Chronology of real-time tactics video games

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This is a comprehensive list of real-time tactics games for all platforms, sorted chronologically.

Release year Game Developer Archetype Setting Platform Notes
1976 Lazer Command Meadows Futuristic Abstract Arcade
1982 Legionnaire Avalon Hill Historical Roman empire Atari 8-bit
1988 Modem Wars Ozark Softscape Futuristic Commodore 64, MS-DOS
1989 Harpoon Three-Sixty Pacific Historical Cold War era MS-DOS
1989 M1 Tank Platoon Microprose Modern Central Europe MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
1990 BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge Westwood Studios Futuristic BattleTech MS-DOS Sequel to BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
1993 Cannon Fodder Sensible Software Various
1993 Fields of Glory Microprose Historical Napoleonic Wars MS-DOS, Amiga
1993 Space Hulk Electronic Arts Futuristic Warhammer 40,000 MS-DOS, Amiga
1993 Syndicate Bullfrog Futuristic Dystopia Various
1993 Syndicate: American Revolt Bullfrog Futuristic Dystopia MS-DOS, Amiga Expansion to Syndicate
1994 Battle Bugs Epyx Fantastical Your kitchen floor MS-DOS, Windows
1994 Cannon Fodder 2 Sensible Software MS-DOS, Amiga Sequel to Cannon Fodder
1994 General Chaos Game Refuge Sega Genesis
1995 Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes TalonSoft Historical World War II Windows
1995 Battleground 2: Gettysburg TalonSoft Historical American Civil War Windows Sequel to Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes
1995 Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat[1] Mindscape Fantastical Warhammer Fantasy Battle Windows, PlayStation
1996 Age of Sail TalonSoft Historical Elizabethan Era Windows
1996 Battleground 3: Waterloo TalonSoft Historical Napoleonic era Windows Sequel to Battleground 2: Gettysburg
1996 Battleground 4: Shiloh TalonSoft Historical American Civil War Windows Sequel to Battleground 3: Waterloo
1996 Battleground 5: Antietam TalonSoft Historical American Civil War Windows Sequel to Battleground 4: Shiloh
1996 Close Combat[1] Atomic Games Historical World War II Windows
1996 Gender Wars SCi Games Futuristic Dystopia MS-DOS
1996 Syndicate Wars Bullfrog Futuristic Dystopia MS-DOS, PlayStation Sequel to Syndicate
1997 7th Legion Epic MegaGames, Vision Futuristic Dystopia Windows
1997 Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia TalonSoft Historical Napoleonic era Windows Sequel to Battleground 5: Antietam
1997 Battleground 7: Bull Run TalonSoft Historical American Civil War Windows Sequel to Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia
1997 Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo TalonSoft Historical Napoleonic era Windows Sequel to Battleground 7: Bull Run
1997 Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far Atomic Games Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Close Combat
1997 Conquest Earth Data Design Interactive Futuristic Outer space MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation
1997 Counter Action NashiIgry Historical World War II MS-DOS Predecessor to Sudden Strike.
1997 Imperium Galactica Digital Reality Futuristic Outer Space MS-DOS
1997 Myth: The Fallen Lords[1] Bungie Studios Fantastical High Fantasy Windows, Macintosh
1997 Sid Meier's Gettysburg![2] Firaxis Games Historical American Civil War Windows
1997 X-COM: Apocalypse Mythos Games Futuristic Earth MS-DOS, Windows
1998 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines[3] Pyro Studios Historical World War II Windows
1998 Enemy Infestation Clockwork Games, Micro Forté Futuristic Windows
1998 Jane's Combat Simulations: Fleet Command Sonalysts Historical Cold War era Windows
1998 M1 Tank Platoon II Microprose Modern Various Windows Sequel to M1 Tank Platoon
1998 MechCommander FASA Studios Futuristic BattleTech Windows
1998 Myth II: Soulblighter Bungie Studios Fantastical High Fantasy Windows, Macintosh, Linux Sequel to Myth: The Fallen Lords
