Evolution of REAL TIME STRATEGY Games 1979 - 2020

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★List of Real Time Strategy Games included in the video:
War of Nerves
Utopia
Cytron Masters
Cosmic Conquest
Bokosuka Wars
Stonkers
The Ancient Art of War
Nether Earth
The Ancient Art of War at the Sea
Gain Ground
Herzog
Carrier Command
Herzog Zwei
Populous
Supremacy (Overlord)
Warlords
Sim Ant
Mega Lo Mania
Dune
Dune 2
The Settlers
Warlords 2
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Command & Conquer
Baldies
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
The Settlers 2
War Diary
War Wind
Warlords 3
Dungeon Keeper
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Total Annihilation
Earth 2140
Age of Empires
NetStorm Islands At War
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds
Dune 2000
Seven Kingdoms
Warhammer: Dark Omen
Knights and Merchants
Magic and Mayhem
The Settlers 3
StarCraft
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Warzone 2100
Honour and Freedom
Dungeon Keeper 2
Seven Kingdoms 2 The Fryhtan Wars
Machines
Homeworld
Age of Empires II
Allegiance
Star Wars Force Commander
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
Earth 2150
Shogun Total War
Dark Reign 2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
Cultures Discovery of Vinland
Sudden Strike
The Settlers 4
State of War Warmonger
Emperor: Battle for Dune
Dune Generations
Cossacks European Wars
Original War
Stronghold
Kohan Ahriman's Gift
Battle Realms
Star Wars Galactic Battlefront
Empire Earth
Army Men RTS
Warrior Kings
Cultures 2 The Gates of Asgard
Stronghold Crusader
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Celtic Kings Rage of War
Sudden Strike 2
Age of Mythology
Impossible Creatures
Highland Warriors
Command & Conquer: Generals
Praetorians
Blitzkrieg
Homeworld 2
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
Warlords 4
Spellforce The Order of Dawn
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
8th Wonder of the World
Perimeter
Dawn of War
Kohan 2 Kings of War
Rome Total War
Knights of Honour
The Settlers: Heritage of Kings
Armies of Exigo
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Act of War: Direct Action
Stronghold 2
Cossacks 2 Napoleonic Wars
Empire Earth 2
Earth 2016
Rising Kingdom
Blitzkrieg 2
Age of Empires III
Star Wars Empire at War
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2
Balanced Annihilation
SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War
Glory of the Roman Empire
The Settlers 2 10th Anniversary
Faces of War
Company of Heroes
ParaWorld
Ancient Wars: Sparta
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Supreme Commander
State of War 2 Arcon
World in Conflict
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
Empire Earth 3
Universe at War
Sparta II: Alexander the Great
Sins of Solar Empire
Sudden Strike 3 Arms for Victory
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Perimeter 2 New Earth
Dawn of War II
Men of War Assault Squad
Halo Wars
Empire Total War
Grand Ages Rome
BattleForge
AI War Fleet Command
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
Supreme Commander 2
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
R.U.S.E.
Zero-K
The Settlers Online
Total War Shogun 2
Age of Empires Online
Achron
Dawn of Fantasy
Stronghold 3
Wargame European Escalation
Sins of Solar Empire Rebellion
Stronghold Kingdoms
Stronghold HD
Stronghold Crusader HD
Age of Empires II: HD Edition
Wargame: AirLand Battle
Company of Heroes 2
Total War ROME 2
Men of War Assault Squad 2
Wargame: Red Dragon
Rise of Nations
Planetary Annihilation
Stronghold Crusader 2
Grey Goo
Executive Assault
Act of Aggression
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak
Ashes of the Singularity
Battlefleet Gothic Armada
8 Bit Armies
Total War WARHAMMER
Cossacks 3
Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars Definitive Edition
Dawn of War III
Blitzkrieg 3
Rusted Warfare
Kingdoms and Castles
0 A.D.
StarCraft: Remastered
Sudden Strike 4
Tooth and Tail
Empire of the Undergrowth
SpellForce 3
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Northgard
Empires Apart
Call to Arms
Ancestors Legacy
Executive Assault 2
Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2
BANNERMEN
Sudden Strike 4 The Pacific War
They Are Billions
Total War THREE KINGDOMS
Conan Unconquered
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Warcraft III: Reforged
Iron Harvest
The Settlers
Stronghold Warlords
Age of Empires 4
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[@nitroputin5790]

everyone just looking for that one game they played as a kid

[@Tethloach1]

no

[@phillyhippie]

😭

[@VitaminJ7734]

More like those 20 games I played. Yes, nerd.

