Current Events > Recommend me fun, accessible, RTS games on steam (please)

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That are fun in singleplayer.

I have avoided the genre because I suck at multitasking but I recently played through the Company of Heroes 1 campaigns and had a blast. Oh, and I've played the Total War games. Otherwise I'm completely foreign to the genre.
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Total war series, play dem ALL
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Wait nvm
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red alert 2
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Age of Mythology will always be my favorite RTS.
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Age of Empires 2 and Mythology.
Command and Conquer series (these generally play slightly differently to most RTS games, Generals being like most RTS games).
Warcraft 3.

First three games are free in the C&C series.
Warcraft 3 has a demo iirc, as does AoM2.

Anyway, most RTS games you build a base, build units, etc. C&C does have that but you can only really build one unit at a time. IE, one barracks unit, one vehicle, etc. Other games like say AoM, lets you have multiple barracks producing their own units
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TheFireRises posted...

Age of Empires 2 and Mythology.
Command and Conquer series (these generally play slightly differently to most RTS games, Generals being like most RTS games).
Warcraft 3.

First three games are free in the C&C series.
Warcraft 3 has a demo iirc, as does AoM2.

Anyway, most RTS games you build a base, build units, etc. C&C does have that but you can only really build one unit at a time. IE, one barracks unit, one vehicle, etc. Other games like say AoM, lets you have multiple barracks producing their own units

This is only correct prior to C&C3
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Kelystic posted...

This is only correct prior to C&C3

They actually changed it so it makes sense?
Well dang.
Also there is only C&C3, no other games exist past it.

Yes, I am in denial but let it be
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yeah, i remember that makes the nod rush more accessible against the scrin.
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Total Annihilation is best in genre. but the single player mode is a bit lacking without the expansions. and I'm not sure how it's packaged on Steam.
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Starcraft 2 is the most accessible RTS.

Otherwise, go with the Aoe II HD remake.

and a personal favorite that doesn't often get recommend is Rise of Nations. It mixes some civ 4x with rts and the risk like world map of a lot of total war games.
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World in Conflict + Soviet Assault
Act of War: Direct Action
Command & Conquer series
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