Good Strategy Games?

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Does anyone know of any good strategy games for PC?

i like war, building, defending. you know, that sort of thing!

Age doesn't matter but the games CANNOT be made by steam, or any other Manufacturer that needs a Bulls*it 24hr internet connection!

Thanks for reading, and look forward to your suggestions
Thanks Adam, But i don't think it's true about the internet connection, my Civilization V wouldn't work unless i was connected...

[Adam]

Civ, Total War, AoE & Wargame spring to mind, none of which are made by Valve or other companies that own popular online distribution services (as far as I know). As an avid Steam user I can confirm that Steam doesn't require a 24 hour internet connection but requires an internet connection to purchase and download the game and can then be played in offline mode, all the games I mentioned can be purchased on steam and are often discounted.

Edit- My apologies if I sound rude but I think you're doing something very, very wrong then because my copy of Civ 5 works perfectly well in offline mode.

[Yoda]

The "Total War" series, (Rome , Medieval, Shogun) are as good as it gets.

[Yolt]

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