List of real-time tactics video games

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial real-time tactics games for all platforms, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, platform and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.

Legend

Video game platforms
3DO	3DO	AMI	Amiga	APPII	Apple II family
Arcade	Arcade video game	ATR	Atari 8-bit computers	ATRST	Atari ST, Atari Falcon
C64	Commodore 64	CPC	Amstrad CPC	DC	Dreamcast
DOS	DOS / MS-DOS	DROID	Android	DS	Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS
FM7	FM-7	GB	Game Boy	GBA	Game Boy Advance, iQue GBA
GBC	Game Boy Color	GCN	GameCube	GEN	Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
IBM	IBM Personal Computer, IBM PC compatible	iOS	iOS, iPhone, iPod, iPadOS, iPad, visionOS, Apple Vision Pro	LIN	Linux
MAC	Classic Mac OS, 2001 and before	MOBI	Mobile phone	MSX	MSX
NES	Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom	NX	(replace with NS)	ODY2	Magnavox Odyssey 2
OSX	macOS	PC60	PC-6000 series	PC88	PC-8800 series
PC98	PC-9800 series	PS1	PlayStation 1	PS2	PlayStation 2
PS3	PlayStation 3	PS4	PlayStation 4	PS5	PlayStation 5
PSP	PlayStation Portable	SAT	Sega Saturn	TRS80	TRS-80
Wii	Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console	WIN	Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up	X1	Sharp X1
X360	(replace with XB360)	XB	Xbox, Xbox Live Arcade	XOne	(replace with XBO)
XSX/S	(replace with XBX/S)	ZX	ZX Spectrum

Types of releases
Compilation	A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series
Early access	A game launched in early access is unfinished and thus might contain bugs and glitches or have some of the content missing
Episodic	An episodic video game that is released in batches over a period of time
Expansion	A large-scale DLC to an already existing game that adds new story, areas and additions and/or changes to the game's mechanics
Full release	A full release of a game that launched in early access first
Limited	A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game
Port	The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences
Remake	The game is an enhanced remake of an original, made using new engine and/or assets and thus containing completely new sound, graphics and possibly changes to the story and/or gameplay
Remaster	The game is a remaster of an original, released on the same or different platform, with minor changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay
Rerelease	The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes

List

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Year	Title	Developer	Archetype	Setting	Platform	Notes
1979	War of Nerves! Aka. Battlefield (UK)	Ed Averett	Sci-fi, Military	Forests	ODY2	Capture enemy general in-game. Can fix units.^[1]
1980	Space Tactics	Sega	Futuristic	Military bases	Arcade	Tactical shooter.
1981	Centurion	APX	Historical	Ancient Rome	ATR	Uses an hexagonal board.
1982	Cytron Masters	Ozark Softscape	Futuristic	Earth-like planet	ATR, APPII
1982	Legionnaire	Avalon Hill	Historical	Roman Empire	ATR
1983	Bokosuka Wars	Koji Sumii	Fantasy	High fantasy	X1, MSX, NES, PC60, PC88, PC98, FM7, Wii, WIN	TRPG; Reverse tower defense. Also released on Hitachi MB-S1 (1985) & DoJa profile (2004) on DoCoMo's i-Mode mobile internet service.
1983	Stonkers	Imagine	Alternate history	Northern Europe, Coastline	ZX	Title mimics 20th century armoured warfare & its sole map mimics the coastline of Northern Europe.
1984	New Bokosuka Wars	Koji Sumii	Fantasy	High fantasy	X1	TRPG; Reverse tower defense.
1984	The Ancient Art of War	Evryware	Historical, Mythological		APPII, DOS, MAC, TRS80, PC88, PC98, AMI, ATRST, CPC
1985	Arena	Roger Lees, Steve Hughes	Retro style, sci-fi	England, Sweden	ZX, CPC	Command a small tank fleet in medieval combat in near future.
1986	Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers	Activision	Cold War era	Siberia	C64, IBM, ATRST, APPII, AMI, MAC, ZX, CPC	Sequel to spy adventure, Hacker. Hack a facility with a robot.
1987	The Ancient Art of War at Sea	Evryware	Historical, Mythological	Naval warfare	DOS, MAC, APPII, PC98
1988	Energy Warrior	Binary Design	Futuristic	Sci-fi	C64	Scrolling shooter.
1988	J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle-earth	Melbourne House	Fantasy	The Lord of the Rings series
1988	Modem Wars	Ozark	Futuristic		C64, DOS
1988	Napoleon Senki	Irem	Historical	Napoleonic Wars	NES
1988	Silver Ghost	Kure Software Koubou	Fantasy	High fantasy	PC88	Tactical role-playing game.
1989	Carrier Command	Realtime	Sci-fi	Island chain	AMI, C64, CPC, ATRST, ZX	Vehicle simulation game.
1989	Harpoon	Three-Sixty	Historical	Cold War era	DOS
1989	M1 Tank Platoon	MicroProse	Modern	Central Europe	DOS, AMI, ATRST	Series debuts.
1989	North and South	Infogrames Europe SA	Historical	American Civil War	AMI, ATRST, C64, DOS, CPC, NES, ZX, MSX, WIN	Innovative title preceded the similar, first Total War game by 11 years!
1990	BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge	Westwood	Futuristic	BattleTech	DOS	Sequel to BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception, which was turn-based.
1991	Battle of Kingdom	Lenar Co., Ltd.	Fantasy	High fantasy	GB	Board game; side-scrolling real-time tactics. Got a 2017 EN patch.^[2]
1992	Tegel's Mercenaries	Mindcraft	Futuristic, Sci-fi	Outer space, Exoplanets	DOS
1993	Cannon Fodder	Sensible	Alternate history, Modern	Earth		Series debuts. Black comedy title seems to depict 20th century armoured warfare.
1993	Fields of Glory	MicroProse	Historical	Napoleonic Wars	DOS, AMI
1993	General Chaos	Game Refuge Inc.	Alternate present	Fictional countries	GEN	Satirical title seems to depict 20th century small unit tactics.
1993	SEAL Team	Electronic Arts	Historical	Vietnam War	DOS
1993	Space Hulk	EA	Futuristic	Warhammer 40,000	DOS, AMI, PC98	FPS hybrid.
1993	Strike Squad	Mindcraft	Futuristic, Sci-fi	Outer space, Exoplanets	DOS	Sequel to Tegel's Mercenaries. Also has a turn-based option.
