Best Action RTS games on PC
Action RTS games are strategy games centered on real-time combat, with players directing units and making quick battlefield decisions. Many also involve building bases, managing resources, or organizing defenses.
- Real-time unit control
- Combat-focused strategic decisions
- Base building or tactical deployment
Related: RTS, Strategy, Base Building, Real Time Tactics
71 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Space Reign
Space combat strategy with direct ship control and fleet commands
74% positive
460 reviews
Swarm Queen
Real-time strategy where alien bugs fight on their own
93% positive
412 reviews
TFC: The Fertile Crescent
Bronze Age real-time strategy built around food and fertile land
89% positive
400 reviews
Rift Riff
Tower defense across monster worlds with a flexible, wave-by-wave approach
95% positive
394 reviews
TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
Tower defense meets real-time strategy as you mine and fight
82% positive
374 reviews
Anno 1602 History Edition
Island colony-building strategy with economic management and varied scenarios
79% positive
288 reviews
Stargate: Timekeepers
Sci-fi stealth tactics with specialists behind enemy lines
62% positive
281 reviews
Armored Brigade II
Cold War wargame with delayed orders and generated skirmishes
90% positive
251 reviews
Welcome Back, Commander
Squad-based real-time tactics in a plague-stricken city with lasting choices
81% positive
246 reviews
Anno 1701 History Edition
3D city-building strategy with economic planning and campaign missions
85% positive
233 reviews
D.O.T. Defence
Real-time strategy and tower defense with mostly autonomous armies
85% positive
222 reviews
Knights of the Crusades
Medieval strategy with holy orders, town building, and real-time battles
69% positive
183 reviews
Caveman Craig
Prehistoric strategy survival with clan training and dinosaur attacks
80% positive
158 reviews
Moduwar
Real-time strategy where your living base becomes your army
88% positive
148 reviews
Deep Among the Swarm
Survival RTS where fueling a drill unleashes monster swarms
87% positive
141 reviews
Anno 1503 History Edition
City-building strategy with sandbox games and newly available multiplayer
71% positive
136 reviews
Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
World War II naval strategy with fleet battles and espionage
65% positive
118 reviews
Gods Against Machines
Real-time roguelite strategy with spells against polluting machines
80% positive
112 reviews
Wool at the Gates
Tower defense strategy with hero combat and faction-based defenses
92% positive
104 reviews
DRONE PERSPECTIVE
Real-time infantry tactics from a drone above modern battlefields
90% positive
99 reviews
Battlefall: State of Conflict
Post-apocalyptic real-time strategy with base building and battle-earned upgrades
60% positive
58 reviews
Idle Together
Cooperative idle village builder with resource gathering and upgrades
74% positive
50 reviews
Fantasy Fighters
Local turn-based tactics with colorful human and elven armies
76% positive
33 reviews