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This is a comprehensive index of commercial real-time tactics games for all platforms, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, platform and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.
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| Year | Title | Developer | Archetype | Setting | Platform | Notes |
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| 1979 | War of Nerves! Aka. Battlefield (UK) | Ed Averett | Sci-fi, Military | Forests | ODY2 | Capture enemy general in-game. Can fix units. [1] |
| 1980 | Space Tactics | Sega | Futuristic | Military bases | Arcade | Tactical shooter. |
| 1981 | Centurion | APX | Historical | Ancient Rome | ATR | Uses an hexagonal board. |
| 1982 | Cytron Masters | Ozark Softscape | Futuristic | Earth-like planet | ATR, APPII | |
| 1982 | Legionnaire | Avalon Hill | Historical | Roman Empire | ATR | |
| 1983 | Bokosuka Wars | Koji Sumii | Fantasy | High fantasy | X1, MSX, NES, PC60, PC88, PC98, FM7, Wii, WIN | TRPG; Reverse tower defense. Also released on Hitachi MB-S1 (1985) & DoJa profile (2004) on DoCoMo's i-Mode mobile internet service. |
| 1983 | Stonkers | Imagine | Alternate history | Northern Europe, Coastline | ZX | Title mimics 20th century armoured warfare & its sole map mimics the coastline of Northern Europe. |
| 1984 | New Bokosuka Wars | Koji Sumii | Fantasy | High fantasy | X1 | TRPG; Reverse tower defense. |
| 1984 | The Ancient Art of War | Evryware | Historical, Mythological | Various | APPII, DOS, MAC, TRS80, PC88, PC98, AMI, ST, CPC | |
| 1985 | Arena | Roger Lees, Steve Hughes | Retro style, sci-fi | England, Sweden | ZX, CPC | Command a small tank fleet in medieval combat in near future. |
| 1986 | Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers | Activision | Cold War era | Siberia | C64, IBM PC, ST, APPII, AMI, MAC, ZX, CPC | Sequel to spy adventure, Hacker . Hack a facility with a robot. |
| 1987 | The Ancient Art of War at Sea | Evryware | Historical, Mythological | Various, Naval warfare | DOS, MAC, APPII, PC98 | |
| 1988 | Energy Warrior | Binary Design | Futuristic | Sci-fi | C64 | Scrolling shooter. |
| 1988 | J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle-earth | Melbourne House | Fantasy | The Lord of the Rings series | Various | |
| 1988 | Modem Wars | Ozark | Futuristic | Various | C64, DOS | |
| 1988 | Napoleon Senki | Irem | Historical | Napoleonic Wars | NES | |
| 1988 | Silver Ghost | Kure Software Koubou | Fantasy | High fantasy | PC88 | Tactical role-playing game. |
| 1989 | Carrier Command | Realtime | Sci-fi | Island chain | AMI, C64, CPC, ST, ZX | Vehicle simulation game. |
| 1989 | Harpoon | Three-Sixty | Historical | Cold War era | DOS | |
| 1989 | M1 Tank Platoon | MicroProse | Modern | Central Europe | DOS, AMI, ST | Series debuts. |
| 1989 | North and South | Infogrames Europe SA | Historical | American Civil War | AMI, ST, C64, DOS, CPC, NES, ZX, MSX, WIN | Innovative title preceded the similar, first Total War game by 11 years! |
| 1990 | BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge | Westwood | Futuristic | BattleTech | DOS | Sequel to BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception , which was turn-based. |
| 1991 | Battle of Kingdom | Lenar Co., Ltd. | Fantasy | High fantasy | GB | Board game; side-scrolling real-time tactics. Got a 2017 EN patch. [2] |
| 1992 | Tegel's Mercenaries | Mindcraft | Futuristic, Sci-fi | Outer space, Exoplanets | DOS | |
| 1993 | Cannon Fodder | Sensible | Alternate history, Modern | Various, Earth | Various (16+ platforms) | Series debuts. Black comedy title seems to depict 20th century armoured warfare. |
| 1993 | Fields of Glory | MicroProse | Historical | Napoleonic Wars | DOS, AMI | |
| 1993 | General Chaos | Game Refuge Inc. | Alternate present | Fictional countries | GEN | Satirical title seems to depict 20th century small unit tactics. |
| 1993 | SEAL Team | Electronic Arts | Historical | Vietnam War | DOS | |
| 1993 | Space Hulk | EA | Futuristic | Warhammer 40,000 | DOS, AMI, PC98 | FPS hybrid. |
| 1993 | Strike Squad | Mindcraft | Futuristic, Sci-fi | Outer space, Exoplanets | DOS | Sequel to Tegel's Mercenaries . Also has a turn-based option. |
| 1993 | Syndicate [3] [4] | Bullfrog | Futuristic | Dystopia | Various | Series debuts. |
| 1993 | Syndicate: American Revolt | Bullfrog | Futuristic | Dystopia | DOS, AMI | Expansion to Syndicate . |
| 1994 | Battle Bugs | Epyx | Fantastical | Your kitchen floor | DOS, PS1, WIN | Semi real-time. |
| 1994 | Cannon Fodder 2 | Sensible | Alternate history, Modern, Sci-fi | Earth, Outer space, Exoplanet | DOS, AMI, WIN, MAC, LIN | Sequel to Cannon Fodder . |
| 1995 | Breach 3 | Omnitrend | Futuristic | Alien invasion | DOS | Sequel to Breach and Breach 2 , which were turn-based. |
| 1995 | Godzilla: Rettoushinkan | Scarab | Sci-fi | Heisei-Era Japan | SAT | Based upon the 1995 film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah . |
| 1995 | Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels | Key Game, Krisalis | Futuristic | Warhammer 40,000 | 3DO, PS1, SAT, WIN | Sequel to Space Hulk . |
| 1995 | Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat [5] | Mindscape | Fantastical | Warhammer Fantasy Battle | WIN, PS1 | Series debuts. |
| 1996 | Age of Sail | TalonSoft | Historical | Elizabethan Era | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 1996 | Close Combat [5] | Atomic | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 1996 | Deadline | Psygnosis | Modern | Earth-like planet | DOS | Innovative progenitor to the SWAT, Rainbow Six & Commandos franchises. |
| 1996 | Gender Wars | SCi | Futuristic | Dystopia | DOS | |
| 1996 | Syndicate Wars | Bullfrog | Futuristic | Dystopia | DOS, PS1 | Sequel to Syndicate . |
| 1997 | 7th Legion | Epic, Vision | Futuristic | Dystopia | WIN | |
| 1997 | Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far | Atomic | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Close Combat . |
| 1997 | Conquest Earth | Data Design | Futuristic | Outer space | DOS, WIN, PS1 | |
| 1997 | Counter Action | NashiIgry | Historical | World War II | DOS | Predecessor to Sudden Strike . |
| 1997 | Imperium Galactica | Digital Reality | Futuristic | Outer Space | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1997 | Lords of Magic | Impressions | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer and real-time tactical layer. [6] |
| 1997 | Myth: The Fallen Lords [5] [7] | Bungie | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN, MAC | Series debuts. |
| 1997 | Sid Meier's Gettysburg! [8] | Firaxis | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | Series debuts. Features an "award winning" real-time tactical battle system. |
| 1997 | X-COM: Apocalypse | Mythos | Futuristic | Earth | DOS, WIN | Third game in the X-COM series. Can toggle between turn-based and real-time. The first two games in the series were turn-based. |
| 1998 | Army Men | The 3DO Company | Alternate History, Fantastical | Army men | WIN, GBC | Series debuts. |
| 1998 | Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines [9] [10] [11] | Pyro | Historical | World War II | WIN | Stealth tactics. Series debuts. |
| 1998 | Enemy Infestation | Clockwork, Micro Forté | Futuristic | Exoplanet | WIN | |
| 1998 | Jane's Combat Simulations: Fleet Command | Sonalysts | Historical | Cold War era | WIN | |
| 1998 | Lords of Magic: Legends of Urak | Impressions | Fantasy | High Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Lords of Magic . |
| 1998 | Lords of Magic: Special Edition | Impressions | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | Re-release of Lords of Magic and its expansion. |
| 1998 | M1 Tank Platoon II | MicroProse | Modern | Various | WIN | Sequel to M1 Tank Platoon . |
| 1998 | MechCommander | FASA | Futuristic | BattleTech | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 1998 | Myth II: Soulblighter [12] | Bungie | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN, MAC, LIN | Sequel to Myth: The Fallen Lords . |
| 1998 | Police Quest: SWAT 2 | Yosemite | Modern | L.A. | WIN | Sequel to Police Quest . |
| 1998 | Rage of Mages | Nival | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | RPG & real-time tactics. |
| 1998 | Sid Meier's Antietam! [8] | Firaxis | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | Sequel to Sid Meier's Gettysburg! . |
| 1998 | Warhammer: Dark Omen | Mindscape | Fantastical | Warhammer Fantasy Battle | WIN, PS1 | Sequel to Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat . |
