Game Showcase - RUSE - WW2 Macro RTS - No Commentary
12R.U.S.E. is a gem of an RTS from the rarely-featured macro-RTS subgenre. Instead of commanding lots of tiny units at once using split-second decision-making and high actions-per-minute (APM), you command armies at larger scales but with more automation. The game features lots of telegraphy using arrows and the card system (R.U.S.E.) to outsmart your opponent. The game has a heavy counter system to utilize these mechanics.
It's a really good RTS but unfortunately, you can't buy it on official platforms unless they're from left-over keys (you can buy Steam keys for a Russian Steam account for cheap (and play online still since it uses Steam Cloud) but it requires a VPN to set that up and you really want to use a separate account for that). Never mind that the DLC for extra operations and a faction are outrageously priced and impossible to find. Ubisoft refuses to sell games like RUSE, Hawx, and other titles because their licenses for military weapons ran out and it would understandably be too much money to be worth selling an old game. Maybe we can get a remaster at some point. I picked my copies up on a Steam sale ages ago and I still play this game often.
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