Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a 1994 real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Players choose to lead either the human Kingdom of Azeroth or the invading orcish Horde, gathering gold and lumber, constructing bases, training units, and researching upgrades and spells to wage war across two separate campaigns set in the world of Azeroth.
As the first entry in Blizzard's Warcraft series, it helped popularize the real-time strategy genre in the wake of Dune II and laid the foundation for one of gaming's most successful franchises. Its accessible base-building, distinct spellcasting units on each side, and support for head-to-head multiplayer established formulas Blizzard would refine dramatically in the hugely influential Warcraft II and beyond.
The Warcraft universe grew into an enormous multimedia phenomenon spanning strategy games, a landmark online world, and a feature film, and this first game stands as the humble origin of that vast and enduring saga.
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Modern alternatives to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
| Alternative | Price | Steam Deck | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far Indie | € 14,99 | Steam Deck Playable | PC |
| Warcraft I: Remastered | € 9,99 | Not on Steam | PC, Mac |
| Warcraft III: Reforged | € 29,99 | Not on Steam | PC, Mac |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition | € 28,49 | Steam Deck Playable | PC |
| Stronghold Crusader HD | € 7,99 | Steam Deck Playable | PC |
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far Indie
€ 14,99A voxel-styled indie RTS from veterans of the classic C&C games.
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
Warcraft I: Remastered
€ 9,99A modern remaster of the original with redrawn art.
Warcraft I: Remastered runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
Warcraft III: Reforged
€ 29,99The remastered third game, the series' strategy high point.
Warcraft III: Reforged runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
€ 28,49Relic's fantasy-in-space RTS remastered, with base building, squad upgrades and the original campaigns.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
Stronghold Crusader HD
€ 7,99Desert castle warfare from the same generation of RTS design, cheap and endlessly replayable in skirmish.
Stronghold Crusader HD runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch.
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