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 Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,17795.40%97.73%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,85194.90%95.83%
- 4Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 5Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,44393.42%95.64%
- 6Mindustry28,10992.99%95.72%
- 7Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 8Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,37292.09%96.73%
- 9Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 10Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,81291.27%96.68%
- 11Company of Heroes18,74591.17%94.25%
- 12Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 13Brutal Legend20,45390.64%93.20%
- 14Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 15Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,93890.41%94.60%
- 16Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,34890.23%93.18%
- 17Rusted Warfare - RTS7,56990.10%96.30%
- 18Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,29890.07%93.26%
- 19Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,61389.98%91.67%
- 20Crusader Kings II73,93789.91%90.53%
- 21Victoria II20,02489.91%92.15%
- 22Door Kickers10,05789.81%94.18%
- 23Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition38,11589.54%90.65%
- 24Command & Conquer Remastered Collection35,00689.49%90.67%
- 25Banished43,33889.48%90.43%
- 26Airships: Conquer the Skies6,60889.20%95.88%
- 27Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82788.98%96.37%
- 28Tropico 412,74988.93%91.69%
- 29Minion Masters65,28688.86%89.39%
- 30Emberward3,84588.62%96.96%
- 31Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,53688.35%91.43%
- 32Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.86%90.37%
- 33Infested Planet3,04887.32%93.60%
- 34Supreme Commander 212,97686.99%88.21%
- 35Aliens: Dark Descent18,83786.85%87.61%
- 36112 Operator7,34986.82%88.73%
- 37Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,95586.69%87.61%
- 38Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,76486.65%88.79%
- 39Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,23486.56%90.11%
- 40Breakout 137,48786.49%87.94%
- 41Knights of Honor2,39286.28%92.56%
- 42Atom Zombie Smasher2,10386.16%89.73%
- 43GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,87386.13%88.62%
- 44Dummynation3,25786.01%87.84%
- 45Warpips5,20686.00%87.13%
- 46DEFCON4,33286.00%87.35%
- 47Cavalry Girls1,98886.00%88.93%
- 48Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,37485.97%86.50%
- 49CastleStorm1,63385.96%89.34%
- 50Unholy Heights1,64985.95%89.21%
- 51Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68985.89%86.93%
- 52Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73385.84%87.71%
- 53Grim Nights1,55185.76%88.01%
- 54Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,54885.73%86.61%
- 55DG2: Defense Grid 23,46185.72%86.62%
- 56AI War 21,56285.68%87.39%
- 57Buggos1,43585.66%87.94%
- 58Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,10085.64%89.76%
- 59Swarm Queen41185.64%92.94%
- 60Border Pioneer1,91485.60%86.57%
- 61Screeps: World2,09485.58%86.39%
- 62Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48485.54%89.88%
- 63Tower Dominion5,54585.50%85.66%
- 64Frontline Crisis39785.43%87.91%
- 65Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense79785.40%86.20%
- 66Knights and Merchants4,95885.30%85.22%
- 67Roma Invicta25285.28%82.94%
- 68Loopstructor38485.25%83.07%
- 69Natural Selection 213,37085.25%85.12%
- 70War Selection23,59085.20%85.14%
- 71Age of History 318,73785.16%85.02%
- 72Zombie Defense2,17385.16%83.99%
- 73AI War: Fleet Command1,61284.96%82.20%
- 74Rise of Legions1,61984.95%82.09%
- 75Operation: Polygon Storm29284.89%69.52%
- 76Fly Corp3,41184.81%84.90%
- 77AirMech Strike10,86184.75%84.15%
- 78Reshaping Mars83284.74%84.25%
- 79Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,64184.72%84.27%
- 80Planet TD27784.70%61.73%
- 81Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,47184.66%84.50%
- 82Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86884.65%83.18%
- 83Warstone TD3,89184.57%82.42%
- 84Europa Universalis III Complete2,00184.53%83.31%
- 85Mech Engineer96384.37%74.35%
- 86Mechabellum19,39184.36%83.81%
- 87Nebuchadnezzar1,83684.34%78.92%
- 88Prime World: Defenders 22,18984.27%79.03%
- 89Dungeons 25,28484.25%82.06%
- 90Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81684.22%77.45%
- 91Gladiator Guild Manager4,08284.16%81.09%
- 92Anno 1404 - History Edition3,60084.14%82.39%
- 93Age of Conquest IV2,82084.12%81.77%
- 94Becastled5,61184.09%81.73%
- 95Gratuitous Space Battles89084.07%69.89%
- 96Halo: Spartan Strike1,70684.01%79.54%
- 97Touhou Big Big Battle4,03883.90%80.16%
- 98Survivalist2,56883.83%80.14%
- 99Gods and Idols75883.66%69.00%
- 100SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85783.59%79.42%
