During the Steam Real-Time Strategy Festival, what games would you recommend buying? I mainly played turn-based strategy games like HoMM, Pennon and Battle in the past. Now I am interested in trying RTS games. Are there any must-have series games you would recommend?

  • Greenbeard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Crusader Kings III, it isn’t exactly an RTS but it’s on a sale, and I consider it a must have due to it’s vast amount of mods. I always end up playing in Tamriel with the Elder Kings II mod or in Westeros with the A Game of Thrones mod

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Most the must haves are older, some aren’t on steam, but are worth checking out if you end up liking some others.

    • dawn of war 1 and 2.
    • StarCraft 1 and 2.
    • Warcraft 3, 1 and 2 are very dated, but if you like the style/setting try them.
    • AOE 2 and 3. Maybe 4, I find it a step backwards.
    • age of mythology.
    • Rise of nations and legends.
    • beyond all reason
  • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Not sure if they are on sale or not but a few staple RTS games that are definitely worth checking out imo:

    • Command and Conquer series
    • Age of Empires specifically 2 and 4
    • Supreme Commander (with the Forged Alliance expansion)

    Probably way more, RTS isn’t a major staple of what I play but these titles are pretty diverse and will give a good taste of some of the genres best IMO. Of course Starcraft as well but I don’t think that’s on steam.