The 18 Most Promising New Upcoming RTS Games (2026 & 2027)

Real-time strategy gaming is properly back! Here are 18 of the most promising new RTS games of late 2026, through 2027 and beyond, from Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, Stronghold 4 and Dawn of War IV to Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition, Total War: Warhammer 40,000 and a whole lot of ambitious indies, with castles, zombies and een some RTS dinosaurs! TIMECARDS: 0:00 Intro 0:16 Game of Thrones: War for Westeros 1:26 Stronghold 4 2:42 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV 3:39 Dust Front RTS 4:45 Ebbtide 5:36 D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict 6:23 Sanctuary: Shattered Sun 7:36 Defilade 8:40 Imperium Eternal 9:32 Dawn of Defense 10:24 Bergfried 11:26 Dinolords 12:30 The Last General 13:31 Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition 14:38 Veil of Ashes 15:28 Panzer Strike 16:07 Global Conflagration 17:05 Total War: Warhammer 40,000 18:08 Outro GAMES IN THIS VID: Game of Thrones: War for Westeros (2027) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2838950/ Stronghold 4 (Early Access 20 Apr 2027) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153760/ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV (3 Dec 2026) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272360/ Dust Front RTS (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610770/ Ebbtide (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4915700/ D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2388620/ Sanctuary: Shattered Sun (August 2027) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1699050/ Defilade (15 Dec 2026) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/5246700/ Imperium Eternal (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638690/ Dawn of Defense (17 Nov 2026) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781660/ Bergfried (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247960/ Dinolords (Early Access, TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2587620/ The Last General (2027) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566700/ Company of Heroes - Definitive Edition (early 2027, per Relic) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4691270/ Veil of Ashes (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3511540/ Panzer Strike (Q4 2026) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3305930/ Global Conflagration (TBA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/908770/ Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 (2027, per SEGA) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4199910/ Footage: official trailers, developer videos and Steam screenshots from each game's developer or publisher. MUSIC (YouTube Audio Library): "Wandering" by Nat Keefe, "Old World Saga" by Hanu Dixit, "Empire Seasons" by Dan Henig, "Time to Spare" by An Jone, "Strange Stuff" by Matt Harris, "80's Video Game Death" by Sir Cubworth, "Icelandic Arpeggios" by DivKid, "Stake Out" by Alex Jones and Xander Jones, "Sharp Senses" by Ugonna Onyekwe, "The Plan's Working" by Cooper Cannell, "Gaiety in the Golden Age" by Aaron Kenny, "Dog and Pony Show" by Silent Partner, "Landing" by Godmode, "No.2 Remembering Her" by Esther Abrami, "Slunky" by Aaron Lieberman, "From Russia With Love" by Huma-Huma, "Survival Mode" by Blue Deer Studio, "Digital Memories" by Unicorn Heads, "Good Starts" by Jingle Punks SUPPORT: Buy Me A Coffee! - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jumbopixel YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiM2-cXu3Bbg5VrJlsK50PA/join Legacy Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/JumboPixel?fan_landing=true SOCIALS: Twitter https://twitter.com/jumbopixel_ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/jumbopixel _____ Business Contact: thejumbopixel(at)gmail(dot)com - subject line "SPONSORSHIP - " please. #rts #strategy #gaming