Poll of the Day > what are some good RTS games?

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Kanatteru
01/15/21 10:46:41 PM
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i've had a hankering to play one recently but i'm totally not caught up on the current state of the genre. i used to play a lot of warcraft 3 as a kid. oh, and i liked both halo wars games too.

anyone know something that could be good based on that

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Greenfox111
01/15/21 10:49:38 PM
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idk about the ones you mentioned but age of mythology is one i enjoyed when i was a lad

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funkyfritter
01/15/21 10:53:30 PM
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Starcraft 2 would be a good place to start if you've never played it. It has a great campaign and the first part of it is free to play now. Age of Empires 2 is a classic that got a really good remaster last year, so that's another one to check out.

If you're looking for games that are actually new things get harder. The genre is pretty dead these days.

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Muscles
01/15/21 11:00:52 PM
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Battle for Middle-Earth is great though its a bit old at this point

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Kanatteru
01/15/21 11:14:29 PM
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funkyfritter posted...
Starcraft 2 would be a good place to start if you've never played it. It has a great campaign and the first part of it is free to play now.

oh wow i didn't know! will check this out, thanks

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SpeedDemon20
01/15/21 11:25:05 PM
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I love Starcraft 2! Yeah, the campaign is amazing. Each mission has something unique, so it's not just build the same things you always do and then run over the enemy. You get unique upgrades for your stuff too, so there's some replayability.
:D

I play co-op nowadays. No clue if that portion is free.
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DocDelicious
01/16/21 4:52:30 AM
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Iron Harvest

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FrozenBananas
01/16/21 5:30:34 AM
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funkyfritter posted...
Age of Empires 2 is a classic that got a really good remaster last year, so that's another one to check out.

I loved this game so much growing up

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kind9
01/16/21 5:40:42 AM
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Not very similar to the games you mentioned, but I love the Anno series, especially Anno 1404. They're more along the lines of City building/economy sims, but have enough RTS elements to be familiar.

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chandlermbing
01/16/21 6:09:07 AM
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If you have steam, I'd recommend an oldy but a goody; total annihilation. Way ahead of its time and bloody awesome (music is insanely good)

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01/16/21 9:51:03 AM
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Lokarin
01/16/21 10:04:14 AM
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AI War is the one I played the most... but it's not for everyone, it's very much an informational game. Ok, the AI always builds in proportionate response, so if you build fighter+bomber+missile (your basic rock/paper/scissors units) your opponent will do the same and it turns into a slog... but if you build only fighters, they'll build only your counter proportionately, so then you have your fighters do something like lure the enemy away while you send in something else.

Of course, my FAVOURITE is Offworld Trading Company, which somehow is a non-combat RTS... all your units are different forms of gathering or sabotage and you have to obtain economic dominance while playing the stock market.

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Cruddy_horse
01/16/21 10:14:19 AM
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Total War.
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CaptainObvius
01/16/21 10:29:26 AM
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It's been a while since i played any, but i second the person saying Starcraft 2. Also, Rise of Legends is an excellent choice. I may have to look into some new ones as well, now that i saw this topic it made me want to get into the genre again.

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BarneyBosco
01/16/21 10:32:48 AM
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If strictly on console Stellaris is one of the best. Its major flaw is how long a single game can take (10+ hours) and the price tag with all the DLC.

Sudden Strike 4 complete edition is amazing if you like command and conquer. Probably the best RTS game on consoles.

They Are Billions is ok, but the gameplay loop is a one trick pony that gets old fast.

The 8 bit games are trash.

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Lokarin
01/16/21 11:55:15 AM
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BarneyBosco posted...
The 8 bit games are trash.

I don't think there's even one good RTS on the NES :V

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EvilMegas
01/16/21 12:00:23 PM
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Company of Heroes is probably one if the Best RTS games to exist. Also Halo wars is pretty fun

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kind9
01/16/21 12:02:56 PM
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I used to like playing Empire Earth skirmish mode with max map size, enemies and resources. It's pretty much a never-ending RTS sandbox. Very enjoyable if turtling is your thing.

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Yellow
01/16/21 12:24:58 PM
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Stronghold Crusader lol.

Ancient game but I love it.

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Unbridled9
01/16/21 12:25:36 PM
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Age of Empires II is probably the best bet; especially since they got a Definative Edition release on Steam that's resulted in new expansions coming out and the like. Age of Empires III also got a re-release recently.

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chandlermbing
01/16/21 6:51:57 PM
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EvilMegas posted...
Company of Heroes is probably one if the Best RTS games to exist. Also Halo wars is pretty fun
Oh yeah, Company of Heroes is amazing. Hard as nails though

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GunslingerGunsl
01/16/21 6:52:54 PM
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FrozenBananas posted...
I loved this game so much growing up
Same. I was addicted to it.
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Lokarin
01/16/21 6:55:59 PM
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chandlermbing posted...
Oh yeah, Company of Heroes is amazing. Hard as nails though

The sequel is pretty ok, too; has cool features... but vehicle criticals are even more aweful

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ReturnOfFa
01/16/21 6:56:46 PM
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I just play Age of Empires II Definitive Edition. Played a 4 hour game with some homies last night.

