Dawn of War II: Retribution
- Release Date:
- 03.01.2011
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
Ten years after the events of Chaos Rising and the fall of the Blood Raven’s Chapter Master to Chaos, Sub-Sector Aurelia remains in a state of constant warfare. The pirate Freebooter Orks have arrived to take advantage of this and loot the sector, the vile forces of Chaos continue to spread their blasphemy, the Eldar of Craftworld Alaitoc work to recover key artifacts from their past, and the feral Tyranids remaining from the failed Hive fleet invasion have suddenly reestablished contact with the Hive Mind.
The Imperium has had enough. In a bold effort to restore control, entire regiments of the Cadian Imperial Guard have arrived in the sub-sector and have taken control of its planetary defence forces.
Choose your race and determine the final fate of the entire sector, in Dawn of War II: Retribution the next installment in the critically acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
- Release Date:
- April 2009
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score: 70
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is a stand-alone sequel for the award winning real-time strategy game, Company of Heroes. Tales of Valor contains three campaigns based on historical events from World War II. There are a great many stories to be told from the war, and these campaigns each tell a unique and intimate tale that is translated into gripping tactical combat. Tales of Valor also contains three new multiplayer modes that can be played with or against your friends, and new units for each of the games four factions!
Dawn of War II
- Release Date:
- February 2009
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score: 85
Dawn of War II ushers in a new chapter in the acclaimed RTS series - taking players to the brutal frontlines of war to lead an elite strike force on a mission to save the galaxy. With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Clash with enemies on battlefields ablaze with visceral melee and ranged combat. Lead and develop your squads from raw recruits into the most battle hardened veterans in the Galaxy.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm
- Release Date:
- 04.03.2008
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 73
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm is a hybrid standalone expansion – enabling gamers to play Soulstorm by itself or expand their multiplayer experience when playing the game with any of the other titles in the Dawn of War series. Featuring two all-new armies – the malicious Dark Eldar and the fierce Sisters of Battle – Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm offers an unprecedented total of nine playable races through the single player experience or expanded multiplayer experience. In addition to new units across each of the seven existing races, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm will incorporate air units for the first time and introduce multiplayer medals, adding a whole new level of depth to online battles. The revolutionary meta-game introduced in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade is further expanded to an interplanetary scale in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm, allowing players to battle across an entire star system.
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
- Release Date:
- 09.24.2007
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 87
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is the next chapter in the critically acclaimed Company of Heroes series. Players take command of the German Panzer Elite as they struggle against the might of Operation Market Garden, or lead the British 2nd Army in the vicious battle for Caen, France. This standalone title features two unique armies with full length campaigns, new multiplayer modes, Microsoft DirectX® 10 support, mission persistence, improved vehicle and soldier AI, enhanced physics, and a dynamic weather system. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is fully compatible with Company of Heroes, allowing players to wage war with four unique armies.
Company of Heroes
- Release Date:
- 09.12.2006
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 93
Beginning with the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, players will lead squads of Allied troops into battle against the German war machine through some of the most pivotal battles of WWII. Through a rich single player campaign, players will experience the cinematic intensity and bravery of ordinary soldiers thrust into extraordinary events.
Warhammer 40,000 – Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
- Release Date:
- 10.9.2006
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 87
Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funereal chambers house the awakening mass of the Necron plague. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necron purge, and ultimately for the Necron themselves to retire to. Over millions of years, sand and rock had covered it all until ill-fated excavations awoke the deathless again. Play any of seven races, striving for control over Kronus. Take other races' strongholds by winning challenging battles on various maps individually associated with the respective Strongholds.
The Outfit
- Release Date:
- 03.13.2006
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- Xbox 360
- Metacritic Score:
- 70
THQ and Relic Entertainment take explosive World War II combat to the next generation in an all-new third-person action game. Combining intense squad-based combat with the freedom of total destruction, The Outfit takes players behind enemy lines, battling the Nazi War Machine through a variety of combat missions.
