Strategy Games

Station to Station

Station to Station

Platform: PC
October 3, 2023
Station to Station’is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
The Lamplighters League

The Lamplighters League

Platform: PC
October 3, 2023
Harebrained Schemes, the creators of The Shadowrun Trilogy and BATTLETECH, bring you an all-new world set in an alternate 1930s, where a tyrannical cult called the Banished Court stands on the cusp of world domination. For millennia, all that stood between this sinister cabal and their plans were a band of heroic scholars known as the Lamplighters League. Sneak, steal, and shoot your way through a world of pulp adventure in The Lamplighters League! Globetrot across a variety of exciting locales around the world and outwit your enemies in strategic turn-based combat - and, if you play your cards right, you might just save the world. Recruit a team of misfits and scoundrels with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
The Lamplighters League

The Lamplighters League

Platform: Xbox Series X
October 3, 2023
Harebrained Schemes, the creators of The Shadowrun Trilogy and BATTLETECH, bring you an all-new world set in an alternate 1930s, where a tyrannical cult called the Banished Court stands on the cusp of world domination. For millennia, all that stood between this sinister cabal and their plans were a band of heroic scholars known as the Lamplighters League. Sneak, steal, and shoot your way through a world of pulp adventure in The Lamplighters League! Globetrot across a variety of exciting locales around the world and outwit your enemies in strategic turn-based combat - and, if you play your cards right, you might just save the world. Recruit a team of misfits and scoundrels with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos

Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos

Platform: Switch
September 26, 2023
The land of Anthos was a peaceful and harmonious land watched over by the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Sprites, who protected the inhabitants of Anthos from natural disasters such as storms, earthquakes, and the like. However, one day about 10 years ago, Anthos experienced a severe volcanic eruption that threatened life on Anthos itself, and the Harvest Goddess and Harvest Sprites had to use all of their remaining power to keep the people and animals of Anthos safe. This left the different villages across the land blocked off from each other. Some unfortunate souls even got trapped outside their villages, and were unable to return... Believing that the separated villages and people would one day be reconnected, the Harvest Goddess sent out a bottle with a letter and a magic key, then fell into a deep sleep... Now, 10 years later, you have found the SOS the Harvest Goddess sent to the world in the form of a message in a bottle! With the help of your wacky inventor friend Doc Jr. and many others, it’ll be up to you to revive the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Sprites, as well as reconnect all of the villages of Anthos with each other! Farm all around Anthos using Doc’s new and improved Expando-Farm! Easily move from place to place and farm everywhere from snowy mountains to beautiful beaches! Keep and raise different kinds of cows, chickens, and sheep in your barn! Find even more exotic animals to keep out in the wild of Anthos!
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

Platform: PC
September 21, 2023
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and an unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
Days of Doom

Days of Doom

Platform: PlayStation 5
September 21, 2023
The apocalypse wasn't the end of the world. Just the one we knew. Enter the Days of Doom, a post-apocalyptic tactical RPG roguelite that challenges players to reach Sanctuary, a place of promise and respite in a world of colorful chaos. Starting with a small cast of survivors, you'll chart a path to reach your ultimate destination, encountering threats, including zombies, raiders, and even zombie raiders! Along the way you will need to recruit a ragtag band of heroes to protect your growing community and fight your way forward. Discovering how to best utilize each hero's unique abilities is the key to success in Days of Doom's turn-based combat. The odds against you may seem insurmountable, but if you use your heroes' abilities strategically, upgrade them, and add new abilities along the way, you might just make it. No two runs are ever the same, which keeps you at the top of your game, and makes Days of Doom inherently replayable.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Wandering Sword

Wandering Sword

Platform: PC
September 14, 2023
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
Dune: Spice Wars

Dune: Spice Wars

Platform: PC
September 14, 2023
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: Rayman in the Phantom Show

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: Rayman in the Phantom Show

Platform: Switch
August 30, 2023
Rayman will reunite with the Rabbids and embark on an exciting new adventure! Alongside Rabbid Peach and Rabbid Mario, you will be able to play him as a new character in DLC 3.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty

Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty

Platform: PC
August 28, 2023
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country's very existence from the Red Menace. Would you risk losing your experienced troops to try and capture the enemy tanks? Would you try to save the stragglers during the retreat and risk losing everyone, or cut your losses and establish a new line of defense? Would you agree to negotiate with the Soviets that had treacherously attacked you twice before? Play through a number of missions throughout the 1939-1945 timeline, spanning three wars: Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. The historical campaign will have smaller-scale but action-packed operations, covering all of the iconic historical battles.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Untamed Tactics

Untamed Tactics

Platform: PC
August 28, 2023
Prepare to be swept away by the enchanting realm of Untamed Tactics, a RPG with a narrative focus, that comes from the brilliant minds behind the hit tabletop game, Untamed Feral Factions. Listen to the story of Greycoat, a valiant soldier yearning for redemption whose memory of the events of the past may not be as vivid as it once was. Together with a dynamic ensemble of fierce and diverse animal companions venture forth into the treacherous yet mesmerizing Wilds. Brace yourself for thrilling battles against nefarious adversaries, forge unbreakable bonds of friendship, and make strategic decisions that will shape your destiny.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
tbd
Don Duality

Don Duality

Platform: PC
August 25, 2023
Don Duality is a Chaos Manager game with card mechanics. Send your gangsters to the heist and launder money in your restaurant. Hire staff and upgrade your establishment, but remember that life like a roulette wheel and not everything can be fully controlled in Don's journey.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Platform: PlayStation 5
August 24, 2023
Chess, but all your army has gone over to the white side, leaving you with nothing but your royal shotgun and your wounded pride. Carried by your dark folly, you decide it's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King. Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun. Avoid checkmate and kill the enemy king to complete the floor. After each floor, you may choose between two random combinations of one upgrade for you and one upgrade for the other side. Choose wisely and keep on winning floors and you just may get your kingdom back. Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete. The game features 5 difficulties, plus an endless mode!
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Platform: Switch
August 24, 2023
Chess, but all your army has gone over to the white side, leaving you with nothing but your royal shotgun and your wounded pride. Carried by your dark folly, you decide it's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King. Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun. Avoid checkmate and kill the enemy king to complete the floor. After each floor, you may choose between two random combinations of one upgrade for you and one upgrade for the other side. Choose wisely and keep on winning floors and you just may get your kingdom back. Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete. The game features 5 difficulties, plus an endless mode!
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Platform: PlayStation 5
August 22, 2023
Welcome to the Lost Caribbean! In this stealth strategy game, join a ghost ship with a living soul and assemble a cursed pirate crew. Embrace magical powers to defy the menacing army of the Inquisition, who stands between you and the mysterious treasure of the legendary Captain Mordechai. Pull-off an epic heist and salvage a mysterious treasure of otherworldly power to defy the army of the Inquisition. Infiltrate their fortresses. Sneak behind enemy lines. Cleverly combine the magical skills of your crew to take out a variety of enemies with carefully considered tactics. Feel like a brilliant mastermind when your plan clicks perfectly into place!
Metascore:
84
User Score:
6.1
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Platform: Xbox Series X
August 22, 2023
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition brings an evolved real-time strategy game to the next level in this celebratory new version that includes a host of free new content such as brand-new civilizations, new maps, additional in-game updates and languages, and new masteries, challenges, taunts and cheats – all at an amazing value that packs in more history than ever before! Two New Civilizations, 8 New Maps - Lead the mighty Malians of West Africa as one of the richest trading nations of all-time as you focus on strong economic prowess in mining and investing in gold. Or assemble one of the longest lasting empires in history with the Ottoman civilization and its well-trained military force, which features the largest gunpowder siege weapons available – the Great Bombards – mighty cannons that can fell any opponents who stand in your way. Customize Your Game with Mods (Beta) - Chart your own course with powerful creator tools in the latest beta release of Mod Editor. Sculpt your own skirmish and multiplayer maps, craft unique mission scenarios, forge data driven tuning packs and envision new modes of play for Age of Empires IV. Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 10 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance. An Age for All Players – Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques. Challenge the World – Jump online to compete, cooperate or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes that include ranked seasons and much more! Choose Your Path to Greatness with Historical Figures – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.4
Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out

Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out

Platform: iOS
August 21, 2023
This new installment in the Six Ages series is a stand-alone survival-storybook combining interactive fiction and turn-based strategy. The world is ending, and your small clan's survival depends on how you manage its relationship with the remaining gods and their followers. Miracles have always required sacrifice. Now, your people need them more than ever, but the costs are higher, too. Is it worth aiding the destructive gods of Chaos to ensure your own survival?
Metascore:
96
User Score:
tbd
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Platform: Xbox Series X
August 17, 2023
Welcome to the Lost Caribbean! In this stealth strategy game, join a ghost ship with a living soul and assemble a cursed pirate crew. Embrace magical powers to defy the menacing army of the Inquisition, who stands between you and the mysterious treasure of the legendary Captain Mordechai. Pull-off an epic heist and salvage a mysterious treasure of otherworldly power to defy the army of the Inquisition. Infiltrate their fortresses. Sneak behind enemy lines. Cleverly combine the magical skills of your crew to take out a variety of enemies with carefully considered tactics. Feel like a brilliant mastermind when your plan clicks perfectly into place!
Metascore:
87
User Score:
7.8
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Platform: PC
August 17, 2023
Welcome to the Lost Caribbean! In this stealth strategy game, join a ghost ship with a living soul and assemble a cursed pirate crew. Embrace magical powers to defy the menacing army of the Inquisition, who stands between you and the mysterious treasure of the legendary Captain Mordechai. Pull-off an epic heist and salvage a mysterious treasure of otherworldly power to defy the army of the Inquisition. Infiltrate their fortresses. Sneak behind enemy lines. Cleverly combine the magical skills of your crew to take out a variety of enemies with carefully considered tactics. Feel like a brilliant mastermind when your plan clicks perfectly into place!
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.6
Gord

Gord

Platform: Xbox Series X
August 17, 2023
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive in this dark fantasy world, you must develop your settlement, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness lurking beyond the gates. Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn as they venture deep into forbidden lands. Complete quests that shape their personalities, impact their wellbeing, and decide the fate of their community. Erect palisades, develop structures, and grow your gord from a humble settlement to a formidable fortress. However, expansion won't be easy! Your population is constantly at risk from enemy tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk in the surrounding woods.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Gord

Gord

Platform: PlayStation 5
August 17, 2023
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive in this dark fantasy world, you must develop your settlement, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness lurking beyond the gates. Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn as they venture deep into forbidden lands. Complete quests that shape their personalities, impact their wellbeing, and decide the fate of their community. Erect palisades, develop structures, and grow your gord from a humble settlement to a formidable fortress. However, expansion won't be easy! Your population is constantly at risk from enemy tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk in the surrounding woods.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
5.6
Gord

Gord

Platform: PC
August 17, 2023
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive in this dark fantasy world, you must develop your settlement, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness lurking beyond the gates. Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn as they venture deep into forbidden lands. Complete quests that shape their personalities, impact their wellbeing, and decide the fate of their community. Erect palisades, develop structures, and grow your gord from a humble settlement to a formidable fortress. However, expansion won't be easy! Your population is constantly at risk from enemy tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk in the surrounding woods.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.4
Astronaut: The Best

Astronaut: The Best

Platform: PC
August 15, 2023
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're incompetent screwups. Your duty is to turn them into national heroes, or the government will have you killed.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
The Dragoness: Command of the Flame

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame

Platform: PC
August 10, 2023
The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Arcadian Atlas

