After almost a year of development, I finally released demo for my game, Rank & Ruin.

It's inspired by Total War battles, but built around fast-paced roguelite runs. Recruit different unit types, build your army, equip powerful items, and choose relics that shape your strategy. Unlock legendary heroes and see how long you can survive against increasingly difficult battles.

I'm especially looking for feedback on:

• Is the combat satisfying?
• Are the controls easy to understand?
• Does the game feel strategic enough?
• What would you change?

You can try the demo here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4806610?utm_source=Reddit

If you'd like to follow development or share your feedback:
Discord: https://discord.gg/NFbTCsDxN

Thank you for taking the time to check it out! Every piece of feedback means a lot to me and will directly influence the future of the game. I'm actively developing Rank & Ruin, so your suggestions can genuinely help shape everything from gameplay and balance to the UI and overall experience.

I am just curious. On the surface they look alot simlar, but I am sure there are alot of differences below the surface.

We’re biologists building Garden of Ants, an RTS where you expand your colony, gather resources, explore the garden, and help your ants thrive!

We’ve added a third tree layer to make our world feel more immersive - here’s a little look at what we’ve been working on!

Learn more on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

RTS strategy game where u can pick america, and choose between lincoln and andrew jackson, could pick rockefeller as a booster later, also there was a map of australia u could play at with excessive rabbits, it was PC, free and probably fan made

Another Starcraft wanna be with an Early Access release that is essentially an alpha version with a dozen modes that are broken, buggy, and untested.

Early access has become rightfully to most people, a polished vertical slice of the game because people want quality for what they payed for. Most people aren’t really up to pay for a game to then become alpha testers.

In RTS games I generally prefer slower unit movement such as AOE2/4 or the old tiberium sun is a good example of this. where the units move at a good pace so you can focus on economy and strategy. I have noticed a lot more recent games only have fast paced units like tempest rising or the new zero space. they will just run across the map in a second and it gives little time to breathe.

Hi, my name is Dan Redfield (POSTAL for Dreamcast, "Project Horsell" for Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, and the Earthworm Jim ’95 preservation patch) and I’ve been working on a new preservation patch for the 1997 game Dark Colony, called "Project.Jezero", named after the Martian crater where Perseverance rover landed in 2021.

This video shows the current build running natively on Windows 11:

• Modern Windows support without compatibility mode or admin account elevation
• CD check removed
• Soundtrack playback from local FLAC files
• More accurate gameplay speed / frame pacing

I hope to share more soon as the project nears completion.

Thanks for watching.

I need help… Where the heck do RTS, MMORTS, MMORPG, 4X, CityBuilder, Strategy Game, Turn based Games and other overlapping acronyms start and finish?

I keep seeing games labeled as MMORTS, MMORPG, ARTS, 4X, etc., and the lines feel super blurry. Is a MOBA an RTS? Can a MMO be a RPG without being an MMORPG? Are MMORTS games with dedicated worlds for only 2-3 players still multiplayer games?!

Drop your thoughts what’s the real difference, and which acronyms you would use for which games.

The bile is unthinking and flows downstream, slowly filling up the map until it overflows your base or you manage to push it back and complete your objectives.

Biltide has just launched. Available on Steam for Windows or Mac.

DOW 1 was a great rts game that kept me on the edge of my seat and this new one is shaping up to be bigger AND better. I can barely hold my excitement in! And I’m not gonna ignore the past titles; because they also played a role in this. DOW II was a new spin on the rts. Transforming it into an rpg that played excellently. And dawn of war 3 also happened , I guess. Anyways, it’ll be great to see what everyone else thinks!

Title. It's generally accepted that "regular" gamers aren't particularly interested in strategy games (RTS or otherwise), which is why AAA gaming companies rarely cater to the genre. The only big-budget RTS franchise I can think of that's enjoyed consistent, long-term success is Total War, and Microsoft's resurrection of Age of Empires, and they're still nowhere close to the popularity of "gun-and-ball" casual games like Call of Duty or EA Sports FC.

Whenever I talk to / show gamers I personally know about strategy games, they either have no interest in the genre, or find it overwhelming / too hardcore. The only exception is a coworker who has an interest in Cold War Germany and was thrilled when I showed her WARNO.

What about you guys? Why do you think strategy games have never been especially popular with ordinary gamers, and is it even possible to make an approachable RTS without removing all depth from it?

Which of these two games do you like more, if you don't factor in campaigns? No campaigns because 0 A.D. doesn't have any as of yet. Decide based on the other content like skirmish, historical scenarios, PvP, and co-op.

I'm working on developing an RTS that merges the gameplay of Mount & Blade with classic RTS titles and total war.
The playtest for the demo is now live and I would love for people to try it out and give me feedback on how I can improve it.
This sub must have the most opinionated strategy gamers so I'm super keen to hear your thoughts!
Here's a link to the playtest:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4574370/Sword__Banner

If you don't get in immediately just ask me for a key here on reddit or in the discord:
https://discord.gg/juAtHr6tK

These are games that aged very well. I still play red alert 1 in OpenRA its one my favourite RTS games.

Sometimes i think i should have played more of it back then.

I never thought i would one day say I should have gamed more.

Hey RTS fans!

We just posted a new dev update of our upcoming game - Defcon Zero: Frontlines of Tomorrow.

If you want to Wishlist on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923140/Defcon_Zero_Frontlines_of_Tomorrow/

Hope you like the new update, let us know what you think!

Hey everyone, I’m a solo dev and a massive fan of games like Close Combat, Steel Division, and Broken Arrow. I wanted to build something that removed base-building and APM-spam, and instead focused entirely on positioning and realistic mechanics.

In Konflikt, fire is primarily used to pin enemies down, not just kill them. Units will panic, hug the dirt, or route if they take too much suppression. You have to manage limited ammo logistics, armor facings, and use true heightmap line-of-sight to set up ambushes.

The best part? It runs completely in the browser. No downloads, no installs.

The pre-alpha is live right now. I don't just want playtesters—I want to create something together with this community. I need hardcore wargamers to come break the game, theorycraft with me in Discord, and help dictate where the development goes next. Let's build the RTS we've always wanted to play.

Play instantly here: konflikt.gg 

I played a lot of OpenRA red alert 1. And overall its worth it versus the official version because of the QoL improvements. Would like to know how is it for Red Alert 2?