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What are your favorite and most recommended strategy games compatible with a PC?

Crusader Kings II - it will ruin your life.

Indeed. You will never see the sunlight again.

This, or Alpha Centauri and Xcom.

StarCraft 2.

I like RTS games like Star Craft but I really got into a Star Wars one. Not sure exactly the name of it off my head but i'v spent plenty of time playing it. It's a series too so you got plenty of story mode to go along with online.

Command and Conquer

Rimworld

Total war

Any Civilization game and Europa Universalis IV

MOBAs are fun.

Strange enough, only a few of them find my interest.

Most of what Paradox makes is pretty good.

I did like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games (also Kessen from the ps2 era). Not sure if they count, but they're good.

Along with most of the ones already mentioned, going really old school for these:

Masters of Orion 2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (With both expansions)
Jagged Alliance 2
Warlords 3: Darklords Rising

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic. Though the original Age of Wonders probably has a better campaign storyline though since it has multiple branches. Had a bit more charm somehow as well. Some armies weren’t as balanced in the original and with the right equipment, it is completely possible to send a high level hero to wipe out an entire city garrison all by himself. Always liked the little lore bits that accompanied each unit.

• Star Wars: Empire At War (it's pretty good, not the best, but pretty good)
• Star Trek Starfleet Command II: Empires At War (in my opinion one of the best strategy games)
• Army Men: World War (good luck finding it, 3DO went bankrupt)
• Left Behind 3: Rise of the Antichrist (though that may be outside of your taste)

Yeah i'm pretty sure Star Wars: Empire at war was the game I was thinking of.