Hidden Gem RTS Games
Highly rated RTS games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 2Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,28191.87%96.70%
- 3Company of Heroes18,58691.03%94.28%
- 4Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 5Dungeons 318,68390.97%94.18%
- 6Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,78390.90%94.66%
- 7Brutal Legend20,30590.49%93.21%
- 8Stronghold HD (2012)10,40990.37%95.54%
- 9Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,89090.21%94.62%
- 10Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,31690.06%93.17%
- 11Rusted Warfare - RTS7,43089.83%96.37%
- 12Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,06589.81%93.24%
- 13Victoria II19,97489.75%92.14%
- 14Door Kickers10,04989.61%94.21%
- 15Tropico 412,71388.76%91.74%
- 16Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81388.69%96.38%
- 17Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,28088.49%93.31%
- 18Emberward3,78488.27%96.96%
- 19The Wandering Village8,35388.15%91.95%
- 20Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,44088.11%91.42%
- 21Kingdoms Reborn9,68287.68%90.47%
- 22Infested Planet3,03486.99%93.61%
- 23Supreme Commander 212,91786.81%88.23%
- 24Aliens: Dark Descent18,48586.71%87.65%
- 25Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,84886.54%87.66%
- 26Knights of Honor2,38186.43%92.52%
- 27Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,72586.39%88.86%
- 28Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22186.25%90.19%
- 29Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,94186.24%87.30%
- 30Breakout 137,46286.23%87.91%
- 31Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,08985.82%89.85%
- 32Atom Zombie Smasher2,10185.80%89.72%
- 33GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,85985.78%88.56%
- 34Warpips5,14885.75%87.24%
- 35Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26185.73%86.46%
- 36Last Train Home5,38285.72%87.11%
- 37DEFCON4,32085.68%87.31%
- 38Dummynation3,17985.65%87.76%
- 39Cavalry Girls1,97385.62%88.85%
- 40Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.60%86.92%
- 41CastleStorm1,62385.59%89.34%
- 42Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 43Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,43285.55%86.85%
- 44Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,70985.54%87.60%
- 45Grim Nights1,54585.38%87.96%
- 46DG2: Defense Grid 23,42685.36%86.49%
- 47Buggos1,42185.34%87.90%
- 48AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 49Swarm Queen40585.29%92.84%
- 50Border Pioneer1,87485.24%86.66%
- 51Screeps: World2,08185.24%86.50%
- 52Tower Dominion5,21385.22%85.69%
- 53Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48185.22%90.23%
- 54War Selection23,38485.17%85.25%
- 55Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense76885.08%86.46%
- 56Frontline Crisis38985.08%87.66%
- 57Natural Selection 213,35285.06%85.13%
- 58Knights and Merchants4,95685.06%85.23%
- 59Age of History 318,38285.04%85.08%
- 60Fly Corp3,37484.97%84.94%
- 61Reshaping Mars83084.93%84.34%
- 62Roma Invicta24984.92%82.73%
- 63Loopstructor38084.92%83.42%
- 64Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86784.83%83.16%
- 65Zombie Defense2,17084.81%84.01%
- 66Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,39784.77%84.49%
- 67Europa Universalis III Complete1,99584.69%83.26%
- 68AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 69Rise of Legions1,61884.58%82.08%
- 70Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,53384.56%84.29%
- 71Operation: Polygon Storm29184.55%69.76%
- 72AirMech Strike10,85684.53%84.11%
- 73Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81584.41%77.42%
- 74Planet TD27684.36%61.96%
- 75Anno 1404 - History Edition3,56584.31%82.44%
- 76Age of Conquest IV2,81484.27%81.77%
- 77Warstone TD3,88484.25%82.39%
- 78Halo: Spartan Strike1,69384.24%79.86%
- 79Mechabellum19,14784.16%83.73%
- 80Taur2,10184.11%79.96%
- 81Mech Engineer94784.06%74.34%
- 82Nebuchadnezzar1,82184.04%78.91%
- 83Survivalist2,56883.97%80.06%
- 84Dungeons 25,27083.96%82.03%
- 85Prime World: Defenders 22,18483.91%79.03%
- 86Gladiator Guild Manager4,04983.88%81.18%
- 87Gods and Idols75783.86%69.09%
- 88Becastled5,57983.84%81.79%
- 89Gratuitous Space Battles88583.78%70.17%
- 90Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,03483.76%79.73%
- 91SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85283.75%79.45%
- 92Touhou Big Big Battle4,03483.58%80.12%
- 93Distant Worlds: Universe1,85383.44%75.12%
- 94Cossacks 316,05083.33%82.30%
- 95Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61383.10%75.93%
- 96War Planet Online: Global Conquest96883.03%62.91%
- 97Driftland: The Magic Revival2,00782.87%72.35%
- 98Sailing Era4,99982.81%78.48%
- 99Mitos.is: The Game12,04182.80%80.99%
- 100Three Kingdoms: Innovatory97982.66%58.94%
