Top-Rated Free RTS Games on Steam
60 free RTS games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.
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PUBG: BLINDSPOT - PUBG: BLINDSPOT is a 5v5 top-down tactical shooter built on clever positioning, tight teamwork, and shared vision. Choose unique Agents, create squad synergies and execute smart strategies that turn the tide of every round.
Feb 4, 2026
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware - Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.
Apr 30, 2025
Tank Arena:Total Operation - Tank Arena:Total Operation is a free MMO war game where you play as a commander, drive thousands of types of tanks, armored vehicles or helicopters on a massive battlefield engaging in 12v12 team-based battles against players globally. Enjoy the fun!
Dec 19, 2024
Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES - Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.
Jul 25, 2024
Toy Shire: Room One - Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Mar 13, 2024
Frostrain - Be the last train conductor roaming the postapocalyptic frozen world! Expand, strengthen, and build synergies on your train. The promised land beyond the toxic zone awaits you and your passengers.
Jan 10, 2024
Summoners War - A global hit RPG that captured the Summoners all around the world! Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battle over the vital resource: Mana Crystals. Design your own deck and strategy using 1,000 Monsters to claim victory. Go on an epic adventure with your Monsters!
Jan 7, 2024
Planet S - Planet S is a real-time strategy game where your goal is to colonize multiple planets in a solar system to advance your civilization, build a city and supply it to grow your faction.
Oct 28, 2023
Builders of Greece: Prologue - 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.
Sep 18, 2023
EMERGENCY - 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!
Aug 15, 2023
3 Days War - 3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!
Apr 16, 2023
Crustacean Nations - 🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation!
Aug 19, 2022
Slava Ukraini! - A completely free game of heroic defence against enemy aggression. Take part in the defence of Ukraine against Russian aggression. A tribute to the courage and valor of the Ukrainian armed forces.
May 23, 2022
Crystal Clash - Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!
Jan 14, 2022
Sea Brawl Autobattler - Sea Brawl Autobattler is a New and Original 8-players Card Auto Battler. Immerse yourself in a stunning fantasy Pirate setting and recruit your Crew between more than 150 unique minions, spells and equipments. Build up your strategy and dominate the ladder!
Nov 1, 2021
Airline Manager - 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.
Jun 23, 2021
Vedelem: The Golden Horde - Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?
Jun 22, 2021
SpellForce 3 Versus Edition - The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.
Nov 3, 2020
Blood of Steel - "Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!
Oct 20, 2020
The Riftbreaker: Prologue - The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Aug 5, 2020
Warzone 2100 - In the late 21st century, the world's civilizations are wiped out by a series of nuclear strikes, seemingly caused by a massive malfunction of the new NASDA (North American Strategic Defense Agency) strategic defense system.
Feb 18, 2020
War Selection - War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Oct 8, 2019
Rise of Legions - Rise of Legions has shut down. It was a strategy and deck building game with dynamic, tactical gameplay.
Aug 30, 2019
Supremacy: 1914 - Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!
Jul 16, 2019
Conqueror's Blade - Master the art of siege tactics in Conqueror's Blade, a tactical action MMO brought to you by Booming Tech. Create your hero, command medieval units, and ride out for epic online battles in a vast new world. Play for free today!
May 30, 2019
Minion Masters - An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
May 24, 2019
Hades' Star - A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.
Feb 27, 2019
Prime World: Defenders 2 - Defenders 2, - an exciting hybrid of Tower Defense and CCG, - is now available on Steam! Challenge endless hordes of monsters: build an impassable defense on their path and protect your mines. Collect all the unique towers and prove that even a tornado is not an obstacle for you.
Nov 29, 2018
Zero-K - 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.
Apr 27, 2018
AirMech - AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Mar 30, 2018
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3 - 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.
Mar 15, 2018
Iron League - Behold the clash of heroes! Iron League is a MOBA teamfight of the warriors named "Ironsides". The League does not care what their motives are, as long as they give a good fight. How about you? Do you wanna be the strongest Ironside? Then, take a bold step into the Iron League!
Mar 14, 2018
Spellsworn - Enter a world of magic and battle, where your wits and reflexes will be pushed to their limits! Choose your spells, enter the ever-changing arena and prepare to obliterate all who stand in your way!
Mar 13, 2018
Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition - 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!
Feb 6, 2018
GUNS UP! - GUNS UP! is a free-to-play side-scrolling strategy game that pits players against each other in a battle to destroy enemy bases to increase their own army’s strength. GUNS UP! combines the fun of enemy base invasion with tower–defense, for an experience like no other!
Feb 5, 2018
Supremacy: Call of War 1942 - 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!
Oct 21, 2017
Therian Saga - Therian Saga is a MMORPG that tries to stand out of the crowd by offering a compelling storytelling surrounded by a massive mathematical set of rules that define the world your hero will evolve in. It could be said that it borrows elements from old-time MUD games, strategy games and even tabletops RPG.
Mar 27, 2017
Dropzone - Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
Feb 15, 2017
Art of War: Red Tides - Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Dec 22, 2016
Lazerbait - Lazerbait is a free arcade strategy game set in virtual reality with one simple goal: capture all the planets to build more ships and destroy your enemies!
Oct 13, 2016
Zombie Defense - A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Sep 30, 2016
Boid - Boid is real-time strategy at its most primal - your only resource is your army. No funds to manage or infrastructures to build. It’s a kill or be killed battle of rapid decisions to dominate the gene pool.
Jul 8, 2016
Istrolid - In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
May 6, 2016
Age of Conquest IV - Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Apr 5, 2016
Mitos.is: The Game - Step into the microscopic world of Mitos.is! Eat or be eaten—become the ultimate cell in a highly addictive multiplayer game. Diverse modes, daily tournaments, guilds, and gear await! The BEST game of 2015 is back!
Jul 29, 2015
Strife® - Strife® is a truly free to play, competitive, MOBA that features non-stop action and engaging combat. Take control of powerful and versatile heroes, each capable of dominating in unique ways, and exert your will in an epic battle between two teams.
May 22, 2015
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest - 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!
Dec 5, 2014
Battle Nations - 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!
Sep 18, 2014
My Lands: Black Gem Hunting - My Lands is a free online RTS where dark and light forces fight for Black Gem and dominion in a vast fantasy world. Cooperation between players, joint economy development, creation of clans and alliances and elaboration of a team strategy serve as the very foundation of the game.
Sep 16, 2014
