Real Time Strategy (RTS) games
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Homeworld: Remastered Collection (2015)
Homeworld Remastered Collection updates and introduces the landmark space strategy games to modern audiences. The collection includes Homeworld and Homeworld…
Gratuitous Space Battles (2009)
Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and…
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992)
Dune II is often considered the first mainstream modern real-time strategy game and established many conventions of the genre. Even though set in Frank…
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (2002)
Emperor: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a game about politics, trade, and city design in ancient China. In Emperor, players progress through 3000 years of…
Startopia (2001)
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You…
Demeo: PC Edition (2022)
It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An…
Space Rangers 2: Dominators (2004)
Reboot is an expansion pack for the critically acclaimed Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators. It adds new missions, equipment, maps, and other additional…
Transport Fever (2016)
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. You start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, you construct…
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019)
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new…
Company of Heroes: Legacy Edition (2006)
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and…
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002)
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real-time strategy game set in the high fantasy world of Azeroth. Players control one of four factions, the Human Alliance,…
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003)
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne adds a host of new features to the game, including four new campaigns that take you across the frozen continent of Northrend.…
Tooth and Tail (2017)
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game…
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000)
The Soviets are back and this time they’re on American soil. Fight for the red, white, and blue – or just the red. But be careful – the mystical madman Yuri,…
Europa Universalis IV (2013)
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the…
Anno 1800 (2019)
Anno 1800: Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an…
Sins of a Solar Empire II (2022)
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force,…
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999)
Take control of a powerful civilization. Lead them through 1000 years of the Middle Ages to riches and greatness. Will you Intimidate the world into following…
Total War: Warhammer III (2022)
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: Warhammer trilogy is coming. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending…
Company of Heroes (2006)
Command the company that changed the face of history! Battle your way across Europe as your troops make intuitive use of the terrain and buildings for cover…
RimWorld (2018)
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes,…
Total War: Warhammer (2016)
A unique combination of colossal real-time battles and an addictive turn-based sandbox campaign game of statecraft, politics and empire building, Total War:…
Desperados III (2020)
The Wild West. A place where the law is made by those with a gun in their hands, and is enforced by the henchmen at their command. A place where death is no…
Total War: Shogun 2 (2011)
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style…
Age of Empires II: HD Edition (2013)
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all…
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition (2007)
Prepare yourself for the grim, dark future of the 41st millennium, where alien races battle mankind for galactic domination in a universe of unending…
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009)
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes. Featuring…
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (2014)
The classic real time strategy game that transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of…
Plants vs. Zombies: GOTY Edition (2010)
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and…
Kenshi (2018)
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an…
Against the Storm (2023)
A roguelite city builder set in a fantasy world tormented by the everlasting rain. Settle the unknown wilds to discover and rebuild the ruins of a…
Age of Mythology (2002)
Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Drawing inspiration from Greek, Egyptian,…
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (2007)
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns…
Total War: Warhammer II (2017)
Total War: Warhammer II is a strategy game of titanic proportions. Choose from four unique, varied factions and wage war your way; mounting a campaign of…
Stronghold Crusader HD (2013)
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with…
Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition (2013)
The Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of Rome II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved…
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020)
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises with remastered graphics and music,…
Hearts of Iron IV (2016)
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation…
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2018)
Age of Empires, the pivotal RTS that launched a 20-year legacy returns in definitive form for Windows 10 PCs. Bringing together all of the officially released…
Tropico 3: Absolute Power (2010)
Tropico 3: Absolute Power is the first official expansion pack to the critically acclaimed Tropico 3 and provides all-new options as ruler of a small Caribbean…
Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest (2008)
"Long ago a computer scientist called Dr Sepulveda created a beautiful digital world existing entirely within a computer network of his own invention. This…
PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate (2013)
Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to…
Sea Salt (2019)
Sea Salt is an action strategy hybrid, where you are Dagon, The Old God, the eldritch force of the sea, summoning unfathomable horrors from the sea to calin…
Radio Commander (2019)
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash…
Becastled (2025)
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand…
Age of Mythology: Retold (2024)
Age of Mythology: Retold is a remastered version of the 2002 real-time strategy classic Age of Mythology. Players manage civilizations inspired by Greek,…
Factorio: Space Age (2024)
Factorio: Space Age continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space. Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel…
Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by…
NeuroVoider (2016)
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through…
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection (2012)
Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time. Immerse yourself in the award-winning…
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