- #1 Stormgate
97% matchMixed48% of 9,100 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 21.5%, War 17.3%, Base Building 14.6%, Building 11.2%, PvP 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, fast-paced RTS that shares the same focus on hero units and competitive multiplayer as The Scouring.
- #2 Age of Mythology: Retold
96% matchVery Positive91% of 21,438 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 36.9 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: Action RTS 25.3% ★, RTS 22%, Base Building 14.2%, Co-op 9.4%, PvP 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished fantasy RTS experience with powerful hero units and deep base-building mechanics.
- #3 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
96% matchMixed52% of 3,032 reviews2023
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Become a warlord and lead four unique factions to conquer the wild and savage Realm of Ghur in tense and tactical battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 32% ★, RTS 21.9%, Tactical 9.3%, War 9.2%, PvP 8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed RTS that places a strong emphasis on hero units and tactical squad-based combat.
- #4 Godsworn
95% matchVery Positive93% of 800 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderoak Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!
Why similar: Action RTS 22.8% ★, RTS 17.1%, Base Building 11%, Building 10.4%, Co-op 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy RTS that emphasizes hero units and lore-rich campaign play similar to the core experience of The Scouring.
- #5 Tempest Rising
94% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 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 58.6%, Base Building 13.4%, Action RTS 8.6% ★, War 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic, fast-paced RTS feel with modern production values and base-building mechanics.
- #6 SpellForce 3 Reforced
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,810 reviews2017
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Why similar: RTS 38%, RPG 14.3%, Fantasy 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Co-op 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly blends traditional RTS base building with hero-centric RPG mechanics in a fantasy setting.
- #7 Iron Harvest
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,723 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 35.9%, War 18.7%, Base Building 18.6%, Co-op 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features the high-fidelity destruction and tactical RTS gameplay that makes The Scouring feel modern and immersive.
- #8 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Action RTS 25.3% ★, RTS 17%, Base Building 11.5%, Tactical 10.6%, Building 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional base building with intense, action-oriented RTS defense against massive hordes.
- #9 Company of Heroes 3
91% matchMixed57% of 37,648 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Action RTS 29.2% ★, RTS 22.7%, Co-op 11.4%, PvP 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the high-fidelity environmental destruction and tactical depth found in modern RTS titles.
- #10 Total War: WARHAMMER III
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 141,189 reviews2022
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 32.8 hrsMean: 152.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
Why similar: RTS 30.9%, War 19.2%, Tactical 11.9%, Fantasy 9.2%, Co-op 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the grand scale and hero-led fantasy warfare that fans of epic RTS games will appreciate.
- #11 Conan Unconquered
91% matchMixed68% of 1,848 reviews2019
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.
Why similar: RTS 29.5%, Destruction 19.2%, Co-op 13.2%, Base Building 10.1%, Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused RTS that emphasizes base defense and tactical unit management in a brutal fantasy world.
- #12 Ancestors Legacy
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,549 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Why similar: RTS 41.2%, Tactical 17.1%, War 17%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Base Building 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical squad-based combat with a gritty, atmospheric feel that complements the tactical nature of The Scouring.
- #13 The Valiant
88% matchMixed66% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: KITE GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Action RTS 36.3% ★, RTS 35.3%, Multiplayer 9.7%, PvP 8.2%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RTS that focuses on hero development and tactical combat in a medieval fantasy setting.
- #14 Northgard: Definitive Edition
87% matchVery Positive85% of 68,002 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 28.7 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 27%, War 11.5%, Base Building 10.9%, Tactical 9.8%, Building 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based RTS that balances resource management with tactical expansion and territory control.
- #15 War Selection
86% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 27.4 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 29.4%, Base Building 23.6%, War 14%, Multiplayer 11.3%, PvP 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a broad, civilization-building RTS experience with a focus on large-scale combat and tech progression.
- #16 Dungeons 4
85% matchVery Positive88% of 3,172 reviews2023
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Absolute Evil and its trusted *cough* servant, the Dark Elf Thalya, return in Dungeons 4 after the events of its fabulous predecessor to bring about their triumph over the forces of good once more.
Why similar: RTS 40%, Co-op 22.3%, Multiplayer 15%, Fantasy 12.6%, 3D 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique blend of fantasy base building and real-time tactical combat with a focus on hero-like units.
- #17 Grey Goo
86% matchMixed68% of 4,315 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 64%, Base Building 19.3%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Action 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, classic-style RTS that emphasizes base building and tactical unit positioning in a sci-fi/fantasy hybrid setting.
- #18 Battlefall: State of Conflict
84% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Kyoto Video Game ConcernPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Engage in a post-apocalyptic RTS showdown between three factions in Battlefall: State of Conflict.
Why similar: Action RTS 26.8% ★, RTS 17.9%, PvP 14.7%, Co-op 14.1%, Base Building 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that emphasizes tactical combat and base building with a focus on multiplayer engagement.
