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Breaking the tower

boo_radley — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:28:11 -0800

In the mood for a light realtime strategy game? Try Breaking the Tower. It's quite a bit like Settlers, but it's more streamlined.
Runs in the browser, requires java

Savage 2, Free Hybrid FPS/RPG/RTS

paradoxflow — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:18:03 -0800

Savage 2 is an innovative mix of first-person shooter, third-person action rpg, and real-time strategy. Teams consisting of 18 different classes, each with unique abilities, are divided in squads led by an officer, and under the direction of a single commander with a top down view of the action. Players must help their commander capture resources, advance their front line, and eventually destroy the enemy’s stronghold while accumulating experience and improving their abilities. Did I mention as of December 9th, it has become free to play? There is an optional pay to play component (a one time $9.99 payment for "prime membership"), but unlike some "free" games, it really isn't necessary to get the full experience or to be competitive. As an added bonus it is independently published, and runs on Mac and Linux as well as Windows based systems.

The War Of the Flea

The Whelk — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:45:34 -0800

Nano War: Infectious Flash Fun. Colonize blobs, send swarms, and win superior numbers. Free multi-player and level editor. Dangerously addictive. Found via this post. It ate up my entire Thursday and I felt the need to share.

Go! Raze the land! Boil the seas!

Eideteker — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:38:01 -0800

Mastermind: World Conquerer puts you in the role of the evil Mastermind, supergenius bent on destroying* the world. A great ending and some hilarious dialogue make this game a gem. Hey, it's Friday in Australia by now, right? (via jig) * Destroying is conquering. It's true. I looked it up.

Total Annihilation Modification Excitation!

Effigy2000 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:55:07 -0800

Total Annihilation, released over ten years ago by the now defunct Cavedog Entertainment, was one of the most popular RTS games of its day. And it is still being played today, partly due to the mod community who have been working on keeping it alive through the release of patches, units and maps, a list of which you'll find inside. Total Annihilation: Twilight is the most balanced of all the TA mods. TABA includes unique features such as upgrading and new balance changes. FileUniverse contains over 3000 mods, races, maps, utilities and tutorials for TA and TA:Kingdoms. UnitUniverse has an archive of over 5,000 downloadable first and third party units. TA-Zone bills itself as the Ultimate TA Resource site, with a TA 1v1 Ladder, TA Replays and forums. D-Gun provides more links to information and files for playing Total Annihilation online. Switeck's Junkdrawer has many useful TA files, such as the TA Bugfix and AI Guide. Epic Class Productions has a large collection of gigantic 63x63-screen "Epic Maps" by James Beatty.

Desktop Tower Defence

jonson — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:26:25 -0800

Welcome to Desktop Tower Defence Creeps will try and make their way from left to right (and, depending on difficulty setting, from top to bottom). Use money to purchase canons which you then position to force the creeps to route around while sustaining fire. Killing creeps generates more money, which allows the purchase and/or upgrade of canons, which come in useful as the creeps getting stronger/more resistant to fire as the game progresses.

The Allied team has won the game!

brain_drain — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:12:44 -0800

tru_m4n: NUKES! HOLY **** I GOT NUKES -- If World War II were a multiplayer real-time strategy game.