Strategy
In strategy games, success depends on proper planning and tactical thinking. Typically, a player somehow acquires a resource (or several) that must be used to create an army, defend, and develop them. The player is tasked with defeating the opponent's army or destroying their base. Strategies can be turn-based or real-time. There is also a subtype of strategies called "wargames," where the economic aspect is absent. The player immediately receives an army and must skillfully manage it.
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Platforms
PlayStation 3Xbox 360PS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TViPod TouchiPhoneVideopac+ G7400Odyssey 2SymbianWindows MobilebadawebOSArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2012
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
March 3, 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
November 22, 2004
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
Online, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game
April 17, 2012
Players:
5.7/10
Forge of Empires is a free-to-play management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to build the greatest city, leading it through millennia. Events...
Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space
September 14, 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
86/100
FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
December 16, 2010
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
July 19, 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Space, Science fiction
July 4, 2012
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This turn-based 4X strategy game follows civilizations competing to colonize the galaxy and establish supremacy. The ancient galaxy holds Dust, a mysterious...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
April 10, 2009
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
82/100
King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a continuation of a role-playing adventure with turn-based strategy elements in a fantasy world. The game will tell the story of...
Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
July 30, 2012
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Orcs Must Die! 2 is a continuation of the tactical action game with elements of “tower defense” and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story will begin...
