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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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2021 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
64/100
Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 7 March 2018
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
79/100
Real-time strategy inspired by Scandinavian mythology and the Viking era. After the discovery of the mysterious continent of Northgard, clans venture into uncharted...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Side view
Game released: PC → 3 June 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Until We Die is an exciting action game with strategy elements and a side view, where you have to defend your base from the invasion of extraterrestrial monsters...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 4 April 2019
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
75/100
Islanders is a minimalistic turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. Do you want to build beautiful cities without spending long hours on resource...
Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
73/100
A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android → 11 June 2020
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 1 February 2018
Players:
8.1/10
Metacritic:
77/100
XCOM 2: Collection — the complete edition of the turn-based strategy game XCOM 2, which includes not only the original game but also previously released DLCs and...
Strategy, Roguelike, Isometric, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management
Game released: PC, Linux → 18 March 2021
Rogue State Revolution is a tactical global strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. An exciting geopolitical roguelike awaits you, designed for both...
