Best rts games on Reddit
206 reviews from r/RealTimeStrategy, r/PHGamers, r/ShouldIbuythisgame and 16 more subreddits
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#1
Microsoft
4.3
(18)
"Age of empires IV is the best multiplayer RTS I have ever played."
"Age of empires II."
"Huge player base and 30+ factions."
"Aoe2 still. Best game in terms of diverse ages, strategy, tactics and balance."
"My favourite, age of empires 2 :definitive edition ha tons of achievements."
"Age of empires work well on linux, starcraft too"
"I've been playing Age of Empires IV, it's pretty great"
"Halo Wars 2 is def worth playing."
"Definitely give that a shot, it's pretty fun."
"And Age of Empires 4 is good and is very cheap right now."
#2
Blizzard
4.9
(10)
"Starcraft 2"
"Starcraft 2 is a must for rts."
"I would personally recommend starcraft 2 and wargame red dragon"
"This is the best RTS game ever in my opinion."
"StarCraft 2 is still fantastic"
"StarCraft 2 is the easy recommendation for a fighting games player."
"I would suggest you try that out... and the first campaign is free!"
"Starcraft 2's campaigns have a ton of achievements."
"StarCraft 2 has loads of achievements, straightforward single player."
"Starcraft 2 has a good tutorial, campaign, coop, and is free."
#3
Company of Heroes
4.2
(9)
"Company of Heroes"
"If you want WW2, get Company of Heroes."
"[Company of Heroes](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/company-of-heroes/id1464645812?platform=iphone)."
"Warning it's different from warcraft and the like"
"Is still active."
"Company of Heroes series (If you want a WW2 RTS)."
"Company of Heroes series (If you want a WW2 RTS)."
"If you want an RTS that doesn't feel like SC or WC then Company of Heroes."
"The first Company of Heroes is still on sale I think on steam?"
#4
Creative Assembly
4.9
(7)
"Total War, my recommendations are: Shogun 2 FOTS, Three Kingdoms."
"Total War Series (turn based and real time)."
"Total war seires like medieval 2, shogun 2, Rome, warhammer and more."
"Total war series. Mind will be blown."
"He needs to play the total war series, specifically Total War: Rome 2"
"I would recommend Total War: Rome II for someone new to the series."
"The Total War series will fit you just fine."
#5
Northgard
4.0
(7)
"It’s one of my favourites!"
"Northgard was pretty good, it's been long since I don't play it but it was pretty fun."
"I am surprised Northgard was not mentioned yet."
"Still has quite the community"
"Northgard
Spellcraft 3
Ashes of the singularity : escalation."
"Northgard is a lot of fun and probably a good starting point."
"Something a little different you could take a look is Northgard."
#6
Iron Harvest
4.0
(7)
"Delivers on both fronts."
"Try iron harvest."
"[Iron Harvest] has good controller support."
"Not really a rts guy but me and my friend played iron harvest."
"Iron Harvest"
"Iron Harvest looks cool but I haven't played it"
"Iron harvest looks amazing"
#7
StarCraft
4.8
(5)
"I play StarCraft II, the game still is the best of competitive RTS imo."
"But I love Star Craft 2 Wings of Liberty."
"I just started playing it and I was actually surprised to learn it has a very large playerbase."
"Starcraft"
"Starcraft."
#8
Electronic Arts
4.0
(6)
"The just released the entire command and conquer collection on steam."
"I would recommend Command and Conquer Tiberium Wars and/or Kane's Wrath."
"If you're interested in campaign at all definitely start with Tiberium Wars but if all you care about is skirmish/multiplayer skip it and go to Kane's Wrath."
"Command and conquer tiberium wars\kanes wrath\red alert 3\red alert3 uprising are all good games that will run easily."
"Command and conquer tiberium wars\kanes wrath\red alert 3\red alert3 uprising are all good games that will run easily."
"Heck out command and conquer."
#9
Gas Powered Games
4.8
(4)
"The game has amazing depth, there are many videos and articles outlining the games intricacies."
"Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance."
"Loads and load and loads of mods : 1300 on FAF alone."
"Check out Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, there's a pretty active discord server for it."
#10
Relic Entertainment
4.5
(4)
"Company of Heroes!!!!!"
"Company of Heroes is great if you are into WW2."
"If you like WW2, the company of heroes series is much easier mechanically than many other RTS."
"Not all matches are fun, but when is fun, fun is there."
#11
StarCraft II
4.3
(4)
"For multiple it's either starcraft 2 or age of empires 2."
"StarCraft 2. It is free, it is the most popular RTS game."
"Starcraft 2."
"I would start with starcraft 2 you can get for free on blizzard."
#12
Homeworld
4.3
(4)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Homeworld - Slow-paced RTS, but XYZ axis."
"Homeworld with the ‘Complex’ mod."
"Homeworld 3 and CnC Remastered for me from this lot."
#13
Stellaris
4.0
(4)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Are fun"
"Brilliant if you like space stuff."
"Try stellaris."
#14
Dawn of War
4.0
(4)
"Dawn of War series (not 3, that is an abomination)."
"Dawn of War series (not 3, that is an abomination)."
"Try mo yung Unification Wars and Apocalypse mods kasi yung yung magandang expansion mods."
"I think Dawn of War is quite beginner friendly."
#15
Westwood Studios
4.7
(3)
"I’d love to see it run on modern systems."
"RA2 was a big part of my highschool years."
"Especially for the music and atmosphere, it stays in my mind for ever."
#16
Paradox Interactive
4.3
(3)
"Hearts of Iron 4, Victoria 3, Crusader Kings 3, Europa Universalis 4, Command and Conquer Remastered (C&C + Red Alert), Command and Conquer 3 (and Kanes Wrath), StarCraft 2, Grey Goo, that Dune RTS that come out some time ago, Dune 2000, Total War games.. I could go on for much longer 😅"
"Hearts of Iron IV."
"Hearts of iron 4."
#17
Age of Empires IV
4.3
(3)
"Is pretty addicting, I know this is probably blasphemy, but I like it better than AOE2."
"Age of Empires 4 (or 2 DE)."
"Age of Empires 4."
#18
Stronghold
4.3
(3)
"Stronghold"
"Is august stronghold, stronghold crusader."
"City/castle builder with focus on either defending your stuff or laying siege to your opponent."
#19
Age of Empires
4.3
(3)
"Age of Empires 4 is great."
"And Halo Wars 2"
"Age Of Empires 4 is free till Monday, so check it out…"
#20
Rusted Warfare
4.0
(3)
"Rusted warfare."
"Rusted warfare, its playable pc and mobile."
"Rusted warfare."
#21
Warcraft III
4.0
(3)
"I've been itching for a new fantasy rts for sooo long. The closest thing out there that I can think of is Warcraft 3."
"Warcraft 3."
"Warcraft 3."
#22
Age of Mythology
4.0
(3)
"Age of Mythology is from about that era."
"Definitely Age of Mythology."
"I prefer Mythology myself, but I think 2 has the more solid fundamentals."
#23
Rise of Nations
4.0
(3)
"Rise of Nations."
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Rise of Nations is a great RTS."
#24
Star Wars: Empire at War
4.0
(3)
"Or di kaya Star Wars: Empire At War."
"There are also good Star Wars strategy games of you're a fan."
"There's a skirmish mode, the campaign mode has planet-wide macro + Option to do RTS combat."
#25
Battle Realms
4.0
(3)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Try mo mga to: Battle Realms."
"Battle Realms."
#26
Supreme Commander
3.7
(3)
"The original Supreme Commander is good."
"Did anyone mention Supreme Commander (only 1, the second interation is meh)?"
#27
Age of Empires II
5.0
(2)
"Age Of Empires 2, or Age Of Mythology."
"For multiple it's either starcraft 2 or age of empires 2."
#28
Blizzard Entertainment
5.0
(2)
"Those are the best 4 Rts ever made."
"I still think Warcraft 3 was the best RTS I ever played."
#29
Guardians Frontline
5.0
(2)
"The best one is Guardians Frontline."
"Guardians Frontline is an interesting mix of RTS and FPS that's really fun to play."
#30
BAR
4.5
(2)
"Been my go to for the past month."
"Not like Rise of Nations but definitely an RTS: BAR, Beyond All Reason."
#31
World in Conflict
4.5
(2)
"My fav all time RTS has to be World in Conflict."
"World in Conflict has a well regarded single player and is little more arcadey than something like red Dragon."
#32
Total War: Warhammer 2
4.5
(2)
"I've been having a blast with Total War: Warhammer 2"
"Total war Warhammer 2 might just be your speed."
#33
Starcraft
4.5
(2)
"Starcraft"
"I'd recommend doing the campaign modes on the starcraft or warcraft games."
#34
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
4.5
(2)
"Command and conquer: red alert 2"
"Red Alert 2."
#35
Warcraft
4.5
(2)
"I love warcraft 3 if you are an old school player."
"Old but warcraft 3 was pretty good."
#36
Rise of Kingdoms
4.0
(2)
"I would actually suggest Rise of Kingdoms, it’s actually very pretty good and it has quite a bit of strategy."
"Yeeaaah Rise of Kingdoms is the friendliest SLG of them all."
