PC Strategy games

[deckitout]

In the past I have normally played C&C but would like a change, what other options are there without going to something that is to heavy to learn.

I tried CIV 3 once but could not get into it.

Thanks

[FunkyNige]

If you're after pick up and play with very intense action then Dawn of War is fantastic.
For a more build up slowly over days type game then Medieval Total War 2 is utterly superb, it will take over your life for several months though!
Supreme Commander is apparently the new kid on the block, I've only played it once and it didn't really do anything for me.

[Thudd]

I found Warcraft 3 / Frozen Throne, and the Warhammer 40k game pretty good.

[AlSharpton]

Thudd said:

I found Warcraft 3 / Frozen Throne

Id suggest getting wc3/tft and then playing some dota www.dota-allstars.com

it can be massively fun but is hard for beginners to get into because 90% of players are complete pricks and think they are gods gift to the internet.

[big_treacle]

For realtime strategy, I like Company of Heroes.
For turn based - Civ 4 with the Beyond the sword expansion is amazing.

[shadowninja]

Battlefied 2.

Command 32 players in a 64 player game. Fantastic when they actually do what you ask.

[Mr Will]

I'd vote for Supreme Commander, best strategy game i have played in years

follows on from where total annihilation left off (game-wise not plot-wise)

and the ability to zoom right in and out of the map its so useful that it will drive you nuts whenever you play another strategy game if future!

[Mr_Yogi]

Another vote for Supreme Commander, it starts a bit slower than C&C but is on much a much larger scale - absolutley fantastic.

I'm still crap at it though

[deckitout]

Thanks for the advice


I picked up Warcraft 3 and the frozen Throne today in the bargain bucket.

I will eventually give all those games a go I think, the reviews are good on all of them

[madrob6]

Isn't World in Conflict meant to be good? I've not played it myself but it looked good.

[rsv gone!]

I just re-discovered Warhammer 40,000 and am playing through the campaigns again. Definitely worth a look and very cheap to buy now, along with the expansion packs.

[MrV]

Shogun/medieval wars floats my boat

[Neezer]

Another vote for Dawn of War, they are bringing out yet another new expansion pack called 'Soulstorm' which will bring the total number of playable 'races' up to 9, and with a very big 'Risk' style campain map.. Oh and it'll also work on most vaguely modern pc's unlike Supreme Commander, which is utterly useless on anything less than a 1k+ pc.