StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2013, page 2
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StrategyWorld War III: Black Gold
Topware InteractiveFor:Strategy players seeking modern military campaigns across several regionsSkip if:Players seeking a character-focused campaign rather than army command and battlefield management
StrategyAnomaly Korea
11 bit studiosFor:Strategy players who want to command an attacking squad instead of building towersSkip if:Players seeking conventional tower defense built around constructing defensive towers
Strategy7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
MousechiefFor:Strategy players who enjoy abstract systems and emergent family narrativesSkip if:Players seeking fast, action-focused gameplay rather than turn-by-turn planning
StrategyIronclad Tactics
ZachtronicsFor:Strategy players who want card collection and deck construction tied to a campaignSkip if:Players seeking slow, turn-by-turn tactics may find simultaneous actions too hectic
StrategyWeird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Digital EelFor:Strategy players who want short spacefaring runsSkip if:Players seeking long-form campaigns, since a run concludes in less than thirty minutes
StrategyGo Home Dinosaurs!
Fire Hose GamesFor:Tower-defense players who want placement puzzles and pre-level planningSkip if:Players seeking open-ended strategy rather than fixed defensive stages
StrategyWorld War II: Panzer Claws
Topware InteractiveFor:World War II strategy fans who want real-time battlesSkip if:Players who prefer turn-based planning will hit the real-time command system immediately.
StrategyNot The Robots
tinyBuildFor:Stealth fans who want procedural levels and permanent deathSkip if:Players who want forgiving progression may hit a wall when permanent death ends a run.
StrategyEarth 2140
Topware Interactive ACEFor:Real-time strategy players who want a science-fiction war settingSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time battles
StrategyAnomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign
11 bit studiosFor:Strategy players who want to command an attacking force instead of building a defensive mazeSkip if:Players looking for a broad campaign may find 15 levels too limited in scope
StrategyDungeon Hearts
Devolver DigitalFor:Puzzle players who want fast-paced combat pressureSkip if:Players seeking a slow, turn-based dungeon crawler may find the battles too fast
StrategyRise of Venice
Kalypso Media DigitalFor:Strategy players who want Renaissance-era trading and political managementSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused trading simulator without family, political, and combat systems
StrategyFieldrunners 2
Subatomic Studios LLCFor:Tower-defense fans who want route-building alongside special attacksSkip if:Players seeking only conventional tower-defense levels without puzzle, time-limit, or sudden-death variations
StrategyCitadels
HandyGamesFor:Strategy players who want fortress construction combined with battlefield commandSkip if:Players seeking a short, single-campaign experience may find the two-campaign structure too broad.
StrategyCubetractor
LudochipFor:Action-strategy players who want puzzle mechanics integrated into combatSkip if:Players seeking a conventional tower-defense format may find the cube-based construction and direct combat unfamiliar
StrategyElder Sign: Omens
Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.For:Board-game fans who want a digital version of a supernatural investigation gameSkip if:Players seeking a small cast may find the roster of over 30 investigators too large to manage
StrategyImpire
Paradox InteractiveFor:Strategy players who want to build and defend an underground dungeonSkip if:Players seeking a purely combat-focused game without dungeon construction or resource management
StrategySid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
2KFor:World War II aviation fans who want a mission-based campaignSkip if:Players seeking an open-ended flight simulator rather than structured combat missions
StrategyEador: Genesis
Snowbird GamesFor:Strategy players who want province rule alongside turn-based battlesSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based strategy and tactics
StrategyMarch of the Eagles
Paradox InteractiveFor:Grand-strategy players who want campaigns centered on the Napoleonic WarsSkip if:Players seeking a character-driven campaign rather than nation-level war management
StrategyZombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
Rocket Smash GamesFor:Strategy players who want to combine different zombie squad typesSkip if:Players seeking a character-focused RPG with loot, leveling, or extensive customization
StrategyJack Lumber
Owlchemy LabsFor:Puzzle players who enjoy drawing lines to slice logsSkip if:Players seeking substantial narrative development beyond a comic revenge premise
StrategyLords of Football
Fish EagleFor:Football fans who want player behaviour and personal routines alongside match managementSkip if:Players seeking a match-only football game may find the off-pitch routines and personal-life management distractingNothing matches. Loosen a filter.