Best rts on Reddit

"StarCraft (and it's sequel): One of the benchmark games of that genre."

"You can also go full classic mode and buy warcraft 3."

"Want best combo of Rts and RPG go Warcraft 3."

"Want best space RTS with super high tempo and great unit design. Go starcraft 2."

"I agree that SC2 is just amazing."

"The first are definitely WC3 & TFT."

"Starcraft 2 of course no question."

"The best though IMO is undoubtedly starcraft 2 WoL."

"Yes. I would recommend StarCraft 2 over WarCraft 3 personally."

"I grew up with the first two Warcraft games as a kid."

"One of the last true story based RTS games too."

"I think if you want mostly fighting, SC2 is sometimes considered best."

"I think starcraft 2 is better."

"I've always been a big StarCraft guy and StarCraft 2 has some neat modes in the arcade."

"Starcraft 2, I have a pretty weak PC and I have been able to run it no problem."

"Definitely StarCraft 2 as you can play a decent chunk of the game free."

"StarCraft 2 is great because it's free and feels modern."

"Starcraft 2 Company of Heroes 2 Dawn of War and Dawn of War 2."

"Starcraft 2, of course."

"If you like sci-fi: StarCraft 2 If you like fantasy: Warcraft 3 If you like the middle ages: Age of Empires 2 Defitinive Edition or AoE 4."

"Age of empires 2, a classic rts that has been rebuilt twice with better visuals."

"Personally no matter what RTS I play over time, I always go back to Age of Empires II."

"Try the AOE2 campaigns."

"Age of Mythology has the best Campaign of all the Age games."

"Age of Empires 2 is the loml."

"You should check out Age of Mythology Retold."

"Age of Empires 2 is still my go to RTS."

"I would also recommend you should check out Age Of Empires (2 is my favorite)."

"I personally love AOE2 the most and the campaigns were great."

"If you like multiplayer, Age of empires IV is the best multiplayer RTS I have ever played."

"Love all the following: Age of empires 2, c&c red alert, rise of nations."

"Probably tied there. The first for the nostalgia and outstanding setting vibe."

"Company of Heroes and Age of Empires are classic RTS games."

"The original Age of empires 1, 3 and 3 (the non-DE editions can run on older machines)..."

"I would highly recommend the Age of Empires series games, particularly 2 and 4."

"Age of Empires 1 or 2"

"Id recommend the following though: Age of mythology, age of empires 2 (my friend likes 4), StarCraft 2 (free), warcraft 3 TFT."

"AOE 4."

"Age of Empires 2 DE is still on top."

"AOE4 is pretty damn good and it's what I'm going back to as my daily RTS."

"Company of Heroes 1-3"

"Company of Heroes (1 or 2) come to mind, both excellent games"

"For me, Company of Heroes scratches the same itch as C&C."

"It's regarded as one of the best games ever."

"Company of Heroes and Age of Empires are classic RTS games."

"Personally I enjoyed the heck out of Company of Heroes."

"Company of heroes 1,2,3 and age of empires 4"

"Company of Heroes is so cool"

"I get my needs for PVP RTS from Company of heroes 3."

"Company of heroes 2"

"Best of the 3, most in depth - graphically holds up still - it’s the first game with expansions added into it basically."

"My vote goes to supreme commander."

"IS community supported lots of players and i believe is free now or maybe 99 cents on sale at worst."

"Supreme Command Forged Alliance used to run on my old Intel 4000 laptop as a kid."

"My favorite is still supcom forged alliance."

"All parts of supreme commander"

"Supreme Commander 1 and 2 I both love dearly."

"Supreme Commander 1, 2 and Forged Alliance are my go-tos."

"Give supreme commander and sc forged alliance a try."

"Probably Supreme Commander Forged Alliance."

"It’s not just my favorite RTS but also perhaps the most well-designed game I’ve played."

"Beyond All Reason is free and has the best UI/UX in any RTS."

"The answer is so simple. BAR is your game."

