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Critical Moves Podcast

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Strategy gaming podcast. RTS, 4X, turn-based tactics & grand strategy. Episodes every Friday. News every Monday. Design analysis, dev interviews & reviews.

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perafilozof YT@perafilozof_YTOct 4
Interview with the solo indie developer of Defilade which just passed 100,000 Wishlits! ▶youtu.be/XkLaJb5v6VE #RTS #gameplay #PCgaming #indiegaming
We are not even done with 2026 and we already got the first new Warcraft III campaign in 23 years, the next Tempest Rising campaign, a new Dawn of War and Stronghold and that isn’t even scratching the surface before I even get to completely new and never before seen indie RTS games like TECHFRONT, Defilade, BELTFED and many more. So stay a while and listen about which RTS games are new and what has been updated or what demos you can already play.

ALT We are not even done with 2026 and we already got the first new Warcraft III campaign in 23 years, the next Tempest Rising campaign, a new Dawn of War and Stronghold and that isn’t even scratching the surface before I even get to completely new and never before seen indie RTS games like TECHFRONT, Defilade, BELTFED and many more. So stay a while and listen about which RTS games are new and what has been updated or what demos you can already play.

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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSJul 24
The Critical Moves Podcast Team had the pleasure of hosting nine2 and FoneE from Enhearten Media to talk about Sanctuary Shattered Sun, the new demo, the Kickstarter campaign and plans for the future. Give it is listen: youtu.be/R377xrkIjVo
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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSJul 21
This is your twelve hour warning. Sanctuary Shattered Sun Demo and Kickstarter are live in twelve hours. Back the project on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/enh…
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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSJul 17
Wondering when the Sanctuary Shattered Sun Kickstarter goes live for you? We got you. Check out the Discord for a chance to be one of the first to jump into multiplayer. discord.com/invite/sanctuary…
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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSJul 13
Kickstarter Launch Update: we're rescheduling. Our demo build is with Valve for Steam review and we can't speed that up. Expect the delay to be around a week, two max. We'll confirm the new date the second it's approved. Thanks for bearing with us.
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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSJul 9
Sanctuary: Shattered Sun's Kickstarter launches 14 July, 1600 EDT. We're playing multiplayer games with everyone on launch day, want in? Join the Discord to play: discord.com/invite/sanctuary…
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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSJul 7
One week until Kickstarter launch. Commanders, are you ready? #SanctuaryShatteredSun #TheRTSisBack
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Commanders, prepare for deployment. The Kickstarter campaign and public demo launch July 14 2026 at 1600hrs EDT. Report in on Day 1 for early bird discounts, exclusive rewards, and stretch goals. Subscribe for launch notifications. backerkit.com/call_to_action…
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perafilozof YT@perafilozof_YTApr 11
Your fresh RTS news are back with everything from Dust Front and Sanctuary: Shattered Sun to Defcon Zero everything in between: ▶️youtu.be/H-6_mgzWI50
With latest RTS news comes an update on Dust Front’s destruction mechanics, Sanctuary: Shattered Sun multiplayer gameplay, Defcon Zero's new art and progress update, Ablight’s new campaign gameplay and several new indie Real Time Strategy games or a Tower Defense game release like Temporal Titans, Crown of Greed, and a free DLC for Broken Arrow.

ALT With latest RTS news comes an update on Dust Front’s destruction mechanics, Sanctuary: Shattered Sun multiplayer gameplay, Defcon Zero's new art and progress update, Ablight’s new campaign gameplay and several new indie Real Time Strategy games or a Tower Defense game release like Temporal Titans, Crown of Greed, and a free DLC for Broken Arrow.

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📡Greetings General. We Have Combobulated a Website! 🪪 generals64.com
Command & Conquer™ Generals Remastered

Command & Conquer™ Generals Remastered

A 64-bit open-source remaster of the 2003 RTS classic. Based on the original source code published by EA.

