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OpenRA update brings a revamped Map Editor, high-quality Dune 2000 assets, more Red Alert missions

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

While EA have officially open sourced a bunch of classic Command & Conquer titles like Red Alert and Generals, the cross-platform OpenRA project continues advancing with a new release out now.

EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2025

I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.

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Cthulhu Keeper blends together Dungeon Keeper with Lovecraft

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2025

One to keep an eye on if you liked the classic Dungeon Keeper or the modern Dungeons series from Kalypso Media is the freshly announced Cthulhu Keeper.

The huge free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS just got upgraded

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2025

Powered by the always impressive OpenRA game engine, the standalone and entirely free fan game Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS has a brand new release out.

Eyes of War is a medieval era RTS that lets you get up close and personal with third-person controls

By Liam Dawe, 4 Feb 2025

Eyes of War is a medieval eta RTS from Good Mood Games that just hit the big 1.0. It's an usual RTS where you can jump right into playing as a single character.

Open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 27 released bringing a new Vulkan renderer, new maps, AMD FSR and lots more

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2025

The free, open source and cross-platform RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 27 is now finally available and it brings with it a whole lot of new features and content.

Paradox announce Stellaris 4.0 will be a big overhaul sometime in Q2 2025

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2025

Paradox Interactive have announced that a big free Stellaris 4.0 update is coming later this year, and it's going to overhaul quite a lot.

Skill-based siege defense game Siegecaster looks like a great mixture of chaos and building

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2025

From Half Human Games and Boss Corridor they just announced Siegecaster, an active skill-based siege defense game where you play as a wizard surviving a large-scale assault on your home.

Tempest Rising looks awesome and this RTS is launching in April 2025

By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2024

I quite enjoyed the first initial demo of Tempest Rising, a classic RTS like Westwood used to make (Red Alert, Command & Conquer) only a lot shinier and now it has a release date along with a new trailer.

Blizzard are delisting Warcraft I and II from GOG, so GOG adds a special discount and will keep them updated

By Liam Dawe, 2 Dec 2024

GOG have announced that Warcraft I and Warcraft II are going to be leaving GOG "at the publisher's request" (Blizzard).

Arcane Wilds is a western-themed fantasy RTS now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 19 Nov 2024

Now in Early Access, Arcane Wilds gives a slightly different take on the base-building RTS genre and comes with Linux support.

Men of War II finally gets an offline mode with a big content update

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2024

Men of War II from Best Way originally released back in May, but it forced an online connection. With the Steel Rain update out now that's no longer the case.

Fractured Alliance gives off some real classic Command & Conquer vibes

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2024

Do you adore your classic base-building real-time strategy games? You may want to keep an eye on the in-development Fractured Alliance.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Dawn of War II get free Anniversary Edition upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 20 Sep 2024

Relic Entertainment / SEGA have announced that all players that have Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II have been given a free upgrade to the new Anniversary Edition.

D.O.T. Defence looks like a fun spin on the RTS genre

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2024

D.O.T. Defence from Rattleaxe Games plans to launch in 2025 and looks like it will put a nice unique spin on RTS games, with matches you play in short bursts designed for single-player and local multiplayer.

Check out the fancy new trailer for Beyond All Reason a really great free and open source RTS

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2024

Beyond All Reason is quietly building up to be one of the best real-time strategy (RTS) games around. It's free, open source and it has a fancy new trailer.

Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2024

If you love your classic RTS games, especially those from Westwood like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, you need to play the OpenRA mod Command & Conquer - Combined Arms.

Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2024

Stormgate is a fresh RTS game set in an all-new science fantasy universe, it's hit Early Access today free to play but you may need a little tweak on Linux to run it.

Warzone 2100 - the Campaign Choices Update is out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jul 2024

The free and open source RTS Warzone 2100 has a big new upgrade out with the Campaign Choices Update. Making it better than ever and a great time to pick it back up.

Warzone 2100 version 4.5.0 Beta enhances support for campaign mods, improved multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jun 2024

One of my favourite RTS games, Warzone 2100, just keeps on getting better thanks to it being open source. A major new Beta has been released that has some really great improvements for both singleplayer and online play.

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