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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Demo Cataclismo
Base-building strategy with modular fortresses against nightly monster attacks
88% positive
4,045 reviews
Circle Empires
Casual real-time strategy built around conquering linked circular territories
89% positive
4,026 reviews
Hollywood Animal
Studio management strategy about making films and navigating Hollywood politics
72% positive
4,014 reviews
EmergeNYC
Open-world emergency response simulation with fire trucks and randomized fires
65% positive
4,006 reviews
Gladiator Guild Manager
Fantasy auto-battler about building gladiator teams for arena championships
80% positive
3,991 reviews
Demo DEFCON
Cold War strategy matches of nuclear strikes and fragile alliances
86% positive
3,856 reviews
Wargame: Airland Battle
Cold War real-time strategy with air and ground battles
86% positive
3,780 reviews
Total War: PHARAOH
Bronze Age strategy with turn-based empires and real-time battles
62% positive
3,763 reviews
Total Annihilation
Large-scale sci-fi RTS with physics-driven battles across land, sea, and air
96% positive
3,724 reviews
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Isometric World War II tactics built around stealth and sabotage
90% positive
3,685 reviews
Carrier Command 2
Real-time carrier strategy with direct vehicle control and island conquest
80% positive
3,673 reviews
Demo Whiskerwood
Island colony builder with stacked cities and underground mouse settlements
91% positive
3,655 reviews
Anno 1404 - History Edition
City-building strategy with trade, production chains, and island expansion
82% positive
3,634 reviews
Airline Manager
Multiplayer airline management simulation with real-world aircraft and airports
71% positive
Free
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
Real-time tactics with persistent troops and scarce battlefield resources
80% positive
3,586 reviews
A Total War Saga: TROY
Turn-based empire strategy with real-time battles during the Trojan War
71% positive
3,513 reviews
My Lands: Black Gem Hunting
Free online fantasy strategy game with city-building and clan warfare
83% positive
Free
Dummynation
Real-time grand strategy about conquering countries through war and diplomacy
87% positive
3,416 reviews
Demo Corsair Cove
Pirate city builder where settlements climb cliffs and cross chasms
85% positive
3,386 reviews
Demo Bio Inc. Redemption
Medical strategy game where you cause illness or treat patients
87% positive
3,351 reviews
War on the Sea
World War II naval strategy across a dynamic Pacific campaign
73% positive
3,345 reviews
Demo Fly Corp
Airline network strategy where one overcrowded airport ends the run
84% positive
3,282 reviews
Demo Crying Suns
Space roguelite about commanding a fleet through a fallen empire
85% positive
3,257 reviews
Age of Conquest IV
Turn-based conquest strategy across historical maps and rival nations
82% positive
Free