- #1 Retro Commander
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 357 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Why similar: RTS 26.7%, Wargame 26.6%, Base Building 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Isometric 10.5%
- #2 Eyes of War
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 323 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: Wargame 28.2%, RTS 27.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Isometric 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #3 Warage
96% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Yuri EletskikhPub: redsungames
Windows
Warage is a classic RTS that will take you to a magical fantasy world.
Why similar: RTS 43.2%, Real Time Tactics 20.9%, 1990's 19.4%, Strategy 16.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #4 Outlive 25
94% matchVery Positive96% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: Continuum EntertainmentPub: CriticalLeap
Windows
Build your base, prepare your troops, and face your most epic battle yet in this old-school real-time strategy game. Choose between two factions, test your skills in three epic campaigns and engage in online battles with up to 16 players simultaneously.
Why similar: RTS 25.4%, 1990's 14.6%, Old School 13.9%, Base Building 11.7%, Isometric 11.5%
- #5 Andalia
95% matchVery Positive86% of 56 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 38.7%, Base Building 22.2%, Magic 12.4%, Fantasy 11.2%, Strategy 7.8%
- #6 Tempest Rising
94% matchVery Positive88% of 11,317 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 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 60.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Base Building 13%, Wargame 5.7%, Isometric 4.6%
- #7 Sudden Strike 5
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: RTS 31.5%, Wargame 25%, Isometric 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #8 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,452 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: Wargame 34.1%, RTS 28.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Tactical 8.2%, Strategy 6%
- #9 Fantasy Wars
93% matchVery Positive86% of 310 reviews2010
Dev: Ino-CoPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Fantasy Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before. Taking place in a fantasy world of Human kingdoms, Orc clans, Dwarfs' citadels and Elven forests the player is thrust into a world of war and...
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, Fantasy 32%, Tactical 18.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #10 Fantasy General II: Prologue
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this free-to-play turn-based strategy game. Level up and train your units and guide them through the Curse story campaign.
Why similar: Wargame 33.4%, Old School 12.8%, Tactical 10.3%, Retro 9.7%, Magic 9.3%
- #11 War Selection
89% matchVery Positive85% of 23,196 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 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 44.5%, Base Building 33.7%, Strategy 13.6%, War 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #12 Battle for Wesnoth
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,866 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Strategy 32.4%, Fantasy 26.9%, Wargame 22.9%, Tactical 12.4%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #13 Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic)
86% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: MindscapePub: SNEG
Windows
Enter the Warhammer Fantasy world in Warhammer: Dark Omen, a classic real-time strategy game known for its tactical battles, atmospheric campaign, and cult-classic status.
Why similar: Wargame 31.7%, RTS 30.4%, 1990's 12.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 7.5%
- #14 Wizard Warfare
87% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: Tactical 32.4%, Fantasy 25.6%, Strategy 21.7%, Base Building 19.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #15 Iron Harvest
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,818 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: RTS 51.5%, Base Building 25%, Strategy 10.8%, War 9.7%, Gore 2.7%
- #16 Heroes of Annihilated Empires
85% matchVery Positive85% of 780 reviews2006
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Heroes of Annihilated Empires - is a fantasy-based game from GSC Game World in the genre of RTS vs RPG for PC. 4 unique races awaits for the heroes, who want to fight in an Epic scale battles!
Why similar: RTS 64.3%, Strategy 22.3%, Fantasy 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #17 Sudden Strike Gold
84% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 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: RTS 65.3%, Strategy 34.7%
- #18 Stormgate
82% matchMixed48% of 9,165 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 38.3%, Base Building 24.4%, War 11.2%, Fantasy 8.8%, Strategy 8.7%
- #19 Age of Mythology: Retold
79% matchVery Positive90% of 22,435 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 38.7 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: RTS 44.1%, Base Building 27%, Fantasy 11.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #20 SunAge: Battle for Elysium
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 187 reviews2014
Dev: vertex4 entertainment GmbH
Windows · Mac
A return to the roots of real-time strategy, providing beautiful 2D visuals combined with all the features that we came to expect from old school classics. This remastered version is a culmination of all the improvements and new features based upon suggestions from the community.
Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Base Building 16.1%, Old School 12.7%, Isometric 11.5%, Retro 8.7%
- #21 Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 305 reviews2017
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Build an army and lead your heroes into battle in an epic fantasy strategy game. Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game that will put you right in the middle of war between Humans, Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Dwarves and the undead.
Why similar: Strategy 70.8%, Fantasy 29.2%
- #22 Carrier Command 2
81% matchVery Positive82% of 3,688 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Wargame 28.1%, RTS 27.9%, Real Time Tactics 15%, Old School 11.2%, War 8.3%
- #23 Blitzkrieg Anthology
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,533 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: RTS 43%, Strategy 19.4%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, War 10.1%, Tactical 10.1%
- #24 Instant War
80% matchMixed67% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Playwing LTD
Windows
Embark on a military strategy 4X RTS game, in a world where your battle tactics and your massive army are the keys to victory. Instant War delivers an amazing battlefield experience in a realistic military game. As a commander, you develop your military base and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Wargame 60.5%, Strategy 16%, RTS 12.4%, War 11.1%
- #25 3 Days War
78% matchVery Positive84% of 711 reviews2023
Dev: 荆棘鸟工作室
Windows
3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!
Why similar: RTS 29.6%, Wargame 29.3%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Base Building 14.7%, War 5.6%
- #26 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,597 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.9 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 39.6%, Base Building 17.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Building 13%, Fantasy 9.5%
- #27 Warpips
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,087 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 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 32.2%, Wargame 18.9%, Base Building 12.5%, Tactical 11%, War 8.7%
- #28 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
78% matchMixed52% of 3,080 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: RTS 27.9%, Wargame 25.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Fantasy 7.8%, Tactical 7.5%
- #29 Syrian Warfare
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,490 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Wargame 30%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Tactical 10.3%, Strategy 5.6%
- #30 Hero's Hour
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,674 reviews2022
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Old School 36.2%, Tactical 26.2%, Fantasy 20.6%, Strategy 16%, Singleplayer 1%
- #31 The Scouring
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,169 reviews2025
Dev: Orc Group
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!
Why similar: RTS 28.7%, Base Building 18.2%, Old School 15.7%, Tactical 11.7%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #32 Zero-K
76% matchVery Positive94% of 4,280 reviews2018
Dev: Zero-K Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Why similar: RTS 74.4%, Strategy 19.6%, Base Building 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #33 Wizards and Warlords
76% matchVery Positive83% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: Old School 28.7%, Fantasy 25%, Magic 24.9%, Strategy 20.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #34 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
74% matchVery Positive95% of 11,827 reviews2007
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
Why similar: RTS 49.3%, Base Building 21%, Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 7.8%, War 3.7%
- #35 Master of Command
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 28.2%, Wargame 25.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Tactical 11.8%, War 8.8%
- #36 Operation: Polygon Storm
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Wargame 33%, RTS 26.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Base Building 6.9%, Tactical 6.6%
- #37 Wyrmsun
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 reviews2015
Dev: Andrettin
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Wyrmsun is a real-time strategy game which features elements of mythology, history and fiction.
Why similar: RTS 53.2%, Base Building 20.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Building 8.4%
- #38 Empires Apart
74% matchMixed68% of 2,480 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 47%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Tactical 11.1%, War 7.4%
- #39 Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
71% matchVery Positive85% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Object SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
An epic real-time strategy game set in chaotic Ancient China. Control the kingdoms of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, or Cao Cao, warlords who played a pivotal role in Ancient China. Lead your kingdom, innovate tech, forge alliances, build a formidable army to unite the nation.
