Best Realtime Strategy Game Products

A 2D realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods.

Key UnknownHorizons features:

Open Source Cross-Platform Community Driven Educational Value

Open Source

Age of Empires is the critically acclaimed, award winning Real Time Strategy (RTS) game with a legacy spanning over 20 years and nearly a dozen titles in the franchise.

Key Age of Empires features:

Historical Accuracy Engaging Gameplay Visuals and Audio Multiplayer Mode

Freeciv is an open-source, turn-based strategy game based on Civilization II.

Key FreeCiv features:

Cost Open Source Community Support Multiplayer

Open Source

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is a Turn-based Strategy, War, Tactical, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Firaxis and published by 2K.

Key Sid Meier’s Civilization VI features:

Strategic Depth Replayability Visual and Audio Design Improved City Planning

Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a...

Key Widelands features:

Free and Open Source Rich Gameplay Active Community Cross-Platform

Open Source

Age of Empires is set in the past, Command & Conquer explores the future, but up to now there was no real-time strategy game that covered the whole breadth of human history.

Key Empire Earth features:

Epic Scope Variety of Units and Civilizations Detailed Resource Management Robust Single Player Campaign

Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a...

Key Europa Universalis features:

Historical Depth Strategic Complexity Huge Replayability Modding Community

C-evo is a freeware empire building game for Windows.

Key C-evo features:

Strategic Depth Open Source Customizability No Microtransactions

Here comes the Golden Age of Civilizations, a semi turn-based MMO strategy game, inspired by but...

Total war is a turn based/ RTS strategy game, you play in different historical battles.

Key Total War features:

Strategic Depth Epic Battles Historical Accuracy Modding Community

TripleA is a free (under GPL) turn based strategy game based on Axis & Allies board game.

Key TripleA features:

Free and Open Source Cross-Platform Compatibility Variety of Scenarios Multiplayer Options

Open Source

Port of Freeciv to Android - similar to Civilization series.

Galactic Civilizations is a Turn-based Strategy, Sci-Fi and Single-player video game developed by Stardock and published by Strategy First.

Key Galactic Civilizations features:

Deep Strategy Gameplay Customizability Variety of Playstyles Advanced AI