Steam Summer Sale: 3 iconic real-time strategy games with steep discounts
1. Total War: WARHAMMER III - 40% off
Total War: Warhammer III is the epic conclusion to the Total War: Warhammer trilogy that sees the world plunged into a Daemon-infested darkness as players command one of 10 heroes and take a stand against the chaos or join it. As a real-time strategy game with grand battles, Warhammer III features seven unique races, each with dozens of units that result in far more intricate encounters than previously possible.
Warhammer III takes place in a gorgeous, expansive, open world filled with dark fantasy elements, while aspects like the character design and attention to detail live up to the expectations set by the Warhammer universe. Multiplayer game modes also allow up to eight players to duke it out in all-out war for superiority.
Total War: Warhammer III is on sale for US$35.99 during the Steam Summer Sale until July 13.
2. Stellaris - 75% off
Stellaris is a space-based real-time strategy game wherein players explore and conquer a vast galaxy, encountering and battling against all manner of alien races. Players start each new campaign with a civilisation that has just recently developed interstellar travel capabilities. From there, players must grow their civilisation's reach, colonising far-away star systems and forging its path to ever-greater heights. The universes in Stellaris seems endless, as it's populated by procedurally-generated solar systems and alien species.
Stellaris integrates its combat, progression, and resource-management rather well without overwhelming new players too much, although strangers to RTS gameplay might want to look up a few guides and manuals before diving into the deep end. The game also features an interesting alignment mechanic, which defines your space-faring empire's personality and adds a degree of variety into the mix.
Stellaris is US$9.99 during the Steam Summer Sale until July 13.
3. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition - 50% off
Age of Empires is the quintessential RTS game, and Age of Empires IV is another success for the franchise. Replete with 10 unique playable civilisations — The Abbasid Dynasty, Chinese, Delhi Sultanate, English, French, Holy Roman Empire, Mongols, Malians, Ottomans, and Rus — Age of Empires IV does a lot to give players a diverse, flexible gameplay experience. Eight playable maps help keep things interesting, while each civilisation's specialisations give players plenty of strategic action to sink their teeth into as they progress their civilisation and use their strengths to their advantage.
The selection of maps is bolstered by a Mod Editor that allows players to augment gameplay by altering and creating new maps as well as changing and adding custom game modes for an interesting twist. Once you're bored with the campaign mode, you can hop into online PVP and PVE matches to face off or collaborate with other players.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is discounted to US$19.99 during the Steam Summer Sale until July 13.
