- #1 Wargame: Red Dragon
97% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 42.6%, Strategy 26.6%, Tactical 10.1%, Military 8.5%, War 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most comprehensive modern military tactical experience with a massive scale and deep unit customization.
- #2 WARNO
96% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: RTS 39.1%, Strategy 17.9%, War 16.8%, Tactical 12.3%, Military 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as Wargame, it provides a modern, high-fidelity tactical RTS experience that perfectly mirrors the intensity of EndWar.
- #3 Act of War: Direct Action
96% matchVery Positive91% of 603 reviews2008
Dev: Eugen SystemsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.
Why similar: RTS 61.4%, Strategy 17%, War 11.8%, Military 6.2%, Multiplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a very similar aesthetic and gameplay loop to EndWar, focusing on modern military units in a near-future conflict.
- #4 Regiments
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: RTS 38%, Strategy 21.3%, War 16.3%, Tactical 16.2%, Military 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on platoon-level tactical combat in a Cold War setting, emphasizing maneuver and positioning over base-building.
- #5 Joint Task Force
95% matchVery Positive88% of 331 reviews2007
Dev: Most Wanted EntertainmentPub: HD Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Joint Task Force is the real-time strategy (RTS) game where you command the frontline forces in tomorrow's most hazardous conflicts. Lead twenty dramatic missions in explosive war-zones including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Balkans.
Why similar: RTS 46%, Strategy 46%, Military 8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of leading a modern military force through various global conflict zones with a focus on tactical objectives.
- #6 Command & Conquer™ Generals
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,893 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Be the Ultimate Modern Warfare General
Why similar: RTS 45.5%, Strategy 43.3%, Multiplayer 9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic modern-warfare RTS that remains a staple for players who enjoy the high-tech military aesthetic.
- #7 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
93% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: RTS 42.2%, Strategy 22.2%, War 19.3%, Military 8.8%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, tactical experience where direct control and squad management are essential for survival.
- #8 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
92% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 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 42.2%, Strategy 26.3%, Tactical 11.9%, War 11.6%, Military 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game strips away base-building to focus entirely on tactical unit placement and managing overwhelming odds.
- #9 Tempest Rising
90% 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 62.4%, Strategy 28.8%, War 4.2%, Multiplayer 2.4%, Military 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic RTS formula that provides the fast-paced action and military unit variety found in EndWar.
- #10 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: RTS 32%, Strategy 29.4%, War 16.3%, Tactical 12%, Military 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at tactical, squad-based combat where every unit and piece of equipment matters on the battlefield.
- #11 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: RTS 41.4%, Strategy 25%, Tactical 9.8%, War 9%, Military 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The latest in the series refines the tactical squad-based combat that makes the genre so engaging for fans of EndWar.
- #12 Steel Division 2
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: RTS 37.9%, Strategy 22.9%, War 13.9%, Tactical 11.9%, Military 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex, realistic tactical simulation that rewards strategic planning and careful unit deployment.
- #13 Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour
86% matchVery Positive91% of 5,601 reviews2024
Dev: EA PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 43%, War 19.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Military 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This expansion adds significant depth and unit variety to the modern military RTS formula.
- #14 Men of War™
88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 34.9%, RTS 32.3%, Tactical 12.7%, War 9.8%, Military 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series offers a highly detailed tactical simulation that rewards careful unit control.
- #15 Full Spectrum Warrior
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 326 reviews2007
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The U.S. Army is the most powerful ground force in the entire world. The backbone of a ground invasion is the U.S. Army Infantry, and in the midst of combat, their skills, courage, and teamwork are put to the test. While readiness continues to be the U.S. Army's top priority, how it goes about its business is changing.
Why similar: Strategy 55.8%, Tactical 29.2%, Military 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more squad-focused, it captures the authentic tactical military command experience found in EndWar.
- #16 Steel Division: Normandy 44
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Strategy 23%, Tactical 10.9%, War 10.7%, Military 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, historically grounded tactical experience that challenges players to manage complex frontlines.
