Strategy Games

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

Platform: PC
September 30, 2016
Navigate the masked deceptions and deadly magic of a vividly Venetian city in this fully voiced pause-for-tactics RPG. In the turmoil-ridden Citte della Ombre, religion holds no sway. Only the songs sung of one’s deeds will carry an Ombrian’s legacy beyond death. Those who hold even the smallest morsel of power will make every effort to ensure their songs live on. Enter the Mascherines - masks that grant their wielders the power to channel the elements and cast destructive magic. The Mascherines have perpetuated a culture of inequality between the power-hungry guildsmen known as the Masquerada and the impoverished lower classes, the Contadani. A prolonged civil war, ignited by Contadani rebels who steal Mascherines from the Masquerada, has only drawn scars of mistrust across the Citte since. One of Ombre’s finest sleuths, Cicero Gavar, was exiled for a crime against the state five years ago, but he is now summoned back to Ombre to solve the mysterious kidnapping of the diplomat Razitof Azrus. As other members of the Masquerada join his investigation, all having their doubts about one another within this culture of deception, their faith will be pushed to the limit as a deeper conspiracy lurks in the shadows of Ombre.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.5
Banner Saga 2

Banner Saga 2

Platform: iOS
September 28, 2016
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The choices you made in the first game will affect who is alive and who is dead in this exciting sequel.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
tbd
XCOM 2

XCOM 2

Platform: PlayStation 4
September 27, 2016
Earth has changed. Twenty years have passed since world leaders offered an unconditional surrender to alien forces. XCOM, the planet’s last line of defense, was left decimated and scattered. Now, in XCOM 2, the aliens rule Earth, building shining cities that promise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while concealing a sinister agenda and eliminating all who dissent from their new order. Only those who live at the edges of the world have a margin of freedom. Here, a force gathers once again to stand up for humanity. Always on the run, and facing impossible odds, the remnant XCOM forces must find a way to ignite a global resistance, and eliminate the alien threat once and for all.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
7.2
XCOM 2

XCOM 2

Platform: Xbox One
September 27, 2016
Earth has changed. Twenty years have passed since world leaders offered an unconditional surrender to alien forces. XCOM, the planet’s last line of defense, was left decimated and scattered. Now, in XCOM 2, the aliens rule Earth, building shining cities that promise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while concealing a sinister agenda and eliminating all who dissent from their new order. Only those who live at the edges of the world have a margin of freedom. Here, a force gathers once again to stand up for humanity. Always on the run, and facing impossible odds, the remnant XCOM forces must find a way to ignite a global resistance, and eliminate the alien threat once and for all.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
7.4
Sorcerer King: Rivals

Sorcerer King: Rivals

Platform: PC
September 22, 2016
You have risen to lead an up and coming civilization in magical land of Elemental. Your village lives in the shadow of one of the precious shards of magic. It also possesses something unique in all the world -- the Forge of the Overlord. This powerful artifact allows its user to craft magical items and equipment. Armed with the Forge of the Overlord, your people look to you to challenge the malevolent Sorcerer King, a being who has devastated the land and filled it with ruins and minions. Unknownst to him, you have learned the Spell of Ascension that will allow you to channel the magic of the shards and enable you to ascend to a being of nearly unlimited power who can set the world free (or destroy it). But you are not alone. Other civilizations are rising while the Sorcerer King schemes in his distant fortress. They too have their own plans…
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.9
Cossacks 3

Cossacks 3

Platform: PC
September 20, 2016
Cossacks 3 is a combination of war, economy, army developing, building and upgrading. This RTS gameplay promises to return old fans in the golden ages of the genre and give newcomers a unique experience.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.5
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

Platform: PlayStation Vita
September 20, 2016
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs weaves an intricate story that pushes the boundaries of reality as you battle restless spirits causing chaos throughout Tokyo!
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

Platform: PlayStation 4
September 20, 2016
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs weaves an intricate story that pushes the boundaries of reality as you battle restless spirits causing chaos throughout Tokyo!
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Project Highrise

Project Highrise

Platform: PC
September 8, 2016
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.8
Awesomenauts Assemble!

Awesomenauts Assemble!