| 1999 | Abomination: The Nemesis Project [13] [14] | Hothouse | Post-apocalyptic | US | WIN | |
| 1999 | Army Men II | The 3DO Company | Alternate History, Fantastical | Army men, Earth | WIN, GBC | Sequel to Army Men . |
| 1999 | Army Men: Toys in Space | The 3DO Company | Alternate History, Fantastical, Sci-Fi | Army men, Earth, Outer space | WIN | Sequel to Army Men II . |
| 1999 | Black Moon Chronicles | Cryo Interactive | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | Has TB campaign map. |
| 1999 | Close Combat III: The Russian Front [15] | Atomic | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far . |
| 1999 | Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge | Atomic | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Close Combat III: The Russian Front . |
| 1999 | Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty [11] | Pyro | Historical | World War II | WIN | Stealth tactics. Expansion to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines . |
| 1999 | Fighting Steel [16] | SSI | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 1999 | Force 21 | Red Storm | Futuristic | Various | WIN, GBA | Set in Russia, Kazakhstan & China. |
| 1999 | Hatfields & McCoys [17] | Lupine | Historical | Wild West | WIN | Comedy Western. |
| 1999 | Myth: The Total Codex | Bungie | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN (Rerel) | Re-release of Myth: The Fallen Lords , Myth II: Soulblighter , the Myth II: Chimera scenario pack and many fan-created multiplayer maps. |
| 1999 | Myth II: Chimera | Bungie | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Myth II: Soulblighter . |
| 1999 | Rage of Mages II: Necromancer | Nival | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Rage of Mages . |
| 1999 | Shadow Company: Left For Dead [18] | Sinister | Modern | Africa | WIN | Similar to the Jagged Alliance series. [18] |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Starfleet Command | Quicksilver | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2000 | Army Men: Air Tactics | The 3DO Company | Alternate History, Fantastical | Army men, Earth | WIN | |
| 2000 | Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy [8] | Atomic | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge . |
| 2000 | Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul | Nival | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | 3D sequel to Rage of Mages II: Necromancer . Added stealth elements. |
| 2000 | Ground Control [8] [19] [20] | Massive | Post-apocalyptic | Earth | WIN | |
| 2000 | Imperium Galactica II: Alliances | Digital Reality | Futuristic | Outer Space | WIN | Sequel to Imperium Galactica . |
| 2000 | Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus | Quicksilver | Fantastical | Greek mythology | WIN | |
| 2000 | Kessen | Koei | Historical | Feudal Japan | PS2 | Series debuts. |
| 2000 | Metal Fatigue | Zono | Futuristic | 3 faction mech war | WIN | Customizable Mech Units (Combots), with parts unique to all 3 factions. Maps set at orbit, surface and subterranean levels. |
| 2000 | Shogun: Total War [8] [21] | Creative Assembly | Historical | Feudal Japan | WIN | First game in the Total War series. Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2000 | Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy [22] [23] | Blue Tongue | Futuristic | Heinlein | WIN | |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War [8] | Taldren | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN | Sequel to Star Trek: Starfleet Command . |
| 2000 | Sudden Strike [24] [25] | Fireglow | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2001 | Age of Sail II | TalonSoft | Historical | Napoleonic Era | WIN | Sequel to Age of Sail . |
| 2001 | Commandos 2: Men of Courage [5] [11] | Pyro | Historical | World War II | WIN, MAC, PS2, Xbox | Stealth tactics. Sequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines . |
| 2001 | Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive [9] | Spellbound Entertainment | Historical | Wild West | WIN | Stealth tactics. |
| 2001 | Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Micro Forté | Post-apocalyptic | US | WIN | Has both turn-based and real-time modes. |
| 2001 | Green Berets | Take-Two | Historical | Vietnam War | WIN, MAC | Uses the Myth II: Soulblighter engine. |
| 2001 | Gundam Battle Online (FR wiki) | BEC | Military science fiction | Gundam franchise | DC | Has a semi-real time strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2001 | Gunlok | Rebellion Developments | Post-apocalyptic | Earth | WIN | Set at end of 21st century after AI takeover. |
| 2001 | Kessen II | Koei | Historical, fantastical | Three Kingdoms | PS2 | Sequel to Kessen . |
| 2001 | Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes | Phantagram | Fantasy | High fantasy | PC | Series debuts. |
| 2001 | MechCommander 2 [26] | FASA | Futuristic | BattleTech | WIN | Sequel to MechCommander . |
| 2001 | Mega Man Battle Network | Capcom | Futuristic | Sci Fi | GBA | |
| 2001 | Myth III: The Wolf Age | MumboJumbo | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN, MAC | Sequel to Myth II: Soulblighter . |
| 2001 | Original War [27] | ALTAR | Modern, Prehistoric | Siberia, Alaska | WIN | Loosely based on the time travel, sci-fi novel The Last Day of Creation (1981). |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Away Team [5] [28] [29] | Reflexive | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars | Gizmo | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates | Taldren | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN | Standalone expansion to Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War . |
| 2001 | Sudden Strike: Forever | Fireglow | Historical | World War II | WIN | Expansion to Sudden Strike . |
| 2001 | S.W.I.N.E. [30] | Stormregion | Fantastical, Modern | Low Fantasy, WWII based | WIN | First of the corporation. |
| 2001 | Takeda | Magitech | Historical | Feudal Japan | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2001 | WarCommander | Independent Arts Software | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2001 | Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle | Firaxis, BreakAway Games | Historical | Napoleonic Wars | WIN | Uses SM's Gettysburg!'s engine. |
| 2002 | Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty | Akella | Historical | Open sea | WIN | Expansion to Age of Sail II . |
| 2002 | Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory | BreakAway | Historical | Napoleonic Wars | WIN | Uses SM's Gettysburg!'s modified engine. |
| 2002 | Freedom Force | Crave Entertainment | Comic retro | United States | WIN, OSX | RPG & RTS characteristics. |
| 2002 | G.I. Combat: Episode 1 - Battle of Normandy [31] [32] | Freedom | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2002 | Hooligans: Storm Over Europe | DarXabre | Modern | European cities | WIN | |
| 2002 | Legion: The Legend of Excalibur | 7 Studios | Fantastical | Arthurian legends | PS2 | RTS & action RPG hybrid. |
| 2002 | Lost Kingdoms [33] | FromSoftware | Fantastical | High fantasy | GCN | Card-based, RPG characteristics; & real-time battles. |
| 2002 | Medieval: Total War [5] [21] | Creative Assembly | Historical | Medieval Europe | WIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer. [34] |
| 2002 | Platoon | Digital Reality | Historical | Vietnam War | WIN | Very poor reviews. [35] |
| 2002 | Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood [36] | Spellbound Entertainment | Fantastical | England | WIN, AMI, MAC, LIN | Stealth tactics. Based on the legend of Robin Hood. |
| 2002 | Soldiers of Anarchy | Silver Style | Post-apocalyptic | Earth | WIN | |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Starfleet Command III | Taldren | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN | Sequel of Star Trek: Starfleet Command series. |
| 2002 | Sudden Strike 2 | Fireglow | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Sudden Strike . |
| 2002 | The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games | Eugen | Futuristic, Sci-fi | Planetary system, Arena | WIN | Action RTS. |
| 2002 | World War II: Panzer Claws | Reality Pump Studios | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2003 | Blitzkrieg [19] [25] | Nival | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2003 | Chariots of War | Slitherine | Historical | Antiquity | WIN | |
| 2003 | Cold Zero: No Mercy (VI wiki) | Drago Entertainment | Modern | Windows | ||
| 2003 | Cold Zero: The Last Stand (RU wiki) | Drago Entertainment | Modern | Windows | ||