Why similar: RTS 44.1%, Isometric 22.7%, War 13.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Fantasy 9%
- #40 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
70% matchVery Positive85% of 32,016 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.9 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 46.1%, Real Time Tactics 29.1%, War 12.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #41 Squad 22: ZOV
71% matchMixed59% of 650 reviews2025
Dev: SPN StudioPub: Zarobana Entertainment
Windows
Single player tactical action real-time game with active pause to plan orders carefully. Based on real war-time experience of living Russian veterans of war in Ukraine. It's all about modern conflict small infantry groups with some armored vehicle and drone support as well as real events story
Why similar: RTS 31.3%, Wargame 29.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Tactical 8.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #42 WAR PARTY
73% matchMixed69% of 456 reviews2019
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War Party is a strategy game where you enter a prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, Cavemen and Magic! Build up your chosen faction, gather resources, explore the land and command them against enemy tribes and wildlife! Will your story be about Life, Death or Balance? Can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 38.2%, Base Building 23.4%, Tactical 13%, War 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%
- #43 War of Dots
67% matchVery Positive81% of 5,326 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Wargame 29.3%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 7.4%
- #44 World War II: Panzer Claws
73% 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 79.1%, RTS 20.9%
- #45 Ratten Reich
69% matchMixed43% of 676 reviews2025
Dev: METALLADLERSTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
Why similar: Wargame 32%, RTS 29.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Tactical 7.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #46 A Year Of Rain
72% matchMixed44% of 684 reviews2020
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 53.8%, Base Building 32.5%, Strategy 7.8%, Tactical 2.3%, Magic 2%
- #47 War of Omens Card Game
70% matchVery Positive86% of 703 reviews2019
Dev: Fifth Column Games
Windows · Mac
War of Omens is a CCG with a unique Deckbuilder combat system and deep strategy. Set in a masterfully crafted dark fantasy world, it features fast, strategic battles with 4 distinct factions and over 20 heroes. Challenge the online ladder, conquer the story mode, or compete in a cross faction draft!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #48 Wartorn
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: RTS 35%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Isometric 14.6%, Tactical 14.4%, Fantasy 11.1%
- #49 Godsworn
66% matchVery Positive93% of 820 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderoak Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: RTS 36.6%, Base Building 22.1%, Magic 14.5%, Fantasy 9.7%, Building 9.2%
- #50 Iron Order 1919
68% matchMixed69% of 443 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: RTS 33.3%, Wargame 31%, Real Time Tactics 17%, War 10.3%, Strategy 8.4%
- #51 Elemental: Reforged
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
A 4X strategy game in a fantasy RPG world. Create your own sovereign hero, build a dynasty, design custom units, and wage turn-based war across a world that's different every time you play. Every unit is an individual with their own name, gear, and story.
Why similar: Magic 24.5%, Tactical 20.8%, Fantasy 17.2%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 12.6%
- #52 Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Gold Edition (Classic)
64% matchVery Positive97% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Black Hole EntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
Command the armies of the Empire, the Hordes of Chaos, Orcs & Goblins, and other iconic Warhammer Fantasy factions in massive real-time battles. Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a classic RTS celebrated for its unprecedented scale and detail for its time.
Why similar: RTS 40.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Fantasy 12.1%, Strategy 10.6%, War 10%
- #53 Eden's Last Sunrise
67% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A classic tactics RPG where magic and technology clash to determine the fate of the world. Command tactical battles, befriend and train your troops, create custom heroes, and experience the story through multiple branching paths.
Why similar: 1990's 24.6%, Isometric 19.4%, Magic 15.9%, Fantasy 14.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #54 Nordic Warriors
69% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Liron PeerPub: Mashmashu Studio
Windows
Enter the real time tactical nightmare of Nordic Warriors and use your handful of brave souls to stem an endless horde of undead horrors. You'll need to take advantage of the terrain and your Hero abilities to heal and lead your units as you blast, smash or slash your way through the unfolding apocalypse.
Why similar: RTS 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Old School 14.7%, 1990's 14.2%, Tactical 10.3%
- #55 SpellForce 2 - Demons of the Past
71% matchMixed50% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Demons of the Past is the epic new chapter of SpellForce, the unique blend of RPG and RTS. Experience this worthy conclusion of all previous games in the SpellForce-series. Check out the new single player campaign with 25+ hours of gameplay, in which nearly all races are playable – Pact, Clan, Shaikan…The StoryZazhut is free, and his...
Why similar: RTS 54%, Strategy 31.9%, Fantasy 14.1%
- #56 Dying Breed
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 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 30.7%, Base Building 19%, Tactical 11.9%, Retro 10.3%, Old School 8.4%