You’ll lead a clan of Vikings to settle a newly-discovered shore using all the typical tricks of the trade: build a village, collect resources, recruit a force of warriors, and expand your territory in the face of combative clans and beasts that lurk in the snow. If not for its sleek, cartoonish graphics, it wouldn’t look at all out of place next to the original Age of Empires 2. Northgard wears its inspiration on its sleeve.
Rise of Nations takes all the core concepts of Age of Empires and amplifies them, just a bit. And, in a nice change of pace, military units are spawned in bunches of three, rather than solitary soldiers, making for some visually impressive shows of force. You’ll also be beelining technological innovations, while managing your economy to most effectively progress ahead of the enemy. You’ll never be sitting idly by, but planning your next heroic assault. It makes for an aggressive RTS, in which combat is always evolving and huge battles are favoured over small confrontations. You’ll only be able to extend your empire’s reach within the bounds of your national borders, having to first build new cities or forts to create more space, or besiege enemy cities and grab their territory for yourself. Rise of Nations is particularly noteworthy for its ‘territory’ system. Whether you’re looking to relive your halcyon childhood days, or are taking your first steps in the RTS genre, these games will be more than enough.Īdvance from primitive swordsmen to nuclear weaponry In the interest of immediate satisfaction, we’ve opted for games that are readily available, and won’t have you trudging through eBay or the shelves of your nearest charity shop to find a copy. Others lean into fantasy or sci-fi settings, introducing new elements of play, such as RPG mechanics, or a heavy narrative focus.
Some are historical epics, that will have you traverse the ages, and progress the development of your civilisation. These games ape Age of Empires’ staple formula: resource gathering, base building, unit recruitment, economic management, and rock-paper-scissors-like combat. After you’ve completed every one of its titles and campaigns, and firmly proven your might across its competitive multiplayer skirmishes, there’s an abundance of games like Age of Empires to keep your town-building and civilisation-destroying habits afloat. We can all agree that Age of Empires is fantastic, but the venerated RTS series need not be the only one in your strategy catalogue.
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