- #19 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
81% matchVery Positive89% of 361 reviews2024
Dev: Wield InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.
Why similar: Action RTS 32.2% ★, RTS 19%, Base Building 13.5%, Tactical 9.5%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, base-building RTS with a focus on resource management and historical-fantasy combat.
- #20 A Year Of Rain
83% matchMixed44% of 682 reviews2020
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A desolate realm, kept in flux by the rhythm of battle. A proving ground for those with great ambition. A Year Of Rain is the ultimate team real-time strategy game. Choose your faction, team up and take control of a legendary hero to lead your armies!
Why similar: RTS 30%, Base Building 19.3%, Co-op 15.6%, PvP 14.7%, Multiplayer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hero-focused RTS designed specifically for cooperative play and tactical team-based combat.
- #21 Andalia
82% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 26.4%, Base Building 16.2%, PvP 11.6%, War 11%, Magic 10%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed RTS that focuses on multiplayer base building and strategic map control.
- #22 Smelogs Playground
80% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Nifty Productions
Windows
Smelogs Playground is a Free-to-Play Real-Time Strategy game with charming aesthetics and a simple but effective gameplay mechanism. Take over the playful and rocky Smelogs to compete against each other for fun and honor!
Why similar: Action RTS 27.8% ★, RTS 19.7%, Base Building 11%, PvP 9.2%, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented RTS that focuses on combat and tactical unit control in a charming fantasy environment.
- #23 8-Bit Armies
81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,459 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.
Why similar: RTS 46.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Co-op 12.8%, War 12.5%, Multiplayer 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, accessible RTS experience with a focus on base building and quick combat encounters.
- #24 Eyes of War
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!
Why similar: RTS 50.8%, Base Building 23.3%, Tactical 19.7%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A wargame-focused RTS that emphasizes tactical positioning and 3D combat in a stylized setting.
- #25 Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition
79% matchMixed66% of 451 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.
Why similar: Action RTS 30.2% ★, RTS 21.4%, Building 14.2%, War 14.1%, Base Building 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fantasy base building with intense, action-heavy RTS combat and crafting elements.
- #26 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,583 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 21.7%, Building 17.2%, Action RTS 12.7% ★, Base Building 10.3%, PvP 9.4%
- #27 Warchief
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Honikou Games
Windows
Warchief is a brand new kind of Action RTS. Choose your hero, recruit and customize your armies, explore the jungle, and seize strategic objectives to become the ultimate Warchief. Ready to dominate the battlefield?
Why similar: Action RTS 33.3% ★, RTS 22.4%, PvP 10.6%, Co-op 8.5%, Base Building 8.3%
- #28 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
78% matchMixed55% of 354 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!
Why similar: RTS 24.1%, War 21.6%, Building 15.5%, Tactical 12.6%, PvP 12.1%
- #29 Operation: Polygon Storm
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Action RTS 34.6% ★, RTS 20.3%, Destruction 16.8%, War 9.8%, Tactical 7.9%
- #30 No King No Kingdom
77% matchVery Positive85% of 145 reviews2020
Dev: Fullmetal Developer
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No King No Kingdom – First-Person Strategy Game. Ride Dragons! Command peasants! Build towns! Raise Armies! Tame Epic Creatures! Take your own sword and fight side by side with your troops against powerful giant bosses.
Why similar: RTS 17.7%, Dragons 16.2% ★, Action RTS 14.2% ★, War 13.2%, Base Building 12.5%
- #31 EverSiege: Untold Ages
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 801 reviews2026
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.
Why similar: Action RTS 34% ★, RTS 19.5%, Co-op 12.9%, Tactical 11.8%, Management 11%
- #32 Spellsworn
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,495 reviews2018
Dev: Frogsong Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enter a world of magic and battle, where your wits and reflexes will be pushed to their limits! Choose your spells, enter the ever-changing arena and prepare to obliterate all who stand in your way!
Why similar: Action RTS 21.3% ★, RTS 15.6%, Magic 13.4%, PvP 11.2%, Co-op 11.1%
- #33 Rogue Command
73% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: feneq
Windows
Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 31.5% ★, RTS 22%, Tactical 14.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 13.5%
- #34 Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator
74% matchVery Positive84% of 449 reviews2021
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
Welcome to Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most immersive medieval battle simulator to date! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take control of one of them to prove your valor! The only limit is your imagination! Or maybe your CPU?
Why similar: Action RTS 32.4% ★, RTS 21.7%, Dragons 15.9% ★, War 15.5%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #35 Annihilate The Spance
72% matchVery Positive91% of 338 reviews2025
Dev: Skyglow Softworks
Windows
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. An RTS base builder with huge battles, constant production, and autonomous ships.
Why similar: Destruction 23.4%, RTS 22.9%, Base Building 17%, War 14%, Building 13.6%
- #36 Cossacks 3
73% matchVery Positive82% of 15,735 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.7 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: Action RTS 23.8% ★, RTS 20.1%, War 14.5%, Base Building 11.2%, PvP 8.7%
- #37 Tactical Warfare
73% matchMixed67% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mizrab
Windows
The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.
