After 30 years of PC gaming, I bought a controller with a keyboard and mouse. It's perfect for one genre of video games and ...

The first of two Bullfrog MS-DOS games on my list ... It was an incredibly smart RTS for its time, and also one of the first games of its kind to offer online play. Both of the two playable ...

It's a good time for RTS games right now. Tempest Rising is a worthy successor to the genre's greatest classics and Age of Empires 2 just got a new expansion. But Fractured Alliance, from Tense ...

Plants vs. Zombies showcases how RTS games can be fun and straightforward for newcomers. Understandably, RTS games have a reputation for being difficult for beginners to pick up. After all ...

Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.

Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo hopes "having the freedom of mouse control" with the Switch 2 Joy-Con will help more PC developers "bring their games" to the new console Nintendo Switch 2 Metroid Prime ...

While this expansion obviously uses the foundations of a decades-old game, these campaigns manage to feel like some of the most inventive ones I’ve seen from RTS games in the last decade.

Stronghold is a classic. It'd be fantastic to have Command and Conquer back. But AoE 2 remains the best medieval RTS of all time, and possibly the greatest game in the entire genre. Now ...

There are many upcoming PS5 games in the pipeline, with some big releases fast approaching over the next few weeks. With some Elden Ring goodness closing out May with a bang, there's plenty to ...

Doom began in 1993 and has seen numerous sequels, spinoffs, and rereleases. As impressive as the original games were for the time, and for how well they hold up, it is clear that they are the ...

PlayStation has released the latest batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers in May. All PS Plus members can claim a trio of freebies as of May 6--Ark: Survival Evolved, Balatro ...

The National Football League today announced the schedule for the 2025 International Games that will be played across Europe in Dublin, Ireland; London, U.K.; Berlin, Germany; and Madrid ...