Best RTS Games
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- StarsWarren BurtonSean DonnellanJean GilpinArkantos, the heroic admiral of Atlantis, looks for a cause of a series of menacing omens, and accidentally intervenes in the titans' dark plan of preparing an uprising against the gods.
- DirectorBrian ReynoldsA RTS game spanning across different ages and nations to determine who is the best.
- DirectorBrian ReynoldsStarsSteven BarrKate ConnorRick PasqualoneRise of Nations: Rise of Legends is a real-time strategy video game for Microsoft Windows, made by Big Huge Games, and published by Microsoft.
- DirectorCrispin HandsOwen HurleyStarsAmir TalaiAndré SogliuzzoBrandon KeenerThis game tells the stories of the American army in WWII fighting the Germans in Normandy.
- StarsGeoffrey Charlton-PerrinJeff MorrowIt is the 17th year of war between the Free Cities of the North and the Undead. Humanity is hanging on by a thread as they fight a desperate battle to push back the armies of the dead and their dread masters, The Fallen Lords.
- DirectorRichard TaylorStarsSean AstinBilly BoydChristopher LeeYou play the events of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, both with the Fellowship of the Ring and the larger War of the Ring.
- DirectorRichard TaylorStarsBilly BoydDominic MonaghanJohn Rhys-DaviesYou play the Elf and the Dwarf nations as they fight their own battles against the forces of Sauron.
- 2006T8.5 (1.7K)Video GameDirectorJill EckhartStarsSean AstinBilly BoydChristopher LeeAfter the death of Isildur and subsequent disappearance of the One Ring, the Witch-king of Angmar plans to attack the Dunedain kingdom of Arnor and take control of the north.
- DirectorEd Del CastilloStarsMike GrayfordHulk HoganLex Lang
- StarsBrian DobsonMark OliverMichael DobsonSet in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe, this RTS puts you in charge of the Imperial Space Marine Chapter "Blood Ravens" as they try to contain rising numbers of Ork invaders on the planet Tartarus.
- StarsRaymond GreenoakenGerry KearseyJames LawsonSupporting the life of a medieval castle, the protagonist must defeat the four traitors who plunged the country into a turmoil.
- StarsJay SimonReal-time strategy game with campaigns to defend your castle and siege enemies during the Crusades in the Middle East.
- StarsSergey ChichacheyIrina KireevaWeronika LukaszewskaIron Harvest is a real-time strategy game set in an alternate reality just after the end of the First World War. The game allows you to control soldiers and giants machines in single-player and multi-player modes.
- 7.6 (138)Video GameDirectorGaspar JanosStarsAnna Leong BrophyArthur LeeBrendan HowleyThe year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. Until three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead. Scenting opportunity, warlords from China's great families follow suit, forming a fragile coalition in a bid to challenge Dong Zhuo's remorseless rule.
- DirectorMichael M. SimpsonStarsSean PertweeBoris SosnaSulayman Al-BassamTurn-based strategy and real-time tactics game in which the player builds a dynastic empire in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, spanning the period of 1087 to 1453.
- DirectorMichael M. SimpsonStarsGreg BaldwinTim BentinckSteffan BojeA diplomatic, strategic war game set between the years 1080 and 1530, focusing on medieval warfare, religion and politics in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
- DirectorMichael E. SimpsonStarsJonathan AthertonGeorge BaladinosAndrew BuchananRome: Total War is a strategy game set during the mid and late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire, with the player assuming control of one of three Roman families.
- DirectorIan RoxburghMichael M. SimpsonStarsChristopher AdamsGareth ArmstrongRichard AttleeBest strategy game with special effects and awesome battle experience.
- DirectorIan RoxburghStarsJason AnthonyChris AndersonJoe AttewellAn intense strategy game set in the fantasy lands of Warhammer. Fight for control of the Vortex or conquer the world with a combination of upragrading your cities and armies across a vast map and commanding real-time battles.
- DirectorTed MorrisStarsEdmund DehnWayne GraceTimothy WatsonThe game is set before the Battle of Yavin, while the Empire is still constructing the Death Star. The campaign goes through the events before this, on both the Rebel and Imperial side.
- DirectorAndre ArsenaultStarsDavid Anthony PizzutoDavid W. CollinsDavid SobolovTyber Zaan, a crime lord, is freed from prison and creates an empire of crime and destruction named after himself. He then begins his quest for control of the galaxy, destroying Rebels and Imperial alike.
