Step -by -step and in real time, new and classic, realistic and fantastic strategies for fans of the genre.
1. Warcraft III
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The real classic is the first three -dimensional game from Blizzard and one of the best strategies in principle.
At the time of the release in 2002, Warcraft III had everything. Wonderful graphics, which, thanks to a unique style, looks good even now, an exciting gameplay with role -playing elements, which has influenced the entire RTS genre, a chic story in a thoughtful universe and support for mods.
If not for Warcraft III, there would be neither Dota nor the Moba genre as such.
Buy for PC →
2. Xcom: enemy unknown
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Tactical strategy for a PC, in which it is necessary to protect the land from aliens.
The main thing in XCOM is a constant need to make difficult decisions. Whom to send for a complex mission: a veteran who has more chances to win, or a beginner who is not so sorry to lose? Which of them to give more powerful armor or gun? Order the fighters to attack the strongest alien or first deal with small enemies?
Each aspect of the game – the management of the base, the change in the equipment of the characters and the battles themselves – incredibly fascinates.
Buy for PC →
3. Company of Heroes
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In appearance, this is the most ordinary strategy about the Second World War, but in fact, Company of Heroes is one of the most human games about the war. This is because under the command of the player there are rarely more than several detachments (unlike several dozen units in traditional RTS). You worry about the fighters as for yourself and build tactics in such a way as to ensure their survival.
Thanks to the graphic engine and the thoughtful missions of the Company of Heroes, the most cruelty of the war. No matter how hard you try, people still die – this is the price of victory.
Buy for PC →
4. Starcraft II
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Starcraft II is the main e -sports strategy in the world. Each millimeter of the card, every character’s special ability, each building available for construction – everything is mathematically verified to generate the most exciting matches. No wonder the game tournaments are held almost every couple of weeks, and the prize funds in them reach $ 700,000.
If you do not really like microcontrol and multitasking, then Starcraft II also has a chic single campaign. It has a great plot about the confrontation of three races and various types of missions. Plus, for its passage, you will not have to click so much with the mouse.
Buy for PC →
5. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
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The prequel to the famous space strategies Homeworld, the action of which takes place on the sandy planet Karak.
Despite the change of setting and the transition from the three -dimensional battlefields to two -dimensional ones, Deserts of Kharak managed to maintain the spirit of the original. There is also no base as such, but there is a carrier ship-the most important unit, the loss of which means defeat.
The game has a fascinating single campaign, every mission in which is related to the previous one: in any new task, the player has exactly the same number of equipment as it remained at the end of the past.
And also deserts of kharak is a very beautiful game. It is difficult not to admire when you see the iron frauds of sandy dunes.
Buy for PC →
6. Supreme Commander
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The spiritual heir Total Annihilation, which improves and expands the ideas of the original. In fact, this is a game about leisurely battles of huge robots on giant maps.
Matches at Supreme Commander rarely last less than an hour. This time is needed to build a base with a balanced economy and prepare enough combat units to destroy the enemy.
Supreme Commander in every sense large -scale strategy. The number of fighters of one side sometimes reaches thousands, and you need to think through the actions for at least 10 minutes ahead.
Buy for PC →
7. Total War: Shogun 2
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Among the games of the Total War series, it is difficult to choose the best, but Lifehaker stopped at Shogun 2. Of all modern parts, it is perhaps the most integral, concentrated and understandable even to beginners.
In Total War: Shogun 2, the player takes the role of the head of the clan in medieval Japan. The goal is to capture the whole country. To do this, you can use diplomacy, economics and even intrigue – send killers and spies.
But the main thing is, of course, epic battles in which it is very important to properly place your troops on locations.
Buy for PC →
8. Age of Empires II HD
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In Age of Empires II, the player needs to conduct civilization after a few eras: dark centuries, feudalism, castle era and so on. You can play for one of several fractions such as Japan, Mongolia or Celts.
The main feature of the game is a combination of resource management with military operations. During the battle in Age of Empires II, it is not enough just to assemble the army, you also need to build a powerful economy, erecting at home, quarry and sawmill and cultivating the fields.
Thanks to this, you can feel like a real ruler who leads his country to prosperity on an economic component.
Buy for PC →
9. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
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Unlike many other parts of Command & Conquer, Red Alert 2 is not devoted to the confrontation between GDI and NOD fractions, but to the battles between the allies and the USSR.
According to the plot of the game, with the help of Hitler’s time, they erased from history, which allowed the Soviet Union to significantly develop their technologies. As a result, in the second half of the 20th century, he attacked the United States.
Red Alert 2 ridicules many Cold War stamps. What is only the Soviet super-soldier Boris, who walks in a earpiece and with AKM. Without classic for a series of KAT scenes, shot in a studio with real actors, too, could not do. Only here they are twice as funny thanks to crazy setting.
During the battles, however, it happens not to laughter. Especially when you see how a pair of “Kirov” with dozens of powerful bombs on board is approaching your base.
Buy for PC →
10. Civilization v
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One of the main strategies of the generation, a bright representative of the suck 4x. In the Civilization V, the player must develop his civilization and get around all the others. To do this, you can use both gross power and diplomacy, technological and economic development.
The gameplay is divided into moves, because of which matches can sometimes last several hours. There are many mechanics in Civilization V. To master it, it may take a lot of time.
But it’s worth it. No game here looks like the previous. And even if you spend several hundred hours in this strategy, it still will not stop surprising you.
Buy for PC →
1. Warcraft III
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Classic.Battle.Net
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Classic.Battle.Net
The real classic is the first three -dimensional game from Blizzard and one of the best strategies in principle.