[@Trickpah]

Dude, you only played one game as a kid? :D

[@fesqb6162]

Starcraft

[@pauliusteresa948]

Warcraft, starcraft, aoe2, aom, stronghold.... They're so amazing that even after 50 years you'll find people playing them.

[@vladyslavsingur9979]

Paulius Teresa Also lord of the ring, it was amazing.

[@psimbyosis8162]

Empire Earth 1 or 2 too.

[@Marcelo_M.M.]

Still playing them today.

[@Chris-santhemum]

CnC?? :(

[@Chris-santhemum]

@@GunsZaloDz Yeah, the Community is still alive and I feel happy bout it😭 The Series after the CNC General is somewhat not winnin the heart, yes it's good in Graphics and bla bla bla, but like something is missing. The feeling. The CNC Generals and the Red Alert gang is the way to go, and I hope they remake this old Masterpieces.

[@rayvee2837]

Total war medieval 2 + Age of Empire 2 & 3 + Red Alert 1&2 = Nostalgia

[@arturoreyesvital2608]

I´m still playing Medieval II Total war. Such a great game!

[@DJgeekman]

Still playing AOE2 and AOE3

[@jorugby1988]

Also my favs, but I'd also include TW Rome & Settlers 2

[@BlueShellshock]

I can see why Starcraft and Age of Empires became so well known. Compared to the same games that came out around that time, they look way more put together. Smoother animations, clearer what's going on - at least compared to the games of the same time period.

[@jarekexe]

I'd say that most of games between 1992-2010 are way worse then original starcraft :|

[@NomanJohan]

Age of Empires II is literally ageless. After 22 years, it still manages to be relevant. Quite incredible.

[@NomanJohan]

@Wiegraf Never irrelevant. There was always a healthy community and multiplayer base even without support from Microsoft or Ensemble or anything.

[@NomanJohan]

@Wiegraf On that note, idiots outnumber geniuses. Fact.

[@NomanJohan]

@Wiegraf Nice copy-paste

[@andchaos1]

@@NomanJohan "idiots outnumber geniuses" - agree, but calling someone an idiot just because of diferent gameplay preference is not so smart either "Age of Empires II is literally ageless" - fully agree, but sadly thats also the cancer of the RTS games industrie, seems that realy few new RTS are realesed because of that

[@NomanJohan]

@@andchaos1 The more logical reason is people prefer to stare at Tiktok videos than books. Tiktok must be better than books.

[@markwilson6929]

Awesome list, here are a few more good ones missing. - Enemy Nations (1997) - War Wind 2: Human Onslaught (1997) - Heroes of Annihilated Empires (2006) Warcraft 3, AOE 2, Red Alert 2 and Battle Realms easily the best for me.

[@andrereis7993]

Dark Colony (1997)

[@Altair2786]

damn red alert 2 i played that ge when i was 7-8 lol the first pc game i played aswell

[@namaloompakistani1768]

Red alert 2 is a gem

[@DaxRaider]

oh jaeh Enemy Nations was huge

[@Vlagstaf]

3 games i played that i didn’t find on your list: -Total Annihilation Kingdoms (1999): you mentionned TA, but not this one (last game from Cavedog) -Sacrifice (2000), a 3rd person RTS game -Metal Fatigue (2000) is a mech-type game, where you can build mechs, and vehicles. Battles can happen on ground, underground, and in the sky. Truly awesome !

[@johannessage4737]

I rember playing rome total war. It were the greatest moments when you unlocked a new factions!

[@臺伯留]

Yes. Now you have to BUY them...

