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Anomaly 2 is a real-time strategy game that takes the tower offense concept from Anomaly Warzone Earth to a new level.. The game takes places in the years following the invasion of Earth in 2018, where the planet is overrun by alien machines and humankind is on the verge of extinction. Read the Review

Age of Empires II: HD Edition lets you explore all the original single-player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Read the Review

It's a suitably excellent expansion to what remains one of the best real-time strategy games to date. Read the Review

Featuring lots of interesting, inventive design decisions, plenty of fun-to-use units, and tons of variety, Age of Mythology is the last real-time strategy game you'll need for a long time. Read the Review

Anno 2070 takes place in a near-future environment where climate change has forced humanity to adapt to rising sea levels that have left stretches of once-fertile land completely inhospitable. Read the Review

Age of Empires III lets you play as a European superpower bent on exploring and conquering the New World. Read the Review

The Titans is recommendable to any fan of Age of Mythology, particularly those who liked the idea of the game but maybe had trouble getting over the learning curve. Read the Review

American Conquest offers plenty of single-player campaigns, plus skirmish and multiplayer maps and a good history lesson to boot, and it makes a great addition to any real-time strategy enthusiast's collection. Read the Review

If you've ever liked any other real-time strategy game in this classical style, then you'll clearly see why this one deserves so much credit. Read the Review

This is not quite the game you hoped for. Even worse, it has some definite problems. Read the Review

There is actually very little in America that isn't taken straight from other, older, better real-time strategy games. Read the Review

The strategy, combat, and even history lessons of American Conquest: Fight Back are excellent. Read the Review

This Age of Empires III expansion has three playable Native American civilizations as well as additional content for all European civilizations. Read the Review