Platform: Xbox One
September 7, 2016
The game features the most awesome mercenaries in the galaxy in their fight for territorial supremacy. Awesomenauts brings Russian monkeys with jetpacks, giant robots, and lots of other mighty aliens to the two-dimensional console battlefield. Combining classic platforming-action with modern online multiplayer functionality, the action-packed gameplay offers everything the 16-bit generation and modern gamers love.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.6
The Tomorrow Children

The Tomorrow Children

Platform: PlayStation 4
September 6, 2016
When an ambitious experiment designed to unite the minds of all humanity goes horribly wrong, almost all life on Earth disappears instantly, melting down into the planet to form “the Void”. Years later, a handful of survivors begin to rebuild civilisation, but their endeavours are hampered by “the Izverg”, giant beasts formed from the residue of negativity and nightmares that now roam the land. Fortunately, engineers discover the ability to develop “projection clones” – new life forms capable of venturing deep into the Void in search of preserved human DNA. It is with these clones that mankind begins the long journey back to its former glory …
Metascore:
54
User Score:
5.8
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire

Platform: PC
August 31, 2016
A tactical turn-based RPG, set on a world fallen into a medieval dark age after the collapse of a spacefaring civilization. You must guide Tahira, the 20-year-old princess of Avestan, on the most challenging night of her life as she fights to save her people from the genocidal Astral Empire.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.0
ENYO

ENYO

Platform: iOS
August 31, 2016
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Champions of Anteria

Champions of Anteria

Platform: PC
August 30, 2016
Champions of Anteria is a tactical RTS with Active-Pause Mode in which you can fight with three of five Champions in diverse and challenging battles. Each Champion is aligned to a magical element, and players must strategically choose the powers they bring into a battle, as interactions between affinities constitute a very important part of the gameplay. Champions of Anteria features a completely new narrative and adventure for players to enjoy. With a renewed focus on story, the economic and logistic features are revised and are handled via a homebase management system where you can craft items for your Champions and unlock new abilities. [Ubisoft]
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.6
Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars

Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars

Platform: PC
August 25, 2016
Discover Master of Orion as it was always meant to be: A fully orchestrated score, interstellar warfare and exploration against the backdrop of animated far flung galaxies. Confront hostile civilizations, negotiate with mysterious aliens, share knowledge with allies and uncover this newly imagined universe.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.1
Worms W.M.D

Worms W.M.D

Platform: PC
August 23, 2016
With a hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is back.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.5
Worms W.M.D

Worms W.M.D

Platform: Xbox One
August 23, 2016
With a hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is back.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.4
Worms W.M.D

Worms W.M.D

Platform: PlayStation 4
August 23, 2016
With a hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is back.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.2
Duelyst

Duelyst

Platform: PC
August 23, 2016
Duelyst is a tactical turn-based strategy game with a heavy focus on ranked competitive play, brought to you by veteran developers and creators from Diablo III, Rogue Legacy and the Ratchet & Clank series. The world of Duelyst has an expansive identity and mythology, with gorgeous landscapes filled with rich, complex characters, untold stories and unraveled histories. The focus is on squad-based combat on a tactical map with fast-paced multiplayer 1v1 battles where victory comes from defeating your opponent's General. At launch, there will be five unique factions with a roster of 100+ battle units and spells.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.7
Guards

Guards

Platform: PC
August 19, 2016
Four heroes are facing a horde of evil! Ultimate abilities, magic artifacts, hero upgrades and clever tactics... All these will help to defeat the Boss. Play by the 4-heroes team. Defend against the hordes of monsters, plan your moves, improve your abilities. Defeat all the enemies on each level and join the deadly fight with Boss!
Metascore:
49
User Score:
7.9
Hero Generations

Hero Generations

Platform: iOS
August 18, 2016
Explore, find a mate, build a home, and raise a child before you die to keep your legacy going. Hero Generations is simple yet deep: 4X Strategy on the individual level. Each turn is a meaningful choice, without the tedious micromanagement.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Deus Ex GO

Deus Ex GO

Platform: iOS
August 18, 2016
Deus Ex GO is a turn-based puzzle infiltration game set in a stylized interpretation of the Deus Ex Universe. As covert agent Adam Jensen, you’ll use hacking, combat, and augmentations to solve the most intricate puzzles of the entire GO series and unravel the conspiracy behind a terrorist plot.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
6.4
Inversus

Inversus

Platform: PlayStation 4
August 16, 2016
Inversus is a minimalist action-strategy shooter for one to four players. Movement is constrained to opposite colors of a black and white grid. My walls are your paths and your walls are my paths. Each shot flips tile colors in an attempt to block, trap, and close in on the enemy. Firing a bullet opens up a path for you while also closing off a path for me. Both online and local couch play are supported. Fight for high scores on an ever-changing board. [Playstation.com]
Metascore:
79
User Score:
5.7
Meridian: Squad 22

Meridian: Squad 22

Platform: PC
August 11, 2016
Meridian: Squad 22 is a single-player science-fiction real-time strategy game with a focus on base building and advanced tactics. Every single choice, every tactical decision you make, shapes the outcome of your story.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
tbd
Ambition of the Slimes

Ambition of the Slimes

Platform: 3DS
August 11, 2016
Ambition of the Slimes is a turn-based strategy RPG that controls the slimes to battle. Different kinds of slimes have their own abilities, you have to choose the proper slime to take over the enemy and consider how to battle with them. Many tactics can be used in battle and your choice is the key to victory. Try another method if you cannot defeat your enemy because the slimes are too weak to battle by themselves.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - One Night in Karazhan

