01
C
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
Westwood's Cold War gone hot — Red Alert 2's accessible gameplay, wild unit designs, and campy FMV sequences made it one of the most beloved RTS games ever made.
▲ Steady·Score +14
Gaming
Best Real-Time Strategy Games of All Time
RTS games demand split-second decisions, resource management, and battlefield genius. These are the greatest strategy games ever made — titles that defined the genre and tested minds for decades.
Pick your favorites · Every vote moves the ranking · Results update live
02
S
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Blizzard's competitive masterpiece — three distinct factions with completely asymmetric play styles created the most balanced and spectator-friendly esports RTS ever made.
▲ Steady·Score +13
03
Homeworld Remastered
3D space RTS with emotionally devastating storytelling — Homeworld's real-time space battles and persistent fleet across missions created something unique and unforgettable.
▲ Steady·Score +12
04
Company of Heroes 2
Relic's WWII tactical masterpiece on the Eastern Front — environmental destruction, suppression mechanics, and squad cohesion created the most realistic WW2 RTS ever made.
▲ Steady·Score +11
05
Dawn of War II
Relic stripped base-building to focus on squad-level Warhammer 40K combat — the most tense and tactical small-scale RTS ever built in the genre.
▲ Steady·Score +10
06
Dune: Spice Wars
Shiro Games' modern take on the franchise that inspired the RTS genre — an elegant, accessible strategy game set in Frank Herbert's extraordinary Arrakis universe.
▲ Steady·Score +9
07
A
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
The timeless medieval RTS — the Definitive Edition proved that with proper support, a 1999 game could still dominate competitive play 25 years later.
▲ Steady·Score +7
08
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
The most ambitious RTS ever designed — battles involving thousands of units across enormous maps created a strategic experience no other RTS has matched in scale.
▲ Steady·Score +7
09
W
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Blizzard's RTS added RPG hero units and rich storytelling — and its custom map editor gave birth to the MOBA genre and the original DOTA map.
▲ Steady·Score +7
10
C
Civilization VI
Firaxis's turn-based strategy epic — building a civilisation from stone age to space age across thousands of years remains one of gaming's most compulsive experiences.
▲ Steady·Score +6
11
Total War: Shogun 2
Creative Assembly's feudal Japan masterpiece — a perfect blend of turn-based empire management and real-time battlefield command in one of history's most visually stunning settings.
▲ Steady·Score +3
12
T
They Are Billions
A zombie survival RTS with brutal colony management — every decision matters as zombie hordes grow exponentially and one breach can end 10 hours of careful planning.
▲ Steady·Score +2
Predict the rank
“Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2”
Currently ranked #1. Where will it be in 7 days?
More in Gaming
GamingGreatest Video Games of All Time
Gaming is now the world's largest entertainment industry. From Korean PC cafés to German esports arenas to Australian living rooms — these titles changed gaming forever.
13 items205 votesUpdated 1 day ago
B
GamingBest Indie Game Studios of All Time
The independent game developers who created landmark titles without major publisher backing, changing gaming forever.
12 items118 votesUpdated 18 hours ago
B
GamingBest Action-Adventure Video Games of All Time
The greatest action-adventure games that combined exploration, combat, and storytelling into unforgettable experiences.
12 items93 votesUpdated 18 hours ago