1998 Police Quest: SWAT 2 Yosemite Modern Windows
1998 Sid Meier's Antietam![2] Firaxis Games Historical American Civil War Windows Sequel to Sid Meier's Gettysburg!
1998 Warhammer: Dark Omen Mindscape Fantastical Warhammer Fantasy Battle Windows, PlayStation Sequel to Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat
1999 Abomination: The Nemesis Project Hothouse Modern, Fantastical Post-apocalyptic Windows
1999 Battleground 9: Chickamauga TalonSoft Historical American Civil War Windows Sequel to Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo
1999 Close Combat: The Russian Front Atomic Games Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far
1999 Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge Atomic Games Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Close Combat: The Russian Front
1998 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty Pyro Studios Historical World War II Windows Expansion to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
1999 Force 21 Red Storm Futuristic Windows, Game Boy Advance
1999 Myth: The Total Codex Bungie Fantastical Windows Expansion to Myth: The Fallen Lords
1999 Myth II: Chimera Bungie Fantastical Windows Expansion to Myth II: Soulblighter
1999 Star Trek: Starfleet Command Quicksilver Software Futuristic Star Trek Windows
2000 Close Combat: Invasion Normandy[2] Atomic Games Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge
2000 Ground Control[2] Massive Entertainment Futuristic Dystopia Windows
2000 Imperium Galactica II: Alliances Digital Reality Futuristic Outer Space Windows Sequel to Imperium Galactica
2000 Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus Quicksilver Fantastical Greek mythology Windows
2000 Kessen Koei Historical Feudal Japan PlayStation 2
2000 Shogun: Total War[2] The Creative Assembly Historical Feudal Japan Windows First game in the Total War series
2000 Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy Blue Tongue Entertainment Futuristic Heinlein Windows
2000 Star Wars: Force Commander Ronin Entertainment Futuristic Star Wars Windows
2000 Sudden Strike Fireglow Historical World War II Windows
2001 Age of Sail II TalonSoft Historical Napoleonic Era Windows Sequel to Age of Sail
2001 Commandos 2: Men of Courage[1] Pyro Studios Historical World War II Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 2, Xbox Sequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
2001 Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive[3] Spellbound Historical Wild West Windows
2001 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel[1] Micro Forté Futuristic Post-apocalyptic USA Windows
2001 Green Berets Take-Two Interactive Historical Vietnam War Windows, Macintosh Uses the Myth II: Soulblighter engine
2001 Gunlok Rebellion Futuristic Windows
2001 Kessen II Koei Historical, fantastical Three Kingdoms PlayStation 2 Sequel to Kessen
2001 Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes Xbox?
2001 MechCommander 2 FASA Studios Futuristic BattleTech Windows Sequel to MechCommander
2001 Myth III: The Wolf Age MumboJumbo Fantastical High Fantasy Windows Sequel to Myth II: Soulblighter
2001 Original War[4] Altar Interactive Modern, Prehistoric Windows
2001 S.W.I.N.E. Stormregion Fantastical, Modern Low Fantasy, WWII based Windows
2001 Star Trek: Away Team[1][5][6] Reflexive Futuristic Star Trek Windows
2001 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars Gizmo Games Futuristic Star Trek Windows
2001 Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War[2] Taldren Futuristic Star Trek Windows Sequel to Star Trek: Starfleet Command
2001 Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates Taldren Futuristic Star Trek Windows Expansion to Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War
2001 Sudden Strike: Forever Fireglow Historical World War II Windows Expansion to Sudden Strike
2001 Takeda Magitech Historical Feudal Japan Windows
2001 Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle Firaxis, BreakAway Games Historical Napoleonic Wars Windows
2002 Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty Akella Historical Open sea Windows Expansion to Age of Sail II
2002 Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory BreakAway Games Historical Napoleonic Wars Windows
2002 Freedom Force Irrational Games Comic retro United States Windows, Mac OS X
2002 G.I. Combat: Episode 1 - Battle of Normandy Freedom Games Historical World War II Windows
2002 Legion: The Legend of Excalibur 7 Studios Fantastical PlayStation 2
2002 Medieval: Total War[1] The Creative Assembly Historical Medieval Europe Windows Sequel to Shogun: Total War
2002 Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Spellbound Fantastical Windows, Amiga, [[Macintosh, Linux
2002 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II Best Way Historical World War II Windows
2002 Soldiers of Anarchy Silver Style Dystopia Post-apocalyptic Earth Windows
2002 Star Trek: Starfleet Command III Taldren Futuristic Star Trek Windows Sequel to Star Trek: Starfleet Command II
2002 Sudden Strike 2 Fireglow Games Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Sudden Strike
2003 Blitzkrieg Nival Interactive Historical World War II Windows
2003 Chariots of War Slitherine Software Historical Antiquity Windows
2003 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin Pyro Studios Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Commandos 2: Men of Courage
2003 Eric Young's Squad Assault: West Front Freedom Games Historical World War II Windows
2003 Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games, The Eugen Systems Futuristic Windows
2003 History Channel: Crusades - Quest for Power, The Zono Windows
2003 Korea: Forgotten Conflict Plastic Reality Historical Korean War Windows
