0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D.
- RTS Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
+5Turn-based 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) strategy game series where players build a thriving civilization through ages of advancements.
- Historical Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- iPad
- Steam
- Playstation
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox
+3Historical, real-time strategy game series where you build a civilization over ages spanning the stone age to the iron age.
- RTS Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Steam
- Xbox
+6Freeciv is an open-source, turn-based strategy game based on Civilization II. Inspired by the history of human civilization, the game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
UnCiv offers a streamlined, gameplay-focused reimplementation of the hugely popular Civilization that's ad-free, open-source and built for speed. The game loads and plays very fast, offering a balanced design that lets players focus on...
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- itch.io
+1Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it. Still, it is easy to get started through playable tutorials.
- RTS Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.
- RTS Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Java Mobile
Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...
- RTS Game
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
MegaGlest is an open source 3D-real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of one of seven different factions: Tech, Magic, Egyptians, Indians, Norsemen Persian or Romans. The game is setup in one of 14 naturally looking settings, which -like the unit models- are...
- RTS Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Dune Legacy is an effort by a handful of developers to revitalize the first-ever real-time strategy game. Based from Dune II
- RTS Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
+2CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.
- RTS Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Wine
- Steam
+1Unlike other Paradox titles (such as the first two Europa Universalis series), Crusader Kings is a dynasty simulator with similarities to role-playing video games in that it focuses on a trait-based individual whose primary goal is the growth...
- Historical Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Steam
- GOG.com
- Xbox
- Playstation
+12Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a dominant global empire.
- Historical Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
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