StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2021, page 12
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StrategyBeastrun
Sokpop CollectiveFor:Players who enjoy team-building games with automated combatSkip if:Players who want direct control over attacks or abilities during battles may bounce off the automatic skill execution.
StrategySokocat - Dungeon
Rising Moon GamesFor:Sokoban fans who want a feline-themed dungeon settingSkip if:Players seeking combat will reach the game's block-pushing puzzle system instead of action encounters.
StrategyPacific General
SNEGFor:Strategy players who want turn-based World War II campaignsSkip if:Players seeking real-time battles rather than hex-based, turn-based command
StrategyCellings
Struct9For:Sandbox players who want to build and customize evolving cellsSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear campaign may bounce off the open-ended sandbox structure.
StrategyTouhou DollDraft
WSS playgroundFor:Touhou fans who want character-based team battlesSkip if:Players seeking individually controlled action combat rather than team-based battles
StrategyDungeon Slime 2: Puzzle in the Dark Forest
Daniel Siqueira AbdelnurFor:Casual players who want level-based puzzle challengesSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven adventure rather than a sequence of environmental puzzles
StrategyDum-Dum
Hogo CompanyFor:Adventure-game fans who want puzzles embedded in a simulated computer interfaceSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused adventure with little optional exploration may find the sandbox structure distracting
StrategySky Fleet
Enno GamesFor:Groups who want to coordinate city building and combat against drone forcesSkip if:Players looking for a quick match may find the city-building and resource-gathering stages take priority before base attacks.
StrategyDon't Get Bit
Canine GamesFor:Turn-based strategy players who prefer deterministic outcomes over luckSkip if:Players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
StrategyTransporter Manager Tycoon
Softwaves Dist.For:Players who want a transport-business simulation centered on freight contracts and fleet managementSkip if:Players seeking hands-on truck driving rather than carrier and fleet administration
StrategyConnecTank
Natsume Inc.For:Players who enjoy managing tank systems while fighting through delivery missionsSkip if:Players seeking a combat game without delivery jobs or in-battle conveyor and ammunition tasks
StrategyLord of the Click 2
HugePixelFor:Clicker-game players who want monster combat controlled through clicks.Skip if:Players seeking combat based on controls beyond clicking icons.
StrategyDiamond Hands: To The Moon
Terror Dog StudioFor:Platform-game fans who enjoy precision jumping and difficult goalsSkip if:Players seeking combat or a wide range of actions beyond moving and jumping
StrategyPlinko Panic!
AcidicDuckFor:Players who enjoy roguelite games with changing pinball choicesSkip if:Players seeking a game without roguelite progression or changing selections
StrategyBrave Hand
Heart Shaped Games LLCFor:Solo card-game players who enjoy deciding when to take risksSkip if:Players seeking a large, content-heavy card game rather than a small solitaire-like experience
StrategyWildfire Swap
Ryan Kubik GamesFor:Puzzle players who enjoy planning around a threat that grows with every moveSkip if:Players looking for direct combat with or removal of the fire; it can only be contained
StrategyMagic Twins
Flying Beast LabsFor:Local co-op players who want a game built around coordinating spell colorsSkip if:Players looking for a slow-paced experience, since combat is described as fast-paced
StrategyGolden Rails: Small Town Story
Alawar CasualFor:Players who enjoy strategy levels built around railroad construction and settlement rebuildingSkip if:Players looking for open-ended railroad management rather than a sequence of levels
StrategyWatermelon Blocks
MIRA GAMESFor:Casual players who want short, level-based puzzle challengesSkip if:Players seeking deep character progression or role-playing systems
StrategyORKANA CONFLICT VR
Adem KayaFor:VR players who want to alternate between commanding troops and fighting on footSkip if:Players seeking extensive RTS systems may hit a limit at the lack of deeper upgrades and prolonged base building.
StrategyReforged TD - Tower Defense
Sascha KlenkFor:Tower-defense players who want character and tower progressionSkip if:Players looking for a story-led adventure rather than repeated wave defense
StrategySliko
Heimo Game StudioFor:Sokoban fans who enjoy pushing cubes into target positionsSkip if:Players looking for a broad range of level types may find the stated 30-level set limited in scope.
StrategyHellgate VR
HanbitSoftFor:VR players who want a story-led demon-shooting gameSkip if:Players seeking a broad role-playing system with documented loot, leveling, or character customizationNothing matches. Loosen a filter.