RTS Games
Real-time strategy video games are among the most active thinking-intensive genres you can find in the whole medium. Constant planning and adjustment is required for success, and the dynamics binding you to your current strategy may completely change with little to no warning. This genre has cultivated a devout following that is willing to lose itself in its intricacies and machinations.
43 0 A.D. alternatives0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D.
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0 A.D. Features
- Single player
- Multiplayer
- Endless gameplay
- Player vs Player
47 Plants vs. Zombies alternativesPlants vs. Zombies is a tower defense video game by PopCap. A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and your only defense is an arsenal of zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to mulchify zombies before they reach your front...
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Steam
- Playstation
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox
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Plants vs. Zombies Features
- Single player
- Zombie Game
54 Age of Empires alternativesHistorical, real-time strategy game series where you build a civilization over ages spanning the stone age to the iron age.
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Age of Empires Features
- Single player
- Historical Battle
- Base building
- Control troops
- Player vs Player
- Multiplayer
28 Warzone 2100 alternativesJoin "The Project" to restore humanity's synaptic-link technology after nuclear war has devastated Earth, rendering it a Warzone 2100.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
- Snapcraft
Warzone 2100 Features
- Portable
- Multiplayer
- Single player
- Player vs Player
47 Warcraft III alternativesSet a generation before the events of the original Warcraft began, Warcraft II is a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment. Cunning, sinister, and seemingly unstoppable, the demonic Burning Legion prepare to launch their long-awaited assault on the mortal world.
Warcraft III Features
- Multiplayer
33 Starcraft alternativesCommand the exiled Terrans, the relentless Zerg, and the abiding Protoss, in the world's most longstanding RTS. (Released in 1997.).
Starcraft Features
- Multiplayer
- Single player
- Player vs Player
- Free to play
- Sci-fi
27 OpenRA alternativesOpenRA is an open-source reimplementation of Westwood’s Command and Conquer Red Alert game engine, updated to use the hardware acceleration of modern video cards using OpenGL.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- .NET Framework
- Mono
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OpenRA Features
- Single player
- Multiplayer
- Player vs Player
- Endless gameplay
13 League of Legends alternativesLeague of Legends is an MOBA game (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), inspired by the popular Defense of the Ancients ( Dota 2 ) map that was made for Warcraft III : The Frozen Throne.
League of Legends Features
- Multiplayer
- Team-based game
- Interactive gameplay
- Top down camera
13 Dota 2 alternativesDota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA),.
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Dota 2 Features
- Multiplayer
- Free to play
- Multiple languages
- In-Game Trading
- Top down camera
40 openage alternativesFree (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...
openage Features
- Single player
- Multiplayer
- Player vs Player
27 Widelands alternativesWidelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it. Still, it is easy to get started through playable tutorials.
Widelands Features
- Single player
- Endless gameplay
- Open API
17 Zero-K alternativesDo you want epic battles?
Do you want breathtakingly gigantic scenes of glorious destruction and heart-pounding action?
The graphics on this game are amazing, especially given the infinite scalability.
Giant battles? Why, Yes! Why fight a war with subtlety when you can send.
Zero-K Features
- Endless gameplay
- Multiplayer
- Single player
- Player vs Player
- Portable
6 Yenemy alternativesYenemy is a new free browser multiplayer top-down view PvP hardcore survival IO game. The game features exploring, gathering resources, crafting, building a shelter and protecting fellow clanmates from other players.
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Yenemy Features
- Online co-op
- Achievements Supported
- Player vs Enviroment
- Endless gameplay
- Player vs Player
- Ad-free
- Multiplayer
- Building game
22 Anno alternativesANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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54 Age of Mythology alternativesAge of Mythology is based on building towns, gathering resources, creating armies, and ultimately destroying enemy units and buildings. In this way, players are able to defeat and conquer rival towns and civilizations.
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Age of Mythology Features
- Multiplayer
