Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy

This a truly amazing game for an older RTS

Still one of the most amazing FPS/RTS games out there and one of my most favorite games from my childhood. Still hoping one day we see a modern remake it would be amazing.

A worthy follow-up to a rather fun game.

Cyclone Studios is a division of the 3DO company <3

I loved this game growing up, This port is really, really buggy though, which makes me sad. Just as well I bought this for next to nothing! XD

Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy, developed by Cyclone Studios and published on Steam by Ziggurat, is a late-1990s action-strategy hybrid that stands as a distinctive example of experimental genre blending during the golden era of PC gaming. Originally released in 1998 as a sequel to Uprising: Join or Die, the game builds upon its predecessor’s core concept: combining real-time strategy mechanics with direct, third-person vehicle combat. Rather than separating command and battlefield roles, Uprising 2 places players directly in the cockpit of a powerful Wraith tank while simultaneously tasking them with overseeing territorial control, resource management, and unit deployment. This dual responsibility defines the experience and gives it a flavor that remains uncommon even decades later. The setting is a futuristic sci-fi conflict where humanity battles against the alien Kri’iSara. Players move across multiple planetary environments, reclaiming citadels and pushing back hostile forces. Missions often revolve around capturing and defending strategic locations, eliminating enemy structures, escorting key units, or completing targeted objectives. The structure is campaign-driven, but it al…