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 Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 2STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,96995.32%97.73%
- 3Age of Empires II (Retired)102,75394.87%95.83%
- 4Kenshi115,45194.73%95.57%
- 5Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition181,33294.40%94.93%
- 6Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,37893.74%96.03%
- 7Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 8Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,23693.34%95.66%
- 9Mindustry27,75292.86%95.72%
- 10Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation56,29092.83%94.23%
- 11Against the Storm37,09992.45%94.47%
- 12Frostpunk136,77492.20%92.73%
- 13Desperados III16,53492.16%96.52%
- 14Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,31391.88%96.73%
- 15Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 16Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,20991.45%93.24%
- 17Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,48091.33%96.07%
- 18Empires of the Undergrowth18,63291.08%94.38%
- 19Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,63591.02%96.74%
- 20Company of Heroes18,64590.99%94.24%
- 21Dungeons 318,69890.95%94.17%
- 22Total War: SHOGUN 267,47290.91%91.80%
- 23Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 24Brutal Legend20,33990.49%93.22%
- 25Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 26Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,90890.20%94.61%
- 27Men of War: Assault Squad 246,56390.10%91.21%
- 28Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,32190.04%93.16%
- 29Crusader Kings II73,83889.86%90.53%
- 30Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,43389.86%91.65%
- 31Rusted Warfare - RTS7,47989.82%96.35%
- 32Victoria II19,98489.74%92.14%
- 33Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,12889.71%93.26%
- 34Door Kickers10,05389.58%94.20%
- 35Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,84189.52%91.23%
- 36Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition37,95489.46%90.65%
- 37Banished43,25989.40%90.43%
- 38Command & Conquer Remastered Collection34,88889.39%90.66%
- 39Airships: Conquer the Skies6,57789.29%95.91%
- 40Minion Masters65,29188.82%89.41%
- 41Age of Mythology: Retold23,26488.80%90.45%
- 42Tropico 412,72288.74%91.72%
- 43Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81888.66%96.37%
- 44Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,28988.45%93.26%
- 45Colony Survival8,96288.33%92.11%
- 46Emberward3,79888.24%96.95%
- 47The Wandering Village8,39088.15%91.97%
- 48Creeper World 44,70888.14%94.92%
- 49Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,47388.10%91.43%
- 50Going Medieval21,26987.80%89.14%
- 51Kingdoms Reborn9,69787.65%90.45%
- 52From the Depths12,77787.36%89.25%
- 53Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,48687.35%91.06%
- 54Wargame: Red Dragon19,71487.32%88.52%
- 55Infested Planet3,03786.95%93.58%
- 56Prehistoric Kingdom6,59386.90%89.87%
- 57Supreme Commander 212,94286.79%88.22%
- 58Ultimate General: Civil War8,56486.77%88.91%
- 59Homeworld Remastered Collection14,13586.71%87.96%
- 60Clanfolk4,01686.70%91.73%
- 61Aliens: Dark Descent18,59586.67%87.60%
- 62112 Operator7,31986.55%88.74%
- 63Knights of Honor2,38686.41%92.58%
- 64Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,74386.36%88.84%
- 65The Stronghold Collection5,74386.36%88.84%
- 66Tempest Rising11,79786.25%87.37%
- 67Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,97286.22%87.30%
- 68Breakout 137,46486.22%87.93%
- 69Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22786.20%90.11%
- 70Cataclismo4,26086.19%89.13%
- 71Dawn of Man17,81086.13%86.81%
- 72Foundation24,04486.09%86.57%
- 73Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,09385.79%89.87%
- 74Atom Zombie Smasher2,10385.77%89.73%
- 75Farthest Frontier25,26285.76%86.08%
- 76GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,86285.75%88.57%
- 77Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,52685.71%85.85%
- 78Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,29985.70%86.45%
- 79Last Train Home5,46385.70%87.10%
- 80Warpips5,16885.70%87.17%
- 81DEFCON4,32485.66%87.33%
- 82Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,01985.64%85.71%
- 83Dummynation3,20685.63%87.80%
- 84Cavalry Girls1,97685.60%88.92%
- 85Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.58%86.94%
- 86CastleStorm1,62785.56%89.37%
- 87Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 88Buggos1,42885.51%87.96%
- 89Swarm Queen40785.47%92.87%
- 90War for the Overworld8,10285.38%85.93%
- 91Grim Nights1,54785.35%87.98%
- 92DG2: Defense Grid 23,43685.34%86.53%
- 93Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,46985.33%86.78%
- 94Diplomacy is Not an Option12,45385.32%85.63%
- 95Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,71685.30%87.56%
- 96AI War 21,55485.29%87.52%
- 97Northgard: Definitive Edition68,60485.24%85.28%
- 98Border Pioneer1,88985.22%86.71%
- 99Screeps: World2,08585.20%86.47%
- 100Tower Dominion5,41885.17%85.60%
