Alternatives to Stronghold

0 A.D.

0 A.D. is a free and open-source real-time strategy game of ancient warfare developed by Wildfire Games. It is a historical strategy game that focuses on the period of time starting from 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E., covering the rise and fall of some of the world’s greatest civilizatio...

OpenRA

OpenRA is an open-source real-time strategy game focused on classic Westwood titles. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux and supports online play with friends or against AI opponents. The game includes a powerful modding system which allows players to create their o...

Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game in which players build civilizations, gather resources, and battle their opponents. The game is set in a mythical world where players can choose from three major civilizations: the Greeks, Egyptians, and Norse. Each civilization has i...

Banished

Banished is a city-building strategy game developed by Shining Rock Software. Players are tasked with leading a group of exiled travelers to a new land and helping them build a successful and sustainable city. Players have to manage resources, build structures and take care of th...

Empire Earth

Empire Earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released in 2001. In the game, players start out in the Prehistoric Age and progress up to the futuristic Nano Age. Players must manage resources, build an army and conquer their opponents. The gam...

Discontinued You can still buy this game on GOG.com

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CaesarIA

CaesarIA is a city building and strategy game inspired by the Roman Empire. Players take control of a province, build up its infrastructure and resources, and manage its economy and population. Players must also defend their province from threats such as barbarians, pirates, and ...

Total War

Total War is a computer strategy game franchise developed by The Creative Assembly, a British game studio. The game combines real-time tactics and strategy with turn-based grand strategy elements. Players control armies from a variety of historical periods, including the Roman Em...

Stonehearth

Stonehearth is a game developed by Radiant Entertainment where players are tasked with the building and management of a small settlement. Players create their own towns, choose a race and culture for their settlement, and then build and manage it. The townspeople can be trained i...

Tropico

Tropico is a construction and management simulation video game developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. The objective of the game is to stay in power as the ruler of a tropical island by balancing the needs of the population, the demand...

SpellForce

SpellForce is a real-time strategy and role-playing game developed by Phenomic Game Development and published by JoWood Productions. It combines the elements of both genres and features a unique story-based campaign. The game features a mix of both real-time strategy and role-pla...

Besiege

Besiege is a physics-based sandbox game where you build medieval siege engines and lay waste to immense fortresses and peaceful hamlets. With a fully-destructible environment and a wide assortment of building materials, you can construct a wide range of war machines, from trebuch...

openage

Openage is an open-source engine for playing classic real-time strategy games from the past, such as Age of Empires II and Stronghold. It consists of a library of game logic and a cross-platform game engine. The game logic is written in C, and the engine uses OpenGL for graphics ...

Dune Legacy

Dune Legacy is a free, open source remake of the classic real-time strategy game, Dune II. It features up-to-date graphics, improved audio and music, and a wide variety of bug fixes and minor improvements. The game faithfully recreates the original gameplay, while introducing a r...

Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War

Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War is a real-time strategy (RTS) game based in the Warhammer 40000 universe. Players choose from one of four different races: Space Marines, Eldar, Orks, and Chaos, and engage in battles for control of the planet Kronus. Players must build and manage the...

Crown of the Gods

Crown of the Gods is a browser-based multiplayer strategy game where players build and manage their own empires in a fantasy world. Players must build an economy, create armies and fleets, and form alliances with other players in order to expand their empire and dominate the worl...

Dune

Dune is an online gaming platform created by the game development team at Funcom. It is a free-to-play game that allows players to explore an expansive desert world and battle against treacherous creatures, evil AI, and other players. The game features an epic story, a wide varie...

Discontinued Dune II is suspended because Westwood shutdown here is more info: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-consolidates-studios-closes-westwood/1100-2909852/

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Spring 1944

Spring 1944 is a software development platform that allows for the creation of web and mobile applications. It is a cloud-based platform that provides a range of tools and resources for developers, including a drag-and-drop interface, a code editor, and support for multiple progr...

Age of Castles

Age of Castles is an exciting and immersive game where you can build, expand, and defend your very own medieval castle. Players are challenged to build their castles through strategic resource management and the construction of walls, towers, and other defensive structures. You c...

Europa 1400: The Guild

Europa 1400: The Guild is an open-ended, 3D life simulation game set in an alternate version of Europe during the late Middle Ages. Players take the role of a medieval guild master, responsible for managing the finances, trading, and production of their own guild. Through the gam...

Tentlan

Tentlan is a free-to-play browser-based strategy game set in the world of the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. Players take on the role of a tribal chief who must grow and develop their people. Players must build their own unique cities, gather resources, manage and expand the...

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