Games like Total War

[ValeVelKal]

The Cossacks series plays similar to Total War but with the added advantage of also being Age of Empires as well. Conquest of America is a spin-off series as is Entente (WW1) as they are all based off the same engine.
Sadly they don't have a campaign map.

Entente is one of the worst WW1 game you can imagine. From 0 to 5, I rate it "stupid".

 

[JarlFrank]

The Cossacks series plays similar to Total War but with the added advantage of also being Age of Empires as well. Conquest of America is a spin-off series as is Entente (WW1) as they are all based off the same engine.
Sadly they don't have a campaign map.

Entente is one of the worst WW1 game you can imagine. From 0 to 5, I rate it "stupid".

It's also a complete buggy mess that's hard to run, while the original Cossacks and American Conquest games work perfectly fine.

 

[RobotSquirrel]

Entente is one of the worst WW1 game you can imagine. From 0 to 5, I rate it "stupid".

I do agree because its completely half baked. The AI doesn't know how to use artillery and air properly because these were afterthoughts. Just saying it exists not that it's good. Cossacks and American Conquest are the way to go.

 

[ValeVelKal]

Entente is one of the worst WW1 game you can imagine. From 0 to 5, I rate it "stupid".

I do agree because its completely half baked. The AI doesn't know how to use artillery and air properly because these were afterthoughts. Just saying it exists not that it's good. Cossacks and American Conquest are the way to go.

I am more shocked by the lack of trenches in a WWI game (that would be like a WW2 in Russia game without tanks), by tanks and warplanes in the 1914 scenario,…

There was also a World War One Blitzkrieg clone (creatively called World War One) that is a competition for “worst World War One game” for exactly the same reason (minus trenches).

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Is there any good WW1 strategy games?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Oh yeah, I remember Strength & Honour now:
http://www.ezgame.com/SNH2/

and other similar games by the same developer, like Takeda and Sango

the developer sadly turned to mobile games now

can you buy these anywhere? the purchase page for this leads to gamersgate, and gamersgate went to hell recently. all of their endearing and lesser-known games are gone

i've searched high and low, and i could only find a copy of the original game here.... and i don't speak spanish

https://archive.org/details/snh_game

If the Gamersgate purchase links don't work, then I don't think you can buy it anymore. Find torrents instead.

Should I add this to my thread about strategy games that can't be bought from anywhere?

 

[ValeVelKal]

Is there any good WW1 strategy games?

At the strategic level
- Commander:The Great War,
- Strategic Commander : WW1
- To End All Wars


From simpler to more complex. There are probably others I have not played.

 

[Miner Arobar]

Vlad Tepes Dracula IIRC combined real-time battles with a strategic empire management layer. I didn't play it a lot though, and that was ages ago.

 

[PrK]

This thread may be of help...

 

[Twiglard]

Making an isometric 2.5D game with Total War tactical combat mechanics is easier than people might think.

Games with Total-War-esque strategy mechanics but no tactical layer for me are totally underwhelming to be honest. Might as well play SMAC with unofficial patches and enjoy it more.