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
130 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Stronghold Kingdoms
Medieval MMO strategy about building castles and ruling through factions
64% positive
Free
Curse of the Dead Gods
Isometric action roguelike with traps, darkness, and changing curses
83% positive
9,233 reviews
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Ground-based real-time strategy with vehicle fleets and desert ambushes
79% positive
8,940 reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Real-time space strategy where orbiting planets reshape battlefronts
84% positive
8,773 reviews
Homeworld 3
Real-time space strategy with persistent fleets and three-dimensional combat
41% positive
8,754 reviews
Ancestors Legacy
Medieval real-time strategy with squad battles and history-inspired campaigns
79% positive
8,663 reviews
Sudden Strike 4
World War II real-time tactics with limited forces and commanders
78% positive
8,356 reviews
Rusted Warfare - RTS
Large-scale 2D real-time strategy with extensive mod support
96% positive
7,596 reviews
Blitzkrieg 3
World War II real-time strategy across three historical campaigns
54% positive
7,325 reviews
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Cold War naval tactics simulation built around sensors and missiles
91% positive
6,766 reviews
Legend of Grimrock
First-person dungeon RPG with grid movement and hidden puzzles
93% positive
6,742 reviews
Airships: Conquer the Skies
Real-time strategy with custom war machines and destructible battles
96% positive
6,618 reviews
Supremacy: Call of War 1942
World War II grand strategy built around real-time player diplomacy
71% positive
Free
Steel Division: Normandy 44
Real-time strategy commanding World War II divisions in Normandy
74% positive
6,318 reviews
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Persistent real-time grand strategy with diplomacy and modern global warfare
75% positive
Free
Per Aspera
Mars terraforming strategy sim with planet-wide construction and logistics
76% positive
5,783 reviews
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Medieval castle-building strategy focused on economies, management, and sieges
89% positive
5,771 reviews
Syrian Warfare
Real-time military tactics with persistent troops in war-torn Syria
87% positive
5,596 reviews
Satellite Reign
Real-time cyberpunk tactics with four customizable agents and open-ended missions
71% positive
5,371 reviews
Stronghold: Warlords
Real-time castle-building strategy with East Asian sieges and recruitable warlords
65% positive
5,326 reviews
Stronghold 3 Gold
Medieval castle-building strategy with combat campaigns and nighttime sieges
33% positive
4,864 reviews
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Top-down tower defense against a fluid enemy that floods terrain
96% positive
4,829 reviews
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
Classic Star Wars real-time strategy with base building and large armies
91% positive
4,713 reviews
Wargame: Airland Battle
Cold War real-time strategy with air and ground battles
87% positive
4,455 reviews