Pirates: Tides of Fortune
Pirates: Tides of Fortune by Plarium Games is a brilliant combination of typical MMO and Strategy elements and it offers a great 2D experience. The game takes you to the beautiful Island of Isla Fortuna and lets you build your own Stronghold where you can simply be a skilled and experienced pirate known as Captain Anne O’Malley, control a unique band of Pirates, find and collect resources, build and improve technologies, and attract the most powerful Pirates, adventure across the world of seas, attack the enemies and enjoy the ultimate Pirate thrill. Your Stronghold plays the main part of the game as it is your only main resource generation site, building and management hub and your ultimate defense against the high caliber pirate attacks. The economy is the second most important thing in the game that you can control by the three main currencies such as Lumber, Rum and Gold (Resources basically). These currencies can be traded for more resources such as Gears, Pearls, and Idols etc. With a very interesting and quite engaging gameplay, epic quests, impressive game visuals and loads of other cool things, Pirates: Tides of Fortune is one amazing MMORTS video game to play and enjoy.
#1 Tropico 4
Tropico 4, developed by Haemimont Games and Feral Interactive is an Open Ended City-Building, management and MMO-RTS Simulation video game. The game allows you design, build and manage the Cities as the President of Tropical Islands (Banana Republic). You must govern over Banana Republic and build buildings and structures on any island by choosing one from the map or you can just randomly select an island and start building. The game lets you be part of the game world by selecting and customizing an online avatar for yourself and after you have completed the initial steps you can start working on your cities. Tropico 4 allow you to play game in Campaign and provides with 20 levels of addictive and engaging game-play in which you get a chance to attack your enemies and conquer their lands and loot their resources. You must use best Turn Based Strategies to eliminate your enemies and any threat that diverts your attention from building your cities. Tropico 4 is an amazingly cool MMO-RTS, City Building and Management video game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.
#2 SimCity
SimCity is Construction, Management, Open World City-Building and an MMO-RTS video game developed by Maxis. The game uses a GlassBox Engine and provides with more enhanced graphics, updated content and a lot of other exciting things. Some of the new features of the game include finite resources and multiplayer gaming mode that allow a huge number of players from around the world to get in touch and enjoy the game. Sim City 2013 connects a massive number of cities via predefined regional maps, uses Roads, Railways and Water Ways for the connection. You can play the game and build whole cities, trade goods and resources, provide your services etc. in the game. The game has a unique simulated economy that allows you to keep track of your earnings, spending and profits and helps you make better economic strategies for the benefits of the people living in the city. Sim City is a great video game to play and enjoy because of its addictive and engaging nature. SimCity offers a number of popular games, spin-offs and sequels in the series. All the related info can be found on the official site.
#3 Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress is an Open Ended RTS, Roguelike, Construction, management and City-Building video game. The game is set up in a procedurally generated game world in which you control two different groups of dwarfs. Your objective is to make the two dwarf groups work and build an underground fortress and all the buildings required. The open world is full of continents, oceans, and beastly civilizations and allows you to gather up resources by fighting and defeating your enemies. Text based game interface, Turn-Based Strategy and Roguelike game elements make this game a bit different than others but quite addictive and engaging. Dwarf Fortress features dwarfs with different mood swings and skills, for example, you can make a dwarf craft super beautiful and legendary artifacts or you can just task them to go search for resources etc. Dwarf Fortress features best 3D graphics, a lot of exciting objectives to complete, a huge amount of objects/resources to collect and much more. Do try it out.