| 2003 | Commandos 3: Destination Berlin [11] [37] [38] | Pyro | Historical | World War II | WIN | Stealth tactics. Sequel to Commandos 2: Men of Courage . |
| 2003 | Eric Young's Squad Assault: West Front [39] | Freedom | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2003 | History Channel: Crusades – Quest for Power, The | Zono | Historical | Crusades | WIN | |
| 2003 | Korea: Forgotten Conflict | Plastic Reality | Historical | Korean War | WIN | Stealth tactics. |
| 2003 | Nexagon: Deathmatch [40] [41] (a.k.a. Nexagon: The Pit) | Strategy First | Futuristic | Combat arena | WIN | A deathmatch game between player controlled squads of captive criminals. Mediocre reviews. |
| 2003 | Praetorians [42] | Eidos | Historic | Ancient Rome | WIN | |
| 2003 | Rebels: Prison Escape [43] | Philos Labs | Futuristic | Dystopia | WIN | |
| 2003 | UFO: Aftermath | ALTAR | Futuristic | Earth | WIN | Series debuts. Features "weak real-time tactical battles loosely connected by a shallow strategic shell." [44] |
| 2003 | World War II: Frontline Command [45] | Bitmap Bros. | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2004 | Battle for Troy | Zono | Historical | Bronze Age | WIN | |
| 2004 | Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon | Nival | Historical | World War II | WIN | Expansion to Blitzkrieg . |
| 2004 | Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder | Nival | Historical | World War II | WIN | Expansion to Blitzkrieg . |
| 2004 | Close Combat: Marines | Atomic | Modern | WIN | Uses the Close Combat engine as a training tool for the US Marines. | |
| 2004 | Codename: Panzers [19] [46] | StormRegion | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2004 | Cold War Conflicts | Fireglow Games | Historical | Cold War era | WIN | |
| 2004 | Road to Baghdad, The | Atomic | Modern | Gulf War | WIN | Uses the Close Combat engine. |
| 2004 | Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps [47] [48] [49] | Digital Reality | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2004 | D-Day [50] | Digital Reality | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps |
| 2004 | Full Spectrum Warrior [19] [51] | Pandemic | Modern | Middle East | WIN, Xbox, PS2, MOBI | Series debuts. Based on a U.S. Army light infantry training simulator. |
| 2004 | Ground Control II: Operation Exodus [52] [53] | Massive | Futuristic | WIN | Sequel to Ground Control . | |
| 2004 | Growlanser Generations [54] | Career Soft | Fantastical | PS2 | Remake of Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness . | |
| 2004 | History Channel: Alamo – Fight for Independence, The | Zono | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders | Phantagram | Fantasy | High fantasy | Xbox | Introduced perspective correct 3D to Kingdom Under Fire series. |
| 2004 | Nexus: The Jupiter Incident | Mithis | Futuristic | The Solar System | WIN | |
| 2004 | Rome: Total War | Creative Assembly | Historical | Imperial Rome | WIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer. [55] |
| 2004 | Soldiers: Heroes of World War II [19] [56] [57] | Best Way | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2004 | Spartan | Slitherine | Historical | Ancient Greece | WIN | |
| 2004 | Star Wolves | X-bow | Futuristic | Outer space | WIN | RPG characteristics. |
| 2004 | Strength & Honour | Magitech | Historical | Various | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2004 | History Channel Civil War The Battle of Bull Run Take Command: 1861, The | Mad Minute | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | |
| 2005 | 1944 Battle of the Bulge | INtex Publishing | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to D-Day |
| 2005 | Act of War: Direct Action | Eugen | Contemporary, Sci-fi | WIN | ||
| 2005 | Battalion Wars | Kuju | Futuristic | GCN | Part of the Nintendo Wars series. | |
| 2005 | Blitzkrieg II | Nival, The Finest Hour | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Blitzkrieg . |
| 2005 | Blue Flow | Kogado | Futuristic | WIN | ||
| 2005 | Brigade E5: New Jagged Union | Apeiron | Modern | Central America | WIN | RPG characteristics. |
| 2005 | Codename: Panzers Phase II [58] | StormRegion | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Codename: Panzers . |
| 2005 | Day After: Fight for Promised Land, The | G5 | Alternate history | Dystopia, Cold War | WIN | AKA Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath. Uses the Blitzkrieg Engine. |
| 2005 | Desert Law | Arise | Sci-fi | Southern USA | WIN | |
| 2005 | Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich [59] | Irrational | Comic retro | World War II | WIN | RPG characteristics. Sequel to Freedom Force . |
| 2005 | Imperial Glory [60] | Pyro | Historical | Napoleonic Era | WIN, OSX | Also has a turn-based "Imperial" mode, much like the Total War series. [61] |
| 2005 | Imperivm III: The Great Battles of Rome | FX | Historical | Classical antiquity | WIN | Sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War . |
| 2005 | Kessen III | Koei | Historical | Feudal Japan | PS2 | Sequel to Kessen II . |
| 2005 | Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes | Phantagram | Fantasy | High fantasy | Xbox | Prequel to Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders . |
| 2005 | Legion Arena | Slitherine | Historical | Ancient Rome | WIN, OSX | |
| 2005 | Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires [62] | Box Clever, Namco | Historical | Feudal Japan | DS | Extremely poor review scores. |
| 2005 | Stalingrad | DTF | Historical | World War II | WIN | Uses the Blitzkrieg Engine. |
| 2005 | Takeda 2 | Magitech | Historical | Feudal Japan | WIN | Sequel to Takeda . Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer. |
| 2005 | UFO: Aftershock | ALTAR | Futuristic | Earth | WIN | Sequel to UFO: Aftermath . |
| 2005 | Will of Steel [63] | Gameyus | Modern | Middle East | WIN | |
| 2006 | Close Combat: Cross of Iron [64] | Simtek | Historical | World War II | WIN (Remake) | Remake of Close Combat III: The Russian Front . |
| 2006 | Close Combat: RAF Regiment | Atomic | Modern | WIN | Uses the Close Combat engine as a training tool for the RAF. | |
| 2006 | Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge | Spellbound Entertainment | Historical | Wild West | WIN | Stealth tactics. Sequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive . |
| 2006 | DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future [65] | Battlefront.com | Futuristic | Alien vistas | CROSS | Multiplayer only. Players control individual tanks, while a person commands from an overhead tactical map, like in Allegiance . Has no resource collection or unit production. Only demo & MAC version of full game available. |
| 2006 | Evil Islands: Lost in Astral | Nival, Matilda Entertainment | Fantasy | High fantasy | WIN | Russian only expansion to Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul . |
| 2006 | Faces of War [66] [67] (a.k.a. Outfront II) | Best Way | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II . |
| 2006 | Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers [51] [68] | Pandemic | Modern | Central Asia | WIN, Xbox, PS2 | Sequel to Full Spectrum Warrior . |
| 2006 | Joint Task Force | Mithis | Modern | Various | WIN | |
| 2006 | Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras | Slitherine | Historical | Ancient Rome | WIN, OSX | Expansion to Legion Arena . |
| 2006 | Medieval II: Total War | Creative Assembly | Historical | Medieval Europe | WIN, LIN, OSX, DROI, iOS | Sequel to Medieval: Total War . Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer. [69] |
| 2006 | Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege [70] | Monte Cristo | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2006 | Odama | Vivarium | Historical | Feudal Japan | GCN | |
| 2006 | Pacific Storm [71] | Lesta | Historical | World War II | WIN | Features a strategic campaign layer as well as a real-time tactical layer. [71] [72] |
| 2006 | Rush for Berlin | StormRegion | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2006 | Star Trek: Legacy [73] [74] | Mad Doc Software | Futuristic | Star Trek | WIN, Xbox | Players control one ship at a time, but can toggle between ships and issue some commands from an overhead tactical map. |
| 2006 | Star Trek: Tactical Assault | Quicksilver Software | Futuristic | Star Trek | DS, PSP | |
| 2006 | Sword of the Stars [75] | Kerberos Productions | Futuristic | Outer Space | WIN | Features a 4X strategic layer as well. |
| 2006 | Take Command – 2nd Manassas | MadMinute | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | |
| 2006 | Warhammer: Mark of Chaos [76] [77] [78] | Black Hole | Fantastical | Warhammer | WIN, X360 | |
| 2007 | 7.62 [79] | Apeiron | Modern | Central America | WIN | Sequel to Brigade E5: New Jagged Union . RPG characteristics. |
| 2007 | Battalion Wars 2 | Kuju | Futuristic | Wii | Sequel to Battalion Wars . Part of the Nintendo Wars series. | |
| 2007 | Battlestations: Midway [80] | Eidos | Historical | World War II | WIN, X360 | Series debuts. |
| 2007 | Battleships Forever | Sean "th15" Chan | Futuristic | Outer space | WIN | |
| 2007 | Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War | Omega Force | Historical | Hundred Years' War | WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne | |
| 2007 | Close Combat: Modern Tactics [81] | Simtek | Modern | Alternate present | WIN (Remake) | Remake of Close Combat: Marines . |
| 2007 | Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings | Square Enix | Fantastical | DS | ||
| 2007 | Helldorado | Spellbound Entertainment | Historical | Wild West | WIN | Stealth tactics. Sequel to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge . |
| 2007 | Heroes of Mana | Brownie Brown | Fantastical | DS | ||
| 2007 | The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome | Slitherine | Historical | Ancient Rome | WIN, PS2, PSP | |
| 2007 | Kingdom Elemental: Tactics [82] | Scott Thunelius, Chronic Logic | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN | RPG characteristics. |
| 2007 | Rush for Berlin: Rush for the Bomb | StormRegion, Paradox | Historical | World War II | WIN | Expansion to Rush for Berlin . |
| 2007 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike [83] | Slant Six | Modern | Panama | PSP | |
| 2007 | Star Wolves 2 | X-bow | Futuristic | Outer space | WIN | RPG elements. Sequel to Star Wolves . |
| 2007 | Talvisota: Icy Hell | Blitzfront Game Studio | Historical | Winter War | WIN | |
| 2007 | Theatre of War [84] [85] | 1C | Historical | World War II | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2007 | UFO: Afterlight | ALTAR | Futuristic | Mars | WIN | Sequel to UFO: Aftershock . |
| 2007 | War Wound | Apothecary Studios | Futuristic | Earth | WIN | Game data likely, sadly vanished without trace, circa 2023. |
| 2007 | World in Conflict [86] [87] | Massive | Alternate history | Cold War era | WIN | Series debuts. |
| 2008 | Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein [88] | Strategy 3 Tactics | Historical | World War II | WIN (Remake) | Remake of Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge . |
| 2008 | Field Ops | Freeze | Modern | WIN | Supposedly an FPS/RTS mix. [89] | |
| 2008 | Mosby's Confederacy [90] [91] | Tilted Mill | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. [90] |
| 2008 | Project Aftermath [92] | Game Faction | Futuristic | WIN | ||
| 2008 | Sango 2 | Magitech | Historical | Ancient China | WIN | Sequel to Sango. Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer. [93] |
| 2008 | Sins of a Solar Empire | Ironclad | Futuristic | Outer Space | WIN | Described as a "full-on, seamless union of an empire building game with real-time tactical combat." [94] |
| 2008 | Sudden Strike 3 | Fireglow | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Sudden Strike 2 . |
| 2008 | Stranger | Fireglow | Fantastical | High fantasy | WIN | |
| 2008 | Tom Clancy's Endwar [95] | Ubisoft | Modern | World War III | WIN, X360, PS3 | |
| 2008 | Universe at War: Earth Assault [96] | Petroglyph | Futuristic | WIN | Has a strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. [96] | |
| 2008 | Valkyria Chronicles [97] | Sega WOW | Fantasy | World War II | PS3, WIN, PS4, NX | RPG characteristics. |
| 2008 | Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March [77] | Black Hole | Fantastical | Warhammer | WIN | Expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos . |
| 2008 | Windchaser: Guilds of Glory [98] | Chimera | Fantasy | Fantasy age of sail | WIN | |
| 2008 | XIII Century: Death or Glory | Unicorn | Historical | 13th century | WIN | Described as being "a serious real-time tactical challenge." [99] |
| 2009 | Armada 2526 [100] | Ntronium | Futuristic | Outer Space | WIN | Has a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer, much like the Total War series. [100] |
| 2009 | Battlestations: Pacific [80] | Eidos | Historical | World War II | X360 | Sequel to Battlestations: Midway . |
| 2009 | Close Combat: The Longest Day [101] | Simtek | Historical | World War II | WIN (Remake) | Remake of Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy . |
| 2009 | Codename: Panzers Cold War [46] | StormRegion | Historical | Cold War II era | WIN | Sequel to Codename: Panzers Phase II . |
| 2009 | Demigod [102] [103] | Gas Powered | Fantasy | War between demigods | WIN | RPG characteristics. |
| 2009 | East India Company [104] | Nitro | Historical | Era of colonization | WIN | Also features a strategic campaign layer. |
| 2009 | Empire: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Various | WIN, LIN, OSX, DROI, iOS | Has a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. [105] |
| 2009 | Ironclads: High Seas | Totem Games | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | A naval tactical simulator set in the American Civil War. [106] |
| 2009 | King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame | Neocore | Fantasy | Britannia | WIN | RPG elements. Battles are described as "real-time tactical fights on unique battlemaps." [107] Features a turn-based strategic layer as well. |
| 2009 | Men of War [108] [109] | Best Way | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Faces of War . |
| 2009 | Order of War | Wargaming | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2009 | Officers | 3A Games | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2009 | Stormrise [110] | The Creative Assembly | Futuristic | PS3, WIN, X360 | ||
| 2009 | Strength & Honour 2 | Magitech | Historical | Ancient history | WIN | Sequel to Strength & Honour . Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer, much like the Total War series. [111] |
| 2009 | Takeda 3 | Magitech | Historical | Feudal Japan | WIN | Sequel to Takeda 2 . Has a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer. [112] |
| 2009 | Theatre of War II: Africa 1943 [84] [113] (a.k.a. Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943) | 1C | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Theatre of War . |
| 2009 | World in Conflict: Soviet Assault [114] [115] | Massive | Historical | Cold War era | WIN | Expansion to World in Conflict . |
| 2010 | Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 | Paradox | Historical | World War II | WIN | Has a turn-based strategy mode & a real-time tactical mode. [116] |
| 2010 | Great Battles Medieval | Slitherine | Historical | Medieval Europe | WIN, PS2, X360 | |
| 2010 | HistWar: Les Grognards [117] (FR wiki) | HistWar.com | Historical | Napoleonic Wars | WIN | Features an "innovative command system" at the Grand Tactical, Tactical and Regimental levels. [117] |
| 2010 | Napoleon: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Napoleonic Wars | WIN | Sequel to Empire: Total War . Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2010 | R.U.S.E. | Eugen Systems | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2011 | Cannon Fodder 3 | Game Factory Interactive | 21st century, Sci-fi | Earth, Earth's orbit, Moon | WIN | Sequel to Cannon Fodder 2 . First instalment to have 3D GFX & destructible environments. |
| 2011 | Men of War: Assault Squad | Digitalmindsoft | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2011 | Total War: Shogun 2 | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Feudal Japan | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Shogun: Total War . Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2011 | Under Siege [118] | Seed | Fantasy | PS3 | ||
| 2012 | Carrier Command: Gaea Mission | Bohemia Interactive | Sci-fi | WIN | Real-time tactics & vehicle sim. | |
| 2012 | Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | Coreplay | Modern | South America | WIN | Remake of Jagged Alliance 2 . |
| 2012 | King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame | Neocore Games | Fantasy | Britannia | WIN | Sequel to King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame . |
| 2012 | The Bluecoats: North vs South | Little Worlds Studio SARL (FR wiki) | Historical | American Civil War | WIN, OSX, iOS, DROI, PS3, X360 | One of multi remakes of innovative North and South (1989). Delisted in 2023. |
