The Best Real-time strategy Games for Xbox Series X

Update, : TORINTO added at rank #19.
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Age of Empires II (2012)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition features “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new Civilizations. Frequent updates include events, additional content, new game modes, and enhanced features with the recent addition of Co-Op mode!


  • real-time
  • strategy
  • historical
  • battle
  • economy
  • military

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The Riftbreaker (2021)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Android

The Riftbreaker is a base building, survival game with action RPG elements that borrows from a lot of other games. Play as Ashley S. Nowak and enter the hostile planet Galatea 37 in your powerful Mecha-suit to build a base and defend yourself against thousands of creatures trying to eliminate you. The Riftbreaker offers high-quality graphics, great sound and music, flexible custom difficulty settings, varied biomes, and hours of gameplay that provides endless replayability.


Pros:
  • Good storyline and rewarding gaming experience
  • Customizable gameplay options
  • Hours of gameplay with almost endless replayability
  • Exciting and balanced base building, resource gathering, and combat
  • High-quality graphics, great sound and music
Cons:
  • Fairly demanding on PC
  • Lacks gameplay depth in research and weaponry
  • Cumbersome weapon and armor upgrades

  • survival
  • base-building
  • tower-defense
  • resource-management
  • mech
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • bullet-hell
  • aliens
  • top-down
  • action
  • resource
  • shooter
  • arpg

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Minecraft Legends (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 IOS iPhone

Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!


  • strategy
  • real-time
  • battle
  • cooperative
  • tactical
  • resource
  • action-strategy
  • multiplayer
  • team
  • action

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The DioField Chronicle (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

A gritty and immersive story brought to life with the latest technology. Introducing "Real Time Tactical Battle" (RTTB), a new, deeply strategic, real-time battle system. The beginnings of a new Strategy RPG, crafted by a skilled and experienced development team.


  • real-time
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • japanese
  • battle
  • political
  • jrpg
  • combat
  • war
  • pause

5

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Android Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Company of Heroes 3 is an explosive real-time strategy game with stunning cinematic presentation and bombastic firefights. With its wide range of content, from single-player to co-op to PvP, and its brilliantly detailed maps and animations, Company of Heroes 3 is sure to provide hours of thrilling entertainment.


Pros:
  • Dynamic campaign mode
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Variety of factions with unique abilities and upgrades
  • Interesting tactical choices in the heat of battle
  • Scripted missions with bespoke objectives
Cons:
  • Campaign can be too easy at times
  • Not enough multiplayer maps at launch

  • real-time
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • artillery
  • tanks
  • battle
  • world-war-2
  • war
  • squad

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Warpips (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

Warpips is a physics-based combat game that will keep you entertained for hours. You get to assemble your army from a variety of infantry, vehicles and airplanes, and lead them to the battlefield without the stress of micromanagement. With each round lasting between 10-20 minutes, this game is easy to learn and hard to master. You can try out various randomly generated battles with multiple replay options, unlockable upgrade tree, and multiple strategic combinations that provide a unique gaming experience.


Pros:
  • Awesome graphics and soundtrack
  • Challenging gameplay that is easy to learn
  • Multiple units and upgrades available
  • Runs smoothly on Linux
  • Good value for its price
Cons:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • No multiplayer or ability to play as other side's units
  • Units are consumable and get boring quickly
  • Lack of innovation and unit diversity

  • auto
  • strategy
  • battler
  • resource-management
  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • 2.5d
  • war
  • base-building
  • wargame
  • tactical
  • pixel
  • combat
  • tanks
  • artillery

7

Dice Legacy (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world.


  • city-building
  • dice
  • rogue-like
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • survival
  • colony
  • resource
  • medieval
  • board-game
  • resource-management

8

War Mongrels (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Xbox Series X PC Windows

War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op.


  • cooperative
  • campaign
  • real-time
  • tactical
  • world-war-2
  • isometric
  • twin-stick
  • stealth
  • historical
  • dark
  • strategy
  • atmospheric
  • top-down
  • story
  • action-adventure

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Undead Horde 2: Necropolis (2022)

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early access PC Windows Xbox Series X Android Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!


  • protagonist
  • collector
  • creature
  • strategy
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • zombies
  • top-down
  • building
  • villain
  • dark
  • third-person
  • action
  • real-time

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HEROish (2022)

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75
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Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

HEROish is a fun, easy-to-pick-up MOBA-style deck-building game with plenty of variety and unique characters. The game offers three entertaining campaigns that will have you replaying and experimenting with different characters. The multiplayer can be repetitive, but it's still a great game for short gameplay sessions that's sure to keep you entertained.


Pros:
  • Variety in castle defense missions
  • Unique characters and environments
  • Replayability and short gameplay sessions
  • Customizable decks for online play
  • Bite-sized matches
Cons:
  • UI is designed for mobile, not desktop play
  • Multiplayer can be repetitive
  • Slowed pace due to increased difficulty
  • Some grinding is required to level up and upgrade cards
  • Limited gameplay variety outside of deck-building and castle defense

  • deckbuilder
  • collectathon
  • scroller
  • pve
  • pvp
  • strategy
  • competitive
  • moba
  • 3d
  • controller-support
  • real-time
  • card
  • fantasy
  • stylized
  • multiplayer

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