ActionBest PC Games of 2014, page 20
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StrategyDisciples Sacred Lands Gold
Strategy FirstFor:Turn-based strategy fans who want a medieval fantasy settingSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based battles
CasualLexica
PuzzlerFor:Scrabble fans who want letter placement combined with word puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking an open-ended word game rather than a fixed set of 288 rounds
ActionREVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
PLAYISMFor:Shmup fans who want enemies surrounding the play area rather than attacks coming from one directionSkip if:Players seeking a conventional forward-facing shooter may find the rotating viewpoint disorienting
StrategyThe Castle Doctrine
Jason RohrerFor:Strategy players who want player-versus-player home defense and burglarySkip if:Players who want a forgiving campaign will hit the wall when death removes everything and requires a restart
OtherSuper Life of Pixel
WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.For:Retro-game fans who want a platforming tour through 8-bit and 16-bit influencesSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed platformer may find the frequent hazards and repeated deaths demanding
ActionStrike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
Born Ready GamesFor:Space-combat fans who want to pilot a Strike SuitSkip if:Players seeking slow-paced combat may find the fast space battles unsuitable.
StrategyRoyal Defense
8FloorFor:Tower-defense players who want to manage a dwarven stronghold against repeated enemy wavesSkip if:Players seeking a sprawling map or movement beyond fixed, single-screen battlefields
Strategy1849
SomaSimFor:Strategy players who want to manage production and trade across expanding townsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat, military operations, or character-focused progression may find the town-management systems too removed from those activities.
CasualCobi Treasure Deluxe
Cobra MobileFor:Casual players who want ocean-themed match-three gameplaySkip if:Players seeking a story-driven adventure or character-focused progression
SimulationHelicopter Simulator 2014: Search and Rescue
SIG PublishingFor:Players who want helicopter missions focused on emergency response rather than vehicle combat.Skip if:Players seeking a broad range of activities may find the game’s focus on helicopter missions repetitive.
SimulationParkan 2
Fulqrum PublishingFor:Space-game fans who want a large area to exploreSkip if:Players seeking a tightly directed experience with one required role or progression path
SimulationTaxi
Excalibur PublishingFor:Players who want to manage a small transport business while driving fares themselvesSkip if:Players seeking a deep management system beyond driver hiring, vehicle purchases and upgrades
StrategyBattle Fleet 2
Mythical City GamesFor:Strategy players who want ship-by-ship control over aiming, movement and weapon selectionSkip if:Players seeking fast real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based firing and movement
StrategyAncient Space
Paradox InteractiveFor:Single-player strategy players who want a story-led space campaignSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat may not enjoy the real-time battle system.
ActionRogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike
HippomancerFor:FPS fans who want roguelike progression and repeated attemptsSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed pace may not fit a game presented around fast combat and danger on every level.
ActionGIGANTIC ARMY
Henteko DoujinFor:Players who enjoy side-scrolling mech shooters with customizable weaponsSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign may find six stages limiting.
RPGDarkEnd
Kodots GamesFor:Retro dungeon-crawler fans who want a story shaped by their choice of heroSkip if:Players seeking a short campaign may not want a game described as offering 10+ hours of dungeon-crawling.
StrategyKill The Bad Guy
ExkeeFor:Puzzle players who want physics-based planning and environmental trapsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat may hit a wall when each elimination must be arranged as an accident
StrategyStrata
GLITCHFor:Puzzle players who enjoy planning the order of each moveSkip if:Players seeking action-based gameplay may find the ribbon-placement puzzles too deliberate.
StrategyBattlepillars Gold Edition
HitcentsFor:Strategy players who enjoy assembling units from different combat partsSkip if:Players who want a slower, turn-based pace may hit a wall when battles unfold in real time.
ActionAces Wild: Manic Brawling Action!
Culture Attack StudioFor:Beat ’em up fans who want aerial combat with layered risk-and-reward metersSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed pace may hit a wall when enemy aggression rises with Wild and Rank
StrategyOTTTD
SMG StudioFor:Tower-defense fans who want real-time combat combined with character progressionSkip if:Players seeking a purely traditional tower-defense game without squad leveling, weapons, or active abilities
StrategyBattle Academy
Slitherine Ltd.For:World War II strategy fans who want turn-based combined-arms battlesSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat or direct control of individual soldiersNothing matches. Loosen a filter.