Best Rated RTS Games Under $20
The best rated RTS games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1Dyson Sphere Program91,27996.28%97.47%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,90595.41%97.73%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,73294.91%95.83%
- 4Kenshi114,97794.76%95.56%
- 5Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,35393.84%96.02%
- 6Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98693.63%97.53%
- 7Mindustry27,58792.99%95.72%
- 8Frostpunk136,38792.23%92.73%
- 9Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,28392.07%96.70%
- 10Kingdoms and Castles31,28991.59%93.55%
- 11Company of Heroes18,59091.19%94.28%
- 12Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,78491.09%94.67%
- 13Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 14Dungeons 318,68390.97%94.18%
- 15Stronghold HD (2012)10,41190.60%95.54%
- 16Brutal Legend20,30590.49%93.21%
- 17Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,89290.43%94.62%
- 18Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,31790.24%93.17%
- 19Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,07390.00%93.24%
- 20Crusader Kings II73,79089.93%90.54%
- 21Victoria II19,97589.91%92.14%
- 22Door Kickers10,04989.84%94.21%
- 23Rusted Warfare - RTS7,43089.83%96.37%
- 24Command & Conquer Remastered Collection34,82889.51%90.67%
- 25Banished43,22789.49%90.42%
- 26Tropico 412,71588.97%91.74%
- 27Minion Masters65,28088.88%89.40%
- 28Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,28088.76%93.31%
- 29Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81388.69%96.38%
- 30The Wandering Village8,35788.41%91.96%
- 31Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,43988.35%91.42%
- 32Emberward3,78488.27%96.96%
- 33Kingdoms Reborn9,68487.92%90.47%
- 34Supreme Commander 212,91787.02%88.23%
- 35Infested Planet3,03486.99%93.61%
- 36Aliens: Dark Descent18,49486.87%87.64%
- 37Knights of Honor2,38286.81%92.53%
- 38Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,85086.74%87.67%
- 39Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22186.61%90.19%
- 40Breakout 137,46386.50%87.91%
- 41Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,72586.39%88.86%
- 42Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,94186.24%87.30%
- 43Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,08986.21%89.85%
- 44Last Train Home5,39086.01%87.05%
- 45Dummynation3,18086.01%87.77%
- 46Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26585.96%86.45%
- 47Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,71085.91%87.60%
- 48Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,43985.87%86.82%
- 49Atom Zombie Smasher2,10185.80%89.72%
- 50GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,85985.78%88.56%
- 51Warpips5,14885.75%87.24%
- 52Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,29185.72%85.77%
- 53DEFCON4,32085.68%87.31%
- 54Border Pioneer1,87485.64%86.66%
- 55Cavalry Girls1,97385.62%88.85%
- 56Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.60%86.92%
- 57CastleStorm1,62385.59%89.34%
- 58Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 59Frontline Crisis38985.54%87.66%
- 60Tower Dominion5,21885.53%85.67%
- 61Roma Invicta24985.39%82.73%
- 62Grim Nights1,54585.38%87.96%
- 63Knights and Merchants4,95585.38%85.23%
- 64Reshaping Mars83085.37%84.34%
- 65DG2: Defense Grid 23,42685.36%86.49%
- 66Buggos1,42185.34%87.90%
- 67AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 68Fly Corp3,37485.32%84.94%
- 69War Selection23,38285.31%85.25%
- 70Swarm Queen40585.29%92.84%
- 71Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86785.27%83.16%
- 72Natural Selection 213,35485.26%85.12%
- 73Screeps: World2,08185.24%86.50%
- 74Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48185.22%90.23%
- 75Age of History 318,39585.20%85.07%
- 76Europa Universalis III Complete1,99685.09%83.27%
- 77Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense76885.08%86.46%
- 78Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,40485.05%84.49%
- 79Operation: Polygon Storm29185.01%69.76%
- 80Loopstructor38084.92%83.42%
- 81Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81584.85%77.42%
- 82Zombie Defense2,17084.81%84.01%
- 83AirMech Strike10,85784.75%84.11%
- 84Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,53484.75%84.30%
- 85Anno 1404 - History Edition3,56684.66%82.45%
- 86Age of Conquest IV2,81484.64%81.77%
- 87Halo: Spartan Strike1,69384.64%79.86%
- 88Warstone TD3,88484.60%82.39%
- 89AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 90Rise of Legions1,61884.58%82.08%
- 91Nebuchadnezzar1,82284.44%78.87%
- 92Planet TD27684.36%61.96%
- 93Mechabellum19,14984.32%83.72%
- 94Gods and Idols75784.30%69.09%
- 95Gratuitous Space Battles88584.21%70.17%
- 96SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85284.12%79.45%
- 97Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,03484.12%79.73%
- 98Taur2,10184.11%79.96%
- 99Mech Engineer94784.06%74.34%
- 100Survivalist2,56883.97%80.06%