#4 Sid Meier’s Civilization V
Sid Meier’s Civilization V or shortly named as Civilization V is a wonderful 4X Turn-based MMO-RTS video game by Firaxis Games. The game is based on the player who leads a civilization from Primordial times to the future on a methodologically created map. The game lets you use your skills and experiences for the Research, Exploration, Diplomacy, Expansion of the lands, Economic and technological development, Governmental and Military Conquests etc. Civilization V inherits a lot of characteristics and mechanics from Civilization IV but a slight change is the absence of a lot of expansion packs. Unlike the previous versions of the game, Battle and combat characteristics are quite changed, Cities can now defend themselves by devastating the enemies situated nearby, and a lot of military restrictions are gone. Sid Meier’s Civilization V resembles Age of Mythologies a lot, story-line and game-play is quite overhauled and the game provides with Single and Multiplayer Campaigns so you can enjoy it more. Graphics are greatly enhanced as compared to the older versions of the game. With 2 expansion packs Civilization V: Gods and Kings and Civilization V: Brave New World, this game offers wonderful visuals, a brilliant game-play etc.
#5 Heroes of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic is a popular Series of Action, RPG, MMO and RTS video games. The whole series allows you to engage yourself into epic Fantasy-themed encounters with the enemies and lets you command over massive armies of Mythical Creatures, Explore a massive game world, collect resources and artifacts and wage wars against the enemies, defeat them in epic conflicts and gain experience points. With a number of characters, brilliant setting, amazingly addictive nature and an immersive game-play, Heroes of Might and Magic is a wonderful game to play. Games like Heroes of Might and Magic are a huge source of pure entertainment for all the hardcore Action, RPG and RTS fans. Heroes of Might and magic offers brilliant games packed up with immersive game-plays, great story-lines, state of the art visual details and loads of amazing stuff to discover. Do try this series out if you really are a fan of MMO, RTS and Fantasy gaming.
#6 Supreme Commander
Supreme Commander or popularly known as SupCom is a wonderful Real-Time Strategy and MMO video game by Gas Powered Games. The game allows you to Pilot giant Mechs named as Armored Command Units (ACUs) and lets you build your own Base, build more Mech units like the one you are piloting, use sophisticated technologies to upgrade your mech units, wage wars against the enemies and conquer their outposts. You can select anyone of the three main factions, go hunting on the enemies and eventually expand your mechanical reign. With a number of fantastic Single and Multiplayer Campaign, missions and side missions for you to engage yourself in and enjoy a brilliant experience. Supreme Commander is the predecessor to 1997’s “Total Annihilation” if you consider it to and it offers almost similar game-play and mechanics and allows yo to have a totally unique MMO-RTS experience. With a futuristic game setting, beautifuly created 3D visuals and all the thrilling Campaigns in the game, Supreme Commander is one of the best games of this specific genre.
#7 Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes is a 2006’s hit Real-Time Strategy and MMO video game by Relic Entertainment. The game is set in World War 2 Era and allows you to be part of any of the two Factions. Tasks are to simply capture certain areas on game map, build new bases, produce and train new units and defeat enemies in hardcore Action-packed battles. With brilliant visuals, amazingly addictive game-play and a super cool story-line, Company of Heroes is a cool addition to the RTS genre. With all the brilliant Single and Multiplayer Campaigns, Missions etc. Company of heroes offers a great MMO-RTS experience for all those who love playing games of this specific genre. Company of heroes offers Unique Combat mechanics and offers enhancements into the typical game-play type, takes it to a whole new level by enabling the players to build massive economies, strategic and diplomatic relations, mega alliances and take part into epic wars fought for the domination, resources and pride. With all the amazing things combined, Company of heroes offers a militaristic touch to the Core game-play and allows you to enjoy the game even more. if you are a true fan of MMO-RTS genre you must have played this game earlier, but if not, you should definitely try it out and enjoy all the ultimate fun and entertainment.
#8 Supreme Ruler: Cold War
Supreme Ruler: Cold War is an amazing Real Time Strategy video game by BattleGoat Studios. The game takes you to the Cold War Era and allows you to head USA or USSR, Engage yourself into the most epic Campaigns ever, Control the whole nations, Use your best skills like Diplomacy, Trade, Espionage, Influence the policies of other nations, Research and develop new technologies to have an edge over your rivals, Grow economies by the use of intellect and your best strategic approach, Train massive armies, develop military tech, etc. Alongside all the above mentioned responsibilities, you must ensure that your country gets through all difficulties, easily and safely. With superb visuals, a great addictive game-play and epic quests, Supreme Ruler: Cold War is one marvelous game to play and enjoy.
