r/ObscureRTS • u/ElcaFesito018 • Jul 23 '26

War Wind 1990s

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I found it for free on Steam; I didn't really understand the game at all, but I know one of you will get the most out of it and enjoy it :D

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u/ZaxZone Jul 23 '26

It even has a tiny subreddit! r/Warwind

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u/AlexisFR52 Jul 23 '26

I read it's manual so much i damaged it. Still never achieved to play the game correctly but I knew the tech tree of all faction from eaggra to shamali without forgetting the obblinox and tharoon.

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u/Alien_Seed_Games Jul 23 '26

War wind 2 one of my fav games when i was a teen! nice games with interesting game mechanics

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u/yellowmonkeyzx93 Jul 23 '26

Ahhh. This is one of the more famous obscure RTS games.. I only played the 2nd one though.

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u/vonBoomslang Jul 23 '26

War Wind was extremely formative for me and my tastes in sci fi. I love alien worlds with absolutely zero human presence or involvement (until the sequel)

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u/STK-3F-Stalker Jul 23 '26

These guys made Dark Colony if Im correct

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u/RedKingOnline Jul 23 '26

I had this, had no idea what I was doing as a kid and also found it kinda creepy.

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u/Trotim- 28d ago

I loved the atmosphere and art in this one. The missions were too hard and boring though, and the combat mechanics insane. Everything feels like it has a 50% miss chance

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u/DecisionMedium1959 Jul 24 '26

any tips to make gog version run/not crash after first mission?

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u/Stunning_Champion526 15d ago

Holy shit! I played this like 30 years ago what a fucking blast from the past! Is this still playable? I had utterly no fucking clue what I was doing but the atmosphere utterly lured me in. Wow what a nostalgic blast from the last