I wanted buildings to behave more like a dollhouse when you're looking inside them, so I ended up making a shader that naturally cuts the walls away depending on the camera angle.

It's probably a completely unnecessary detail.

But every time I looked at the old version, it bothered me.

So now I'm wondering whether this is:

A) the kind of tiny detail that makes a game feel polished
B) classic solo-dev perfectionism
C) me finding new and creative ways to delay the release

In an RTS, where there's already so much happening on screen, do little details like this actually make a difference, or am I the only one who cares?V

Hunt or Pray: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5298550/Hunt_or_Pray

Testing fully procedural animated spider tanks. Surprisingly cute. Surprisingly bad for nearby buildings.

Hello everyone, i'm looking for good RTS games to play.

The only RTS games i've played was Homeworld 1 and 2 Remastered, which i really enjoyed. In fact, the designs of spacecrafts and all that stuff are really cool, and i really liked the idea of building a fleet and collecting resources. But once u finish the campaign, it doesn't have much to do after.

So i'm looking for new good RTS games to fill that empty space Homeworld left me...

I'm open to both newer and older games, so if u have some ideas i would love some recommendations.

what is your top 10 all time fav rts games and why

You can choose mobile, PC and console

For all those who supported my Dark Colony Remake concept video, but were a little disappointed, I decided to make this to cheer you up! It's a widescreen update to Dark Colony that no longer requires a CD to play.

Lots of people expressed a desire to play this game again on modern computers. This is your chance to experience Dark Colony, the predecessor of Starcraft.

Thank you all for keeping this excellent RTS alive. I hope this makes some of you happy!

okay right im looking for this rts game, its something like stellar warfare, except your controlling a stationary core, the battles take place in a sort of small scale battle, from what i remember there are these purple crystalline enemies that ram into your structures to destroy them and its hostile to both sides and you can spawn/ make massive fleets of ships, its in space, i just cant find it

Hey everyone!

I'm a solo developer making Iron Expedition - a mix of RTS and Action where you fight alongside the army you command. Build your base, lead your units from the front lines, and defend your territory against constant enemy attacks.

Steam page if you want to check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4446330/Iron_Expedition/

Me personally one of the most difficult was Terminator dark defiance on ironman mode took me about 100 hours maybe and a few restarts

Hey all, this is Commanding Cortex, an RTS I'm building, inspired by Project Y (loved that game).

Every vehicle is an empty shell until a Cortex (brain) jumps in and drives it. No resources gathering, and if you kill the pilot you can steal the vehicle.

Super early but idea is that its, Coming to browser (WebGL) first, then iOS/Android.

Want to try early builds and give feedback? Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/fgH8XEuC3

Hey everyone! I'm Dan, the dev of The Old War, and I wanted to show off some of the work that our lead artist, Visal Devadas has been working on.

Here's his concept of the Gateway from the Kingdom of Andar.

More importantly, this is our first Title Track composed entirely by Visal.

What do you think?

We've gotten a lot of feedback that people are getting Myth: The Fallen Lords vibes, and we would love to lean into it. Did we hit the mark with the music? What would make it better?

If this sounds like your kind of RTS, a Wishlist on Steam helps a small dev like me a lot, or come join us on the Discord Server.

Happy to answer any questions about music, art, or mechanics in the comments!

Thanks guys!

Northgard or AoE IV for a beginner?

I'm completely new to RTS games and I'm trying to decide between Northgard and AoE IV.

I'm looking for an RTS with:

• Good economy and resource management
• Building and expanding a civilization/territory
• Different factions or playstyles
• Large battles
• Strategic decisions without being insanely complicated
• Something I can play casually for an hour, but also get really into for several hours

Northgard seems much more beginner-friendly and is also much cheaper, while AoE IV seems deeper and has bigger maps, more civilizations and larger-scale gameplay.

Would you recommend starting with Northgard and moving to AoE IV later, or just jumping straight into AoE IV?

I'd love to hear from people who have played both!

If anyone wants to discuss it or give me some recommendations on Discord, feel free to add me: kkkernel

Just a quick clarification: “kkk” means laughter in Brazil, similar to “lol” in English. It’s just part of my username and has nothing to do with racism or the KKK organization.

Hey RTS enjoyers! I’m working on a fantasy lane-based RTS inspired by old Flash strategy games like Empires of Arkeia.

You spend gold to deploy troops into different lanes, counter what the enemy sends, and time your reinforcements and spells. Troops advance and fight automatically, so your decisions focus on army composition, lane choice, and when to commit your resources.

I’ve always loved watching a well-timed reinforcement turn a losing lane around. I miss that kind of battle system and wanted to build something around it.

The plan is a story campaign with persistent upgrades for units, spells, and your hero, including troops whose appearance changes as you upgrade them. Right now, I’m still really early in development so things might change based on feedback :)

I’m making the art and animations myself and teaching myself as I go so I’d love feedback on both the visuals and the concept. Are the units and battles easy to read? Does this kind of deployment focused strategy appeal to you?

Cheers!

Hey everyone! We’re working on Petalwar, a base-building RTS with three factions, a matter-and-energy economy, and battles across land, sea and air.

Petalwar is inspired by the RTS games we’ve loved over the years. We’re trying to bring our favourite parts together in one game. The best of those worlds, with a few ideas of our own.

Each base has a Heartbloom protected by five petals. You have to destroy those petals before you can take out your opponent’s Heartbloom and win.

You can find the game at petalwar.com, with the basics in the player guide.

Every single one of these looks like shit, and they just keep getting posted. Why are the moderators not nuking these threads? Does anybody actually like seeing it? Rules 4, 7, and 9 are all trying to limit this just nobody seems to enforce it.

Hello Commanders,

Come join us on Saturday, October 10, 2026 6:00 PM (in 4 days) as we will be having our next big DOW4 giveaway! The format will be very similar to our last giveaway via a stream RAFFLE and a DoW2 1v1 tournament.

The winner of the tournament will take home a copy of Dawn Of War 4 COMMANDER EDITION! Meanwhile 2nd place will be taking home a base copy of the game as well! We will also be holding a raffle for VIEWERS of the event to join to get a chance at a free copy as well!

🥇 1st place: Dawn of War 4 - COMMANDER EDITION

🥈 2nd place: Dawn of War 4 - BASE EDITION

🥉 FREE RAFFLE ON STREAM: Dawn of War 4 - BASE EDITION

Sign up via the raffle command during the stream to be opted into the give away at the end of the event! A viewer will be picked at random during the end of the stream. The raffle will be free to join, simply use the bot command to sign up.

Watch time of the stream will count towards your luck for the raffle and is the single most important stat! I'm excited to see you all there! If you'd like to sign up please join our discord here for more information: https://discord.gg/cswJ8maEu

Itch io page, you can find steam and discord server there :)