Best Rated RTS Games Under $20
The best rated RTS games on Steam for games under $20. 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 Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,96995.32%97.73%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,75394.87%95.83%
- 4Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 5Mindustry27,75292.86%95.72%
- 6Desperados III16,53492.16%96.52%
- 7Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,31391.88%96.73%
- 8Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 9Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,63591.02%96.74%
- 10Company of Heroes18,64590.99%94.24%
- 11Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 12Brutal Legend20,33990.49%93.22%
- 13Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 14Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,90890.20%94.61%
- 15Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,32190.04%93.16%
- 16Crusader Kings II73,83889.86%90.53%
- 17Rusted Warfare - RTS7,47989.82%96.35%
- 18Victoria II19,98489.74%92.14%
- 19Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,12889.71%93.26%
- 20Door Kickers10,05389.58%94.20%
- 21Banished43,25989.40%90.43%
- 22Command & Conquer Remastered Collection34,88889.39%90.66%
- 23Airships: Conquer the Skies6,57789.29%95.91%
- 24Minion Masters65,29188.82%89.41%
- 25Tropico 412,72288.74%91.72%
- 26Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81888.66%96.37%
- 27Emberward3,79888.24%96.95%
- 28Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,47388.10%91.43%
- 29Kingdoms Reborn9,69787.65%90.45%
- 30Infested Planet3,03786.95%93.58%
- 31Supreme Commander 212,94286.79%88.22%
- 32112 Operator7,31986.55%88.74%
- 33Knights of Honor2,38686.41%92.58%
- 34Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,74386.36%88.84%
- 35Breakout 137,46486.22%87.93%
- 36Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22786.20%90.11%
- 37Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,09385.79%89.87%
- 38Atom Zombie Smasher2,10385.77%89.73%
- 39GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,86285.75%88.57%
- 40Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,52685.71%85.85%
- 41Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,29985.70%86.45%
- 42Warpips5,16885.70%87.17%
- 43DEFCON4,32485.66%87.33%
- 44Dummynation3,20685.63%87.80%
- 45Cavalry Girls1,97685.60%88.92%
- 46Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.58%86.94%
- 47CastleStorm1,62785.56%89.37%
- 48Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 49Buggos1,42885.51%87.96%
- 50Swarm Queen40785.47%92.87%
- 51Grim Nights1,54785.35%87.98%
- 52DG2: Defense Grid 23,43685.34%86.53%
- 53Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,46985.33%86.78%
- 54Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,71685.30%87.56%
- 55AI War 21,55485.29%87.52%
- 56Border Pioneer1,88985.22%86.71%
- 57Screeps: World2,08585.20%86.47%
- 58Tower Dominion5,41885.17%85.60%
- 59War Selection23,43685.11%85.19%
- 60Loopstructor38385.09%83.03%
- 61Natural Selection 213,35485.06%85.14%
- 62Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense77285.03%86.27%
- 63Age of History 318,49784.98%85.00%
- 64Fly Corp3,38684.93%84.91%
- 65Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48284.92%89.83%
- 66Reshaping Mars83284.89%84.25%
- 67Knights and Merchants4,94884.86%85.23%
- 68Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86884.80%83.18%
- 69Frontline Crisis39384.79%87.53%
- 70Zombie Defense2,17184.77%84.02%
- 71Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,42284.74%84.48%
- 72Europa Universalis III Complete1,99684.67%83.32%
- 73Roma Invicta24984.64%82.73%
- 74AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.56%82.18%
- 75Rise of Legions1,62084.54%82.10%
- 76Planet TD27584.54%61.82%
- 77Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,57284.53%84.26%
- 78AirMech Strike10,85784.51%84.12%
- 79Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81484.37%77.40%
- 80Anno 1404 - History Edition3,57684.27%82.41%
- 81Republic of Pirates52884.27%71.59%
- 82Operation: Polygon Storm29284.25%69.52%
- 83Age of Conquest IV2,81984.24%81.77%
- 84Mech Engineer95084.23%74.42%
- 85Warstone TD3,88684.23%82.40%
- 86Halo: Spartan Strike1,69584.20%79.82%
- 87Mechabellum19,23084.07%83.74%
- 88Survivalist2,56983.94%80.07%
- 89Dungeons 25,27483.93%82.01%
- 90Prime World: Defenders 22,18683.88%79.05%
- 91Gladiator Guild Manager4,05983.83%81.10%
- 92Gods and Idols75883.82%69.00%
- 93Nebuchadnezzar1,82483.79%78.89%
- 94Becastled5,58183.79%81.72%
- 95Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,04283.74%79.78%
- 96Gratuitous Space Battles88683.73%70.09%
- 97SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85583.72%79.44%
- 98Touhou Big Big Battle4,03383.38%80.14%
- 99Cossacks 316,07583.31%82.30%
- 100Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61483.06%75.86%
