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Free and open source 2D RTS 'Wyrmsun' 4.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Dec 2020

If you love classic 2D RTS games like Warcraft 2 and other similar titles, Wyrmsun is one you should take a look at because not only is it free and open source but it's seeing major upgrades too.

Command & Conquer game engine OpenRA has a new test release, working towards Tiberian Sun

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2020

Play classics like Command & Conquer, Dune 2000 and Red Alert in a fantastic open source game engine with OpenRA.

Check out the brand new trailer for the RTS 'Liquidation - Echoes of the Past'

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2020

Liquidation - Echoes of the Past is an upcoming tactical fantasy/sci-fi singleplayer and multiplayer real-time strategy game with rpg elements.

Probably the biggest 2D RTS around, Rusted Warfare has a major new release

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2020

Rusted Warfare is sitting in quite a sweet spot for me. It's a grand-scale 2D RTS, that's like an indie low-res Supreme Commander and it's great. This latest update adds in a massive modular spider mech and it's awesome.

Beyond All Reason aims to revive the RTS style of Total Annihilation

By Liam Dawe, 16 Nov 2020

Total Annihilation is still to this day, one of the best RTS games ever made. I'll engage in fisticuffs with anyone who disagrees and Beyond All Reason is pursuing the ideal of Cavedog's classic.

Abstractanks is a fast-paced RTS with only one unit type out now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2020

After being available for a long time on itch.io, the fast-paced RTS game Abstractanks with it's unique take is now available on Steam.

Check out our exclusive Linux demo of the RTS 'Liquidation - Echoes of the Past'

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2020

Liquidation - Echoes of the Past is an upcoming real-time strategy game from Kiwi Brothers Studio, and we have an exclusive early Linux tech demo for you.

Face off against other ant colonies in the big Empires of the Undergrowth update

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2020

If you're afraid of everything creepy-crawly you might want to look away, as the ant colony management game Empires of the Undergrowth has a big update out.

Classic 3D RTS 'Machines: Wired for War' goes open source under the GPL

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2020

Machines: Wired for War is a true classic 3D RTS from the late 90s, and it appears to now be open source under the GPL and up on GitHub.

Free pixel-art RTS 'The Fertile Crescent' adds walls, gates and siege units

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2020

Continuing to be one of the most interesting traditionally-styled real-time strategy games in development, The Fertile Crescent has a major new release available.

Songs of Syx appears to be an early success brewing on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2020

After releasing into Early Access on Steam on September 21, 2020 - it appears that the grand strategy city-builder Songs of Syx is seeing some early success.

Warzone 2100 to get a graphics boost with Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe, 28 Sep 2020

The free and open source RTS Warzone 2100 continues advancing, with a big graphics rendering overhaul recently merged in ready for the next release.

A cancelled old RTS named 'Hard Vacuum' gets revived with OpenRA

By Liam Dawe, 15 Sep 2020

OpenRA, the highly versatile open source game engine you can use to play Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Dune 2000 and more is bringing a game back from the dead with Hard Vacuum.

Intense action-focused RTS 'Abstractanks' is coming to Steam with Linux PC support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2020

After being available on indie store itch.io for some time now, the real-time strategy game Abstractanks is now confirmed to be heading to Steam with Linux PC support.

Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx comes to Steam on September 21 - try the demo

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2020

Gamatron AB are calling Songs of Syx an epic city-state simulator, blending elements of a city-builder with real-time strategy gameplay and much more.

Upcoming 'post-cyberpunk' RTS NeuroSlicers looks great, Steam page up

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2020

NeuroSlicers is an upcoming in-development real-time strategy game that aims to 'modernize' the genre with a 'post-cyberpunk' setting and it's looking slick.

The free pixel-art Bronze Age RTS The Fertile Crescent continues evolving

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2020

If you enjoy a good traditional real-time strategy game and you haven't already tried The Fertile Crescent, you're really missing out on a wonderful title that keeps getting better.

War Selection is a free to play Early Access RTS now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jul 2020

Currently in Early Access, War Selection from Glyph Worlds is a somewhat promising looking real-time strategy game and they just released it for Linux officially.

Inspired by Settlers II, the open source Widelands has a new test build up

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jul 2020

Settlers II is an absolute classic and Widelands does a pretty good job of carrying the torch. Recently, a huge new update went out in the form of a Release Candidate.