StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2019
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StrategyCliff Empire
Lion's ShadeFor:City-building players who want to manage several small settlements at onceSkip if:Players seeking one large continuous metropolis may stop at the fixed structure of three small cities
StrategyRise of Industry
Kasedo GamesFor:Strategy fans who want to construct and optimize industrial production chainsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat will hit a wall because the main systems center on factories, trade, transport, and business competition.
StrategyProduction Line : Car factory simulation
Positech GamesFor:Players who enjoy car factory simulations and want to organize productionSkip if:Players seeking direct driving or racing rather than factory planning
StrategyTheoTown
blueflowerFor:City-building fans who want to develop multiple urban areas across a regionSkip if:Players who prefer a narrow management scope rather than several connected city systems
StrategyLittle Big Workshop
HandyGamesFor:Factory-layout planners who prefer arranging production over directing military units.Skip if:Players seeking a factory game centered on economics or logistics.
StrategyThe Jackbox Party Pack 6
Jackbox Games, Inc.For:Groups who want several different party activities in one collectionSkip if:Players seeking a single game with extensive mechanical depth rather than several party formats
StrategyTrain Valley 2
FlazmFor:Train fans who want to manage a railway companySkip if:Players looking for a narrative-led game rather than a sequence of railway management puzzles
StrategyAutomation Empire
DOG HOGGLERFor:Simulation fans who want to design resource transport networksSkip if:Players seeking combat, character development, or a story-driven campaign
StrategyMedieval Kingdom Wars
indie.ioFor:Strategy players who want both kingdom administration and real-time combatSkip if:Players seeking relaxed or forgiving strategy sessions may find the persistent real-time progression and lack of second chances demanding
StrategyAfterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
KwaleeFor:Fans of rhythm games who want bullet-hell movement tied to musicSkip if:Players seeking a complete story campaign may stop at the current short demo
StrategyNo Time to Relax
Porcelain FortressFor:Groups of friends who want a competitive life simulation for up to four playersSkip if:Players looking for a story-driven life simulation with a fixed narrative campaign
StrategyBasement
HalfbusFor:Strategy players who want a crime-business settingSkip if:Players seeking direct combat as the main activity rather than business management
StrategyWe. The Revolution
Valkyrie InitiativeFor:Players who enjoy morally ambiguous decisions instead of clear right-or-wrong outcomesSkip if:Players seeking a focused courtroom simulator may find the political and family decisions divert attention from casework.
StrategyThe Political Process
Verlumino Studios LLCFor:Fans of turn-based strategy who want to make campaign and legislative decisions across a political careerSkip if:Players who want a guided campaign or defined victory conditions; the game has no tutorial and no fixed win conditions
StrategyRadio Commander: Vietnam '64
Slitherine Ltd.For:Strategy players who want command through reports and maps instead of direct battlefield controlSkip if:Players seeking direct action, visible battlefield spectacle, or conventional real-time strategy controls
StrategyUnity of Command II
2x2 GamesFor:Strategy players who want Second World War campaigns with branching outcomesSkip if:Players seeking battles without supply, resupply and reinforcement management may hit a wall in the logistics layer
StrategyRise of Liberty
Sandstorm Studios Inc.For:Revolutionary War enthusiasts who want both direct combat and army commandSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven campaign may bounce off the battle-focused structure
StrategyConan Unconquered
FuncomFor:RTS players who want escalating survival waves rather than fixed battlefieldsSkip if:Players seeking a short, self-contained campaign may find repeated defense waves and survival modes too open-ended
StrategyRIOT: Civil Unrest
Silver Lining InteractiveFor:Strategy players who want to control both sides of civil confrontationsSkip if:Players seeking a conventional victory structure rather than scenarios where both sides can pursue objectives through different tactics
StrategySUPER DRAGON BALL HEROES WORLD MISSION
BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentFor:Dragon Ball fans who want a story set in the Heroes card-game universeSkip if:Players seeking real-time action rather than tactical card-based confrontations
StrategyIron Marines
Ironhide Game StudioFor:Real-time strategy players who want mission-based science-fiction combatSkip if:Players seeking a slow, turn-based strategy structure rather than real-time battles
StrategyDeadly Days
PixelsplitFor:Rogue-lite players who want randomized runs and changing equipment combinationsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed campaign with predictable missions may find the procedural structure too variable
StrategyRebel Cops
THQ NordicFor:Strategy players who prefer turn-based tactical missions with severe combat consequencesSkip if:Players seeking forgiving combat, since gunfire can rapidly cause bleeding or instant deathNothing matches. Loosen a filter.