wz2100 is a great example. It still feels like nothing else in the genre.

Freeciv was a serious time sink. An open-source Total War would be something, though I can’t imagine the amount of work.

Total Annihilation still feels huge when you pull back over a whole map. The Spring games kept that alive really well.

OpenRA is such a good way back into Dune 2000. Funny how well those old maps still hold up.

It is pretty easy to get into: grab flags, the more you hold the faster you build. Hope you have fun with it, and the new 1.2 even lets you play the blue side.

give it a try, it’s the same vibe of Bitmap Brothers games

Steel Soldiers was a very different game. The original is faster and a lot more chaotic, so it might surprise you. Worth a try on a free evening.

The cutscenes were a big deal back then. Half the fun of finishing a level was seeing what Allan and Brad would get up to next. I made several small cutscenes i nthe same style in the game

Right now it has three of the classic levels, each rebuilt in a lot of detail, and more are coming in the next updates. Thanks for the heads up on how the page reads. There are about 2-3 hours of gameplay inside already!

So true. Lose one flag and suddenly the whole map turns against you. That is what made it so tense.

Glad it brought back memories! That was probably the Zod Engine, which is great. OpenZ is a new 3D remake, so it should feel familiar but look quite different.

Speedball 2 is still one of the best. Z has the same cheeky Bitmap humour, hope you have fun with it.

Hope you enjoy it! Let us know how it goes.

Ha, fair enough. It was a very different kind of RTS, fast and a bit chaotic. Maybe a good excuse to find out if you still like it.