Hi, my name is ColdBeer and let’s start with Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Title includes improved graphics, new achievements and all the DLCs from the original
game. Here you can experience the campaign or compete in online multiplayer battles.
It is a surprisingly solid traditional base-building RTS. Game has 91% of positive
review score on Steam. It’s hard to ignore this number - it may not be a masterpiece,
but it's definitely one of the best RTS games out there.
The downside is that almost nobody is playing online anymore - you have to have a friend to
test your might in PVP matches. Also I have to stress out that the game
is oriented for those who know what Halo is. For example I never played any other Halo game,
but I watched a TV show. Which is a kinda good show by the way.
So if you can manage to snatch Halo Wars on sale - it’s a win. And staying with my channel
will increase your chances that you won’t miss that by a zillion times. That’s for sure.
Planetary Annihilation: Titans Here you can play the game alone
and rule your puny planet on a traditional real-time strategy campaign or dive into
multiplayer battles and sacrifice your self-esteem to much better players.
Game was released about 7 years ago, so you can imagine how many better
players this game has bred. Titans also havs pretty good AI,
which can surprise you with ingenious decisions, like detonating their own
homeworld in hopes to kill your commander. I don’t think that even Elite AI of Starcraft
2 would nuke his own base in hopes to kill your... fifty carriers.
Anyway, reviews on Steam are very positive, so I think you can give it a try without many thoughts
given. But better put it into your wishlist and wait for a sale, because then it costs
about 6 euros or dollars. And for an RTS game with very positive reviews it’s an amazing deal.
Forged Battalion People on Steam are talking
that Forged Battalion has strong Command & Conquer vibes and charming graphics but it's definitely
not a game you will be playing for months or even weeks. Most of the players who leave comments on
Steam have from 3 to 10 hours of gameplay time. Game has mixed reviews on Steam, meaning that it
has some flaws, like weak AI of some units or balance problems. That is unacceptable.
The only balance problems I can approve of are when I drink too much beer. But not here.
Coolest thing is that here you can modify your own units - put weapons or
armor you like on your vehicles, make them unique and then send them to battle.
That is the only reason, this amazing feature, to be honest, why this game is in this list.
I do not recommend buying Forged Battalion for the full price, but on sale it costs about 4 Euros or
Dollars so think about it. Starcraft 2
Do not skip, I will soon answer the question if Starcraft 2 is a dead game now or not.
So if you somehow avoided Starcraft 2 in your life, I envy you so much. I have sunk about
5000 hours into this game and I regret nothing. Starcraft 2 was basically the
only game I played for 3 years after its initial release and continued to do that
occasionally for many years after as well. And the best part of Starcraft 2 is that it
is free. Well, I paid good money for it back then but now you don’t have to.
Multiplayer is free and the first full campaign with terrans is free as well. If you think
that Starcraft 2 is dead because it’s an old game, you are more than wrong. About 35 to 50
thousand players log into Starcraft 2 every day and play at least 1 game.
These are the official stats of 2021. So no, Starcraft 2 is not dead. For example,
the number of people who play Forged Battalion every day varies from 1 to 5. And those are
not thousands. Beyond All Reason
This is a free open source real-time strategy game created to uphold the legacy of Total Annihilation
and inspired by Command & Conquer games as well. Although the game is not finished yet,
it is currently in playable open-alpha, with the multiplayer gameplay nearing a
finalized state. Meaning that you can
just go to beyondallreason.info, download the client and play the game absolutely free.
It is being updated on a daily basis in terms of the client and infrastructure,
and the development team is working on a single-player campaign as well. Now
it offers ordinary skirmishes, 2 survival modes, and a bunch of simple scenarios.
Also if you feel like a RTS pro, you can participate in tournaments and earn money.
So far the game is not available on Steam, but developers said
that it will be in the future. Starship Troopers: Terran Command
This game has a model similar to They Are Billions where you defend from the hordes
of enemies and try to keep your base alive. Also here you can literally relive the best
moments of the Starship Troopers movie by defending your base from hordes of cockroaches.
Here you will encounter dozens of unique insect types, each with their own special
abilities and skills. Also the map has terrain elevation, true line of sight & true line of
fire providing deep tactical gameplay. Meaning that units that stand behind other units can’t
shoot unless they stand on a higher ground. Sadly you can’t play as alien insects. It’s not
off the table completely, developers say, but now you can only play as a
military human society. That’s it. If you are wondering if you can build
a base here - yes you can, but that is not the main focus of the game I would say. Despite that
it has a very positive review score on Steam and many commentators are stating that if you
like C&C or Starcraft you must try Starship Troopers as well. So do not ignore it.