"Beyond all Reason is pretty awesome."

"The best bang for your buck is probably Beyond All Reason."

"I gotta nominate Beyond All Reason if you liked Total Annihilation."

"Beyond All Reason. Not only that its the best but its also free."

"Beyond All Reason. And it's free, so see for yourself if you like it."

"BAR (Beyond All Reason RTS) Its free and great RTS for me at least to just play and chill with it."

"I vote for Beyond all reason."

"Not 100% shure if your specs are enoth but I rediscovered Age of Empires 2."

"The greatest RTS of all time, Age of Empires 2!"

"Age of Empires 2 I used a shitty office laptop for years playin that shit"

"AOE2"

"Age of empires 2, any version."

"1. AOE2. The best. The classic."

"Age of empires 2 and mythology, so hyped mythology is getting a remake with retold."

"Age of Empires 2. A drop dead classic."

"After more than 20 years of RTS games the only one that has stuck for me is Age of Empires 2."

"AoE2"

"I think both StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are free and work at these settings."

"Starcraft, Homeworld, C&C remastered, Dawn of war 1 & it's DLCs."

"StarCraft and Brood War, the first few Command & Conquer games, Age of Empires 1 or 2."

"StarCraft."

"StarCraft is free as in free, StarCraft 2 is free for the first campaign in the trilogy."

"Starcraft"

"SC2 and AoE2 are the top multi player RTS atm."

"Go StarCraft even if it does not meet all your requirements ;)"

"Starcraft was until recently, but there's been a renaissance in the Age games recently."

"The Supreme Commanders are an option. SC, SC: Forged Alliance, SC2."

"Dawn of War 2"

"Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. So fun!"

"Dawn of war or age of empires 2 definitive edition."

"Dawn of War (in particular, Dawn of War: Dark Crusade)."

"Dawn of war"

"Dawn of war -dark crusade"

"Dawn of war 1, especially Dark Crusade and Soulstorm expansions."

"Mech commander, Dawn of War 2, Starcraft 2, Company of heroes 2."

"Dawn of War has good replay value with the Unification mod."

"Company of Heroes or Dawn of War are good."

"Company of Heroes, pretty much any warhammer 40k, to say a few."

"I really enjoyed Dawn of War 2 and it's first expansion."

"The mantra: Dawn of War, Dawn of War II."

"Dawn of War 1 and 2 are rather old, but still hold up very well."

"Dawn of War, if you want to get into the 40k aspect of warhammer."

"Dawn of war 2 has great lore and gameplay."

"I'd recommend Dawn of War 1 or Empire at War"

"I recommend rusted warfare with mod "pacific warfare: red ride""

"Rusted warfare, its a supreme commander clone, with extensive modding and mapping support, a pc port with crossplay and with a pretty big and active community on discord"

"Rusted Warfare should do well."

"Rusted warfare Supcom/ c&c spiritual successor."

"Rusted warfare Supcom/ c&c spiritual successor Large scale battles Extremely optimised (1000+ units battles with full tactical zoomout in massive maps and minimal lag/ no lag at all, on a mobile device) Pay once only, no microtransactions or in app purchases or anything Active multiplayer community Insane modding community Crossplay between mobile and PC Gets updates to this"

"Rusted Warfare"

"Rusted warfare"

"[https://store.steampowered.com/app/647960/Rusted\_Warfare\_\_RTS/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/647960/Rusted_Warfare__RTS/)"

"Rusted warfare is a really simple rts with a good modding community and gameplay."

"World in conflict had a great single player campaign."

"World in Conflict had a great single player campaign!"

"World in Conflict (GREAT game)"

"World in conflict. I am so sad that there isnt a second part of it."

"I'm surprised nobody mention World in Conflict. An EXCELLENT RTS by Sierra that relies heavily on micromanagement and reinforcements."

"World in conflict, honestly one of the best games I ever played."

"World in Conflict"

"World in Conflict"

"A little secret underdog: World in Conflict (and the dlc)"

"Age of Mythology is my all time favorite."

