Underplayed Gems

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014)

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition cover
Developer
SkyBox Labs, Big Huge Games
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.7 of 5, 15,764 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 20 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced historical RTS that lets you build empires from ancient tribes to modern military powers in a single session.

real-time strategyfast-pacedscalableaddictiveempire-buildingcompetitiveepicstrategicretro feel

What players say

Players praise the single-player Conquer the World campaign and say it packs more content per hour than most RTS games, while new buyers are hit by tiny UI text at high resolutions and need to downgrade for multiplayer.

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