Rts Game reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 503 Reddit reviews across 25 subreddits and 56 posts to rank the best Rts Game brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/RealTimeStrategy, r/pcgaming, r/commandandconquer, r/XboxSeriesX, r/gaming. Top-rated brands include Beyond All Reason (4.5/5), StarCraft II (4.8/5), Supreme Commander (4.5/5).

Stats

Reviews503

Subreddits25

Posts56

Brands89

Products21

Top communities

r/RealTimeStrategy360 r/pcgaming38 r/commandandconquer26 r/XboxSeriesX13 r/gaming9

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Beyond All Reason

4.5

(30)

"BAR for me. Absolutely love it"

"If you like SC, you absolutely need to try BAR. It's the most fun I've ever had in an RTS."

"BAR is getting really REALLY good, if you like RTS but wished some of the macro could be partly automated and want to focus on micro, this game is a fucking dream."

"BAR is your game. Beyond All Reason. Check it out, best of all is it is open source and free."

"Beyond all Reason is pretty awesome."

"The best bang for your buck is probably Beyond All Reason, it’s completely free with no micro transactions, supreme commander style gameplay"

"If you liked Total Annihilation."

"Beyond All Reason, and it's free!"

"Not only that its the best but its also free."

"Beyond All Reason."

StarCraft II

4.8

(25)

"You should play starcraft 2(or 1 if your cool). not because you like paradox games but because it's better then all the others."

"Starcraft 2"

"Starcraft by an absolute mile. Specifically number 2 with multiple campaigns / expansions with over 20 missions in each."

"I think Starcraft 2 is the best RTS games ever made."

"Objectively? Starcraft 2."

"Starcraft 2"

"Because it's Star Craft 2. Its not even close."

"For me it is SC 2 or AoE 2. I love them both"

"Starcraft 2 without a doubt for me! If we talk about the best paid for RTS game, it might still be SC 2."

"StarCraft 2 is the supreme winner. Everything else is just cheese and crackers."

Supreme Commander

4.5

(25)

"If you like the expansive scale of grand strategy, then you can't miss Supreme Commander Forged Alliance."

"Also voting for supreme commander forged alliance"

"Supreme commander 1 and supreme commander forged alliance! Both had such an awesome scale to them with soo many units!"

"I love supreme commander. The scale, the variety, the superweapons."

"Supreme Commander:Forged Alliance does exactly this with some if the AI mods available: -adaptive to you, building units to counter what it sees you do (based on intel rather than map vision)"

"Try the custom AI mods for it - they can beat the vast majority of players without any cheats"

"Supreme commander FA adaptible AI is great, Starcraft 2 AI is great"

"Supreme commander is obscenely good."

"Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. GOATed RTS."

Microsoft

4.5

(20)

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

"Love all the following: Age of empires 2"

"Age of Empires IV."

"Age of Empires 4. Easy."

"I'd say there's no better RTS than AoM to get into the genre. It's very newcomer friendly"

"The campaign is a masterpiece."

"AOE4.."

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

"Best RTS game to come out since SC2."

"AoE 2 and Total War Series, especially Warhammer 2."

Age of Empires IV

4.3

(20)

"AoE4 is THE best classic style competitive MP focused RTS in every aspect."

"Age of Empires IV is peak for multiplayer RTS on PC right now."

"Age Of Empires 4 without a doubt! Played all the RTS's since the 90's and upwards. Clocking 2.600 hours on AOE4 at the moment, still hooked since season 1 of it"

"They did the franchise justice with this one."

"Age of empires 4"

"AOE4 is the best modern choice of RTS, IMO."

"Age of Empires 4 and Stormgate so far."

"4 has less single player content, but is a little more "modern" and has a good ranked playerbase."

"Age 4 is more of a classic rts."

"Between Sins 2 and Age 4, defo pick Sins."

Company of Heroes

4.2

(19)

"Company of heroes. Enough said!"

"Company of Heroes is made by the folks behind the original Dawn of War."

"Company of heroes 1 or 2 or Warhammer 40k dawn of war 1 and the extensions."

"Company if Heroes 1 & 2, men of war assault squad 2"

"Supreme Commander or Company of Heroes, depending on whether I'm feeling macro or micro."

"The original Company of Heroes is a great game."

"Personally? Company of Heroes."

"Company of heroes"

"Company of Heroes 1, But there are a list of great titles from different times and they were all great in their own way."

"Company of Heroes is your game for accessibility."

Warcraft III

4.5

(17)

"I bought WC3 due to nostalgia and stayed for the ranked. My personal opinion is that t's amazing."

"Imo it's worth it just for the custom games. Some of the most creative and interesting games I've ever played are wc3 custom maps."

