StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2014
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StrategyCreeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Knuckle CrackerFor:Strategy players who want an environmental threat rather than conventional attacking unitsSkip if:Players seeking a conventional strategy game centered on discrete combat units
StrategyHexcells Infinite
Matthew BrownFor:Logic-puzzle fans who want an ambient presentationSkip if:Players looking for gameplay built around action, adventure, or role-playing rather than logic puzzles
StrategySpacebase DF-9
Double Fine ProductionsFor:Simulation fans who want to manage a growing space settlementSkip if:Players seeking direct control of a single hero rather than oversight of a population
StrategyThe Culling Of The Cows
Dried LemonsFor:Action players who want shooting combined with defensive strategySkip if:Players seeking a large, exploratory world may find the fixed 40-level structure narrow
StrategyDG2: Defense Grid 2
Hidden Path EntertainmentFor:Tower-defense fans who want a story campaign with changing mapsSkip if:Players seeking direct control of individual soldiers rather than defense placement and timing
StrategyInfested Planet
Rocket Bear GamesFor:Strategy players who want real-time battlefield decisionsSkip if:Players seeking turn-based planning rather than decisions made during active combat
StrategySuperPower 2 Steam Edition
THQ NordicFor:Strategy players who want to govern a country across political, economic, and military systems rather than command only an armySkip if:Players looking for a fast-paced action loop may find country management and diplomatic decisions slower and more deliberative
StrategyUltimate General: Gettysburg
Game-LabsFor:American Civil War enthusiasts who want a historically grounded battlefield mapSkip if:Players seeking a broad campaign across multiple wars or regions rather than one Battle of Gettysburg simulation
StrategyPanzer Corps Gold
Slitherine Ltd.For:World War II strategy fans who want campaigns across multiple theatersSkip if:Players seeking direct, hands-on control of individual combat units rather than turn-based army command
StrategyI, Zombie
Awesome Games StudioFor:Strategy players who enjoy controlling groups rather than a single combatantSkip if:Players seeking a deep role-playing system, character progression, or story-driven campaign
StrategySpace Run
Focus EntertainmentFor:Tower Defense fans who want to build and defend a moving ship rather than a stationary baseSkip if:Players who want a slow, turn-based pace may find the real-time missions demanding
StrategyOriginal War
Bohemia InteractiveFor:Strategy players who want a science-fiction story rooted in military secrecySkip if:Players seeking a clearly described turn-based combat or squad-command structure
StrategyDistant Worlds: Universe
Slitherine Ltd.For:Strategy players who want large-scale space empire managementSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly scripted strategy campaign rather than open-ended galaxies and sandbox play
StrategyInfluent Language Learning Game
Three Flip StudiosFor:Beginners who want to learn vocabulary through a 3D environmentSkip if:Learners seeking grammar instruction or a structured sequence of lessons
StrategySentinels of the Multiverse
Handelabra Games Inc.For:Comic-book fans who want cooperative card battlesSkip if:Players seeking character movement, exploration, or action combat beyond card-based battles
StrategyAscension: Deckbuilding Game
Playdek, Inc.For:Deckbuilding fans who want a digital card game with nine included expansion decksSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven adventure may bounce off the repeated card-battle structure
StrategyBlitzkrieg Anthology
NivalFor:WWII strategy fans who want real-time command across Allied, German, and Soviet campaignsSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly scripted campaign may find the flexible missions and editing tools too open-ended
StrategyMIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Talking About MediaFor:Players who enjoy environmental puzzles tied to story progressionSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the puzzle-solving structure limiting
StrategyZ
RebellionFor:Real-time strategy fans who want direct control of troops, vehicles and productionSkip if:Players who want a slow, turn-based pace may hit a wall during the game's frantic real-time battles
StrategyThe Witcher Adventure Game
CD PROJEKT REDFor:Witcher fans who want a digital board-game adaptationSkip if:Players seeking a single fixed protagonist rather than a choice among four heroes
StrategyTransOcean: The Shipping Company
astragon EntertainmentFor:Players who want a business-focused shipping simulation rather than character-driven gameplaySkip if:Players seeking action combat or character-based progression instead of fleet and trade management
StrategyImperial Glory
Kalypso Media DigitalFor:Strategy players who want a campaign centered on territorial control rather than character progressionSkip if:Players looking for a purely turn-based battle system; combat unfolds in real time.
StrategyWarlock 2: The Exiled
Paradox InteractiveFor:Fantasy strategy players who want turn-based battles on hex mapsSkip if:Players seeking diplomatic victories, since the game requires enemies to be defeatedNothing matches. Loosen a filter.