The best replacement for starcraft 2 is ai maps.

The best alternatives to starcraft 2 are rated as following:
★★★★★  ai maps
★★★★★  warcraft 3
★★★  starcraft 1
★★★  diablo 3
★★  dota 2
★★  league of legends
★★  age of empires 3
★★  mass effect 2
★★  lol
★★  command and conquer
★  dawn of war 2
★  world of warcraft
★  age of empires
★  company of heroes 2
★  warhammer 40k
★  civilization 5
★  civ 5
★  company of heroes
  red alert 3
  supreme commander
  ia
  command and conquer 4
  red alert
  c&c 3
  starcraft
  warcraft 4
  halo wars

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