"Age of Mythology & Rise of Nations."

"Age of mythology, even my laptop with i7 2nd generation, 1gb GeForce 525m, 4 gb ram 3rd gen, hdd... can run smoothly."

"Best campaign RTS imo is age of mythology."

"Age of mythology, on retold now but would settle for the remake."

"Age of Mythology Retold has beautiful graphics and is really good"

"Age of Mythology."

"Age of mythology is being slept on again, I see"

"Age of Mythology is from about that era."

"But if you want the best, Supreme commander:Forged alliance."

"Supreme commander forged alliance : with : foreever mod - its my go to."

"Supreme Commander Forged Alliance is easily among my favorite RTS single player campaigns."

"Id have to go with supreme commander forged alliance."

"The best RTS of all time is incredibly subjective."

"Sup Comm Forged Alliance and Northgard trade blow-for-blow for that #1 slot."

"Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, really good imo."

"Warcraft 3 is just so well rounded and so fun to play with the heroes."

"Warcraft 3, dawn of war and command and conquer generals."

"Warcraft3. StarCraft and Battle for middle earth 2."

"Warcraft 3 and Age of Empires 2."

"Warcraft 3 has one of the best campaigns in the history of video games."

"Warcrafts of old, Starcrafts, Company of Heroes, Age of Empires."

"Warcraft 3, i dont like the main multiplayer but i LOVE to make custom maps."

"Warcraft 3 is good graphics, low unit count (still micro heavy)."

"Give Northguard a try, it's a great twist on the genre!"

"Northgard or Spellforce 3."

"If you both like the dune universe, Dune Spice Wars."

"If you like vikings I would recommend northgard it plays diffrent from other rts new player friendly."

"I'm a fan of all the games you like, and I got many on my list! Northgard"

"AOE4 is already mentioned, but I'd say Northgard is second."

"It's slower pace and lower micro makes it more accessible for non-rts people"

"I frequently see northgard or siege up or polytopia recommended."

"WC3 and all of the Starcrafts are some of my favorite games of all time."

"Yeah Warcraft 3 is incredible."

"Warcraft 3 w/ classic graphics. Came out early 2000s so pretty much any low range modern laptop last 10 years could run this."

"Warcraft 3 for sure."

"Damn, this makes me miss Warcraft 3."

"Warcraft 3 hands down."

"WarCraft III, worth a shout."

"Nostalgia: Total Annihilation, AOE2, Starcraft."

"Or for the really weak PC - Total Annihilation. Yes people still play and mod this great game from 1997 :)"

"Total Annihilation or Supreme Commander."

"Total Annihilation."

"I recommend total annihilation because it is available on steam, did run well on such systems and still has a tiny online community."

"Total annihilation and it's Spring derivates."

"Total Annihilation."

"Age of empires 4 obviously."

"The game is modern and well-produced."

"I've been playing Age of Empires IV, it's pretty great."

"Age of Empires 4!"

"AOE4"

"Age of Empires 4"

"Age of Empires 4"

"Warzone 2100 It's even free."

"Empire earth, Krush Kill & Destroy, Warzone 2100"

"Warzone 2100."

"[Warzone 2100](https://wz2100.net/). It's a 20yo RTS that went open source."

"Warzone 2100, Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, and of course Command and Conquer."

"I'd go for Wazone 2100."

"I love wc3 and spellforce 3 the most."

"Maybe Spellforce 3?"

"Spellforce 3 blends RPG with RTS and has a super immersive and chill campaign, also single player skirmish mode and scenarios"

"I'd throw in Spellforce 3, especially it's second expansion Fallen God."

"Have you played Spellforce 3?"

"Hearts of Iron 4, Victoria 3, Crusader Kings 3, Europa Universalis 4, Command and Conquer Remastered (C&C + Red Alert)..."

"Red Alert 3’s really good campaign is built around co-op"

"Red Alert 3: newbie-friendly, turns up the ham to 11."

