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It’s 2024 now. Does anyone still like RTS gameplay?

The answer is yes. For the most popular game type in the 2000s, which even led the e-sports trend, RTS games, led by the "StarCraft" series, were the youth of a generation of players. As a work produced during Blizzard's peak period, "StarCraft 2" still has a large number of loyal players around the world.

Yesterday, Steam launched a new RTS game, Stormgate. This game was developed by Frost Giant Studios and has been tested many times before. It is built with Unreal Engine 5 and follows the RTS gameplay of StarCraft 2. In addition to the regular battle mode, it also includes a 3vE cooperative game mode.

StarCraft commentator Huang Xudong was the first to try out the game after it was released. It seems that RTS games are preparing to start a new decade.

However, this ambitious game suffered a reputational setback on the first day of its release. The current favorable rating on Steam is only 58%, which is below the passing line. The problems reported by players are mainly concentrated in the operability, game modeling, content optimization and other aspects. At the same time, the price of the game is also a controversial point.

As for why everyone is discussing "Stormgate" so much, we have to mention the development background of this game. In 2022, the Frost Giant studio, composed of a group of former Blizzard staff, announced its first game "Stormgate". In addition to following the RTS gameplay they are good at, this game also has the participation of James Anhalt, the former chief planner of "StarCraft 2".

"Blizzard veterans", "spiritual sequel to StarCraft 2", "RTS gameplay"... When these elements are combined, it is hard for players not to be excited. Frost Giant Studios initially launched a crowdfunding campaign for this game with a goal of $100,000. As a result, with the help of 28,143 supporters, the team finally raised $2.38 million, more than 20 times the expected amount!

Players had high expectations for Stormgate, but when it was launched on Steam and EA testing began, the actual performance of the game was not satisfactory.

In the players' initial conception, Stormgate was even a combination of StarCraft and Warcraft 3. However, as more and more game-related content was released, players' expectations continued to decline. Moreover, Stormgate was not a free game. In addition to paying an entrance fee, players also had to spend real money to buy heroes.

At this stage, the fact that Stormgate is still in the testing phase is one of the few good news. Perhaps with further polishing, the game will get better and better in the future. If you are not in a hurry, you can also wait until August 14th when the game is open for free trial to experience it yourself, and maybe you will have a different opinion.

So do you think RTS games can become great again?