The two classic Command and Conquer games - Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert - are still, to this day, my favorites in the entire RTS genre. But there are levels of detail and strategic complexity that Westwood's pioneering hits just can't accommodate. For greater depth and realism, you could turn to something like Warno, which feels closer to a military simulator, or 'milsim.' But again, you may hit a problem - there's a very steep learning curve, and the amount of units, mechanics, and idiosyncrasies can become overwhelming. Somewhere between these two poles, the pick-up-and-play fun of Command and Conquer and the magnitude of Warno, is where we find Broken Arrow. A real-time strategy game that mixes realism and playability, it's already been wishlisted on Steam nearing a million times.
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