Rusted Warfare AlternativesOnly apps categorised as RTS Games

The best RTS alternative to Rusted Warfare is 0 A.D., which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Rusted Warfare and many of them are RTS Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting RTS Game alternatives to Rusted Warfare are Age of Empires, Warcraft III, Starcraft and Widelands.

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Rusted Warfare alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2021
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  1. 0 A.D. icon
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    0 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.

    43 0 A.D. alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    0 A.D. Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Player vs Player

    0 A.D. VS Rusted Warfare

     
    • 0 A.D. is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Rusted Warfare.

    • 0 A.D. is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rusted Warfare.

    • 0 A.D. is Free and Open SourceRusted Warfare is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Age of Empires icon
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    Historical, real-time strategy game series where you build a civilization over ages spanning the stone age to the iron age.

    53 Age of Empires alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Age of Empires Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Historical Battle
    4.  Base building
    5.  Control troops
    6.  Player vs Player
    7.  Multiplayer

    Age of Empires VS Rusted Warfare

     
    • Age of Empires is the most popular commercial alternative to Rusted Warfare.

    • Age of Empires is Paid and ProprietaryRusted Warfare is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Warcraft III icon
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    Set 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.

    46 Warcraft III alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine

    Warcraft III Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Single player
    4.  Endless gameplay

    Warcraft III VS Rusted Warfare

     
  4. Starcraft icon
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    Command the exiled Terrans, the relentless Zerg, and the abiding Protoss, in the world's most longstanding RTS. (Released in 1997.).

    32 Starcraft alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Battle.net App

    Starcraft Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
    4.  Player vs Player
    5.  Free to play
    6.  Sci-fi

    Starcraft VS Rusted Warfare

     
  5. Widelands icon
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    Widelands 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.

    27 Widelands alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Widelands Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Endless gameplay
    3.  Open API

    Widelands VS Rusted Warfare

     
  6. Empire Earth icon
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    Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.

    41 Empire Earth alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java Mobile
    Discontinued

    The game was released in 2001, but you can still buy this game on GOG.com

    Empire Earth Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Single player
    4.  Multiplayer

    Empire Earth VS Rusted Warfare

     
  7. openage icon
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    Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...

    41 openage alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    openage Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player

    openage VS Rusted Warfare

     
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    Age 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.

    53 Age of Mythology alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Age of Mythology Features

    1.  Multiplayer

    Age of Mythology VS Rusted Warfare

     
  9. MegaGlest icon
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    MegaGlest is an open source 3D-real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of one of seven different factions: Tech, Magic, Egyptians, Indians, Norsemen Persian or Romans. The game is setup in one of 14 naturally looking settings, which -like the unit models- are...

    18 MegaGlest alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MegaGlest Features

    1.  Player vs Player
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer

    MegaGlest VS Rusted Warfare

     
  10. Banished icon
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    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.

    46 Banished alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam

    Banished Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Logistics
    3.  Production Chains
    4.  Medieval

    Banished VS Rusted Warfare

     
  11. CaesarIA icon
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    CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.

    31 CaesarIA alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    • Steam

    CaesarIA Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Medieval

    CaesarIA VS Rusted Warfare

     
    • CaesarIA is the most popular Android alternative to Rusted Warfare.

    • CaesarIA is Free and Open SourceRusted Warfare is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Littlewargame icon
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    Littlewargame is a medieval-themed HTML5 Real-Time-Strategy game with multiplayer mode and a map editor. It runs completely in your browser without any download required.

    16 Littlewargame alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Littlewargame Features

    1.  No installation required
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Medieval
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  Multiplayer

    Littlewargame VS Rusted Warfare

     
    • Littlewargame is the most popular Web-based alternative to Rusted Warfare.

    • Littlewargame is Free and ProprietaryRusted Warfare is Paid and Proprietary
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