Best Free Real Time Strategy Games For Mac

Officially called 'real time tactics' games, I am not sure the difference between strategy and tactics applies at this level (is a 'Zerg rush' a strategy or a tactic or a bit of both?) so I'm including them.

Real-time Strategy (also known as RTS) is a subgenre of Strategy games where the game doesn’t progress in turns. In these games, the player manoeuvre and position structures and units to protect the areas of the map and struggle to take down the assets of his opponent.

In most of RTS games, the player has an ability to create additional structures and units during the game’s course. There are limited resources, and the player must expand by taking over the special points on the map or possessing the individual types of structures and units to fulfil the purpose. The RTS genre introduces base building, resource gathering, technological development, controlling units and more. Construction and Management Simulations, City-building Games, and Real-time Tactics video games are not considered to be RTS.

In RTS game, the playfield is split into a map area showing the game terrain and world, building and an interface comprise production and command controls. The player can explore the world from an isometric perspective and can use the mouse to scroll the screen and issue the command and may use the shortcut keys of the keyboard.

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It was real-time strategy at its finest, though also maddening proof that I'm terrible at multi-tasking. A sequel of sorts, Supreme Commander, followed in 2007.

Then, in 2012, another spiritual successor arrived -- but this time on Kickstarter. That game was Planetary Annihilation, and it went from crowdfunded hopeful to finished product on September 5, 2014. Update: Aaargh.sorry, cheeps. I updated the post early today to reflect the unfortunate expiration of this deal, but it didn't seem to take. So, apologies once again: Bundle Stars ran out of giveaway licenses early this morning.

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