Warhammer 40,000 – Dawn of War: Winter Assault
- Release Date:
- 09.21.2005
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 85
Lost amongst the ruins of a leveled city lies an Emperor Class Titan, a war vessel of untold power forged in the planet-wide furnaces of Mars, and revered by billions as the epitome of Imperial dominance. The one who controls it will command the power to destroy, or defend, a world. The Imperials will summon it to overcome great evil, Chaos will corrupt it for their own designs, Orks will destroy it in their bloodlust and Eldar will disregard it in their arrogance. The expansion pack to the award-winning Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War will build upon the most exciting, visceral, front-line battlefield ever seen in an RTS game. Winter Assault promises to be one of the biggest expansion packs ever.
Warhammer 40,000 – Dawn of War
- Release Date:
- 09.20.2004
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 86
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a revolutionary science fiction real-time strategy (RTS) game set in the violent, post-apocalyptic universe of the 41st Millennium. Utilizing the exceptional game design skills of Relic Entertainment, Dawn of War provides an immersive entertainment experience of epic proportions. Command hardened troops, deadly vehicles and high-tech weaponry with one goal in mind, the complete extermination of the opposition.
Whether you lead Humanity's finest - the Space Marines, - the masters of mechanized warfare and billions-strong human army of the Imperial Guard, the diabolic and villainous traitors of man - the Chaos Space Marines, the brutal and savage beasts - the Orks, or the psychic and technologically advanced alien warriors - the Eldar, you control the action and the fate of your race!
Impossible Creatures
- Release Date:
- 12.29.2002
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 72
The year is 1937 and you are Rex Chance, renowned world adventurer and war correspondent. You have spent your life exploring the wilds of Africa, the ice shelves of Antarctica, and the sultry jungles of the Amazon. You've seen every beast on earth… or so you thought. You've just received word from your long-lost father, scientist Dr. Eric Chanikov, who disappeared many years before. Suddenly, he now begs to see you. So you fly to the Isla Variatas in the South Pacific where he works in the employ of wealthy industrialist Upton Julius. But what begins as an innocent reunion quickly turns sour as you come face-to-face with the Sigma Technology. What is the Sigma Technology? Imagine possessing the ability to combine any two animals into a single creature. Flying elephants, giant ants, amphibious sharks... anything you can conceive. The possibilities boggle the mind! What benefits might it bring? What evil might be wrought?
Homeworld2
- Release Date:
- 09.16.2003
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC / Mac
- Metacritic Score:
- 83
Homeworld 2 continues the epic struggle of the Hiigarans and their leader Karan S'jet. Many thought their hardships would end when they returned to Hiigara, yet fate has not been so kind to the Exiles. Now the Hiigarans face a new and bitter enemy, a renegade clan from the eastern fringes of the galaxy, who wield the power of the ancients. Homeworld 2 chronicles the valiant journey of the Mothership and its crew into the oldest regions of the galaxy to confront their new foe and discover the truth behind their exile.
Homeworld Cataclysm
- Release Date:
- 06.30.2000
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 89
The first official 'episode' within the Homeworld universe, taking you back to the setting of Homeworld roughly 15 years after the events of the original game ended. Improving upon the Homeworld interface, Cataclysm presents new features such as waypoints and sensor-manager attack commands to add a new dimension to the revolutionary combat and gameplay pioneered in Homeworld..
Homeworld
- Release Date:
- 09.28.1999
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Platforms:
- PC
- Metacritic Score:
- 93
Homeworld's epic tale begins in the far reaches of the universe. You were the benign lords of a peaceful society located in the center of a lush spiral galaxy. For as long as anyone could remember, no one challenged your peaceful existence. But then came the conquerors, invading with the sole purpose of overtaking your world. Billions died, and the survivors were relocated to a cold, lifeless planet on the edge of the galaxy. Hundreds of years later, all knowledge of your previous existence has been lost. Only vague myths remain, until the discovery of an ancient tablet buried within the ruins of a half-destroyed craft in the great-banded desert. This Guidestone reawakened the knowledge of your ancestry, and set your race on the path home - coordinates leading straight into the heart of the galaxy. Sixty years ago, construction began on the giant Mothership that will carry millions of your people into deep space. Construction is now complete. Your journey to the Homeworld begins here...