Hidden Gem RTS Games Under $20
Highly rated RTS games on Steam for games under $20, capped at 25,000 reviews. The 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)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 2Desperados III16,64292.25%96.50%
- 3Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 4Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,83491.44%96.68%
- 5Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,63691.43%96.02%
- 6Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 7Company of Heroes18,78591.08%94.22%
- 8Dungeons 318,72891.03%94.15%
- 9Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 10Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 11Brutal Legend20,47690.54%93.16%
- 12Rusted Warfare - RTS7,59790.33%96.33%
- 13Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,95590.31%94.60%
- 14Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 15Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,33989.94%93.26%
- 16Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 17Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 18Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82989.23%96.38%
- 19Age of Mythology: Retold23,55588.89%90.47%
- 20Emberward4,14088.86%96.93%
- 21Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 22Victoria II20,39188.67%90.38%
- 23The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 24Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition7,30188.58%93.23%
- 25Colony Survival9,01488.47%92.11%
- 26Creeper World 44,73188.31%94.93%
- 27Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,55688.24%91.44%
- 28Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,58487.87%91.04%
- 29Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.75%90.38%
- 30Wargame: Red Dragon19,75787.41%88.54%
- 31Infested Planet3,04887.15%93.60%
- 32Knights of Honor2,39287.09%92.56%
- 33Supreme Commander 212,98186.89%88.21%
- 34Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,77286.88%88.79%
- 35Ultimate General: Civil War8,61186.87%88.83%
- 36Aliens: Dark Descent18,90686.78%87.62%
- 37Homeworld Remastered Collection14,18786.77%87.89%
- 38112 Operator7,36886.67%88.68%
- 39Starship Troopers: Terran Command12,03986.64%87.35%
- 40Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,98086.58%87.58%
- 41Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,10386.48%89.82%
- 42Clanfolk4,06286.39%91.61%
- 43Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,23486.38%90.11%
- 44Breakout 137,49286.37%87.95%
- 45Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 46Tempest Rising11,99786.27%87.18%
- 47Dawn of Man17,85486.22%86.80%
- 48Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,69386.14%86.92%
- 49Atom Zombie Smasher2,10785.98%89.75%
- 50GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,87685.95%88.63%
- 51Border Pioneer1,92385.90%86.53%
- 52Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,38785.87%86.53%
- 53Dummynation3,27385.85%87.90%
- 54DEFCON4,33685.85%87.38%
- 55Warpips5,21485.84%87.11%
- 56Cavalry Girls1,99185.81%88.95%
- 57CastleStorm1,63385.77%89.34%
- 58Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 59Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73785.73%87.72%
- 60Reshaping Mars83385.66%84.27%
- 61Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,55685.62%86.59%
- 62Grim Nights1,55285.56%88.02%
- 63DG2: Defense Grid 23,46485.56%86.63%
- 64Fly Corp3,41985.55%84.91%
- 65Buggos1,43685.52%87.88%
- 66War for the Overworld8,12985.52%85.93%
- 67Swarm Queen41285.48%92.72%
- 68AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 69Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48585.40%89.90%
- 70Diplomacy is Not an Option12,69585.39%85.55%
- 71Screeps: World2,09885.39%86.37%
- 72Tower Dominion5,59385.34%85.62%
- 73Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure2,28985.33%83.40%
- 74Frontline Crisis39785.29%87.91%
- 75Last Train Home5,53685.28%87.12%
- 76Knights and Merchants4,96185.19%85.20%
- 77Natural Selection 213,37285.15%85.13%
- 78Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81885.15%77.51%
- 79Roma Invicta25385.13%83.00%
- 80War Selection23,62885.12%85.09%
- 81Age of History 318,82485.06%84.99%
- 82Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense79985.05%86.23%
- 83Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86985.02%83.20%
- 84Zombie Defense2,17684.96%83.96%
- 85Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,50084.91%84.55%
- 86Loopstructor38484.88%83.07%
- 87AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.77%82.25%
- 88Rise of Legions1,62084.74%82.04%
- 89Planetary Annihilation: TITANS14,71484.72%84.40%
- 90AirMech Strike10,86484.66%84.18%
- 91Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,67484.63%84.29%
- 92Carrier Command 23,77884.63%81.60%
- 93Gods and Idols75884.59%69.00%
- 94Oriental Empires3,00984.56%80.53%
- 95Operation: Polygon Storm29284.51%69.52%
- 96Europa Universalis III Complete2,05484.50%81.16%
- 97Anno 1404 - History Edition3,61584.45%82.43%
- 98Age of Conquest IV2,82384.43%81.76%
- 99Warstone TD3,89284.41%82.43%
- 100SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85884.36%79.39%
