Best rts games on Reddit
232 reviews from r/RealTimeStrategy, r/PHGamers, r/ShouldIbuythisgame and 19 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
5.0
(9)
"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."
#3
Company of Heroes
4.3
(10)
"Company of Heroes"
"Company of Heroes 1 and 2 are my favorite."
"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
StarCraft
4.9
(7)
"I play StarCraft II, the game still is the best of competitive RTS imo."
"But I love Star Craft 2 Wings of Liberty."
"Starcraft 2"
"I just started playing it and I was actually surprised to learn it has a very large playerbase."
"Starcraft 1/2 - Easy to learn, hard to master."
"Starcraft"
"Starcraft."
#6
Northgard
4.0
(8)
"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."
"Northgard is a relatively new 'traditional' RTS."
"Something a little different you could take a look is Northgard."
#7
Iron Harvest
4.0
(8)
"Delivers on both fronts."
"Try iron harvest."
"[Iron Harvest] has good controller support."
"Dawn of Man, Ancestors Legacy, Northgard, Dungeons 3, Iron Harvest, Siegecraft Commander, 8-Bit RTS, Spellforce 3."
"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"
#8
Dawn of War
4.0
(6)
"If you want 40k I'd start with Dawn of War 1 & 2."
"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've not really played any newer RTS games but every so often I go back too the Dawn of War series."
"I think Dawn of War is quite beginner friendly."
#9
Age of Empires
4.6
(5)
"Age of empires 4 the 🐐"
"Age of Empires."
"Age of Empires 4 is great."
"And Halo Wars 2"
"Age Of Empires 4 is free till Monday, so check it out…"
#10
Stellaris
4.2
(5)
"If you like very Complicated RTS Games with for 4X Elements you need to try the stellaris"
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Are fun"
"Brilliant if you like space stuff."
"Try stellaris."
#11
Rise of Nations
4.0
(5)
"On crossover AOE 2 de and rise of nations work perfectly."
"Rise of Nations."
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Rise of Nations EE."
"Rise of Nations is a great RTS."
#12
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."
#13
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."
#14
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."
#15
Stronghold
4.3
(4)
"Stronghold"
"Stronghold 1"
"I would say Stronghold and C&C are good base builder RTS"
"Is august stronghold, stronghold crusader."
#16
Battle Realms
4.0
(4)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Try mo mga to: Battle Realms."
"Battle Realms."
"Battle Realms."
#17
Supreme Commander
4.0
(4)
"Supreme commander, using the Forged alliance Forever (FAF) launcher."
"The original Supreme Commander is good."
"Did anyone mention Supreme Commander (only 1, the second interation is meh)?"
#18
Electronic Arts
4.0
(4)
"The just released the entire command and conquer collection on steam."
"I would recommend Command and Conquer Tiberium Wars and/or Kane's Wrath."
"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."
#19
Command and Conquer
5.0
(3)
"Its still an absolute blast to play it. Both the single player (Tiberium Wars first, Kane's Wrath if you feel like it) And the multiplayer (Kane's Wrath)"
"Red Alert 2 is an excellent place to start. It is probably one of the simplest interfaces to learn."
"Currently doing my 10th playthrough of tiberium wars so thats an idea"
#20
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."
#21
Starcraft
4.7
(3)
"Starcraft"
"Sci-fi RTS with good story, easy to grasp mechanics, descent tutorial. And hey, it's free."
"I'd recommend doing the campaign modes on the starcraft or warcraft games."
#22
Warcraft
4.7
(3)
"I love warcraft 3 if you are an old school player."
"Warcraft 3"
"Old but warcraft 3 was pretty good."
#23
Homeworld
4.3
(3)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
"Homeworld - Slow-paced RTS, but XYZ axis."
"Homeworld 3 and CnC Remastered for me from this lot."
#24
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."
#25
World in Conflict
4.3
(3)
"My fav all time RTS has to be World in Conflict."
"Currently £2. It's an amazing game."
"World in Conflict has a well regarded single player and is little more arcadey than something like red Dragon."
#26
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."
#27
Planetary Annihilation
4.3
(3)
"I agree PA is the best RTS I’ve ever played."
"After playing PA I can't live without area commands."
"And halo wars 2"
#28
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."
#29
Frostpunk
4.0
(3)
"Frostpunk is pretty dope."
"Frostpunk ang nag naglitas sa akin nuong lockdown."
"Single player mostly thio"
#30
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."
#31
Against the Storm
4.0
(3)
"Against the storm would probably interest you"
"For fantasy base building you should check out Against the Storm."
"Against the storm."
#32
Rusted Warfare
4.0
(3)
"Rusted warfare."
