The 2000s · Strategy
2000s Strategy games
35 Strategy classics first released 2000 to 2009, in release order, and 6 games looking back to them.
Games looking back to them
- Castlekeep: Open-source Stronghold engine reimplementation.
- Sourcehold: Open-source reimplementation of Stronghold.
- Stone Kingdoms: Open-source castle builder modeled on the first Stronghold.
- Spring: 1944: Free WWII RTS on the Spring engine.
- Beyond All Reason: Free large-scale RTS on the Recoil engine, carrying on Total Annihilation.
- Sanctuary: Shattered Sun: Indie large-scale RTS in the Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander tradition.
The classics
- Europa Universalis (2000)
- Ground Control (2000)
- Kessen (2000)
- Majesty (2000)
- Sacrifice (2000)
- Sudden Strike (2000)
- Total War (2000)
- Battle Realms (2001)
- Cossacks (2001)
- Desperados (2001)
- Empire Earth (2001)
- Kohan (2001)
- Pikmin (2001)
- Stronghold (2001)
- Freedom Force (2002)
- Hearts of Iron (2002)
- Blitzkrieg (2003)
- Dota (2003)
- Rise of Nations (2003)
- Silent Storm (2003)
- SpellForce (2003)
- Victoria (2003)
- Crusader Kings (2004)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004)
- Darwinia (2005)
- Company of Heroes (2006)
- DEFCON (2006)
- Bloons (2007)
- Desktop Tower Defense (2007)
- Supreme Commander (2007)
- Fieldrunners (2008)
- Sins of a Solar Empire (2008)
- Valkyria Chronicles (2008)
- League of Legends (2009)
- Plants vs. Zombies (2009)