Glest

Glest is set in a medieval fantasy world with two factions, named Magic and Tech, each with their own set of units, buildings and upgrades. The Tech faction uses traditional human warriors and has medieval mechanical devices in its arsenal, and are strong in melee combat. The Magic faction is designed for advanced players with most of their units morphed from or summoned by others. It lacks the hand-to-hand combat strength of the Tech faction but features more versatile units. Tilesets and maps are selected at the new game setup menu and determine the graphical nature of the Glest game world.

Because of the moddability of the engine, Glest can play games from a variety of player-created mods. These range from futuristic science fiction themes to dark, high fantasy settings.

The game was started by a team based in Spain around 2004.

Release of version 3.0 added online multiplayer LAN/Internet support. Glest is designed to be moddable, with game elements defined by editable XML files, and includes a map editor.

Acid Play: Rating: 9.2 "A totally awesome 3D strategy game based in the magic forests during medieval times."

CNET Download.com gave Glest v3.1 5 Stars (User Rating 4 out of 5 stars) and compared it to Warcraft III and the Empire Earth series in 2009: