Recommended RTS games

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Hello guys. After being a little bored of WoW I'm looking for some games to bide my time until MoP.
Based on the title, my favorite genre is RTS and I'm looking for games that I might not have played, recommend some to me!

RTS games I've played lately:
Total Annihilation
All the C&C games
Starcraft: BW and SC2
Warcraft 3
AoM and expansion
Black and White 1+2
Dawn of War Soulstorm
Empire Earth 1
Homeworld 1+2
Stronghold 1+2
Spellforce: Order of Dawn
BFME 1+2

I know the list is extensive but any RTS outside of these games would be appreciated

[Deleted]

World in Conflict might be worth a try for you then! Slightly outdated now though!

[Sabence]

Total war: shogun 2

[Azzizabiz]

I am also a big fan of RTS (and turn-based as well) games. One that is a mixed bag, but I love, is 'Sins of a Solar Empire'. It's not really good for any kind of campaign mode for story. It's just a large-scale, lower-speed, space RTS. You can easily throw tons of hours into it with a blink of the eye. They just came out with a new expansion for it called "Rebellion" which added some nice features to the game. It doesn't take long to pick up, and can definitely sink lots of time into it.

Also, if you aren't opposed to old school games, or turn-based, a personal favorite is playing "Fantasy General" by SSI on DosBox. It is very old school, but a great challenge and just some plain old fun.

[openair]

Sins of a Solar Empire
Dawn of War 2
Supreme Commander 2
Supreme Ruler Cold War

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Sins of a Solar Empire
Dawn of War 2
Supreme Commander 2
Supreme Ruler Cold War

I was going to recommend Sins but that is a 4X RTS rather than a pure RTS! If you don't mind a 4x then get Civ/Anno 2070 :P

[openair]

I was going to recommend Sins but that is a 4X RTS rather than a pure RTS! If you don't mind a 4x then get Civ/Anno 2070 :P

Still an RTS. Did the op make the distinction of 'pure rts' ? No?

BTW Civ is turn based...

[Deleted]

I was going to recommend Sins but that is a 4X RTS rather than a pure RTS! If you don't mind a 4x then get Civ/Anno 2070 :P

I've heard of Sins, is it similar to Homeworld if you ever played that?

[openair]

I've heard of Sins, is it similar to Homeworld if you ever played that?

Somewhat. Sins is of a larger scale though. Colonize planets and build fleets.

[Wilian]

I was going to recommend Sins but that is a 4X RTS rather than a pure RTS! If you don't mind a 4x then get Civ/Anno 2070 :P

Civ isn't RTS. And just because something is 4X doesn't mean it would be RTS aswell. There's very clear distinction between 4X RTS and 4X TBS games.

In any case, you should check out Company of Heroes, a really good WW2 RTS with emphasis on smaller scale tactical combat and manouvers. It is heavy on atmoshpere, delivered in sharp top notch graphics, destructible enviroments and really ballsy soundworld. It also doesn't hurt to have that feel of old school Commando WW I&II comics from 60-70's onwards.





Really good game anyone who's a fan of RTS games should get.

[Terranullis]

Company of Heroes
Cossack Wars (Old/hard to find)
The other Dawn of War games
World in Conflict

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Dawn of War 2 Retribution is a lot of fun, I think it is on sale right now on Steam.

[Deleted]

SC2 on ladder. I know you listed SC2 but if you just played the single player you really should check out the multiplayer, its quite addictive.

[Scummer]

DoW2, AoE3, AoEO, CoH, Shogun Total War 2

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Dawn of War 2 Retribution is a lot of fun, I think it is on sale right now on Steam.

It is but only 33% iirc, so it's better waiting until they put it up for 75% which I think they will do as they love to put 40k franchises on sale.

[procne]

I see you have played Homeworld 1 & 2, but you don't mention Homeworld: Cataclysm, which was pretty good too.

If you liked Total Annihilation, then you should also like Supreme Commander 1, which is pretty similar (same producers I think). Supreme Commander 2 is different however.

Did you try Settlers 7? It's more dynamic than other games in the series, and more... "skirmish" oriented.

Majesty 2 has also some interesting features as well, you might wanna check it out.

I liked Anno 1404 very much as well, although it's more economy oriented.

[cudomix]

I recommend Medieval Ii:Total War, for me the best sequel in Total War franchise, it also has billion of mods to chose from (Warhammer Fantasy, LotR, also mods that further polish and balance vanilla game), decent graphics and best loading times of all Total Wars (something really irritating from Empire and beyond). Company of Heroes is great too, with long awaited sequel to come out next year.

[Restos3]

Age of Empires for sure!
But tbh, I wanted to get some RTS game but couldn't find any that I liked.
The only game that caught my eye for a very long time was AoW and that's not even RTS. Turn-based combat is where is at.

[psoodkel235]

Company of Heroes and Age of Empires II / III

[Byrogan]

Damn what's wrong with you people, only two people suggested AoE! Without a doubt AoE 2: Age of Kings & Conquerors is a must play for any RTS fanatic, AoE 3 didn't really interest me and neither does that online AoE, stear clear of that one.

[Deleted]

Company of Heroes.
World in Conflict.