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - One Night in Karazhan

Platform: PC
August 11, 2016
Karazhan, long a potent nexus of arcane energies, is about to become the focal point of a very different kind of cosmic force. The wizard Medivh has used every bit of magic at his disposal to set up the most lavish and extravagant party of all time, and your name is on the guest list alongside the crème de la crème of Azeroth and beyond. With such an eclectic mix of attendees, it’s guaranteed that this party will be out of this world. But as you groove to the music and let the sights dazzle you, beware; one night in Karazhan, and even tough guys tumble. Keep your decks straight, your wits sharp, and above all, stay alive.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
4.1
Kingdom: New Lands

Kingdom: New Lands

Platform: Xbox One
August 9, 2016
Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered. Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new kingdoms in these New Lands. Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing new content to the title while maintaining the simplicity and depth. Travel to the New Lands and welcome the deluge of new mounts, merchants, and vagrants that call these isles home, but be wary of the new obstacles that threaten your arrival -- for not just the greedy creatures block your way but even the environment itself can defeat you. [Xbox.com]
Metascore:
87
User Score:
6.7
Little King's Story

Little King's Story

Platform: PC
August 5, 2016
A blend of RPG, simulation and light Real Time Strategy gameplay, the action in Little King's Story is all about improving your skill level and those of your followers as a means of gaining wealth and territory, which will in turn benefit the overall health of your subjects and your status as king. As players enter their humble town after finding their crown, they are assisted by their advisors, especially Howzer, in taking on missions in the immediate area of town. With the success of each, as well as activities like farming and natural resources development, they will gain wealth in the form of in-game currency called 'Bol.' Once an essential infrastructure has been established in town a suggestion box is set up through which in-game characters can make quest suggestions to supplement those of your advisors. During quests players in the role of young King Corobo can control multiple subjects of his kingdom who follow and serve based on your kingly status. These subjects have different professions which come in handy in specific as well as general quest scenarios and should be chosen wisely. Additional training facilities can be constructed to retrain existing subjects as well as those that are added to your kingdom as it prospers and eventually needs to expand into surrounding territories. The world of Little King's Story is expansive and set on many levels. Although each level contains multiple possible boss battles, progression through the game levels always requires the defeat of a substantial boss. Battles become more intense as you set out to conquer the lands that surround your kingdom, although these are never too overbearing due to the game's easy to alter difficulty settings. As these campaigns against neighboring kingdoms proceed you are kept aware of the health and happiness of your subjects at home and that of your troops via an information bar at the top left, as well as a ticker scrolling across the screen. Balance their needs with the needs of an expanding kingdom and you may indeed become the best king ever.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.5
This Is the Police

This Is the Police

Platform: PC
August 2, 2016
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Assume the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd and dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.8
Risk: Urban Assault

Risk: Urban Assault

Platform: PlayStation 4
August 2, 2016
Helm your troops to victory with Risk Urban Assault. In a post-apocalyptic world, exhort your armies and march across some of the most famous cities around the globe. From Shanghai to New York, act cunning and play strategically to defeat your opponents.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
5.3
Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter

Platform: PC
July 31, 2016
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland. BUILD THE PERFECT VAULT Create a brighter futureunderground! Select from a variety of modern-day rooms to turn an excavation beneath 2,000 feet of bedrock into the very picture of Vault Life. OVERSEE A THRIVING COMMUNITY Get to know your Dwellers and lead them to happiness. Find their ideal jobs and watch them flourish. Provide them with outfits, weapons, and training to improve their abilities. PROSPER A well-run Vault requires a variety of Dwellers with a mix of skills. Build a Radio Room to attract new Dwellers. Or, take an active role in their personal lives; play matchmaker and watch the sparks fly! EXPLORE THE WASTELAND Send Dwellers above ground to explore the blasted surface left behind and seek adventure, handy survival loot, or unspeakable death. Find new armor and weapons, gain experience, and earn Caps. But dont let them die! PROTECT YOUR VAULT From time to time, idyllic Vault life may be disrupted by the dangers of post-nuclear life. Prepare your Dwellers to protect against threats from the outsideand within. Vault-Tec has provided the tools, but the rest is up to you. What are you waiting for? Get started building your Vault today for FREE.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.0
Total War: WARHAMMER - Call of the Beastmen

Total War: WARHAMMER - Call of the Beastmen

Platform: PC
July 28, 2016
The Call of The Beastmen Campaign Pack introduces the Beastmen as a playable race to Total War: WARHAMMER. A feral, Chaos-tainted horde race, they move like a plague across The Old World, fielding half-human aberrations and colossal beasts in battle, many of which feature unique abilities. The Beastmen are playable in the Grand Campaign, custom and multiplayer battles, and in their very own Story Campaign, An Eye For An Eye.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
4.5
Gotta Protectors

