Top-Rated Free Real-Time Games on Steam

12 free Real-Time games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Builders of Greece: Prologue - Players say: Manage an ancient Greek polis by planning its layout, balancing resources and citizens’ needs, and directing trade and defense. Players like: City-Building Strategy · Economic Management · Ancient Greek Setting ·
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Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try your hand as a ruler of an ancient Greek city-state, practice your management skills, and learn basic game mechanics.

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Sep 18, 2023
75% 👍
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EMERGENCY - Players say: Command fire, police, medical, and technical crews in timed missions, containing emergencies alone or in co-op. Players like: Co-op Coordination · Tense Incident Management · Casual Short Sessions ·
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Save lives – be a hero! Join forces against the chaos in the newest title of the award-winning EMERGENCY series. Take up your shift as incident commander and coordinate with other players to fight fires, arrest gangsters and rescue injured civilians. Your city needs you!

Airline Manager - Players say: Build an airline by choosing aircraft, setting passenger and cargo routes, and managing fuel, maintenance, and finances as flights run in real time. Players like: Route And Fleet Planning · Aircraft Variety · Aviation Appeal ·
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Create and manage your own airline. Create both passenger and cargo routes all over the world while you upgrade and expand your fleet of airplanes and airports. Airline Manager is among the most realistic of its genre - so prove yourself and beat your friends and other real life managers.

Watchers - Players say: Fight in a 24-player top-down battle royale, then bet on survivors and influence the match as a Watcher after being eliminated. Players like: ·
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Fight to the end. Influence the battle even after death. Place bets, mete out rewards and punishments and decide what happens next. It’s a battle with something for everyone.

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Oct 22, 2019
74% 👍
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Zero-K - Players say: Command a robot army in a physics-driven RTS, shaping terrain, managing resources, and battling through a campaign or multiplayer matches. Players like: Strategic Unit Variety · Detailed Army Controls · Terrain Manipulation ·
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With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

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Apr 27, 2018
94% 👍
of 4.4k
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3 - Players say: Lead a nation in a persistent World War III strategy match, balancing military research, economic growth, diplomacy, and conquest. Players like: Strategic Planning · Diplomacy and Alliances · Playing With Friends ·
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This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition - Players say: Command medieval squads in four Viking missions or 1v1–3v3 battles, using terrain, resources, and morale to win. Players like: Terrain Tactics · Medieval Atmosphere · Multiplayer Maps ·
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Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition represents a part of the full product. Get a taste of medieval battles in this free version of the acclaimed historical RTS! 4 SP missions and 17 MP maps are now available to everyone. Challenge friends, AI, or take part in our League that will start in March!

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Feb 6, 2018
79% 👍
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Supremacy: Call of War 1942 - Players say: Lead a WWII nation in a persistent strategy campaign, balancing province conquest, military research, real-time movement, and diplomacy. Players like: Strategic Nation-Building · Player Diplomacy · Playing With Friends ·
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Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!

Viridi - Players say: Tend a pot of succulents that grow in real time, watering and weeding between visits as they mature and bloom. Players like: Calming Check-In Routine · Real-Time Plant Growth · Soothing Music ·
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Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.

Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest - Players say: Send fleets between planets in fast real-time battles, expanding your territory against rivals in solo and multiplayer matches. Players like: Fast, Short Matches · Simple Tactical Decisions · Competitive Multiplayer ·
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Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!

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Dec 5, 2014
83% 👍
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Battle Nations - Players say: Build a wartime city, gather supplies, recruit an eclectic army, and fight story missions in turn-based tactical battles. Players like: Nostalgic Revival · Humorous Story Dialogue · Base-Building Strategy ·
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Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!

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Sep 18, 2014
73% 👍
of 1.9k
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 - Players say: Lead one of three factions in an alternate-history war, building bases and directing land, sea, and air forces in real time. Players like: Live-Action Cutscenes · Distinct Factions · Co-op Campaign ·
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The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.