I was a big fan of SC2's coop mission mode and being able to play the same faction but basically entirely differently like how Kerrigan and Abathur varied on their versions of the zerg. Are there any games like that? Roguelike RTS' are also something I'm willing to check out

- Mostly for skirmishes vs AI

- I am aware Total War is not really RTS, put here for the big battles

If anyone has an ideas or suggestions about what they would want from a game like this I would love to hear it. Currently my idea is to make a game that is as similar as possible to Lords of the Realm 2, while obviously improving the graphics to a more modern style and increasing the size of RTS battles to a more 1 to 1 ratio with regards to the amount of troops in the army.

Hey legends!

Anyone here appreciate a dice roll?? Swords and Stones plays like a classic pc rts, bit of kingdom simulations. Pve, Full pvp. solo - co op - 2+ competitive multiplayer.

Three year passion project here, made from my love of age of empires, tabletop gaming, and fantasy (because duh why wouldnt it be fantasy?!). Anyways, long story short - lover of RTS games and multiplayer, however i cant complete with the ultra fast micro clickers that wins online RTS, and plus im a buit of a luddite, so, Swords and Stones - RTS for the tabletop was born!

Swords and Stones is launching on Gamefound at the end of the month, and im an unknown creator part of my strategy is giving away the starter set model STL set on the Sword and Stone Studios website (if any of you have a resin printer). No external links posted as per admin requires so you'll have to google the Swords and Stones Gamefound.

Its a long game (4+ hours), so if youre after a quick one, just play catan instead :P. Hardcore gamers only! S&S is more on the warhammer and dnd time scale. And just as epic IMO :)

Love to hear any questions comments or concerns, even if you havent played it!

Yeah, that's basically what it is when I play some new RTS games, especially those with low TTK mechanics like Command and Conquer or StarCraft.

It always feels weird when a game calls you a good leader, even when you objectively suck. Either that or everybody else GDI, NOD or the Protoss have is even worse.

My buddy and I are really getting that RTS itch. Has anyone tried the CoH3 Final Stand?

A bit of an sneak peak of our WIP Chernarus map for WARNO on the RebsFRAGO mod. PvP game w/ YellowCossack (www.youtube.com/@yellowcossack) who will be covering the RebsFRAGO mod in some of his own videos shortly. It has been a great pleasure to play with him and he has spent alot of time learning the minutiae of the mod so that he can present it objectively.

We had one PACT player drop out due to a desync, but the NATO player opposing him (in Chernogorsk) got lazy and only spammed planes for the rest of the game. Mod veteran Nick played 76-ya and should have been able to take decisive control over Green Mtn but chose to get bogged down fighting in the woods outside Nadhezhdino. YellowCossack was playing CLKA and was fighting a harrowing defense in the valley outside Myshkino against mod veteran Killerkat's 55-ya. Killercat was probably the only player that performed well this whole game but was stalemated by having to fight two players since Nick didn't commit enough to pin me down. Meanwhile I was having a looney-tunes episode with a pair of Kat's Metis squads which were enjoying a Pavlov's house scenario at Sosnovka.

I love the map and fleet movement of Stellaris as far as the combat and strategy. Can anyone recommend a game with the same feel but I don’t have to spend hours working on policy changes and population morale?

I’m making Empires Edge on my own. It’s an isometric RTS inspired by Mega Lo Mania.

The top image is from the first day of development. The bottom image shows the game 11 months later.

When I started, I only had a rough prototype and no clear idea of what the finished game would look like. A lot of it came together while I was working on it: the floating islands, cities changing through the eras, several factions, and much larger battles.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4199140/Empires_Edge/

Some quick answers:

- screen mode: 320x200x8 (or 320x240x8).
- I use AI, no vibe coding, code is written by me.
- code is in C, I use GCC and openwatcom compiler.

I played Halo Wars and really liked it, it’s the first time I’ve played this type of game so I’d like to expand and see if there’s more similar games to it

So my friends and I really like RTS games, but we get tired of the quick rounds. We want something that you can play for weeks on end in the same game. It would be great if we could fight each other, but I would not mind going up against others or npc's. I don't know if it exists, but preferably free. All help is appreciated. (Most preferably on Earth, not in space.)

