Best RTS games on PC
Real-time strategy games center on making strategic decisions while action continues without fixed turns, often through controlling units, gathering resources, building bases, and directing combat.
- Continuous strategic decision-making
- Unit and resource management
- Real-time tactical combat
Related: Strategy, Base Building, Multiplayer, War
1,214 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars
Free-to-play MMO strategy about building kingdoms and waging guild wars
67% positive
Free
Anno 2205™
Futuristic city builder linking Earth's industries to Moon colonies
70% positive
6,366 reviews
112 Operator
Emergency dispatch management across real cities and escalating crises
87% positive
6,221 reviews
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Open-world space RPG mixing trade, combat, strategy, and text quests
94% positive
6,164 reviews
Demo Ancestors Legacy
Medieval real-time strategy with squad battles and history-inspired campaigns
80% positive
6,061 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
Historical grand strategy where any officer can reshape ancient China
57% positive
6,014 reviews
Men of War II
World War II real-time tactics with solo and multiplayer battles
61% positive
5,962 reviews
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and global conquest
93% positive
5,796 reviews
Hearts of Iron III
World War II grand strategy across diplomacy, industry, and combat
72% positive
5,706 reviews
Becastled
Medieval city builder with nightly sieges and castle defenses
81% positive
5,659 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
Total Conflict: Resistance
Modern warfare strategy blending tactical command with first-person combat
74% positive
5,556 reviews
Demo Overlord™
Dark fantasy action RPG where you command destructive minions
94% positive
5,399 reviews
Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong
Free-to-play online riichi mahjong with anime characters and detailed lessons
48% positive
Free
Tower Dominion
Roguelite tower defense where you shape terrain and enemy paths
85% positive
5,333 reviews
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
Real-time space strategy with customizable fleets and tactical ship combat
68% positive
5,312 reviews
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Medieval castle-building strategy focused on economies, management, and sieges
88% positive
5,218 reviews
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Real-time medieval grand strategy with court management and tactical battles
76% positive
5,198 reviews
Demo Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
World War II strategy with cover-based squads and destructible terrain
92% positive
5,064 reviews
Command & Conquer™ 4 Tiberian Twilight
Sci-fi real-time strategy with mobile bases and class-based armies
16% positive
5,016 reviews
Steel Division: Normandy 44
Real-time strategy commanding World War II divisions in Normandy
73% positive
4,990 reviews
Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
Bronze Age strategy combining turn-based campaigns with real-time battles
77% positive
4,986 reviews
Pioneers of Pagonia
Fantasy colony sim with visible supply chains and four-player co-op
81% positive
4,943 reviews