Starship Troopers: Terran Command makes use of an engaging storyline for players to connect with and includes dozens of different specialized unit types for players to get to grips with as they build and refine their armies. The game itself has some gorgeously detailed graphics and features top-down combat action that feels highly immersive. As commanders of the Mobile Infantry, players will be able to execute tactical maneuvers against the Arachnid threat that intends to dominate humanity.

Set in the same universe as the Starship Troopers movies, Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a highly enjoyable real-time strategy game that players who enjoy the genre will love. There’s no specific ranking here, instead these are all just solid RTS games. These date back from way before RTS became a popular genre along with more recent games to have come out into the marketplace. We’ve decided to catalogue the best real-time strategy games of all time. We’re including them here because that’s where they belong. Expect to find some fan favorites and more than a few games that flew under everyone’s radar.

You’ll find none of those mediocre titles here, as we’re only interested in writing about the best of the best in the RTS genre. Even the Nintendo DS played host to several RTS games, including a Final Fantasy title. Regardless of the genre’s love affair with the PC, the decades have been kind to the genre, offering gamers with everything from ultra-competitive titles like Starcraft to more toned-down real-time strategy games like Gene Wars (which isn’t on this list, because it kind of sucked) and even casual titles like The Baldies and Nintendo’s Pikmin series of games. The games belong to the domain of PC gamers, giving the PC platform an edge against their counterparts well beyond just having better superior hardware. Since the mid-90s, real-time strategy games have become a video game staple, particularly on the PC due to the mouse and keyboard controls which allow players to point at units, drag their mouse across the screen, and select the armies they’ll use to attack other units.

#5 Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty + Heart of the Swarm.

#32 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice.

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