1993	Syndicate^[3]^[4]	Bullfrog	Futuristic	Dystopia		Series debuts.
1993	Syndicate: American Revolt	Bullfrog	Futuristic	Dystopia	DOS, AMI	Expansion to Syndicate.
1994	Battle Bugs	Epyx	Fantastical	Your kitchen floor	DOS, PS1, WIN	Semi real-time.
1994	Cannon Fodder 2	Sensible	Alternate history, Modern, Sci-fi	Earth, Outer space, Exoplanet	DOS, AMI, WIN, MAC, LIN	Sequel to Cannon Fodder.
1995	Breach 3	Omnitrend	Futuristic	Alien invasion	DOS	Sequel to Breach and Breach 2, which were turn-based.
1995	Godzilla: Rettoushinkan	Scarab	Sci-fi	Heisei-Era Japan	SAT	Based upon the 1995 film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
1995	Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels	Key Game, Krisalis	Futuristic	Warhammer 40,000	3DO, PS1, SAT, WIN	Sequel to Space Hulk.
1995	Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat^[5]	Mindscape	Fantastical	Warhammer Fantasy Battle	WIN, PS1	Series debuts.
1996	Age of Sail	TalonSoft	Historical	Elizabethan Era	WIN	Series debuts.
1996	Close Combat^[5]	Atomic	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
1996	Colony Wars 2492	Digital X-citement	Futuristic	Outer space	DOS
1996	Deadline	Psygnosis	Modern	Earth-like planet	DOS	Innovative progenitor to the SWAT, Rainbow Six & Commandos franchises.
1996	Gender Wars	SCi	Futuristic	Dystopia	DOS
1996	Syndicate Wars	Bullfrog	Futuristic	Dystopia	DOS, PS1	Sequel to Syndicate.
1997	7th Legion	Epic, Vision	Futuristic	Dystopia	WIN
1997	Akte Europa	Digital X-citement	Futuristic	Outer space	WIN
1997	Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far	Atomic	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Close Combat.
1997	Conquest Earth	Data Design	Futuristic	Outer space	DOS, WIN, PS1
1997	Counter Action	NashiIgry	Historical	World War II	DOS	Predecessor to Sudden Strike.
1997	Imperium Galactica	Digital Reality	Futuristic	Outer Space	DOS	Series debuts.
1997	Lords of Magic	Impressions	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer and real-time tactical layer.^[6]
1997	Myth: The Fallen Lords^[5]^[7]	Bungie	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN, MAC	Series debuts.
1997	Sid Meier's Gettysburg!^[8]	Firaxis	Historical	American Civil War	WIN	Series debuts. Features an "award winning" real-time tactical battle system.
1997	X-COM: Apocalypse	Mythos	Futuristic	Earth	DOS, WIN	Third game in the X-COM series. Can toggle between turn-based and real-time. The first two games in the series were turn-based.
1998	Army Men	The 3DO Company	Alternate History, Fantastical	Army men	WIN, GBC	Series debuts.
1998	Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines^[9]^[10]^[11]	Pyro	Historical	World War II	WIN	Stealth tactics. Series debuts.
1998	Enemy Infestation	Clockwork, Micro Forté	Futuristic	Exoplanet	WIN
1998	Jane's Combat Simulations: Fleet Command	Sonalysts	Historical	Cold War era	WIN
1998	Lords of Magic: Legends of Urak	Impressions	Fantasy	High Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to Lords of Magic.
1998	Lords of Magic: Special Edition	Impressions	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	Re-release of Lords of Magic and its expansion.
1998	M1 Tank Platoon II	MicroProse	Modern		WIN	Sequel to M1 Tank Platoon.
1998	MechCommander	FASA	Futuristic	BattleTech	WIN	Series debuts.
1998	Myth II: Soulblighter^[12]	Bungie	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN, MAC, LIN	Sequel to Myth: The Fallen Lords.
1998	Police Quest: SWAT 2	Yosemite	Modern	L.A.	WIN	Sequel to Police Quest.
1998	Rage of Mages	Nival	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	RPG & real-time tactics.
1998	Sid Meier's Antietam!^[8]	Firaxis	Historical	American Civil War	WIN	Sequel to Sid Meier's Gettysburg!.
1998	Warhammer: Dark Omen	Mindscape	Fantastical	Warhammer Fantasy Battle	WIN, PS1	Sequel to Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat.
1999	Abomination: The Nemesis Project^[13]^[14]	Hothouse	Post-apocalyptic	US	WIN
1999	Army Men II	The 3DO Company	Alternate History, Fantastical	Army men, Earth	WIN, GBC	Sequel to Army Men.
1999	Army Men: Toys in Space	The 3DO Company	Alternate History, Fantastical, Sci-Fi	Army men, Earth, Outer space	WIN	Sequel to Army Men II.
1999	Black Moon Chronicles	Cryo Interactive	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	Has TB campaign map.
1999	Close Combat III: The Russian Front^[15]	Atomic	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far.
1999	Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge	Atomic	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Close Combat III: The Russian Front.
1999	Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty^[11]	Pyro	Historical	World War II	WIN	Stealth tactics. Expansion to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines.
1999	Fighting Steel^[16]	SSI	Historical	World War II	WIN
1999	Force 21	Red Storm	Futuristic		WIN, GBA	Set in Russia, Kazakhstan & China.
1999	Hatfields & McCoys^[17]	Lupine	Historical	Wild West	WIN	Comedy Western.
1999	Myth: The Total Codex	Bungie	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN (Rerel)	Re-release of Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth II: Soulblighter, the Myth II: Chimera scenario pack and many fan-created multiplayer maps.
1999	Myth II: Chimera	Bungie	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN	Expansion to Myth II: Soulblighter.
1999	Rage of Mages II: Necromancer	Nival	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	Sequel to Rage of Mages.
1999	Shadow Company: Left For Dead^[18]	Sinister	Modern	Africa	WIN	Similar to the Jagged Alliance series.^[18]
1999	Star Trek: Starfleet Command	Quicksilver	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN	Series debuts.
2000	Army Men: Air Tactics	The 3DO Company	Alternate History, Fantastical	Army men, Earth	WIN
2000	Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy^[8]	Atomic	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge.
2000	Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul	Nival	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	3D sequel to Rage of Mages II: Necromancer. Added stealth elements.
