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1995 Classic

This classic real-time strategy game pits Humans against Orcs on land, sea and air, with base building, resource management and two campaigns. Charming pixel art, memorable unit quips and legendary LAN battles made it a genre milestone.

What defines Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness:

  • Tactical depth
  • Fantasy setting
  • A party of several characters
  • Co-op or multiplayer

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  • Tactical depth
  • Fantasy setting
  • A party of several characters

A classic real-time strategy game where you lead Greek, Egyptian or Norse civilizations, calling on god powers, heroes and mythical beasts like cyclopes and minotaurs. Its globe-trotting campaign following Arkantos and deep competitive multiplayer made it a genre favorite.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

Co-op or multiplayer

A real-time strategy game set in Middle-earth, featuring base building, powerful hero units and large battles between Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and Goblins in the North. It adds a turn-based War of the Ring conquest mode on a map of Middle-earth and popular multiplayer skirmishes.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

A party of several characters

A real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Fantasy world, where you command full armies of the Empire, Chaos, Skaven and High Elves in large battles. It stands out for letting you customize units and heroes, including gear and appearance.

Armies of Exigo

Challenging difficulty

A fantasy real-time strategy game where you manage bases and armies on both the surface and an underground layer. Attacks can come from unexpected directions, adding extra tactical depth.

Populous: The Beginning

Challenging difficulty

A real-time strategy game where you play a shaman who gathers followers and uses spells, terraforming and armies to defeat rival tribes across strange planets. Blending god-game ideas with direct control of a hero unit, it was a bold departure from earlier Populous games.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

A party of several characters

A real-time strategy game set in Peter Jackson's Middle-earth, where you lead armies and iconic heroes through cinematic battles like Helm's Deep. Separate good and evil campaigns plus a map-conquest mode capture the epic feel of the films.

Tooth and Tail

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, streamlined real-time strategy game starring warring animals, played with direct controller-style control of your commander. Short, intense matches and a charming pixel look set it apart.

Myth II: Soulblighter

A party of several characters

A tactical real-time battle game with no base building: you lead small squads of limited units through brutal missions, using terrain, formations and physics in a grim fantasy war against Soulblighter.

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