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
612 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Grey Goo
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and a mobile faction
68% positive
4,335 reviews
DEFCON
Cold War strategy matches of nuclear strikes and fragile alliances
87% positive
4,333 reviews
EmergeNYC
Open-world emergency response simulation with fire trucks and randomized fires
63% positive
4,246 reviews
Hollywood Animal
Studio management strategy about making films and navigating Hollywood politics
73% positive
4,211 reviews
Rise of Industry
Industrial tycoon strategy built around production chains and city trade
73% positive
4,194 reviews
Circle Empires
Casual real-time strategy built around conquering linked circular territories
89% positive
4,179 reviews
The Crust
Lunar colony simulator blending automation with deadline-driven Earth contracts
76% positive
4,178 reviews
Tooth and Tail
Real-time strategy with quick battles between warring animal factions
80% positive
4,153 reviews
Han Xiongnu Wars
Open-world action RPG and strategy amid ancient Chinese wars
60% positive
4,117 reviews
Gladiator Guild Manager
Fantasy auto-battler about building gladiator teams for arena championships
81% positive
4,087 reviews
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Isometric World War II tactics built around stealth and sabotage
90% positive
4,052 reviews
Touhou Big Big Battle
Free-to-play Touhou strategy battles with armies and collectible cards
80% positive
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
Turn-based historical strategy where any officer can shape events
50% positive
3,949 reviews
Warstone TD
Fantasy tower defense where placement stones appear during battles
82% positive
3,891 reviews
A Total War Saga: TROY
Turn-based empire strategy with real-time battles during the Trojan War
72% positive
3,830 reviews
Cartel Tycoon
Top-down cartel management sim built around production and smuggling chains
76% positive
3,818 reviews
Carrier Command 2
Real-time carrier strategy with direct vehicle control and island conquest
82% positive
3,778 reviews
Total Annihilation
Large-scale sci-fi RTS with physics-driven battles across land, sea, and air
96% positive
3,774 reviews
Cepheus Protocol
Open-world military strategy against a spreading zombie outbreak
75% positive
3,768 reviews
Evil Genius
Base-building strategy game where you trap agents and plot world domination
93% positive
3,613 reviews
Anno 1404 - History Edition
City-building strategy with trade, production chains, and island expansion
82% positive
3,612 reviews
Distant Worlds 2
Pausable real-time space 4X built around simulated galactic logistics
71% positive
3,562 reviews
Gnomoria
Sandbox colony sim with digging, crafting, and mechanical contraptions
75% positive
3,538 reviews
Star Trek: Infinite
Space grand strategy with diplomacy, espionage, and Star Trek factions
43% positive
3,522 reviews