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RTS indie games

indielist tracks 44 indie rts games with the Steam user tag "RTS", together holding 588,154 reviews at an average of 85% positive. The most reviewed is Kenshi with 116,529 reviews.

Tagged titles

44

Total reviews on Steam

588,154

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

116,529 reviews · 96% positive

Open World Sandbox RPG Survival Strategy
D

Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

91,668 reviews · 97% positive

Automation Space Base-Building Building Open World
L

Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

2018 · Indie

57,003 reviews · 94% positive

Management Difficult Psychological Horror Story Rich Simulation
B

Banished

2014 · Indie

43,332 reviews · 90% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Strategy Simulation Survival
S

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 · Indie

30,824 reviews · 96% positive

Stealth Strategy Tactical Ninja Real Time Tactics
F

Foundation

2025 · Indie

23,018 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Simulation Medieval Strategy Sandbox
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,839 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation
C

Call to Arms

2018 · Action

17,425 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy Military Action RTSMultiplayer
G

Going Medieval

2026 · Indie

16,994 reviews · 89% positive

RPGEarly AccessCity Builder Colony SimSingleplayer
I

IXION

2022 · Indie

15,212 reviews · 79% positive

Space City Builder Strategy Survival Resource Management
N

Natural Selection 2

2012 · Action

13,370 reviews · 85% positive

MultiplayerStrategy FPS Team-Based Action
D

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

2025 · Action

12,308 reviews · 96% positive

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

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

2015 · Action

11,398 reviews · 84% positive

RTS Strategy Real Time TacticsMultiplayerBase-Building
P

Planetbase

2015 · Indie

9,552 reviews · 80% positive

Colony Sim City Builder Base-Building Space Strategy
U

Ultimate General: Civil War

2017 · Indie

8,321 reviews · 89% positive

Wargame Real Time Tactics War America Tabletop
C

Colony Survival

2017 · Action

8,249 reviews · 92% positive

Colony Sim Survival Base-Building BuildingMultiplayer
S

Steel Division 2

2019 · Action

8,058 reviews · 79% positive

Strategy RTS World War II MilitarySingleplayer
U

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

2023 · Indie

6,659 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
S

SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

2018 · Indie

5,995 reviews · 75% positive

StrategyFree to PlayWargame Grand StrategyMassively Multiplayer
P

Prehistoric Kingdom

2022 · Indie

5,620 reviews · 90% positive

Dinosaurs Management Simulation Sandbox Building
B

Becastled

2025 · Indie

5,344 reviews · 82% positive

Base-Building Strategy City Builder Medieval Building
C

Cold Waters

2017 · Indie

4,601 reviews · 87% positive

Simulation Naval CombatSubmarineStrategy Naval
S

Silica

2023 · Action

4,457 reviews · 76% positive

RTSMultiplayerFPS Strategy Shooter
W

Warpips

2022 · Action

4,328 reviews · 87% positive

Strategy Tower Defense RTS War Auto Battler
S

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

2021 · Indie

3,963 reviews · 93% positive

Real Time Tactics Strategy Isometric Stealth Action
G

Gladiator Guild Manager

2024 · Indie

3,798 reviews · 81% positive

Strategy Auto Battler Management RPG Tactical
C

Cepheus Protocol

2020 · Action

3,763 reviews · 75% positive

Sandbox Zombies RTS Survival Post-apocalyptic
E

EmergeNYC

2016 · Action

3,761 reviews · 63% positive

Early AccessSimulation Open WorldMultiplayerAction
E

Emberward

2024 · Action

3,754 reviews · 97% positive

Early AccessTower Defense Strategy Rogue-lite Base-Building
C

Crying Suns

2019 · Indie

3,147 reviews · 86% positive

Strategy SpaceIndiePixel Graphics Rogue-lite
D

Dummynation

2022 · Indie

3,117 reviews · 88% positive

Grand Strategy Military Simulation StrategyIndie
B

Bio Inc. Redemption

2018 · Indie

3,035 reviews · 87% positive

Medical SimOutbreak SimSimulation Strategy Management
E

Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

2021 · Indie

2,875 reviews · 90% positive

Tower Defense Real Time TacticsMultiplayerFantasy Strategy
R

Regiments

2022 · Indie

2,817 reviews · 88% positive

Strategy Wargame Real Time TacticsCold WarCombat
G

GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath

2020 · Action

2,689 reviews · 89% positive

Tower Defense Difficult RTS Strategy2D
U

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

2021 · Indie

2,006 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

989 reviews · 78% positive

Tower Defense Action Strategy CasualIndie
A

Airborne Empire

2026 · Action

851 reviews · 87% positive

Early AccessColony Sim Strategy RPG Wargame Sandbox
T

Trench Lord: Eastern Front

2026 · Action

770 reviews · 83% positive

Strategy Shooter Military WarSingleplayer
S

Star Ruler 2

2015 · Indie

661 reviews · 82% positive

Strategy Space4XSci-fi RTS
S

Space Reign

2026 · Action

445 reviews · 74% positive

Early AccessSpace Sim Space Real Time Tactics Action
C

Crab God

2024 · Adventure

326 reviews · 82% positive

SingleplayerRogue-like Strategy Underwater Side Scroller

Frequently asked questions

What are the best rts indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 44 tracked rts indie games led by Kenshi (116,529 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.