Best rts game on Reddit
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#1
Beyond All Reason
4.6
(16)
"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."
"It's free. Open source. Still in dev."
"If you like Total Annihilation / Supreme Commander type of games, I would say check Beyond All Reason."
"Beyond All Reason It's free, for a start."
#2
Company of Heroes
4.4
(15)
"Company of Heroes 2."
"Company of heroes 1 and 2 op."
"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"
"Company of heroes 1,2,3 and age of empires 4."
"Insanely rich and balanced."
"I always recommend Company of Heroes 1, 2, or 3 to beginners."
"The company of heroes series is good."
#3
Microsoft
4.5
(13)
"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.."
"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."
"Best RTS game to come out since SC2."
"Great RTS for beginners"
"Getting close to being perfect."
"Is the best!"
"I'd say Aoe4."
#4
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"
#5
Supreme Commander
4.9
(8)
"Supreme commander is obscenely good."
"Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. GOATed RTS."
"Supreme commander forged alliance (hey 80% off)!"
"Supreme Commander Forged Alliance with the Forged Alliance Forever mod is highly active."
"Supreme commander forever."
"Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and Company of Heroes 2 are great games."
"If you get the chance, give Supreme Commander a try."
"For a begginer i would go with supreme commander."
#6
Age of Empires
4.4
(8)
"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."
"Age of empires."
"AoE 4 is very good IMO."
"Best recent RTS is undoubtedly AoE4."
"Personal favourite is AoE4, it's currently a bit of a shitshow regarding gamebreaking bugs."
#7
Dawn of War
3.8
(8)
"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 1 and 2."
"Dawn of War 3 is not great."
#8
They Are Billions
4.7
(6)
"Excellent survival."
"They are billons is great."
"They are billions, Amazing game!"
"Give 'They are Billions' a try."
"They are billions Age of Darkness Age 4 Spellforce 3 Godsworn shows some promise too"
"They Are Billions can scratch that itch."
#9
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."
#10
Company of Heroes 2
4.2
(6)
"Old or not, I have 2 recommendations: Company of Heroes 2 and Supreme Commander(Forged Alliance)"
"Company of heroes 2 has a good and long campaign for you."
"If you like WW2: Company of Heroes 2."
"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."
#11
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
4.8
(5)
"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)"
"My friends group has been playing Supreme Commander Forged alliance and COH2 with Spearhead mod for years."
#12
Iron Harvest
4.0
(6)
"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 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."
#13
Halo Wars
4.2
(5)
"Halo Wars 1 and 2."
"Both Halo Wars games"
"I've heard Halo Wars is a good RTS for beginners too."
"Halo Wars is quite simple and fun to play."
"I’ve heard halo wars is good."
#14
Zero-K
4.2
(5)
"The best true RTS yet has probably been Zero-K."
"Free RTS on steam."
"Zero-k if you like 16v16 battles on the weekend"
"Zero-k, Mindustry and 0ad are all completely free rts games."
"Zero k is a scifi rts, its free on steam"
#15
Warcraft 3
4.2
(5)
"If you like fantasy: Warcraft 3."
"Warcraft 3 play the campaign then go play online."
"Warcraft 3. Reforged is shit though."
"Warcraft 3 Remastered had a rough start, but is still enjoyable."
"Warcraft 3, Northgard, and Company of Heroes 2 are also pretty popular."
#16
Command and Conquer
4.2
(5)
"Some very easy recommends if you played the originals: Command and Conquer Remaster."
"Command & Conquer franchise and, more specifically, Generals and Zero Hour."
"Great single player campaigns."
"Any of the command and conquers( except that last one that one sucked )"
"Command and Conquer has a new remake."
#17
Northgard
4.0
(5)
"Is second."
"Northgard. It's a slower paced RTS for the most part."
"Northgard and mindustry(kinda)."
"Northgard is worth mentioning here."
"Check out Northgard. I've enjoyed what I have played so far, but that isn't much"
#18
Call to Arms
4.0
(5)
"Warno and they are billions."
"Call to Arms: Gates of Hell is fantastic, as is WARNO."
"Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront."
"Call to Arms: Gates of Hell."
"Couple games I would recommend are, call to arms and the dungeon series :) "
#19
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."
