Ground Control Anthology (2015)

Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Rebellion
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 204 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense and methodical real-time strategy game where tactical positioning and unit management feel like commanding a desperate, large-scale military campaign.

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What players say

Players praise Ground Control for its ahead-of-its-time tactical focus without base building, but many say the controls and pathfinding have aged poorly. The included expansion Dark Conspiracy is widely considered broken and imbalanced, while complaints about crashes on modern Windows and slow, padded missions are common.

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