#9 Black and White
Black and White is a wonderful City Building and a Community-based virtual simulation that allows you to build, cities, accommodate people, craft buildings such as homes, markets, workshops, castles etc. and govern over everything from a top down perspective. Initially the game lets you take control over an Island, home to a number of different tribes. your task is to control the tribes, feed them, build houses and markets for them, assign them various tasks and Expand your land. As you control the whole villages, it is your duty to take care of your people, provide them with good nutrition and help them solve problems, make them breed and increase their population in order to have more and more people living in your villages. With all the fun and epic gameplay, Black and White offers a fantastic environment, beautifully created game visuals and loads of exciting things to discover.
#10 Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published as a joint venture by Capcom, Blizzard Entertainment and Sierra Entertainment is a Massively Multiplayer Online Real time Strategy (MMORTS) video game. The game is set on a huge map filled with various types of plains and fields. With a choice of being into the character of Humans or Orcs, player chooses the one side according to his likeness and gets into the game. Player explores the land and settles his civilization on the selected piece of land. Player creates homes, markets, shops, soldier barracks, etc. to establish the standards for living and as the game is war based MMORTS, the player trains the troops, builds barracks for them and creates workshops for weapons etc. to gather a strong army against the enemies. With the help of troops the player repels any attacks from game AI’s or from other players playing online and also attacks nearing cities to conquer and grow his reign. The game also features orcs who mostly guard the resources such as gold, mineral mines, and neutral buildings and always ready to fight against you or any other players online. Orcs in the game are a best source to get some gold or a number of special items. Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos is an amazingly cool war game to play in which your only purpose is to gather an army and wage wars against your enemies to survive and flourish a civilization. Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos is available to play on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
#11 Tropico 3
Tropico 3 combines the elements of Construction and Management, Political, and Economic Simulation. The game supports single-player mode developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media. It takes place on the Caribbean Islands of Tropica where the player can rule as EI President. There are a variety of levels consists of different missions and objectives. The main duty of the player is to develop the area where the rules, gather resources and use them to building structures, units, roads and more. It includes seven different factions such as Nationalist, Communist, Militarist, Capitalist, and more. Each with its unique requirements and attributes. The player has to lead the inhabitant of his Island, create shelters, collect rare artifacts, and make a beautiful city. He will face different challenges such as garbage, overpopulation, political issues, and more. He has to builds roads for vehicles, grows crops, and earn money to unlock other features and more. The game will unlock other buildings and units as you progress through it. Tropico 3 offers core features such as Vehicles, Online Scoring, Visits to Islands, Election Speeches, Timeline Editor and more. Try it out.
#12 Stronghold 3 Gold
Stronghold 3 Gold is a Single, and Multiplayer Real-time Strategy video game with Medieval Settings developed and published by FireFly Studios. It is the third entry in the marvelous series of Stronghold video game and takes place ten years after the original game. The story centers on the young boy, as he attempts to take revenge from different the murderer of his beloved father such as Due de Puce, Duc de Truffe, Duc Volpe (the wolf), and more. After the kidnap of the King, the enemies attacked the city, and they pushed the protagonist back to the jungle to survive. In the forest, the protagonist finds small troops still sincere to the King and with the assist of Sir Longarm and Lord Woolsack, the protagonist starts his adventure to take revenge from enemies and rescue his Kingdom and King. Stronghold 3 Gold offers core features such as Build your Castle, Realistic Physics, Defend your Village, Recruit Team and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#13 The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles
The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is a Downloadable Content Pack for The Sims Medieval available to play on Mac and Windows. The game is an Adventure and Single-player Life Simulation created by The Sim Studio and published by Electronic Arts. The DLC pack introduces a new Kingdom, legendary traits, more than 140 objects, new quests, social interactions and new clothes. There are multiple characters, and you can select one of them to assume the role of the leader. Treasure hunting mechanics also featured in the game with shovels, maps, levels, and dangers. Cute pets, new creatures, pirates, etc. available in the match. It offers an exciting gameplay, in which you can create your Kingdom, craft items, produces goods and grows crops to keep your people secure, feed, and happy. Several quests are presents, and you can send multiple Sims on an epic adventure to earn points. With prominent features, immersive gameplay, and brilliant mechanics, The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is the best game to play and enjoy.