2000	Ground Control^[8]^[19]^[20]	Massive	Post-apocalyptic	Earth	WIN
2000	Imperium Galactica II: Alliances	Digital Reality	Futuristic	Outer Space	WIN	Sequel to Imperium Galactica.
2000	Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus	Quicksilver	Fantastical	Greek mythology	WIN
2000	Kessen	Koei	Historical	Feudal Japan	PS2	Series debuts.
2000	Metal Fatigue	Zono	Futuristic	3 faction mech war	WIN	Customizable Mech Units (Combots), with parts unique to all 3 factions. Maps set at orbit, surface and subterranean levels.
2000	Shogun: Total War^[8]^[21]	Creative Assembly	Historical	Feudal Japan	WIN	First game in the Total War series. Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer.
2000	Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy^[22]^[23]	Blue Tongue	Futuristic	Heinlein	WIN
2000	Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War^[8]	Taldren	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN	Sequel to Star Trek: Starfleet Command.
2000	Sudden Strike^[24]^[25]	Fireglow	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
2001	Age of Sail II	TalonSoft	Historical	Napoleonic Era	WIN	Sequel to Age of Sail.
2001	Commandos 2: Men of Courage^[5]^[11]	Pyro	Historical	World War II	WIN, MAC, PS2, XB	Stealth tactics. Sequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines.
2001	Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive^[9]	Spellbound Entertainment	Historical	Wild West	WIN	Stealth tactics.
2001	Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel	Micro Forté	Post-apocalyptic	US	WIN	Has both turn-based and real-time modes.
2001	Green Berets	Take-Two	Historical	Vietnam War	WIN, MAC	Uses the Myth II: Soulblighter engine.
2001	Gundam Battle Online (FR wiki)	BEC	Military science fiction	Gundam franchise	DC	Has a semi-real time strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2001	Gunlok	Rebellion Developments	Post-apocalyptic	Earth	WIN	Set at end of 21st century after AI takeover.
2001	Kessen II	Koei	Historical, fantastical	Three Kingdoms	PS2	Sequel to Kessen.
2001	Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes	Phantagram	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	Series debuts.
2001	MechCommander 2^[26]	FASA	Futuristic	BattleTech	WIN	Sequel to MechCommander.
2001	Mega Man Battle Network	Capcom	Futuristic	Sci Fi	GBA
2001	Myth III: The Wolf Age	MumboJumbo	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN, MAC	Sequel to Myth II: Soulblighter.
2001	Original War^[27]	ALTAR	Modern, Prehistoric	Siberia, Alaska	WIN	Loosely based on the time travel, sci-fi novel The Last Day of Creation (1981).
2001	Star Trek: Away Team^[5]^[28]^[29]	Reflexive	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN
2001	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars	Gizmo	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN
2001	Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates	Taldren	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN	Standalone expansion to Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War.
2001	Sudden Strike: Forever	Fireglow	Historical	World War II	WIN	Expansion to Sudden Strike.
2001	S.W.I.N.E.^[30]	Stormregion	Fantastical, Modern	Low Fantasy, WWII based	WIN	First of the corporation.
2001	Takeda	Magitech	Historical	Feudal Japan	WIN	Series debuts.
2001	WarCommander	Independent Arts Software	Historical	World War II	WIN
2001	Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle	Firaxis, BreakAway Games	Historical	Napoleonic Wars	WIN	Uses SM's Gettysburg!'s engine.
2002	Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty	Akella	Historical	Open sea	WIN	Expansion to Age of Sail II.
2002	Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory	BreakAway	Historical	Napoleonic Wars	WIN	Uses SM's Gettysburg!'s modified engine.
2002	Freedom Force	Crave Entertainment	Comic retro	United States	WIN, OSX	RPG & RTS characteristics.
2002	G.I. Combat: Episode 1 - Battle of Normandy^[31]^[32]	Freedom	Historical	World War II	WIN
2002	Hooligans: Storm Over Europe	DarXabre	Modern	European cities	WIN
2002	Legion: The Legend of Excalibur	7 Studios	Fantastical	Arthurian legends	PS2	RTS & action RPG hybrid.
2002	Lost Kingdoms^[33]	FromSoftware	Fantastical	High fantasy	GCN	Card-based, RPG characteristics; & real-time battles.
2002	Medieval: Total War^[5]^[21]	Creative Assembly	Historical	Medieval Europe	WIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer.^[34]
2002	Platoon	Digital Reality	Historical	Vietnam War	WIN	Very poor reviews.^[35]
2002	Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood^[36]	Spellbound Entertainment	Fantastical	England	WIN, AMI, MAC, LIN	Stealth tactics. Based on the legend of Robin Hood.
2002	Soldiers of Anarchy	Silver Style	Post-apocalyptic	Earth	WIN
2002	Star Trek: Starfleet Command III	Taldren	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN	Sequel of Star Trek: Starfleet Command series.
2002	Sudden Strike 2	Fireglow	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Sudden Strike.
2002	The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games	Eugen	Futuristic, Sci-fi	Planetary system, Arena	WIN	Action RTS.
2002	World War II: Panzer Claws	Reality Pump Studios	Historical	World War II	WIN
2003	Blitzkrieg^[19]^[25]	Nival	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
2003	Chariots of War	Slitherine	Historical	Antiquity	WIN
2003	Cold War Conflicts	Fireglow Games	Historical	Cold War era	WIN
2003	Cold Zero: No Mercy (VI wiki)	Drago Entertainment	Modern		WIN
2003	Cold Zero: The Last Stand (RU wiki)	Drago Entertainment	Modern		WIN
2003	Commandos 3: Destination Berlin^[11]^[37]^[38]	Pyro	Historical	World War II	WIN	Stealth tactics. Sequel to Commandos 2: Men of Courage.
2003	Eric Young's Squad Assault: West Front^[39]	Freedom	Historical	World War II	WIN
2003	History Channel: Crusades – Quest for Power, The	Zono	Historical	Crusades	WIN
2003	Korea: Forgotten Conflict	Plastic Reality	Historical	Korean War	WIN	Stealth tactics.
2003	Nexagon: Deathmatch^[40]^[41] (a.k.a. Nexagon: The Pit)	Strategy First	Futuristic	Combat arena	WIN	A deathmatch game between player controlled squads of captive criminals. Mediocre reviews.
2003	Praetorians^[42]	Eidos	Historic	Ancient Rome	WIN
2003	Rebels: Prison Escape^[43]	Philos Labs	Futuristic	Dystopia	WIN
2003	UFO: Aftermath	ALTAR	Futuristic	Earth	WIN	Series debuts. Features "weak real-time tactical battles loosely connected by a shallow strategic shell."^[44]
2003	World War II: Frontline Command^[45]	Bitmap Bros.	Historical	World War II	WIN
2004	Battle for Troy	Zono	Historical	Bronze Age	WIN
2004	Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon	Nival	Historical	World War II	WIN	Expansion to Blitzkrieg.
