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Top Action RTS Games

60+ action rts games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Strategy, RTS, Action, War.

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  1. #1 Thronefall
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,974 reviews2024
    Developer: GrizzlyGamesPublisher: Mythwright
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.9hMean: 8.3h≥1hr: 83%

    A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

  2. #2 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
    98% matchVery Positive85% of 11,534 reviews2025
    Developer: Relic EntertainmentPublisher: Relic Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.2hMean: 23.0h≥1hr: 83%

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

  3. #3 Mechabellum
    98% matchVery Positive84% of 18,617 reviews2024
    Developer: Game RiverPublisher: Dreamhaven
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 9.4hMean: 54.3h≥1hr: 81%

    Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.

  4. #4 DRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRA
    98% matchMixed65% of 10,096 reviews2025
    Developer: GANBARION Co., Ltd.Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.7hMean: 19.0h≥1hr: 71%

    DRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRA is Dragon Ball's first team-oriented free to play game.

  5. #5 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
    98% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,488 reviews2025
    Developer: PlaySide
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.5hMean: 13.8h≥1hr: 84%

    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.

  6. #6 Broken Arrow
    98% matchMixed56% of 30,742 reviews2025
    Developer: Steel BalalaikaPublisher: Slitherine Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 35.8hMean: 83.7h≥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.

  7. #7 Company of Heroes 3
    98% matchMixed57% of 38,606 reviews2023
    Developer: Relic Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 18.6hMean: 76.5h≥1hr: 94%

    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?

  8. #8 Cossacks 3
    98% matchVery Positive82% of 15,892 reviews2016
    Developer: GSC Game World
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 6.5hMean: 50.6h≥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!

  9. #9 Sudden Strike 4
    98% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,250 reviews2017
    Developer: Kite GamesPublisher: Kalypso Media
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.0hMean: 8.7h≥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!

  10. #10 Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™
    98% matchVery Positive90% of 9,179 reviews2009
    Developer: EA Los AngelesPublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.7hMean: 19.6h≥1hr: 76%

    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

  11. #11 Diplomacy is Not an Option
    97% matchVery Positive85% of 11,951 reviews2024
    Developer: Door 407
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.6hMean: 9.9h≥1hr: 81%

    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?

  12. #12 Total Conflict: Resistance
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,169 reviews2023
    Developer: Thunder Devs.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.1hMean: 20.4h≥1hr: 80%

    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!

  13. #13 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
    96% matchMixed52% of 3,080 reviews2023
    Developer: Frontier Developments
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.5hMean: 6.2h≥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.

  14. #14 Kingdom Eighties
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,221 reviews2023
    Developer: Fury StudiosPublisher: Raw Fury
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 5.7hMean: 10.0h≥1hr: 90%

    Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed and discover the secrets of your family lineage!

  15. #15 PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY
    92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,255 reviews2025
    Developer: SAS CO.,LTD.Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.9hMean: 10.5h≥1hr: 69%

    PATAPON is an action adventure where players use the rhythm of 4 Mystical Drums to command cute and mysterious eyeball-like creatures known as Patapons. As the player, you are the God of the Patapons and lead them on a grand adventure to Earthend!

  16. #16 ERA ONE
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,422 reviews2025
    Developer: Team Complex LTD
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.7hMean: 15.9h≥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.

  17. #17 EverSiege: Untold Ages
    90% matchMixed69% of 1,792 reviews2026
    Developer: Tindalos InteractivePublisher: Dear Villagers
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.3hMean: 11.1h≥1hr: 87%

    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.

  18. #18 Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 419 reviews2024
    Developer: Westwood StudiosPublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 24mMean: 10.4h≥1hr: 37%

    The legendary RTS game which started it all. Will you side with the humanistic GDI or bring the world to its knees with Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod. Your adversaries are without mercy. And so are you.

  19. #19 Medieval Kingdom Wars
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,606 reviews2019
    Developer: Reverie World StudiosPublisher: indie.io
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 86%

    Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

  20. #20 Fate Seeker: Journey
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,205 reviews2022
    Developer: JSL Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 60%

    Fate Seeker: Journey is an action role-playing game that combines random elements of Roguelite. In this game, you will be the hero to choose talents, obtain items and combine skills to defeat enemies in every stage.

