StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2016, page 12
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StrategySoulcaster: Part I & II
MagicalTimeBeanFor:Action-RPG players who prefer directing a small squad over controlling a single combatant.Skip if:Players seeking a long campaign may find the stated 3–4 hours of play brief.
StrategyBaseball Mogul Diamond
Sports Mogul, Inc.For:Baseball fans who want historical season managementSkip if:Players needing every modern roster rule, since 40-man roster enforcement and the Rule 5 Draft are not included
StrategyAgenda
Exordium GamesFor:Strategy players interested in pursuing world domination through a global agencySkip if:Players seeking a character-led story rather than agency-level strategy
StrategyLUXIS
DumbfoundedFor:Puzzle players who enjoy maze navigation and color-based mechanicsSkip if:Players seeking large-scale combat, base building, or army management may find the labyrinth puzzles too narrow in scope.
StrategyInfection: Humanity's Last Gasp
Hunted Cow GamesFor:Strategy players who enjoy managing research decisions under time pressureSkip if:Players seeking an open-ended public-health simulation rather than a focused effort to complete a vaccine
StrategyCarpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR
Application Systems HeidelbergFor:VR puzzle fans who want spatial light-routing challengesSkip if:Players seeking combat, character progression, or an action-focused structure
StrategyThirty Years' War
Slitherine Ltd.For:Players of historical strategy games who want to command forces in a seventeenth-century European conflictSkip if:Players looking for a fast-paced action game rather than a campaign-focused strategy game
StrategyChamber 19
Deepak M.For:VR action players who enjoy shooting and projectile-dodging challengesSkip if:Players seeking a broad exploration game rather than chamber-based combat tests
StrategyFright Light
Chris AntoniFor:Players who enjoy camera-monitoring defense games with escalating threatsSkip if:Players looking for exploration, direct combat, or a broad range of locations
StrategyPigmentone
OtakuMaker SARLFor:Players who enjoy trial-and-error color puzzles with beam routingSkip if:Players who want deduction to replace experimentation may hit a wall when progress depends on repeated guessing and adjustments.
StrategyTangled Up!
2Pi Interactivee Pvt. Ltd.For:Puzzle players who want to apply attraction and repulsion rulesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action instead of charge-based puzzle solving
StrategyNuts!: The Battle of the Bulge
HexWar GamesFor:World War II history fans who want a card-based Battle of the Bulge simulationSkip if:Players seeking real-time commands or direct unit control may bounce off the card-based movement and combat system
StrategyPoly Towns
Red Phoenix StudiosFor:Players who enjoy managing small settlements through recurring costs and resource demandsSkip if:Players seeking a forgiving builder may find the zero-happiness and negative-balance game-over rules restrictive
StrategyWeather Lord: Following the Princess Collector's Edition
Alawar CasualFor:Casual strategy players who want resource gathering and village rebuildingSkip if:Players seeking deep, open-ended strategy rather than structured quests and resource tasks
StrategyTower of Archeos
Benjamin SouléFor:Puzzle players who enjoy choosing targets by monster typeSkip if:Players seeking combat with varied attack commands instead of group-based monster targeting
StrategyMeow-Jong
EPWH, LLCFor:Mahjong solitaire fans seeking cat-themed presentationSkip if:Players seeking fast-paced action, timed rounds, or penalty-driven challenge
StrategyFeudalism
IV ProductionsFor:Strategy players who want a long historical dynasty campaignSkip if:Players seeking real-time battles or individually paced unit actions
StrategyThe Incredible Baron
Black Shell MediaFor:Strategy players who want exploration and collection alongside real-time battlesSkip if:Players seeking a purely combat-focused strategy game without exploration, species collection, or story elements
StrategySurvival Kingdom
Bat ByteFor:Players who want turn-based kingdom management rather than real-time combatSkip if:Players who want to keep developing the same kingdom after defeat, since the game uses permadeath
StrategySpectre
ProsceniumFor:Horror fans who want a virtual-reality experienceSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the Seeker role restrictive because its stated activity centers on moving, exploring, and preparing to attack.
StrategyNo Pineapple Left Behind
Subaltern GamesFor:Strategy players interested in managing schools under financial pressureSkip if:Players looking for a conventional school-management tone may bounce off the option to turn children into pineapples
StrategyShattered Throne
Checkmark GamesFor:Strategy players who want deterministic battles instead of chance-based outcomesSkip if:Players seeking real-time battles may bounce off the turn-by-turn structure
StrategyYrminsul
Plug In DigitalFor:Tower-defence players who want a campaign with territory to capture and defendSkip if:Players seeking battles without tower-defence mechanics or pre-battle loadout choicesNothing matches. Loosen a filter.