Gotta Protectors

Platform: 3DS
July 28, 2016
An awesome 8-bit spin on tower defense straight from Japan! Team up with friends and mow down hordes of foes! The bad guys are after Princess Lola. You gotta protect her! Choose from a diverse and memorable cast of six classes, each with unique weapons and customizable, upgradeable skills. Strategically place barricades and turrets, hire hirelings, move Lola (the source of your power) around the map, and get ready to hack, slash, and magically mash wave after wave of enemies. LEVEL UP and DESTROY THEM ALL! Fight through 100 story maps, or create your own using the Map Editor and share them with friends via QR Code patterns. Supports Local Play and Download Play with up to four players. With just one copy of the software, you can gotta-protect with up to three friendsas long as they all have their own Nintendo 3DS family system! Features a heart-pumping soundtrack by a cadre of legendary 80s game composers including Yuzo Koshiro (ActRaiser), Hiroshi Kawaguchi (Space Harrier), Shinji Hosoe (Dragon Spirit), Hisayoshi Ogura (Ninja Warriors), and Motoaki Furukawa (Vulcan Venture).
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.0
Phantom Brave PC

Phantom Brave PC

Platform: PC
July 25, 2016
In the year of 921, on the world of Ivoire, in the island cluster called Wisteria, there is a place called Phantom Isle. Here live a 13 years old girl called Marona, she has a special ability to communicate with phantoms, this happened 8 years ago when his parents and a friend died at the talons of a mysterious monster, the Marona's parents used their last breath to revive his friend Ash, but not was enough, now Ash lives between life and death as a ghost and one Marona's guardians. Now they travel all over Wisteria to work as Chromas to earn enough money to buy Phantom Isle. In his aventure she will know as "The Possessed", but with his joy and optimism Marona did not bother. Marona believe in her parent's teachings that "people will one day come to like her as long as she stays compassionate and kind".
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.2
Crush Your Enemies

Crush Your Enemies

Platform: PC
July 13, 2016
Return to the glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.4
Anarcute

Anarcute

Platform: PC
July 12, 2016
These are dark times. A group of evil corporations has taken over the world's major cities. They've taken over the media, brainwashed the police and are now shamelessly running citizens' lives from the security of their skyscrapers. It is time to act. Assume control of the revolution to confront the terrible Brainwash Patrol who are dominating the world.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.5
Anarcute

Anarcute

Platform: Xbox One
July 12, 2016
These are dark times. A group of evil corporations has taken over the world's major cities. They've taken over the media, brainwashed the police and are now shamelessly running citizens' lives from the security of their skyscrapers. It is time to act. Assume control of the revolution to confront the terrible Brainwash Patrol who are dominating the world. [Xbox.com]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.3
The Banner Saga 2

The Banner Saga 2

Platform: PlayStation 4
July 5, 2016
Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your Viking clans make it through alive. If played, your choices will carry over from the first game, or you can start fresh with new preset characters.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.7
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII

Platform: PlayStation 4
July 5, 2016
With all officers playable, the lives of these colorful characters, the bonds created during battles, and much more combine to create a fresh new human drama. Strategy and battles, like naval battles and sieges, are done on a great scale, turning them into grand epic spectacles. We also use the vast expanse of China as a background to the “dynamism” of hundreds of characters each striving to expand their Force. All of this allows the player to experience the world of the Three Kingdoms like never before. The player becomes one of the characters of the Three Kingdoms drama and whether as a genius strategist, an unparalleled warrior, or something else, he must at times cooperate and at other times compete as he creates his own personal story of heroism in ancient China. [KOEI]
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.5
Lost Sea

Lost Sea

Platform: PlayStation 4
July 4, 2016
Lost Sea is a 3D strategy-action game that takes place inside a procedurally generated archipelago. It's up to the player to form a ragtag crew of survivors and explore the surrounding islands as they hunt for the necessary resources to upgrade their ship and escape the Bermuda Triangle.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.2
The Banner Saga 2

The Banner Saga 2

Platform: Xbox One
July 1, 2016
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The choices you made in the first game will affect who is alive and who is dead in this exciting sequel.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.7
Lost Sea

Lost Sea

Platform: Xbox One
June 29, 2016
Lost Sea is a 3D strategy-action game that takes place inside a procedurally generated archipelago. It's up to the player to form a ragtag crew of survivors and explore the surrounding islands as they hunt for the necessary resources to upgrade their ship and escape the Bermuda Triangle.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.3
Prison Architect

Prison Architect

Platform: Xbox One
June 28, 2016
Will you build and manage a prison to create social order where it’s failed in the past, offering rehabilitation and peaceful coexistence amongst inmates? Will your prison disregard human rights, impose intentional harshness and be devoid of any notions of wellbeing and freedom? The choice is yours. In Prison Architect you will see the impact of your grand design on the lives of your inmates; be it a utopic center for rehabilitation, a brutal Super Max Prison or anything in between. Even when all of your prisoners’ needs are met, remember one thing - it’s still a prison and no one really wants to be there.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.3
Prison Architect