  21. #21 Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™
    88% matchMostly Positive79% of 384 reviews2024
    Developer: Westwood StudiosPublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 18mMean: 9.9h≥1hr: 32%

    Surrender is not an option

  22. #22 Crystal Clash
    88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,373 reviews2022
    Developer: Crunchy Leaf Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.4hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 67%

    Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!

  23. #23 From Glory To Goo
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,633 reviews2024
    Developer: Stratagem Blue
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.0hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 69%

    From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.

  24. #24 Northend Tower Defense
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,417 reviews2024
    Developer: Northend Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.4hMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 58%

    Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

  25. #25 Line War
    86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,164 reviews2022
    Developer: Studio Centurion
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 10.4h≥1hr: 71%

    A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.

  26. #26 MU: Dark Epoch
    85% matchMixed57% of 547 reviews2025
    Developer: 37GAMES
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.2hMean: 66.5h≥1hr: 74%

    MU: Dark Epoch is a fantasy MMORPG mobile game that combines high quality, fast-paced gameplay, and innovative features. As the best MU instalment in the series by far, it offers impressive dynamic costumes and stunning graphic performance. Log in now and win the Archangel Set!

  27. #27 Attack on Toys
    85% matchVery Positive93% of 1,173 reviews2021
    Developer: N7T-GAMES
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.9hMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 70%

    Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!

  28. #28 Squad 22: ZOV
    85% matchMixed59% of 650 reviews2025
    Developer: SPN StudioPublisher: Zarobana Entertainment
    Platforms: 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

  29. #29 March of Empires
    85% matchMixed63% of 1,819 reviews2017
    Developer: Gameloft
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.6hMean: 76.7h≥1hr: 56%

    Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!

  30. #30 Sudden Strike 5
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 reviews2026
    Developer: Kite GamesPublisher: Kalypso Media
    Platforms: 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.

  31. #31 Crustacean Nations
    83% matchVery Positive92% of 511 reviews2022
    Developer: Team Beans
    Platforms: Windows

    🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation!

  32. #32 策马守天关
    82% matchVery Positive98% of 261 reviews2025
    Developer: XINLINE GAMES
    Platforms: Windows

    我们想打造一种很不一样的塔防游戏, 它应该很紧张,很刺激,除了策略, 还应该有英雄操控,玩起来更像我们过去玩的魔兽RPG, 潮水一样无数的怪,还能多人合作。 对了! 玩家之间还要能够公平竞技来一场PK, 这种PK要比MOBA游戏轻度一点, 可以1对1。于是有了现在的《策马守天关》!!!欢迎来体验!

  33. #33 World War Armies
    83% matchMixed61% of 992 reviews2024
    Developer: Hypemasters, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.8hMean: 23.3h≥1hr: 65%

    World War Armies is the ultimate PvP real-time strategy game. Command advanced war machines and compete for free against other players worldwide. Revolutionary mechanics reduce downtime and focus on direct engagement with the enemy, you get to the fun parts of RTS faster.

  34. #34 Mud and Blood
    83% matchVery Positive87% of 852 reviews2021
    Developer: urbgames
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 22.0hMean: 51.0h≥1hr: 88%

    Mud and Blood, the cult classic flash real time strategy game, returns with its signature take on infantry tactics. Command a small squad through brutal battles against unfair odds. This is combat. Experience the chaos and unceremonious violence of modern war, where every decision counts.

  35. #35 Eden Eternal-聖境伝説
    83% matchMixed53% of 602 reviews2023
    Developer: X-Legend Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.1hMean: 299.8h≥1hr: 53%

    The return of classic MMORPG ! Global Direct Operations!Rich gameplays and multiple updates. Ride adorable alpaca and start your adventure with players worldwide!

  36. #36 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 998 reviews2024
    Developer: Petroglyph
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.4hMean: 8.6h≥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.

  37. #37 Home Wars
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,179 reviews2017
    Developer: Insane Dreamers
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.2hMean: 8.9h≥1hr: 78%

    Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This is the right game for you! In HW you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.

  38. #38 Just Move:Clean City Messy Battle
    80% matchMostly Negative25% of 907 reviews2025
    Developer: daminggede
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Faced with difficult tasks, try to challenge the limits.Sometimes need luck to win.

