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2015PC34 % positive

An indie 2D side-scrolling real-time strategy game that blends classic RTS mechanics with a horizontal perspective and some fresh ideas.

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Total Annihilation

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1997USK 12PC96 % positive4.99 €

A landmark real-time strategy game where the Arm and Core factions clash in massive robot wars. Flowing resource management and true 3D units and terrain set a high bar for the genre.

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A demanding medieval real-time strategy game built around a deep economic simulation, where you must set up intricate production chains before your army can march against rebels.

Rise of Nations

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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.

Supreme Commander

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A colossal real-time strategy game with huge maps, seamless strategic zoom, and hundreds of land, sea and air units, capped by game-changing experimental superweapons. Three warring human factions battle for the galaxy in the Infinite War.

Songs of Syx

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An extremely detailed city-building and strategy sim where you rule a city of thousands, manage trade and diplomacy, and fight large-scale battles against rival realms.

Rise to Ruins

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A tough village builder where you act as a godlike force guiding settlers and defending against nightly monster waves. It blends resource management with 90s-style real-time strategy.

Project Hospital

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A detailed hospital management sim where you design the building, run the staff and diagnose patients through exams and lab tests. Solving diagnostic puzzles while keeping the clinic running is the heart of the game.

Command & Conquer: Generals

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A classic near-future real-time strategy game pitting the USA, China and the GLA against each other with sharply asymmetric playstyles. General powers, destructible environments and a lasting multiplayer scene keep it a fan favorite.

X-COM: UFO Defense

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The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.