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Best RTS Games

Top 50 of 395 qualifying games — tagged RTS (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) Strategy · RTS · Space · $19.99 97.7%42,947 reviews 2 Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · $19.99 97.5%91,376 reviews 3 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · $9.99 97.5%21,008 reviews 4 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $12.99 96.7%14,302 reviews 5 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense (2016) Tower Defense · Strategy · 2D · $9.99 96.7%10,621 reviews 6 Emberward (2024) Early Access · Tower Defense · Strategy · $14.99 96.9%3,794 reviews 7 Desperados III (2020) Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Stealth · $39.99 96.5%16,526 reviews 8 Rusted Warfare - RTS (2017) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · $4.99 96.4%7,465 reviews 9 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (2007) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · Free 96.3%9,500 reviews 10 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (2016) Stealth · Strategy · Tactical · $39.99 96.0%38,371 reviews 11 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014) Tower Defense · Strategy · Indie · $14.99 96.4%4,817 reviews 12 From Glory To Goo (2024) Base-Building · Colony Sim · Tower Defense · $11.99 96.7%1,749 reviews 13 Total Annihilation (2015) Strategy · RTS · Classic · $4.99 96.4%3,743 reviews 14 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North (2025) Tactical · Top-Down · Real-Time with Pause · $24.99 96.1%13,465 reviews 15 Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · $19.99 95.8%102,744 reviews 16 Mindustry (2019) Base-Building · Resource Management · Tower Defense · $9.99 95.7%27,700 reviews 17 Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · $29.99 95.6%115,293 reviews 18 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (2006) Strategy · Medieval · Historical · $24.99 95.7%36,213 reviews 19 Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) Vehicular Combat · 4X · War · $24.99 95.9%6,573 reviews 20 Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · $5.99 95.5%10,412 reviews 21 R.U.S.E. (2010) Strategy · RTS · World War II · $29.99 95.6%4,513 reviews 22 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · $34.99 94.9%181,177 reviews 23 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (2015) Strategy · RTS · Cult Classic · $9.99 95.7%1,835 reviews 24 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (2008) Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · Free 94.9%18,471 reviews 25 Rome: Total War - Collection (2007) Strategy · Historical · Rome · Free 94.7%16,687 reviews 26 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · $19.99 94.7%15,813 reviews 27 Creeper World 4 (2020) Tower Defense · Wargame · Real Time Tactics · $24.99 94.9%4,704 reviews 28 Against the Storm (2023) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · $29.99 94.5%37,055 reviews 29 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (2007) Strategy · RTS · Warhammer 40K · $14.99 94.6%11,903 reviews 30 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation (2018) Management · Difficult · Psychological Horror · $24.99 94.2%56,137 reviews 31 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · $29.99 94.4%18,604 reviews 32 Original War (2014) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $9.99 95.0%2,165 reviews 33 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart (2013) Space · RPG · Strategy · $14.99 94.5%7,248 reviews 34 Company of Heroes (2006) Strategy · World War II · RTS · $19.99 94.2%18,628 reviews 35 Dungeons 3 (2017) Strategy · Villain Protagonist · Base-Building · $29.99 94.2%18,691 reviews 36 Door Kickers (2014) Tactical · Strategy · Top-Down · $19.99 94.2%10,054 reviews 37 Kingdoms and Castles (2017) City Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy · $14.99 93.6%31,331 reviews 38 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · Mythology · RTS · $29.99 93.2%36,202 reviews 39 Zero-K (2018) Strategy · Free to Play · RTS · Free 93.7%4,350 reviews 40 Overlord (2007) Villain Protagonist · Hack and Slash · Dark Fantasy · $4.99 93.5%6,726 reviews 41 Brutal Legend (2013) Action · Comedy · Adventure · $14.99 93.2%20,329 reviews 42 Total War: WARHAMMER II (2017) Strategy · Fantasy · Turn-Based Strategy · $59.99 93.0%121,411 reviews 43 Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (2009) Family Friendly · Level Editor · Strategy · $19.88 93.5%5,824 reviews 44 Bad North: Jotunn Edition (2018) Wargame · Vikings · Tower Defense · $14.99 93.3%14,105 reviews 45 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (2012) Management · Diplomacy · Online Co-Op · $19.99 93.2%16,322 reviews 46 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (2007) Strategy · World War II · RTS · $36.99 93.3%7,288 reviews 47 Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice (2021) Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Isometric · $4.99 93.4%4,816 reviews 48 Infested Planet (2014) Strategy · Tower Defense · Action · $14.99 93.6%3,038 reviews 49 Frostpunk (2018) City Builder · Survival · Resource Management · $29.99 92.7%136,668 reviews 50 East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance (2024) Casual · Simulation · Trading · $2.99 93.6%2,078 reviews