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24 alternatives to Octal FM - 004 - RTS for short
We chat about six of our favourite real-time strategy games.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Octal FM - 004 - RTS for short launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A bonus length episode all about board gaming
2017 · its alternatives →
- 2IW
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The history of LAN parties, and running your own
2017 · its alternatives →
- 4IM
I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…
2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →
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We talk MOBAs, what they are & why they're fun
2017 · its alternatives →
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We discuss life-sim games & Stardew Valley
2017 · its alternatives →
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A simple browser RTS game. Defend your base. Capture flags.
2018 · its alternatives →
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No-holds-barred access to breathtaking mobile games
2015 · its alternatives →
- 14AD
This is something that I've been working on on-and-off in my spare time for the last few years. I started in 2020 during Covid trying to do a Mount and Blade style map in UE4, and it grew from there until where it is now - I would just add a feature, then another, until it came together. Since the start of the year I've really been trying to polish it some more. I've got the full thing planned for a Q3 25 release. Github release if you don't have Steam: https://github.com/joe-gibbs/fall-of-an-empire-release
2024 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A few months ago (82 days to be exact!) I posted a link on HN to my game, Meatshields. A bunch of you commented and played my game and gave me some wonderful feedback. Over the last few months I've been playing with many of you and implementing the best of everybody's suggestions. So, thank you, HN for all your help! I feel this is an extreme overhaul I couldn't have done without your input. Since then, I have: Dramatically improved our hosting platform (So it HOPEFULLY won't go down this time (oops.)), Added two new units, Rebalanced all existing units, Added many more maps, Improved the…
2017 · its alternatives →
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The iconic 2048 game in your team’s Slack channel
2016 · its alternatives →
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- 20OR
2014 · openra.res0l.net · its alternatives →
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2016 · its alternatives →
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