If there is one type of game that works well on PCs, they are strategy games of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre, where time is a key factor and where you often play in multiplayer mode, with games against other real players, where you play using the mouse for hours on end. There are war strategy games of various types, sometimes turn-based, sometimes built as card games and other times with a free world to explore in which to grow and expand one's commanding skills. What still makes PCs superior to consoles is precisely in this type of game, especially because in some cases they can be played for free and without spending a penny during the game. Below we see some of the best rigorously free PC strategy games not only to get started, but also to play and win without having to pay and get your hands in the wallet.
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RTS are a great way to spend time on the PC, which exercise the mind more than any other video game genre. RTS games require their players to put in a lot of work and energy to win, you have to build the bases, upgrade the units, collect resources, increase them and use them wisely, study attack and war tactics as if you were an expert military general. The most difficult part of all is that all of this must be done with limited resources and in a limited time frame. Players have no control over the pace of the game and the time available to them, so the more present they are, the better. The most rewarding part of playing RTS games is surely the moment in which you defeat another player or the opposing team thanks to our best strategy.
Below, we see the best free RTS strategy games for PC
1) Hearthstone
It was from the time of Texas Hold'Em that a card game did not gain so much popularity in the world. This Blizzard game currently has over 25 million people playing every month, with continued growth. The game is very similar to those collectible card games (like Magic), each with heroes, to form a 30-card deck to use to beat opponents who will have heroes with different abilities. Hearthstone takes all the best elements of the board card games and digitalizes them with games actually related to chance, where usually the best and the one who has prepared a deck of cards with the most varied and strong warriors wins.
2) League of Legends
In 2012 I wrote about how League Of Legends was the most played game in the world. I don't know if it is still him today, but it is certainly still a very popular game, with 110 million people playing every month, who can challenge each other for free and without internal payments can create competitive advantages. In League of Legends two teams of five players fight on a battlefield to kill each other and to kill the neutral monsters present.
3) Starcraft II
Starcraft is one of the first real-time strategy games in history, preceded only by other famous titles such as Command and Conquer and Age of Empires. Starcraft 2 is still the king of the RTS genre with perfect mechanics and an ever-evolving game thanks to patches and expansions. Starcraft II Arcade is a version of the free game full of maps made by fans, very addictive and fun.
4) Stronghold Kingdoms
This is a game that mixes elements of Civilization V and Clash of Clans, with players having to develop their village in order to conquer other empires or defend against enemy attacks. It starts with a small castle, some workers and few resources to be used to develop in order to enlarge the borders and expand its expansion. there are alliances between players to organize more targeted attacks and gain some protection. Although the graphics are a bit dated and even if the game is quite old (from 2012), it is still one of the best free strategy games.
5) Epic Arena
Epic Arena takes everything we love from the Heroes of Might and Magic series and blends it with Magic the Gathering, the collectible card game. This turn-based strategy game puts us face to face against our opponent and requires a certain intelligence and ability in the positioning and movement of the soldiers available who can be very different from each other: magicians, warriors, fast thieves and others. Updates and upgrades can be earned after each victory and also after defeats.
7) Spring: 1944 is still in development and takes place in the Second World War. There are 4 sides (Great Britain, the United States, Germany and the USSR), with weapons and fighters drawn in a historically precise and accurate way. At the moment you can only play with the German and British troops in a war of pure tactics, in an absolutely realistic environment, with a 3D graphics that immerses the players in the war scenarios of the time.
8) Zero-K is a dynamic and more action game with the tactical component always in the foreground. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this game are the hundreds of units available that shape the tactical choices and the final outcome of the game.
Seen from above, in 3D, it seems to witness a real battle with numerous armies that collide with machine guns and bombs. Zero-K also requires attention to resources even if the economic simulation component has been lightened.
9) World Of Warships is the most beautiful naval war game, where you become commanders of one of the most powerful naval fleets in the history of the world wars and you fight by arranging the various types of ships strategically against the enemy. Players are divided into two teams on the battlefield and must find the ideal way to deal a decisive blow to the enemy.
10) Dota 2 deserves to be reported also in this article as a strategic MMO game, with players divided into two teams who must try to destroy the opposing fortress. Dota 2 is one of the most played role-playing games in the world, with battles seen from above where the strategic component and the cooperation between players is fundamental.
11) AirMech Strike is an extraordinary strategy game already described in another article, which stands out from the others for the fast action of the game where you drive a flying mech on the battlefield. In AirMech, players must control an aerial mech that can suddenly turn into a huge robot armed with a lightsaber and shield, pistols and rockets.
12) OpenRA is the game for lovers of the great classics, a constantly updated open source strategy game that incorporates the model of the well-known Command & Conquer, one of the most popular and historic RTS strategy games.
13) Battle Of Wesnoth is a free, turn-based, free, turn-based strategy game with absolutely no internal payment system.
14) Unknown Horizons, an open source RTS game where you can build a city.
15) FreeCiv, the free clone of Civilization, one of the most famous strategy games of all time.
16) Minetest is a sandbox similar to that of Minecraft to which it is clearly inspired. This is an open source game where you can freely build whatever you want.
17) MegaGlest is a real-time strategy game with great battles to face while controlling an army of past civilizations.
