20 Best RTS Games to Play in 2026
I picked 20 top best single player real time strategy games that are actually worth playing right now in 2026, went through what each campaign is like and what people who've played them actually say about it. Some of these are ancient classics, a couple came out last year.
Quick thing: the order is NOT a ranking. People always argue about that in the comments so I'm saying it now. It's just a list of strategy games that get the solo experience right. Big famous ones and a few that barely anyone talks about.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:29 1. StarCraft II Trilogy
1:53 2. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos + The Frozen Throne
3:16 3. StarCraft + Brood War
4:26 4. Homeworld
5:41 5. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge
7:05 6. Company of Heroes
8:25 7. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War + Dark Crusade
9:40 8. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
11:02 9. Homeworld 2
12:02 10. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
13:09 11. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars + Kane's Wrath
14:29 12. Age of Mythology: Retold
15:44 13. Dawn of War II + Chaos Rising
17:00 14. Blitzkrieg Anthology
18:19 15. World in Conflict
19:35 16. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
21:00 17. Iron Harvest
22:15 18. Age of Empires IV
23:31 19. Starship Troopers: Terran Command
24:51 20. Tempest Rising
26:07 Outro