Best Real-Time Strategy Games
264 Real-Time Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Released: Nov 4, 2008
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In addition to traditional RTS controls, EndWar goes beyond other Real Time Strategy games by letting you use your own voice to control your units, offering you true control at the speed of thought.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Released: Apr 27, 2017
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.
Bad North
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Bad North is a minimalistic real-time tactics roguelite game that combines a charming aesthetic and simple, accessible controls with a surprisingly deep combat simulation."
Banished
Released: Feb 18, 2014
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the world of Banished!
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops
Released: Nov 22, 2016
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Tension has spread throughout the Dominion as Emperor Valerian struggles to address a resurgence in zerg attacks.
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Released: Mar 23, 2010
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Choose your own path to victory in The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, the long-anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy game.
Dawn of Discovery: Venice
Released: Feb 25, 2010
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dawn of Discovery: Venice (known as Anno 1404: Venice in Europe) is the add-on to Dawn of Discovery.
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite.
Z
Released: Mar 1, 1996
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.
Age of Empires: Online
Released: Aug 16, 2011
Critic rating: 68.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Age of Empires Online is a multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed by Robot Entertainment and Gas Powered Games, which released on August 16, 2011.
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Released: Dec 12, 2003
Critic rating: 68.6 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The fourth installment in the Mega Man Battle Network series comes in two versions--Red Sun and Blue Moon--each with different enemies, battle chips, souls, and characters.
Anno 2205
Released: Nov 2, 2015
Critic rating: 62.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Anno 2205, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow.
Stronghold Legends
Released: Oct 13, 2006
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lead as fantasy characters throughout history: King Arthur and the forces of Camelot, Siegfried and Dietrich in the German Ice Campaign, and unleash the fury of the forces of evil in Vlad Dracul’s Transylvania.
Company of Heroes 3
Released: Feb 23, 2023
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The legendary strategy franchise is back!
Cossacks: The Art of War
Released: Mar 31, 2002
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Cossacks: The Art of War – continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries, and introduces five new campaigns, two nations, some new units and much more.
Godus
Released: Aug 6, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Godus is a god simulation game developed by 22cans where players take on the role of a god, guiding a tribe of followers through various challenges as they expand their civilization.
Battleborn
Released: May 3, 2016
Critic rating: 73.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
"Battleborn is a next-gen hero-shooter brought to you by the creators of the award-winning and best-selling Borderlands franchise.
Age of Empires II: HD Edition
Released: Apr 9, 2013
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience.
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Released: Mar 12, 1993
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Legacy Mobile Device, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
It’s up to you to defeat the Empire.
War for the Overworld
Released: Apr 2, 2015
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tired of invading dungeons?
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
Released: Apr 15, 2005
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars is the fourth computer game in the Cossacks series of real-time strategy games, released in Spring 2005 to mixed reviews.[1] This game focuses exclusively on the Napoleonic era, meaning it has a much shorter time span than others in this series, which spanned several centuries.
Star Fox 2
Released: Sep 29, 2017
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
After the success of Star Fox, Nintendo decided to make a sequel on the same system.
Tower of Time
Released: Apr 12, 2018
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
RPG with 3d graphics, real time combat and deep and mature story with real time combat with time manipulation, tactical and challenging battles, seven diverse classes to choose for 4-man party, and more.
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings
Released: Feb 18, 2005
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings is a 2005 real-time strategy game.
Boom Beach
Released: Mar 26, 2014
Critic rating: 65.3 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Storm the beach and win the day!