Prison Architect

Platform: PlayStation 4
June 28, 2016
Build a maximum security prison. Yu need to include all the essentials right down to the plumbing for the toilets, but what else do you include? Guard towers? A workout room? Prevent rioting and stop escapes in Prison Architect.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.8
Twilight Struggle Mobile

Twilight Struggle Mobile

Platform: iOS
June 24, 2016
Twilight Struggle is a strategy game set in the Cold War that presents new and different challenges with every game session. The game map is a world map of the period, whereon players move units and exert influence in attempts to gain allies and control for their superpower. The playable events in the game cover a vast array of historical happenings, from the Arab-Israeli conflicts of 1948 and 1967, to Vietnam and the U.S. peace movement, to the Cuban Missile Crisis and other such incidents that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Play as the US or USSR during the Cold War and change the course of history.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
tbd
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE

Platform: Wii U
June 24, 2016
An Atlus-developed RPG for Wii U set in a modern-day world of music and art featuring characters and gameplay elements from Intelligent System's Fire Emblem franchise mixed with elements from the Shin Megami Tensei franchise.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.9
Unholy Heights

Unholy Heights

Platform: 3DS
June 23, 2016
Unholy Heights is a combination of Tower Defense strategy and Apartment Management Simulation. Sucker monsters into moving into your building, charge them rent and keep them happy by buying them furniture. Heroes will attempt to attack your apartments so when they do, call on your monsters to take them out.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Land It!

Land It!

Platform: Xbox One
June 22, 2016
Try yourself as an air traffic controller and direct planes to safe landing. Can you land airplanes without crashing them? Can you be as good as the real people who run the show when you are flying? This is your time to excel and take control of ever more challenging airspaces to navigate planes in. Buckle up as things heat up fast when more and more planes will arrive and rely on you for guidance.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Grand Kingdom

Grand Kingdom

Platform: PlayStation 4
June 21, 2016
After the fall of the once-prosperous Uldein Empire over one hundred years ago, the Four Great Nations now wage war to claim dominion over the Resonail continent. Battles are no longer fought by honorable knights loyal to a nation, but by mercenaries who sell their services to the highest bidder. As the leader of a mercenary squad, the player will lead their troops across a battle-scarred continent, overcoming obstacles and adversaries as they complete quests doled out by each nation. In doing so, they will unravel the mystery behind the downfall of a mighty empire.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.4
Grand Kingdom

Grand Kingdom

Platform: PlayStation Vita
June 21, 2016
After the fall of the once-prosperous Uldein Empire over one hundred years ago, the Four Great Nations now wage war to claim dominion over the Resonail continent. Battles are no longer fought by honorable knights loyal to a nation, but by mercenaries who sell their services to the highest bidder. As the leader of a mercenary squad, the player will lead their troops across a battle-scarred continent, overcoming obstacles and adversaries as they complete quests doled out by each nation. In doing so, they will unravel the mystery behind the downfall of a mighty empire.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.3
Space Run Galaxy

Space Run Galaxy

Platform: PC
June 17, 2016
Space Run Galaxy is the sequel to Space Run, the game from one-man studio Passtech, which seduced hundreds of thousands of players with its dynamic and original gameplay. By twisting the tower-defense game style, Space Run offered an addictive real-time spaceship construction strategy experience.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
5.5
SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist

Platform: PlayStation Vita
June 7, 2016
Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure. With your hearty crew you’ll board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your robots with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats!
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.1
SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist

Platform: PlayStation 4
June 7, 2016
Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure. With your hearty crew you’ll board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your robots with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats!
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.2
SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist

Platform: PC
June 7, 2016
Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure. With your hearty crew you’ll board, loot and shoot your way through enemy spaceships. Overcome the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your robots with unique abilities, weapons – and even stylish hats!
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.8
Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV

Platform: PC
June 6, 2016
Hearts of Iron IV challenges players to face the brutal conflict of World War II in a multifaceted grand strategy game, where history can be fully relived or rewritten from the perspective of a global superpower attempting to change the world, or a small nation simply trying to survive.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.7
Turmoil

Turmoil

Platform: PC
June 2, 2016
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.8
Lost Frontier

Lost Frontier

Platform: iOS
June 2, 2016
Lost Frontier is a turn-based strategy game, brought to you from the creators of the Battleheart and Zombieville series'. In a fantasy-western setting consumed by steam-punk technology and the supernatural, can you survive with just your wit and a six-gun at your side?
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.6
Transformers: Earth Wars

Transformers: Earth Wars

Platform: iOS
May 31, 2016
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
SMITE

SMITE

Platform: PlayStation 4
May 31, 2016
Players choose from a selection of mythical gods, join session-based arena combat, and use custom powers and team tactics against other player-controlled gods and non-player controlled minions.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
6.6
There Came an Echo