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Science Fiction Snob@SciFiSnobApr 8
Big show tonight. Threads from back in Season 1 are finally concluded. Sinclair is back! Come and share your thoughts on the episode. Starting one hour early. youtube.com/live/c7uL76LZb0I…
Point of No Return - Babylon 5 Retrospective - Ep 61- S3 E16&17 - War...

Point of No Return - Babylon 5 Retrospective - Ep 61- S3 E16&17 - War...

It's the big one for the season. A two parter, so we will start o...

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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSApr 8
Parallax Surfaces and Decals We introduced simple surface additions on units and maps that creates the type of technological depth without adding any geometrical complexity. Parallax decals can add the necessary visual elements using simple shader tricks. #sanctuaryshatteredsun
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Command and Conquer Generals 64-bit DirectX 11 Remaster Progress: - Added volumetric clouds instead of/in addition to old texture billboard explosions, smokes, toxins and so on. - Increased logic FPS to 70 for Skirmish and Multiplayer while maintaining it as 30 fps for shell (main menu), campaigns and challenges for compatibility. - Added post processing render effects such as distortion, color correction and more. - GPU particles and instancing and compute shaders to spice things up. - Profiled and optimized hot paths that made the game lag previously. Let me know your feature requests and I'll put them on my list!
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RTS Wall Building 🧱🧱🧱 Finally got some proper wall building implemented. Now I just need to extract the logic out to use with any wall (fences, player walls, neutral walls, etc). The map editor is getting easier and easier to use. I'll be adding some water pretty soon! Wishlist Steel Command (link in bio) #ScreenshotSaturday #RTS #IndieGame
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The past few months have been intense behind the scenes. A lot of work, a lot of progress, and many things we’ve been waiting to finally share. This update gives you a real look at where Defcon Zero stands today, and where we’re heading next. We’ll keep it short, take 13 minutes and dive in. Hope you enjoy it.
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perafilozof YT@perafilozof_YTMar 28
What should we call this Real Rime Strategy subgenre? ▶youtu.be/--VTTPb7KRE #RTS #PCgaming #indiegames #Wavesurvival #gameplay
What should we call this real time strategy subgenre of games which are designed with base building and defence gameplay, mixed with horde/wave survival and often having some tower defence and/or roguelike elements as well? This RTS subgenre I just described has been growing even before They are Billions came out in 2017, but has certainly exploded in popularity since then, including Diplomacy is not an Option, Here Comes the Swarm, Age of Darkness: Final Stand and upcoming games like Repterra and Dawn of Defense.

ALT What should we call this real time strategy subgenre of games which are designed with base building and defence gameplay, mixed with horde/wave survival and often having some tower defence and/or roguelike elements as well? This RTS subgenre I just described has been growing even before They are Billions came out in 2017, but has certainly exploded in popularity since then, including Diplomacy is not an Option, Here Comes the Swarm, Age of Darkness: Final Stand and upcoming games like Repterra and Dawn of Defense.

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GameReplays.org@GameReplaysOrgMar 27
Welcome Back Commanders, "After 7+ years of development and many setbacks, we are proud to release the Red Alert 3 Community Patch version 1.12.8. This is the most substantial update and content expansion the game has received since the last official patch released back in 2009."
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Sanctuary Shattered Sun@SanctuaryRTSMar 26
The Sanctuary: Shattered Sun development team hosts a live AMA, answering community questions while playing the current build in multiplayer across four games. youtu.be/_-kfsbxIHPk
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Btw we could always use help spreading the word, getting more wishlists and just in general marketing help. The more regular and consistent the better too. Do you have any ideas or are you a C&C fan that wants to help us out? Message us via DM!
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Since Heart's 1.0 launch, there's been a huge influx of support. It's now the fastest-selling Arcen title! I am so incredibly grateful for all the excitement & feedback I've received from this community. The time you've spent with the game means everything. THANK YOU. 💙🤖
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Heart of the Machine just got Update 70 (and two subsequent hotfixes)! This build has lots of player-recommended additions and tweaks -- including a new contemplation in Chapter 3+ and additional QoL changes for building. 🤖 Changelog: steamcommunity.com/games/200…
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