#37
Spellforce
4.0
(2)
"Spellforce 3 might be closest to what you are looking for."
"If you like fantasy setting."
#38
Diplomacy is Not an Option
4.0
(2)
"Is pretty solid. Give it a shot"
"Diplomacy is not an option and Becastled."
#39
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
4.0
(2)
"There are also good Star Wars strategy games of you're a fan."
"Pretty much AoE2 but with star wars units."
#40
Eugen Systems
4.0
(2)
"Steep learning curve but it's really cool."
"If you're interested sa cold war era battles on an operational scale."
#41
Battle for Middle-earth 2
4.0
(2)
"If you like lore of the rings then check out Battle of middle earth 2."
"Or maybe Battle for Middle Earth 2."
#42
Knights and Merchants
4.0
(2)
"Knights and merchants <3"
"VERY old, slow-paced, but still technically RTS."
#43
Frostpunk
4.0
(2)
"Frostpunk is pretty dope."
"Single player mostly thio"
#44
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
4.0
(2)
"Hegemony 3 is an RTS and empire management sim"
"I think he will like Hegemony 3: Clash of the Ancients"
#45
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
5.0
(1)
"Age of empires 2 definitive edition runs on linux"
#46
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
5.0
(1)
"Commandos 2: Men of courage"
#47
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
5.0
(1)
"Dune-II+-2000+other parts of this great serie."
#48
Generals Evolution
5.0
(1)
"I play generals evolution ( a red alert 3 mod ) its like cnc zero hour but with new units and amazing visual effects and working multiplayer"
#49
Warcraft I and III
5.0
(1)
"Og warcraft 3"
#50
Ashes of the Singularity
5.0
(1)
"Is an excellent RTS is league with PA, TA, SupCom, etc."
#51
Stellar Warfare
4.0
(1)
"I think Stellar Warfare is out in early access or something like that."
#52
SpellForce III
4.0
(1)
"Got spellforce 3 and Anno 1404."
#53
Offworld Trading Company
4.0
(1)
"Both do some neat new things. You should check them out."
#54
Wartime 2100
4.0
(1)
"Almost forgot Wartime 2100."
#55
Warlord Games
4.0
(1)
"The only rts game i've found that lets each individual unit level up."
#56
Halo Wars II
4.0
(1)
"Nuff said."
#57
Dune: Spice Wars
4.0
(1)
"Both do some neat new things. You should check them out."
#58
Tzar
4.0
(1)
"Tzar(medieval & fantasy really cool), Rise & Fall: Civilizations at war, Supremme Commander."
#59
Anno 1404
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#60
9 Bit Armies
4.0
(1)
"9 bit Armies might be a good one for you."
#61
Warno
4.0
(1)
"Warno is great, also broken arrow should be out soon."
#62
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#63
Kingdoms and Castles
4.0
(1)
"It's cheap and streamlined. The controller mapping works quite well too on PS and it's very relaxing once you got all the aspects of the game."
#64
Tempest Rising
4.0
(1)
"Tempest Rising. Old CnC vibe with modern graphics."
#65
Empire Earth II
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#66
Sudden Strike
4.0
(1)
"Sudden Strike."
#67
Crusader Kings
4.0
(1)
"Crusader Kings maybe?"
#68
Dungeon Keeper II
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#69
Europa Universalis
4.0
(1)
"Or Europa Universalis"
#70
Red Alert
4.0
(1)
"Red alert 2"
#71
The Settlers
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#72
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
4.0
(1)
"I'd start with something at small scale like Men of War: Assault Squad 2."
#73
Total War: Warhammer 3
4.0
(1)
"Total war warhammer 3."
#74
Spore
4.0
(1)
"Spore"
#75
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Forever
4.0
(1)
"Supreme Commander Forged Alliance Forever."
#76
The Guild II
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#77
C&C
4.0
(1)
"I’s argue for C&C and or Starcraft/Warcraft series."
#78
Bad North
4.0
(1)
"Bad north. It is a mobile game but is very fun and challenging."
#79
Total War Franchise
4.0
(1)
"Total War Franchise."
#80
Age of Conquest IV
4.0
(1)
"Try mo Age of Conquest 4 free to play."
#81
Battle for Middle-earth
4.0
(1)
"Battle for Middle Earth series."
#82
Halo Wars
4.0
(1)
"Halo Wars and Iron Harvest have controller support."
#83
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
4.0
(1)
"Warhammer 40k Dawn of War 2"
#84
Total War
4.0
(1)
"Di mo trip total war franchise?"
#85
Age of Empires 4
2.0
(1)
"Age of Empires 4"
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