| 2012 | Wargame: European Escalation | Eugen Systems | Modern | Cold War | WIN | |
| 2013 | Total War: Rome II | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Imperial Rome | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Rome: Total War . Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2013 | Wargame: AirLand Battle | Eugen Systems | Modern | Cold War | WIN | Sequel to Wargame: European Escalation . |
| 2014 | Door Kickers | KillHouse Games | Modern | Urban | WIN, iOS, DROI, NX | |
| 2014 | Men of War: Assault Squad 2 | Digitalmindsoft | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Men of War: Assault Squad . |
| 2014 | Ultimate General: Gettysburg | Game-Labs | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | |
| 2014 | Wargame: Red Dragon | Eugen Systems | Historical | Cold War | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Wargame: AirLand Battle . |
| 2015 | Act of Aggression | Eugen Systems | Contemporary, Sci-fi | WIN | Sequel to Act of War: Direct Action . | |
| 2015 | Breach & Clear: Deadline | Mighty Rabbit Studios, Gun Interactive | Zombie apocalypse | City | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne | Sequel to 2013 TBS, Breach & Clear . |
| 2015 | Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons | Camel 101 | Sci-fi | Planetary system | WIN | Has mechs & infantry. |
| 2015 | Satellite Reign | 5 Lives Studios | Futuristic | Cyberpunk | WIN, OSX, LIN | Spiritual successor to the Syndicate series. |
| 2015 | There Came an Echo | Iridium Studios | Futuristic, Sci-fi | United States | WIN, PS4 | Sequel to Before the Echo . Unique & optional voice control scheme. |
| 2015 | Total War: Attila | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Imperial Rome | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Total War: Rome II . Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2016 | Battlefleet Gothic: Armada | Tindalos Interactive | Futuristic | Warhammer 40,000 | WIN | |
| 2016 | Bokosuka Wars II | Pygmy Studio | Fantasy | High fantasy | PS4, XOne, NX | TRPG; Reverse tower defense. New major features but with virtually same graphics of original 1983 & 1984 titles! |
| 2016 | Brigador | Stellar Jockeys | Futuristic, Cyberpunk | Exoplanet | WIN | |
| 2016 | Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | Mimimi Productions | Historical | Feudal Japan | WIN, OSX, LIN | Stealth tactics. |
| 2016 | Total War: Warhammer | The Creative Assembly | Fantasy | Warhammer | WIN, OSX, LIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2016 | We Are the Dwarves | Whale Rock Games | Fantasy | Outer space, Exoplanets | WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne, PS4 | |
| 2017 | Blitzkrieg 3 | Nival | Historical | World War II | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Blitzkrieg 2 . |
| 2017 | Steel Division: Normandy 44 | Eugen Systems | Historical | World War II | WIN | |
| 2017 | Strain Tactics | Touch Dimensions Interactive | Futuristic | Earth | WIN, AND, iOS | Has both usual RTS control & top down shooter mode. |
| 2017 | Sudden Strike 4 | Fireglow | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Sudden Strike 3 . |
| 2017 | Syrian Warfare | Cats Who Play | Modern war | Syrian civil war | WIN | |
| 2017 | Total War: Warhammer II | The Creative Assembly | Fantasy | Warhammer | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Total War: Warhammer . Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2017 | Ultimate General: Civil War | Game-Labs | Historical | American Civil War | WIN | Sequel to UG: Gettysburg . Has new TBS mode. |
| 2018 | Armored Brigade (video game) | Juha Kellokoski | Historical | Various (Europe) | WIN | Freeware & commercial tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. |
| 2018 | Bad North | Plausible Concept | Historical | Viking Age | WIN, NX, PS4, XOne, iOS, DROI | |
| 2018 | Call to Arms | Digitalmindsoft | Modern | Earth | WIN | |
| 2018 | Deadhold | Dark Quarry Games | Fantastical | Norse mythology | WIN, OSX, LIN | No longer playable as servers closed down due to low sales. [119] |
| 2018 | Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia | The Creative Assembly | Historical | British Isles | WIN, MAC, LIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2019 | Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 | Tindalos Interactive | Futuristic | Warhammer 40,000 | WIN | Sequel to Battlefleet Gothic: Armada . |
| 2019 | Steel Division 2 | Eugen Systems | Historical | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Steel Division: Normandy 44 . |
| 2019 | Total War: Three Kingdoms | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Three Kingdoms | WIN, OSX, LIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2020 | Cyber Ops | Octeto Studios | Cyberpunk | Fictional country | WIN, OSX | Cyberhacking game with similar look to Frozen Synapse 1-2 . |
| 2020 | Desperados III [120] | Mimimi Productions | Historical | Wild West | WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S | Stealth tactics. Prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive . |
| 2020 | Dog Duty | Zanardi and Liza | Modern, Sci-fi | Island chain | WIN, LIN, OSX, NX, PS4, XOne | Retro pixelated 3D graphics & visual tone somewhat like the Cannon Fodder series & General Chaos . |
| 2020 | Nordic Warriors | MashMashu Studios | Fantastical | Norse mythology | WIN, OSX | Influenced by Myth series. |
| 2020 | Partisans 1941 | Alter Games | Historical | World War II | WIN | Stealth tactics. |
| 2020 | The Bluecoats: North & South | Appeal Studios | Historical | American Civil War | WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX | One of multi remakes of innovative North and South (1989), with 3D GFX & FPS action. Similar to the Total War series. |
| 2020 | Total War Saga: Troy | The Creative Assembly | Historical | Bronze Age | WIN, OSX, LIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2021 | Call to Arms – Gates of Hell: Ostfront | Barbedwire Studios, Digitalmindsoft | Historical | World War II | WIN | Different setting to main game's modern setting. |
| 2021 | Edge of Galaxy | Kinderril | Sci-fi | Outer space | WIN | 3D graphics on 2D plane. Similar to space part of Space Rangers . |
| 2021 | War Mongrels | Destructive Creations | Historical | World War II | WIN, PS4, XOne, PS5, XSX/S | |
| 2022 | Chromosome Evil | 16 BIT NIGHTS | Lovecraft, Sci-fi | Earth, Underworld | WIN | |
| 2022 | Gray Zone | EastWorks | Futuristic, sci-fi | Outer space, Exoplanets | WIN | Stealth tactics. |
| 2022 | Roma Invicta | Puntigames | Historical | Gaul | WIN, OSX, LIN | Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer. Like North and South (1989) and Total War series. |
| 2022 | SPECWAR Tactics | Applesauce Dev | Modern | Fictional country | WIN, LIN, OSX | |
| 2022 | Total War: Warhammer III | The Creative Assembly | Fantasy | Warhammer | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Total War: Warhammer II . Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer. |
| 2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent | Tindalos Interactive | Futuristic | Alien universe | WIN, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2023 | Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew | Mimimi Games | Fantasy | Golden Age of Piracy | WIN, PS5, XSX/S | Stealth tactics. |
| 2024 | Armored Brigade II | Veitikka Studios | Historical | Europe | WIN | Sequel to Armored Brigade , with more fully 3D visuals. |
| 2024 | Manor Lords | Slavic Magic | Historical | Franconia | WIN, XOne, XSX/S | Has city-building & real-time tactics. |
| 2024 | Men of War II | Best Way | Historical | World War II | WIN, LIN | Sequel to Men of War . |
| 2024 | Stargate: Timekeepers | Slitherine Software | Sci-fi | Stargate universe | WIN | Stealth tactics. |
| 2024 | WARNO | Eugen Systems | Historical, Alternate History | Western Europe | WIN | TBS, real-time tactics. Spiritual successor to the Wargame series. |
A tactical shooter is a sub-genre of first- and third-person shooters, associated with using strategy, planning, and tactics in gameplay, as well as the realistic simulations of ballistics, firearm mechanics, physics, stamina, and low time to kill. Dating back to strategy games from the late 1980s, the genre first rose to prominence in the late 1990s with the releases of several well-received tactical shooters. The popularity of the genre saw a decline in the late 2000s as fast-paced "arcade"-like action shooters rose to prominence, it has seen a revitalization since the mid-2010s with the successful releases of several modern tactical shooters.