2003 UFO: Aftermath ALTAR Interactive Futuristic Earth Windows
2004 Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon Nival Interactive Historical World War II Windows Expansion to Blitzkrieg
2004 Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder Nival Interactive Historical World War II Windows Expansion to Blitzkrieg
2004 Close Combat: Marines Atomic Games Modern Windows Uses the Close Combat engine
2004 Codename: Panzers StormRegion Historical World War II Windows
2004 Full Spectrum Warrior Pandemic Studios Present Middle East Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Mobile
2004 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus[7] Massive Entertainment Futuristic Windows Sequel to Ground Control
2004 Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Phantagram Historical Ancient China Xbox Sequel to Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes
2004 Road to Baghdad, The Atomic Games Modern Gulf War Windows Uses the Close Combat engine
2004 Growlanser Generations[8] Career Soft Fantastical PlayStation 2 Remake of Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
2004 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II Best Way Historical World War II Windows
2004 Spartan Slitherine Software Historical Ancient Greece Windows
2004 History Channel: Alamo - Fight for Independence, The Mad Minute Games Historical American Civil War Windows
2004 History Channel Civil War The Battle of Bull Run Take Command: 1861, The Mad Minute Games Historical American Civil War Windows
2004 Nexus: The Jupiter Incident Mithis Entertainment Futuristic The Solar System Windows
2004 Rome: Total War The Creative Assembly Historical Imperial Rome Windows Sequel to Medieval: Total War
2004 Star Wolves X-bow Software Futuristic Outer space Windows
2004 Strength & Honour Magitech Historical Various Windows
2005 Battalion Wars Kuju Futuristic GameCube
2005 Blitzkrieg II Nival Interactive and The Finest Hour Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Blitzkrieg
2005 Brigade E5: New Jagged Union Apeiron Modern Fictional Central America Windows
2005 Codename: Panzers II StormRegion Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Codename: Panzers
2005 Day After: Fight for Promised Land, The G5 Software Alternate history Dystopia, Cold War Windows Uses the Blitzkrieg Engine
2005 Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Irrational Games Comic retro World War II Windows Sequel to Freedom Force
2005 Imperial Glory Pyro Studios Historical Napoleonic Era Windows, Mac OS X
2005 Imperivm III: The Great Battles of Rome Fx Interactive Historical Classical antiquity Windows Sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War
2005 Kessen III Koei Historical Feudal Japan PlayStation 2 Sequel to Kessen II
2005 Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes Phantagram Historical Ancient China Xbox Sequel to Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
2005 Legion Arena Slitherine Strategies Historical Ancient Rome Windows, Mac OS X
2005 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II Codemasters Historical World War II Windows
2005 Stalingrad DTF Games Historical World War II Windows Uses the Blitzkrieg Engine
2005 Take Command 1861 - 2nd Manassas MadMinute Games Historical American Civil War Windows
2005 UFO: Aftershock ALTAR Interactive Futuristic Earth Windows Sequel to UFO: Aftermath
2006 Close Combat: Cross of Iron Simtek Historical World War II Windows Rerelease of Close Combat: The Russian Front
2006 Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge Spellbound Historical Wild West Windows Sequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
2006 Faces of War Best Way Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
2006 Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers Pandemic Studios Modern Fictional Central Asia Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 Sequel to Full Spectrum Warrior
2006 Joint Task Force Mithis Entertainment Modern Various Windows
2006 Medieval 2: Total War The Creative Assembly Historical Medieval Europe Windows Sequel to Rome: Total War
2006 Odama Vivarium Historical Feudal Japan GameCube
2006 Pacific Storm Lesta Studio Historical World War II Windows
2006 Rush for Berlin StormRegion Historical World War II Windows
2006 Take Command - 2nd Manassas MadMinute Games Historical American Civil War Windows
2006 Warhammer: Mark of Chaos[9] Black Hole Entertainment Fantastical Warhammer Windows, Xbox 360
2007 7.62[10] Apeiron Modern Fictional Central America Windows Sequel to Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
2007 Battalion Wars 2 Kuju Futuristic Wii Sequel to Battalion Wars
2007 Battlestations: Midway Eidos Historical World War II Windows, Xbox 360
2007 Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings Square Enix Fantastical Nintendo DS
2007 Heroes of Mana Brownie Brown Fantastical Nintendo DS
2007 Kingdom Elemental: Tactics[11] Scott Thunelius and Chronic Logic Fantastical High Fantasy Windows
2007 Rush for Berlin: Rush for the Bomb StormRegion, Paradox Historical World War II Windows Expansion to Rush for Berlin
2007 UFO: Afterlight ALTAR Interactive Futuristic Mars Windows Sequel to UFO: Aftershock
2007 World in Conflict[12] Massive Entertainment Alternate history Cold War era Windows, Xbox 360
TBD Close Combat: Leather Necks Simtek Modern Windows Sequel to Close Combat: Invasion Normandy
TBD Stranger Fireglow Games Fantastical High Fantasy Windows
TBD Sudden Strike 3 Fireglow Games Historical World War II Windows Sequel to Sudden Strike 2
TBD Tom Clancy's Endwar Ubisoft Modern World War III Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3

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