2004	Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder	Nival	Historical	World War II	WIN	Expansion to Blitzkrieg.
2004	Close Combat: Marines	Atomic	Modern		WIN	Uses the Close Combat engine as a training tool for the US Marines.
2004	Codename: Panzers^[19]^[46]	StormRegion	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
2004	Road to Baghdad, The	Atomic	Modern	Gulf War	WIN	Uses the Close Combat engine.
2004	D-Day^[47]	Digital Reality	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps.
2004	Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps^[48]^[49]	Digital Reality	Historical	World War II	WIN
2004	Full Spectrum Warrior^[19]^[50]	Pandemic	Modern	Middle East	WIN, XB, PS2, MOBI	Series debuts. Based on a U.S. Army light infantry training simulator.
2004	Ground Control II: Operation Exodus^[51]^[52]	Massive	Futuristic		WIN	Sequel to Ground Control.
2004	Growlanser Generations^[53]	Career Soft	Fantastical		PS2	Remake of Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness.
2004	History Channel: Alamo – Fight for Independence, The	Zono	Historical	American Civil War	WIN
2004	Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders	Phantagram	Fantasy	High fantasy	XB	Introduced perspective correct 3D to Kingdom Under Fire series.
2004	Nexus: The Jupiter Incident	Mithis	Futuristic	The Solar System	WIN
2004	Rome: Total War	Creative Assembly	Historical	Imperial Rome	WIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer.^[54]
2004	Soldiers: Heroes of World War II^[19]^[55]^[56]	Best Way	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
2004	Spartan	Slitherine	Historical	Ancient Greece	WIN
2004	Star Wolves	X-bow	Futuristic	Outer space	WIN	RPG characteristics.
2004	Strength & Honour	Magitech	Historical		WIN	Series debuts.
2004	History Channel Civil War The Battle of Bull Run Take Command: 1861, The	Mad Minute	Historical	American Civil War	WIN
2005	1944: Battle of the Bulge	INtex Publishing	Historical	World War II	WIN	Aka No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge (US). Sequel to D-Day.
2005	Act of War: Direct Action	Eugen	Contemporary, Sci-fi		WIN
2005	Battalion Wars	Kuju	Futuristic		GCN	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2005	Blitzkrieg II	Nival, The Finest Hour	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Blitzkrieg.
2005	Blue Flow	Kogado	Futuristic		WIN
2005	Brigade E5: New Jagged Union	Apeiron	Modern	Central America	WIN	RPG characteristics.
2005	Codename: Panzers Phase II^[57]	StormRegion	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Codename: Panzers.
2005	Day After: Fight for Promised Land, The	G5	Alternate history	Dystopia, Cold War	WIN	AKA Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath. Uses the Blitzkrieg Engine.
2005	Desert Law	Arise	Sci-fi	Southern USA	WIN
2005	Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich^[58]	Irrational	Comic retro	World War II	WIN	RPG characteristics. Sequel to Freedom Force.
2005	Imperial Glory^[59]	Pyro	Historical	Napoleonic Era	WIN, OSX	Also has a turn-based "Imperial" mode, much like the Total War series.^[60]
2005	Imperivm III: The Great Battles of Rome	FX	Historical	Classical antiquity	WIN	Sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War.
2005	Kessen III	Koei	Historical	Feudal Japan	PS2	Sequel to Kessen II.
2005	Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes	Phantagram	Fantasy	High fantasy	XB	Prequel to Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders.
2005	Legion Arena	Slitherine	Historical	Ancient Rome	WIN, OSX
2005	Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege^[61]	INtex Publishing	Historical	World War II	WIN	SA add-on to Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps.
2005	Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires^[62]	Box Clever, Namco	Historical	Feudal Japan	DS	Extremely poor review scores.
2005	Stalingrad	DTF	Historical	World War II	WIN	Uses the Blitzkrieg Engine.
2005	Takeda 2	Magitech	Historical	Feudal Japan	WIN	Sequel to Takeda. Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer.
2005	UFO: Aftershock	ALTAR	Futuristic	Earth	WIN	Sequel to UFO: Aftermath.
2005	Will of Steel^[63]	Gameyus	Modern	Middle East	WIN
2006	Close Combat: Cross of Iron^[64]	Simtek	Historical	World War II	WIN (Remake)	Remake of Close Combat III: The Russian Front.
2006	Close Combat: RAF Regiment	Atomic	Modern		WIN	Uses the Close Combat engine as a training tool for the RAF.
2006	Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge	Spellbound Entertainment	Historical	Wild West	WIN	Stealth tactics. Sequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive.
2006	DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future^[65]	Battlefront.com	Futuristic	Alien vistas		Multiplayer only. Players control individual tanks, while a person commands from an overhead tactical map, like in Allegiance. Has no resource collection or unit production. Only demo & MAC version of full game available.
2006	Evil Islands: Lost in Astral	Nival, Matilda Entertainment	Fantasy	High fantasy	WIN	Russian only expansion to Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul.
2006	Faces of War^[66]^[67] (a.k.a. Outfront II)	Best Way	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II.
2006	Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers^[50]^[68]	Pandemic	Modern	Central Asia	WIN, XB, PS2	Sequel to Full Spectrum Warrior.
2006	Joint Task Force	Mithis	Modern		WIN
2006	Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras	Slitherine	Historical	Ancient Rome	WIN, OSX	Expansion to Legion Arena.
2006	Medieval II: Total War	Creative Assembly	Historical	Medieval Europe	WIN, LIN, OSX, DROID, iOS	Sequel to Medieval: Total War. Features a turn-based strategic layer and a real-time tactical layer.^[69]
2006	Odama	Vivarium	Historical	Feudal Japan	GCN
2006	Pacific Storm^[70]	Lesta	Historical	World War II	WIN	Features a strategic campaign layer as well as a real-time tactical layer.^[70]^[71]
2006	PSI: Syberian Conflict	Wireframe Dreams	Alternate History	Siberia	WIN
2006	Rush for Berlin	StormRegion	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
2006	Star Trek: Legacy^[72]^[73]	Mad Doc Software	Futuristic	Star Trek	WIN, XB	Players control one ship at a time, but can toggle between ships and issue some commands from an overhead tactical map.