[@makky6239]

I never played this game since damn error

[@Yamatsu7]

I never played until some months ago (i have weak pc) its just amazing if u consider the year it was made

[@inF1nity16]

Picked up medieval 2 recently and i love it

[@KareemEltouny]

You had to unlock them? I just edited this TXT file that unlocked all the factions including the rebels LOL

[@Anon-cv7ru]

Battle Realms is an underrated RTS... it brought some innovation not seen by its peer. It allows some units especially the range units to have 2 attacks.. like a archer will fire arrow at a distance but will switch to hitting the enemies using the bow and kicks when engaged at a melee distance. And the archers actually fire the arrows in a arc.. especially in a long distance.

[@verdessence]

haha warlock spam go brrrrrrrrrr

[@dr.ruchitbhavsar436]

@@verdessence the graphic is smooth,it doesnt feel like rigid but it needs atleast 10-15 clan more to survive in todays world

[@ZicoTheMysticalWarrior]

2:40 "We've advanced a tech level!" Man I loved that game.

[@ИгорьПахомов-й2в]

I don't think soooo...

[@ZicoTheMysticalWarrior]

@@ИгорьПахомов-й2в Si si why not!

[@asdf-un9gs]

LOTR: Battle for the middle earth was such a good game!

[@oneclashers516]

++++

[@Traken0701]

@@TCuestaMan Have you heard of BFME: Reforged ?

[@MaxHohenstaufen]

I found that a real shitty game tbh.

[@hyperkaioken4982]

RTS games that force you to build in 1 specific pre determined spot are lame... so thats BFME halo wars 1+2 and that crappy starwars one

[@henriur8404]

@@hyperkaioken4982 it doesnt forece you to build in one spot? not 2 anyways

[@vectorstrike]

Missing a couple games: - Dark Colony - Close Combat (series) - Outlive - Mech Commander (series) - Total Annihilation: Kingdoms - Total War Medieval (series) Also, as pointed out by others, Rise of Nations isn't from 2014 and Earth 2150 vid is clearly Earth 2160... But great vid, anyway. RTS is the most fun of game genres :) I'd like to see an "Evolution of TURN BASED STRATEGY Games 19XX - 2020" (and, if you ever do, don't you dare forget Mission Force: Cyberstorm!)

[@solinvictus4367]

Medieval Total War series you mean. Only newbies place the Total War title at the beginning

[@EnricoRico.]

@@solinvictus4367 Was missing also A.R.S.E.N.A.L. Taste The Power and A.R.S.E.N.A.L. Extended Power

[@SergiuHellDragoonHQ]

I am considering doing.

[@АлександрКобяков-м3щ]

@@SergiuHellDragoonHQ If you will do this evoluition,please,add this games thither:Paradise Cracked(2002),COPS 2170:Power of Law(2004),Etherlords(2001-2003) and Space Rangers(2002-2004),and Operation Silent Storm(2003-2004) series.With best wishes,thanks anyway)

[@АлександрКобяков-м3щ]

@@SergiuHellDragoonHQ Oh almost forgot Eador:Genesis(Masters of the Broken World,Empire)(2009-2017) and King`s Bounty:The Legend(CrossWorlds,Warrion of the North,Dark Side)(2008-2015) series.You can add them, too,if you don't mind)

[@JSs586]

Total Annihilation is simply out of its times, its concept, scale, ability to mod are just rocket science in stone age.

[@digitalpirate2183]

Well, it's easy to see how RTS became really interesting and intuitive in early 90s and intensively evolved until 2010. After that strategy games became online, free to play or remasters. Rare strategy series are still a thing.

[@retroelectro1190]

Gimme C&C Zero Hour (skirmish) with 2020 graphics and I'll be a happy man.

[@孙林可]

12:52 Farming woods at the beginning Completely triggered

[@briankanizar6841]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thrdeye7304]

STFU you pointy eared hippy. FOR THE HORDE!

[@ميفيصل-ز2ش]

@@thrdeye7304 ae

[@BruneSixtine]

I noticed KKnD (Krush Kill n Destroy) and Medieval II Total War aren't in the vid !

