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Best Real-Time Games

Top 50 of 97 qualifying games — tagged Real-Time (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · $9.99 97.5%21,008 reviews 2 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $12.99 96.7%14,302 reviews 3 Rusted Warfare - RTS (2017) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · $4.99 96.4%7,465 reviews 4 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (2007) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · Free 96.3%9,500 reviews 5 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014) Tower Defense · Strategy · Indie · $14.99 96.4%4,817 reviews 6 Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · $19.99 95.8%102,744 reviews 7 Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) Vehicular Combat · 4X · War · $24.99 95.9%6,573 reviews 8 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · $34.99 94.9%181,177 reviews 9 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (2015) Strategy · RTS · Cult Classic · $9.99 95.7%1,835 reviews 10 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (2008) Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · Free 94.9%18,471 reviews 11 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · $19.99 94.7%15,813 reviews 12 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (2007) Strategy · RTS · Warhammer 40K · $14.99 94.6%11,903 reviews 13 Original War (2014) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $9.99 95.0%2,165 reviews 14 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · Mythology · RTS · $29.99 93.2%36,202 reviews 15 Zero-K (2018) Strategy · Free to Play · RTS · Free 93.7%4,350 reviews 16 Legend of Grimrock (2012) Dungeon Crawler · RPG · Grid-Based Movement · $14.99 93.5%6,705 reviews 17 EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe (2018) Simulation · Strategy · Mod · $17.99 93.4%2,070 reviews 18 Arcade Moonlander (2017) Racing · Exploration · Flight · $0.99 93.2%1,213 reviews 19 Viridi (2015) Free to Play · Relaxing · Simulation · Free 92.0%9,623 reviews 20 STAR WARS Galactic Battlegrounds Saga (2016) Strategy · RTS · Action · $5.99 91.5%4,679 reviews 21 Age of Empires III (2007) (2012) Strategy · RTS · Base-Building · Free 90.9%32,240 reviews 22 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age (2024) Naval Combat · Simulation · Strategy · $49.99 90.8%6,261 reviews 23 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · Free 90.4%13,080 reviews 24 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising (2010) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · Free 90.7%3,532 reviews 25 S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster (2019) Strategy · RTS · Retro · $9.99 90.8%1,288 reviews 26 Men of War (2009) Strategy · World War II · RTS · $0.74 90.0%3,851 reviews 27 Circle Empires (2018) Strategy · Indie · Casual · $1.79 89.5%4,163 reviews 28 Wargame: Red Dragon (2014) Strategy · RTS · Military · $29.99 88.5%19,709 reviews 29 Stronghold 2: Steam Edition (2017) City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Medieval · $14.99 88.8%5,739 reviews 30 The Stronghold Collection (2009) City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Medieval · $24.99 88.8%5,739 reviews 31 Supreme Commander (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $12.99 89.0%3,134 reviews 32 Unholy Heights (2013) Building · Colony Sim · Strategy · $3.99 89.3%1,641 reviews 33 Supreme Commander 2 (2010) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $12.99 88.2%12,930 reviews 34 AdVenture Capitalist (2015) Clicker · Idler · Management · Free 87.6%60,333 reviews 35 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (2009) Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · $49.99 87.7%13,870 reviews 36 Tempest Rising (2025) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · $29.99 87.4%11,778 reviews 37 Starship Troopers: Terran Command (2022) Strategy · RTS · Singleplayer · $29.99 87.3%11,962 reviews 38 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault (2007) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · Free 88.0%2,525 reviews 39 Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2013) Strategy · Western · Tactical · $4.99 88.0%2,430 reviews 40 Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · $14.99 87.6%2,716 reviews 41 Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) Strategy · RTS · Military · $19.99 87.2%4,450 reviews 42 Syrian Warfare (2017) Real Time Tactics · RTS · Realistic · $13.99 86.7%5,559 reviews 43 AI War 2 (2019) 4X · Grand Strategy · Multiplayer · $19.99 87.5%1,554 reviews 44 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2009) Family Friendly · Level Editor · Strategy · $19.88 85.2%15,917 reviews 45 Nevergrind Online (2024) RPG · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer · $15.99 86.2%1,301 reviews 46 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · Multiplayer · $19.99 84.3%15,557 reviews 47 Executive Assault (2015) Strategy · RTS · Action · $12.99 85.1%1,459 reviews 48 Sins of a Solar Empire II (2024) Space · Strategy · 4X · $49.99 83.8%8,556 reviews 49 RAILGRADE (2023) Strategy · Trains · Simulation · $29.99 85.1%1,248 reviews 50 Vaporum (2017) Dungeon Crawler · CRPG · First-Person · $19.99 85.2%1,061 reviews