#01	Age of Empires II License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2 Release: 2013 Rating: 9.5/10 battle history isometric real-time strategy real-time strategy medieval multiplayer base building city building / construction simulation resource management singleplayer tactical co-op competitive replay value 2d action adventure
#02	Europa Universalis IV License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2013 Rating: 8.2/10 history management medieval real-time strategy alternate historical simulation top-down-perspective strategy / tactics point and select age of discovery / enlightenment grand strategy 4x wargame diplomacy military economy replay value sandbox political real-time with pause moddable nonlinear co-op singleplayer multiplayer
#03	Company of Heroes 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2013 Rating: 7.3/10 nazis real-time real-time strategy strategy world war ii diagonal-down free-roaming camera multiple units/characters control point and select europe historical events war strategy / tactics multiplayer tactical history military singleplayer co-op online co-op base building tanks action real-time with pause atmospheric simulation great soundtrack adventure
#04	XCOM 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8.2/10 strategy science-fiction turn-based diagonal-down free-roaming camera managerial / business simulation turn-based strategy post-apocalyptic strategy / tactics turn-based tactics (tbt) tactical turn-based tactics alien character customization singleplayer difficult multiplayer role-playing moddable perma death futuristic action atmospheric great soundtrack co-op open-world
#05	Stellaris License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10 strategy real-time science-fiction 3rd-person-perspective strategy / tactics
#06	Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2010 Rating: 8.5/10 strategy real-time real-time strategy science-fiction diagonal-down free-roaming camera rpg elements multiple units/characters control point and select war strategy / tactics
#07	Crusader Kings III License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, XSX, PS5 Release: 2020 Rating: 8.2/10 real-time strategy medieval diagonal-down real-time strategy menu structures point and select historical events strategy / tactics free-roaming camera simulation grand strategy role-playing history
#08	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 8.2/10 strategy real-time real-time strategy science-fiction alternate historical modern military strategy / tactics diagonal-down isometric multiple units/characters control point and select asia europe north america war free-roaming camera

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