[@hugojorro4446]

I know, actually I am playing KKnD 2 right now for I don't know how many times and I love it! Sad it wasn't shown on this video :'(

[@blubeten]

kknd was legend played months at ps1

[@leobelleobel2007]

dark colony is also missing

[@Fabregas200788]

Z isn't included though it's one of the most underrated RTS

[@kurrwa]

yea "Z" was classic

[@arkguy5103]

Warcraft,Rise of Nations,LOTR battle for middle earth,Command and Conquer Generals,Company of Heroes,and Battle realms are my favorite strategy games and the only strategy games i've played

[@Razgriz_01]

C&C, Starcraft, Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, Homeworld, and Age of Empires Best games

[@_nom_]

Maybe to you. But don't forget Knights & Merchants, easily the most advanced game in this list.

[@SoundTrackJ]

Don't forget about Stronghold Crusader, it was ahead of it's time!

[@daranimator9665]

Battle Realm

[@GrimGrimuar]

Мое знакомство с играми началось с Age of Empires, уже прошло много времени, а я до сих пор испытываю к ней теплые чувства)

[@TheCrossingShadows]

I really wish that Sierra was around and Remastered the original Empire Earth, best rts for me.

[@allexgabriel8760]

Same for me xD

[@-papah-7608]

AOE trilogy is the best for me. But Empire Earth has special place in my heart. Since it was my first big game that I played

[@TheCrossingShadows]

@@fourclawrider Hope some company take risks and does what you've just said. Unfortunately, the RTS genre seems to be a dead Genre nowadays.

[@jenzu4229]

@@TheCrossingShadows not dead just kids grow up to play fortnite or used by their parents to play the popular games

[@NomanJohan]

14:02 Played many of these games especially all of the Age of Empire games but Praetorians is so underrated. This game was fast-paced and tactical. There is nothing quite like it on this list.

[@Hamzakilife2004]

Because of community difference Aoe and stronghold community are bigger Now I will also check this game never heard of this❤

[@kaileenasystem]

The C&C Generals part is actually its expansion, Zero Hour :p

[@megajuanph11]

He did the same with AoM Titans

[@tanostrelok2323]

Generals was the best C&C in terms of gameplay, Red Alert 2 and YR were the peak of C&C, then... EA happened.

[@sporeboiz7074]

@@tanostrelok2323 I'm with you with the "EA killed C&C", but they did made Generals ZH, Tiberium War KW. I think both theses are amazing. Maybe they lost something along the way, whatever it is.

[@tanostrelok2323]

@@sporeboiz7074 Generals was a good game, and it's still alive thanks to mods, but let's face it, its story is dogshit, it lacks a good campaign compared to Red Alert, damn even the installation was a piece of art. Something happened along the way, that's for sure, I remember some fun EA games from the 90s, what happened next it's up to debate.

[@gndggqsq-rp5rj]

@@tanostrelok2323 Generals story isnt dogshit. Only immature think like that

[@sqoots863]

I like how Command and Conquer (1995) was the first RTS game to be exciting. Also, I am impressed with Age of Empires II's remake and so that game will be played. Stronghold Warlords will be played next year.

[@xlRadioactive]

13:20 Age of Mythology the game from my childhood Also this is the titans expansion

[@yeahman9813]

Classic a remaster would be awsome but won't happen

[@aombdz9844]

@@yeahman9813 AOM EE on steam

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

@@yeahman9813 No one needs shitty remasters, except feeble-minded fools.

[@cariboudesbois9289]

I got some good news. ​@@yeahman9813

[@jaco6971]

3:00 although I never played it myself, Dune 2 (not a sequal to Dune) is the underrated, forgotten grandfather that laid the foundation of literally all RTS design decisions we know and love today and even the success of WoW can be traced back to Warcraft which took Dune 2's design.