"Command and conquer red alert 3 and red alert uprising."

"Sins of a solar empire: rebellion (probably the best mixture of 4x and rts I've seen."

"Sins of a solar empire"

"- Sins of a Solar Empire 2 (Sins 1 is worth it for the Mods)"

"Think of it as command and conquer in space, but on bigger scale, with additional mechanics like deep research, more nuanced economy, culture and simple diplomacy."

"A little more than traditional RTS but Sins of a Solar Empire 2."

"For me tooth and tail is the best."

"One of the simplest RTSes I know but still has a great amount of depth."

"Tooth & Tail; 2 GB RAM & integrated graphics."

"Tooth And Tail. It's a streamlined RTS."

"1. Tooth and tail 2. StarCraft 2 3. Bfme 2 ? (Hard to say this is really subjective)"

"Unpopular opinion: Red Alert 3. It’s what I was introduced to the genre with."

"I grew up playing RA 3 on my dad's lap so I think its a good choice."

"RA3 would be a fantastic first RTS."

"The tutorial is decent (and fun), and the campaign eases you in."

"I think red alert 3 is a good choice for this."

"I feel halo wars is a good intro RTS."

"Find halo wars, StarCraft and Warcraft a lot of fun."

"Halo Wars"

"If he loves Halo, why not start with Halo wars?"

"Also Halo Wars 1 is a very good choice if he's a Halo fan."

"Red alert II. It's my best."

"Red Alert 2. Fuck balance. Rule of cool wins."

"Red alert is a hard recommendation for me for the cutscenes alone."

"Red alert 2."

"They are billions."

"They are Billions - excellent survival."

"Anyone try They Are Billions?"

"They are billions"

"Spellforce 3 has a fantastic campaign."

"I loved spellfore 3 campaign."

"Spellforce 3 fallen God. What a great campaign!!"

"Through the influence of Warcraft I was finding more similar RTS which leads to Spellforce."

"Gates of Hell is so incredibly good."

"- Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront (For the dynamic campaign)"

"Call to Arms - gates of hell"

"Gates of hell: Ostfront."

"I would suggest Company of Heroes 3 because it is a fairly modern RTS."

"Company of heroes 3"

"Company of heroes 3, age of empires 3,4"

"Company of heroes 3 😘"

"There are tons of good rts out there: 8-bit series, 9-bit armies, grey goo, star wars empire at war."

"Grey Goo is good fun, reminds me of a Starcraft Supcom mix."

"C&C like: Grey Goo and Halo Wars (1&2 both great)."

"Despite of its technical issues... it plays like old-school Westwood RTSs."

"Battle for middle earth 2"

"BFME 2"

"Battle for Middle Earth 2 and its Expansion."

"Anno, command and conquer, age of empires"

"Command and Conquer series"

"Command & Conquer and Warcraft 2 were my jams."

"For me, it's Total War"

"The only games I've found fit this bill are the Total War games"

"Total Warhammer 3 would probably be my go-to."

"Unpopular opinion but Battle Realms has the best storyline for an RTS game."

"Battle realms, age of mythology, rise of nations."

"Battle Realms or C&C generals for me."

"Metal Fatigue had some amazing concepts I wish came around again."

"Metal fatigue, an old rts, missions run on 3 levels simultaneously."

"The entertainingly janky RTS Metal Fatigue is a personal favourite."

"Red Alert 2 Easily my top favorite."

"Back to basics. red alert 2 and battle realms."

"Red Alert 2 + Yuris revenge"

"Supreme commander forged alliance"

"The Supreme Commanders are an option. SC, SC: Forged Alliance, SC2."

"Supreme Commander Forged Alliance..."

"Plannetary Annihilation"

"Planetary Annihilation Titans, and Sins of a Solar Empire is pretty fantastic for comp stomps imo."

"I am shocked that no one in here is giving any love to Planetary Annihilation."

"Company of Heroes 2, played the absolute shit out of that."