Arcadian Atlas

Platform: PC
July 27, 2023
Watch your back in the world of Arcadia, where a kingdom is tearing itself apart and forces more dark and ancient than the soil are about to awaken. Experience deep tactical battles across vast and treacherous landscapes as you build an army of powerful troops, customizing their classes and skills to gain every advantage against monsters, ruthless men, a daughter scorned, and a queen so cruel she'd kill her own husband to gain the throne. Play as two lovers brought together by war and torn between the queen they've sworn fealty to and the charismatic illegitimate daughter who's risen up to take back a throne denied hercivil war threatening to engulf the destitute and desperate as battle lines are drawn and swords unsheathed. And amidst it all, a young girl caged behind castle walls her entire life stumbles upon the Atlas, a power she cannot hope to contain. With the help of a roguish magician she'll uncover the forces that built the world, but can she control them? Or will they engulf her and the very world you're trying to save.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Let's School

Let's School

Platform: PC
July 26, 2023
Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.6
The Banished Vault

The Banished Vault

Platform: PC
July 25, 2023
A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Space Cats Tactics

Space Cats Tactics

Platform: PC
July 24, 2023
Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
Pikmin 4

Pikmin 4

Platform: Switch
July 21, 2023
Chart a mysterious planet with curious plantlike Pikmin that come in different types in Pikmin 4 - like the brand-new Ice Pikmin! The capable canine, Oatchi, will also help to overcome big challenges.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.9
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Platform: PC
July 20, 2023
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a unique mix of puzzle, strategy and RPG: Plan your every move and combine your attacks to defeat your enemies in matching puzzle inspired battle scenarios, upgrade your heroes and creatures to unleash increasingly devastating attacks onto your opponents, and let the strategic thinker in you lead your troops to victory. STORY Taking place 40 years before the Heroes of Might & Magic V saga, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes tells the tale of five heroes scattered across five different regions of Ashan. Each must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot, and ultimately save their world from devastation. MASTER UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC COMBAT MECHANICS! The unique puzzle/strategy battle gameplay of Clash of Heroes will put your tactical skills to the test in the 20+ hour-long story mode and against players in offline and online PvP. Adopt the perfect strategy, let the leader in you guide your troops to victory! Be creative, find the perfect combination of units, artifacts and spells. Piece together crazy combos and break the enemy lines. Every additional combo can be decisive! Gain XP after each battle, level up your hero and units in order to get an unbeatable team. Find artifacts and hire mercenaries, it will help you on your quest to save the world from devastation.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Platform: PlayStation 4
July 20, 2023
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a unique mix of puzzle, strategy and RPG: Plan your every move and combine your attacks to defeat your enemies in matching puzzle inspired battle scenarios, upgrade your heroes and creatures to unleash increasingly devastating attacks onto your opponents, and let the strategic thinker in you lead your troops to victory. STORY Taking place 40 years before the Heroes of Might & Magic V saga, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes tells the tale of five heroes scattered across five different regions of Ashan. Each must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot, and ultimately save their world from devastation. MASTER UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC COMBAT MECHANICS! The unique puzzle/strategy battle gameplay of Clash of Heroes will put your tactical skills to the test in the 20+ hour-long story mode and against players in offline and online PvP. Adopt the perfect strategy, let the leader in you guide your troops to victory! Be creative, find the perfect combination of units, artifacts and spells. Piece together crazy combos and break the enemy lines. Every additional combo can be decisive! Gain XP after each battle, level up your hero and units in order to get an unbeatable team. Find artifacts and hire mercenaries, it will help you on your quest to save the world from devastation.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
tbd
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Platform: Switch
July 20, 2023
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a unique mix of puzzle, strategy and RPG: Plan your every move and combine your attacks to defeat your enemies in matching puzzle inspired battle scenarios, upgrade your heroes and creatures to unleash increasingly devastating attacks onto your opponents, and let the strategic thinker in you lead your troops to victory. STORY Taking place 40 years before the Heroes of Might & Magic V saga, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes tells the tale of five heroes scattered across five different regions of Ashan. Each must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot, and ultimately save their world from devastation. MASTER UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC COMBAT MECHANICS! The unique puzzle/strategy battle gameplay of Clash of Heroes will put your tactical skills to the test in the 20+ hour-long story mode and against players in offline and online PvP. Adopt the perfect strategy, let the leader in you guide your troops to victory! Be creative, find the perfect combination of units, artifacts and spells. Piece together crazy combos and break the enemy lines. Every additional combo can be decisive! Gain XP after each battle, level up your hero and units in order to get an unbeatable team. Find artifacts and hire mercenaries, it will help you on your quest to save the world from devastation.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.5
Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

