Steam's RTS Fest always brings a wave of excitement, and this time, it's no different with a number of strategy games. There is a plethora of demos, free-to-play titles, and many upcoming goodies as well. To help you navigate, below, we have listed 10 games for each of these categories.
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Best upcoming games in Steam RTS Fest
| Title | Description | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical Warfare | This real-time strategy game features an interstellar conflict between Earth's defenders and a parallel world's refugees. There are unique factions, tactical planning, and multiple game modes for you to enjoy. | January 2025 |
| Welcome Back, Commander | In this game, you take charge as a military leader with the task of uncovering the mystery of the deadly plague in the Sun Stone City. You have to manage resources, lead combat with your strike team, and make decisions to shape the story and replay to discover various endings. | February 10, 2025 |
| Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand | A simple tower defense game where you fight off waves of gobluns. You build towers, upgrade them, and unlock newer ones while protecting your kingdom. | February 21, 2025 |
| ERA ONE | A space-themed RTS game where you can build bases, design starships, and fight space battles. The game has a deep resource management system with a lot of customization options and a good story to keep you going. | .February 21, 2025 |
| Dawnfolk | It's a survival city-builder game where you have to reclaim the kingdom lost to darkness. You will have Lueur, a companion, to help explore areas covered in the shadows. In the game, you manage resources, build cities, play minigames, and make decisions to complete the game. | February 12 2025 |
| KAISERPUNK | This is a city-building and grand strategy game similar to Frostpunk. It's set in the 20th century, where you build and manage a city, from production chains to expanding your empire through various means. | February 27, 2025 |
| Grey Galactic | It's another RTS game in space, and this time, you colonize planets, build fleets, and wage wars across the galaxy. You can upgrade your shop, discover powerful artifacts, explore battlefields, and fight human and alien factions in the story campaign. | February 18, 2025 |
| Stellar outpost commander | In this game, you lead a space outpost by hiring skilled pilots, researching advanced modules, and building a base. You can also trade with your neighbors, deploy fleets to attack various systems, and protect the ones you want. | February 2025 |
| Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition | Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is a remake of the original Crusaders, which is one of the first RTS games most of us played. The new game features a new campaign, new units, co-op gameplay, and better visuals. | July 15, 2025 |
| Commandos: Origins | In this historically accurate game, you lead six unique characters across various missions in different terrains, ranging from Arctic tundras to African deserts. The game will require you to combine your stealth approach, strategies, and teamwork. | March 2025 |
Best demos to try in Steam RTS Fest
| Title | Description | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Against the Storm | Against the Storm is a roguelike city-builder game where you lead a diverse range of fantasy races to reclaim the wild from the evil queen. You have to build a network of settlements, adapt to the harsh storms, and progress by completing your expeditions. | December 8, 2023 |
| Settlements Rising | This is a medieval city building and management simulation game. There are 35 professions and an intricate resource management system. You have to manage the needs of your villagers, trade, fight back the raiders, and do some exploration for more rewards. | January 2025 |
| Tactical Warfare | This real-time strategy game features an interstellar conflict between Earth's defenders and a parallel world's refugees. There are unique factions, tactical planning, and multiple game modes for you to enjoy. | Januray 2025 |
| Welcome Back, Commander | In this game, you take charge as a military leader with the task of uncovering the mystery of the deadly plague in Sun Stone City. You have to manage resources, lead combat with your strike team, and make decisions to shape the story and replay to discover various endings. | February 6, 2025 |
| Tempest Rising | Tempest Rising is an RTS game with a classic theme from the 90s and 2000s. There is base building, fast combat, and three factions. Along with that, you get two-story campaigns, customizable armies, and multiplayer mode in alternative Earth. | April 24, 2025 |
| Commandos: Origins | In this historically accurate game, you lead six unique characters across various missions in different terrains, ranging from Arctic tundras to African deserts. The game will require you to combine your stealth approach, strategies, and teamwork. | March 2025 |
| HyperCoven | A unique rogue-lite-RTS hybrid game where you play as the sorcerer king to enslave tribes, collect items, and upgrade your troops. There are various game modes for both single and multiplayer with PvP and co-op. | Q1 2025 |
| Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew | A stealth strategy game in an alternative golden age of piracy. You lead a pirate crew with supernatural powers to infiltrate strongholds and explore islands to claim powerful treasures. | August 17, 2023 |
| IDUN - Frontline Survival | Idun is a tower defense game with a lot of action. Like other RTS tower defenses, you have to place your units, upgrade them, and adapt to the growing numbers of enemies while defending your base. | June 7, 2024 |
| Empires of the Undergrowth | In this game, you control and manage a colony of ants to build nests and battle rival colonies. The game is unique, and it delivers a good resource collection system, tactical warfare, and upgrades. | June 7, 2024 |
Best free-to-play games in Steam RTS Fest
| November 3. 2020 | Description | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dota 2 | Dota 2 is the most popular game on Steam and one of the first free games most of us got on Steam. The game has lots of heroes for you to fight in PvP, and what makes it better is that the game is completely free with regular updates. | July 9 2013 |
| World of Warships | This free-to-play title boasts historically accurate warships from WWI and WWII, which can command for battles, customize, and use your tactics to outsmart the enemies. | November 15. 2017 |
| Art of War: Red Tides | In the game, you have to choose your race, set up your troops, and deploy units to destroy enemy turrets and bases. There are over 120 units, which makes it easy to pick, but mastering it requires time. | December 22,. 2016 |
| War Selection | War Selection is a historical RTS game, where you evolve from Stone Age to modern warfare. You choose different cultures and countries, build basses, command your units to battle, and more with various gameplay modes. | October 8. 2019 |
| Call of War: World War 2 | This is a grand strategy game where you lead a nation during the Second World War. The game has a lot going on with air, naval, and land battles. Along with those, you have to build an economy, research for newer weapons, and be diplomatic. | October 21. 2017 |
| Supremacy 1914: World War 1 | Another grand strategy game similar to the entry above. In this one, you lead a nation during WWI. The gameplay here is about managing resources and armies, building alliances, and doing real-time battles. | July 16. 2019 |
| SpellForce 3 Versus Edition | Spellforce offers both free and paid experience. You get most of the good things like multiplayer, various factions, and the story campaign for free. In the game, you fight AI or human enemies in Skirmishes with different factions like Orcs, Humans, Elves, etc. | July 9, 2013 |
| Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest | Galcon 2 is a simple yet complicated game with a lot of strategy involved. You can pick it up and easily master it, but as you play more, you will master the smaller details to dominate your opponents in fast multiplayer battles. | December 5. 2014 |
| Stormgate | Stormgame is a next-gen game from StartCraft II and Warcraft III veterans. You can command your factions in battles, do co-op missions, and play ranked. The game is fun with great visuals and addictive gameplay. | July 30. 2024 |
| Hades' Star | In this game, you build and grow a space empire. You can explore different star systems, form alliances, and do co-op or PvP battles across different starts, each with its own challenges. | November 3. 2020 |
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Published: Jan 21, 2025 10:43 am