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GunslingerGunsl
01/16/21 7:01:57 PM
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ReturnOfFa posted...
I just play Age of Empires II Definitive Edition. Played a 4 hour game with some homies last night.
I've been tempted to buy the remake. How often do you play?
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Yellow
01/16/21 10:51:01 PM
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I could get into a PotD Age of Empires group, I have no one to play wi irl except AI, and they always do the same thing (either storm you down before you're stable or become meat sacks after they fail)

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hypnox
01/16/21 11:18:17 PM
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If you like space ships and huge space battles. Theres Sins of the Solar Empire. It isnt the prettiest, but its very diverse. Multiple ways to win, handful of races, and multiple front lines as you play on a map between 4(i think) and dozens and dozens of planet systems. Me and my buddy had a game where it was me and him vs to advance AIs on the largest map we could make. I think that one game lasted us 3 hours a day for about 7 or 8 nights.

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Gaawa_chan
01/16/21 11:20:27 PM
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SantaKhala
01/17/21 12:05:40 AM
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StarCraft: Brood War.

Can't beat this classic.

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VideoboysaysCube
01/17/21 12:23:01 AM
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I played it for ten years, so I think I'm obligated to mention Starcraft 2. It's still very active so it has that going for it.

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hypnox
01/17/21 1:47:36 AM
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VideoboysaysCube posted...
I played it for ten years, so I think I'm obligated to mention Starcraft 2. It's still very active so it has that going for it.

Didn't blizzard say they weren't going to support it or update balances anymore or something among those lines?

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agesboy
01/17/21 2:16:29 AM
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SpeedDemon20 posted...
I play co-op nowadays. No clue if that portion is free.
kerrigan, artanis, raynor are free

you get like 4 more if you buy legacy of the void

the rest are all still like $5 each

i also play the shit out of coop and its great

hypnox posted...
Didn't blizzard say they weren't going to support it or update balances anymore or something among those lines?
yeah, but it'll still get bug fixes and minor balance patches every now and then

just no more "we're changing how this unit works entirely" kinda stuff

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Wander_Nomaddd
01/18/21 1:02:14 PM
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Kanatteru posted...
i've had a hankering to play one recently but i'm totally not caught up on the current state of the genre. i used to play a lot of warcraft 3 as a kid. oh, and i liked both halo wars games too.

anyone know something that could be good based on that
I never played the second Halo Wars, do you think it was it better than the first one?

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TheOkHornedRat
01/18/21 1:06:42 PM
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Dawn of war

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ReturnOfFa
01/18/21 1:28:26 PM
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GunslingerGunsl posted...
I've been tempted to buy the remake. How often do you play?
I used to play almost every day, but I'm in class right now, so probably once a week or every two weeks.

I kind of suck ass at connecting with people to game, because I usually end up playing with the same 4 dudes. Toss it on the ole wishlist and wait for a sale!

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SpeedDemon20
01/18/21 1:32:00 PM
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agesboy posted...
the rest are all still like $5 each
Yeah, I haven't bought the last 6 or so commanders. They never went on sale. >.>

agesboy posted...
i also play the shit out of coop and its great
I've been working on prestigeing Raynor. I'm done with Zagara, Karax, Swann, Abathur, and Nova already.
:D

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Link_of_time
01/18/21 1:32:58 PM
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Gaawa_chan posted...
My mom likes Total Annihilation.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/Total_Annihilation/
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VideoboysaysCube
01/18/21 5:52:10 PM
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hypnox posted...
Didn't blizzard say they weren't going to support it or update balances anymore or something among those lines?

They're done creating any additional DLC. Balance patches can still happen.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/23544726/starcraft-ii-update-october-15-2020

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Cruddy_horse
01/20/21 12:28:04 PM
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Wander_Nomaddd posted...
I never played the second Halo Wars, do you think it was it better than the first one?

Honestly it feels about the same disappointingly, not many new units and none of the faction leaders stand out but I didn't buy the DLC. I also don't think you can play as the Flood which is a massively missed opportunity both games didn't get. I couldn't be assed to finish the campaign either it was just too bland.
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eating4fun
01/20/21 1:27:51 PM
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kinda like a rts, there are billions. People play the game without pausing, which makes the game more difficult than it already is.

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agesboy
01/20/21 2:59:14 PM
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they are billions is pretty good, yeah

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papercup
01/20/21 3:00:25 PM
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They are Billions is a good single player experience. Gets pretty difficult too

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