Ranking The BEST RTS Games of All Time!

Real-time strategy has been declared “dead” more times than my villagers in AoE2… and yet here we are — ranking the 20 greatest RTS games of all time.

This list is built around four pillars: • Impact & legacy • Mechanical depth • Fun factor & replayability • How well the game holds up today

Plus: only one game per franchise, so this isn’t just a greatest-hits repeat — it’s the best representative of each iconic RTS lineage.

From ancient warfare to deep space, from tactical masterpieces to wild cult classics, this was an absolute joy to put together. As always — feel free to drop your own list in the comments. I’m fully expecting organised warfare down there.

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0:00 – Intro 0:44 – Criteria + Approach 1:49 – Battle for Middle-earth II 3:10 – Star Wars: Empire at War 4:45 – Cossacks 3 5:49 – Age of Mythology 7:11 – Empire Earth 8:18 – World in Conflict 9:31 – Dungeon Keeper 10:41 – Dune II 11:58 – Stronghold 13:07 – Company of Heroes 14:23 – Rise of Nations 15:45 – Dawn of War 17:18 – Rome: Total War 18:27 – Total Annihilation 20:03 – Red Alert 2 21:31 – Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance 23:41 – Warcraft III 24:02 – Homeworld 25:28 – StarCraft II 26:50 – Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Ranking the BEST RTS Games of all Time!

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Ranking The BEST RTS Games of All Time!