[@arfonm]

Great video! I miss Syndicate, Anno 1602, Patrician, Commandos, Caesar, Mount & Blade . They were also great real time strategy games

[@FeelingShred]

I can't stop playing Caesar 3 what an incredible game I like how the gameplay isn't focused around combat or war You can stay there peacefully taking care of your city and managing industry But then, if you take too long, your population becomes too old and labor shortage =O

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

Nah. Not at all. Video is not that good, since it's just a compilation, some of those videos were edited, author of video never played some of them, made wrong timestamps, also fast forward for "Herzog Zwei" masterpiece and some others, which spoiled sounds and music.. So nah. Yes, Syndicate is one of the greatest games of all time for sure. Games like Patrician are not just RTS, they are partially TBS. If so, then KOEI Masterpiece must be included. Mount & Blade was inspired by KOEI classics, btw.

[@KeyhaneBishomar]

I can say games from 2004 to 2005 developed very fast , you can see Lord of the rings, Company of heroes and many other games from 2005 still looks good!

[@raffitechh]

AOE 3?

[@KeyhaneBishomar]

@@raffitechh have't played it

[@hello-gx6oi]

They also play good

[@KonranTaisa]

As someone pointed out: missing KKND, Close Combat series and I would add Myth: The Fallen Lords., Reunion, Theme Park/Hospital, K240 (RTS for Amiga) - PC clone - Fragile Allegiance (1996). There's a lot more, but it depends what is strategy in your opinion. Anyway great vid.

[@RealSeekerOfTheTruth]

same here... KKND was so awesome

[@bostonceltics3055]

Yes, Myth: The Fallen Lords.. surprised it wasn't here. Was named Strategy game of the year and for 1997 it was pretty advanced. Also it put Bungie on the map

[@HelloSirHowCanIScamYouToday]

I was waiting to see KKND in this video

[@BlenderStudy]

I remember first time seeing that arcade game called Phoenix back in the early 80s at a local arcade. I saw those stars go up on their own, and I was completely mesmerized by that animation back then. That's kind of what got me into the gaming thing.

[@HilkoRigterink]

Respect for this video!!! Well done with even the old games in there. For me it started probably with Dune and Dune 2.

[@andchaos1]

I absolutly loved Dune 2, The game is realy satysfying and a lot of fun to play. Was the first Dune also a RTS? i was sure it was more a adventure game, i remember only flying in the desert and talking to people to make them farming spice for our fraction or something like that, but i think never finished it, maybe there was something more with RTS elements later on.

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

Nah. And what means "even"? Those "old games" are the most important and still superior to any newer ones. It's not evolution, but degradation since the 90s. Also video is not that good, since it's just a compilation, some of those videos were edited, author of video never played some of them, made wrong timestamps. So nah.

[@canonyos]

C&C truly is the best definition of what RTS is

[@ardenorcrush649]

Some titles here are seriously underrated, like Majesty, Seven Kingdoms and Warzone 2100. They were amazingly unique instead of AoE/C&C/WarCraft reskins.

[@geoffreysergeant809]

Love Warzone 2100. Need a remaster of that!

[@CnCDune]

3:00 Dune 2, the grandfather of Real-Time-Strategy, and the older sibling to Command and Conquer. Fun fact: the engine of Dune 2 was called "Command and Conquer engine", and was used all the way up until Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge. The "players" are even called Houses! Also, Act on Instinct 3:40

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

How can you be so narrow-minded to cal great "Dune 2" grandfather of RTS, while there are older and some even greater game right in front of your nose? Damn, some people ar etruly incredibly stupid and blind.

[@cale.graficos]

Forgoten ones that i played a lot when kid: -​ Total Annihilation: Kingdoms, - Myth: The Fallen Lords - Myth 2: Soulblighter Others that were forgoten that i played a little: - Comandos (and it's sequels) - Shadow Company - Myth 3: The Wolf Age

[@niklasthulin9105]

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[@GtdAquataine]

Jeese, I just realized Sins of a Solar Empire is over ten years old now, and Ironclad still occasionally puts out content for it. And it is still really pretty. And it's still wicked fun.

[@todorokiyosukedesu]

Me too. Such an awesome game but it will be more awesome if it has a campaign/story mode.

[@hushhush7137]

EARTH 2140!! Honestly, after 20 years I found the name of this game! This game haunted me ,I played to it so much !! I'm so happy :') ✨🔥

[@lippalex7962]

I played it also a lot,still have a disc of this game somewhere in house^^ While writing comment remembered another old and not very famous game - Submarine Titans.