"For competitive 1v1 it is SC 2 imo. For competitive TG's it is Warcraft 3."

"Warcraft 3, Age of Empires and Stronghold"

"Warcraft 3. The one and only"

"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."

"War3"

Zero-K

4.5

(15)

"It's more like sup com, and very fun. Try it sometime. It's my current fav free game."

"Zero-K AI is far above everything I've played with."

"Zero K, or custom, competition level StarCraft AI."

"Zero K AI is amazing and actually micros units, doesn't cheat, and swaps its units to counter you"

"Zero k and it’s not even close. BAR is kinda similar but zero k bits are able to pull out more human like micro."

"The answer is always Zero-K."

"The best true RTS yet has probably been Zero-K."

"The zero-k campaign was really good. Each mission introducing new units, new concepts."

"Zero-K if you want total annihilation but with an even greater emphasis on units and unique usage of those units"

"Zerok"

Age of Empires II

4.6

(13)

"2 has a lot of single player campaigns (both official and user created) and an active multiplayer scene."

"Age of Empires 2"

"Age of Empires 2 is the best RTS game"

"Age of Empires II and The Battle For Middle Earth are the two I’ve spent thousands of hours playing"

"For me it is SC 2 or AoE 2. I love them both"

"The second because it's an incredible game"

"AoE 2 is among the best rts of all time."

"Age of Empires 2."

"I love aoe 2 for multiplayer madness with friends. It has a good system of paper rock scissors IMO."

"Aoe2 is better"

#10

Age of Empires

4.4

(12)

"YES! This is my favorite RTS of all time. Wish they would re-release."

"Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War."

"I think Age of Empires 2 is the best RTS game of all time"

"Some very easy recommends if you played the originals: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition."

"I've been enjoying Age of Empires 2 a lot recently."

"AGe of empires 2 definitive edition on steam is great."

"Dark Reign. Age of Empires 1 & 2."

"AoE4 = historical re-enactment campaign"

"Age of empires."

"AoE 4 is very good IMO."

#11

StarCraft 2

4.8

(10)

"Age of Empires 4 or Starcraft 2 (free to play)."

"I would suggest you try Starcraft 2."

"Definitely StarCraft 2."

"Starcraft 2 its free."

"If you like sci-fi: StarCraft 2."

"Honestly starcraft 2."

"Civilization for turn based, starcraft 2 for rts."

"Play the Starcraft 2 campaign. Once you are done you can join the online coop."

"Starcraft 2 is free to play."

"Starcraft 2, Age of Empires 4, Homeworld series"

#12

Company of Heroes 2

4.2

(10)

"COH2 over 1000 hours"

"Old or not, I have 2 recommendations: Company of Heroes 2 and Supreme Commander(Forged Alliance)"

"COH2 had a rough launch, but ended up with the best multiplayer so far."

"Company of Heroes 2, Dawn of War 3, Dawn of War 1"

"Company of heroes 2 has a good and long campaign for you."

"If you like WW2: Company of Heroes 2."

"Compay of Heroes 2 is one of the slower RTS."

"Company of Heroes 2 is 2014, still looks good and uses similar cover mechanics to Dawn of War (same development team)."

"Age of Empires 2, Company of Heroes 2, Frostpunk, Banished."

"There's also Company of heroes 2 which you should enjoy."

#13

Age of Mythology

4.6

(9)

"Age of Mythology Retold"

"Age of Mythology."

"AoM would be absolutely perfect to start with for several reasons."

"Age of mythology, a timeless Gem"

"Age of mythology, a timeless Gem."

"Age of Mythology I stand by it"

"AoM was my first ever RTS and it is a great start."

"It's not the easiest game to get into but I feel like it's fine if you're genuinely interested."

"The most beginner friendly RTS game to exist is pikmen."

#14

Northgard

4.0

(10)

"Dune: Spice Wars and Northgard - basically anything from Shiro Games."

"I recommend Northgard and Against the storm."

"Northgard is very chill."

"Is second."

"Give Northgard a whir."

"Northgard. It's a slower paced RTS for the most part."

"Northgard and mindustry(kinda)."

"Northgard is also a pretty chill and simple RTS."

"Northgard is worth mentioning here."

"Check out Northgard. I've enjoyed what I have played so far, but that isn't much"

#15

Iron Harvest

4.0

(9)

"I absolutely loved Iron Harvest. Felt fantastic on console."

"Iron harvest"

"The only one that stuck with me."

"My friend, check out the game Iron Harvest, very good RTS."

"I’ve got my eye on a game called Iron Harvest."

"Iron Harvest is good."

"Iron Harvest has some issues ATM, but developers stay in contact with players."

"Iron Harvest if you like the old relic style games."

"If you like Company of Heroes, Iron Harvest is somewhat in that style."

