Strifeshadow is a Multiplayer Real-Time Strategy(RTS) computer game set in a fantasy world. It runs on the Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP platforms What is a Real-Time Strategy game? Read the Strifeshadow story... While remaining true to the RTS genre, Strifeshadow sets itself apart from other RTS games in three key ways: Strategic depth in gameplay, an emphasis on involved battles and tactical control, and a variety of community-oriented features. Read the game feature list... Strategic depth in gameplay is a somewhat elusive concept, but it is what primarily separates a good RTS from a great RTS. A game that is strategically deep always leaves the player with valid choices to make at any given moment. Strifeshadow has a number of features in place to make this possible, and keep the player busy making significant decisions and formulating strategies. Read more about strategic depth...

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In most RTSes, the overwhelmingly vast majority of the players time is spent in anticipation of battles. Usually, a typical RTS game results in players building bases and troops the majority of their time in anticipation of the final "big battle" which in most cases lasts fifteen or thirty seconds at most. Not only that, but the final battle is typically a big swirling melee in which the player cannot easily make useful tactical decisions. Battles are one of the key components of the elusive "fun factor" when it comes to RTS games. Strifeshadow is designed to increase the frequency of military encounters, and give the player a set of features so that they can exhibit more control over the outcome.