"Rusted warfare, its playable pc and mobile."
"Rusted warfare."
#33
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."
#34
Spellforce
4.0
(3)
"Spellforce 3 might be closest to what you are looking for."
"Not everything you are looking for, but the closest I found is Spellforce 1/2/3, Battle for Middle earth 2 and already mentioned Warlords Battlecry 2/3."
"If you like fantasy setting."
#35
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."
#36
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."
#37
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."
#38
They Are Billions
4.5
(2)
"For single player They are Billions is great!"
"On PlayStation I can think of - Warparty, sudden strike, they are billions, 8 bit armies, Iron harvest."
#39
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."
#40
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."
#41
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
4.5
(2)
"Age of empires 2 definitive edition runs on linux"
"On crossover AOE 2 de and rise of nations work perfectly."
#42
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
4.5
(2)
"Command and conquer: red alert 2"
"Red Alert 2."
#43
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."
#44
Sudden Strike
4.0
(2)
"Blitzkrieg 1 and 2, Men of War, and Sudden strike are pretty good ww2 games."
"Sudden Strike."
#45
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"
#46
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."
#47
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."
#48
Men of War
4.0
(2)
"Blitzkrieg 1 and 2, Men of War, and Sudden strike are pretty good ww2 games."
"Try Men of War or Gates of Hell Ostfront, its like Company of Heroes but before CoH and way more releastic."
#49
Knights and Merchants
4.0
(2)
"Knights and merchants <3"
"VERY old, slow-paced, but still technically RTS."
#50
Diplomacy is Not an Option
4.0
(2)
"Is pretty solid. Give it a shot"
"Diplomacy is not an option and Becastled."
#51
C&C
4.0
(2)
"C&C are good base builder RTS"
"I’s argue for C&C and or Starcraft/Warcraft series."
#52
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."
#53
The Settlers
4.0
(2)
"The settlers new allies."
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#54
Blitzkrieg
3.5
(2)
"Blitzkrieg 1 and 2, Men of War, and Sudden strike are pretty good ww2 games."
"Blitzkrieg. No base building, just commanding armies during WW2."
#55
Age of Empires II DE
5.0
(1)
"I play Age of Empires II DE, Rise of Nations and Age of Mythology on my M1."
#56
Iron Marines
4.0
(1)
"Iron marines 1&2 + norhgard are also good."
#57
Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition
4.0
(1)
"Age of Empires 2 DE (graphics are way improved from the original, but still old school)"
#58
Total War
4.0
(1)
"Total War. Any (except ToB. We don't speak of it.)"
#59
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
4.0
(1)
"I'd say _Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak_. It is almost RTT-like but it does have economy."
#60
Ruster Warfare
4.0
(1)
"Ruster warfare is basically what you are looking for - super smooth, great touch controls."
#61
8-Bit Army series
4.0
(1)
"Try 8-bit army series, armies, hordes and invaders."
#62
Stellar Warfare
4.0
(1)
"I think Stellar Warfare is out in early access or something like that."
#63
SpellForce III
4.0
(1)
"Got spellforce 3 and Anno 1404."
#64
Warlord Games
4.0
(1)
"The only rts game i've found that lets each individual unit level up."
#65
Halo Wars II
4.0
(1)
"Nuff said."
#66
Town Keeper
4.0
(1)
"Town Keeper might be worth checking out."
#67
Anno 1404
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#68
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#69
Empire Earth II
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#70
Dungeon Keeper II
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#71
Worms
4.0
(1)
"If you want something simple, then a game from the **Worms** series or **Scorched3D**"
#72
8 Bit Armies
4.0
(1)
"On PlayStation I can think of - Warparty, sudden strike, they are billions, 8 bit armies, Iron harvest."
#73
Final Assault
4.0
(1)
"Final Assault is pretty good."
#74
Empires of the Undergrowth
4.0
(1)
"Empires of the undergrowth 2"
#75
Skyworld
4.0
(1)
"Skyworld is closest I've seen."
#76
Wargame: Red Dragon
4.0
(1)
"Wargame red dragon"
#77
Army Men RTS
4.0
(1)
"Army men rts"
#78
The Guild II
4.0
(1)
"The only hangup is the 'decent graphics' part."
#79
Dark Moon
3.0
(1)
"Dark Moon looks like new 'Earth 2160'."
#80
Armor Clash II
3.0
(1)
"Idk how good it is, but maybe Armor Clash II VR."
#81
Stacklands
3.0
(1)
"I have also had some luck with stacklands."
#82
Age of Empires 4
2.0
(1)
"Age of Empires 4"
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