2. Etherium (2015)

Etherium does not try to be subtle, and it shouldn’t

Developer: Tindalos Interactive

Genre: Real-time strategy

If sights like this are what you missed, then dig in

Etherium lets you play as one of three factions (The Consortium, the Awakened of Intar, and the Vectides) as they clash over the titular Etherium, a resource of crucial value.

The game itself is a marvelously old-school take on the genre, featuring three radically different main factions and three sub-factions you can ally with for added depth. The title also offers three non-linear single player campaigns (one for each main faction, of course) and an intense multiplayer we all know and love from RTS games.

In an era where developers try to embrace minimalism and realism, it is refreshing to see someone make a strategy game that gives us exactly what we’ve grown to love. Eccentric factions and over-the-top action abound in this thoroughly fun title.