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2005 PC

A real-time strategy game spanning all of human history from prehistory to the future. You lead nations through epochs, build economies and armies, and can pursue either military conquest or diplomacy.

What defines Empire Earth II:

  • Tactical depth

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Rise of Nations

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2003 PC

  • Tactical depth
  • Realistic visuals
  • Focus on a single character

A real-time strategy game that blends civilization building across thousands of years, from ancient times to the modern age, with fast-paced warfare. Resource management, city growth and conquest interlock, with 18 playable nations.

Stronghold: Warlords

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A real-time strategy game blending castle building and economy management with sieges in medieval East Asia. You command Mongols, samurai and imperial forces while dealing with rival warlords on a skirmish map.

Imperial Glory

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Imperial Glory is a strategy game set in the Napoleonic era that combines a campaign map for diplomacy, economy and expansion with real-time land and naval battles. You lead one of five great powers toward dominance in Europe.

Imperator: Rome

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A deep ancient-era grand strategy simulation where you steer Rome, a Hellenistic kingdom or another people through trade, politics, population management and war in pausable real time. The appeal is building your own empire across the Mediterranean.

American Conquest

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A historical real-time strategy game where you command the conquest of the Americas across eight campaigns, from Columbus to Washington. Large armies, resource management and massed battles define the experience.

Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

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A real-time strategy game set in the Napoleonic era, built around massive armies, formation-based combat and resource management. Large battles with hundreds of soldiers are the focus, including in multiplayer.

Cossacks: European Wars

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A classic real-time strategy game set in 17th and 18th century Europe, famous for commanding huge armies of thousands of units while managing an economy. Sixteen nations with their own units and technologies add variety.

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

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Darkest Hour is a deep grand strategy game built on the Hearts of Iron II engine, covering global warfare with detailed production, diplomacy, and military command in pausable real time. Its scenarios stretch from the Great War to the early Cold War and demand a steep learning investment.

Stronghold Crusader II

Focus on a single character

A castle-building RTS set during the Crusades, mixing economy management with sieges where walls crumble under physics-based destruction. Skirmishes against AI lords or other players are the heart of the game.

Hearts of Iron II

Focus on a single character

An extremely detailed World War II grand strategy game played in real time with pause, letting you run almost any nation and manage economy, research, diplomacy and armies. The learning curve is steep, but the freedom to rewrite history is huge.

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