2006	Star Trek: Tactical Assault	Quicksilver Software	Futuristic	Star Trek	DS, PSP
2006	Sword of the Stars^[74]	Kerberos Productions	Futuristic	Outer Space	WIN	Features a 4X strategic layer as well.
2006	Take Command – 2nd Manassas	MadMinute	Historical	American Civil War	WIN
2006	Warhammer: Mark of Chaos^[75]^[76]^[77]	Black Hole	Fantastical	Warhammer	WIN, X360
2007	7.62^[78]	Apeiron	Modern	Central America	WIN	Sequel to Brigade E5: New Jagged Union. RPG characteristics.
2007	Battalion Wars 2	Kuju	Futuristic		Wii	Sequel to Battalion Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2007	Battlestations: Midway^[79]	Eidos	Historical	World War II	WIN, X360	Series debuts.
2007	Battleships Forever	Sean "th15" Chan	Futuristic	Outer space	WIN
2007	Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War	Omega Force	Historical	Hundred Years' War	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne
2007	Close Combat: Modern Tactics^[80]	Simtek	Modern	Alternate present	WIN (Remake)	Remake of Close Combat: Marines.
2007	Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings	Square Enix	Fantastical		DS
2007	Helldorado	Spellbound Entertainment	Historical	Wild West	WIN	Stealth tactics. Sequel to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge.
2007	Heroes of Mana	Brownie Brown	Fantastical		DS
2007	The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome	Slitherine	Historical	Ancient Rome	WIN, PS2, PSP
2007	Kingdom Elemental: Tactics^[81]	Scott Thunelius, Chronic Logic	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN	RPG characteristics.
2007	Rush for Berlin: Rush for the Bomb	StormRegion, Paradox	Historical	World War II	WIN	Expansion to Rush for Berlin.
2007	SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike^[82]	Slant Six	Modern	Panama	PSP
2007	Star Wolves 2	X-bow	Futuristic	Outer space	WIN	RPG elements. Sequel to Star Wolves.
2007	Talvisota: Icy Hell	Blitzfront Game Studio	Historical	Winter War	WIN
2007	Theatre of War^[83]^[84]	1C	Historical	World War II	WIN	Series debuts.
2007	UFO: Afterlight	ALTAR	Futuristic	Mars	WIN	Sequel to UFO: Aftershock.
2007	War Wound	Apothecary Studios	Futuristic	Earth	WIN	Game data likely, sadly vanished without trace, circa 2023.
2007	World in Conflict^[85]^[86]	Massive	Alternate history	Cold War era	WIN	Series debuts.
2008	Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein^[87]	Strategy 3 Tactics	Historical	World War II	WIN (Remake)	Remake of Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge.
2008	Field Ops	Freeze	Modern		WIN	Supposedly an FPS/RTS mix.^[88]
2008	Mosby's Confederacy^[89]^[90]	Tilted Mill	Historical	American Civil War	WIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.^[89]
2008	Project Aftermath^[91]	Game Faction	Futuristic		WIN
2008	Sango 2	Magitech	Historical	Ancient China	WIN	Sequel to Sango. Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer.^[92]
2008	Sins of a Solar Empire	Ironclad	Futuristic	Outer Space	WIN	Described as a "full-on, seamless union of an empire building game with real-time tactical combat."^[93]
2008	Sudden Strike 3	Fireglow	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Sudden Strike 2.
2008	Stranger	Fireglow	Fantastical	High fantasy	WIN
2008	Tom Clancy's Endwar^[94]	Ubisoft	Modern	World War III	WIN, X360, PS3
2008	Universe at War: Earth Assault^[95]	Petroglyph	Futuristic		WIN	Has a strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.^[95]
2008	Valkyria Chronicles^[96]	Sega WOW	Fantasy	World War II	PS3, WIN, PS4, NX	RPG characteristics.
2008	Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March^[76]	Black Hole	Fantastical	Warhammer	WIN	Expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.
2008	Windchaser: Guilds of Glory^[97]	Chimera	Fantasy	Fantasy age of sail	WIN
2008	XIII Century: Death or Glory	Unicorn	Historical	13th century	WIN	Described as being "a serious real-time tactical challenge."^[98]
2009	Armada 2526^[99]	Ntronium	Futuristic	Outer Space	WIN	Has a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer, much like the Total War series.^[99]
2009	Battlestations: Pacific^[79]	Eidos	Historical	World War II	X360	Sequel to Battlestations: Midway.
2009	Close Combat: The Longest Day^[100]	Simtek	Historical	World War II	WIN (Remake)	Remake of Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy.
2009	Codename: Panzers Cold War^[46]	StormRegion	Historical	Cold War II era	WIN	Sequel to Codename: Panzers Phase II.
2009	Demigod^[101]^[102]	Gas Powered	Fantasy	War between demigods	WIN	RPG characteristics.
2009	East India Company^[103]	Nitro	Historical	Era of colonization	WIN	Also features a strategic campaign layer.
2009	Empire: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical		WIN, LIN, OSX, DROID, iOS	Has a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.^[104]
2009	Ironclads: High Seas	Totem Games	Historical	American Civil War	WIN	A naval tactical simulator set in the American Civil War.^[105]
2009	King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame	Neocore	Fantasy	Britannia	WIN	RPG elements. Battles are described as "real-time tactical fights on unique battlemaps."^[106] Features a turn-based strategic layer as well.
2009	Men of War^[107]^[108]	Best Way	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Faces of War.
2009	Order of War	Wargaming	Historical	World War II	WIN
2009	Officers	3A Games	Historical	World War II	WIN
2009	Stormrise^[109]	The Creative Assembly	Futuristic		PS3, WIN, X360
2009	Strength & Honour 2	Magitech	Historical	Ancient history	WIN	Sequel to Strength & Honour. Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer, much like the Total War series.^[110]
2009	Takeda 3	Magitech	Historical	Feudal Japan	WIN	Sequel to Takeda 2. Has a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer.^[111]
2009	Theatre of War II: Africa 1943^[83]^[112] (a.k.a. Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943)	1C	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Theatre of War.
2009	World in Conflict: Soviet Assault^[113]^[114]	Massive	Historical	Cold War era	WIN	Expansion to World in Conflict.
2010	Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943	Paradox	Historical	World War II	WIN	Has a turn-based strategy mode & a real-time tactical mode.^[115]
2010	Great Battles Medieval	Slitherine	Historical	Medieval Europe	WIN, PS2, X360
2010	HistWar: Les Grognards^[116] (FR wiki)	HistWar.com	Historical	Napoleonic Wars	WIN	Features an "innovative command system" at the Grand Tactical, Tactical and Regimental levels.^[116]
2010	Napoleon: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Napoleonic Wars	WIN	Sequel to Empire: Total War. Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2010	R.U.S.E.	Eugen Systems	Historical	World War II	WIN
2011	Cannon Fodder 3	Game Factory Interactive	21st century, Sci-fi	Earth, Earth's orbit, Moon	WIN	Sequel to Cannon Fodder 2. First instalment to have 3D GFX & destructible environments.