#14 Total War Battles: Kingdom
Total War Battles: Kingdom is a Medieval-themed, Action, Real-time Strategy, Building, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Creative Assemble and published by Sega. The game lets you an opportunity to establish your kingdom, recruit your army, and lead them in the massive battles where the accuracy of your commands and the cunning of your moves will do more than your army. You can manipulate the environment to collect resources, use different buildings to create your empire and expand it further and further to progress through the plot. During the gameplay, you can shape your lands to transform the wild areas into the productive realms. The ultimate task is to raise your cities, build roads, cut down trees for wood, build bridges, and more. The world is full of other players from around the globe available with the same task like you. You can participate in battles to fight against real players, defeat them to claim their lands, and loot their resources. Total War Battles: Kingdom includes core features such as Expand your Kingdom, Command an Army, Creative Rivers, Customization, Unlockable Items, and more. Try it out.
#15 Tooth and Tail
Tooth and Tail is a RTS (Real-time Strategy), Single-player and Multiplayer video game created and published by Pocketwatch Games. The game offers an environment, in which the animals face the shortage of food. In the beginning, the player needs to select his side, build his base, create his army and participate in the brutal battle for meat to survive. It has pixel graphics, and the game lets the player explore the environment from an isometric perspective. During the event, the player can navigate the environment, command his army and eat as many animals as possible to score the points. It has randomly generated maps and offers customizable factions. There are a series of levels, and each level has a set of objectives that the player has to accomplish to move to the next stage where he faces challenging tasks. In Single-player campaign, the player has to explore the land, eat enemies and collect meat for his empire. Tooth and Tail include prominent features such as Take Part in War for Meat, Endless Replayability, Split-screen Couch Play, Customization, and more. With addictive gameplay, excellent mechanics, and smooth controls, Tooth and Tail is the best game to play and enjoy.
#16 Stronghold 3
Stronghold 3 is a Real-time Strategy (RTS), Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Firefly Studios and published by 7Sixty for Cross Platforms. It is the 7th marvellous installment in the series of Stronghold after several spin-offs, including Stronghold Kingdoms, Remake, and Stronghold: Crusader Extreme. Unlike the previous titles, SouthPeak Games has published the game. The storyline revolves around the boy and his challenging quest for revenge against opposing forces such as Duc De Puce, Duc de Truffe, Duc Beauregard, etc. for the ambush and slaughter of his beloved father. After the kidnapping of the king, civil war, enemy invasion, and the ambush of his father, the protagonist was pushed back to the deep jungle. In the game, the player acts as the small boy, and soon he will discover a small band of troops as the story proceeds. The game played from an isometric perspective and the player needs to command his troops throughout the game to fulfil the requirement of specific quests. There are two different campaigns available from which the player chooses his one of them to start the game. Stronghold 3 is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#17 Wargame: Airland Battle
Wargame: Airland Battle features both Single-player and Multiplayer modes developed by Eugen Systems and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game deals with Real-time Tactics and Strategy elements, and it takes place in the European setting during the Cold War in the year 1975 to 1985. It is the sequel to Wargame: European Escalation, released in 2012. There are several playable factions available, including Warsaw Pact, East Germany, NATO, and more. The player starts the game by selecting his different units from the sub-factions in order to unlock new units or improved variants as advances through the game. Each country in the game has a set of units, reflecting their military doctrine. The game has four campaigns that the player can play alone or co-op with other players. The turn-based section of the game of four campaigns is set on the map of Northern Europe. Engaging gameplay in solo play, Wargame: Airland Battle is even more impressive online. It features multiplayer modes, where up to twenty players can do battle simultaneously.