Glossary
What is a real-time strategy game?
A real-time strategy (RTS) game has you gather resources, build a base and command armies while the clock runs, with no turns.
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How it works
Every player acts at once, so speed and planning both matter. Many RTS games live on for decades through ranked play, community patches and re-releases.
In the games we track
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition: a remaster of the 1999 game, with a 30-day Steam peak of 30,366.
- Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour: from 2003.
- Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance: large-scale battles, still played through Forged Alliance Forever.
Games and guides
Sources
- Wikipedia – Real-time strategy, published by en.wikipedia.org
- Wikidata – Real-time strategy (Q208189), published by wikidata.org
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