There Came an Echo

Platform: PlayStation 4
May 31, 2016
A real-time strategy game in which the player assumes command of a small squadron, using an advanced voice recognition system to issue orders.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Planar Conquest

Planar Conquest

Platform: PC
May 30, 2016
Assume the roll of an all-powerful Sorcerer Lord and lead one of 8 different races to the ultimate victory. Explore multiple planes of existence, raid dungeons, and conquer cities. Expand your armies, cast mighty spells, and summon godly creatures to do your bidding. Fight the enemies in D20 OGL battles.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.4
Excubitor

Excubitor

Platform: PC
May 26, 2016
Excubitor is an action shooter at its core that challenges the player to strategically control the battlefield whilst using skill based mechanics. The player will have to master three key gameplay features: Offense, Defense and Resource Management. Each level contains strategic locations, allowing the player to build defenses, interact with the environment and change the enemies’ tactics.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Total War: WARHAMMER

Total War: WARHAMMER

Platform: PC
May 24, 2016
In an era of ceaseless conquest, a myriad warriors clash in epic battles as entire races wage war on one another, each led by a notorious hero seeking dominion over the world. All at your command. The courageous Karl Franz marshals the men of the Empire, looking to unite the fractured elector counts under a banner of strength against their common foes. Hungry for the vicious brutality of combat, the Greenskins flock to the tribe of Grimgor Ironhide; Orcs and Goblins alike filled with an insatiable thirst for carnage. High King Thorgrim helms the stoic Dwarfs forth from their mountain strongholds, marching to right the serious injustices wrought upon them over the millennia. Yet the motives of the Vampire Counts under Mannfred von Carstein are shrouded in murderous secrecy, his armies raised from the decrepit ranks of the dead. And while the Old World is torn by betrayal, war and the unleashing of unfathomable power, a rising threat still whispers in the winds from the north. The fabric of reality itself begins to rend and buckle.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.4
Dungeons 2

Dungeons 2

Platform: PlayStation 4
May 24, 2016
Assume control of the powerful Dungeon Lord and build an array of unique and terrifying dungeons, recruit an army of scary creatures and command 2 new factions. Prepare to defend your Kingdom against those pesky heroes, go above ground to wage war on their human cities and use the Hand of Terror' to take direct control over your minions, issue commands, and even dish out a swift slap to keep them in line.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
6.7
Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition

Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition

Platform: Xbox One
May 24, 2016
You, as El President, will first take control of the infamous island of Tropico during early colonial times and then guide it through the centuries as the world changes and moves ever forward. You must tackle the changing needs of your people, as well as opposing governments and factions, and thus lay the foundations for your own dynasty.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.1
PixelJunk Monsters

PixelJunk Monsters

Platform: Wii U
May 19, 2016
Inspired by the popular and addictive "tower defense" genre, PixelJunk Monsters takes the simple real-time strategy concept of building, researching and base defending and presents it in a uniquely attractive style. With meticulously hand-drawn 2D art, PixelJunk Monsters recreates the look of a classic with crisp graphics designed for optimal viewing in Full 1080p HD.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun

Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun

Platform: PC
May 19, 2016
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during the Sengoku era; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
5.8
Duskers

Duskers

Platform: PC
May 18, 2016
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
6.5
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

Platform: PlayStation 4
May 17, 2016
The Principality of Gallia, a small neutral country between two superpower nations, suddenly faces invasion at the hands of the Empire. In the face of an overwhelming military power, the Gallian army has lost all hope. However, a ragtag volunteer militia has risen up against all odds to fight off the invading Imperial Army! Through various situations born of the extreme nature of war, this large-scale strategy RPG depicts themes such as living life to the fullest and the importance of human relationships. [Sega]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.2
TASTEE: Lethal Tactics

TASTEE: Lethal Tactics

Platform: PC
May 10, 2016
Strategy has a new name and it’s damn TASTEE. Recruit a team of volatile mercs and execute dramatic gunfights on a mission to take down the Cartel. Out think, outmaneuver, and eliminate enemies in a fresh take on simultaneous turn-based tactics. Precision planning meets epic action.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.3
TransOcean 2: Rivals

TransOcean 2: Rivals

Platform: PC
May 10, 2016
In TransOcean 2: Rivals you'll face a new challenge as the boss of your own shipping line in both single-player and - for the first time - multiplayer mode: The international competition has gotten a lot tougher and the battle for the most lucrative contracts has only just begun.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
4.9
Stellaris

Stellaris

Platform: PC
May 9, 2016
Featuring deep strategic gameplay, an enormous selection of alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris has a deeply challenging system that rewards interstellar exploration as you traverse, discover, interact and learn more about the multitude of species you will encounter during your travels. Etch your name across the cosmos by uncovering remote celestial outposts,and entire civilizations. Will you expand through war or walk the path of diplomacy to achieve your goals?
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.0
Offworld Trading Company