[@YellowWave66]

Thank you, I was able to find an old game again, after having looked through a list of hundred alike games haha.

[@zemanjekunda7150]

Brings me a lot of memories and a few forgotten gems, but where is Z by Bitmap Brothers? Not a classic RTS, but still a real-time, unique, and for me one of the best!

[@thomassleziak1222]

Stronghold crusader and Warcraft 3, I still play them now, what a beautiful and good games.

[@cnkify]

8:34 oh the horror when I hear it. 5 mins to saracen attack.

[@cochayuyo2119]

Xdxd

[@walid.rashed]

Command & Conquer Series / Dune 2000 / Supreme Commander / Halo Wars. My favorite strategy game ✊🏼 Be One With Yuri 🤲🏻🧠🤲🏻

[@tombkings6279]

Age of mythology was my first rts game ive ever played that game has a special place in my heart

it's good to know that there were big different quality games in the same year xD

[@Bozothcow]

2012: Just imagine how good graphics will be in 2017! 2017:

[@etheron1235]

are you complaining rusted warfare or something

[@jirikunc1956]

its not only about graphics. great example is creeper world 3, or particle fleet: emergence. Mechanics and good ideas are much stronger then graphics.

[@Nojozap]

Z and War Inc. missing. Those are great rts, especially Z with absolutely amazing graphics for its time.

[@GetVladimir]

Nojozap Definitely! Z (original) graphics and gameplay still hold its own in 2019

[@wanadam9744]

Command & Conquer will always become my favourite😊 Same goes to RA series, Generals and C&C series. I also love Starcraft😀

[@raventhc8847]

Dune 2 is amazing, really want them to make a new one.

[@oscarfiloarg]

I must give a mention to 0 A.D, but its age is hard to say because it's constantly updated through the years.

[@pierredeolsie4967]

where is KKND ?? Warlords is turn strategy, not an RTS

[@MP-vq5vt]

Enemy Nations (1997)

[@leptismagna9424]

Sometimes, i am still playing RA2, 21 years passed. Oh I am getting old

[@sinisterjeremy830]

Red Alert, Dark colony, Age of mythology and AOE...and All time fave Dungeon keeper

[@JackoBanon1]

I would totally buy a remaster of Warcraft 1+2 with all their add ons tbh. So many childhood memories. EA just did the same with the first C&C games.

[@Chickenworm9394]

Starcraft, Red Alert 2 -- All-time favorite

[@АлексейМолодов-п3щ]

affirmative ! ))

[@akari975]

In the future; Evolution of REAL TIME SRATEGY Games 2019 - 2060

[@amiooverlord2683]

2060 u will be part of the caracters

[@weirdheriawan]

Probably the games are Age of Empire something , Total War: something something, and Stronghold something by then... :p

[@creatorleo7578]

*_Five minutes to sarracen attack_*

[@cochayuyo2119]

:,D

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

*_Saladin, where are you going with that great arm--_*

[@abdallahnada3840]

We captured a house ... No a saracens ambush

[@punbug4721]

An army of rams? How quaint.

[@happinson]

i was very surprised to see a lot of less popular games on this list that i used to play as a kid.

[@cdlc48]

Excellent work! Fire Department series are missing. They are awesome.

[@fonzersbox1]

Earth 2150 looks like earth 2160 in video

[@mwudarczyk84]

Yeah, it's not earth 2150 for sure.

[@sususegar]

it looks like the late 90s was when RTS finally made the big leap that resembles what we have today, thanks to the pioneering Dune II game

[@GinsuChikara]

You misspelled Age of Empires

[@vungochung]

finally my Knights and Merchants . the best memory game.

[@DanL-gw1qw]

From the 80s I’d also include “Rescue Raiders” and “Armor Alley” (they were essentially the same game). Those were the only side-scroller games that I think would qualify.

[@DragonStoneCreations]

Watching this in the month of AOE 4 release

[@Scientist_Albert_Einstein]

Not a single Anno game? WOW....

