Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Real-Time Strategy Games of All Time
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#1 StarCraft (1998) (#43)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~25h | 52 lists
#2 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999) (#113)
Ensemble Studios | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~41h | 30 lists
#3 Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2002) (#123)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~22h | 26 lists
#4 Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (1995) (#161)
Blizzard Entertainment | DOS, MAC | Real-Time Strategy | ~21h | 27 lists
#5 Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996) (#174)
Westwood Studios | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~28h | 23 lists
#6 Command & Conquer (1995) (#199)
Westwood Studios | 3 | Real-Time Strategy | ~17h | 23 lists
#7 StarCraft II (2010) (#235)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~18h | 29 lists
#8 Company of Heroes (2006) (#251)
Relic Entertainment | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~19h | 18 lists
#9 Homeworld (1999) (#290)
Relic Entertainment | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~16h | 15 lists
#10 Age of Empires (1997) (#316)
Ensemble Studios | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~21h | 14 lists
#11 Total Annihilation (1997) (#344)
Cavedog Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~22h | 10 lists
#12 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty / Dune II: Battle for Arrakis (1992) (#355)
Westwood Studios | DOS, AMI, GEN | Real-Time Strategy | ~14h | 12 lists
#13 Herzog Zwei (1989) (#431)
Technosoft | GEN | Real-Time Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists
#14 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#504)
Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~18h | 15 lists
#15 Dungeon Keeper (1997) (#536)
Bullfrog Productions | DOS, WIN | Role-Playing / Real-Time Strategy / God Game | ~17h | 8 lists
#16 Pikmin 2 (2004) (#583)
Nintendo EAD | GC | Real-Time Strategy | ~11h | 8 lists
#17 Factorio (2020) (#600)
Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~50h | 2 lists
#18 Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994) (#604)
Blizzard Entertainment | DOS, MAC | Real-Time Strategy | ~14h | 8 lists
#19 DEFCON (2006) (#654)
Introversion Software | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~1h | 4 lists
#20 Battlezone (1998) (#755)
Activision | WIN | Real-Time Strategy / First-Person Shooter | ~13h | 4 lists
#21 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000) (#785)
Westwood Pacific | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~15h | 7 lists
#22 Dragon Force (1996) (#804)
Sega CS1 | SAT | Role-Playing / Real-Time Strategy | ~30h | 4 lists
#23 Sins of a Solar Empire (2008) (#829)
Ironclad Games | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~8h | 4 lists
#24 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004) (#853)
Relic Entertainment | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~12h | 5 lists
#25 X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) (#939)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS, WIN, PS | Real-Time Strategy / Turn-Based Tactics | ~34h | 4 lists
#1
#43
StarCraft
1998
#2
#113
#3
#123
#4
#161
#5
#174
#6
#199
Command & Conquer
1995
#7
#235
StarCraft II
2010
#8
#251
Company of Heroes
2006
#9
#290
Homeworld
1999
#10
#316
Age of Empires
1997
#11
#344
Total Annihilation
1997
#13
#431
Herzog Zwei
1989
#14
#504
Pikmin 4
2023
#15
#536
Dungeon Keeper
1997
#16
#583
Pikmin 2
2004
#17
#600
Factorio
2020
#18
#604
#19
#654
DEFCON
2006
#20
#755
Battlezone
1998
#21
#785
#22
#804
Dragon Force
1996
#23
#829
#24
#853
#25
#939
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