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The best real-time tactics games

Real-time tactics games are an hybrid between real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-base tactics. Real-time tactics are played in real-time, like RTSs, but lack the resource management and base and unit building elements. Real-time tactics games focus much more on individual units and tactics on the battlefield. Some of the most popular real-time tactics games are: the Syndicate series, Cannon Fodder.

Most popular real-time tactics games

Hooligans: Storm Over Europe
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
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Space Hulk
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Space Hulk

DOS19934.3/5 Electronic Arts
Space Hulk is an abandoned real-time tactical strategy game set in the Warhammer  40000 universe, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS and Amiga systems. In Space Hulk, the player is tasked with wiping out hordes of aliens by the means of a squad of Space Marines armored and armed to the teeth. Space Hulk is the adaptation...
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
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Battle Bugs

DOS19944.2/5 Epyx
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Hooligans: Storm Over Europe

Windows XP/98/9520024.2/5 DarXabre
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Cannon Fodder

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Sensible Software
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Cave Wars

DOS19964.2/5
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
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Syndicate

DOS1993protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac2003protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software
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Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected4.2/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
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Army Men

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 The 3DO Company
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Myth: The Fallen Lords

Windows XP/98/95Mac19974.1/5 Bungie
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Twilight 2000

DOS19914.1/5 Paragon Software
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Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games
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Seal Team

DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected4.1/5 Massive Entertainment
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan

DOS19974.1/5 Papyrus Design Group
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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Windows XP/98/952001protecteddemo4.1/5 Interplay Productions
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a tactical role-playing game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2001. Unlike its predecessors, which were traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, Fallout Tactics took a different approach by focusing more on tactical combat rather than extensive role-playing elements.The game features squad-based comba...
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
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BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS19904.1/5 Westwood Studios
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's Inception" and is set in the BattleTech universe, a fictional universe where noble houses and mercenary groups vie for power using giant robotic vehicles known as BattleMe...
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Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 Bullfrog
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
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Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected4/5 Pandemic Studios
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Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 The 3DO Company
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Omega

DOS19894/5 Origin Systems
Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.
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Video Trek 88

DOS19823.9/5 Windmill Software
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Unnatural Selection

DOS19933.9/5 Maxis
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War in Middle Earth

DOS19883.9/5 Synergistic Software
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Dominus

DOS19943.9/5 Viacom New Media
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Core War Plus

DOS19843.9/5
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Robot Odissey

DOS19853.9/5 The Learning Company