Command & Conquer: The First Decade
Command & Conquer: The First Decade is a compilation of different strategical and tactical genre-based games developed by Westwood Studios. The expansion contains different games such as Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Command & Conquer: Renegade, and others more. In all the games, the player has a similar mission to lead the armies on the battlefields to claim victories.
Command & Conquer is the first main installment with two playable factions, such as the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod. Base production and unit training is the main task, and collecting Tiberium, the game’s sole resource, is a must. Command & Conquer: Red Alert is the second main entry with two factions and the objective to win the battles.
Players acquire credits to purchase structures and improve their skills. Command & Conquer: Generals is another included game with the same scenario but different features. Various units have been introduced that range from infantry to aircraft with special abilities. Success depends on making the best possible strategies by combining the units and using their advantages against opponents.
#1 Age of Empires (Series)
Age of Empires (Series) is an Action-Adventure, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactical, and Single-player video game developed by Big Huge Games. The series has almost four entries where the latest installment contains the enhanced features and improved gameplay. All the entries require the player to follow the same scenario as a commander who has to fight against different factions through historical battles.
The first series game offers Stone Age and Classical Period battles with real-time scenarios and techs. It lets the player choose a faction out of 12 civilizations where all the factions have strong abilities and weaknesses. All the series games offer multiplayer scenarios and let the player experience chatting with guild-mates. In the second entry, the player experiences Middle Ages and Dark Ages battle with almost 13 civilizations.
These battles take the player to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East for a varied experience. The third series game lets the player experience intense battles with improved graphics and scenarios. The interesting and common features of all the entries are Historical Battles, Various Civilizations, Immersive Fields, and strategical Gameplay.
#2 BC Kings
BC Kings is a Strategy, Adventure, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Strategy First. Throughout the game, the player serves as a commander who has to lead his army to ultimate victories by defeating the opponents using the best possible tactics. It is a combination of RPG and strategy elements where the player must master the leading skills to be the best army general.
The game has over 60 units where every unit has unique abilities and skills. Over time, the player can improve the skills to make his army a threat to opposing parties. The game has included over 80 technologies, and the player can combine unique techs to generate incredible technology. Eight magical spells will let the player gain victories easily but mastering these spells is necessary.
Campaign mode has side quests and adventure missions that a player has to complete to hone his batting skills. As the army completes the main objectives, it will face several side-quests that let the player earn Shell-coins, and using these shell coins; the player can upgrade his characters.
#3 Mosby’s Confederacy
Mosby’s Confederacy is a Strategy, Adventure, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of John Singleton Mosby, the main protagonist, and a commander, who finds himself engaged in turn-based battles. In this turn-based strategy and real-time tactical game, all the missions and quests are randomized.
All a player needs to do is to approach each game differently by deploying the best possible strategies. The player selects his soldiers from local towns and trains them. As the player claims victories, his teammates gain battle experience and will transform into fighting men and an unbeatable army. Scouts, cavalry, rangers, and riflemen are the classes, each with strong abilities.
During the battles, the player may invest in local towns to build hospitals, stables, and munitions caches. All these facilities keep the forces fit and maintain their fighting power. The game’s campaign mode lets the player go through a series of missions. The game has core features such as Campaign Mode, Missions, Facilities, Character Classes, and Real-time Strategies.
#4 Empires in Ruins
Empires in Ruins is a Strategy, Historical Battles, Isometric, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Hammer and Ravens. Throughout the game, the player assumes his role as a commander who has to command the faction through different battles and ensure victories. The game has enhanced maps that let the player visit every city and area of the map.
It is a combination of Empire Building, Tower Defense, and Strategical battles where a smart player can lead the army to success. All a player has to do is to lead, conquer, build, and defend against random enemies. The game has countless civilizations where the player finds different skills for every available faction.
Over time, the player can upgrade the strengths and skills of the civilizations. The game has over 100 techs to master and make unlimited combinations to hone the skills. The leaderboard makes the game competitive as every player wants to be on the top of the line with the highest won battles and XPs gained after every battle.