#20
WARNO
4.5
(4)
"No question."
"WARNO beats everything ive tried so far."
"Warno is pretty great."
"Warno, broken arrow, black and white 2."
#21
World in Conflict
4.3
(4)
"World in conflict has a very easy rock paper scissors mechanic."
"World in Conflict"
"World in Conflict (though technically this is real-time tactics)."
"Company of Heroes and World in Conflict."
#22
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."
#23
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
5.0
(3)
"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."
#24
Empire at War
5.0
(3)
"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"
#25
StarCraft II
5.0
(3)
"StarCraft 2 is solid and plays with more modern mechanics."
"It’s still StarCraft 2."
"SC2 just still has that 11/10 feel to it."
#26
StarCraft
5.0
(3)
"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."
#27
Starcraft
4.7
(3)
"Starcraft 2 and it is free."
"Starcraft 2. The first campaign is free."
"Starcraft 2 is without a doubt the best modern RTS."
#28
Homeworld
4.7
(3)
"Is brilliant."
"Homeworld kicks rear if you like space style RTS games."
"Homeworld."
#29
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
4.3
(3)
"Red alert 2 comrade general"
"Start with CNC. They have the simplest economy to manage."
"Command and conquer red alert 2 or starcraft 2 super easy to learn."
#30
Mount & Blade
4.3
(3)
"This is the best blend."
"For personal involvement in battles."
"I say try and play bannelord and total war warhammer 2."
#31
Wargame
4.0
(3)
"Wargame Red Dragon."
"Wargame red dragon also got an update not too long ago."
"I'd recommend Wargame: Red Dragon if you haven't played that already."
#32
Rise of Nations
4.0
(3)
"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."
#33
Rusted Warfare
4.0
(3)
"Rusted warfare."
"For mobile games, check out Rusted Warfare."
"Rusted warfare!"
#34
0 A.D.
4.0
(3)
"Is free, good and pretty similar."
"0AD and Project Celeste (AoE Online fan remake) are the only AoE-likes not owned by Microsoft."
"Absolutely 0 A.D.: It is very similar in game mechanics, but it has many interesting features."
#35
Total War
4.0
(3)
"Please try any of the total war games."
"Total war warhammer 3"
"Consider a toal war game if you just want to do the battles without building or reproduce management."
#36
Age of Mythology
5.0
(2)
"Age of mythology, a timeless Gem"
"Age of mythology, a timeless Gem."
#37
FAF
4.5
(2)
"If you like Supreme Commander, you should check out FAF."
"If you want to feel like you're not in a cupboard."
#38
Relic Entertainment
4.5
(2)
"Company of Heroes 3 🙌🏼"
#39
Blizzard
4.5
(2)
"I would recommend them all to beginners. The campaign's aren't hard and they have tutorials."
"Both Starcraft 2 and Age of Empires 3 have some free playable content to get a grasp of the game."
#40
Creative Assembly
4.5
(2)
"Total War: Warhammer 3 (turnbased RTS)"
#41
Age of Empires IV
4.0
(2)
"AOE 4."
"AOE4."
#42
Halo
4.0
(2)
"Halo Wars 2 gang rise up!"
"Halo Wars 2 and Red Alert 3 (backwards compatible) are probably the only decent ones."
#43
Command & Conquer
4.0
(2)
#44
Red Alert 3
4.0
(2)
"Red Alert 3, great bit of storytelling and fun campaign."
"Red Alert 3 and the uprising expansion is really fun."
#45
War Selection
4.0
(2)
"I really enjoy War Selection (and its a free on steam)"
"Give war selection a try."
#46
Machines at War 3
4.0
(2)
"Machines at War 3."
"Machines at war 3 is really good."
#47
Sins of a Solar Empire
4.0
(2)
"Best mixture of 4x and rts."
"Great game already."
#48
Stronghold
4.0
(2)
"I would suggest Stronghold."
"Stronghold series if you like medieval military."
#49
Classic RTS
3.5
(2)
"Most of the best RTS games are going to be old."
"Most good RTS are old."
#50
Eugen Systems
5.0
(1)
"Wargame Red Dragon. By far."
#51
Warcraft
5.0
(1)
"Warcraft 2 will always be my favorite."