Offworld Trading Company

Platform: PC
April 28, 2016
Offworld Trading Company is a new direction for real-time strategy, where money is both your deadliest weapon and toughest defense. After the Earth is tapped out and the asteroids claimed by faceless megacorporations, the stark Martian surface is the final frontier on which dreamers and entrepreneurs can make something of themselves by staking their claim to the red planet’s abundant resources and building an economic engine capable of out-producing the competition.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.6
Pathfinder Adventures

Pathfinder Adventures

Platform: iOS
April 27, 2016
Pathfinder Adventures brings one of Paizo's most successful products, the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, into the digital realm in an enhanced experience. Additionally, it emphasizes the characters, story, and world of Pathfinder's rich and diverse world. Explore towns, cities, dungeons, and landscapes of the Rise of the Runelords campaign maps for places like Sandpoint and Thistletop. Play through a tutorial that distills the rulebook down into a small mini-adventure.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.9
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - Whispers of the Old Gods

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - Whispers of the Old Gods

Platform: PC
April 26, 2016
This sinister expansion revolves around the dark influence of the Old Gods, ancient and unspeakably evil creatures that have long lay hidden, imprisoned in the dark places of the world millennia ago. Despite their imprisonment, these shadowy beings' influence can be felt in every corner of Azeroth, twisting and corrupting any who hear their maddening whispers. With an army of followers performing forbidden empowerment rituals, the tentacles of these massive horrors are growing rapidly toward the light, eager to bring their own kind of excitement to the sunlit kingdoms and merry taverns of Azeroth.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
4.9
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart

Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart

Platform: PC
April 26, 2016
Gamarket - Similar, but separate from the world known as Gamindustri... Neptune, also known as Purple Heart, guards the nation of Planeptune. Blanc, also known as White Heart, guards the nation of Lowee. Vert, also known as Green Heart, guards the nation of Leanbox. Noire, also known as Black Heart, guards the nation of Lastation. In order to unite the nations of this world, the four CPUs (Console Patron Units) compete with one another and fight for supremacy. Right before Noire attains her ambition for a united Gamarket under Lastations rule, someone cuts off the source of the four CPUs powers their Shares. To save their world, which has been thrust into a state of chaos, the CPUs decide to join forces in order to bring Gamarket together under one single, unified banner.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
4.0
Battle Worlds: Kronos

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Platform: Xbox One
April 26, 2016
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based strategy game that stays true to its hexagonal-roots, inspired by classics like Battle Isle. The planet is once again torn by war, for the succession of a new emperor. Its destiny is in your hands.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
4.5
Battle Worlds: Kronos

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Platform: PlayStation 4
April 26, 2016
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based strategy game that stays true to its hexagonal-roots, inspired by classics like Battle Isle. The planet is once again torn by war, for the succession of a new emperor. Its destiny is in your hands.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
5.7
Star Fox Guard

Star Fox Guard

Platform: Wii U
April 22, 2016
Use the Wii U GamePad controller to mount a dozen security cameras around a perimeter and defend it against a robot army invasion. As the robot army approaches, shoot at the attackers using the GamePad and TV in tandem, while observers watching the TV shout frantic suggestions about which camera offers the best look to target invaders.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.3
8-Bit Armies

8-Bit Armies

Platform: PC
April 22, 2016
8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's first game in the 8-Bit RTS series. It commemorates the first Command & Conquer games with its accessible gameplay mechanics while providing a fun and timeless art style that introduces new players to the genre. A unique console controller scheme makes it easier than ever to build bases and command large armies without complex button memorization. FEATURES: * Jump right in with easy to understand modern military units and structures. * Play cooperatively or versus the AI choosing from multiple difficulty options. * Use classic RTS Base-Building mechanics to construct the ultimate HQ from which to attack your foes. * Explore a variety of locales, destroying everything that gets in your way with devastating superweapons. * Two campaigns with a total of 40 single-player combat missions for many hours of gameplay. * Join your friends to play 12 co-op missions against a variety of AI opponents. * Gather up to 8 online players to team up in one of the dozen multiplayer/skirmish maps.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.2
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

Platform: PC
April 21, 2016
Developed on Unreal Engine 4, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is an RTS in which the player takes command of one of these battlefleets composed of the most powerful spaceships from the Imperial, Chaos, Eldar and Ork forces, in a no-quarter-given struggle for the control of the Gothic sector of space.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
March of the Living

March of the Living

Platform: PC
April 20, 2016
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age

Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age

Platform: PC
April 20, 2016
Get ready to delve into a fascinating world where the forces of technology and magic are embroiled in a vicious struggle! Blurring the lines between the RPG and strategy genres, Megamagic recaptures the unmistakable flavour of the 80s in a game magnified by the incredible music by Mitch Murder.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.3
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Platform: PC
April 20, 2016
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.5
Hex: Shards of Fate

