Shattered Galaxy is a free massively multiplayer online game with a difference in that it offers you the chance to make real-time strategic decisions whilst you develop your character.

Community battling

Thanks to the thousands of players who make up the Shattered Galaxy community, there are always things to do in this exciting MMORPG. The universe your avatar inhabits is genuinely evolving all of the time due to the wide number of players who are online at any one time. You can make friends, seek out enemies and even run vendettas if you choose to do so. As new technologies are developed in the galaxy – which is in a state of perpetual warfare – so you will have to adjust your tactics. It is no use to find a winning formula and to stick with it because – just like the real world – all things change. Want to find out what is going on since you last played? If so, then simply check out the unit of the week for its attacking and defensive qualities or head to the game's well-maintained news section. There is a handy support area for newcomers to Shattered Galaxy, too.

Worthy of a warrior?

Around since 2001, this game is great for budding Napoleons wanting to show off their tactical nous, but it offers little for people who are not into wargaming already.