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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Demo Supreme Commander 2
Large-scale sci-fi RTS with customizable armies and researchable war machines
88% positive
8,766 reviews
Ultimate General: Civil War
Real-time Civil War tactics with persistent army management
88% positive
8,642 reviews
Door Kickers
Top-down SWAT tactics with pausable raids and planned routes
94% positive
8,605 reviews
Steel Division 2
World War II strategy across turn-based campaigns and tactical battles
78% positive
8,543 reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Combat-focused turn-based 4X warfare in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
81% positive
8,507 reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Squad-based real-time strategy with tactical combat and RPG progression
85% positive
8,491 reviews
Demo Tropico 4
Caribbean city builder mixing economic management with political satire
92% positive
8,488 reviews
The Wandering Village
Post-apocalyptic city builder set atop a wandering giant creature
91% positive
8,061 reviews
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Ground-based real-time strategy with vehicle fleets and desert ambushes
79% positive
8,050 reviews
War of Dots
Minimalist real-time strategy where capturing cities keeps your armies supplied
80% positive
Free
SpellForce 3 Reforced
Fantasy RPG and real-time strategy with hero progression and armies
77% positive
7,944 reviews
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
Large-scale battle sandbox with millions of AI-controlled units
84% positive
7,710 reviews
Blood of Steel
Free-to-play multiplayer battles combining melee combat and army tactics
75% positive
Free
Master of Orion
Turn-based space 4X with ship customization and varied victory paths
76% positive
7,516 reviews
Breakout 13
Live-action adventure with branching choices in a teen correctional center
87% positive
7,500 reviews
Rebel Inc: Escalation
Political strategy game balancing civilian development against armed insurgency
82% positive
7,469 reviews
The Guild 3
Medieval dynasty simulation mixing business, politics, family, and intrigue
59% positive
7,467 reviews
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Sins of a Solar Empire II
Real-time space strategy where orbiting planets reshape battlefronts
82% positive
7,419 reviews
EMERGENCY
Co-op real-time strategy about coordinating emergency crews against the clock
69% positive
Free
Art of War: Red Tides
Team-based strategy matches built around timed waves of units
79% 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
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Single-player naval strategy simulation centered on designing custom warships
63% positive
7,025 reviews