  39. #39 BURGGEIST
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 248 reviews2024
    Developer: GHRIAN STUDIO
    Platforms: Windows

    With the walking fortress Burggeist at your command, fight back the enemies and build "the Tower."

  40. #40 Command & Conquer Renegade™
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 822 reviews2024
    Developer: Westwood StudiosPublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 30mMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 35%

    Command & Conquer gets up close and personal in this classic First Person Shooter for one of the most iconic franchises.

  41. #41 Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 994 reviews2021
    Developer: MyACG Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.8hMean: 12.4h≥1hr: 74%

    Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.

  42. #42 Battle Simulator: Counter Stickman
    79% matchMixed49% of 503 reviews2023
    Developer: Yurii NikshychPublisher: Thegamesfortress
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.0hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 49%

    The stickmen must strike at the terror enemy stickmen in this Battle Simulator

  43. #43 Empires Mod
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,057 reviews2008
    Developer: Empires
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 1.7hMean: 15.6h≥1hr: 59%

    Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.

  44. #44 Rogue Command
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 771 reviews2026
    Developer: feneq
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.8hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 64%

    True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.

  45. #45 OverField
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 794 reviews2025
    Developer: INUTAN Limited
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.4hMean: 22.6h≥1hr: 61%

    Tiny Miniature World Cozy Light Social Grand Open Adventure Hello! Let's explore the OverField together!

  46. #46 Warlords Under Siege
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 471 reviews2025
    Developer: RedKar Devs
    Platforms: Windows

    Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.

  47. #47 Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang
    78% matchMixed42% of 305 reviews2022
    Developer: Gaming 301
    Platforms: Windows

    Leave No One Behind is tactical real time strategy war game. Experience some of the hardest battles fought during the Vietnam War in 1965 between US Army and the Army of the Northern Vietnam for landing zones X-Ray and Albany and for Plei Me special forces camp.

  48. #48 The Valiant
    77% matchMixed66% of 332 reviews2022
    Developer: KITE GamesPublisher: THQ Nordic
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 6.4h≥1hr: 80%

    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.

  49. #49 奕剑江湖
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 715 reviews2024
    Developer: Star-Star Studio
    Platforms: Windows

    It combines the self-driving chess and the classic Warcraft RPG jungle melee gameplay, and has both PC and mobile versions.

  50. #50 7 Days Blood Moons
    75% matchMixed50% of 571 reviews2025
    Developer: iLLOGIKAPublisher: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
    Platforms: Windows

    7 Days Blood Moons is a 4v1 fight to the death. Survivors fortify bases and scavenge for materials while the Zombie Master commands and possesses the horde to crush them. Play solo or with friends – up to 4 survivors can team up against a human or AI Zombie Master. Who will prevail?

  51. #51 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 370 reviews2024
    Developer: Wield InteractivePublisher: MicroProse Software
    Platforms: 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.

  52. #52 Worbital
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 477 reviews2019
    Developer: Team Jolly Roger
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 4.1hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 85%

    With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!

  53. #53 Operation: Polygon Storm
    74% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2024
    Developer: Toxic Studio
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 54mMean: 5.2h≥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!

  54. #54 Cosmic Trip
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 525 reviews2017
    Developer: Funktronic Labs
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.0hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 72%

    Cosmic Trip is an award-winning real-time strategy VR game. Build a base, command a flying drone army, and attack/defend hostile enemies on strange alien planets.

  55. #55 Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (GOLD Edition)
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 270 reviews2022
    Developer: Bloom TechnologyPublisher: IncrediSoft
    Platforms: Windows

    - World first to achieve a successful serverless online gaming feature by utilizing Locus Chain Blockchain technology - RPG game mode with multi-play capability - Unique RTS/RPG Hybrid

  56. #56 GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 512 reviews2016
    Developer: Arc System Works
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.9hMean: 8.7h≥1hr: 78%

    The ultimate melee action [GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-] is now on Steam!! Pushing [Gameplay] and [Entertainment] to the extremes, with a splash of [Competitiveness] -- That's GUILTY GEAR 2 for you.

  57. #57 Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2021
    Developer: Mutiny Software
    Platforms: 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?

  58. #58 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 487 reviews2023
    Developer: 10tons Ltd
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.2hMean: 6.4h≥1hr: 81%

    As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!

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