2011	Men of War: Assault Squad	Digitalmindsoft	Historical	World War II	WIN
2011	Total War: Shogun 2	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Feudal Japan	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Shogun: Total War. Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2011	Under Siege^[117]	Seed	Fantasy		PS3
2012	Carrier Command: Gaea Mission	Bohemia Interactive	Sci-fi		WIN	Real-time tactics & vehicle sim.
2012	Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	Coreplay	Modern	South America	WIN	Remake of Jagged Alliance 2.
2012	King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame	Neocore Games	Fantasy	Britannia	WIN	Sequel to King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame.
2012	The Bluecoats: North vs South	Little Worlds Studio SARL (FR wiki)	Historical	American Civil War	WIN, OSX, iOS, DROID, PS3, X360	One of multi remakes of innovative North and South (1989). Delisted in 2023.
2012	Wargame: European Escalation	Eugen Systems	Modern	Cold War	WIN
2013	Total War: Rome II	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Imperial Rome	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Rome: Total War. Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2013	Wargame: AirLand Battle	Eugen Systems	Modern	Cold War	WIN	Sequel to Wargame: European Escalation.
2014	Door Kickers	KillHouse Games	Modern	Urban	WIN, iOS, DROID, NX
2014	Men of War: Assault Squad 2	Digitalmindsoft	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Men of War: Assault Squad.
2014	Ultimate General: Gettysburg	Game-Labs	Historical	American Civil War	WIN
2014	Wargame: Red Dragon	Eugen Systems	Historical	Cold War	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Wargame: AirLand Battle.
2015	Act of Aggression	Eugen Systems	Contemporary, Sci-fi		WIN	Sequel to Act of War: Direct Action.
2015	Breach & Clear: Deadline	Mighty Rabbit Studios, Gun Interactive	Zombie apocalypse	City	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne	Sequel to 2013 TBS, Breach & Clear.
2015	Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons	Camel 101	Sci-fi	Planetary system	WIN	Has mechs & infantry.
2015	Satellite Reign	5 Lives Studios	Futuristic	Cyberpunk	WIN, OSX, LIN	Spiritual successor to the Syndicate series.
2015	There Came an Echo	Iridium Studios	Futuristic, Sci-fi	United States	WIN, PS4	Sequel to Before the Echo. Unique & optional voice control scheme.
2015	Total War: Attila	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Imperial Rome	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Total War: Rome II. Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2016	Battlefleet Gothic: Armada	Tindalos Interactive	Futuristic	Warhammer 40,000	WIN
2016	Bokosuka Wars II	Pygmy Studio	Fantasy	High fantasy	PS4, XOne, NX	TRPG; Reverse tower defense. New major features but with virtually same graphics of original 1983 & 1984 titles!
2016	Brigador	Stellar Jockeys	Futuristic, Cyberpunk	Exoplanet	WIN
2016	Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun	Mimimi Productions	Historical	Feudal Japan	WIN, OSX, LIN	Stealth tactics.
2016	Total War: Warhammer	The Creative Assembly	Fantasy	Warhammer	WIN, OSX, LIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2016	We Are the Dwarves	Whale Rock Games	Fantasy	Outer space, Exoplanets	WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne, PS4
2017	Blitzkrieg 3	Nival	Historical	World War II	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Blitzkrieg 2.
2017	Steel Division: Normandy 44	Eugen Systems	Historical	World War II	WIN
2017	Strain Tactics	Touch Dimensions Interactive	Futuristic	Earth	WIN, DROID, iOS	Has both usual RTS control & top down shooter mode.
2017	Sudden Strike 4	Fireglow	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Sudden Strike 3.
2017	Syrian Warfare	Cats Who Play	Modern war	Syrian civil war	WIN
2017	Total War: Warhammer II	The Creative Assembly	Fantasy	Warhammer	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Total War: Warhammer. Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2017	Ultimate General: Civil War	Game-Labs	Historical	American Civil War	WIN	Sequel to UG: Gettysburg. Has new TBS mode.
2018	Armored Brigade (video game)	Juha Kellokoski	Historical		WIN	Freeware & commercial tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability.
2018	Bad North	Plausible Concept	Historical	Viking Age	WIN, NX, PS4, XOne, iOS, DROID
2018	Call to Arms	Digitalmindsoft	Modern	Earth	WIN
2018	Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia	The Creative Assembly	Historical	British Isles	WIN, MAC, LIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2019	Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2	Tindalos Interactive	Futuristic	Warhammer 40,000	WIN	Sequel to Battlefleet Gothic: Armada.
2019	Steel Division 2	Eugen Systems	Historical	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Steel Division: Normandy 44.
2019	Total War: Three Kingdoms	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Three Kingdoms	WIN, OSX, LIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2020	Cyber Ops	Octeto Studios	Cyberpunk	Fictional country	WIN, OSX	Cyberhacking game with similar look to Frozen Synapse 1-2.
2020	Desperados III^[118]	Mimimi Productions	Historical	Wild West	WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S	Stealth tactics. Prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive.
2020	Dog Duty	Zanardi and Liza	Modern, Sci-fi	Island chain	WIN, LIN, OSX, NX, PS4, XOne	Retro pixelated 3D graphics & visual tone somewhat like the Cannon Fodder series & General Chaos.
2020	Nordic Warriors	MashMashu Studios	Fantastical	Norse mythology	WIN, OSX	Influenced by Myth series.
2020	Partisans 1941	Alter Games	Historical	World War II	WIN	Stealth tactics.
2020	The Bluecoats: North & South	Appeal Studios	Historical	American Civil War	WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX	One of multi remakes of innovative North and South (1989), with 3D GFX & FPS action. Similar to the Total War series.
2020	Total War Saga: Troy	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Bronze Age	WIN, OSX, LIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2021	Call to Arms – Gates of Hell: Ostfront	Barbedwire Studios, Digitalmindsoft	Historical	World War II	WIN	Different setting to main game's modern setting.
2021	Edge of Galaxy	Kinderril	Sci-fi	Outer space	WIN	3D graphics on 2D plane. Similar to space part of Space Rangers.
2021	Total War: Rome Remastered	The Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive	Historical	Imperial Rome	WIN, LIN, OSX	Big remaster of Rome: Total War & 2 expansions.
