Real-time Strategy
RTS guides — build orders, micro management, macro economy, and the tactics that win matches.
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The Best Base Building Games Across Survival, RTS, and Sandbox
Valheim just left Early Access and takes the top spot, but the right base builder depends on whether you want to defend…
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Best Clash Royale Decks for Every Arena, 4 Through 19
Two decks carry you from Arena 4 to Arena 19, and the card pool closes at Arena 18. Here is what each…
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Games Like They Are Billions for Swarm Survivors
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is the closest thing to a They Are Billions sequel, and it is the only one with…
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Games Like Total War When You Want Bigger Battles
Five strategy games that keep the Total War formula of a campaign map feeding into real-time battles, with honest notes on where…
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Games Like Age of Empires That Nail the Boom-and-Rush
Age of Mythology: Retold is the closest match, 0 A.D. is the free one, and Mac owners got a native Age of…
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MMORTS Games Where Thousands Fight Over One Map
The MMORTS genre shrank hard after the browser boom. Here are the persistent worlds that still have real populations, and the one…
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Real Time Strategy First Person Shooter Hybrids That Put You Inside the Battle
Four FPS-RTS hybrids that pair a commander seat with boots on the ground, with honest notes on which ones you can actually…
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RPG Real Time Strategy Hybrids Where Heroes Carry Armies
Four RTS-RPG hybrids where hero levels actually change your decisions, from SpellForce 3 to a Dragonshard re-release nobody expected.
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Dune Real Time Strategy Games: From Dune II to Spice Wars
Four decades of Dune strategy games, and exactly one you can legally buy today. Here is what Dune II, Dune 2000, Emperor…
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Halo Wars and the State of Halo Real-Time Strategy
Why Halo Wars cracked controller RTS, what Halo Wars 2 left unfinished, and an honest read on the odds of a revival…
