StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2014, page 4
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StrategyRoyal Defense
8FloorFor:Tower-defense players who want to manage a dwarven stronghold against repeated enemy wavesSkip if:Players seeking a sprawling map or movement beyond fixed, single-screen battlefields
Strategy1849
SomaSimFor:Strategy players who want to manage production and trade across expanding townsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat, military operations, or character-focused progression may find the town-management systems too removed from those activities.
StrategyBattle Fleet 2
Mythical City GamesFor:Strategy players who want ship-by-ship control over aiming, movement and weapon selectionSkip if:Players seeking fast real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based firing and movement
StrategyAncient Space
Paradox InteractiveFor:Single-player strategy players who want a story-led space campaignSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat may not enjoy the real-time battle system.
StrategyKill The Bad Guy
ExkeeFor:Puzzle players who want physics-based planning and environmental trapsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat may hit a wall when each elimination must be arranged as an accident
StrategyStrata
GLITCHFor:Puzzle players who enjoy planning the order of each moveSkip if:Players seeking action-based gameplay may find the ribbon-placement puzzles too deliberate.
StrategyBattlepillars Gold Edition
HitcentsFor:Strategy players who enjoy assembling units from different combat partsSkip if:Players who want a slower, turn-based pace may hit a wall when battles unfold in real time.
StrategyOTTTD
SMG StudioFor:Tower-defense fans who want real-time combat combined with character progressionSkip if:Players seeking a purely traditional tower-defense game without squad leveling, weapons, or active abilities
StrategyBattle Academy
Slitherine Ltd.For:World War II strategy fans who want turn-based combined-arms battlesSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat or direct control of individual soldiers
StrategyCivil War II
Slitherine Ltd.For:Civil War history enthusiasts who want to command either the USA or CSASkip if:Players seeking fast, real-time action may find the two-week turns and advance planning slow-paced.
StrategyBeware Planet Earth
Jumping RamFor:Tower-defense fans who want to use traps and machines against invading enemiesSkip if:Players seeking a tower-defense game without direct combat may hit a wall when they need to use the Zapper against Martians.
StrategyMouseCraft
Crunching KoalasFor:Puzzle fans who enjoy combining falling-block placement with escort objectivesSkip if:Players seeking a long-form campaign may find the stated 6–10 hours of gameplay limited
StrategyZoo Park
Excalibur PublishingFor:Zoo-management fans who want animal-care requirements to shape constructionSkip if:Players seeking animal-focused gameplay without facility planning and operational management
StrategyUFO: Aftermath
Fulqrum PublishingFor:Strategy players who want both planetary management and squad combatSkip if:Players seeking a tightly scripted campaign may find the randomly generated mission structure repetitive
StrategyRECYCLE
rondomedia GmbHFor:Simulation fans who want vehicle driving combined with company managementSkip if:Players seeking action-focused driving rather than business administration and route planning
StrategyWarrior Kings: Battles
Strategy FirstFor:RTS fans who want computer opponents that manage economies and armiesSkip if:Players seeking turn-based pacing may bounce off the continuous real-time battles and decisions.
StrategyTribloos 2
BumpkinBrothersFor:Time-management players who want a story-driven campaignSkip if:Players seeking deep role-playing systems or open-ended strategic campaigns
StrategyBattleplan: American Civil War
KPLFor:Civil War enthusiasts who want scenario-based battlefield commandSkip if:Players seeking a long-form grand strategy campaign with extensive economic or political management
StrategyGoD Factory: Wingmen
Nine Dots PublishingFor:Groups of friends who want coordinated 4v4 space combatSkip if:Players seeking a single-player campaign will reach a hard stop: the game is PvP-only.
StrategyAntisquad
INSGAMES LIMITEDFor:Fans of turn-based tactics who want squad command rather than real-time combatSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat instead of turn-based decision-making
StrategyHive
BlueLine GamesFor:Board-game players who want an abstract strategy game without a fixed boardSkip if:Players looking for a conventional board with fixed spaces rather than a field built during play
StrategySupreme Ruler 1936
BattleGoat StudiosFor:Strategy players who want nation-level control across military and domestic decisionsSkip if:Players seeking a short, narrowly focused strategy game rather than campaigns, sandbox play, and multiple interacting systems
StrategyRobowars
N-Game StudiosFor:Tower defense players who want a story campaign with 55 missionsSkip if:Players seeking a short, simple campaign rather than 55 missions with mission-specific tactics and bonus goalsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.