
Best Real Time Strategy (RTS) Games of 2021
7 Real Time Strategy (RTS) games from 2021 ranked by critic score
The highest-rated Real Time Strategy (RTS) games released in 2021, ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice
837 critic reviews·Dec 5, 2021·Daedalic EntertainmentPCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2Aiko's Choice is a brand-new standalone addon to the beloved stealth tactics game Shadow Tactics. Set in Japan around the Edo period, you take control of kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin…
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Age of Empires IV
8123 critic reviews·Oct 27, 2021·Xbox Game StudiosPCOne of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and…
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Stronghold: Warlords
7510 critic reviews·Mar 8, 2021·Firefly StudiosPCThe next chapter in Firefly Studios' real-time strategy series, Stronghold: Warlords is Firefly's first game to recreate the castle economies of the Far East. In Warlords you take command of Mongol…
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Total War: Rome Remastered
749 critic reviews·Apr 28, 2021·CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPCTotal War: Rome Remastered lets you relive the legacy that defined the strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it's time to…
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Evil Genius 2: World Domination
7420 critic reviews·Mar 29, 2021·Rebellion DevelopmentsPCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +1A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
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Toy Soldiers HD
729 critic reviews·Oct 20, 2021·Accelerate GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchToy Soldiers HD is an action-packed strategy-based game in which you command antique WWI toy soldiers vying for control of the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. The remaster includes improved…
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Red Solstice 2: Survivors
695 critic reviews·Jun 16, 2021·505 GamesPCSet 117 years after earth, The Red Solstice 2: Survivors is about the fight once everything has ended. Earth is destroyed but life still lingers and the player's goal is simple... Make it out alive…