StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2023, page 2
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StrategyTruck & Logistics Simulator
Aerosoft GmbHFor:Simulation players who want hands-on loading and delivery workSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign rather than delivery assignments and company expansion
StrategyRailway Empire 2
Kalypso MediaFor:Strategy players who want railway and economic management instead of military tacticsSkip if:Players looking for character-driven progression or tactical combat rather than railway management
StrategyDefinitely Not Fried Chicken
Silver Lining InteractiveFor:Management-sim players interested in balancing illicit trade with legitimate storefrontsSkip if:Players seeking a management game focused on one legal business rather than an illegal trade and its fronts
StrategyLand of the Vikings
Iceberg InteractiveFor:Colony-simulation players who want seasonal resource planningSkip if:Players seeking a tightly scripted campaign rather than an open-ended settlement-management structure
StrategyAncient Cities
Uncasual GamesFor:City-builder players who prefer managing an ancient tribeSkip if:Players seeking fast-paced sessions rather than a settlement builder that encourages taking time
StrategyShipwrecked 64
Cogware GamesFor:Players drawn to puzzle adventures who enjoy investigating a story rather than following a straightforward routeSkip if:Players looking for a consistently stable experience may find the 1997 mode’s unstable presentation difficult to follow
StrategyGalactic Civilizations IV
Stardock EntertainmentFor:Strategy players who want to govern an interstellar civilization through several systemsSkip if:Players seeking a tightly scripted campaign rather than procedurally varied galaxies and changing rivals
StrategyCardboard Town
Rogue Duck InteractiveFor:City-building fans who want to manage growth through card draws rather than place buildings freely.Skip if:Players who want a freeform city sandbox may hit a wall when each turn's card draw limits their available choices.
StrategyHadean Tactics
Emberfish GamesFor:Deckbuilding fans who want cards to direct a party of automatically fighting unitsSkip if:Players looking for direct, hands-on control of every unit during combat
StrategyWildmender
KwaleeFor:Players who want gardening and world restoration alongside survival systemsSkip if:Players seeking a purely peaceful gardening game may find the survival management and wraith combat intrusive
StrategyInfraSpace
Dionic SoftwareFor:City-building players who want production chains rather than credit-based constructionSkip if:Players seeking a city builder without interconnected production and supply chains
StrategySteamWorld Build
Thunderful PublishingFor:City-building fans who want underground exploration alongside settlement managementSkip if:Players seeking a deep, standalone dungeon crawler may find the underground sections secondary to town management
StrategyStation to Station
PrismatikaFor:Players who enjoy planning railway routes without needing constant high-pressure action.Skip if:Players seeking a detailed railway operations simulation may find the focus on placing stations and connecting routes too narrow.
StrategyIndustries of Titan
Brace Yourself GamesFor:Strategy players who want city construction combined with corporate competitionSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused city builder without corporate rivalry, rebel attacks, or battleship combat
StrategyExecutive Assault 2
Hesketh Studios LtdFor:Strategy players who want direct first-person control alongside base and fleet managementSkip if:Players seeking a strategy game focused only on overhead planning rather than direct combat control
StrategyThe Last Haven
Thunder Devs.For:Strategy players who want to manage a settlement under worsening environmental conditionsSkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced action game rather than a settlement-management strategy game
StrategyHush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
Sad Panda StudiosFor:Visual novel readers who want relationship-focused branching stories rather than standalone puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking combat, exploration, or other action systems beyond relationship and schedule management
StrategyKing Of The Castle
Team17For:Groups of 4 or more friends who enjoy voting and betrayalSkip if:Players seeking a solo game will reach a wall before starting, because the game requires at least 4 participants.
StrategyTime Walker: Dark World
Leyo GamesFor:Roguelike fans who want to select a four-hero team before battlesSkip if:Players seeking a game centered on direct, individually controlled combat rather than auto-battles
StrategyNaheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
Dear VillagersFor:Players who enjoy managing a fantasy stronghold rather than controlling a single adventurerSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure centered on direct control of a party of heroes
StrategyTopple Tactics
TewtiyFor:Players who want asymmetric multiplayer matches with one defensive player facing several advancing playersSkip if:Players who want evenly matched teams rather than a single giant defender versus smaller advancing characters
StrategyStickman Trenches
Big Play GamesFor:Strategy players who want trench warfare and base capture objectivesSkip if:Players seeking a broad campaign or complex empire-management structure rather than focused trench battles
StrategyRuinarch
Squeaky Wheel Studio IncFor:Strategy players who prefer manipulating settlements over directly controlling armiesSkip if:Players seeking a directed campaign with a fixed storyline rather than open-ended sandbox eventsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.