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I used to play RTS games like Warhammer, then got into Heroes of Might and Magic and its spin-offs like Pennon and Battle. I've also played XCOM 2 and Age of Wonders 4. Any other must-play series you'd recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The Homeworld series is great with fantastic campaigns (minus Homeworld 3 I've heard, not even played that).

I'll also throw in a classic Imperium Galactica 2 because I still think for a 90s 4X RTS it has so many elements that I've just not seen replicated since. Though usually short and quick, it has fully simulated and controllable space and ground battles; espionage; diplomacy; you assign your unlocked tech to hard points on your ships... It's Stellaris but better in most ways, imo.

[–] Regrettable_incident 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I recently replayed homeworld 1 and 2 and they hold up well. Still haven't played Deserts of Kharak but that looks good too. I've not played 3 either but unfortunately I've heard it's not great.

[–] B0NK3RS 1 points 2 days ago

I haven't checked recently but last I heard HW3 was not good. Homeworld is one of the best of all time and even Deserts of Kharak is very good too.