Why similar: RTS 27.2%, War 19.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Co-op 12.3%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #38 Tyran
75% matchMixed44% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Dragon's Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A combination of tactical elements from familiar strategic genres, with the ability to develop the character as in RPG games out of combat.
Why similar: RTS 26.4%, Tactical 18.5%, Magic 13.5%, RPG 10.1%, Multiplayer 10%
- #39 Moduwar
71% matchVery Positive89% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Biohex StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows · Linux
Moduwar is an adaptive organic RTS where you control an alien creature, Modu - and your body is your army. Grow new organs, split, merge and mutate them into unique units that adapt to your needs as you fight against human and alien threats in single and multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.7% ★, RTS 22.1%, Base Building 14.5%, War 14.5%, PvP 9.8%
- #40 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
71% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: Blockage
Windows · Mac · Linux
TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid
Why similar: Action RTS 23.2% ★, RTS 20.6%, Co-op 11.7%, Building 11.7%, Base Building 8.3%
- #41 Lords and Legions
70% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Warborne Studios
Windows
Get ready to battle, make your mark, and create epic battles. Lead your Hero starting with small battles and grow into epic-scale armies and high fantasy wars. Unlock heroes, abilities, and 80+ units in a campaign or build castles, shape battlefields, and create endless wars in Battle Creator.
Why similar: War 30.7%, Building 17.5%, Tactical 15%, Fantasy 13.4%, 3D 6.8%
- #42 Little Kingdom RTS
70% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.8% ★, RTS 22.3%, Base Building 15.4%, War 15.1%, Building 8.9%
- #43 Red Chaos - The Strict Order
69% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Squarecut Games
Windows · Linux
The last world war didn't end conflict. The Iron Hand tyrannizes people, as the Resistance fights for liberation. In the resulting conflict high tech and brute force face off against guerrillas with unconventional tactics, leading to Red Chaos: A modern take on classic real-time strategy games.
Why similar: Action RTS 30.7% ★, RTS 18.9%, PvP 10.5%, War 7.9%, Base Building 7.5%
- #44 8-Bit Hordes
72% matchVery Positive81% of 533 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!
Why similar: RTS 67.1%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Building 12.5%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #45 Dying Breed
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: SarnayerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.
Why similar: RTS 24.5%, Action RTS 22.4% ★, War 16.7%, Base Building 16.2%, Tactical 15%
- #46 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
68% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Action RTS 32.5% ★, RTS 24.3%, War 17.7%, Tactical 14.5%, 3D 3.8%
- #47 Forged Battalion
70% matchMixed58% of 1,108 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 84.8%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 Dragonhold
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Exis Games
Windows
Dragonhold is a dragon-riding extraction ARPG. Dive into missions, fight on dragonback and on foot, loot powerful gear, then extract (at any time) back to your island to grow your town and rebuild Dragonhold castle. Playable solo or in online co-op.
Why similar: Dragons 32.4% ★, Base Building 15.4%, Co-op 14.1%, Building 11.4%, Magic 9.3%
- #49 Total Conflict: Resistance
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,969 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Action RTS 32.7% ★, RTS 21.7%, War 18.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Co-op 10.1%
- #50 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,922 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 27.4%, Base Building 17.8%, PvP 14%, Building 12.6%, War 11.4%
- #51 Demigod
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,293 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Set in a magical world where gods walk among mortals, Demigod blends action, strategy and role-playing elements into a thrilling new experience.
Why similar: RTS 21.9%, Destruction 15.2%, PvP 12.5%, War 12.2%, Tactical 12.1%
- #52 ERA ONE
64% matchVery Positive86% of 1,348 reviews2025
Dev: Team Complex LTD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Era One is an innovative space game that combines elements of real-time strategy, base building, space survival, and tactical battles. Players can create and customize their bases from scratch, construct various types of structures and warships, manage fleets, and engage in tactical space battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.3% ★, RTS 25.2%, Base Building 15.6%, PvP 12.3%, 3D 4.1%
- #53 Legends of Ellaria
67% matchMixed57% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Larkon Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Legends of Ellaria is a unique blend of sandbox action-RPG and real-time strategy. Build a new kingdom for your people, construct and manage its cities, command your troops in epic battles and join them fighting in third-person action, and live adventures in an immersive high fantasy world.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, RTS 23.7%, Building 15.9%, Action 13.1%, Base Building 13%
- #54 Circle Empires Rivals
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,934 reviews2020
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this fast-paced multiplayer RTS, you and your friends will take control of your own tiny kingdoms and conquer a world made of circles. Each one is overflowing with enemies to fight, monsters to hunt and loot to hoard – but watch out... Friends can quickly become rivals!
Why similar: Dragons 25.7% ★, RTS 17.6%, Tactical 16.6%, PvP 10.8%, Base Building 10.4%