


Consequently, many gamers are now looking back instead of looking forward to something new to play. Updated March 29th, 2021 by Jack Pursey:Although it may not seem like it, it's been over a decade since Starcraft 2 was first released and almost half a decade since the game's last expansion pack. Unfortunately, this lack of new releases isn't a surprise, as the real-time strategy genre isn't receiving much attention as a whole, with major releases being few and far between. StarCraft 2 surpassed the original game and is one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic with a whopping score of 93. Moreover, Blizzard Entertainment managed to catch lightning in a bottle twice when they released StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. RELATED: 10 Ways Grand Strategy Games Change Your View Of World Leaders The original game, StarCraft, won a multitude of awards upon release, including Strategy Game Of The Year by GameSpot and Real-Time Strategy Game Of The Year by PC Gamer. Another popular type of RTS game is futuristic science-fiction, a category that has been dominated by Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft series. This success has been helped in no small part by the diverse range of settings that the games take place the genre has seen WW2 shooters, mythical battles, and Ancient Egyptian warfare. You can find its extended version on Steam, with various modes and expansions, for R $ 55,99.The real-time strategy genre has been a cornerstone of PC gaming for multiple decades. It's a big change of pace from the more realistic sibling titles and the perfect game to play if you're not sure about the many strategy games with a historical focus. Avoiding the history of the real world in search of myths and legends, players command terrifying monsters like Minotaurs and Ice Giants, while being graced by the Greek, Egyptian, Nordic, Atlantean or Chinese deities. You can buy the game on Steam, for a trifle of R $ 36,99.Īge of Mythology is an offshoot of the Age of Empires franchise.

This classic title defined strategy in real time for the first time in 1999 and, thanks to numerous expansions and a recent remastering, is better than ever.Īge of Empires 2: Definitive Edition allows players to command various civilizations as they reach the top of the Imperial Era, from clashes between Scots and English, to the Spanish invasion of the Aztec Empire. It's impossible to talk about strategy games without mentioning Age of Empires 2. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Age of Empires 2 – Definitive Edition (Image via Steam)
