StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2016, page 7
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StrategyKittypocalypse
Bolverk GamesFor:VR players who want tower defense across multiple island environmentsSkip if:Players seeking a broad real-time strategy structure with base economies, armies, or territory management
StrategyStar Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition
Interplay Entertainment Corp.For:Star Trek fans who want faction-based starship combatSkip if:Players seeking a short, focused campaign rather than a 30-year progression
StrategyGnomes Garden 2
8FloorFor:Casual strategy players who prefer structured fantasy campaignsSkip if:Players seeking deep strategy systems or highly complex resource planning
StrategyGalaxy Reavers
Good GamesFor:RTS players who want direct control over individual spacecraftSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time fleet engagements
StrategyZombie City Defense 2
Mozg LabsFor:Strategy players who want tactical unit deployment and battlefield positioningSkip if:Players seeking a story-led experience with extensive character development rather than mission-based defense
StrategyOil Enterprise
astragon EntertainmentFor:Strategy players interested in managing an oil business across multiple regions.Skip if:Players looking for a short, linear campaign rather than scenarios and free play.
StrategyFantasy Kingdom Simulator
Conglomerate 5For:Casual strategy players who want short macro-management sessionsSkip if:Players seeking an expansive grand-strategy campaign with the scale of Stellaris or Galactic Civilizations III
StrategyElysium: Blood Games
Conglomerate 5For:Players who enjoy managing small competitive teams through long careersSkip if:Players seeking continuous real-time action rather than management decisions and command-based combat
StrategySengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
Slitherine Ltd.For:Strategy players who want historical East Asian battles with operational consequencesSkip if:Players seeking fast real-time action rather than tile-based, turn-by-turn battles
StrategyPolitical Animals
Positech GamesFor:Strategy players interested in running election campaignsSkip if:Players seeking campaigns longer than the stated 1–2 hour format
StrategyMusic Wars Empire
Music WarsFor:Players who want record-label management rather than conventional business simulationsSkip if:Players seeking direct performance gameplay instead of administrative decisions about artists, releases, and labels
StrategyDROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
Caravel GamesFor:Puzzle players who prefer turn-based dungeon challenges over real-time combatSkip if:Players seeking real-time action, since movement and combat proceed in turns
StrategyZombie Wars: Invasion
My Way GamesFor:Tower defense fans who want a zombie-themed campaignSkip if:Players seeking open-ended strategy rather than fixed tower-defense levels
StrategySlay
Sean O'ConnorFor:Strategy players who enjoy turn-based territorial conquestSkip if:Players seeking real-time battles or direct combat control
StrategySo Many Cubes
NewRealityGamesFor:Strategy players who want cube deployments as the central activitySkip if:Players seeking a campaign with a story-driven progression structure
StrategyMaster of Orion 3
Wargaming LabsFor:Strategy players who want a space-based campaign with diplomatic and military decisionsSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused combat game rather than a campaign combining policy, exploration, construction, diplomacy, and war
StrategyAuralux: Constellations
Grove Street GamesFor:Strategy players who prefer minimalist real-time systemsSkip if:Players seeking an expansive RTS structure with more than the game's deliberately reduced set of strategic elements
StrategyEarth Space Colonies
Persona and Pixel studioFor:Strategy players who want to manage several space colonies at onceSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused campaign may find the simultaneous multi-world structure demanding
StrategyDefense of Egypt: Cleopatra Mission
First Games InteractiveFor:Tower defense players who want a campaign of discrete missionsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign rather than a sequence of defensive battles
StrategyAvalon Lords: Dawn Rises
UnknownFor:Real-time strategy players who want to test an early-stage fantasy kingdom-building gameSkip if:Players seeking a finished, content-rich campaign; the current build offers only its first mission
StrategyThe Dark Legions
Mascot EntertainmentFor:Strategy players who want real-time medieval army commandSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time strategy battles
StrategyArsonVille
SA IndustryFor:Casual players who want fire-spreading experiments without complex controlsSkip if:Players seeking control over the fire after ignition, since the central setup is completed before the flame begins
Strategy3D Chess
familyplayFor:Chess fans who want local or online player-versus-player matchesSkip if:Players seeking a chess game centered on long-form strategic campaigns rather than individual matches and puzzlesNothing matches. Loosen a filter.