StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2016, page 4
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StrategyControl Craft 2
Conglomerate 5For:Strategy players who prefer short, level-based campaignsSkip if:Players seeking a large-scale strategy game with economic management or extensive army construction
Strategy8-Bit Invaders!
PetroglyphFor:RTS players who want both a campaign and multiplayer battlesSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time battles
StrategyTyto Ecology
Immersed GamesFor:Players interested in ecology who want to experiment with food webs and life cyclesSkip if:Players seeking fast action or constant moment-to-moment activity may find the slow pace uneventful.
StrategyKick Ass Commandos
Anarchy EnterprisesFor:Action players who want direct assaults built around heavy weaponsSkip if:Players seeking stealth-focused missions may hit a wall at the emphasis on destroying positions and eliminating enemies.
StrategyNeon Space 2
SA IndustryFor:Action-game players who want short courses built around timing and obstacle avoidanceSkip if:Players seeking a broad campaign structure beyond checkpoint navigation, puzzles, and repeated score attempts
StrategyPolice Tactics: Imperio
astragon EntertainmentFor:Strategy players who want to manage police operations rather than military campaignsSkip if:Players seeking direct action gameplay instead of coordinating personnel, vehicles, evidence, and budgets
StrategyEmpire of Angels IV
SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTFor:Strategy players who want battles built around puzzles and trapsSkip if:Players seeking direct action combat rather than staged strategy encounters
StrategyCrush Your Enemies
Good Shepherd EntertainmentFor:Real-time strategy fans who prefer battles structured for shorter sessionsSkip if:Players looking for long, drawn-out skirmishes may find the short-battle structure limiting.
StrategyPang Adventures
DotemuFor:Arcade action fans who want a campaign with more than 100 levelsSkip if:Players seeking a story-heavy adventure may find the stage-based arcade structure limited
StrategyRedactem
Conglomerate 5For:Platformer fans who want difficult movement puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed platformer may find the stated difficulty and frustration unsuitable
StrategySol 0: Mars Colonization
Chondrite GamesFor:Strategy players who want real-time colony management on MarsSkip if:Players seeking turn-based strategy rather than real-time decisions
StrategyMAZE LORD
Jetdogs StudiosFor:Puzzle-focused players who want maze exploration with changing layoutsSkip if:Players seeking a combat-centered game rather than maze navigation, puzzles, and environmental hazards
StrategyMaster of Orion 1
Wargaming LabsFor:Strategy players who want to manage an expanding space empireSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused battle game rather than empire management across a galaxy
StrategyDemocracy 3 Africa
Positech GamesFor:Players who want political simulations focused on governing African countriesSkip if:Players seeking tactical battles, exploration, or character-focused role-playing
StrategyThe Hive
Skydome EntertainmentFor:Strategy players who want colony construction combined with battles and explorationSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused tactical combat game rather than colony growth, exploration, and progression
StrategyPixel Puzzles 2: Space
Pixel PuzzlesFor:Jigsaw fans who want space-themed imagesSkip if:Players seeking story-driven gameplay beyond the rocket-rescue scenario may find the puzzle structure narrow.
StrategyDomino Sky
russpuppyFor:Puzzle players who enjoy planning physical chain reactionsSkip if:Players seeking combat, character progression, or story-driven gameplay
StrategyKing's Guard TD
My Way GamesFor:Tower-defense players who want a campaign divided into 50 levels rather than an endless modeSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven adventure rather than repeated tower-defense battles
StrategyForbidden Planet
FatonFor:Space-strategy players who want exploration and resource gatheringSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven space adventure rather than strategic management and defence
StrategyFinal Approach
Phaser Lock InteractiveFor:VR players who want to manage aircraft and airport trafficSkip if:Players seeking a long-form aviation simulation with more than the stated 6 hours of gameplay
StrategyCombat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
MicroProse SoftwareFor:Flight-simulation players who want an AV-8B Harrier II rather than a broad aircraft rosterSkip if:Players who want a finished, fully developed campaign may hit a wall at the mission planner and campaign cycles, which the vendor says are still under development.
StrategyAscent - The Space Game
Fluffy Kitten StudiosFor:Space MMO players who want exploration alongside community constructionSkip if:Players seeking a tightly scripted campaign rather than open-ended systems and player-created infrastructure
StrategyJust Deserts
Sekai ProjectFor:Dating-sim players who want relationship choices alongside combatSkip if:Players seeking extended combat may find the alien encounters too limited because battles are presented as mini-eventsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.