2021	War Mongrels	Destructive Creations	Historical	World War II	WIN, PS4, XOne, PS5, XSX/S
2022	Chromosome Evil	16 BIT NIGHTS	Lovecraft, Sci-fi	Earth, Underworld	WIN
2022	Gray Zone	EastWorks	Futuristic, sci-fi	Outer space, Exoplanets	WIN	Stealth tactics.
2022	Roma Invicta	Puntigames	Historical	Gaul	WIN, OSX, LIN	Features a turn-based strategic layer & real-time tactical layer. Like North and South (1989) and Total War series.
2022	SPECWAR Tactics	Applesauce Dev	Modern	Fictional country	WIN, LIN, OSX
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	The Creative Assembly	Fantasy	Warhammer	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Total War: Warhammer II. Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2023	Aliens: Dark Descent	Tindalos Interactive	Futuristic	Alien universe	WIN, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S
2023	Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew	Mimimi Games	Fantasy	Golden Age of Piracy	WIN, PS5, XSX/S	Stealth tactics.
2023	Total War: Pharaoh	The Creative Assembly	Historical	Bronze Age	WIN, OSX	Features a turn-based strategic layer & a real-time tactical layer.
2024	Armored Brigade II	Veitikka Studios	Historical	Europe	WIN	Sequel to Armored Brigade, with more fully 3D visuals.
2024	Manor Lords	Slavic Magic	Historical	Franconia	WIN, XOne, XSX/S	Has city-building & real-time tactics.
2024	Men of War II	Best Way	Historical	World War II	WIN, LIN	Sequel to Men of War.
2024	Stargate: Timekeepers	Slitherine Software	Sci-fi	Stargate universe	WIN	Stealth tactics.
2024	WARNO	Eugen Systems	Historical, Alternate History	Western Europe	WIN	TBS, real-time tactics. Spiritual successor to the Wargame series.
2025	Broken Arrow	Steel Balalaika Studio	Modern	Baltics	WIN	Like Wargame series & WARNO.
TBA	Total War: Warhammer 40,000	The Creative Assembly	Sci-fi	Warhammer 40,000	WIN, PS5, XSX/S	TBS; real-time tactics. 1st WH40K title in series.

Cancelled Games

Only cancelled, abandoned, and some delisted titles, with significant work done, are shown here.

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Developer	Archetype	Setting	Platform	Notes
2017 (EA)	Deadhold	Dark Quarry Games	Fantastical	Norse mythology	WIN, OSX, LIN	Servers closed in 2018 due to low sales.^[119]

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Kosak, Dave (August 25, 2004). "Rome: Total War Hands-On". GameSpy. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Great graphics, very deep gameplay in both the real-time tactical mode and the turn-based strategic map.
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Rausch, Allen (March 11, 2005). "Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich". GameSpy. Retrieved 2010-02-28. What do you get when you take really solid squad-based real-time tactical gameplay and wrap it in a well-written, well-designed send-up of Silver Age comic books? You get an incredibly fun title that's a joy to play.
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"Shogun Warrior: Real Time Conflict Company Line". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-02-15. Shogun Warrior: Real Time Conflict is a dynamic, real-time tactical strategy game that takes full advantage of the Nintendo DS touch screen and puts you in charge of the battlefield. ... Real-time tactical battle system utilizes BOTH screens – map out your strategy on the bottom screen and command your armies to execute 3-D battles on the top screen
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Deci, T.J. "Will of Steel – Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2010-02-28. Will of Steel is a real-time tactical game based on contemporary conflict. Players take control of a single battalion, which they must lead to victory through a series of skirmishes and battles against insurgents and terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Wojnarowicz, Jakub (May 12, 2006). "E3 2006 Impressions Part 1". FiringSquad. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Star Trek Legacy is Mad Doc and Bethesda's PC and Xbox 360 project with the newly-acquired Star Trek license. It is a fully real-time tactical strategy game, pitting the player in a 15-hour linear campaign to guide the Federation to security.
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"Apeiron on 7.62 & Brigade E5". Tacticular Cancer. 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
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"Close Combat – Modern Tactics Now Available!". GameZone. November 15, 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-15. Hop into that Abrams and fire up the engine, the classic real time tactical series just went modern!
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"KE:Tactics 1.4 released!". Game Tunnel. 2007-08-22. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
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"SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike". GameRankings. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Take control of an entire SEAL team and engage in real-time tactical combat, where you evaluate each situation, determine a plan of action, and then execute on your command.
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"PC Game Review: Mosby's Confederacy". The Wargamer. January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Mosby's Confederacy is a turn-based strategy game and real-time tactical game. Success in the tactical game is translated to the turn-based game in the form of Reputation points, which can be expended to improve the infrastructure of surrounding towns on the strategic map.
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"Mosby's Confederacy". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-02-16. ... you are charged not with leading vast armies into battle, but with commanding small bands of skirmishers, scouts and guerilla fighters on opportunistic missions to scout, ambush, steal supplies and harass a larger and better armed force of Union soldiers, in this game of turn based strategy and real time tactical combat for the PC.
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"The PAX 10: Project Aftermath". G4tv. August 29, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-28. We wanted to make an action-packed RTS game with more focus on combat and less on resource gathering, to make it more immediate, with shorter mission times to encourage replays for the high scores tables. I guess Real-time tactical is a closer fit than RTS. Looking back, we always liked squad based games like Syndicate, so I guess the 4 heroes comes from games like that.
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"PC Game Review: Sango 2". The Wargamer. July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-28. As in Takeda 3 there are two games in Sango 2: a turn-based strategic campaign (called World Mode) and a real-time tactical mode (called Battle Mode).
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Butts, Steve (February 15, 2008). "Sins of a Solar Empire Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Empire at War, Hegemonia, Sword of the Stars and even the venerable Imperium Galactica II, have each taken small steps towards creating the full-on, seamless union of an empire building game with real-time tactical combat, but they all tended to fall short in some major areas. ... Thankfully, the gang at Ironclad Games decided to show everyone how it should be done.
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"Tom Clancy's EndWar". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
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Nguyen, Thierry (June 15, 2007). "Universe at War Interview". GameSpy. Retrieved 2010-02-17. UaW is a real-time tactical / strategy game set here on Earth in the year 2012. Humans find out they're not alone in the universe, and that's not really good news for them. Earth becomes the catalyst for a massive war brewing across the entire galaxy, and the humans are caught in the middle. ... We have a similar setup in UaW, where there is a global strategic layer that sits overtop the tactical maps that you battle for control of across most of Earth's continents.