Other strategy games in real time and for free have been reported in other articles such as:
- war and strategy games where you can command armies on the battlefield
- military tactics and war strategy games in Risiko style
- Strategy games, villages and battles similar to Clash of Clans
- Best Browser Games, role-playing online games, strategy, war and alliances
- "Tycoon" strategic games where you can manage companies, administer empires, countries and cities
- Simulation and management of city transport
READ ALSO: Top 50 free PC games
RTS are a great way to spend time on the PC, which exercise the mind more than any other video game genre. RTS games require their players to put in a lot of work and energy to win, you have to build the bases, upgrade the units, collect resources, increase them and use them wisely, study attack and war tactics as if you were an expert military general. The most difficult part of all is that all of this must be done with limited resources and in a limited time frame. Players have no control over the pace of the game and the time available to them, so the more present they are, the better. The most rewarding part of playing RTS games is surely the moment in which you defeat another player or the opposing team thanks to our best strategy.
Below, we see the best free RTS strategy games for PC
1) Hearthstone
It was from the time of Texas Hold'Em that a card game did not gain so much popularity in the world. This Blizzard game currently has over 25 million people playing every month, with continued growth. The game is very similar to those collectible card games (like Magic), each with heroes, to form a 30-card deck to use to beat opponents who will have heroes with different abilities. Hearthstone takes all the best elements of the board card games and digitalizes them with games actually related to chance, where usually the best and the one who has prepared a deck of cards with the most varied and strong warriors wins.
2) League of Legends
In 2012 I wrote about how League Of Legends was the most played game in the world. I don't know if it is still him today, but it is certainly still a very popular game, with 110 million people playing every month, who can challenge each other for free and without internal payments can create competitive advantages. In League of Legends two teams of five players fight on a battlefield to kill each other and to kill the neutral monsters present.
3) Starcraft II
Starcraft is one of the first real-time strategy games in history, preceded only by other famous titles such as Command and Conquer and Age of Empires. Starcraft 2 is still the king of the RTS genre with perfect mechanics and an ever-evolving game thanks to patches and expansions. Starcraft II Arcade is a version of the free game full of maps made by fans, very addictive and fun.
4) Stronghold Kingdoms
This is a game that mixes elements of Civilization V and Clash of Clans, with players having to develop their village in order to conquer other empires or defend against enemy attacks. It starts with a small castle, some workers and few resources to be used to develop in order to enlarge the borders and expand its expansion. there are alliances between players to organize more targeted attacks and gain some protection. Although the graphics are a bit dated and even if the game is quite old (from 2012), it is still one of the best free strategy games.
5) Epic Arena
Epic Arena takes everything we love from the Heroes of Might and Magic series and blends it with Magic the Gathering, the collectible card game. This turn-based strategy game puts us face to face against our opponent and requires a certain intelligence and ability in the positioning and movement of the soldiers available who can be very different from each other: magicians, warriors, fast thieves and others. Updates and upgrades can be earned after each victory and also after defeats.
7) Spring: 1944 is still in development and takes place in the Second World War. There are 4 sides (Great Britain, the United States, Germany and the USSR), with weapons and fighters drawn in a historically precise and accurate way. At the moment you can only play with the German and British troops in a war of pure tactics, in an absolutely realistic environment, with a 3D graphics that immerses the players in the war scenarios of the time.
8) Zero-K is a dynamic and more action game with the tactical component always in the foreground. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this game are the hundreds of units available that shape the tactical choices and the final outcome of the game.
Seen from above, in 3D, it seems to witness a real battle with numerous armies that collide with machine guns and bombs. Zero-K also requires attention to resources even if the economic simulation component has been lightened.
9) World Of Warships is the most beautiful naval war game, where you become commanders of one of the most powerful naval fleets in the history of the world wars and you fight by arranging the various types of ships strategically against the enemy. Players are divided into two teams on the battlefield and must find the ideal way to deal a decisive blow to the enemy.
10) Dota 2 deserves to be reported also in this article as a strategic MMO game, with players divided into two teams who must try to destroy the opposing fortress. Dota 2 is one of the most played role-playing games in the world, with battles seen from above where the strategic component and the cooperation between players is fundamental.
11) AirMech Strike is an extraordinary strategy game already described in another article, which stands out from the others for the fast action of the game where you drive a flying mech on the battlefield. In AirMech, players must control an aerial mech that can suddenly turn into a huge robot armed with a lightsaber and shield, pistols and rockets.
12) OpenRA is the game for lovers of the great classics, a constantly updated open source strategy game that incorporates the model of the well-known Command & Conquer, one of the most popular and historic RTS strategy games.
13) Battle Of Wesnoth is a free, turn-based, free, turn-based strategy game with absolutely no internal payment system.
14) Unknown Horizons, an open source RTS game where you can build a city.
15) FreeCiv, the free clone of Civilization, one of the most famous strategy games of all time.
16) Minetest is a sandbox similar to that of Minecraft to which it is clearly inspired. This is an open source game where you can freely build whatever you want.
17) MegaGlest is a real-time strategy game with great battles to face while controlling an army of past civilizations.
Other strategy games in real time and for free have been reported in other articles such as:
- war and strategy games where you can command armies on the battlefield
- military tactics and war strategy games in Risiko style
- Strategy games, villages and battles similar to Clash of Clans
- Best Browser Games, role-playing online games, strategy, war and alliances
- "Tycoon" strategic games where you can manage companies, administer empires, countries and cities
- Simulation and management of city transport