At the time of the release in 2002, Warcraft III had everything. Wonderful graphics, which, thanks to a unique style, looks good even now, an exciting gameplay with role -playing elements, which has influenced the entire RTS genre, a chic story in a thoughtful universe and support for mods.
If not for Warcraft III, there would be neither Dota nor the Moba genre as such.
Buy for PC →
2. Xcom: enemy unknown
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Tactical strategy for a PC, in which it is necessary to protect the land from aliens.
The main thing in XCOM is a constant need to make difficult decisions. Whom to send for a complex mission: a veteran who has more chances to win, or a beginner who is not so sorry to lose? Which of them to give more powerful armor or gun? Order the fighters to attack the strongest alien or first deal with small enemies?
Each aspect of the game – the management of the base, the change in the equipment of the characters and the battles themselves – incredibly fascinates.
Buy for PC →
3. Company of Heroes
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Store.Steampowered.Com
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Store.Steampowered.Com
In appearance, this is the most ordinary strategy about the Second World War, but in fact, Company of Heroes is one of the most human games about the war. This is because under the command of the player there are rarely more than several detachments (unlike several dozen units in traditional RTS). You worry about the fighters as for yourself and build tactics in such a way as to ensure their survival.
Thanks to the graphic engine and the thoughtful missions of the Company of Heroes, the most cruelty of the war. No matter how hard you try, people still die – this is the price of victory.
Buy for PC →
4. Starcraft II
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Starcraft II is the main e -sports strategy in the world. Each millimeter of the card, every character’s special ability, each building available for construction – everything is mathematically verified to generate the most exciting matches. No wonder the game tournaments are held almost every couple of weeks, and the prize funds in them reach $ 700,000.
If you do not really like microcontrol and multitasking, then Starcraft II also has a chic single campaign. It has a great plot about the confrontation of three races and various types of missions. Plus, for its passage, you will not have to click so much with the mouse.
Buy for PC →
5. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
10
Store.Steampowered.Com
20
Store.Steampowered.Com
thirty
Store.Steampowered.Com
The prequel to the famous space strategies Homeworld, the action of which takes place on the sandy planet Karak.
Despite the change of setting and the transition from the three -dimensional battlefields to two -dimensional ones, Deserts of Kharak managed to maintain the spirit of the original. There is also no base as such, but there is a carrier ship-the most important unit, the loss of which means defeat.
The game has a fascinating single campaign, every mission in which is related to the previous one: in any new task, the player has exactly the same number of equipment as it remained at the end of the past.
And also deserts of kharak is a very beautiful game. It is difficult not to admire when you see the iron frauds of sandy dunes.
Buy for PC →
6. Supreme Commander
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Store.Steampowered.Com
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Store.Steampowered.Com
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Store.Steampowered.Com
The spiritual heir Total Annihilation, which improves and expands the ideas of the original. In fact, this is a game about leisurely battles of huge robots on giant maps.
Matches at Supreme Commander rarely last less than an hour. This time is needed to build a base with a balanced economy and prepare enough combat units to destroy the enemy.
Supreme Commander in every sense large -scale strategy. The number of fighters of one side sometimes reaches thousands, and you need to think through the actions for at least 10 minutes ahead.
Buy for PC →
7. Total War: Shogun 2
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Store.Steampowered.Com
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Store.Steampowered.Com
Among the games of the Total War series, it is difficult to choose the best, but Lifehaker stopped at Shogun 2. Of all modern parts, it is perhaps the most integral, concentrated and understandable even to beginners.
In Total War: Shogun 2, the player takes the role of the head of the clan in medieval Japan. The goal is to capture the whole country. To do this, you can use diplomacy, economics and even intrigue – send killers and spies.
But the main thing is, of course, epic battles in which it is very important to properly place your troops on locations.
Buy for PC →
8. Age of Empires II HD
10
Store.Steampowered.Com
20
Store.Steampowered.Com
thirty
Store.Steampowered.Com
In Age of Empires II, the player needs to conduct civilization after a few eras: dark centuries, feudalism, castle era and so on. You can play for one of several fractions such as Japan, Mongolia or Celts.
The main feature of the game is a combination of resource management with military operations. During the battle in Age of Empires II, it is not enough just to assemble the army, you also need to build a powerful economy, erecting at home, quarry and sawmill and cultivating the fields.
Thanks to this, you can feel like a real ruler who leads his country to prosperity on an economic component.
Buy for PC →
9. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
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YouTube.Com
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YouTube.Com
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YouTube.Com
Unlike many other parts of Command & Conquer, Red Alert 2 is not devoted to the confrontation between GDI and NOD fractions, but to the battles between the allies and the USSR.
According to the plot of the game, with the help of Hitler’s time, they erased from history, which allowed the Soviet Union to significantly develop their technologies. As a result, in the second half of the 20th century, he attacked the United States.
Red Alert 2 ridicules many Cold War stamps. What is only the Soviet super-soldier Boris, who walks in a earpiece and with AKM. Without classic for a series of KAT scenes, shot in a studio with real actors, too, could not do. Only here they are twice as funny thanks to crazy setting.
During the battles, however, it happens not to laughter. Especially when you see how a pair of “Kirov” with dozens of powerful bombs on board is approaching your base.
Buy for PC →
10. Civilization v
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Store.Steampowered.Com
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One of the main strategies of the generation, a bright representative of the suck 4x. In the Civilization V, the player must develop his civilization and get around all the others. To do this, you can use both gross power and diplomacy, technological and economic development.
The gameplay is divided into moves, because of which matches can sometimes last several hours. There are many mechanics in Civilization V. To master it, it may take a lot of time.
But it’s worth it. No game here looks like the previous. And even if you spend several hundred hours in this strategy, it still will not stop surprising you.
Buy for PC →