Best Value RTS Games Under $20

The RTS games on Steam games under $20 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

By price

Price divided by median reviewer playtime — how much you pay per hour of gameplay. Lower is better. Reviewers tend to sink more hours in than the average owner, so treat this as an optimistic estimate. Free games are excluded because there's no price to divide by.
  1. 1Company of Heroes 2$0.09/1hr
  2. 2Kenshi$0.09/1hr
  3. 3Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2$0.10/1hr
  4. 4Company of Heroes$0.12/1hr
  5. 5Tropico 4$0.13/1hr
  6. 6Anno 1404 - History Edition$0.14/1hr
  7. 7Survivalist: Invisible Strain$0.15/1hr
  8. 8Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun$0.15/1hr
  9. 9Natural Selection 2$0.16/1hr
  10. 10Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance$0.17/1hr
  11. 11Mechabellum$0.17/1hr
  12. 12Sailing Era$0.17/1hr
  13. 13Victoria II$0.18/1hr
  14. 14Warpips$0.19/1hr
  15. 15Frostpunk$0.21/1hr
  16. 16Dyson Sphere Program$0.21/1hr
  17. 17Rusted Warfare - RTS$0.21/1hr
  18. 18Distant Worlds 2$0.23/1hr
  19. 19Age of History 3$0.24/1hr
  20. 20Mindustry$0.25/1hr
  21. 21Planetbase$0.26/1hr
  22. 22DG2: Defense Grid 2$0.28/1hr
  23. 23Age of Empires II (Retired)$0.28/1hr
  24. 24Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion$0.30/1hr
  25. 25Aliens: Dark Descent$0.32/1hr
  26. 26Dungeons 3$0.34/1hr
  27. 27Anno 1800$0.36/1hr
  28. 28Kingdoms and Castles$0.37/1hr
  29. 29Tropico 5$0.38/1hr
  30. 30STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack$0.40/1hr
  31. 31Stronghold HD (2012)$0.40/1hr
  32. 32Banished$0.42/1hr
  33. 33Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)$0.42/1hr
  34. 34Hearts of Iron III$0.43/1hr
  35. 35Kingdoms Reborn$0.44/1hr
  36. 36Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III$0.45/1hr
  37. 37Tower Dominion$0.46/1hr
  38. 38Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition$0.46/1hr
  39. 39Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense$0.47/1hr
  40. 40Gladiator Guild Manager$0.48/1hr
  41. 41Supreme Commander 2$0.48/1hr
  42. 42Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)$0.49/1hr
  43. 43Cossacks 3$0.50/1hr
  44. 44Dummynation$0.50/1hr
  45. 45Border Pioneer$0.52/1hr
  46. 46Last Train Home$0.55/1hr
  47. 47Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition$0.58/1hr
  48. 48Rise of Nations: Extended Edition$0.59/1hr
  49. 49Fly Corp$0.60/1hr
  50. 50Call to Arms$0.62/1hr
  51. 51Halo: Spartan Strike$0.69/1hr
  52. 52Command & Conquer Remastered Collection$0.69/1hr
  53. 53The Wandering Village$0.71/1hr
  54. 54Age of Empires: Definitive Edition$0.72/1hr
  55. 55Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)$0.77/1hr
  56. 56Starship Troopers: Terran Command$0.79/1hr
  57. 57Sudden Strike 4$0.80/1hr
  58. 58Stronghold: Definitive Edition$0.82/1hr
  59. 59Emberward$0.87/1hr
  60. 60Castle Story$0.93/1hr
  61. 61Buggos$0.95/1hr
  62. 62Door Kickers$1.04/1hr
  63. 63Halo Wars: Definitive Edition$1.05/1hr
  64. 64Stronghold 2: Steam Edition$1.06/1hr
  65. 65Breakout 13$1.10/1hr
  66. 66Anno 2070$1.14/1hr
  67. 67Brutal Legend$1.15/1hr
  68. 68Bad North: Jotunn Edition$1.41/1hr
  69. 69Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2$3.27/1hr

How the math works: we sample each game’s Steam reviewers, take the median of their total recorded playtime (lifetime hours, not hours at the time of review), and divide it by the game’s current price in your selected currency. Reviewers usually sink more hours in than the average owner, so the numbers run generous. Free games aren’t listed because there’s no price to divide by, and a game needs playtime data from at least 20 reviewers before it qualifies. All prices are Steam’s own regional prices, never exchange-rate conversions.