RTS indie games

indielist tracks 44 indie rts games with the Steam user tag "RTS", together holding 554,574 reviews at an average of 85% positive. The most reviewed is Kenshi with 115,017 reviews.

Tagged titles

44

Total reviews on Steam

554,574

Avg positive %

85%

Related tags

Strategy (43) Simulation (26) Action (18) Building (18) Tactical (18) Sandbox (17) Base-Building (16) Management (16) War (16) Real Time Tactics (15)

K

Kenshi

2018 · Action

115,017 reviews · 96% positive

Open World Sandbox RPG Survival Strategy
D

Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

83,131 reviews · 97% positive

Automation Space Base-Building Building Open World
L

Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

2018 · Indie

51,411 reviews · 94% positive

Management Difficult Psychological Horror Story Rich Simulation
B

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,804 reviews · 90% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Strategy Simulation Survival
S

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 · Indie

30,755 reviews · 96% positive

Stealth Strategy Tactical Ninja Real Time Tactics
F

Foundation

2025 · Indie

23,975 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Simulation Medieval Strategy Sandbox
C

Call to Arms

2018 · Action

17,366 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy Military Action RTSMultiplayer
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,046 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation
G

Going Medieval

2026 · Indie

16,834 reviews · 89% positive

RPGEarly AccessCity Builder Colony SimSingleplayer
I

IXION

2022 · Indie

15,015 reviews · 79% positive

Space City Builder Strategy Survival Resource Management
D

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

2025 · Action

12,153 reviews · 96% positive

Tactical Top-Down Real-Time with Pause Real Time Tactics Military
P

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

2015 · Action

11,351 reviews · 84% positive

RTS Strategy Real Time TacticsMultiplayerBase-Building
P

Planetbase

2015 · Indie

9,497 reviews · 80% positive

Colony Sim City Builder Base-Building Space Strategy
N

Natural Selection 2

2012 · Action

8,618 reviews · 85% positive

MultiplayerStrategy FPS Team-Based Action
U

Ultimate General: Civil War

2017 · Indie

8,547 reviews · 89% positive

Wargame Real Time Tactics War America Tabletop
C

Colony Survival

2017 · Action

8,208 reviews · 92% positive

Colony Sim Survival Base-Building BuildingMultiplayer
S

Steel Division 2

2019 · Action

8,021 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy RTS World War II MilitarySingleplayer
U

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

2023 · Indie

6,606 reviews · 61% positive

Naval Combat NavalWorld War IGrand Strategy Wargame
S

Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age

2024 · Action

6,131 reviews · 91% positive

Naval Combat Simulation StrategyCold WarReal Time Tactics
P

Prehistoric Kingdom

2022 · Indie

5,448 reviews · 90% positive

Dinosaurs Management Simulation Sandbox Building
B

Becastled

2025 · Indie

5,315 reviews · 82% positive

Base-Building Strategy City Builder Medieval Building
C

Cold Waters

2017 · Indie

4,726 reviews · 87% positive

Simulation Naval CombatSubmarineStrategy Naval
S

Silica

2023 · Action

4,404 reviews · 76% positive

RTSMultiplayerFPS Strategy Shooter
W

Warpips

2022 · Action

4,292 reviews · 87% positive

Strategy Tower Defense RTS War Auto Battler
S

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

2021 · Indie

3,942 reviews · 93% positive

Real Time Tactics Strategy Isometric Stealth Action
E

Emberward

2024 · Action

3,786 reviews · 97% positive

Early AccessTower Defense Strategy Rogue-lite Base-Building
G

Gladiator Guild Manager

2024 · Indie

3,779 reviews · 81% positive

Strategy Auto Battler Management RPG Tactical
E

EmergeNYC

2016 · Action

3,758 reviews · 63% positive

Early AccessSimulation Open WorldMultiplayerAction
C

Crying Suns

2019 · Indie

3,140 reviews · 86% positive

Strategy SpaceIndiePixel Graphics Rogue-lite
D

Dummynation

2022 · Indie

3,052 reviews · 88% positive

Grand Strategy Military Simulation StrategyIndie
B

Bio Inc. Redemption

2018 · Indie

2,988 reviews · 87% positive

Medical SimOutbreak SimSimulation Strategy Management
C

Cepheus Protocol

2020 · Action

2,916 reviews · 76% positive

Sandbox Zombies RTS Survival Post-apocalyptic
E

Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

2021 · Indie

2,864 reviews · 90% positive

Tower Defense Real Time TacticsMultiplayerFantasy Strategy
R

Regiments

2022 · Indie

2,792 reviews · 88% positive

Strategy Wargame Real Time TacticsCold WarCombat
G

GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath

2020 · Action

2,675 reviews · 89% positive

Tower Defense Difficult RTS Strategy2D
U

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

2021 · Indie

1,999 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy SimulationIndieNaval Combat Naval
T

Touhou Big Big Battle

2018 · Action

1,152 reviews · 80% positive

Early AccessStrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerCasual
T

Toy Soldiers: Complete

2016 · Action

988 reviews · 78% positive

Tower Defense Action Strategy CasualIndie
A

Airborne Empire

2026 · Action

906 reviews · 88% positive

Early AccessColony Sim Strategy RPG Wargame Sandbox
T

Trench Lord: Eastern Front

2026 · Action

742 reviews · 83% positive

Strategy Shooter Military WarSingleplayer
S

Star Ruler 2

2015 · Indie

662 reviews · 82% positive

Strategy Space4XSci-fi RTS
S

Space Reign

2026 · Action

440 reviews · 74% positive

Early AccessSpace Sim Space Real Time Tactics Action
C

Crab God

2024 · Adventure

322 reviews · 82% positive

SingleplayerRogue-like Strategy Underwater Side Scroller
S

SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

2018 · Indie

0 reviews · 75% positive

StrategyFree to PlayWargame Grand StrategyMassively Multiplayer

Frequently asked questions

What are the best rts indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 44 tracked rts indie games led by Kenshi (115,017 reviews).
How is the rts list built?: This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.