Uncontrollable snowballing in RTS games is not fun. Nobody enjoys being set back by a small margin and being destined … More

Dawn of War 2 (DoW2) got slammed on launch by many fans of the original for its removal of base … More

If you’ve ever been to a Company of Heroes 2 forum, it doesn’t take long to hear someone protest that … More

Asymmetric design is the art and science of making factions unique and play out differently from each other. It’s a … More

Base defences have been a part of RTS since its inception and are often regarded as being a simple yet … More

Art design is one of the many components of video games that are subconsciously appreciated but rarely expressed and understood. … More

Balancing an RTS is difficult. It’s a long, iterative process and, inevitably, there will be mistakes along the way. Today, … More

Experiential unit design is the realm of making units and other game components feel different from each other. For example, … More

It’s well known that RTS suffer from being less accessible than other genres, but I think the reasoning for why … More

Chess is one of oldest strategy games of all time, and the most successful having been passed down across generations … More