Forge of Empires vs Stronghold Crusader
Forge of Empires
Forge of Empires is a very unique MMORTS game developed by Innogames that spans across generations of human civilizations and era, from the Stone Ages right up to the future. Being a strategy game, you'll need to develop your city, the crucible of your empire; advance technologies to usher in a new age, and amass a formidable army. Command your troops to expand the boundaries of your empire by conquest through an exciting turn-and grid-based combat... or you could just buy them out via negotiation. The world in Forge of Empires can be a very hostile one - are you a strong enough leader to not only safeguard your people from invasions but also to help them achieve prosperity?Stronghold Crusader
Stronghold Crusader lets you venture to the distant Arabian lands and dive into the historical, religiously-charged war between the Crusaders and the Saladin's forces through its four massive campaigns documenting the the First, Second and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within each of the individual Crusader states. Aside from playing as Richard the Lionheart or Saladin, the Sultan of Syria, there are also 100 unique skirmish missions, a wide variety of units to recruit to your side of the fight, as well as an in-depth empire-govrning system that will see you building self-sustaining fortresses in the desert.Stronghold Crusader is an excellent real-time strategy game that infuses the mechanics that had made the Stronghold franchise such a success with the accurate historical elements of a real and bitter war that had happened way in the past. This is a game that may interest real-time strategy players, that's for sure!