RTS games on Steam
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Steam tag · 4,623 games · 549 released in the last 12 months · median 78% positive across 1,972 games with 10+ reviews · 7,374,502 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
2.1% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (549 games), 2.6% the 12 before (485). By year: 2014: 4.7%, 2015: 3.1%, 2016: 2.2%, 2017: 1.9%, 2018: 1.4%, 2019: 1.8%, 2020: 2.1%, 2021: 2.1%, 2022: 2.3%, 2023: 2.4%, 2024: 2.6%, 2025: 2.4%, 2026: 2.1%.
Most reviewed RTS games
- Dota 2 · 2013
- Hearts of Iron IV · 2016
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition · 2019
- Frostpunk · 2018
- Total War: WARHAMMER III · 2022
- Kenshi · 2018
- Crusader Kings III · 2020
- Total War: WARHAMMER II · 2017
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Going Medieval · 2026
- Anno 117: Pax Romana · 2025
- Terra Invicta · 2026
- War of Dots · 2026
- Pioneers of Pagonia · 2025
- The Crust · 2026
- Master of Command · 2025
- Whiskerwood · 2025
Often paired with
Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Simulation, Tactical, Top-Down, Base Building, War, Resource Management, Multiplayer, Wargame