XCOM is a science fiction video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering alien invasions of Earth. The series began with the strategy video game X-COM: UFO Defense created by Julian Gollop's Mythos Games and MicroProse in 1994. The original lineup by MicroProse included six published and at least two canceled games, as well as two novels. The X-COM series, in particular its original entry, achieved a sizable cult following and has influenced many other video games; including the creation of a number of clones, spiritual successors, and unofficial remakes.
Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War series, following on from the 2000 title Shogun: Total War. Originally announced in August 2001, the game was released in North America on 21 August 2002 and in Europe on 30 August for Microsoft Windows.
Rome: Total War is a strategy video game developed by The Creative Assembly and originally published by Activision; its publishing rights have since passed to Sega. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in 2004. The Mac OS X version was released on February 5, 2010, by Feral Interactive, who also released the iPad version on November 10, 2016, the iPhone version on August 23, 2018, and the Android version on December 19, 2018. The game is the third title in The Creative Assembly's Total War series, following Shogun: Total War, and Medieval: Total War.
4X is a subgenre of strategy-based computer and board games, and includes both turn-based and real-time strategy titles. The gameplay generally involves building an empire. Emphasis is placed upon economic and technological development, as well as a range of military and non-military routes to supremacy.
Tactical role-playing games, also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as simulation RPGs, are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical strategy video games. The formats of tactical RPGs are much like traditional tabletop role-playing games and strategy games in appearance, pacing, and rule structure. Likewise, early tabletop role-playing games are descended from skirmish wargames such as Chainmail, which were primarily concerned with combat.
Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin is a 2002 computer wargame developed and published by Battlefront.com. A turn-based computer game about tactical battles in World War II, it is the sequel to Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord. The game has been described as the "reigning champ of east front tactical warfare for the PC."
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord is a 2000 computer wargame developed and published by Big Time Software. It is a simulation of tactical land battles in World War II.
Arma: Armed Assault is a 2006 tactical shooter simulation video game developed by Bohemia Interactive and published by 505 Games in Europe and Atari in North America for Microsoft Windows. It is the first installment in the Arma series and is a spiritual successor to the 2001 video game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, which was also developed by Bohemia. Set on the fictional Atlantic island of Sahrani, the game follows United States Armed Forces military advisors as they are caught in the midst of a conflict between the two rivalling nations on the island.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a turn-based real-time tactical role-playing game set in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. Developed by Micro Forté and published by 14 Degrees East, Fallout Tactics was released on 14 March 2001 for Microsoft Windows. It had sold over 300,000 units worldwide by 2008.
Turn-based tactics (TBT) is a sub-genre of strategy video games. They are turn-based simulations of operational warfare and military tactics in generally small-scale confrontations as opposed to more strategic considerations of turn-based strategy (TBS) games. Turn-based tactical gameplay is characterized by the expectation of players to complete their tasks using only the combat forces provided to them in a generally realistic manner.
Real-time tactics (RTT) is a subgenre of tactical wargames played in real-time, simulating the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics. It is differentiated from real-time strategy gameplay by the absence of classic resource micromanagement and base or unit building, and by the greater importance of individual units and a focus on complex battlefield tactics.
Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. The fifth installment in the Total War series, the game was released in 2009. The game, which focuses on the early modern period of the 18th century, was announced at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007. The macOS version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on 10 June 2014. The Linux version was released, also by Feral Interactive, on 8 December 2014.
Close Combat is a 1996 real-time computer wargame developed by Atomic Games and published by Microsoft. Set during World War II, it simulates the conflict between the United States' 29th Infantry Division and Germany's 352nd Infantry Division after the Invasion of Normandy. The player controls an artificially intelligent army whose behavior is dictated by psychological models: each soldier makes decisions based on the circumstances of the battlefield and can disobey the player's orders.
Strategy is a major video game genre that emphasizes thinking and planning over direct instant action in order to achieve victory. Although many types of video games can contain strategic elements, as a genre, strategy games are most commonly defined as those with a primary focus on high-level strategy, logistics and resource management. They are also usually divided into two main sub-categories: turn-based and real-time, but there are also many strategy cross/sub-genres that feature additional elements such as tactics, diplomacy, economics and exploration.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is a real-time strategy-tactical role-playing video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for Microsoft Windows based on the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. It is the sequel to the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War video game series. Dawn of War II was released in North America on February 19, 2009 and in Europe on February 20, 2009. A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, was released in April 2017.
Wargamer is a British website specialising in tabletop games, with a particular focus on miniature wargames, tabletop role-playing games, and strategic card games. It also publishes articles on various digital wargames and strategy games for the PC and other digital platforms. It is currently owned and operated by Network N. It has several sister sites, including PCGamesN, Pocket Tactics, The Loadout, and The Digital Fix, which cover video games and home entertainment respectively.
Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 is a 2010 single player, real-time strategy video game developed by Ukrainian studio Graviteam and published by Paradox Interactive.
If you had any questions about Syndicate, this video will show you pretty much everything and then some. The game combines several different genres like real-time tactics, shooting and simulator into something that was pretty ahead of its time when it was released.
According to Cooper, Electronic Arts has attempted to revisit the real-time tactics title many times in the past, citing memories of failed prototypes brought to his attention. However, Cooper fears EA won't be able to capture what made the original so popular: 'The essence of the game was killing people – and that was it,' Cooper said. 'If I have to kill everyone, I will. That to me was the essence of the gameplay.'
Building on the dramatic features that made the award winning Lords series a breakthrough in strategy gaming, Lords of Magic integrates turn-based exploration and resource management with real-time, tactical combat.
Shogun: Total War has to be one of the first big-ticket historical wargames to come at us in a long time. It's been close to half a decade since the classic SSI Panzer General games broke through into the mainstream. Heck, it's been several years since a popular real-time tactical game gained strong popularity (Myth.)
Commandos is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.
Commandos is a real-time tactics series that follows a fictional group of British Commandos. The first entry was released in 1998, and the series was successful enough that it received several sequels.[ permanent dead link ]
Myth 2 gets lumped in with many others as a Real Time Strategy game, but it could perhaps be better described as a Real Time Tactical game. The reason for that is because you deal with the game in a strictly tactical manner. There's no "magic mineral" or other resource to harvest/manage and no economy, expansion, or troop pumping to worry about. In general, the troops you start out with are all you get, so a huge premium is placed on efficiency and keeping your troops alive. In some single player missions you'll receive reinforcements but on multiplayer missions, what you see is what you get.
Pedigree and hype aside, Abomination has more in common with Bullfrog's acclaimed action-strategy hybrid Syndicate than it does with X-COM. Abomination's a real-time tactical action game with very little underlying strategy
You're in charge of the Nemesis team in this real-time, tactical combat game. Heavily influenced by the X-COM series, it requires both strategic and tactical expertise to win.
Since the Close Combat engine is a real time tactical simulator, it was perfect for recreating the numerous sub battles of those two operations.
Fighting Steel is a 3D, real-time, tactical naval wargame that focuses on surface combat in the years 1939–1942. You can take command of the ships of the Royal Navy, the German Kriegsmarine, the United States Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy.