- #17 Sudden Strike 4
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,179 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: RTS 37%, Strategy 27.8%, War 14.3%, Tactical 14.2%, Military 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical realism and unit management, removing base-building to highlight the importance of battlefield maneuvers.
- #18 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,179 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Strategy 36.2%, Tactical 6.2%, War 5.9%, Military 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the core tactical combat of the series with new factions and specialized unit abilities.
- #19 Faces of War
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: Strategy 40.5%, RTS 38.5%, War 15.9%, Multiplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on small-scale, high-intensity tactical combat that feels very similar to EndWar's squad-based engagements.
- #20 Ultimate General: Civil War
83% matchVery Positive89% of 8,396 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: RTS 40.1%, War 21.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Tactical 11.6%, Military 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique tactical camera and unit management system that emphasizes battlefield positioning over resource gathering.
- #21 Company of Heroes 2
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,211 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.3 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 59.8%, RTS 24%, Tactical 5.9%, War 5.3%, Military 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It remains a benchmark for tactical, cover-based RTS combat that feels grounded and intense.
- #22 Warfare
84% matchVery Positive86% of 239 reviews2009
Dev: GFI RussiaPub: Game Factory Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 25%
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: Strategy 51.1%, RTS 48.9%
Why You'll Like It: A lesser-known but solid tactical RTS that focuses on modern military units and realistic combat scenarios.
- #23 Call to Arms
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: RTS 32.2%, Strategy 28.7%, War 13%, Tactical 10.9%, Military 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for a unique blend of traditional RTS command and direct third-person control of individual units.
- #24 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 41,807 reviews2010
Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 46.9 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 44.8%, Strategy 29.2%, Tactical 10.4%, War 9.2%, Multiplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: While set in space, its planetary conquest mode and tactical combat share the strategic depth found in EndWar.
- #25 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,368 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.8 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 42.9%, Strategy 34.2%, War 6.9%, Military 6.4%, Tactical 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unique tactical game modes that focus on specific unit types and objective-based missions.
- #26 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
79% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: RTS 43%, Strategy 25.4%, Tactical 11.2%, War 9%, Military 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The foundation of modern squad-based tactical RTS games that every fan of the genre should experience.
- #27 World War III: Black Gold
81% matchMixed63% of 908 reviews2013
Dev: Reality PumpPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...
Why similar: Strategy 87.5%, RTS 8.8%, War 2.9%, Multiplayer 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.1%
Why You'll Like It: It directly tackles the theme of a global conflict with a focus on modern military hardware and unit management.
- #28 Command & Control 3
79% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: C&C Game Studio
Windows
Assume the role of a special forces commander fighting against a terrorist organization named "Dawn of Freedom".
Why similar: RTS 38.7%, Strategy 31.6%, War 15.9%, Military 8.8%, Multiplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale tactical game that focuses on military unit management and objective-based combat.
- #29 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
74% matchVery Positive93% of 9,943 reviews2024
Dev: Westwood PacificPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.8 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 59.6%, Strategy 30.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #30 Forged Battalion
78% 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 64.1%, Strategy 31.1%, Multiplayer 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique unit customization system that allows players to tailor their army to their preferred tactical style.
- #31 Men of War: Assault Squad
77% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy 30.8%, RTS 28.1%, War 15.2%, Tactical 14.6%, Military 6.5%
- #32 Sudden Strike 3
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Experience the hit World War 2 real-time strategy game for the first time in full 3D glory, expanding on all strategic and tactical options. Command joint operations of naval, land-based and airborne units on the largest maps in the series.
Why similar: Strategy 57%, RTS 43%
- #33 Broken Arrow
73% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: RTS 38.4%, Strategy 25.3%, War 14.8%, Tactical 13.3%, Military 4.3%
- #34 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
78% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!
Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, RTS 33.9%, War 13.2%
- #35 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 5,917 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Why similar: Tactical 58.3%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Military 12.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #36 STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,575 reviews2016
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 57.8%, Strategy 34.9%, Multiplayer 6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #37 The Great War: Western Front™
73% matchMixed66% of 3,181 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: RTS 39.2%, Strategy 28.4%, Tactical 10.9%, War 10.6%, Military 6.4%
- #38 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,616 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghostsan elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.
Why similar: Tactical 50.1%, Strategy 21.7%, Military 11.8%, War 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #39 Theatre of War
76% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: Strategy 47.5%, RTS 37%, War 11.9%, Multiplayer 3.6%
- #40 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
73% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: RTS 36.3%, Strategy 31.4%, Tactical 15.2%, War 10.6%, Military 4%
- #41 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
75% matchMixed58% of 642 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 55.2%, RTS 44.8%
- #42 Sudden Strike Gold
72% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, RTS 47.1%
- #43 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
72% matchMixed67% of 3,289 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 51.3%, Strategy 25.1%, War 8.4%, Military 6.7%, Multiplayer 4.5%
- #44 Toy Soldiers
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Strategy 98.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #45 Codename: Panzers, Phase One
70% matchVery Positive91% of 475 reviews2016
Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Codename: Panzers is an incredible real-time strategy thrill ride. Nerves of steel are required when you're a tank driver. One direct hit and you're done for, but you must throw yourself into the battle, because without your support, many will die. You are the tank commander - make the hard decisions that win wars!
Why similar: RTS 42.4%, Strategy 31.6%, War 20.3%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Act of War: High Treason
71% matchVery Positive81% of 527 reviews2008
Dev: Eugen SystemsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed game Act of War: Direct Action picks up where the techno-thriller left off. On the eve of the U.S. Presidential elections, simultaneous terrorist attacks hit both candidates. Clues point to corrupt elements within the U.S.
Why similar: RTS 60.9%, Strategy 31.9%, Military 7.2%
- #47 ICBM: Escalation
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.
Why similar: RTS 48.6%, Strategy 20.3%, War 14.4%, Military 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #48 Codename: Panzers - Cold War
71% matchMixed66% of 278 reviews2009
Dev: InnoGlow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Tempelhof, Berlin, dawn of 8th April 1949.A major armed conflict is brewing between the Western powers and the Soviet bloc. The Red Army has been growing ever stronger since the end of World War II. With the growth of their army the Soviets realize that they hold the advantage, and are only waiting for the right moment to attack.
Why similar: RTS 44.6%, Strategy 27.2%, War 14.3%, Tactical 9.5%, Multiplayer 3.3%
- #49 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,322 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 83.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, RTS 35.3%, War 16.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #50 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
69% 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 50.4%, Strategy 22%, War 12.8%, Military 9.1%, Multiplayer 4.5%
- #51 Wargame: European Escalation
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,383 reviews2012
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: RTS 42.1%, Strategy 30.8%, War 9%, Military 8.6%, Tactical 6.4%
- #52 Blitzkrieg 3
69% matchMixed54% of 7,303 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: RTS 35.1%, Strategy 19.9%, War 15.9%, Tactical 14.6%, Military 8.3%
- #53 Frontlines™: Fuel of War™
70% matchMixed69% of 1,054 reviews2008
Dev: Kaos StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...
Why similar: War 39.3%, Military 33%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #54 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
70% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: War 26.7%, Strategy 25%, Tactical 24.6%, Military 13.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #55 Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
67% matchVery Positive90% of 9,086 reviews2009
Dev: EA Los AngelesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 53.1%, Strategy 30%, Multiplayer 7.6%, War 7.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #56 Cuban Missile Crisis
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.
Why similar: Strategy 58.7%, RTS 41.3%
- #57 Radio General
66% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: Voice Control 36.1% ★, RTS 22.5%, Strategy 18.3%, War 11.2%, Tactical 7.6%
- #58 World War II: Panzer Claws
68% matchMixed70% of 671 reviews2013
Pub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 88.9%, RTS 11.1%