Platform: PlayStation 4
July 20, 2023
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner! Players are supported by faithful retainers who act on their own judgement. The "Dominion" system will allow you to obtain and grant territory to retainers. In return, retainers who are given the land will dedicate themselves to the development of the clan. Divvy up and parcel out the beautifully detailed Warring States Japan as you like, and make it prosper! Over 2,200 officers will be included, the greatest number in the series. Come together with highly individualistic retainers and move history! The game will also include various features that befit the 40th anniversary of the series, including scenarios, events, policies, and more, as well as elements from the previous titles such as an editing function that will allow them to change officer status, background music and scenarios, or create new clans.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.3
Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

Platform: Switch
July 20, 2023
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner! Players are supported by faithful retainers who act on their own judgement. The "Dominion" system will allow you to obtain and grant territory to retainers. In return, retainers who are given the land will dedicate themselves to the development of the clan. Divvy up and parcel out the beautifully detailed Warring States Japan as you like, and make it prosper! Over 2,200 officers will be included, the greatest number in the series. Come together with highly individualistic retainers and move history! The game will also include various features that befit the 40th anniversary of the series, including scenarios, events, policies, and more, as well as elements from the previous titles such as an editing function that will allow them to change officer status, background music and scenarios, or create new clans.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Oaken

Oaken

Platform: PlayStation 5
July 20, 2023
The world of Oaken is a mythical place, existing in a not easily defined space and time. It is stretched among the branches of the Great Oak. Its inhabitants are spirits which listen to the same voice, called the Oak Song. The loss of that voice starts a series of events leading into a struggle which may either heal or destroy the Great Oak. Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Homeseek

Homeseek

Platform: PC
July 20, 2023
Overpopulation, environmental exploitation, and a complete disregard for nature has resulted in the depletion of drinkable water, leading to the collapse of civilization as we know it. It's up to you to lead a group of survivors to a place where they can rebuild, but it won't be easy. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice becomes life or death. With your guidance, survival just might be within reach. Homeseek features 2 Campaigns spanning over 9 scenarios, each of which can be played in Story Mode, Endless Mode, and Survival Mode providing dozens of hours of gameplay. On top of that, Online Multiplayer mode will offer you the chance to compete against other players to determine who is the ultimate survivor.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
Let's! Revolution!

Let's! Revolution!

Platform: PC
July 19, 2023
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
tbd
Jagged Alliance 3

Jagged Alliance 3

Platform: PC
July 14, 2023
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.1
The Valiant

The Valiant

Platform: Xbox Series X
July 11, 2023
Follow the story of Theoderich von Akenburg, a former crusader knight who, after becoming disillusioned with the cruelty of war, is called back into action by events set into motion 15 years ago when he and his former brother-in-arms, Ulrich von Grevel, stumble upon a fractured piece of an ancient artifact - the Rod of Aaron. A young monk named Malcom appears at Theoderich's doorstep, bringing him news that the Rod contains power never meant for mortals, and Ulrich has become obsessed with finding the remaining pieces and unifying the rod, an event that could bring untold evil and suffering to the world. Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level-up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic SP campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened

Platform: iOS
June 27, 2023
Your journey to master the magic starts here! You are invited to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Duel in thrilling multiplayer, real-time matches. Browse the dazzling shops of Diagon Alley, solve mysteries as you roam the school halls, play Quidditch, dance at the Ball, explore the Forbidden Forest, and more in this new card collection and role-playing game!
Metascore:
78
User Score:
4.6
Kingdom Eighties

