Sid Meier’s Civilization
Civilization is the godfather of Real Time Strategy games. Starting on MSDOS in 1991, the series is still going strong and getting even more ambitious. It puts you in control of everything, literally everything. You start with a town and some happy folks, and get to make every single decision to shape your faction to your choosing. With many different ways to win; you can become a military superpower and enforce your will across the world, use diplomacy to build a wall of allies to protect you, use money to rule, or just peace out and fly your nation to space for a scientific victory. It truly is a one of a kind experience that is very hard to compare to other games of the genre. The true control you have, and at the same time, don’t have over the other factions leads to some incredibly stressful encounters that you must use your wits and strategy to escape. With a cast that will make you irrationally hate every major world leader in history, and an average match time of roughly five hours, Civilization is a game that is as timeless as the mark you make in virtual history.
