Best Real-Time Strategy Games
264 Real-Time Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Europa Universalis III
Released: Jan 23, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
A Total War Saga: Troy
Released: Aug 13, 2020
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A Total War Saga: Troy is the first in the award-winning strategy series to focus on the Bronze-Age Mediterranean and the legendary twenty-year conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece, known as the Trojan War.
Theme Park
Released: Jan 2, 1994
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Amiga CD32, PlayStation 3, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Sega CD, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
You have inherited a fortune from an eccentric aunt and her will states the money can be spend building the world largest and most profitable theme park.
Populous
Released: Jun 5, 1989
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations.
Cossacks 3
Released: Sep 20, 2016
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cossacks 3 is the third main game in the long-running historical real-time strategy series.
Divinity: Dragon Commander
Released: Aug 6, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You are the Dragon Commander.
The Guild 2
Released: Sep 29, 2006
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400.
Sacrifice
Released: Nov 5, 2000
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Holy War is over.
Dune: Spice Wars
Released: Sep 14, 2023
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dune: Spice Wars is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard.
Star Wars: Empire at War
Released: Feb 16, 2006
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
From the lives of soldiers to the deaths of planets, you are the supreme galactic commander.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Released: Mar 4, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The third and final expansion to the genre-defining and critically-acclaimed RTS, Dawn of War.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Released: Dec 15, 2011
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy XIII‑2 is a story-driven JRPG that blends fast-paced, party-based combat with time-travel exploration.
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
Released: May 2, 2018
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history.
Gigantic
Released: Jun 23, 2017
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Gigantic is a visually-stunning evolution in team action gaming, where freedom of movement, play-style choice, and towering Guardians makes 5x5 competition more accessible and fun than ever.
Supreme Commander 2
Released: Mar 2, 2010
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Supreme Commander 2 is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game.
Fat Princess
Released: Jul 30, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rescue your beloved princess through teamwork in this comic medieval battle royale.
Empire Earth II
Released: Apr 26, 2005
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Relive the complete span of human history!
Halo Wars
Released: Feb 26, 2009
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Covenant has declared war on humanity, and Harvest is the first battleground.
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
Released: Sep 25, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In The Settlers - Rise of an Empire, players build lively, bustling towns in a medieval world.
Planetary Annihilation
Released: Sep 5, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Colonize solar systems, annihilate homeworlds, and exterminate your foes in epic interplanetary battles with multiple players and thousands of units.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Aftermath
Released: Sep 24, 1997
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert: The Aftermath is the second of two expansion packs for Command & Conquer: Red Alert, and was released in 1997.
Kingdom Rush Origins
Released: Nov 7, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The third installment in the popular tower defense series Kingdom Rush.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Released: Oct 15, 2002
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Stretch your imagination further to build bigger parks and higher coasters!
SpellForce 3
Released: Dec 7, 2017
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
SpellForce 3 is the perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Stronghold 2
Released: Apr 18, 2005
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tax, torture or treat your peasants!