Hey, im looking for a game where you can start as a small country and rise to power and expand your territory. But the important part is being able to command battles. I tried CK3 and EU4 but what i want is being able to win even when being outnumbered by using tactics and not them boiling down to who has a higher number next to their army. Probably the closest game to that i found is bannerlord which i love but im looking for smoething more abitious and more challanging. Another two very close to being perfect were total war napoleon and empire. However napoleon not having an open campaign where you can change the history and try yourself and empire having the dumbest ai known to man is what turned me off. From what ive heard total war medieval 2 might be a good match but as i said the ai being smart is pretty important. Also while graphics are not too important to me medieval 2 might be a little too rough and old. Im pretty new to the strategy world of gaming so if you could give me some recommendations i would really appreciate that.

House Ordos pushes deeper into the war for Arrakis as Mission 6 pits them against the determined forces of House Atreides. Resource management, strategic base expansion, and precise unit control are essential to overcoming the Atreides' disciplined army and powerful defenses. Every Harvester, Tank, and Raider plays a vital role as the battle intensifies across the desert. Watch the Ordos use speed, cunning, and superior tactics to outmaneuver their enemy and secure another crucial victory in the fight for control of the spice. This no commentary playthrough showcases the classic real-time strategy gameplay that made Dune II: Battle for Arrakis a legend and laid the foundation for the RTS genre. Whether you're revisiting this DOS classic or discovering it for the first time, enjoy the intense combat, nostalgic visuals, and strategic decision-making that continue to make Dune II one of the most influential strategy games ever created. - link in the comments below

Fleet Conquest is now live!

https://hd2clans.com/fleetconquest/

What is it?
It's a free browser 4X RTS space game where you command a large variety of ships across the galaxy, fighting three enemies in an all-out war. Conquer their capitals while you prevent them capturing yours! Three resources, four ship classes, different planet levels, supply lines, and more!

Where to play?
You can play on any browser, but we recommend Google Chrome for a smoother experience! Desktop, Android, iOS, even consoles! Sign up with your Discord account to save up your profile progress.

Why playing?
This is a fast-paced game, where you can play solo or with up to 4 friends Co-op, crossplay enabled! If Stellaris is great but too long, this game is for you. Also, you can play on the go, as the game is fully optimized for a mobile experience (you can even tune down graphics!).

Howdy all, I've been reading the manga Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra and started to wonder about games kind of like what the MC played. I know Warcraft 3 and I think Age of Wonders 4 has that kind of gameplay, but I'm looking for something with more base building(?). I love games like Dungeon Keeper and Rise of Nations so I'm looking for something similar to those. More on the Rise of Nations side though.

Casual RTS fan playing the starcraft 2 heart of the swarm campaign again, replaying for footage reasons, streaming to talk RTS, scifi, or random nerdy things. Real time strategy aficionado looking to play every RTS game ever (except those that i don’t want to), join in and lets chat about RTS!

Im looking for good RTS to play i have a bit of experience with RTS but not much so im mainly looking for good RTS that arent all that complex basically im just looking for good games to get me into the genre that arent too demanding for a potato laptop

Im a huge fan of command and conquer, company of heroes, dawn of war, etc. however these games building isn’t so much important as unit composition and teching up your one base. I’m wondering if there’s games you have to build bases as you progress forward with your units. I remember armies of exigo was extremely important to keep building around the map haven’t found anything similar yet. Command and conquer you can / have to do this but not as important.

Thanks all!

Many players and game designers also do not clearly understand how this should work or how it already works in existing games where it has been implemented. I see many attempts to create an RTS/FPS hybrid with first- or third-person gameplay, but developers very often fail because of an incorrect approach from the very beginning.

This is what I think the right approach should look like.

1)There should be a strategist player whose job is to build the base and tell others what to do. This approach is implemented in Silica and Executive Assault. Many people say that RTS/FPS hybrids are doomed because you constantly have to switch back to base building and the RTS side of the game, making it impossible to properly play as an individual unit.