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"Valkyria Chronicles Review HD". GameTrailers. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.In the video review the game Valkyria Chronicles was describes as "combining elements of strategy, RPG and real-time tactics games."
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"Windchaser: New Real-time Tactical Game Announced by Anaconda". dtp entertainment AG. March 9, 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
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Todd, Brett (April 4, 2008). "XIII Century: Death or Glory Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Attention to battlefield detail and smart AI make XIII Century a serious real-time tactical challenge.
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"PC Game Preview: Armada 2526". The Wargamer. November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-14. The combination of turn-based strategy and real-time tactical combat make it iconic. Comparisons to the Total War series should not be undertaken lightly. ... Armada 2526 boasts a turn-based strategy game on top of a real-time tactical game, but beyond that the differences become stark. ... Players who enjoy the combination of turn-based strategy and real-time tactics are going to want to keep an eye on Armada 2526 – and if you've been waiting for the Total War series to hit the sci-fi genre Armada 2526 may be your ticket to the stars.
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"Developer Feature: Close Combat – The Longest Day". The Wargamer. April 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Now in this classic top-down real-time tactical simulation, players can take command of either US or German forces and choose to command the forces of the Allied Expeditionary Force or German forces to either successfully execute the world's largest invasion to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation or defend Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
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"Demigod Developer Diary #2". RPGVault. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Aimed at the first quarter of 2009, it's described as real-time tactical strategy with extensive role-playing elements.
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"Hands-On Demigod". UGO.com. September 10, 2008. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-28. We've heard a number of people refer to the burgeoning genre as Real Time Tactical (RTT). Unlike most traditional RTS games, Demigod forgoes the trappings of building construction and unit management to allow the player to focus on the action at hand. The result is a streamlined, fast-paced, action-oriented experience that forces players to make quick decisions to respond to the situation at hand.
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"East India Company for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-02-16. When hostile fleets engage each other, the spectacular naval battles are fought on a real-time tactical level.
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Onyett, Charles (December 18, 2008). "Empire: Total War Hands-On". IGN. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Since 2000's Shogun: Total War CA has been busy tweaking and refining its formula of Civilization-style overworld map management with large-scale real-time tactical battles. Whereas before the fights were mostly on land, this time around players have the option to engage in fully controllable tactical skirmishes between fleets instead of abstracted conflicts.
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"PC Game Review: Ironclads High Seas". The Wargamer. October 19, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-28. A great irony is that the only company making American Civil War tactical naval games is Russian. ... In terms of tactical combat, this game compares favorably with the Distant Guns series. Hopefully, the system will be expanded to other mid-19th century navies.
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McLean, Gary (December 16, 2008). "King Arthur Screenshots, Q&A". Voodoo Extreme. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-16. The battles are real-time tactical fights on unique battlemaps (currently there are more than 65 unique terrains available). You move with their heroes (who lead armies) on the turn based Campaign map. When they are engaged in combat (like meeting other armies on the Campaign Map or the outcome of a given quest leads to battle) then the real time battle begins.
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Breckon, Nick (February 17, 2009). "Men of War Demo Released". Shacknews. Retrieved 2010-02-16. A demo for Digitalmindsoft's World War II real-time tactical title Men of War was released today. The demo contains the first level of the game, providing a look at the title's various systems.
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"PC Game Review: Men of War Reviewed". The Wargamer. March 26, 2009. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-16. So what is this formula? Men of War, like Faces of War and Soldiers before it, is a real-time tactical World War II game. Players are asked to take control of a few squads of soldiers and complete varied objectives across fully-destructible maps set in different theaters of the Second World War.
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Kolan, Nick (January 6, 2009). "Stormrise: The Console RTS Comes of Age". IGN. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Lately, however, there has been a positive trend with the console RTS, or perhaps more accurately, RTT or real-time tactical games. Developers have discovered that simplified gameplay can lessen the impact of the less-precise control schemes, so by removing base-building and resource management, and putting a much heavier focus on combat, the game becomes much more playable. ... Enter Stormrise – The Creative Assembly's (CA) latest project.
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"PC Game Review: Strength And Honour 2". The Wargamer. January 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Strength & Honour 2 has a turn-based strategic campaign (called World Mode and Palace Mode) and a real-time tactical mode (called Battle Mode).
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"PC Game Review: Takeda 3". The Wargamer. April 17, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-28. Takeda 3 continues the trend of giving players two games for the price of one: a turn-based strategic campaign (called World Mode) and a real-time tactical mode (called Battle Mode). The turn-based map is a detailed 2D map of Honshu (the main Island of Japan) and the only movements the player sees are clouds passing by, which is a nice touch.
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"Theater of War 2". GameDaily. Retrieved 2010-02-16. Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
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Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 3, 2009). "WiC Soviet Assault Hands-on Preview". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 2010-02-02. WiC, which has been described by some fans as a real-time tactics game as opposed to a real-time strategy game on account of a distinct lack of base-building, resource gathering and tech trees, took the Cold War as its foundation and extrapolated based on a fictional "what if?" scenario.
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Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 19, 2009). "WiC Soviet Assault Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 2010-02-02. WiC might be better described as a 'real-time tactics' game. For those new to the explosive party, allow us to bring you up to speed. In WiC you rarely control more than 10 or so units at any one time. ... There's no harvesting Tiberium for resources or scrambling up a tech tree in order to get a hero unit out. Instead, the player is given a number of resource points with which to buy units and deploy them in ever changing drop zones dotted across the battlefield...
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Rossignol, Jim (January 19, 2010). "Achtung Panzer!". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2010-02-28. You'll play as either German or Russian forces, and it's got a bit of the Total War thing going on, with a turn-based strategic mode, and a real-time tactical combat mode on the ground.
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"Screenshots Feature: HistWar: Les Grognards". The Wargamer. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-28. Les Grognards is a 3D, real-time tactical and strategic game in which players issue orders at multiple levels of command. At the outset of a battle, players issue a simple set of commands at the Grand Tactical, Tactical, or Regimental AI levels, which controls everything from the movement of regiments to managing divisional reserves to ordering the general movements or strategies of entire corps.
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Hatfield, Daemon (June 10, 2009). "PSN Under Siege". IGN. Retrieved 2010-02-02. Developer Seed Studios is prepping a "real-time tactics" game for the PlayStation Network called Under Siege. ... Under Siege ditches the resource management to focus on combat.
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