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)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 2Desperados III16,53492.16%96.52%
- 3Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,31391.88%96.73%
- 4Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,63591.02%96.74%
- 5Company of Heroes18,64590.99%94.24%
- 6Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 7Brutal Legend20,33990.49%93.22%
- 8Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 9Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,90890.20%94.61%
- 10Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,32190.04%93.16%
- 11Rusted Warfare - RTS7,47989.82%96.35%
- 12Victoria II19,98489.74%92.14%
- 13Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,12889.71%93.26%
- 14Door Kickers10,05389.58%94.20%
- 15Airships: Conquer the Skies6,57789.29%95.91%
- 16Tropico 412,72288.74%91.72%
- 17Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81888.66%96.37%
- 18Emberward3,79888.24%96.95%
- 19Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,47388.10%91.43%
- 20Kingdoms Reborn9,69787.65%90.45%
- 21Infested Planet3,03786.95%93.58%
- 22Supreme Commander 212,94286.79%88.22%
- 23112 Operator7,31986.55%88.74%
- 24Knights of Honor2,38686.41%92.58%
- 25Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,74386.36%88.84%
- 26Breakout 137,46486.22%87.93%
- 27Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22786.20%90.11%
- 28Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,09385.79%89.87%
- 29Atom Zombie Smasher2,10385.77%89.73%
- 30GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,86285.75%88.57%
- 31Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,29985.70%86.45%
- 32Warpips5,16885.70%87.17%
- 33DEFCON4,32485.66%87.33%
- 34Dummynation3,20685.63%87.80%
- 35Cavalry Girls1,97685.60%88.92%
- 36Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.58%86.94%
- 37CastleStorm1,62785.56%89.37%
- 38Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 39Buggos1,42885.51%87.96%
- 40Swarm Queen40785.47%92.87%
- 41Grim Nights1,54785.35%87.98%
- 42DG2: Defense Grid 23,43685.34%86.53%
- 43Survivalist: Invisible Strain4,46985.33%86.78%
- 44Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,71685.30%87.56%
- 45AI War 21,55485.29%87.52%
- 46Border Pioneer1,88985.22%86.71%
- 47Screeps: World2,08585.20%86.47%
- 48Tower Dominion5,41885.17%85.60%
- 49War Selection23,43685.11%85.19%
- 50Loopstructor38385.09%83.03%
- 51Natural Selection 213,35485.06%85.14%
- 52Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense77285.03%86.27%
- 53Age of History 318,49784.98%85.00%
- 54Fly Corp3,38684.93%84.91%
- 55Winter Falling: Battle Tactics48284.92%89.83%
- 56Reshaping Mars83284.89%84.25%
- 57Knights and Merchants4,94884.86%85.23%
- 58Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86884.80%83.18%
- 59Frontline Crisis39384.79%87.53%
- 60Zombie Defense2,17184.77%84.02%
- 61Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,42284.74%84.48%
- 62Europa Universalis III Complete1,99684.67%83.32%
- 63Roma Invicta24984.64%82.73%
- 64AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.56%82.18%
- 65Rise of Legions1,62084.54%82.10%
- 66Planet TD27584.54%61.82%
- 67Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,57284.53%84.26%
- 68AirMech Strike10,85784.51%84.12%
- 69Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81484.37%77.40%
- 70Anno 1404 - History Edition3,57684.27%82.41%
- 71Republic of Pirates52884.27%71.59%
- 72Operation: Polygon Storm29284.25%69.52%
- 73Age of Conquest IV2,81984.24%81.77%
- 74Mech Engineer95084.23%74.42%
- 75Warstone TD3,88684.23%82.40%
- 76Halo: Spartan Strike1,69584.20%79.82%
- 77Mechabellum19,23084.07%83.74%
- 78Survivalist2,56983.94%80.07%
- 79Dungeons 25,27483.93%82.01%
- 80Prime World: Defenders 22,18683.88%79.05%
- 81Gladiator Guild Manager4,05983.83%81.10%
- 82Gods and Idols75883.82%69.00%
- 83Nebuchadnezzar1,82483.79%78.89%
- 84Becastled5,58183.79%81.72%
- 85Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,04283.74%79.78%
- 86Gratuitous Space Battles88683.73%70.09%
- 87SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85583.72%79.44%
- 88Touhou Big Big Battle4,03383.38%80.14%
- 89Cossacks 316,07583.31%82.30%
- 90Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61483.06%75.86%
- 91War Planet Online: Global Conquest97582.95%62.56%
- 92Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01082.83%72.34%
- 93Mitos.is: The Game12,04682.78%80.99%
- 94Terra Invicta9,72682.71%80.41%
- 95Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98082.62%58.98%
- 96Hades' Star2,68182.41%72.96%
- 97Art of War: Red Tides6,95682.37%79.04%
- 98Cartel Tycoon3,79982.32%76.10%
- 99Planetbase10,40482.28%79.73%
- 100Conan Unconquered1,86182.24%67.76%