#52
Planetary Annihilation
5.0
(1)
"My favorite game is Planetary Annihilation Titan."
#53
1C Company
5.0
(1)
"One I got tons of fun out of was Men of War: Assault Squad 2."
#54
Star Wars
5.0
(1)
"I picked empire at war."
#55
Warhammer 40k
5.0
(1)
"Warhammer 40k - Dawn of War series. Best of all time"
#56
Indie Studios
5.0
(1)
"Faster than Light, Into the Breach, Battle of Polytopia, Bad North"
#57
Civilization
5.0
(1)
"Can't go wrong with any of the Civilization franchise."
#58
Spellforce 3
5.0
(1)
"What a great campaign!!"
#59
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
5.0
(1)
"Dawn of War - Dark crusade and Soulstorm are excellent."
#60
Dawn of War: Soulstorm
5.0
(1)
"Dawn of War - Dark crusade and Soulstorm are excellent."
#61
Homeworld Remastered Collection
5.0
(1)
"Homeworld Remastered Collection for sure. So good."
#62
Total War: Warhammer
5.0
(1)
"Total Warhammer 1&2 for new, and go and pick up Myth the Fallen Lords and Myth 2 on eBay."
#63
Total War: Shogun 2
5.0
(1)
"Total War: Shogun 2 and Total War: Warhammer 2"
#64
Total War: Warhammer 2
5.0
(1)
"...make sure to check out total war warhamner 2 as well ^^"
#65
AI War
4.0
(1)
"AI War and AI War 2 are both great games"
#66
Wargame: Red Dragon
4.0
(1)
"Wargame red dragon"
#67
Empires of the Undergrowth
4.0
(1)
"Empires of the Undergrowth is excellent."
#68
Dawn of War: Warhammer 40,000
4.0
(1)
"Try the Warhammer 40k Dawn of War Series it's basically space Warcraft."
#69
LOTR: Battle for Middle-earth II + Rise of the Witch-king
4.0
(1)
"LOTR BFME 2 + ROTWK. You can find them to download online."
#70
Total War: Warhammer I and II
4.0
(1)
"Total Warhammer I and II have really good tactical battles."
#71
Total War: Warhammer III
4.0
(1)
"Total Warhammer III added in gets you the amazing Immortal Empires grand campaign."
#72
Stellaris
4.0
(1)
"Stellaris."
#73
Battlezone
4.0
(1)
"Battlezone, halo wars, planetary annihilation titans, total annihilation, supreme commander, star wars empire at war and galactic battlegrounds."
#74
Art of War 3
4.0
(1)
"Art of War 3(futuristic)."
#75
Tiberium Sun
4.0
(1)
"* Tiberium Sun."
#76
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
4.0
(1)
"Try mo Generals / Zero Hour, another classic RTS."
#77
Pharaoh
4.0
(1)
"Try Pharaoh and Emperor."
#78
Red Alert
4.0
(1)
"Halo Wars 2 and Red Alert 3 (backwards compatible) are probably the only decent ones."
#79
Shiro Games
4.0
(1)
"I'm a fan of all the games you like, and I got many on my list! Northgard"
#80
Men of War
4.0
(1)
"Men of War Assault Squad 2"
#81
Paradox Interactive
4.0
(1)
"Crusader kings 3"
#82
C&C Remastered
4.0
(1)
"C&C Remastered has been quite fun."
#83
Art of War
4.0
(1)
"Check out Art of War 3 and War Legends. It scratches my rts itch when i am not with my pc"
#84
Five Nations
4.0
(1)
"Five Nations is worth a check!"
#85
Galactic Battleground
4.0
(1)
"I love galactic battleground with its AOE 2 and stars wars combination"
#86
Frostpunk
4.0
(1)
"Check out Frostpunk."
#87
Warhammer
4.0
(1)
"Give then warhammer series a try."
#88
Battle Realms
4.0
(1)
"Battle Realms Zen Edition on Steam :) "
#89
Spellforce
4.0
(1)
"For story."
#90
Ancestors Legacy
4.0
(1)
"Have great graphics."
#91
OpenRA
4.0
(1)
"Its a Red Alert port."
#92
War for the Overworld
4.0
(1)
"Dungeon Keeper unofficial successor."