#16

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

4.6

(7)

"Another vote for Supreme Commander Forged Alliance."

"Not 2015 but my favorite is still supcom forged alliance."

"Maybe if you want to experiment a bit try supreme Commander Forged Alliance."

"Old or not, I have 2 recommendations: Company of Heroes 2 and Supreme Commander(Forged Alliance)"

"Current; EAW (modded), Supcom FAF, SOASE, X4, Planetary Annihilation, Wargame."

"Probably Supreme Commander Forged Alliance even if I haven't played it for a little while"

"My friends group has been playing Supreme Commander Forged alliance and COH2 with Spearhead mod for years."

#17

Company of Heroes 3

3.9

(8)

"Company of heroes 3"

"COH3 was trash at launch and I’m not really impressed with the campaign and the MP wasn’t fun. Now, I think the MP is really fun now and is the best multiplayer out of the 3 now."

"Yeah, 3 was a shit show at launch. But, the multiplayer is in a good spot now. I play the multiplayer all the time now."

"Don't listen to the other guy, give CoH 3 a try, it's a lot better then at launch."

"If you like MP then of the two I’d recommend CoH3."

"Give CoH3 5 years and it hopefully has even more."

"The launch sucked, but it’s way better now and fun to play."

"Seriously CoH3 only needed to be COH2 with 1,5 pop cap and add more vehicles and defenses"

#18

Halo Wars

4.3

(7)

"Halo Wars 1 and 2."

"Been having fun w halo wars, debating getting Iron Harvest."

"Both Halo Wars games"

"I've heard Halo Wars is a good RTS for beginners too."

"Halo Wars"

"Halo Wars is quite simple and fun to play."

"I’ve heard halo wars is good."

#19

They Are Billions

4.8

(6)

"Excellent survival."

"They are Billions"

"They are billons is great."

"They are billions, Amazing game!"

"Give 'They are Billions' a try."

"They Are Billions can scratch that itch."

#20

Empire at War

4.8

(6)

"Empire at War, I always go back to it."

"Empire at War is a banger."

"Empire at War or BFME with mods, both make the games even more fantastic."

"Empire at war is the only true commander sim"

"My vote is for Empire at War, mods have helped that one out as well."

"Empire at War is really good with mods."

#21

Age of Empires 4

4.5

(6)

"Definitely age of empires 4."

"Suggest age of empires 4. One of the best made tutorial of an RTS to get into the mechanics."

"I think Age of Empires 4 is the best."

"I think Age 4 is a good one as well."

"AOE 4 and Halo wars."

"I have over 1000 hours on age of empire 4."

#22

WARNO

4.5

(6)

"No question."

"Warno, broken arrow, black and white 2"

"WARNO beats everything ive tried so far."

"If you're just looking for the RTS combat aspect, I'd suggest one of Warno/Steel Division 2/Red Dragon from Eugen."

"Warno is pretty great."

"Warno, broken arrow, black and white 2."

#23

Dawn of War

3.7

(7)

"Dawn of War II And stay away from III"

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

"The original Dawn of War series was awesome."

"Dawn of war"

"Dawn of War 1 & 2, specifically a big fan of Dark Crusade."

"Dawn of War was also pretty sick imo."

"Dawn of War 3 is not great."

#24

World in Conflict

4.2

(6)

"World in conflict has a very easy rock paper scissors mechanic."

"World in Conflict is available on GOG if OP is interested."

"World in conflict, halo wars, men at war, total war, company of heroes, star wars empire at war, age of empires, tom clancy’s endwar, & star wars galactic battlegrounds"

"World in Conflict"

"World in Conflict (though technically this is real-time tactics)."

"Company of Heroes and World in Conflict."

#25

StarCraft

5.0

(5)

"Starcraft 1"

"The SC2 campaigns (and coop) are still extremely good."

"StarCraft 1 and 2 because they are awesome and free."

"If you like microing units starcraft and warcraft are the go."

"Starcraft is still the most popular RTS."

#26

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

5.0

(5)

"Age of Empires 2 definitive editions has probably some of the best ai that I have played against."

"Aoe2 de and the ladder experience"

"Aoe2 definitive edition."

"Age of empires 2 definitive edition is still king and probably has a bigger player base than all the games named here combined."

"Aoe2 de."

#27

OpenRA

4.0

(6)

"Can't get more like Tiberium Dawn than OpenRA"

"Openra mods"

"OpenRA 🦁"

"Try openRa."

"Its a Red Alert port."

"I used to play openra (another free game) but this seems very different"

#28

Sins of a Solar Empire

4.8

(5)

"Sins of a Solar Empire is definitely a great shout."

"Go for Sins of the Solar Empire. That's closest to what you would like."

