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Games like Command & Conquer

1995USK 16PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playable71 % positivefree

The landmark RTS that defined the genre: harvest Tiberium, build bases and wage tank battles as GDI or Nod, tied together by campy full-motion video cutscenes starring the iconic Kane. Frank Klepacki's driving soundtrack completes the package.

Building and crafting
Strong soundtrack
Economy and management
Tactical depth

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Total Annihilation

71 %Match

1997USK 12PC96 % positive4.99 €

A landmark real-time strategy game where the Arm and Core factions clash in massive robot wars. Flowing resource management and true 3D units and terrain set a high bar for the genre.

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Sci-fi setting

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Supreme Commander

Building and crafting

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Sentinel

Strong soundtrack

A tower defense game played on a sequencer-style grid where every defense you place and every enemy you destroy shapes the music in real time. Strategy and sound blend across 31 levels.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Building and crafting

Blizzard's landmark RTS pairs a varied Terran campaign following Jim Raynor, where nearly every mission introduces a fresh twist, with a razor-sharp competitive multiplayer that defined esports for a decade.

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Building and crafting

A classic real-time strategy game built on the Age of Empires formula, bringing base building and army command to the Star Wars universe. You lead factions like the Empire, Rebels, Gungans or Trade Federation through campaigns and skirmishes.

StarCraft

Competing against other players

The landmark real-time strategy classic with three wildly different yet finely balanced factions and a gripping sci-fi campaign full of betrayal and intrigue. Its multiplayer shaped competitive esports like few games ever have.

Emperor: Battle for Dune

Building and crafting

A Westwood real-time strategy game set in the Dune universe: you fight for the Imperial throne as one of three houses with subfactions, combining base building, unit command and a campaign across several planets.

Act of War: Direct Action

Challenging difficulty

A modern-day, near-future real-time strategy game where you lead the elite Task Force Talon against terrorist attacks on major cities. Realistic weapons, vehicles and destructible environments give it a techno-thriller military feel.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

Competing against other players

A punchy real-time strategy game in the grim Warhammer 40K universe that favors squad-based units, territory control and brutal melee sync-kills over heavy economy management. Space Marines, Orks, Eldar and Chaos each play distinctly, especially in multiplayer.