[@Bruno-oliveira0911]

Age of empires >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all

[@altitudestudio4120]

Bruno Oliveira Oliveira Starcraft is even better than age of empire

[@Bruno-oliveira0911]

@@altitudestudio4120 but the age of empires is epic

[@ArtilleryAffictionado1648]

Just wanted to say how much of a gamechanger ROME TOTAL WAR was. I grew up imagining and partaking in imaginary battles during childhood, and at 10 years old that game simply blew my brains out. I couldn't get over how fucking cool it looked, sounded and played. It was like being a plane pilot and then becoming an austronaut. It changed everything for me.

[@z0e0e0k0]

wow, so many games i didn't play yet! great memories from dune, c&c, warcraft, starcraft, stronghold... i missed all Civilizations series, Commandos and Black or White games, all very good games though.

[@micsu1982]

Where is Reunion, Imperium Galactica 1-2, Myth the Fallen Lords, Total Ahhnilliation, these are big games

[@sharkcode1]

TA is there, but not IG and neither Metal Fatigue. For me, IG2 and TA were one of the best RTS games ever made

[@Equ1n0x88]

Look at the trend after Starcraft 2. So many remakes, HD edition, Game X online (which is an inferior version, just online), and so few new titles / triple A sequels. Also, a lot of the games on your list are TBS not RTS

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

RTS genre died after one trash bastard half rts which is warcraft3.

[@TwistedBloodJK]

Does anyone remember game where you could play as aliens/Atlanteans? It had very bleak, swampy map, dolphins and possibly flying manta rays (?). It was not 3d game, just top down one with art similiar to AoE I can't find it, maybe it was a mod or sth...

[@Heretbg]

6:00 unit's voice lines going along with 90's techno music

[@JustMyOpinion-]

from the 90s till 2009 they knew how to make RTS games, everything after that period they focused more on visuals vs actual meat on the bone, with the exception of starcraft 2

[@likenootter]

No "Z" 1996?? Z is one of the hardest and coolest rts ever.

[@Victimxofxprogress]

For real

[@jeremysimon3534]

Need HomeWorld :D Love this game !

[@ragnaroki1447]

8:54 KIROV Reporting

[@walid.rashed]

Yuri is master ! 👁

[@walid.rashed]

Yuri is Master ! 👁🔥

[@GHostK17]

Rise of nations one of the most underappreciated game. I loved it !

[@remliqa]

6:00 That soundtrack and light show makes it looked more like rave than a battlefield.

[@chldndyd21]

See the quality of Starcraft compare to other 1998 games. It is unreal. GOAT hands down.

[@zitoschouten5068]

Even to some titles in the 00's

[@chldndyd21]

@@zitoschouten5068 Cant agree more. Amazing game!

[@DarthEnigma13]

No love for Metal Fatigue, Ground Control & Ground Control 2? :/

[@DarthEnigma13]

@Zerebrat Eightyseven it was a damn cool game. Really cool concept & game mechanics (the ability to take & reuse your enemy part, mixing up your own mechs etc) imo, sadly it has no sequels or game with similar mechanics so far.

[@jjedwards5936]

Some of these games look like they would be really cool if remastered/remade/keeping with the essence of the game. Also dune 2000 was the shit!

[@games4gamernormal-user342]

Yeah I would really like that

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

Dune 2000 was one of the worst of the Dune classic games. First ones are the best.

[@shieldphaser]

Honestly, some of these old ones look better than what you find today. You couldn't make a DLC-riddled assetflip back then, not like you can today. So long as the mechanics still hold up... well, maybe I should dig up some of those older games from the depths of the internet and give them a spin? Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy was good (as I found out last week) and it's from 2000.

[@jescruz5465]

Battle Realms = most memorable RA2 = childhood memories Galactic Battlegrounds = Solo playing overnight as a kid Rise of Nations = nice game

[@Humanophage]

It's amazing that 3D still hasn't quite managed to catch up with 2D in terms of aesthetics. It did get okay by about the mid-2010s. However, I still shudder at the fact that we were forced to gobble up fugly Warcraft 3 instead of gorgeous AoE2. So many good games forced to look ugly.

