The Empire at War mod scene is healthy, if not especially varied. One reason this game has such an enduring appeal is, of course, mods. You have to expand your influence over planets across a galaxy map strategic layer, build armies and fleets, and then duke it out in real-time tactical battles in space and on the ground. The spiritual successor to Star Wars: Rebellion, Empire at War is a grand strategy game created by Petroglyph (of recent Command and Conquer: Remastered fame) that brings the Galactic Civil War to life in a way few strategy games in this universe have achieved. There hasn’t been a truly decent entry for a while, but Star Wars: Empire at War can be considered one of the greats in this space. If we were to be picky, the one area that could do with some TLC is perhaps Star Wars strategy games. There’s been ups and downs for sure, but generally speaking this is an IP that gets the right treatment more often than not. We’ve been served pretty well by Star Wars games over the past couple of decades.

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