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 Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,87194.89%95.83%
- 4Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 5Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition183,56194.55%94.91%
- 6Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,47493.79%96.03%
- 7Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 8Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 9Mindustry28,19592.97%95.73%
- 10Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation57,18892.89%94.24%
- 11Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 12Desperados III16,64292.25%96.50%
- 13Frostpunk137,55692.23%92.74%
- 14Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 15Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 16Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,30191.51%93.26%
- 17Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,83491.44%96.68%
- 18Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,63691.43%96.02%
- 19Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 20Company of Heroes18,78591.08%94.22%
- 21Dungeons 318,72891.03%94.15%
- 22Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 23Total War: SHOGUN 267,94190.87%91.71%
- 24Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 25Brutal Legend20,47690.54%93.16%
- 26Rusted Warfare - RTS7,59790.33%96.33%
- 27Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,95590.31%94.60%
- 28Men of War: Assault Squad 246,70590.16%91.23%
- 29Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 30Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,65189.94%91.67%
- 31Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,33989.94%93.26%
- 32Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 33Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 34Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition38,15389.51%90.64%
- 35Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 36Banished43,35089.45%90.43%
- 37Command & Conquer Remastered Collection35,04589.44%90.66%
- 38Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82989.23%96.38%
- 39Age of Mythology: Retold23,55588.89%90.47%
- 40Emberward4,14088.86%96.93%
- 41Minion Masters65,29288.83%89.39%
- 42Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 43Victoria II20,39188.67%90.38%
- 44The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 45Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,30188.58%93.23%
- 46Colony Survival9,01488.47%92.11%
- 47Creeper World 44,73188.31%94.93%
- 48Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,55688.24%91.44%
- 49Crusader Kings II75,44888.23%88.64%
- 50Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,58487.87%91.04%
- 51Going Medieval21,45187.83%89.07%
- 52Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.75%90.38%
- 53Prehistoric Kingdom6,80787.54%90.14%
- 54From the Depths12,84787.46%89.23%
- 55Wargame: Red Dragon19,75787.41%88.54%
- 56Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition88,41687.34%87.58%
- 57Infested Planet3,04887.15%93.60%
- 58Knights of Honor2,39287.09%92.56%
- 59Supreme Commander 212,98186.89%88.21%
- 60Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,77286.88%88.79%
- 61Ultimate General: Civil War8,61186.87%88.83%
- 62Aliens: Dark Descent18,90686.78%87.62%
- 63Homeworld Remastered Collection14,18786.77%87.89%
- 64112 Operator7,36886.67%88.68%
- 65Starship Troopers: Terran Command12,03986.64%87.35%
- 66Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,98086.58%87.58%
- 67Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,10386.48%89.82%
- 68Clanfolk4,06286.39%91.61%
- 69Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,23486.38%90.11%
- 70Breakout 137,49286.37%87.95%
- 71Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 72Tempest Rising11,99786.27%87.18%
- 73Foundation24,26986.23%86.66%
- 74Dawn of Man17,85486.22%86.80%
- 75Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,69386.14%86.92%
- 76Atom Zombie Smasher2,10785.98%89.75%
- 77GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,87685.95%88.63%
- 78Border Pioneer1,92385.90%86.53%
- 79Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,38785.87%86.53%
- 80Dummynation3,27385.85%87.90%
- 81DEFCON4,33685.85%87.38%
- 82Warpips5,21485.84%87.11%
- 83Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition55,06685.84%85.96%
- 84Cavalry Girls1,99185.81%88.95%
- 85Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 86CastleStorm1,63385.77%89.34%
- 87Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 88Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73785.73%87.72%
- 89Reshaping Mars83385.66%84.27%
- 90Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,78085.64%85.68%
- 91Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,55685.62%86.59%
- 92Grim Nights1,55285.56%88.02%
- 93DG2: Defense Grid 23,46485.56%86.63%
- 94Fly Corp3,41985.55%84.91%
- 95Buggos1,43685.52%87.88%
- 96War for the Overworld8,12985.52%85.93%
- 97Swarm Queen41285.48%92.72%
- 98AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 99Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48585.40%89.90%
- 100Diplomacy is Not an Option12,69585.39%85.55%
