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Best 1 Age of Empires IV
Age of Empires IV

Age of Empires IV revitalizes the classic RTS formula with modern graphics and refined mechanics. It features distinct civilizations with unique units and technologies, set across various historical p...

8.35 Excellent
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2 Dune: Spice Wars
Dune: Spice Wars

Dune: Spice Wars combines 4X elements with real-time strategy, set on the iconic desert planet of Arrakis. Players choose from various factions, vying for control of spice production and dominance. Th...

7.96 Very Good
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3 Anno 2070
Anno 2070

Anno 2070 is a city-building simulation game developed by Related Designs and Blue Byte with strategy elements. Released in 2011, the title utilizes an online DRM system through Uplay which was subseq...

0.00 Poor
4 Pikmin
Pikmin

Pikmin is a 2001 real-time strategy puzzle game for the GameCube developed by Nintendo. The player controls Captain Olimar, an alien pilot stranded on a planet, utilizing Pikmin – native species – to...

0.00 Poor
5 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment based on the Warhammer 40,000 wargame. Released in 2004 by THQ, the title features military science fiction...

0.00 Poor
6 Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars 2

Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy game set in the Halo universe of 2559. The game centers on the United Nations Space Command’s Spirit of Fire crew battling the Banished for control of the Forerunne...

0.00 Poor
7 Total War: Attila
Total War: Attila

Total War: Attila is a grand strategy game created by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. Released in 2015, it represents the ninth installment of the Total War franchise across multiple operatin...

0.00 Poor
8 Empire Earth II
Empire Earth II

Empire Earth II is a real-time strategy game released in 2005. It includes fifteen historical epochs, fourteen civilizations, and three campaign modes centered around Korea, Germany, and the United St...

0.00 Poor
9 Tropico
Tropico

Tropico is a construction and management simulation game released in 2001, placing players in the role of “El Presidente” governing Tropico, a Caribbean island nation. The gameplay focuses on managing...

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a 2006 real-time strategy game based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, including *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit*. It serves as a sequel to...

0.00 Poor
11 World in Conflict
World in Conflict

World in Conflict is a 2007 real-time tactics video game created by Massive Entertainment. Released in September 2007, it’s considered a spiritual successor to Ground Control and designed as a real-ti...

0.00 Poor
12 Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun

Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun is a grand strategy title developed by Paradox Entertainment, set between 1836 and 1936. The game utilizes a modified version of the Europa Engine and features gamepl...

0.00 Poor
13 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun was released in 1999 by Westwood Studios and Electronic Arts for Windows. The game expanded upon the original Command & Conquer with semi-3D graphics and a sci-fi setti...

0.00 Poor
14 Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm is a multiplayer online battle arena game created by Blizzard Entertainment. Released in 2015, it includes heroes drawn from multiple Blizzard franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Sta...

0.00 Poor
15 Europa Universalis II
Europa Universalis II

Europa Universalis II is a grand strategy video game focusing on historical events from 1419 to 1820. Developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Strategy First, the title allows players...

0.00 Poor
16 Dune II
Dune II

Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty was released in 1992 by Westwood Studios and Virgin Games. It is a real-time strategy game following the events established in its predecessor, Dune (1992). The titl...

0.00 Poor
17 Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings

Crusader Kings is a grand strategy game created by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The initial release occurred in April 2004, with subsequent installments including D...

0.00 Poor
18 Hearts of Iron II
Hearts of Iron II

Hearts of Iron II is a grand strategy game created by Paradox Development Studio in 2005. Released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, it serves as a direct continuation of its predecessor, Hearts of...

0.00 Poor
19 Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War

Shogun: Total War is a strategy game set during Japan’s Sengoku jidai (15th-17th centuries). Players control a Japanese clan, utilizing turn-based strategic planning alongside real-time tactical battl...

0.00 Poor
20 Stronghold: Crusader
Stronghold: Crusader

Stronghold: Crusader is a 2002 real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. It expands upon the original Stronghold with a setting during the Crusades in the Middle East, introducing a skirmi...

0.00 Poor
21 Medieval: Total War
Medieval: Total War

Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. It expands upon the mechanics of Shogun: Total War, introducing gameplay set within the me...

0.00 Poor
22 Europa Universalis
Europa Universalis

Europa Universalis is a grand strategy video game created by Paradox Development Studio. Released in 2000 by Strategy First, the title allows players to manage nations across Europe and the Middle Eas...

0.00 Poor
23 Halo Wars
Halo Wars

Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game set within the Halo universe in 2531. Players command human forces, primarily aboard the Spirit of Fire, against the Covenant. The objective involves preventing...

0.00 Poor
24 Supreme Commander
Supreme Commander

Supreme Commander is a real-time strategy video game created by Gas Powered Games led by Chris Taylor. Initially announced in 2005, it draws inspiration from Taylor’s earlier title, Total Annihilation...

0.00 Poor
25 Napoleon: Total War
Napoleon: Total War

Napoleon: Total War is a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It covers the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Pl...

0.00 Poor
26 Cossacks: European Wars
Cossacks: European Wars

Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy title developed by GSC Game World for Windows. The game simulates warfare in 17th and 18th century Europe, utilizing an isometric perspective. Players c...

0.00 Poor
27 Empire: Total War
Empire: Total War

Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy title from Creative Assembly, initially released in 2009. The game simulates warfare during the early modern period of the 18th century, incorporating real-t...

0.00 Poor
28 Tribal Wars
Tribal Wars

Tribal Wars is a browser-based strategy game set in the Middle Ages where players control villages and expand through conquest. Utilizing tactical combat and resource management, participants build ar...

0.00 Poor
29 Plague Inc.
Plague Inc.

Plague Inc. is a real-time strategy simulation where players develop and manage a pathogen to cause global pandemic devastation. Utilizing an epidemic model with complex variables, the game simulates...

0.00 Poor
30 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a 2007 real-time strategy game set seventeen years after Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun’s Firestorm expansion. The conflict involves the Global Defense Initiativ...

0.00 Poor
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