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 Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,17795.40%97.73%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,85194.90%95.83%
- 4Kenshi116,65094.78%95.59%
- 5Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition182,32894.42%94.92%
- 6Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,45793.82%96.03%
- 7Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 8Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,44393.42%95.64%
- 9Mindustry28,10992.99%95.72%
- 10Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation57,07292.91%94.23%
- 11Against the Storm37,48292.52%94.43%
- 12Desperados III16,61392.35%96.52%
- 13Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 14Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,37292.09%96.73%
- 15Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 16Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,28391.54%93.26%
- 17Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,60591.54%96.05%
- 18Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,81291.27%96.68%
- 19Empires of the Undergrowth18,90591.26%94.36%
- 20Company of Heroes18,74591.17%94.25%
- 21Dungeons 318,71991.11%94.15%
- 22Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 23Total War: SHOGUN 267,69490.98%91.81%
- 24Brutal Legend20,45390.64%93.20%
- 25Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 26Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,93890.41%94.60%
- 27Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,34890.23%93.18%
- 28Men of War: Assault Squad 246,68790.19%91.23%
- 29Rusted Warfare - RTS7,56990.10%96.30%
- 30Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,29890.07%93.26%
- 31Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,61389.98%91.67%
- 32Crusader Kings II73,93789.91%90.53%
- 33Victoria II20,02489.91%92.15%
- 34Door Kickers10,05789.81%94.18%
- 35Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,33289.62%91.19%
- 36Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition38,11589.54%90.65%
- 37Command & Conquer Remastered Collection35,00689.49%90.67%
- 38Banished43,33889.48%90.43%
- 39Airships: Conquer the Skies6,60889.20%95.88%
- 40Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82788.98%96.37%
- 41Age of Mythology: Retold23,49488.96%90.47%
- 42Tropico 412,74988.93%91.69%
- 43Minion Masters65,28688.86%89.39%
- 44Emberward3,84588.62%96.96%
- 45Colony Survival8,99388.58%92.10%
- 46Creeper World 44,72888.46%94.92%
- 47Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,29588.35%93.26%
- 48Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,53688.35%91.43%
- 49The Wandering Village8,46788.07%91.96%
- 50Going Medieval21,41287.92%89.09%
- 51Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.86%90.37%
- 52From the Depths12,82687.57%89.26%
- 53Wargame: Red Dragon19,75287.49%88.54%
- 54Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition88,31187.35%87.58%
- 55Infested Planet3,04887.32%93.60%
- 56Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,56787.26%91.05%
- 57Clanfolk4,05687.18%91.72%
- 58Ultimate General: Civil War8,60187.01%88.86%
- 59Supreme Commander 212,97686.99%88.21%
- 60Prehistoric Kingdom6,73586.89%90.02%
- 61Homeworld Remastered Collection14,17786.87%87.90%
- 62Aliens: Dark Descent18,83786.85%87.61%
- 63112 Operator7,34986.82%88.73%
- 64Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,95586.69%87.61%
- 65Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,76486.65%88.79%
- 66Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,23486.56%90.11%
- 67Breakout 137,48786.49%87.94%
- 68Starship Troopers: Terran Command12,02786.47%87.35%
- 69Cataclismo4,34186.42%88.74%
- 70Dawn of Man17,84486.34%86.80%
- 71Knights of Honor2,39286.28%92.56%
- 72Foundation24,23686.27%86.65%
- 73Atom Zombie Smasher2,10386.16%89.73%
- 74Tempest Rising11,94586.13%87.27%
- 75GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,87386.13%88.62%
- 76Dummynation3,25786.01%87.84%
- 77Warpips5,20686.00%87.13%
- 78DEFCON4,33286.00%87.35%
- 79Cavalry Girls1,98886.00%88.93%
- 80Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,37485.97%86.50%
- 81CastleStorm1,63385.96%89.34%
- 82Unholy Heights1,64985.95%89.21%
- 83Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68985.89%86.93%
- 84Farthest Frontier25,49885.86%86.03%
- 85Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,95985.85%85.95%
- 86Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73385.84%87.71%
- 87Grim Nights1,55185.76%88.01%
- 88Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,54885.73%86.61%
- 89DG2: Defense Grid 23,46185.72%86.62%
- 90AI War 21,56285.68%87.39%
- 91Buggos1,43585.66%87.94%
- 92Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,64885.66%85.69%
- 93War for the Overworld8,12785.65%85.94%
- 94Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,10085.64%89.76%
- 95Swarm Queen41185.64%92.94%
- 96Last Train Home5,51985.60%87.10%
- 97Border Pioneer1,91485.60%86.57%
- 98Screeps: World2,09485.58%86.39%
- 99Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48485.54%89.88%
- 100Diplomacy is Not an Option12,64185.51%85.59%