#93
Dungeon 3
4.0
(1)
"I recommend just grabbing Dungeon's 3 when it comes around free on epic or really cheap on steam."
#94
Age of Wonders 4
4.0
(1)
"I heard good things about Age of Wonders 4."
#95
Offworld Trading Company
4.0
(1)
"Offworld Trading Company is fun RTS based on economics."
#96
AI War II
4.0
(1)
"AI War II."
#97
Empire Earth
4.0
(1)
"If you like rise of nations you might like the Empire Earth games!"
#98
Cossacks 3
4.0
(1)
"Cossacks 3, Rise of Nations."
#99
Bad North
4.0
(1)
"Very easy to pick up, Bad North, one of my personal favorite games."
#100
WarParty
4.0
(1)
"WarParty (on steam, spelled exactly like I did). It’s relatively new."
#101
Rise of Nations Extended Edition
4.0
(1)
"Low cost game. Fun."
#102
Age of Empires 3
4.0
(1)
"Age of empires 3 or 2."
#103
Command and Conquer Collection
4.0
(1)
"Command and conquer collection."
#104
Command and Conquer: Generals Zero Hour
4.0
(1)
"I am a big fan of Command and conquer Generals zero hour."
#105
Rogue Command
4.0
(1)
"Check out the demo for Rogue Command, it's a pretty beefy demo with some replayability."
#106
Tempest Rising
4.0
(1)
"Watch out for the upcoming Tempest Rising which is a spiritual successor to C&C"
#107
Axis and Allies
4.0
(1)
"Axis and Allies RTS and Star Wars Empire at War"
#108
Homeworld Collection
4.0
(1)
"Try out the Homeworld collection. All the games are solid and 3 is on the way."
#109
Emperor: Battle for Dune
4.0
(1)
"Emperor battle for dune."
#110
Broken Arrow
4.0
(1)
"Broken Arrow, its in playtest right now and free."
#111
8 Bit Armies
4.0
(1)
"8 bit armies or 8 bit fantasy depending on which flavor you prefer."
#112
Total War: Warhammer 3
4.0
(1)
"Total war warhammer 3 is great."
#113
Total War: Warhammer Trilogy
4.0
(1)
"The Total War: Warhammer trilogy has made me fall in love with the genre."
#114
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
4.0
(1)
"Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is the best one for me."
#115
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
4.0
(1)
"Laysara: Summit Kingdom is recently out on demo."
#116
Empire Earth 2
4.0
(1)
"Empire Earth 2 with community patches (mods) based on DLCs."
#117
Rise of Legends
4.0
(1)
"You can try Rise of Legends, from the creators of Rise of Nations."
#118
Siege Up
4.0
(1)
"This one has potential."
#119
Iron Marines
4.0
(1)
"Iron Marines is a lot of fun."
#120
Z Origins
4.0
(1)
"Link me: Z origins, rusted warfare."
#121
Z Steel Soldiers
4.0
(1)
"Z and Z Steel Soldiers are really good strategy games."
#122
Mindustry
4.0
(1)
"Minddustry and Rusted Warfare."
#123
Command and Conquer Remastered
4.0
(1)
"Command and conquer remastered."
#124
Supreme Commander 2
4.0
(1)
"Supreme Commander 2 is a great introduction to the RTS genre."
#125
Steam
4.0
(1)
"Download Steam if you haven't got it already."
#126
Halo Wars 2
4.0
(1)
"You can't go wrong with Halo Wars 2."
#127
Age of Empires 1 and 2
4.0
(1)
"Definitive Editions of Age of Empires 1 and 2 are available."
#128
Homeworld Remastered
4.0
(1)
"Homeworld Remastered."
#129
Age of Empires 2
4.0
(1)
"If you want a classic, try *Age of Empires 2*. There's a new version around on Steam."
#130
Digital Garbage
3.0
(1)
"Try games by Digital Garbage, they have basically taken Command & Conquer."
#131
Settlers 5
3.0
(1)
"Settlers 5 is somewhat battle focused."
#132
Mark of Chaos
3.0
(1)
"Mark of chaos is simpler old school version of total warhammer."
#133
Command and Conquer: Generals
3.0
(1)
"...significantly better implementation than the C&C generals games."
#134
Redsun
3.0
(1)
"Maybe try Redsun or bad north."
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