RTS
'Drone Swarm' Imagines Autonomous Warfare as a Huge Chore
An RTS finally explores all the promise of the classic Protoss Carrier unit, turns it into a cat-herding exercise.
'Escape Dead Earth' Is an RTS Where Deathballs Are the Only Tactic
The ultimate brute-force tactic gets the respect, and the game, it deserves.
Lead the Armies of Death in This Macabre Monochrome Strategy Game
Games where you take the the bad guy role are nothing new, but 'Death Crown' breaks with tradition by playing it straight.
‘They Are Billions’ Gets the Single-Player Campaign Nobody Needed
Well, they certainly feel like billions.
Why Great Strategy Games Need Great AI Generals
Good game AI is notoriously tough, but a capable computer opponent can create magic.
EA Remembered ‘Command and Conquer’ Long Enough to Ruin it
'Command and Conquer: Rivals' is a free-to-play mobile RTS that seems to destroy everything good about a beloved franchise.
'Age of Empires: Definitive Edition' Still Has the Best Cheat Codes in Gaming
Annihilate your Bronze Age enemies with a sports car.
'They Are Billions' Isn't About Zombies, It's About Wishful Thinking
Misplaced relief and overconfidence are going to kill us all.
'They Are Billions' Is Zerg Rush: The Game
One part of 'StarCraft,' over and over again, but in a good way.
An Unsolved Game, ‘Age of Empires II’ Still Breeds Obsession 18 Years Later
Mastering Ensemble's real-time strategy classic is becoming the work of a lifetime.
‘Tooth and Tail’ Is a Cute Strategy Game at War with Its Own Genre
There's a fine line between streamlining a complicated game genre and gutting it.