Dune 2000 Arakis awaits you - a sand planet
with famous giant underground sandworms who can easily eat the biggest units you got. This force
majeure element is absolutely amazing and will keep you on your toes while fighting on dunes.
The game itself is made with a similar engine as a famous Command & Conquer Red Alert game.
And in general we can call it a clone of it just with a few additional features and visuals.
If you are a fan of the books or a recent movie you will probably be delighted to
hear that Dune 2000 is officially a free game. Unlike the movies or the books.
Just google OpenRA and thank me later. Remastered version easily run on modern
PC’s and you can even play multiplayer - lobbies are full of players.
Ashes of Singularity Here you will battle for control
of the galaxy as the Post Human Coalition or their eternal foes named the Substrate.
Here you will dive into massive battles with thousands of units in huge, really detailed
maps and that is what distinguishes this game from the other RTSs. Although keep in mind that
this kind of game requires massive computing power. Although not as massive as yo momma.
You can play the game online alone or with friends in ranked or unranked multiplayer
mode or play it by yourself against a powerful non-cheating AI in skirmish or campaign mode.
That is actually great - non-cheating AI is kinda rare, because it is hard to make so developers
tend to cut it out and replace it with a fake AI instead. Not this time. Ashes of Singularity
doesn’t cut corners. Or AIs. 8-Bit Armies
If Command and Conquer spent the night with Minecraft 8-Bit Armies would be
the result of their one night stand. I once told this joke and someone in the
comments asked which one is the mother. Which one would be giving birth? That is actually
a deep and very good question. I don’t have an answer for now, but I have no doubts that after
a while in the comments section here you can read many theories. Or, you know, write your own.
Anyway this is a fast-paced RTS - a very colorful strategy-arcade game that is
easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base,
amass your army of tanks and planes and ultimately crush your opponents!
And if you feel that this 8 bit setting is appealing to you,
keep in mind that you can also find two more games - 8 Bit Hordes, that are made with the
fans of Warcraft in mind and 8 Bit Invaders that can be appealing to Starcraft fans.
Warhammer 40K: Dawn Of War I & II Prepare yourself for the grim,
dark future of the 41st millennium, where alien races battle mankind for galactic
domination in a universe of unending war. Here you can personalize your armies with a
unit customization tool that gives you the ability to choose your armies insignias,
banners, squad colors and names. Quite a cool feature if you’re nitpicky and
if you’re not - totally useless stuff. First two Dawn of War games are loved more
than the third which allegedly has an uninspiring campaign, dead multiplayer and also that tiny fact
that the game was abandoned after release. No patches or content updates at all.
And now let us look at what the future holds. Let me introduce you to two upcoming games any
Command & Conquer fan shouldn’t ignore. The Great War: Western Front
This is a rare specimen in a strategy gaming world - a World War I RTS. Here you
will play a deciding role in history as you take charge in the Western Front.
And to raise your enthusiasm even more I should probably say that developers of The Great War
worked on original Command & Conquer games before leaving Westwood and founding their own studio.
Here you will dig detailed trenches, research new technologies, such as poison gas and tanks. Yeah,
tanks were new stuff back then. Also make decisions that will have
a profound and lasting effect on your success. Or failure. More likely.
Tempest Rising Let’s be honest we
were waiting for something like this for years and finally our wait is almost over.
Tempest Rising is set in a modern day alternative history war scenario. It features 3 unique
factions, each with its own approach to combat and economy thus offering a variety of strategies.
Here you will take on the role of Commander of highly mobile and advanced peacekeeping corps
in two 15-mission campaigns that will allow you to customize your army for each mission.
All three factions will be asymmetrical, each featuring distinct economy and play styles,
so we are cheering for that already. Also skirmish, custom games, and ranked multiplayer
matchmaking will be available, so you will be able to actually measure how bad you play.
And now I want to honorably mention 10 more great games. Any of them could easily be a
part of this list as well: Universe At War
Retro Commander Total Annihilation
Grey Goo Warzone 2100
Nightside Homeworld Deserts Of Kharak
Supreme Commander 1&2
Company Of Heroes Iron Harvest
Also, have you checked the GoG Weekly sale already? Hundreds of games are hugely
discounted right now, probably some from this list as well, all you need is just to press my
link in the description below - and you’re there. Also refunds are supported for up to
30 days. Thank you for watching, have a nice day and I’ll see you next time, bye!