StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2018, page 16
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StrategySiberian Dawn
WinterfloodFor:Solo players who want a card-based tactical wargame with narrative missionsSkip if:Players looking for a quick or simple deckbuilder rather than a thought-heavy tactical game
StrategyHacker.exe
LinkUp GamesFor:Horror players who want investigation and puzzle solvingSkip if:Players seeking open-ended hacking systems rather than a guided mystery
StrategyEnchanted Path
NanningsGamesFor:Puzzle players who enjoy planning routes across hazardous gridsSkip if:Players seeking broad exploration may find the fixed level structure more limited in scope.
StrategyThe Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup
Gory Detail LimitedFor:Players who enjoy guiding a vulnerable animal through environmental hazardsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat as the main activity
StrategyTower Defense Sudden Attack
UnknownFor:Strategy players who want military-base defense against mixed enemy unitsSkip if:Players seeking a slow, predictable defense game may not fit the sudden attack setup.
Strategy灵文西游
Winturn GamesFor:Players who enjoy roguelike card games with randomized encountersSkip if:Players seeking a large card pool at launch may find the initial release limited to 187 cards.
StrategyColony Prospector
Colonial LifeFor:Players who enjoy repetitive exploration and reading, rather than story-heavy games.Skip if:Players seeking a fast-paced structure may find the repeated planetary scanning and colony setup slow.
StrategyRapStar Tycoon
MadOptimist GamesFor:Rap music fans who want to build an artist career through songwriting and battlesSkip if:Players looking for a detailed business-management simulation, with staff, research, or office upgrades
StrategyInfiniPicross 2.0
Reverse ImpactFor:Picross fans who want an ongoing supply of generated puzzlesSkip if:Players who want a variety of activities beyond picross may bounce off the single puzzle format.
StrategyHorde: Zombie Outbreak
Madowl GamesFor:Action players who want to control an expanding zombie groupSkip if:Players who prefer slow, low-pressure pacing may find the timed conquest structure demanding.
StrategyColor by Number - Pixel Draw
Boogygames StudiosFor:Players interested in pixel-art coloring activitiesSkip if:Players looking for combat, exploration, or narrative progression
StrategyBattleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game
SLSFor:Strategy players who want turn-based naval combat with production and researchSkip if:Players seeking real-time naval battles may find the turn-based pacing unsuitable.
StrategyIsland Tribe 5
QumaronFor:Fans of action strategy games who want resource tasks between rescue objectivesSkip if:Players seeking open-ended management may find the level-based rescue structure restrictive.
StrategyWildlife Park Gold Reloaded
b-alive gmbhFor:Zoo-management fans who want animal care combined with construction and staffingSkip if:Players seeking a single fixed objective may find the open-ended park-management structure diffuse
StrategyWARIUM
ELFFor:Turn-based strategy players who want open-ended empire expansionSkip if:Players seeking a scripted campaign may bounce off the sandbox format and chance-based world creation
StrategyHomeworld Defense
SA IndustryFor:Strategy players interested in defending planets from repeated asteroid attacksSkip if:Players seeking mission variety beyond defending planets from asteroid waves
StrategyCaveman Stories
Uniday StudioFor:Adventure players who want survival tasks alongside explorationSkip if:Players who want combat encounters without enemy-specific tactics may hit a wall when different foes require different approaches.
StrategyWhere Time Stood Still
ZigguratFor:Adventure players who want survival scenarios with prehistoric threatsSkip if:Players seeking a large, open-ended world rather than a focused survival journey
StrategyBunker Rush
LuxuriaFor:Bunker-management players who prefer shelter upkeep to a broad exploration focusSkip if:Players seeking a game centered on combat or defending a base against attacks
StrategyAdva-lines
Mindfog gamesFor:Match-5 fans who want strategy and base-building mechanicsSkip if:Players seeking a focused match-5 game without base building, tower defense, clicker, and arcade systems
StrategyBrainfuck
EsotericsFor:Programming learners who want to study an esoteric languageSkip if:Players looking for conventional action, adventure, or story-driven gameplay
StrategyData mining 3
Blender GamesFor:Puzzle players who enjoy collecting items while navigating hazardsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led experience may find the file-collection objective narrow.
StrategyADAPTR
ProjectorGamesFor:Puzzle players who enjoy constructing vehicles to overcome environmental obstaclesSkip if:Players seeking direct combat or action-focused gameplay may find the vehicle puzzles too centralNothing matches. Loosen a filter.