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
1,318 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Infested Planet
Top-down strategy and tower defense against mutating alien hordes
94% positive
2,551 reviews
Divinity: Dragon Commander
Fantasy strategy game mixing political choices, army battles, and dragon combat
74% positive
2,548 reviews
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
World War II stealth tactics with a squad of specialists
85% positive
2,540 reviews
Conqueror's Blade: Three Kingdoms
Multiplayer action strategy where weather and terrain affect army movement
17% positive
Free
SpellForce - Platinum Edition
Fantasy action RPG and real-time strategy hybrid with hero-led armies
86% positive
2,533 reviews
Supreme Commander
Sci-fi real-time strategy with large armies and base building
87% positive
2,519 reviews
Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Real-time Civil War tactics across a changing Gettysburg battlefield
82% positive
2,480 reviews
8-Bit Armies
Blocky real-time strategy with base building and fast military battles
81% positive
2,473 reviews
Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Open-world party RPG with survival systems and real-time tactical combat
70% positive
2,473 reviews
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Fantasy castle-building strategy with magical armies and siege battles
87% positive
2,466 reviews
Demo Battlestations Pacific
World War II naval action and strategy across rival campaigns
69% positive
2,463 reviews
Demo Dungeons 4
Dungeon-building strategy with real-time surface raids and online co-op
85% positive
2,456 reviews
Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
Civil War grand strategy with national management and tactical battles
74% positive
2,436 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
Historical grand strategy about commanding retainers and unifying Japan
73% positive
2,427 reviews
Zombie Defense
Zombie tower defense with movable soldiers and permanent upgrades
84% positive
Free
Dungeons 2
Dungeon management strategy with monster armies and overworld battles
79% positive
2,350 reviews
The Last Haven
Settlement-building strategy about keeping survivors alive through a nuclear winter
75% positive
2,336 reviews
Knights of Honor
Medieval grand strategy with knight management and real-time battles
91% positive
2,335 reviews
SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest
Fantasy RPG and real-time strategy with customizable heroes and armies
85% positive
2,334 reviews
Medieval: Total War™ - Collection
Medieval grand strategy with turn-based conquest and real-time battles
67% positive
2,324 reviews
Demo Survivalist
Open-world survival RPG about building a community after civilization collapses
80% positive
2,300 reviews
Han Xiongnu Wars
Open-world action RPG and strategy amid ancient Chinese wars
66% positive
2,296 reviews
Prime World: Defenders 2
Fantasy tower defense with collectible cards and rival players
79% positive
Free
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Isometric Western tactics with six specialists and real-time stealth missions
87% positive
2,271 reviews