StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2020, page 11
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StrategyWaronoi
MicroProse SoftwareFor:Strategy players who want to command modern military forces at both formation and squad scaleSkip if:Players looking for a turn-based pace rather than real-time command
StrategyCall of Coronga
MushRoom Angels gamesFor:Friends who want online cooperative horde matchesSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven campaign rather than online matches centered on infected hordes
StrategyBOT.vinnik Chess: Opening Traps
Abyssal StudiosFor:Chess enthusiasts who want opening study rather than general chess instructionSkip if:Players seeking a broad chess experience rather than concentrated opening theory and trap study
StrategyViking Chess: Hnefatafl
Rain GamesFor:Hnefatafl fans who want to play against an AI rather than arrange a physical boardSkip if:Players seeking a campaign or a sequence of varied scenarios; the described play centers on two-player matches
StrategyDraft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020
Wolverine StudiosFor:College basketball fans who want to manage both recruiting and game-day decisionsSkip if:Players seeking a quick arcade basketball game rather than a detailed coaching simulation
StrategyLairchitect
Sokpop CollectiveFor:Strategy players who want to defend a dungeon rather than raid oneSkip if:Players seeking a long-form campaign may find the approximately one-hour playtime too limited
StrategyIdle Armada
Corfe83For:Idle-game players who prefer watching battles unfold over issuing commands during combatSkip if:Players seeking direct control over individual ships during battles may find the automatic combat limiting.
StrategyDefense of the Oasis
Mind Control SoftwareFor:Strategy players who enjoy combining exploration with kingdom managementSkip if:Players seeking long-form empire management without a fixed 85-turn phase
Strategy1971 PROJECT HELIOS
Recotechnology S.L.For:Turn-based strategy players who want scarce firearms and vehicles to shape combatSkip if:Players seeking large-scale warfare may find the focus on eight characters and scarce firearms too limited
StrategyTavern Cards
Vadd GameFor:Card-battle fans who want deck construction alongside an adventure narrativeSkip if:Players looking for action beyond turn-based or tactical card encounters may hit a wall when battles become the primary activity.
StrategyWATCH / 透视
摸鱼游戏For:Players who enjoy perspective puzzles involving apparent distance and scaleSkip if:Players seeking a low-difficulty puzzle experience; the text notes that some puzzles may be hard to solve initially.
StrategyFrontline: World War II
Frontline: Games SeriesFor:Turn-based strategy players who want World War II campaigns and scenariosSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat may hit a wall at the turn-based move-and-response structure.
StrategyFreight Simulator
Softwaves Dist.For:Players who want business management built around freight deliveriesSkip if:Players seeking varied action beyond repeated cargo trips and management tasks
StrategyTexas Holdem Poker: Solo King
sun xiaodongFor:Texas Hold’em learners who want to practice reading hand ranges against AISkip if:Players seeking multiplayer poker; the described play is single-player against AI.
StrategyThe Chess Variants Club
Minimol GamesFor:Chess fans who want multiple variant rule sets in one gameSkip if:Players seeking a story campaign, character progression, or narrative structure
StrategyRev
Nostalgiatree and faxdoc gamesFor:Players who want a short strategy campaign built around daily objectivesSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign, since the main story takes about 2 hours to complete
StrategyCrowded Blue Dot
cys20 studioFor:City-builder players who want production chains and population managementSkip if:Players seeking direct combat, tactical battles, or military objectives
StrategyAstra Exodus
Slitherine Ltd.For:Science-fiction strategy fans who want both galactic management and tactical battlesSkip if:Players seeking a focused real-time strategy game rather than a turn-based 4X structure with separate tactical battles
StrategyCryptofall: Investor simulator
Gamera InteractiveFor:Players interested in cryptocurrency trading who want a simulation with mining and market competitionSkip if:Players seeking a detailed financial simulation with a slower, low-pressure pace may find the health-linked timer restrictive
StrategyCoffin Rot Brewing Co.
Clique GamesFor:Players who enjoy combining drink service with defensive combatSkip if:Players seeking a deep management simulation with extensive economic systems
StrategyBone Marrow
HugePixelFor:Players who enjoy 2048-style merging with medieval combat elementsSkip if:Players seeking an endless puzzle board rather than separate cards with point targets
StrategyNyanco Card
Nyanco ChannelFor:Touhou fans who want a card-focused adventure in the Gensokyo settingSkip if:Players seeking a combat system built around action controls rather than card battles
StrategyBiteVille
Veelhoek StudiosFor:Zombie-game fans who want escalating settlement defense instead of exploration-focused playSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign rather than repeated rounds of escalating attacksNothing matches. Loosen a filter.