- DirectorMatt SamiaMark SchwarzDuane StinnettStarsGlynnis TalkenMichael GoughPaul EidingIn 2499 in the Koprulu sector, a ferocious collective race known as the Zerg arrives to massacre the exiled human colonies while a highly advanced race, the Protoss, intervenes to exterminate the Zerg.
- DirectorNicholas S. CarpenterStarsJames HarperDave FennoyRobert ClotworthyFour years after the events of StarCraft: Brood War (1998), Jim Raynor fights against the Dominion and begins a search for artifacts when at the same time the Zerg attack once again.
- StarsTricia HelferRobert ClotworthyJames HarperAfter the events of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010), Sarah Kerrigan works to reunite the Zerg swarm in order to take revenge on Arcturus Mengsk.
- DirectorDustin BrowderStarsPatrick SeitzTravis WillinghamRachel RobinsonAfter the events of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013), Hierarch Artanis works to reunite the Protoss factions in order to retake their homeworld of Auir and stop Amon from destroying the galaxy.
- StarsBill RoperReal-time strategy game in which the warlike species of the Orcs come through a interdimensional portal into the land of Azeroth. Players either control the Humans or the Orcish Horde that manage to destroy Castle Stormwind.
- StarsBill RoperTomás RubioGlenn StaffordReal-time strategy game that follows the Humans who, after the Fall of Azeroth, join with Elves and Dwarves in an Alliance. In the Second War in the land of Lordaeron, the battle continues to the Dark Portal itself.
- DirectorDuane StinnettStarsTomás RubioDawn CaddelGlenn StaffordAfter the Humans discover that the rift which allows the Orcs passage into their world still exists, they must now venture beyond the Dark Portal into Orcish lands to put an end to the threat of yet another invasion.
- DirectorNicholas S. CarpenterStarsMichael BarkenMilton JamesMichael BradberryYears after the fall of the Orcish Horde to the human Alliance of Lordaeron, the remaining humans and orcs find themselves facing a common enemy: the demons of the Burning Legion and their armies of undead monsters.
- DirectorNicholas S. CarpenterStarsKevin BeardsleeMichael BradberryWilliam BassettSurvivors in the reign of chaos try to resolve their differences in a new world, that was shaped after the fall of the Burning Legion.
- DirectorBruce ShelleyLead an ancient culture from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, forge a civilisation, and destroy your enemies.
- DirectorPaul DeNigrisStarsGary MoodySpencer ProkopRic SpiegelThe Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations.
- StarsJoseph CappJason DamronSam DhossAge of Empires II: DE celebrates the 20th year of one of the most popular strategy games ever with 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content The Last Khans with 3 campaigns and 4 civilizations.
- DirectorKeith AremChris TaylorStarsJack AngelValerie AremDavid BoatThe humans are under attack from an alien race. Take command of fast depleting army and wriggle you way through an extremely strategic campaign to restore balance to the universe.
- StarsNikolle DoolinJeremy GottliebDavid J. FieldingCollect resources to construct buildings, produce citizens, and conquer opposing civilizations from prehistoric stone thrower up to futuristic battle-mechs.
- DirectorRex BradfordEmpire Earth: The Art of Conquest includes three new single-player campaigns set in ancient Rome, the Pacific Theater of World War II, and Asia in the 24th century. In addition, each of the 21 pre-designed civilizations in the game gains a unique special power, building, or unit. Examples include: the Kingdom of Italy's Metallurgy power, which allows them to pay building costs with gold or iron interchangeably, Great Britain's S.A.S. unit will be able to plant demolitions and swim across water, and the United States' market building will allow that civilization to trade abundant resources for scarce ones.
- DirectorJoseph D. KucanStarsEric MartinJoseph D. KucanLes CollinsWhen a new and powerful mineral, the Tiberium, is discovered, two organizations start a war for its control: the criminal Brotherhood of NOD and the UN derived GDI forces.
- DirectorJoseph D. KucanStarsArthur RobertsBarry KramerJohn MilfordIn an alternative Earth, where Hitler was eliminated from history, you play either side of a new war of the Soviet Union vs. the Allies.
- DirectorJoseph D. KucanStarsRay WiseUdo KierBarry CorbinYou play either side of a new Allied/Soviet war when the real villian is an evil master of mind control.
- StarsAki AleongIvan AllenJune AngelaChina and the US are faced with the growing threat of the Global Liberation Army, that sees both of the superpowers as a threat to their freedom. Through three campaigns and multiplayer battles, you'll have the chance to save the world.
- StarsJoseph D. KucanEric MartinLes CollinsWhen a new and powerful mineral, the Tiberium, is discovered, two organizations start a war for its control: the Brotherhood of Nod and the UN derived GDI forces.