Best Real-Time Strategy Games
264 Real-Time Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Released: Jul 14, 1999
Critic rating: 91.9 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
"Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG for the Nintendo 64.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Released: Jul 3, 2002
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real-time strategy game set in the high fantasy world of Azeroth.
Homeworld: Remastered Collection
Released: Feb 25, 2015
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Homeworld Remastered Collection updates and introduces the landmark space strategy games to modern audiences.
Company of Heroes
Released: Sep 12, 2006
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Command the company that changed the face of history!
Startopia
Released: Jun 15, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse.
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Released: Dec 1, 1992
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100 • 109 votes
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Dune II is often considered the first mainstream modern real-time strategy game and established many conventions of the genre.
StarCraft: Brood War
Released: Dec 18, 1998
Critic rating: 89.6 / 100 • 275 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the distant future, the newly formed Terran Dominion faces the arrival of two hostile alien races: the savage Zerg and the enigmatic Protoss.
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots
Released: Apr 27, 2004
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots is the official expansion pack to the real-time strategy computer game Rise of Nations.
Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
Released: Dec 6, 2002
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Using an RPG style, you must guide Mega Man through various levels defeating enemies along the way and collecting the various chips to upgrade Mega Man's weapons and other items.
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Released: Dec 5, 1995
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS.
Transport Fever
Released: Nov 8, 2016
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Released: Oct 25, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Soviets are back and this time they’re on American soil.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Released: Jul 27, 2010
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a science fiction real-time strategy game and the sequel to the original StarCraft.
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Released: Jul 1, 2003
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 584 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne adds a host of new features to the game, including four new campaigns that take you across the frozen continent of Northrend.
Medieval II: Total War
Released: Nov 10, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Take command of your armies and expand your reign.
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
Released: Nov 10, 2015
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You are Hierarch Artanis, leader of the mighty protoss race.
StarCraft
Released: Mar 31, 1998
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100 • 1,249 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Released: Sep 20, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
From the heart of the Third Reich to the most remote islands in the South Pacific, Sergeant Jack "Butcher" O'Hara and his elite group of gritty soldiers must combine their expertise and venture deep into enemy territory...
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
Released: Sep 18, 1998
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Knights and Merchants recreates the era of the Middle Ages.
World in Conflict
Released: Sep 18, 2007
Critic rating: 94.0 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
World War III rages and a Soviet-led army has launched a surprise attack on the U.S.A.
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World
Released: Sep 24, 1998
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100 • 75 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
It is the year 1602 and you find yourself in command of a sailing vessel, navigating the waters of the uncharted island world of Anker.
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Released: Mar 12, 2013
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You are Sarah Kerrigan, former Queen of Blades.
Rise of Nations
Released: May 20, 2003
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Combining the deep tactical elements of turn-based strategy games with the rapid gameplay of real-time strategy, Rise of Nations puts you in command of one of 18 civilizations over the course of thousands of years of history.
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
Released: Dec 12, 1991
Critic rating: 87.2 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Eye of the beholder II: The legend of Darkmoon is an all-3D leisure series computer role-playing adventure based on the popular AD&D 2nd edition game rules and on an original story created for this game.
Homeworld
Released: Sep 28, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Homeworld is a 3D real-time strategy game set in space and focusing on the conflict between the Kushan, who are attempting to locate their long-lost homeworld, and the Taiidan Empire which is trying to destroy them.