Hi, my name is ColdBeer and let’s start with
Crossfire: Legion
This is without a doubt one of the coolest titles in this list.
Here you will lead your customized army to failure...
well, or to victory, which is less likely, on the proving grounds of a not too distant
futuristic world consumed by corporate conflict.
So basically, as we can see, the timeline and technology is almost the same as in Red
Alert games - near future with cool guns and abilities.
Here you will also find a nice campaign where you will fight in various terrains, from atop
of skyscrapers to marshy wet regions, that will remind you of your ex-girlfriend, or
infiltrate heavily defended military bases as you get to know the main characters and
goals of all three rival nations.
Multiplayer is also implemented, so you can climb leaderboards or most likely never ever
see your name even close to the top or probably at all.
You can also team-up with your mother-n-law in co-op maps and defend together or show
other’s who’s the boss.
Probably not you.
Dustfront
Someone is doing a great job.
And that someone is just a one man from Chelyabinsk in Russia.
This game definitely stands out from many others by its unique style and color palette
- I can't lie I'm a sucker for dark sci-fi and this whole setting reminds me of Terminator
or underground cities of Matrix.
Although these colors can backfire as well - without any eye-candies it may become boring
to play rather quickly.
Game features Classic and tactical RTS gameplay, global map, management of territories and
resources, Research tree to upgrade your army and economy, building system, roguelike elements
and story with different endings.
Game is not on Steam yet and it’s not on Kickstarter - developer have said to me personally
that it’s impossible to launch a Kickstarter campaign where he lives, so he will just continue
working on this project alone in his free time.
I will definitely play the game upon its release which can happen anytime in this decade.
Men of War 2
First game was released in 2009 and now 13 years later we are getting part 2.
Here you will experience an epic story spanning two primary campaigns — Allies and Soviets
— against The Third Reich military power machine.
Game features highly detailed WWII locations, vehicles and characters: here you will encounter
45 battalions and over 300 different vehicles.
Game also includes multiplayer and a co-op mode - you can play in a vast selection of
realistic skirmish and challenge maps, providing enough room for strategic maneuvers.
So plan your attacks, team up with a friend, and fail the battle together.
Yeah, prove me wrong.
Starship Troopers: Terran Command
This game will have a model similar to They Are Billions where you defend from the hordes
of enemies and try to keep your base alive.
Here you can literally relive the best moments of the Starship Troopers movie by defending
your base from hordes of bloodthirsty ladyboys, ladybugs.
Although in my eyes, the weakest point of this game is base building and that’s a
shame.
Anyway, 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 fashist
military human society.
That’s it.
Terminator Dark Fate: Defiance
I’m so glad that I decided to make this list, because I had no idea that something
like this is in development.
I have watched all the Terminator movies and I liked three of them: the first two and the
one with Christian Bale.
The latter wasn't a really good movie in terms of the plot, but I liked the anti-utopian
world controlled by evil machines.
It was magical for me to watch how AI has evolved in our world and the scene where Bale
just took control of some self-driving motorcycle was truly epic.
So here you will start humanity’s resistance against the machines by surviving engagements
with Legion and rallying others to your cause.
But in the post-Judgement Day world, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but
rather from other human survivors.
Yeah, we suck as species.
Sanctuary
This is a Real Time Strategy Game set far in the future on a Dyson sphere where three
factions vie for power on what could be a prosperous utopia but is instead a warring
hellscape.
Here you will take command of up to 1000 units under your direct control and map up to 40
by 40 km in size as a battleground.
Well, relatively to your tiny units that is.
The game will prioritize macroeconomics over mico-management, which can only mean one thing
- death of one or several of your units means nothing in a grand scale of upcoming battles.
Here are no spending limits, no speed limits, just the cold hard reality of income minus
expenses.
And that reality is too hard for me, because my expenses are always bigger than my income.
So, subscribe, help a dude to survive in Eastern Europe, help me buy more expensive vodka.
Beyond all Reason
This is a free open source real-time strategy game created to uphold the legacy of Total
Annihilation.
Although the game is not finished, 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.
Now it offers ordinary skirmishes, 2 survival modes, and a bunch of simple scenarios.
Also you can participate in tournaments - recently there was a 2v2 tournament held and 1st place
was awarded 270 American Euros.
So you can play for free and earn money in the process!
Although we both know that this ain’t going to happen.
Retro Commander
OK, this looks like a Red Alert rip-off, but it has one really really nice attribute you
probably can’t resist - it is free to play on Steam.
It's in early access now and you can try it already.
Here you will encounter a challenging AI for single player games including co-op play with
the AI, cross-platform multiplayer over LAN or internet including co-op team and clan
games.
You will encounter a campaign with a story line of humanity after a cataclysmic event
and zillions of units including infantry, tanks, jets, helicopters, airships, warships,
penisthrowers, submarines and more.
Well, maybe not all of them, but the game is not finished yet, so you never know.
Global Conflagration
Game is set in a fictional near future where Europe is at war.
Hearing that nowadays doesn’t sound like fun now, to be honest.
Anyway here you will find a campaign that will explore an unexpected military incursion
in Europe as well as offline skirmish and multiplayer.
Game has a traditional base building system implemented and that alone will put this game
forever in my radar, because base building is the main thing of every good RTS game.
If it doesn't contain base building - it must be beyond awesome in other aspects, but we
all know that those games tend to fail a lot and are not as loved by the players as those
who have base building implemented.
Sadly no release date is known yet, but if you stay with my channel - news will come
to you sooner or later.
Commanding Nations
On Steam there are only two screenshots by now but the game has a proud release date
of September of 2022.
So I tried to find some gameplay and I did - this one is 4 months old and it seems like
it's an alpha build.
I don't know if you can tell, but those huge letters on the entire screen may be a hint
that this game is unfinished.
It looks nice though, it has cool details and kinda decent graphics, but guys...
September, this year?
Dune: Spice Wars
When I saw the trailer for the first time and then I googled for some screenshots I
was really disappointed with what I saw - it seemed like a cheap 4X strategy without any
signs of life of the RTS genre.
But later some gameplay appeared and I was like "yeeees, yeees, give me that, feed me
with your real time decisions, my body is ready”.
And they did, because this is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers
of the very well known strategy game Northgard.
Here you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert
planet of Arrakis which has the most valuable resource in the universe which extends life,
expands consciousness and makes interstellar travel possible.
And no, surprisingly it’s not vodka, but the substance called spice.
Also you will have to scan the landscape all the time or risk losing your troops and spice
harvesters to titanic wiggly-jiggly creatures who will burst through the sand dunes to swallow
everything.
Oh yeah, they can open their mouths so wide, your sister would envy them.
And if you want to buy cheaper games and in the process support my channel - check my
link of the GOG shop in the description - all games there are DRM free and they support
money-refunds for up to 30 days.
Steam cries in the corner by hearing that.
Thank you for watching, have a nice day and I’ll see you next time, bye!