Real-time Strategy Games

Real-time strategy games (RTS) are often top-down view games where you control a bunch of units to perform various actions, although 3D engines abound in this genre as well... think of them as "military commander" sims, in a way. Maybe you oversee an army of orcs (like Warcraft 1, 2 & 3) or more modern armies (like Command & Conquer). Your goals are often to gather resources and control squads of troops to fight other squads of troops... that's about as quickly as I can explain this. :P If you like strategy, you'll often find a home in this genre.