- #1 Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
97% matchMixed70% of 315 reviews2018
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!
Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Competitive 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar side-scrolling lane-based RTS structure that is highly accessible and perfect for controller play.
- #2 Crush Your Enemies
96% matchVery Positive81% of 439 reviews2016
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Go back to the awesome glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has everything you love of the genre: Planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.
Why similar: RTS 54.6%, Strategy 26.5%, Action 6.4%, Indie 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, fast-paced RTS that strips away complexity to focus on quick, brutal tactical decisions.
- #3 Rusted Warfare - RTS
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,087 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.4 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 64.2%, Strategy 15.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A lightweight, indie-developed RTS that captures the classic feel of base-building and unit management without the bloat.
- #4 Mushroom Wars 2
96% matchMixed62% of 975 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: RTS 51.3%, Strategy 24.8%, Multiplayer 15%, Action 3.7%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly streamlined, lane-based RTS experience that emphasizes rapid unit production and map control.
- #5 Circle Empires Rivals
94% 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: RTS 40.3%, Competitive 22.8% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a chaotic, fast-paced RTS experience with a unique circular map design that feels fresh and accessible.
- #6 Cannon Brawl
94% matchVery Positive91% of 796 reviews2014
Dev: Theresa DuringerPub: Temple Gates Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cannon Brawl is action RTS and artillery hybrid. Pilot an airship, command powerful weapon emplacements and use the destructible terrain to out think and destroy your enemy! It's a new take on artillery strategy!
Why similar: RTS 44.2%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Strategy 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-strategy game that focuses on artillery combat and territory control in a way that feels very similar to Tooth and Tail's skirmishes.
- #7 Wargroove
93% matchVery Positive83% of 5,221 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Strategy 31%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Local Co-Op 10.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While turn-based, it shares the pixel-art charm and tactical unit-counter system that makes Tooth and Tail so engaging.
- #8 Northgard: Definitive Edition
92% 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 64.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, streamlined RTS that balances base management and combat with excellent controller support.
- #9 Minion Masters
91% matchVery Positive89% of 65,173 reviews2019
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
Why similar: RTS 59.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Co-op 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines lane-based RTS mechanics with deck-building for a fast, competitive experience that mirrors the intensity of Tooth and Tail.
- #10 Iron Harvest
91% 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 60.2%, Strategy 17.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Competitive 8.2% ★, Action 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS built with console-friendly controls in mind, featuring deep tactical combat and a unique diesel-punk aesthetic.
- #11 Circle Empires
90% matchVery Positive90% of 4,100 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: RTS 53.4%, Strategy 28.5%, Indie 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Casual 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that introduced the unique circular map RTS concept, focusing on quick expansion and conquest.
- #12 Diplomacy is Not an Option
88% matchVery Positive85% of 11,517 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 66.4%, Strategy 20.8%, Isometric 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on base defense and large-scale unit management against overwhelming odds, capturing the frantic energy of a revolution.
- #13 Grey Goo
89% 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 57.6%, Strategy 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Competitive 3.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A more traditional RTS that simplifies base-building mechanics to allow for a greater focus on unit positioning and tactical movement.
- #14 8-Bit Armies
89% 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 46.2%, Strategy 25%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, classic-style RTS that is easy to pick up and play for quick matches.
- #15 Wargroove 2
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war!
Why similar: Strategy 23.2%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the tactical, pixel-art strategy gameplay of its predecessor with new mechanics and deeper unit variety.
- #16 Cortex Command
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,051 reviews2012
Dev: Data RealmsPub: Data Realms, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Why similar: Strategy 76.7%, RTS 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Local Co-Op 3.2%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based 2D strategy game that features chaotic, destructible environments and intense unit combat.
- #17 Ancestors Legacy
86% 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 53.9%, Strategy 27%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Action 1%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RTS that emphasizes tactical positioning and environmental awareness over traditional base building.
- #18 S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,245 reviews2019
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster is the new edition of the challenging classic strategy game S.W.I.N.E! The filthiest of all wars between the Rabbit and the Pig armies is a sophisticated real-time strategy with completely revised textures, detailed unit models, a 16:9 adapted interface.
Why similar: RTS 59.2%, Strategy 27.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%, Action 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, humorous RTS that focuses on tactical maneuvering and unit abilities rather than complex base management.
- #19 Dungeons 4
82% 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 59.7%, Strategy 20%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Co-op 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends base-building and RTS combat with a humorous tone that matches the quirky nature of the seed game.
- #20 Pit People®
84% matchVery Positive93% of 8,111 reviews2018
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Why similar: Strategy 31.6%, Multiplayer 23%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, 2D 8%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the quirky, hand-drawn aesthetic and strategic depth, even though it utilizes a turn-based combat system.
