Best Real Time Strategy

Dune: Spice Wars combines 4X elements with real-time strategy, set on the iconic desert planet of Arrakis. Players choose from various factions, vying for control of spice production and dominance. Th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...