Europa Universalis: Rome vs Social Wars
Europa Universalis: Rome
Europa Universalis: Rome brings players back to the ancient ages where Roman, Celtic, Greek, Egyptian and six other civilizations reigned dominant across the game's 53 different factions. Set in between the years 280 B.C. and 27 B.C, you'll get to not only rule but also guide the growth of your very own nation from being a fledgling into a country that the world will need to reckon with (if there are any nations left that you have yet to conquer or brought under your rule). The game retained much of what made the Europa Universalis franchise such as a success, including beautifully deisgned 3D topological maps, historically-accurate figure and events, as well as an insanely in-depth political landscape where you can forge an alliance as easily as you break one.There are also plenty of exciting changes and new features in this installment though. The important characters in the governance of your nation, for example, will develop new traits on their own through their interactions with other people in the game, much like how a human would, giving the game more of a challenge due to all the unpredictability. The military AI used here has been completely revised as well. In addition to the usual 32-player co-op, you can now play competitively against other players... up to 32 of them!
Europa Universalis: Rome is a decade old and as such, you may need to tap into some of the mods made by the game's community to help bring the game to a new level. That said, it's still a really good buy at the current discounted price and if you're a fan of grand strategy games, you should definitely get this one.
Social Wars
Social Wars is a competitive, and yet social, MMORTS game that you cna play on Facebook. In this game, you are tasked to build your own operations base, scour the map for valuable resources, expand your territory, and amass a bunch of troops to battle enemies and complete missions. Naturally, you can upgrade your troops and buildings, and work together with other players in alliances.However, its gameplay is not quite the same as the MMORTS games that currently flood both the social media and mobile gaming platforms. You actually have to train workers to perform the type of tasks you want. The game doesn't have an open map either, unlike games like Stormfall - it is more like Clash of Clans in this respect.
Social Wars unfortunately closed its doors for a few years now, but if you're looking for other games that are similar to Social Wars, you've come to the right place! Check out our list of alternative games below.