Why 2026 Is The Best Year for RTS in a LONG Time

Did you think RTS was dead? Well what I show you here today might convince you otherwise. I've played RTS since the first one. I've since talked about the best RTS of all time and yeah we've been in a slump but 2026 is looking like the best year for real-time strategy gaming that we've had in an age and I've got 20 games to talk about, some updated but mostly brand new, that prove finally this strategic genre is back on the rise. Get free and exclusive videos on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamerZakh If you want to support the channel in another way, get any game on GOG using this referral link: https://af.gog.com/?as=1715648857 Thank you! Continue The Journey With These Videos: A) The 8 Greatest RTS Games Of All Time https://youtu.be/xcyFh5_8ZDI B) The 8 Best City Builders Of All Time https://youtu.be/XmOqfDcic4Q C) 60 Years of City Building in 10 Minutes https://youtu.be/nQys8W8JyOs The Best PC & Console #RTS #Strategy Games A New Year Of RTS | 0:00 1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV | 0:32 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272360/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War_IV/ 2. ZeroSpace | 2:39 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605850/ZeroSpace/ 3. Game of Thrones: War for Westeros | 5:41 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2838950/Game_of_Thrones_War_for_Westeros/ 4. Ashes of the Singularity II | 8:35 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499790/Ashes_of_the_Singularity_II/ 5. Stronghold 4 | 11:15 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153760/Stronghold_4/ 6. Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 | 15:18 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4199910/Total_War_WARHAMMER_40000/ 7. Company of Heroes - Definitive Edition | 18:18 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4691270/Company_of_Heroes__Definitive_Edition/ 8. Sanctuary: Shattered Sun | 20:18 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2375120/Sanctuary_Shattered_Sun_Demo/ 9. TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age | 22:55 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4158610/TFC2_The_Fertile_Crescent_2__Collapse_of_The_Bronze_Age/ 10. Crimson Freedom | 25:11 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3973160/Crimson_Freedom/ 11. Liquidation | 26:23 https://store.steampowered.com/app/896250/Liquidation/ 12. Space Tales | 27:33 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457960/Space_Tales/ 13. Warfactory: Automation RTS | 28:18 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3396160/Warfactory_Automation_RTS/ 14. Repterra | 29:05 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2768380/Repterra/ 15. Rogue Command | 30:21 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461910/Rogue_Command/ 16. Empire Earth on Steam | 31:33 https://store.steampowered.com/app/254760/Empire_Earth_Gold_Edition/ 17. Age of Empires II New Content | 32:20 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3219700/Age_of_Empires_II_DE__The_Last_Chieftains/ 18. Age of Mythology New Content | 33:18 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4197940/Age_of_Mythology_Retold__Obsidian_Mirror/ 19. Age of Empires IV New Content | 33:48 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4336170/Age_of_Empires_IV_Raiders_of_the_North/ 20. StarCraft II Updated | 34:09 https://news.blizzard.com/en-gb/feed/starcraft-2 There's the proof that RTS is back in action. As you can see, just because you're down doesn't mean you're out and the RTS genre, through the efforts of indie devs and the communities keeping things alive, have turned the searchlights back towards the genre, making even big budget AAA productions to get back into it. But what do you think? Which RTS are you looking forward to the most, maybe something next year is on your radar too? And here you are, right at the end of the description. You are a rare gem of a person who actually puts in the effort to read huh? No many make it down here. Well I hope you found this useful! Personally, I just want a Dark Colony remaster. If you'd like to secretly say thanks, just comment "RTS is the BesTS" and we'll know who we are. ━━━━━━━━━━ ► TWITCH - Subscribe for early access videos from streams https://www.gamerzakh.com/twitch ♣ DISCORD - Hang out with the fantastic community https://www.gamerzakh.com/discord ♥ PATREON - Support what we do https://www.gamerzakh.com/patreon ♠ BUY GAMES & SUPPORT - GOG Referral Link https://af.gog.com/?as=1715648857 ♦ MERCH - Things I designed myself https://www.gamerzakh.com/store BUY ME A COFFEE - Tips instantly support https://www.gamerzakh.com/coffee » WEBSITE: https://www.gamerzakh.com/ » BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gamerzakh.com ♫ SPOTIFY Gaming Faves Playlist https://www.gamerzakh.com/spotify Subscribe for more and thanks for watching!