The best real-time strategy games

Real-time strategy games

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  Dark Reign 2

  Windows XP/98/952000protected4.4/5 Pandemic Studios
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  Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios
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  Empire Earth

  Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 Stainless Steel Studios
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  Populous: The Beginning

  Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
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  Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods

  DOSMac1993protected4.2/5 Bullfrog

  Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Ar...

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  Age of Empires

  Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Ensemble Studios

  Age of Empires, published by Microsoft and developed by Ensemble Studios, is one of the most popular historical RTS and started a successful series. The player must guide a civilization from prehistory to the iron age, battling other civilizations, building and gathering resources.

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  Castles 2: Siege and Conquest

  DOSMac1992protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software
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  StarCraft

  Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment

  StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...

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  Dune 2000

  Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...

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  The Settlers

  DOS1993protected4.2/5 Blue Byte Software
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  Dune II: The building of a dynasty

  DOS19924.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RT...

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  Command & Conquer: Red Alert

  DOS1996freeware4.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Command and Conquer: Red Alert is a RTS developed by Westwood Studios, a sequel to Command & Conquer. Allies and the Soviet Union battle for control over Europe in an alternate history setting.

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  Dragon Lord

  DOS19904.2/5 Spotlight Software
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  Mega lo Mania

  DOS19924.2/5 Sensible Software
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  Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

  DOS1994protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment

  Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...

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  Z

  DOS1996protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
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  Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

  DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
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  Myth: The Fallen Lords

  Windows XP/98/95Mac19974.1/5 Bungie
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  Total Annihilation

  Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment
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  Dune

  DOS19924.1/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
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  Dark Reign: The Future of War

  Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games
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  Dominus

  DOS19944.1/5 Viacom New Media
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  Total Annihilation Kingdoms

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment
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  Dominium

  DOS19924.1/5 Microids
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  Supremacy: Your Will Be Done

  DOS19904.1/5 Probe Entertainment

  Supremacy: You Will Be Done (also known simply as Overlord) is a rare example of mix between real-time strategy and science fiction themed 4X game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploid, eXterminate). Supremacy was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Mastertronic in 1990.

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  Dungeon Keeper

  DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Electronic Arts
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  Command & Conquer

  DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
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  Castles

  DOS1991protected4.1/5 Quicksilver Software
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  Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

  Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.1/5 LucasArts

  Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts Entertainment in 2001. SWGB was developed using the Genie engine, the same used for Age of Empires.

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  Command HQ

  DOS19904/5 Ozark Softscape