- #21 Battlepillars Gold Edition
85% matchVery Positive84% of 385 reviews2014
Dev: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Battlepillars is a real-time tug-of-war strategy game in which you command caterpillars armed to the teeth with flamethrowers, sticky honey, mines, machine guns, and more!
Why similar: Strategy 73.4%, Action 10%, Indie 9.2%, Casual 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, lane-based RTS that focuses on unit composition and timing to overwhelm the enemy base.
- #22 8-Bit Invaders!
83% 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 42%, Strategy 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Maintains the simple, fast-paced RTS mechanics of the 8-Bit series with a fun sci-fi theme.
- #23 Dungeons 3
81% matchVery Positive94% of 18,617 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Why similar: RTS 55.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Isometric 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar mix of dungeon management and real-time surface combat with a strong emphasis on personality.
- #24 The Valiant
82% 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: RTS 52.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Competitive 13.4% ★, Multiplayer 10.5%, Isometric 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on small-scale, hero-led squad combat that feels like a more grounded, tactical version of RTS skirmishes.
- #25 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
79% 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 67.3%, Strategy 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on managing infantry units against massive swarms, mirroring the scale of Tooth and Tail's battles.
- #26 Tempest Rising
77% 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 68.8%, Strategy 20.7%, Multiplayer 4.8%, Great Soundtrack 2.5%, Isometric 2.1%
- #27 Mushroom Wars
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 571 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: RTS 51.7%, Strategy 21.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Action 5%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the fast-paced, lane-based RTS formula for the series.
- #28 Forged Battalion
80% 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 67.1%, Strategy 21.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep unit customization, giving players control over their army's composition in a fast-paced RTS environment.
- #29 8-Bit Hordes
79% 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 51.9%, Strategy 28.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fantasy-themed, accessible RTS experience that is perfect for those who enjoy the simplicity of Tooth and Tail.
- #30 Empires Apart
78% matchMixed68% of 2,472 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: RTS 58.6%, Strategy 23%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%, Co-op 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that focuses on quick matches and distinct civilization abilities.
- #31 Invisigun Reloaded
77% matchVery Positive87% of 542 reviews2017
Dev: Sombr Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The ultimate stealth battle adventure where everyone’s invisible! Risk versus reward guides your journey through the full-length single player campaign and local/online multiplayer. Vigilance is key as environmental tells such as footprints and other disturbances will point out careless cadets.
Why similar: Strategy 17.7%, Multiplayer 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Competitive 10.5% ★
- #32 Executive Assault
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 61.4%, Strategy 22.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Action 4.2%, Indie 2.2%
- #33 Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids
72% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.Pub: Arc Games
Windows
An action-strategy game where you gather Brainium, build a base, and command your army of bots to defeat the freaky Brains-in-Jars aliens. Lead from the front with your hero, Chip or Clawz, or both in co-op. Look out for ejected alien brains, you can squish ‘em!
Why similar: RTS 40.4%, Strategy 13%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Split Screen 12.5% ★, Local Multiplayer 8.2%
- #34 Hero's Hour
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,658 reviews2022
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.
Why similar: Strategy 26.4%, Multiplayer 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #35 Rev
75% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Nostalgiatree and faxdoc games
Windows
Become a fox and work together with your pack to hunt down a variety of different animals in the overgrown ruins of an ancient civilization. Unlock new skills and watch the seasons change around you in this small pixel game.
Why similar: Strategy 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Casual 8.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #36 Awesomenauts
75% matchVery Positive85% of 26,902 reviews2012
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Strategy 12.5%, Competitive 11.1% ★, Local Co-Op 10%
- #37 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
72% matchVery Positive82% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.
Why similar: RTS 64.7%, Strategy 19.2%, Isometric 11.3%, Action 4.8%
- #38 X-Morph: Defense
73% matchVery Positive92% of 4,073 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Isometric 16.5%, Action 9.4%, Indie 8.7%
- #39 Aegis Defenders
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,807 reviews2018
Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
Why similar: Strategy 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Split Screen 7.2% ★, Action 6.8%
- #40 Circle Empires 2
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
CIRCLE EMPIRES returns! Expand your empire, circle by circle, in this fast-paced follow-up to the hit RTS. Gather resources, build armies, and defeat bosses (or your friends) in a world that changes with every game. With unique units and biomes, it's an addictive battle of wits and tactics.
Why similar: RTS 51%, Competitive 25.9% ★, Strategy 15%, Action 3.5%, Casual 2.9%
- #41 Slam Bolt Scrappers
76% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2013
Dev: Fire Hose Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Build and brawl in this fast and frantic mash-up! Race your opponents to build the most powerful towers in Slam Bolt City while defending against deceptively adorable baddies and hugely epic bosses. Create weapons that shoot lasers, drills, missiles, and more to annihilate your adversary.
Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, Competitive 12.7% ★, Action 12.2%, Indie 11.9%, Local Co-Op 9.4%
- #42 Warpips
70% matchVery Positive87% of 5,047 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: RTS 61.2%, Strategy 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Indie 3.3%, Action 2.5%
- #43 Lupinball
73% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: Craftven
Windows · Mac
Werewolves shooting fireballs at each other! Survive each round as it becomes more and more chaotic from everyone's fireballs bouncing around non-stop. Be the last wolf standing in this hilarious 2-4 player arcade deathmatch, local or online!
Why similar: Competitive 19.5% ★, Strategy 18%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%
- #44 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
69% 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: RTS 47%, Strategy 16%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Isometric 7.9%
- #45 Rivals of Aether
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,434 reviews2017
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Why similar: Competitive 23.5% ★, Multiplayer 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Local Multiplayer 9.3%
- #46 Fracture the Flag
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 110 reviews2016
Dev: One Wheel Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fracture the Flag is not the usual hyper click fest of an RTS... Take some time, gather your resources, plan your strategy and then knock the crud out your opponents!
Why similar: RTS 45.7%, Strategy 30.6%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Indie 8%
- #47 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,793 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 57.7%, Strategy 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Story Rich 1.6%
- #48 Atom Zombie Smasher
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,085 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: RTS 44.1%, Strategy 14%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Local Co-Op 7.2%, Local Multiplayer 6.1%
- #49 Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 880 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition represents a part of the full product. Get a taste of medieval battles in this free version of the acclaimed historical RTS! 4 SP missions and 17 MP maps are now available to everyone. Challenge friends, AI, or take part in our League that will start in March!
Why similar: RTS 46.1%, Strategy 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%
- #50 Eyes of War
67% 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 59.4%, Strategy 20.8%, Isometric 9.4%, Procedural Generation 4.6%, Action 2.7%
- #51 Yardlings
70% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Yardlings is a local multiplayer battle arena about vegetables in a garden! Build an adorable army, place yourself strategically on the battlefield, using special abilities, capturing potted plants (outposts) and big seed-shooting flowers while you try to gain control over the yard!
Why similar: Strategy 71.6%, Indie 18.4%, Local Multiplayer 5.2%, Action 2.5%, 4 Player Local 2.4%
- #52 The Battle of Polytopia
67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,740 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Strategy 41.8%, Multiplayer 35.4%, Isometric 19.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #53 Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
65% 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 56.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Multiplayer 13%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Action 4.6%
- #54 Radical Rabbit Stew
68% matchVery Positive96% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: Pugstorm
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Competitive 17.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%
- #55 Gremlins, Inc.
68% matchVery Positive85% of 8,561 reviews2016
Dev: Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive EntertainmentPub: Small Fish Big Dreams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
Why similar: Competitive 32.1% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, 2D 4.1%
- #56 Age of Goblins
65% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Bruno Valla
Windows
AoG is a real-time strategy game (RTS) with simplified mechanics and cute visuals, but VERY challenging at times. Lead your goblin tribe into what they do best: expand, conquer, and exterminate each other. Any resemblance to humans is purely coincidental.
Why similar: RTS 71.1%, Strategy 20.6%, Indie 2.5%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 2.2%
- #57 Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
69% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Invisible Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sloths. Pizza. Chaos. Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars is the fast-paced multiplayer competitive twin-stick shooter of your slothy dreams & the sequel to Battlesloths. Compete with up to four human players or AI sloths. Use a myriad of weaponry to destroy your enemies in a quest to... EAT. ALL. PIZZA!
Why similar: Multiplayer 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Action 15%, Indie 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 13.3%
- #58 King of the Couch: Zoovival
68% matchVery Positive84% of 285 reviews2017
Dev: Loophole Interactive
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Real-time natural selection! Who will survive, a bear with a cheese or a shark with a shotgun? King of the Couch: Zoovival is the latest evolution of the platform battle arena game genre! Fight as an animal, with a wide assortment of weapons, on multiple unique battle arenas in King of the Couch: Zoovival.
Why similar: Multiplayer 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Action 11.2%, Indie 11.2%
- #59 Claws & Chaos
65% matchMixed66% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Parhelion Studio
Windows
Claws & Chaos is an auto-chess-style battler featuring quirky creatures in dire circumstances. Build your team and hone your skills while battling across both story and PvP modes. Will you earn your place on the Ark?
Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Multiplayer 26.3%, Isometric 18.4%, 2D 7.4%, Action 7.2%