Best Rated RTS Games Under $40
The best rated RTS games on Steam for games under $40. 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 Program90,84996.29%97.49%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,51495.37%97.72%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,60094.90%95.83%
- 4Kenshi113,28294.75%95.57%
- 5Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition178,93494.45%94.95%
- 6Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,26293.82%96.02%
- 7Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,90593.61%97.55%
- 8Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition35,87893.41%95.65%
- 9Mindustry26,85692.96%95.78%
- 10Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation54,23992.84%94.21%
- 11Against the Storm36,13492.63%94.63%
- 12Desperados III16,38392.29%96.51%
- 13Frostpunk135,20292.22%92.72%
- 14Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,18492.04%96.73%
- 15Kingdoms and Castles31,13791.56%93.54%
- 16Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,10291.52%93.22%
- 17Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,16791.48%96.10%
- 18Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,45091.19%96.75%
- 19Empires of the Undergrowth18,04991.18%94.39%
- 20Company of Heroes18,41391.17%94.31%
- 21Dungeons 318,64891.12%94.19%
- 22Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,68491.05%94.66%
- 23Total War: SHOGUN 266,99090.95%91.78%
- 24Brutal Legend20,16890.63%93.23%
- 25Stronghold HD (2012)10,32690.55%95.55%
- 26Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,84290.40%94.63%
- 27Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,29190.21%93.17%
- 28Men of War: Assault Squad 246,30990.16%91.19%
- 29Hearts of Iron IV366,94990.06%90.19%
- 30Rusted Warfare - RTS7,26090.01%96.36%
- 31Bad North: Jotunn Edition13,84189.95%93.24%
- 32Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,16189.93%91.60%
- 33Victoria II19,94189.90%92.16%
- 34Door Kickers10,02389.79%94.18%
- 35Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,15289.60%91.21%
- 36Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition37,64189.57%90.68%
- 37Airships: Conquer the Skies6,50989.53%95.88%
- 38Command & Conquer Remastered Collection34,66489.50%90.68%
- 39Banished43,15689.47%90.41%
- 40Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,79888.97%96.42%
- 41Tropico 412,69188.93%91.71%
- 42Age of Mythology: Retold22,61888.91%90.47%
- 43Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,24188.73%93.34%
- 44Colony Survival8,88288.56%92.13%
- 45Emberward3,70788.50%96.90%
- 46Creeper World 44,66688.43%94.94%
- 47The Wandering Village8,22488.33%91.90%
- 48Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,30988.29%91.40%
- 49Going Medieval20,96687.94%89.15%
- 50Kingdoms Reborn9,62387.91%90.53%
- 51Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,30787.64%91.20%
- 52From the Depths12,65087.59%89.32%
- 53Wargame: Red Dragon19,66487.46%88.51%
- 54Infested Planet3,02987.30%93.60%
- 55Clanfolk3,88487.22%91.66%
- 56Ultimate General: Civil War8,48487.03%88.97%
- 57Prehistoric Kingdom6,10986.98%89.59%
- 58Supreme Commander 212,86286.96%88.18%
- 59112 Operator7,23286.90%88.98%
- 60Homeworld Remastered Collection14,07586.89%87.96%
- 61Aliens: Dark Descent18,16686.88%87.70%
- 62Knights of Honor2,37286.78%92.62%
- 63Tempest Rising11,40886.65%87.75%
- 64Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,65286.64%88.84%
- 65The Stronghold Collection5,65286.64%88.84%
- 66Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,20486.56%90.20%
- 67Cataclismo4,16586.54%89.29%
- 68Breakout 137,42086.50%88.01%
- 69Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,86686.44%87.33%
- 70Dawn of Man17,73186.30%86.81%
- 71Foundation23,81486.16%86.49%
- 72Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,08286.15%89.82%
- 73Atom Zombie Smasher2,09386.13%89.68%
- 74GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,84286.11%88.63%
- 75Warpips5,10186.03%87.30%
- 76Farthest Frontier24,63586.01%86.26%
- 77DEFCON4,30886.00%87.42%
- 78Dummynation3,09385.99%87.91%
- 79Cavalry Girls1,95785.96%88.86%
- 80CastleStorm1,61785.94%89.30%
- 81Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,66785.93%87.55%
- 82Unholy Heights1,63585.93%89.24%
- 83Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,67885.90%86.98%
- 84Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,27985.90%86.82%
- 85Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,09185.87%86.35%
- 86Grim Nights1,54285.73%87.94%
- 87AI War 21,54585.69%87.64%
- 88Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition93,24185.69%85.72%
- 89Swarm Queen39785.67%92.70%
- 90Buggos1,37085.67%87.66%
- 91DG2: Defense Grid 23,40285.64%86.39%
- 92War for the Overworld8,06585.64%85.95%
- 93Winter Falling: Battle Tactics47785.64%90.78%
- 94Border Pioneer1,83385.62%86.85%
- 95Screeps: World2,07785.59%86.52%
- 96Tower Dominion5,06285.52%85.78%
- 97Frontline Crisis38585.48%87.79%