"I had a lot of fun playing CoH2 and CoH3 both with friends (coop) and solo (campaign/skirmish)."

"Coh2 - learning curve is mid. Team games are so fun."

"Stronghold Crusader"

"Stronghold"

"Stronghold, Diplomacy is not an Option, Cossacks3, Lords of the Realm 2 (old but fun)"

"Might be worth looking at too."

"Warno is pretty great."

"WARNO and Steel Division 2"

"Star fucking craft twooooo."

"Starcraft 2."

"Command and Conquer Red Alert."

"Command and Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath"

"Men of War: Assault Squad 2. One of those few games that allows you to take direct control of the unit."

"Men of War: Assault Squad 2"

"Aoe2 definitive edition"

"Age of empires 2 definitive edition is still king"

"Halo Wars."

"Halo Wars is very popular on the deck."

"I really enjoyed Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun."

"The *Shadow Tactics* games from Mimimi."

"Ground control 2 is less known but have an epic single player campaign."

"Ground Control 2"

"I'm not even a Warhammer or 40k fan but that game just slaps."

"Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War (the first one) and its DLC is also a fantastic smaller scale RTS."

"Dune Spice wars. It's so much fun! So many ways to win...or lose!"

"Dune: Spice Wars Excellent multiplayer experience w good players."

"- Homeworld series (For the campaign)"

"Homeworld."

"Call to Arms: Gates of Hell is fantastic"

"Call to arms, warno and they are billions"

"But my favorite RTS is Battle for middle earth 2 with the expansion."

"If you enjoy the world of Tolkien you should check out the Age of The Ring mod for BFME 2."

"Dune 2 the game that starter it all."

"I’ve had my eye on the recent Dune RTS, as I believe it is more strategic and less about microing your units."

"[Command & Conquer: Red Alert, rebuilt from scratch for modern computers.] Free download, no registration, online multiplayer, single player missions, skirmish, tons of post game analytics, replays, camera zoom, active community, mods, custom map maker and [online database for sharing maps.]"

"War craft or red alert for me."

"Gates of Hell Ostfront offers quite a bit of replay value."

"Gates of Hell Osfront being really slept on here."

"Stronghold crusader, I haven't played it in years but I grew up with it."

"Stronghold Crusader is great if you want a chill RTS."

"Try the 5-7 hour long demo for Unicorn Overlord."

"Unicorn Overlord."

"Iron marines is good."

"Closest RTS I can think of is Iron Marines."

"0 A.D. is free, good and pretty similar to the classic AOE games."

"There is also 0 a.d. that is opensource."

"Want something classic go Red Alert 2."

"C&C Red Alert 2 (And its expansion Yuri's Revenge) will run just fine on those specs."

"Empire Earth 2."

"Perhaps Empire Earth too."

"Command and Conquer: Generals or Kane's Wrath."

"C&C Generals (and expansion)"

"The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth 2"

"Try battle for middle earth 2 and expansion rotwk"

"- AI War 1 or 2"

"AI War and AI War 2 are both great games"

"Command and conquer remaster should be able to run."

"The Command & Conquer Remastered runs great on the Deck."

"Five Nations is worth a check!"

"There is a game called five nations you can try, a long campaign but the game is single player only."

"Syrian Warfare which is kinda very hard but also has really nice systems in it"

"Syrian Warfare (and it’s sequel terminator dark resistance)"

"Battle aces are awesome."

"Manor lords, rusted warfaer"

"Myth 2: Soulblighter"

"Tiberian Sun - Cyborg and lore lovliness."

"Not technically a full blown rts sure but mindustry is great and free on itch."

"Check out Nebulous: Fleet Command."

"DEFCON, Supreme Commander franchise."

"How about a game made by the C&C guys?"

"Spacefleet Gothic: Armada 2"

"Might be worth looking into. It's basically 'What if somebody made an RTS / Roguelike campaign?'"

"Kohan 1-2"

"Star Wars: Empire at War"

"Tom Clancy’s EndWar"