Best RTS

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real-time strategy game released in 2002, continuing the Warcraft universe following Warcraft II. The game depicts a conflict between the Human Alliance, Orcish Horde...

Travian is a browser-based real-time strategy game set in ancient times. Players build and manage settlements, engaging in diplomacy and warfare with other players to control resources and expand thei...

Rome: Total War is a strategy video game created by The Creative Assembly and initially released by Activision in 2004. Subsequent versions for Mac OS X, iPad, iPhone, and Android were developed by Fe...

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game created by Blizzard Entertainment, initially released for MS-DOS in 1994 and Mac OS in 1996. It served as the foundation of the Warcraft fantasy se...

Crusader Kings II is a grand strategy video game focused on medieval European dynasties. Developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive, it continues the series establish...

Empire Earth is a real-time strategy title created by Stainless Steel Studios and launched in 2001. The game serves as the debut installment of the Empire Earth franchise. It focuses on strategic game...

Victoria II is a grand strategy game created by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The title was initially announced in 2009 and launched in 2010 as a follow-up to Victor...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a real-time strategy game released in 2000, continuing the storyline of the original Red Alert. Developed by Westwood Pacific and Westwood Studios, it features an All...

Rise of Nations is a 2003 real-time strategy video game created by Big Huge Games. It combines elements of turn-based strategy with real-time gameplay, spanning from ancient times to the modern era ac...

0 A.D. is a real-time strategy game developed by Wildfire Games, covering warfare and economics from 500 BC to 1 BC. The project utilizes cross-platform compatibility across multiple operating systems...

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness was a 1995 real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment for PC platforms. It followed Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and received positive reviews, leading to an...

Hearts of Iron III is a 2009 grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio. It’s a sequel to Hearts of Iron II, focusing on World War II strategic gameplay across Microsoft Windows and M...

Europa Universalis III is a grand strategy video game created by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. It debuted on Microsoft Windows in January 2007, followed by a Mac OS...

Total War: Shogun 2 is a strategy game created by Creative Assembly and released by Sega in 2011. The title represents the seventh installment within the Total War franchise, revisiting the historical...

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a 2007 real-time strategy game set seventeen years after Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun’s Firestorm expansion. The conflict involves the Global Defense Initiativ...

Plague Inc. is a real-time strategy simulation where players develop and manage a pathogen to cause global pandemic devastation. Utilizing an epidemic model with complex variables, the game simulates...

Tribal Wars is a browser-based strategy game set in the Middle Ages where players control villages and expand through conquest. Utilizing tactical combat and resource management, participants build ar...

Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy title from Creative Assembly, initially released in 2009. The game simulates warfare during the early modern period of the 18th century, incorporating real-t...

Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy title developed by GSC Game World for Windows. The game simulates warfare in 17th and 18th century Europe, utilizing an isometric perspective. Players c...

Napoleon: Total War is a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It covers the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Pl...

Supreme Commander is a real-time strategy video game created by Gas Powered Games led by Chris Taylor. Initially announced in 2005, it draws inspiration from Taylor’s earlier title, Total Annihilation...

Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game set within the Halo universe in 2531. Players command human forces, primarily aboard the Spirit of Fire, against the Covenant. The objective involves preventing...

Europa Universalis is a grand strategy video game created by Paradox Development Studio. Released in 2000 by Strategy First, the title allows players to manage nations across Europe and the Middle Eas...

Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. It expands upon the mechanics of Shogun: Total War, introducing gameplay set within the me...

Stronghold: Crusader is a 2002 real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. It expands upon the original Stronghold with a setting during the Crusades in the Middle East, introducing a skirmi...

Shogun: Total War is a strategy game set during Japan’s Sengoku jidai (15th-17th centuries). Players control a Japanese clan, utilizing turn-based strategic planning alongside real-time tactical battl...

Hearts of Iron II is a grand strategy game created by Paradox Development Studio in 2005. Released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, it serves as a direct continuation of its predecessor, Hearts of...

Crusader Kings is a grand strategy game created by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The initial release occurred in April 2004, with subsequent installments including D...

Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty was released in 1992 by Westwood Studios and Virgin Games. It is a real-time strategy game following the events established in its predecessor, Dune (1992). The titl...

Europa Universalis II is a grand strategy video game focusing on historical events from 1419 to 1820. Developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Strategy First, the title allows players...

Heroes of the Storm is a multiplayer online battle arena game created by Blizzard Entertainment. Released in 2015, it includes heroes drawn from multiple Blizzard franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Sta...

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun was released in 1999 by Westwood Studios and Electronic Arts for Windows. The game expanded upon the original Command & Conquer with semi-3D graphics and a sci-fi setti...

Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun is a grand strategy title developed by Paradox Entertainment, set between 1836 and 1936. The game utilizes a modified version of the Europa Engine and features gamepl...

Anno 2070 is a city-building simulation game developed by Related Designs and Blue Byte with strategy elements. Released in 2011, the title utilizes an online DRM system through Uplay which was subseq...

World in Conflict is a 2007 real-time tactics video game created by Massive Entertainment. Released in September 2007, it’s considered a spiritual successor to Ground Control and designed as a real-ti...

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a 2006 real-time strategy game based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, including *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit*. It serves as a sequel to...

Tropico is a construction and management simulation game released in 2001, placing players in the role of “El Presidente” governing Tropico, a Caribbean island nation. The gameplay focuses on managing...

Empire Earth II is a real-time strategy game released in 2005. It includes fifteen historical epochs, fourteen civilizations, and three campaign modes centered around Korea, Germany, and the United St...

Total War: Attila is a grand strategy game created by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. Released in 2015, it represents the ninth installment of the Total War franchise across multiple operatin...

Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy game set in the Halo universe of 2559. The game centers on the United Nations Space Command’s Spirit of Fire crew battling the Banished for control of the Forerunne...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment based on the Warhammer 40,000 wargame. Released in 2004 by THQ, the title features military science fiction...

Pikmin is a 2001 real-time strategy puzzle game for the GameCube developed by Nintendo. The player controls Captain Olimar, an alien pilot stranded on a planet, utilizing Pikmin – native species – to...

Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy and tactics hybrid game created by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Initially released in 1999 for Windows and PlayStation, the title has since...