Best Real-Time games on PC
Games unfold continuously rather than in turns, requiring players to issue commands or control units, characters, or vehicles while the action keeps moving.
- Continuous action without turns
- Time-sensitive decisions and reactions
Related: RTS, Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Simulation
264 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Ground-based real-time strategy with vehicle fleets and desert ambushes
79% positive
8,050 reviews
Railway Empire
Historical railroad strategy across five eras of North American industry
82% positive
7,380 reviews
EMERGENCY
Co-op real-time strategy about coordinating emergency crews against the clock
69% positive
Free
Demo Blitzkrieg 3
World War II real-time strategy across three historical campaigns
54% positive
7,325 reviews
Supremacy: Call of War 1942
World War II grand strategy built around real-time player diplomacy
71% positive
Free
Rusted Warfare - RTS
Large-scale 2D real-time strategy with extensive mod support
96% positive
7,184 reviews
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Cold War naval tactics simulation built around sensors and missiles
89% positive
6,612 reviews
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Persistent real-time grand strategy with diplomacy and modern global warfare
74% positive
Free
Airships: Conquer the Skies
Real-time strategy with custom war machines and destructible battles
95% positive
6,575 reviews
Sudden Strike 4
World War II real-time tactics with limited forces and commanders
78% positive
6,471 reviews
Demo Ancestors Legacy
Medieval real-time strategy with squad battles and history-inspired campaigns
80% positive
6,061 reviews
Homeworld 3
Real-time space strategy with persistent fleets and three-dimensional combat
42% positive
5,579 reviews
Syrian Warfare
Real-time military tactics with persistent troops in war-torn Syria
86% positive
5,559 reviews
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Medieval castle-building strategy focused on economies, management, and sieges
88% positive
5,218 reviews
Steel Division: Normandy 44
Real-time strategy commanding World War II divisions in Normandy
73% positive
4,990 reviews
Legend of Grimrock
First-person dungeon RPG with grid movement and hidden puzzles
93% positive
4,908 reviews
Zero-K
Free real-time strategy with physics-driven combat and terrain manipulation
93% positive
Free
Demo Stronghold: Warlords
Real-time castle-building strategy with East Asian sieges and recruitable warlords
65% positive
4,674 reviews
Grey Goo
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and a mobile faction
68% positive
4,335 reviews
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Top-down tower defense against a fluid enemy that floods terrain
96% positive
4,239 reviews
Per Aspera
Mars terraforming strategy sim with planet-wide construction and logistics
75% positive
4,228 reviews
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
Classic Star Wars real-time strategy with base building and large armies
92% positive
4,174 reviews
Circle Empires
Casual real-time strategy built around conquering linked circular territories
89% positive
4,026 reviews
Rakion Chaos Force
Free-to-play arena fighter with combos, guards, and creature summons
63% positive
Free