"You'd likely enjoy Sins 1/2 best."

"Sins of a solar empire 2"

"Sins of a solar empire"

#29

Sins of a Solar Empire 2

4.8

(5)

"You'd likely enjoy Sins 1/2 best."

"Between Sins 2 and Age 4, defo pick Sins."

"I think youd love sins 2. its one of my favorite RTS games thats 4x."

"Sins of a Solar Empire 2 is fantastic and probably the only true modern space RTS available."

"Then SoSE2 and Total War Wahammer would be the choice."

#30

Rise of Nations

3.7

(6)

"Maybe Rise of Nations ? It's from the 2000's and It's about war between several civilisations across history."

"Rise of Nations :P."

"There's an option to have the AI run your nation for you."

"Rise of Nations is the only RTS that my buddies will reinstall."

"Rise of Nations will be interesting for you but it is quite old."

"Mini empires RTS, Noobs in combat (its turn-based but its still strategy) and rise of nations are all strategy games."

#31

Stellaris

4.4

(5)

"Stellaris. Fantastic game."

"Stellaris"

"Ship design and fleet composition can have a huge impact in Stellaris."

"Stellaris."

"Stellaris is pretty good."

#32

Stronghold

4.2

(5)

"My favourite is Stronghold"

"Original war, stronghold, dawn of war all have quite a bit of personality in their design and presentation."

"Stronghold"

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

"I would suggest Stronghold."

#33

Total War

4.2

(5)

"I recommend Total War WH3 :)"

"Total war is a good intermediate between turn-based grand strategy and then RTS battles."

"Would recommend any of the total war games though."

"Please try any of the total war games."

"Consider a toal war game if you just want to do the battles without building or reproduce management."

#34

Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

4.8

(4)

"Go for AoE 2 definitive edition or 4."

"If you like the middle ages: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition or AoE 4."

"Age of Empires 2 Definitive edition, its remastered of old games."

"Give Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, Starcraft 1 Remastered and Command and Conquer Remastered a try."

#35

Total Annihilation

4.8

(4)

"Total Annihilation. Still being played online over 27 years later: www.taforever.com"

"Nostalgia: Total Annihilation, AOE2, Starcraft"

"OG total annihilation"

"Total Annihilation - Things just used to blow up so dang well."

#36

Red Alert 2

4.8

(4)

"Easily my top favorite, used to spend days just playing skrimish over and over"

"Red Alert 2"

"I’m a red alert 2 guy myself but I hear you."

"Red alert 2 is relatively simple and pacing is fast."

#37

Relic Entertainment

4.8

(4)

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

"Company of Heroes 2."

"Company of Heroes 3 🙌🏼"

#38

Rusted Warfare

3.6

(5)

"Rusted warfare."

"For mobile games, check out Rusted Warfare."

"Rusted warfare!"

"Rusted warfare is an actual RTS and not a clash of clans ripoff/whale hunt."

"Rusted warfare."

#39

Gates of Hell

4.5

(4)

"Gates of Hell can have pretty large battles but also pretty small ones but is honestly one of the best RTTs out there."

"I think Gates of Hell is so incredibly good, a true successor of assault squad 2 but so much better"

"If you're just looking for the RTS combat aspect, I'd suggest either Gates of Hell."

"Gates of Hell: Ostfront. Great WW2 RTS"

#40

Command & Conquer: Generals

4.5

(4)

"Late but command and conquer generals is absolutely perfect"

"Why does no one mention the goat c&c generals. It's a great game with balanced gameplay and memories we will never see with any other game"

"Command and Conquer Generals was my favourite and first RTS game."

"C&c generals is still a blast to play, also online"

#41

Warcraft 3

4.3

(4)

"If you like fantasy: Warcraft 3."

"Warcraft 3 play the campaign then go play online."

"Warcraft 3. Reforged is shit though."

"Warcraft 3, Northgard, and Company of Heroes 2 are also pretty popular."

#42

Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour

4.0

(4)

"C&C Generals Zero Hour is a very close second."

"Imo Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour. Online still works but it seems you need a better launcher mod."

"C&C Generals ZH"

"Try mo Generals / Zero Hour, another classic RTS."

#43

Grey Goo

4.0

(4)

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

"Both great."

"Check out Grey Goo or the 8 Bit Armies/Hordes/Invader games."

"You could try Grey Goo or Act of Aggression."

#44

Sudden Strike 4

4.0

(4)

"Sudden Strike 4"

"Sudden Strike 4 is quite good."

"Sudden Strike 4"

"On Xbox nowadays I'd say Sudden strike 4."

3.7

2.5

(2)

"Steel Division 1 & 2"

"I stay far away from Steel Division, waaaay too much details."

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