Real-time strategy game
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A real-time strategy game is a subgenre of strategy video games where players manage resources and command units to achieve objectives continuously in real time, rather than taking turns. By contrast,
Armies clashing in the real-time strategy game Cossacks: European Wars
Games in the genre can feature defensive structures, such as these city walls in 0 A.D.
Dune II
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Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is a 1992 real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games. It serves as the sequel to Dune, which came out earlier that same year
Real-time strategy game
…turns. By contrast, in turn-based strategy (TBS) games, players take turns to play. The term "real-time strategy" was coined by Brett Sperry to market Dune II in the early 1990s. In classic real-time strategy games, each participant positions structures and maneuvers multiple units under their indirect control…
Dune 2 BOD
The Dune II interface was the template for subsequent RTS designs.