
Why similar: RTS 62%, Strategy 38%
- #38 Empires:The Rise
73% matchMixed60% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: 阿龟与阿飞Pub: MZ Times
Windows
《Empries:The Rise》 is the a Cross-Platform Real-Time-Strategy (R.T.S.) game. Choose your nation and conquer those, who stand in your way!
Why similar: RTS 61.1%, Strategy 38.9%
- #39 Bacteria Wars
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Patrick McGuinness
Windows
A real-time strategy game in which you fight to secure the victory of your Bacteria over the Cell Defense Force and other enemy Bacteria in a world where your units are your only resource, and where your mobile base will not be enough to keep you alive.
Why similar: RTS 44.4%, Action RTS 32.9% ★, Strategy 19%, Combat 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #40 Rising Kingdoms
71% matchVery Positive92% of 258 reviews2019
Dev: Haemimont Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Rising Kingdoms is a fantasy-themed RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2005
Why similar: RTS 59.5%, Strategy 40.5%
- #41 reconquest
73% matchMixed55% of 263 reviews2016
Dev: StormCube Games
Windows · Mac
Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.
Why similar: RTS 60.9%, Strategy 39.1%
- #42 EVERGLORY
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduard Permyakov
Windows · Linux
Stockpile resources, build your settlement, raise an army, and wage war in this love letter to RTS classics. Experience the epic story through a fully scripted single-player campaign, then create your own scenarios and write the next chapter yourself.
Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Strategy 21.6%, Medieval 17.8%, Action RTS 15.1% ★, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #43 Siege Showdown
71% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: beans rolls
Windows
"Siege Showdown" is an exciting strategy game that will give you the opportunity to defend a majestic fortress and fight with the troops of your opponents in a battle for power and territory. An exciting fantasy era world awaits you, where magic and powerful warriors merge in one battle.
Why similar: RTS 35.6%, Action RTS 32% ★, Strategy 20.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #44 Stick Infinite Kingdom
69% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Arckon Arts
Windows
Master strategic gameplay as you build, train, and upgrade units to protect your base. With an immersive storyline, stunning visuals, and easy controls, it's an epic battle for survival!
Why similar: Action RTS 40.3% ★, RTS 34.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Medieval 10.6%, Combat 1.1%
- #45 Ants Megapolis
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bugged Games
Windows
Command a colony on the brink in Ants Megapolis. Survive an unforgiving world by forging your unique Pheromone, a weapon that dictates your evolution. Carve out an empire from the dirt as an interactive narrator chronicles your savage, epic story of survival.
Why similar: RTS 38.9%, Action RTS 36.6% ★, Strategy 21.1%, Combat 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #46 Z Steel Soldiers
72% matchMixed53% of 289 reviews2014
Dev: TickTock GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In the bloody aftermath of ‘Z’ comes The Bitmap Brothers classic, “Z Steel Soldiers”: a new breed of robot with a taste for war and a warped sense of humour.
Why similar: RTS 60.2%, Strategy 39.8%
- #47 Knights Province
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krom Stern
Windows
Real-Time Strategy game focused around town-building and resource management
Why similar: RTS 39.2%, Strategy 33.3%, Medieval 25.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #48 Warfare
70% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2009
Dev: GFI RussiaPub: Game Factory Interactive
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's leading oil suppliers and a key U.S. ally, has been taken over by a highly organized group of radical terrorists. The government is in a state of collapse and turmoil and you have been chosen to lead the United States' armed forces to restore control.
Why similar: RTS 57.6%, Strategy 42.4%
- #49 Slime Kingdom
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NIKEBA
Windows
You are a freshly awakened Slime King. No heroes to recruit, no contracts to sign—your subjects are all split from your own body. In this perilous land, you will build a one‑of‑a‑kind slime kingdom from a single soft core and fend off endless waves of invaders.
Why similar: RTS 56%, Strategy 33.2%, Combat 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #50 Terra Division
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ushanka Games
Windows
Combine FPS skill and RTS strategy in one game. From the strategic overview of a commander to the focused fire of a frontline soldier, every perspective serves the same purpose: absolute victory. Experience a war where every life has value and every order carries the weight of consequence.
Why similar: RTS 49.3%, Action RTS 28.4% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Combat 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #51 Stronghold Siege
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Override
Windows
Command your army against a relentless demon horde in this intense real-time strategy game. Master strategy and resource management to conquer the enemy's stronghold while defending your own in the ultimate battle for survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.9% ★, RTS 33.3%, Medieval 16.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Stylized 2.9%
- #52 Augury
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cataclysmic Studios
Windows
A fantasy RTS game set in a massive procedurally generated world. Build, explore, and survive while trying to uncover the dark secrets of these forgotten lands.
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Action RTS 35% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Medieval 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #53 Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
68% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2016
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.
Why similar: RTS 55.4%, Strategy 44.6%
- #54 Necuratu
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Tobop Productions
Windows
Vampire real-time strategy game. Players take on the role of the ancient vampire who has been looted and must find his loved one - and potentially cause havoc.
Why similar: Action RTS 39% ★, RTS 38.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #55 Defilade
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RBGames
Windows · Mac
Defilade is an old-school isometric RTS set in modern warfare. Command intelligent troops that take cover, rescue wounded comrades, dive from grenades, vault obstacles and dig trenches. Build your base, secure supply lines and fight across fully destructible massive battlefields that feel alive.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.1% ★, RTS 38.7%, Strategy 21.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #56 Abyss Defence
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: PJYB
Windows · Mac
As darkness falls, monstrous Abyss creatures emerge. Command your units, gather resources from plants, and survive each night. Defend the Crystal from increasingly powerful enemies in this pixel art RTS defense game.
Why similar: RTS 37.9%, Action RTS 27.9% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Medieval 10.7%, Combat 3.2%
- #57 Taste of Power
67% matchMixed67% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: OneOcean LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Show your strategic talents in Taste of Power! It's a RTS set in an alternate medieval world, where Europe, Middle East, and China confront each other. Develop unique technologies and lead warriors into an epic battlefield – the victory is yours!
Why similar: RTS 48.4%, Strategy 29.5%, Medieval 22.1%