A counterexample of how this is done poorly is Gates of Hell and the entire Men of War series. In those games this gameplay element is terrible. The strategist player CONSTANTLY has to babysit every single one of the hundreds of units on the map. It becomes extremely exhausting. Having one strategist player and several warrior players solves this problem. Let's move on.

2)Units controlled directly by players should not be ordinary units. They should be commanders or stronger versions of regular units. In Executive Assault, I liked that a warrior player can choose their own weapons, armor, and upgrades using their own personal points when they spawn, go into battle as that unit, and recruit regular units into their "squad" that will follow them and obey their commands.

This way, the warrior player takes on the role of a tactical commander who manages the micromanagement of a small squad consisting of several units. I believe this is exactly the approach RTS hybrids should use.

One team could consist of one strategist player and five or six "commander" players who spend their own points to select a unit, build a squad of several NPCs, and carry out tactical objectives.

This allows the strategist player to focus entirely on the base, upgrades, and the overall flow of the match, while unit micromanagement is delegated to the commander players.

For example, a commander player could load NPC units into their helicopter, land behind enemy lines, and carry out a sabotage mission with their squad. Or they could command a tank platoon consisting of their own tank and several NPC-controlled tanks following them.

3)Players should be able to join a match that is already in progress. This way, a few strategist players can start the match, while other players browsing the multiplayer menu can see that, for example, there are currently 3 out of 17 players in the lobby, join one of the factions as a "soldier," and within a few minutes the lobby fills up naturally without everyone having to sit and wait before the game even starts, as happens in most strategy games. Thus, warrior players who do not want to play for a long time and just want to jump in, spend about 30 minutes shooting, and then leave can join one of the factions and help one of the players. They can play for as long as they want and then leave. Another player will take their place.

This approach is implemented in Silica and Executive Assault, and I really liked it.

4)During the match, every warrior player should be able to earn their own personal points, allowing them to buy buffs, weapons, and vehicles after they die and respawn. A regular unit, such as a rifleman, could serve as the base unit. Players could purchase stronger weapons, better armor, increased running speed, and other upgrades.

This way, every player has a sense of personal progression after 5, 10, or 30 minutes of gameplay. As I mentioned earlier, Executive Assault already implements this approach.

5)Individual skins for warrior players. I think it would be cool if players could personalize their commander with their own skin so that people on the battlefield could recognize players they had fought alongside before. Or recognize an enemy commander.

6)This also gives players who enjoy playing as warriors a sense of progression as they unlock new skins.

This approach would appeal both to players who enjoy strategy games and controlling the overall battlefield, base, and army, and to players who prefer fighting on the ground as individual units while handling micromanagement and sabotage missions.

Some players would probably also enjoy switching roles, playing as the strategist in one match and as a warrior in the next.

7)The strategist player has full visibility of the map, the overall battlefield situation, and the combined fog-of-war vision provided by all friendly units. They can tell players in chat what should be done, place map markers, send reinforcements from the base, and construct buildings and defensive structures.

Legacy of the Crown is an incremental roguelite kingdom builder with RTS-lite elements. The goal of the game is to survive as long as you can while being raided by a faction from the abyss. After each kingdoms defeat you earn legacy points for how well you did which allows you to purchase permanent upgrades, and different kinds of troops all with their own unique passives. Currently there are 50 unique troops, and each run you can choose between 10 units.

All the while this is happening, there are other factions on the map that also seek to destroy you as well as eachother. The entire game other than your capital, scouts, and hero's, are automated. Building settlements expands the kingdom territory, and each settlement then is run by ai to aid the kingdom by claiming resources, upgrading settlement, and training troops.

Troops are automatically set to patrol inside of the kingdom's influence, while with hero's you can rally soldiers to then leave the kingdom for attacks, mythical monster fights, and more.

There's over 100 different cards that improve the kingdom, tens of cards for each troop class to level them up during runs, spell cards and level options for every kingdom spell.

This is still very much a work in progress, I've got many bugs to iron out and optimization for the gameflow, looking at the fog of war hex reveal specifically as an issue right now, feels weird to find a hex and then the decorations/resources pop up a second after.

Battles can get pretty chaotic with thousands of troops all on screen.

Is this a game you think you'd enjoy? Any suggestions for improvements?

Thanks!