Real-Time Strategy Games of the 1990s
47 entries in the Real-Time Strategy Games of the 1990s compendium.
Anno 1602A 1998 German city-builder that launched the Anno series.Dune IIThe archetypal real-time strategy game that defined the genre.K240Asteroid mining and alien combat in sector K240.Outpost 2: Divided DestinyColony management and survival on a harsh alien world.The Settlers (1993 video game)A medieval city-building game with a simulated economy.Star Command: RevolutionA nonlinear RTS with four damage meters and finite resources.StarCraft: Brood WarExpansion pack for StarCraft adding new units, campaigns, and story.Total AnnihilationA galactic war between machines and humans.Total Annihilation: KingdomsA fantasy spin-off of Total Annihilation with four factions and mana-based gameplay.War WindFour alien races vie for control of Yavaun.Gearheads (video game)Wind-up toys battle across arenas in a strategy game.Z (video game)A robot army RTS without resource gathering or base building.Front Mission AlternativeA real-time tactics spin-off set in the Front Mission universe.The Tone RebellionA levitating tribe defends islands from the Leviathan using Tone Flow.Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds (1998 video game)A real-time strategy game based on Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation.Realms (video game)A fantasy wargame of city building and conquest.PowermongerA real-time strategy game with a three-dimensional map.Beasts and BumpkinsA 1997 real-time strategy game of village building and conquest.AV-8B Harrier AssaultA hybrid of flight simulation and real-time strategy.War Diary (video game)A real-time strategy game based on Korea's 16th-century war diary.Pax ImperiaA 4X space game with complex solar systems and customizable races.Microsoft AntsAnts compete for food in a real-time strategy game.Earth 2140A nuclear wasteland ignites war between two global factions.KKnD (video game)Post-apocalyptic real-time strategy with two warring factions.Utopia (1998 video game)A text-based browser game of empire building and kingdom warfare.Enemy NationsA real-time strategy game of galactic colonization and conflict.Armor CommandA 1998 RTS with 3D graphics and two factions.Polanie (video game)First Polish RTS, set in Slavic prehistory.NetStorm: Islands At WarA real-time strategy game focused on online multiplayer battles.Command HQEarly real-time strategy with remote head-to-head play.Napalm: The Crimson CrisisA real-time strategy game for Amiga with PC-quality presentation.Total Annihilation: The Core ContingencyAn expansion continuing the Galactic War with a hidden superweapon.Total Annihilation: Battle TacticsAn expansion pack shifting focus from economy to large-scale battles.Centurion: Defender of RomeA strategy game blending turn-based planning with real-time battles.Skull CapsManage Skullies against Hairies in a quirky strategy game.War Wind II: Human OnslaughtA sequel set on Yavaun with four warring factions.Pax Imperia: Eminent DomainA real-time strategy game of galactic empire building.Planet BlupiA real-time strategy game for younger or first-time players.Shadow SorcererA Dragonlance action RPG based on two campaign modules.Walls of Rome (video game)A Roman siege warfare game from Mindcraft.Paranoia (video game)First Czech real-time strategy game, a Dune II clone.Stratosphere: Conquest of the SkiesFloating fortress combat with resource-driven island construction.Rage of MagesA hybrid of role-playing and real-time strategy from Nival Interactive.Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–43First in the Great Naval Battles series, published in 1992.Harpoon IIA detailed naval warfare simulation requiring significant player effort.Dominant Species (video game)A 3D real-time strategy game of bio-engineered warfare for Anima.GenewarsA 1996 RTS with terrain editing and creature breeding.
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