Best Free MMORTS and Strategy Games List (2013)

No game can deliver quite the adrenaline rush that an MMORTS can.  Real time strategy games just have that faster-paced nature (and in some cases a smaller learning curve) that we have come to expect and love about strategy games. It's that ability to make sound decisions under the constant pressure of time and the enemy that keeps myself coming back to MMORTS games again and again.

I've created a top 10 list of the best free MMORTS and strategy games so you can give them all a try in one place and not have to worry about scouring the internet to find the best ones.  As I said, all these games are free to play and i've included a link under each description that will take you right to the game's login page.  Be sure to check back often as I may update it to portray the newest strategy games.

10. Dragons of Atlantis

Dragons of Atlantis takes the cake as the best MMORTS game that includes both Dragons and the lost city of Atlantis. You may be saying, oh well this is the only game t hat features Dragons and the city of Atlantis. Well, you may be right! But that doesn't mean this game isn't great!

9. Edgeworld

Edgeworld is like no other game you've played before. Imagine yourself a thousand light-years away, on a strange enemy planet, in the middle of a war between three factions. Yeah, that's what you've gotten yourself in to. And the only way out, is to build your station and defend yourself from the onslaught of alien and space creatures.

8. Grepolis

You think you've heard it before. A game where I build up my castle and fight nearby enemies along with my guilded allies. Yep, you've heard it before. But Grepolis takes it a bit differently. You have to actually be skilled to be good at this game. It is not for the casual gamer who just wants to play for 30 minutes between dinner and bed. you will get hooked!

7. Call of Gods

Call of Gods is so beautifully crafted and well thought out that you won't even realize you're playing a browser based real time strategy game. You will actually think that you are fighting for your life while you're skill and tactics take you through this awesome MMO game.

6. Godfather Five Families

The Godfather Five Families is a browser based City manager game with a mafia theme. The goal is to build up a criminal empire that you’ll use to attack other players, build up your neighborhood, train troops like arsonists and hitmen, and steadily improve your own personal Estate. It’s 1935: ten years before the events of The Godfather film. New York’s Five Families are engaged in an all-out war for supremacy. The war is heating up and smaller gangs are under pressure to join one of the Families or die. Your father’s brutal injury leaves him unable to lead your family – leaving it up to you. You must take charge and keep your family’s criminal organization alive.

5. The Settlers Online

The Settlers Online may just take the cake as one of the best city-building games. This game really nails down everything you'd need to do when building up a city. You know it's good when it's build by world renowned developer Ubisoft. Don't let this game pass you by.

4. Castlot

Castlot is a free to play MMORTS where players will choose to battle between the Bright Faction (led by none other than King Arthur) and the Dark Faction (Led by lord Blackmore). The game features intense real-time and turn based combat along with the ability to join forces with friends to take out enemy NPCs and players using traps, resources and spying.

3. The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age

It is a time of great turmoil in Middle-earth. Elves and Dwarves, long at odds over ancient slights, are now on the brink of war. Meanwhile, vicious Orcs and Goblins plot to overthrow the other races and burn their kingdoms to the ground. Take up arms alongside the greatest heroes of the Third Age to create your own kingdom within Middle-earth. Build an empire of Elves, Dwarves or Orcs and partner with thousands of players online to crush your enemies and defend your realm. The fate of Middle-earth is in your hands!

2. Godsrule

In Godsrule, players are in charge of leading their fierce armies into battle, as well as managing their empire. To prevail over competitors, players must dominate contested territories, collect scarce resources, expand their land, and slay their enemies with powerful units and magnificent spells. After choosing between two rival factions, players create their own clans and battle for contested territories, each holding valuable rewards and the true taste of sweet victory.

1. League of Legends

League of Legends takes the whole enchilada here because it is truly one of the most strategic games in the market. This is the game that will consume your whole life as you try to become the best summoner in the world. Riot Games has truly created one for the ages. And if you haven't tried it yet, now is the best time to do it, before you get left behind.