'Hatfields & McCoys' is a light hearted real-time tactics (RTT) style comedy shooter from Lupine Games. H&M is very loosely based on the famous American feud done in a cartoon style, bridging a gap between yesteryear's arcade games and the RTTs of today.
In fact, this real-time tactical combat game from Ubi Soft and Sinister Games falls into the dreaded category of games that aren't but should have been... you guessed it – great. ... Much like the Jagged Alliance games from Sirtech, Shadow Company puts you in command of a small squad of mercenaries.
Swedish developer Massive Entertainment's Ground Control is a 3D real-time tactical combat game that puts you in command of squads of high-tech military vehicles and powerful infantry squads.
Medieval: Total War, like its predecessor, Shogun, is both a turn-based strategy game and a real-time tactical combat game featuring massive armies containing hundreds or even thousands of troops.
In a nutshell, ST is a 3D, real time tactical game based on the movie (and very loosely, the Book) of the same name, pitting the Terran Mobile Infantry (MI), against the pseudo-arachnid bugs.
In a nutshell, ST is a 3D, real time tactical game based on the movie (and very loosely, the Book) of the same name, pitting the Terran Mobile Infantry (MI), against the pseudo-arachnid bugs.
Sudden Strike, a real-time tactical war game set in World War II Europe. Already released to the European market, the game has been highly praised for its historical accuracy and level of realism.
While A&A will be a true RTS, rather than the real-time tactical gameplay along the lines of Blitzkrieg or Sudden Strike, the game should rely on a lot of actual military doctrine, including battlefield command organization and supply lines.
Microsoft today announced that MechCommander 2, the highly anticipated real-time tactical game of mechanized combat, has gone gold and is expected to hit store shelves in mid-July. MechCommander 2 offers players a real-time game of power, combat, and treachery set in the BattleTech universe. Players must use their strategic knowledge and tactical skills to change the balance of power in a region of space known as the Chaos March.
S.W.I.N.E. is actually a real-time tactical combat game that pits the war machines of the peaceful rabbits against those of the militaristic pigs.
'We are very excited to work with Freedom Games,' said Don McFatridge, President of Strategy First. 'I've always been a big fan of the Close Combat series and I see this as a great opportunity to publish a truly innovative new entry into historical real-time tactical combat games. G.I. Combat is a welcome addition to the genre and we look forward to its release later this Summer.'
Still, I found enough intriguing teasers in G.I. Combat to let readers know that it appears to have some pleasant features in store for gamers who enjoy World War II era small unit wargames, and may have the right stuff for those wargamers who enjoy Real Time Tactical games.
The first RPG for Nintendo's newest system, Lost Kingdoms is an original game that features fast-paced real-time tactical battles and not much in the way of traditional role-playing elements. ... Actually, it's more of a tactical action game than a true RPG.
There have been many games that have attempted to successfully merge grand strategic campaigns with a real-time tactical battle interface, but many of the results are best forgotten – should we mention Braveheart or Legion? One game that stood out, however, was Shogun: Total War from developers The Creative Assembly.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Forest, a PC release from Spellbound and Strategy First, is a tactical real-time strategy game that places game players in the heart of tremendous upheaval and a tenuous time when the throne and fate of a county lie in the balance. ... Robin Hood, and fans of tactical combat games will find this game worth notching their bows for.
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines.
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines. From the shores of France to the heart of the Third Reich, strike fast from land or sea with your small squad of guerrilla fighters, infiltrating hostile territories and conducting raids to disrupt the German war machine.
It's time to go back to Normandy again in Squad Assault: West Front, a real-time tactical wargame that bears more than a striking resemblance to the classic D-day-based wargame Close Combat.
We indulge in some deadly sporting action as we check out Strategy First's upcoming real-time tactical combat game for the PC.
REBELS: Prison Escape is a real-time tactical 3D game. ... Real-time tactical 3D games have found their niche in the gaming community.
You could, of course, look at UFO: Aftermath in a vacuum, as if X-Com never existed. Even then, however, you're just left with a series of weak real-time tactical battles loosely connected by a shallow strategic shell.
Featuring 3D real-time tactics, the game contains 25 single-player missions, usually depicting events or situations ranging from the D-Day invasion at Normandy to the attack on Adolph Hitler's stronghold in the mountains of southern Germany.
The original Codename: Panzers title, developed by Hungary's StormRegion, was a fairly basic real-time tactical WWII game that fulfilled this need. ... ast forward to 2009 and the third title in the series is about ready to launch – this time however, WWII is out, and the Cold War is in.
Also, there's a Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps movie on Worthplaying comprised of some new homebrew footage from the WW2 real-time tactics game.
The German and British armies once again battle in the desert in this upcoming real-time tactical combat game.
Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps is Real-Time Tactical game in full 3D with realistic graphics, real time shadows, localized damage effects, explosions, and variable weather effects.
D-Day, a 3D real-time tactical game, drops players into the role of World War II Allied forces in the final drive to liberate Europe.
Probably the most least accessible of the group is Full Spectrum Warrior. This oddball mix of squad-based strategy and shooter is actually classified as a real-time tactics action/war game. It wasn't that it turned out poorly; it's just that it brought a lot of innovative features to the table, and up until that point they hadn't been done before in other shooters.
Ground Control II is a real-time tactics game set in a gritty science-fiction universe. The explosively fast game play focusing on combat tactics with full use of the 3D battlefield, with weather and other environmental effects affecting the unit's performance on the battleground.
Great graphics, very deep gameplay in both the real-time tactical mode and the turn-based strategic map.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II was the very first real-time tactics title to combine spectacular physics, great graphics, and a good-sized dollop of WW2 realism. Only a lack of polish and presentational panache kept its gong tally low.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is a third-person game that includes elements of such genres as real-time tactics, strategy and RPG.
Currently scheduled to release on July 27, 2005, Codename Panzers: Phase Two is a real-time tactical game which offers fast-paced action and detailed gameplay and graphics mostly set in Africa and Yugoslavia during World War II.
What do you get when you take really solid squad-based real-time tactical gameplay and wrap it in a well-written, well-designed send-up of Silver Age comic books? You get an incredibly fun title that's a joy to play.
Shogun Warrior: Real Time Conflict is a dynamic, real-time tactical strategy game that takes full advantage of the Nintendo DS touch screen and puts you in charge of the battlefield. ... Real-time tactical battle system utilizes BOTH screens – map out your strategy on the bottom screen and command your armies to execute 3-D battles on the top screen
Will of Steel is a real-time tactical game based on contemporary conflict. Players take control of a single battalion, which they must lead to victory through a series of skirmishes and battles against insurgents and terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Matrix Games and CSO SimTek have released a pack of ten new screenshots for their highly anticipated tactical real time strategy game, Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
DropTeam is a multiplayer capable, real-time, tactical simulation of armored ground combat in the far future. You'll battle for control of objectives on a broad variety of planets ranging from verdant Earth-like worlds to desolate, radioactive wastelands.
Set during the violence of WWII, Outfront is a game that combines elements of strategy, real-time tactics, role playing. The game features highly detailed 3D graphics, a huge variety of historically accurate weapons and machinery, realistic character behavior and numerous unique and distinctive technological and art solutions immersing players in the atmosphere of the WWII epoch. Developed by Best Way.
Set during World War II, Faces of War is a real-time tactics game in which players command a squad of skilled operatives in a series of dangerous missions.
Combining squad-based combat and real-time tactical action delivering the most authentic and realistic infantry combat experience ever...
The combination of a turn-based strategic campaign mode, coupled with an engaging, visually delicious real-time tactical mode, has made for an attractive and engaging franchise.
Berlin isn't a traditional real-time strategy game, because you do not gather resources, build an economy, and construct units on the battlefield. Instead, it's more of a real-time tactical game, where you're given a set of units ranging from infantry squads to tanks, and you have to command them to victory, mainly by seizing objectives and eliminating the enemy.