Hex: Shards of Fate

Platform: PC
April 19, 2016
A trading card MMO game.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
6.3
Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI-

Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI-

Platform: 3DS
April 19, 2016
Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI- is a strategic simulation RPG experience for the Nintendo 3DS
Metascore:
35
User Score:
4.2
The Banner Saga 2

The Banner Saga 2

Platform: PC
April 19, 2016
The aga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The choices you made in the first game will affect who is alive and who is dead in this sequel.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Invisible, Inc. Console Edition

Invisible, Inc. Console Edition

Platform: PlayStation 4
April 19, 2016
Invisible, Inc. is a mercenary espionage agency operating in the latter years of the 21st century. Infiltrate procedurally generated corporate facilities in tense, turn-based missions where every move could be your last. Find profit in chaos as you guide your team around the world in search of lucrative contracts.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.9
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops - Mission Pack 1

StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops - Mission Pack 1

Platform: PC
March 29, 2016
As Nova, you awaken in an unknown military facility with no memory of what brought you there. You've got to escape and learn the truth before it's too late-for you and the Terran Dominion.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.0
Chronicle: RuneScape Legends

Chronicle: RuneScape Legends

Platform: PC
March 23, 2016
Play with the fate of Legends in a battle of wits, strategy and combat, where lives are gambled on the turn of your cards. Leave your minions behind as you fight your own battles, expand and master your deck, and face the challenge of unique card combat. Chronicle is a new kind of card gaming experience.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
6.8
Polaris Sector

Polaris Sector

Platform: PC
March 22, 2016
The ancients who named this sector ‘Polaris’ sure had a unique sense of humor. Polaris - the bright star, the star of hope and faith. Well the Polaris sector has precious little of either; just a wilderness of gas, stars, and supernovas soaked in treachery, oppression, and the lust for power. Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury. You look weak? Pirates and scavengers will plunder your planets. You show military strength to discourage potential enemies? Your rivals will combine their forces to eliminate the threat.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.2
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus

Platform: PlayStation Vita
March 22, 2016
Threatened by an unknown enemy, the Earth's governments unite to form a secret paramilitary organization, known as XCOM, to combat this extraterrestrial attack. As the commander of XCOM, you control the global defense team and its resources in a battle against the terrifying alien invasion. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a reimagining of X-COM, the classic strategy game from 1993, and developed by the award-winning creators of Civilization. You will control the fate of the human race by creating and managing a fully operational base, researching alien technologies, planning combat missions, and controlling soldier movement in battle.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Total War Battles: KINGDOM

Total War Battles: KINGDOM

Platform: iOS
March 21, 2016
The Cross Platform, bite-sized Total War – Easy to pick up, quick-fire strategy gaming sessions where you can expand your realm and fight battles no matter which device you choose.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
5.2
Dungeon of the Endless

Dungeon of the Endless

Platform: Xbox One
March 16, 2016
Do you want to know what's behind the door? A Rogue-Like Dungeon Defense with a pinch of RPG. Open the door... what could go wrong?
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.5
Sheltered

Sheltered

Platform: PC
March 15, 2016
Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic disaster management game that gives a new meaning to the term “nuclear family”. You must gather as many supplies as possible en route to the concrete underground shelter that will soon become your family home for the foreseeable dreary future.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
5.0
Sheltered

Sheltered

Platform: PlayStation 4
March 15, 2016
It’s a post-apocalyptic survival game with some pretty complicated mechanics that brings it snugly into the roguelike arena. In Sheltered you’ll find some familiar mechanics: scavenging for supplies, crafting, building, and maintaining your shelter, but that’s where familiarity ends. Sheltered doesn’t focus on soul survivors, but an average family. Your family. [Unicube]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
6.5
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault

Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault

Platform: PlayStation 4
March 15, 2016
A frenetic new spin on action strategy gaming. Dig in, plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good. Command the final bastion of humanity as you fight for the survival of the species using fantastic tech, cunning tactics and massive weapons. [Aksys]
Metascore:
57
User Score:
6.5
Sheltered

Sheltered

Platform: Xbox One
March 15, 2016
Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic disaster management game that gives a new meaning to the term “nuclear family”. You must gather as many supplies as possible en route to the concrete underground shelter that will soon become your family home for the foreseeable dreary future.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
5.6
Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation

Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation

Platform: 3DS
March 10, 2016
Requires full version of Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest or Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.2
McDROID

McDROID

Platform: Xbox One
March 4, 2016
Defend your shuttle against a variety of crazed alien species as they mutate, corrupt the ground or even turn your crops against you. Load up on weapons, bring your friends (drop-in/drop-out co-op) and take the battle to them. If it gets too crazy, turtle up behind your defensive perimeter and assume direct control of the lasers.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
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