[@yanami1241]

Thats true. Strategy games are always better in 2D.

[@crashi5643]

*Age of empires definitive edition* *The best game of strategy forever!!!!*

[@GtdAquataine]

Hold on a second, I just got overrun with Cuman Steppe Lancers again.

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

Total bullshit comment by ignoramus, who never played great strategies like Nether Earth, Total Annihilation or Mega Lo Mania.

[@emperomassinencambio...9941]

For me this video is only missing Rise of Nations (I know there are dozens more missing), such an amazing game, after playing Warcraft, 7K, C&C, AoE and AoM, that was the last rts game that I really got into. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@paulferry7791]

I know you left out a lot of games, but I was surprised to not see either of the Battlezone installments from Activision.

[@TRP_TheRandomPlace]

Rise of Nations was first released in 2003. The extended edition was released in 2014.

[@MrGoblinPL]

DUDE YOU'R GREAT I"V BEEN LOOKING FOR MAGIC AND MAYHEM IN MY MIND FOR YEARS NOW THANK YOU

[@noobsaibot845]

13:29 Age Of Mytologhy is the Best!!

[@Titancon64]

Warcraft 3 killed the RTS genre (almost) while creating moba

[@SergiuHellDragoonHQ]

I wouldn't say that. It's part of the evolution process. If people wouldn't like MOBA, MOBA would've been dead by now. Slowly, the RTS genre will recover. I noticed more and more RTS games are coming out lately, compared with the previous years.

[@tqhung166]

The template for DOTA already came with Aeon Strife in Starcraft.

[@daguerrotiposonoro7021]

yes

[@biglostboy]

what is moba?

[@daguerrotiposonoro7021]

@@biglostboy Battle arena multiplayer video game

[@RazorEdge2006]

The most influential RTS games: Herzog Zwei Dune II WarCraft Command & Conquer StarCraft

[@lahire1295]

Warrior Kings !! For it's time, that game blew my mind. Replayed the whole campaign about 2 years ago xD

[@jadfxfrozeninspirationplay7772]

You not show only "Real Time Strategy", you show different strategy games.

[@SergiuHellDragoonHQ]

In the beginning of the genre is normal to not have a game that's not 100% rts. Can you name some of the games you don't consider RTS?

[@jadfxfrozeninspirationplay7772]

@@SergiuHellDragoonHQ We are not consider RTS ELEMENTS in game. But if game is MOSTLY RTS or not. So you show mix strategy games. There is fan of only strategy games, only tactical games, or only RTS games. RTS also means: in present/ modern/ future times strategy. So all others games is not RTS games.

[@osrictemper4225]

@@SergiuHellDragoonHQ Obviously Warlords Franchise is Turn Based Strategy not Real Time ;)

[@haoweilin5817]

Where is the total war medieval 1 2 and warhammer2 !!!

[@knightartorias4293]

They are not Real time strategy games

[@JeromeIsTheMan]

@@knightartorias4293 yes they are

[@fakzualafaka6255]

Go find your self

[@mamory3791]

@@JeromeIsTheMan No they are not. They are turn based strategy games not RTS!

[@EukalyptusBonBon]

@@mamory3791 i think they are both RTS and TBS, Total war game in Campaign is Turn Base Strategy but in the battle is Real Time Strategy

[@Reaper2004]

It's Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds not Battlefront

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

There are a lot of mistakes in this video. Which says that creators of video is just a parasite and didn't play half of those great games from 70s-90s, if not most of them.

[@joeshar.]

Warcraft 2, Settlers 2, Age of Empires and Starcraft Great memories.

[@redeyegaming0798]

Those Star Wars strategy games are what brought me to RTS Games. Also u forgot Star Wars Rebellion and Hearts of Iron

[@RenkoverGG]

Empire Earth 😻

[@zdenekholcingr9670]

missing "Z" strategy game

[@alexator22]

KKND, Myth are missing too

[@rumifede]

Epic games

[@254john5]

Yeahhhh thats what im trying to finddd thankk tou my guu,i plaued a lot of that in my childhood but i forgot it but remember the icon Z thanks broo😂😭😭😭