In our previous coverage of Pacific Storm, we focused on the real-time tactical battles that will allow you to command the ships and planes of the Pacific theater of World War II. Yet there's far than just battles in this strategy game.
When I learned that it combined operational strategy with real-time tactical battles and an additional action element, I was sold.
Star Trek Legacy is Mad Doc and Bethesda's PC and Xbox 360 project with the newly-acquired Star Trek license. It is a fully real-time tactical strategy game, pitting the player in a 15-hour linear campaign to guide the Federation to security.
Bethesda reveals its real-time tactical combat title and its exclusive Star Trek license.
It's a space based strategy 4X game that mixes in real-time tactical gameplay for military encounters.
In 2006 Namco Bandai made a decent attempt to feed that need with Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, a "real-time tactics" game of strategic combat that did a passable job of bringing much (though not all) of the table-top feel to the PC screen. Now in 2008 comes Battle March, a solid expansion pack that adds a few nice touches but doesn't take the opportunity to improve a good but unremarkable strategy game.
Mark of Chaos is a real-time tactics game and plays in a similar manner to the Total War series, and even the tabletop game itself.
Like the first game, Pacific features real-time tactics with a strong emphasis on action sequences. Players have the choice of taking on the role of commander, micromanaging their entire fleet, or going hands-on with individual units for a more close-up experience.
Hop into that Abrams and fire up the engine, the classic real time tactical series just went modern!
Take control of an entire SEAL team and engage in real-time tactical combat, where you evaluate each situation, determine a plan of action, and then execute on your command.
If you remember, ToW was the pretty WWII RTS from 2007 that thought it was a wargame. Big battlefields, credible ballistics, men with minds of their own... not since the Close Combats had a real-time tactics title treated WWII so tenderly.
There's still enough goodness if you crave some proper real-time tactics to have a punt. But if you're less sure, you'd better bide your time and hope they slap on a man-sized patch soon.
We check out some of the intense multiplayer gameplay in this real-time tactical combat game that is set during the Cold War.
Focusing primarily on US and German forces, this real-time tactical game has been heavily modified from the original Close Combat IV and V games.
Mosby's Confederacy is a turn-based strategy game and real-time tactical game. Success in the tactical game is translated to the turn-based game in the form of Reputation points, which can be expended to improve the infrastructure of surrounding towns on the strategic map.
... you are charged not with leading vast armies into battle, but with commanding small bands of skirmishers, scouts and guerilla fighters on opportunistic missions to scout, ambush, steal supplies and harass a larger and better armed force of Union soldiers, in this game of turn based strategy and real time tactical combat for the PC.
We wanted to make an action-packed RTS game with more focus on combat and less on resource gathering, to make it more immediate, with shorter mission times to encourage replays for the high scores tables. I guess Real-time tactical is a closer fit than RTS. Looking back, we always liked squad based games like Syndicate, so I guess the 4 heroes comes from games like that.
As in Takeda 3 there are two games in Sango 2: a turn-based strategic campaign (called World Mode) and a real-time tactical mode (called Battle Mode).
Empire at War, Hegemonia, Sword of the Stars and even the venerable Imperium Galactica II, have each taken small steps towards creating the full-on, seamless union of an empire building game with real-time tactical combat, but they all tended to fall short in some major areas. ... Thankfully, the gang at Ironclad Games decided to show everyone how it should be done.
UaW is a real-time tactical / strategy game set here on Earth in the year 2012. Humans find out they're not alone in the universe, and that's not really good news for them. Earth becomes the catalyst for a massive war brewing across the entire galaxy, and the humans are caught in the middle. ... We have a similar setup in UaW, where there is a global strategic layer that sits overtop the tactical maps that you battle for control of across most of Earth's continents.
Attention to battlefield detail and smart AI make XIII Century a serious real-time tactical challenge.
The combination of turn-based strategy and real-time tactical combat make it iconic. Comparisons to the Total War series should not be undertaken lightly. ... Armada 2526 boasts a turn-based strategy game on top of a real-time tactical game, but beyond that the differences become stark. ... Players who enjoy the combination of turn-based strategy and real-time tactics are going to want to keep an eye on Armada 2526 – and if you've been waiting for the Total War series to hit the sci-fi genre Armada 2526 may be your ticket to the stars.
Now in this classic top-down real-time tactical simulation, players can take command of either US or German forces and choose to command the forces of the Allied Expeditionary Force or German forces to either successfully execute the world's largest invasion to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation or defend Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
Aimed at the first quarter of 2009, it's described as real-time tactical strategy with extensive role-playing elements.
We've heard a number of people refer to the burgeoning genre as Real Time Tactical (RTT). Unlike most traditional RTS games, Demigod forgoes the trappings of building construction and unit management to allow the player to focus on the action at hand. The result is a streamlined, fast-paced, action-oriented experience that forces players to make quick decisions to respond to the situation at hand.
When hostile fleets engage each other, the spectacular naval battles are fought on a real-time tactical level.
Since 2000's Shogun: Total War CA has been busy tweaking and refining its formula of Civilization-style overworld map management with large-scale real-time tactical battles. Whereas before the fights were mostly on land, this time around players have the option to engage in fully controllable tactical skirmishes between fleets instead of abstracted conflicts.
A great irony is that the only company making American Civil War tactical naval games is Russian. ... In terms of tactical combat, this game compares favorably with the Distant Guns series. Hopefully, the system will be expanded to other mid-19th century navies.
The battles are real-time tactical fights on unique battlemaps (currently there are more than 65 unique terrains available). You move with their heroes (who lead armies) on the turn based Campaign map. When they are engaged in combat (like meeting other armies on the Campaign Map or the outcome of a given quest leads to battle) then the real time battle begins.
A demo for Digitalmindsoft's World War II real-time tactical title Men of War was released today. The demo contains the first level of the game, providing a look at the title's various systems.
So what is this formula? Men of War, like Faces of War and Soldiers before it, is a real-time tactical World War II game. Players are asked to take control of a few squads of soldiers and complete varied objectives across fully-destructible maps set in different theaters of the Second World War.
Lately, however, there has been a positive trend with the console RTS, or perhaps more accurately, RTT or real-time tactical games. Developers have discovered that simplified gameplay can lessen the impact of the less-precise control schemes, so by removing base-building and resource management, and putting a much heavier focus on combat, the game becomes much more playable. ... Enter Stormrise – The Creative Assembly's (CA) latest project.
Strength & Honour 2 has a turn-based strategic campaign (called World Mode and Palace Mode) and a real-time tactical mode (called Battle Mode).
Takeda 3 continues the trend of giving players two games for the price of one: a turn-based strategic campaign (called World Mode) and a real-time tactical mode (called Battle Mode). The turn-based map is a detailed 2D map of Honshu (the main Island of Japan) and the only movements the player sees are clouds passing by, which is a nice touch.
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
WiC, which has been described by some fans as a real-time tactics game as opposed to a real-time strategy game on account of a distinct lack of base-building, resource gathering and tech trees, took the Cold War as its foundation and extrapolated based on a fictional "what if?" scenario.
WiC might be better described as a 'real-time tactics' game. For those new to the explosive party, allow us to bring you up to speed. In WiC you rarely control more than 10 or so units at any one time. ... There's no harvesting Tiberium for resources or scrambling up a tech tree in order to get a hero unit out. Instead, the player is given a number of resource points with which to buy units and deploy them in ever changing drop zones dotted across the battlefield...
You'll play as either German or Russian forces, and it's got a bit of the Total War thing going on, with a turn-based strategic mode, and a real-time tactical combat mode on the ground.
Les Grognards is a 3D, real-time tactical and strategic game in which players issue orders at multiple levels of command. At the outset of a battle, players issue a simple set of commands at the Grand Tactical, Tactical, or Regimental AI levels, which controls everything from the movement of regiments to managing divisional reserves to ordering the general movements or strategies of entire corps.
Developer Seed Studios is prepping a "real-time tactics" game for the PlayStation Network called Under Siege. ... Under Siege ditches the resource management to focus on combat.