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Best RTS Games

Top 50 of 373 qualifying games — tagged RTS (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 97.7%85,088 reviews 2 STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) Strategy · RTS · Space · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 97.6%39,435 reviews 3 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 97.7%19,811 reviews 4 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · 1M–2M owners · $12.99 96.8%13,468 reviews 5 Emberward (2024) Early Access · Tower Defense · Strategy · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 97.2%2,685 reviews 6 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense (2016) Tower Defense · Strategy · 2D · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 96.8%9,408 reviews 7 Desperados III (2020) Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Stealth · 500K–1M owners · $39.99 96.7%14,540 reviews 8 Rusted Warfare - RTS (2017) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.7%6,241 reviews 9 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (2007) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · 1M–2M owners · Free 96.5%8,976 reviews 10 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014) Tower Defense · Strategy · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 96.6%4,647 reviews 11 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (2016) Stealth · Strategy · Tactical · 1M–2M owners · $39.99 96.1%37,237 reviews 12 Total Annihilation (2015) Strategy · RTS · Classic · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.5%3,477 reviews 13 Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · 5M–10M owners · $19.99 95.8%101,351 reviews 14 Mindustry (2019) Base-Building · Resource Management · Tower Defense · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 95.8%22,266 reviews 15 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (2006) Strategy · Medieval · Historical · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 95.7%33,344 reviews 16 Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) Vehicular Combat · 4X · War · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.9%5,947 reviews 17 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North (2025) Tactical · Top-Down · Real-Time with Pause · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.8%10,848 reviews 18 Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 95.5%98,135 reviews 19 Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 95.6%9,897 reviews 20 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (2008) Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · 1M–2M owners · Free 95.2%17,611 reviews 21 Against the Storm (2023) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 95.0%31,412 reviews 22 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · 2M–5M owners · $34.99 94.8%162,462 reviews 23 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (2015) Strategy · RTS · Cult Classic · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 95.6%1,724 reviews 24 Creeper World 4 (2020) Tower Defense · Wargame · Real Time Tactics · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.2%4,365 reviews 25 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (2007) Strategy · RTS · Warhammer 40K · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 94.9%11,206 reviews 26 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.7%14,744 reviews 27 Rome: Total War - Collection (2007) Strategy · Historical · Rome · 1M–2M owners · Free 94.6%16,177 reviews 28 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.5%15,284 reviews 29 Company of Heroes (2006) Strategy · World War II · RTS · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.4%16,971 reviews 30 Original War (2014) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 95.0%2,030 reviews 31 Dungeons 3 (2017) Strategy · Villain Protagonist · Base-Building · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 94.2%18,382 reviews 32 Door Kickers (2014) Tactical · Strategy · Top-Down · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 94.3%9,838 reviews 33 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart (2013) Space · RPG · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 94.3%6,666 reviews 34 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation (2018) Management · Difficult · Psychological Horror · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 93.8%43,932 reviews 35 Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (2009) Family Friendly · Level Editor · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $19.88 94.2%5,072 reviews 36 Kingdoms and Castles (2017) City Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 93.4%29,715 reviews 37 Zero-K (2018) Strategy · Free to Play · RTS · 500K–1M owners · Free 93.8%3,922 reviews 38 Overlord (2007) Villain Protagonist · Hack and Slash · Dark Fantasy · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 93.6%6,364 reviews 39 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · Mythology · RTS · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 93.2%35,308 reviews 40 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (2007) Strategy · World War II · RTS · 2M–5M owners · $36.99 93.5%6,997 reviews 41 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (2012) Management · Diplomacy · Online Co-Op · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 93.2%16,015 reviews 42 Bad North: Jotunn Edition (2018) Wargame · Vikings · Tower Defense · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 93.2%12,198 reviews 43 Brutal Legend (2013) Action · Comedy · Adventure · 2M–5M owners · $14.99 93.1%18,971 reviews 44 Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice (2021) Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Isometric · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 93.4%4,436 reviews 45 Infested Planet (2014) Strategy · Tower Defense · Action · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 93.6%2,957 reviews 46 R.U.S.E. (2010) Strategy · RTS · World War II · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 93.5%2,814 reviews 47 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2 (2020) Strategy · Strategy RPG · Singleplayer · 200K–500K owners · $0.99 93.7%1,721 reviews 48 East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance (2024) Casual · Simulation · Trading · 100K–200K owners · $2.99 93.7%1,878 reviews 49 Evil Genius (2009) Base-Building · Strategy · Villain Protagonist · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 93.3%3,506 reviews 50 Frostpunk (2018) City Builder · Survival · Resource Management · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 92.5%123,546 reviews