Kingdom Eighties

Platform: PC
June 26, 2023
Kingdom Eighties is a new and standalone title in the award-winning micro-strategy series, Kingdom. A love letter to the nostalgic days of bike riding, summer camps, and sitting around in your pajamas on a Saturday morning in front of the TV. You play as The Leader, a young camp counselor who'll have to protect their family and the entire town from the relentless attack of the mysterious Greed. The young neighbourhood kids will be at your side, and you'll also find some new friends along the way: The Champ, the Tinkerer, and the Wiz will lend you their skills and support in battle.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Pikmin 1

Pikmin 1

Platform: Switch
June 21, 2023
Pikmin may be small and plantlike, but they can be a space traveler's best friend. Stranded on an unknown planet, Captain Olimar must enlist the help of these native Pikmin to rebuild his spaceship before the life-support system runs out. In the meantime, you'll have to fend off attackers and solve various puzzles. To produce additional multicolored Pikmin you must defeat enemies and carry them back to the Pikmin nests called onions. But beware--watching giant predators gobble your Pikmin might make you angrier than you'd expect.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
Pikmin 2

Pikmin 2

Platform: Switch
June 21, 2023
Captain Olimar has returned to the planet where the Pikmin live, and he's all business this time. The company he works for is going bankrupt, so to save it, Olimar must salvage the treasure buried all over the planet. Of course, he'll need the help of the Pikmin to do that--he can't do anything by himself. Control one of two main characters--Olimar or his assistant--as you command your Pikmin to defeat enemies, propagate more Pikmin, collect precious doodads, and solve puzzles. With unlimited time, new colors of Pikmin, and two-player cooperative play, Pikmin 2 improves on the original in many ways.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.6
Crash Team Rumble

Crash Team Rumble

Platform: PlayStation 5
June 20, 2023
Crash Team Rumble is a 4v4 team-based competition where the iconic heroes and villains of the crash universe battle to capture more Wumpa fruit than the other to claim victory. Each hero has unique skills and abilities to strategically use to work together to battle the opposing team, defend their own Wumpa bank, and capture key points around the map to help their team.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
5.7
Crash Team Rumble

Crash Team Rumble

Platform: Xbox Series X
June 20, 2023
Crash Team Rumble is a 4v4 team-based competition where the iconic heroes and villains of the crash universe battle to capture more Wumpa fruit than the other to claim victory. Each hero has unique skills and abilities to strategically use to work together to battle the opposing team, defend their own Wumpa bank, and capture key points around the map to help their team.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
5.2
Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent

Platform: PC
June 20, 2023
In Aliens: Dark Descent, command a squad of hardened Colonial Marines to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. Lead your soldiers in real-time combat against iconic Xenomorphs, rogue operatives from the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and a host of horrifying creatures new to the Alien franchise. Infiltrate large open levels and annihilate enemies with your squad, dispatching orders strategically and intuitively at the touch of a button. Tread carefully, as your foes will adapt their tactics to your actions while hunting you down because death is permanent. Manage your resources wisely and take calculated risks to outsmart the deadliest creature mankind has ever faced. Can you and your squad stop the outbreak before it's too late?
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.0
Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent

Platform: PlayStation 5
June 20, 2023
In Aliens: Dark Descent, command a squad of hardened Colonial Marines to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. Lead your soldiers in real-time combat against iconic Xenomorphs, rogue operatives from the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and a host of horrifying creatures new to the Alien franchise. Infiltrate large open levels and annihilate enemies with your squad, dispatching orders strategically and intuitively at the touch of a button. Tread carefully, as your foes will adapt their tactics to your actions while hunting you down because death is permanent. Manage your resources wisely and take calculated risks to outsmart the deadliest creature mankind has ever faced. Can you and your squad stop the outbreak before it's too late?
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.9
Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent

Platform: Xbox Series X
June 20, 2023
In Aliens: Dark Descent, command a squad of hardened Colonial Marines to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. Lead your soldiers in real-time combat against iconic Xenomorphs, rogue operatives from the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and a host of horrifying creatures new to the Alien franchise. Infiltrate large open levels and annihilate enemies with your squad, dispatching orders strategically and intuitively at the touch of a button. Tread carefully, as your foes will adapt their tactics to your actions while hunting you down because death is permanent. Manage your resources wisely and take calculated risks to outsmart the deadliest creature mankind has ever faced. Can you and your squad stop the outbreak before it's too late?
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.9
SOULVARS

SOULVARS

Platform: PC
June 18, 2023
SOULVARS takes deckbuilding combat to the next level with the innovative Soulbit system. Combine Soulbit actions and use deck-controlling Abilities to pull off 100+ breathtaking moves. Tactically counter powerful attacks and debuffs from enemy "Dominators", and time your counterattacks for maximum effect! Enjoy the best of both worlds: deep deckbuilding strategy and high-speed RPG battles! ◆ A future where human souls can be digitized... Humanity faces the consequences of its technology with the sudden appearance of grotesque Dominators. Elite units consisting of Soulbearers, next-generation humans born with alternate Souls, are dispatched day and night to intercept and counter Dominator attacks. The story follows Yakumo, a freelance Soulbearer, as he handles assignments from private military contractor "DDO" (Dominator Disposal Organization). ◆ Deep, exhilarating battles and character growth Experience the best of both worlds - dynamic pixel art animations and turn-based tactical planning. Each enemy is a puzzle to solve, a challenge to overcome! Identify their weaknesses and combine Soulbit actions to unleash powerful finishing moves! Explore the cityscape and hunt unique Dominators for rare and powerful gear on your path to mastering the ultimate Arts!
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Park Beyond

Park Beyond

Platform: PlayStation 5
June 16, 2023
In Park Beyond, you can create the park of your dreams without being held back by gravity! Take the role of a newly-hired visionary architect for a struggling company and create mind-twisting theme parks. You can create the rides you have always dreamed about but that couldn't exist in real life. Team up with Phil, the enthusiastic park veteran, Izzy, the stern but friendly executive, and a host of other colorful and passionate characters, to build a successful and profitable park company. The accessible controls and a story-driven campaign mode will help you learn the ropes of park management and build increasingly crazy rides and modular coasters.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
5.7
Park Beyond

Park Beyond

Platform: Xbox Series X
June 16, 2023
In Park Beyond, you can create the park of your dreams without being held back by gravity! Take the role of a newly-hired visionary architect for a struggling company and create mind-twisting theme parks. You can create the rides you have always dreamed about but that couldn't exist in real life. Team up with Phil, the enthusiastic park veteran, Izzy, the stern but friendly executive, and a host of other colorful and passionate characters, to build a successful and profitable park company. The accessible controls and a story-driven campaign mode will help you learn the ropes of park management and build increasingly crazy rides and modular coasters.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
6.3
Park Beyond

Park Beyond

Platform: PC
June 16, 2023
In Park Beyond, you can create the park of your dreams without being held back by gravity! Take the role of a newly-hired visionary architect for a struggling company and create mind-twisting theme parks. You can create the rides you have always dreamed about but that couldn't exist in real life. Team up with Phil, the enthusiastic park veteran, Izzy, the stern but friendly executive, and a host of other colorful and passionate characters, to build a successful and profitable park company. The accessible controls and a story-driven campaign mode will help you learn the ropes of park management and build increasingly crazy rides and modular coasters.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.0
Company of Heroes 3: Console Edition

Company of Heroes 3: Console Edition

Platform: Xbox Series X
May 30, 2023
The legendary strategy franchise is back! Company of Heroes 3 is the ultimate package of action, tactics and strategy. Take charge in the heat of real-time battle, then command as a General guiding the overall campaign where every decision matters. Overwhelm your opponents with new and familiar factions, units, and international Battlegroups. Command ground, air and naval forces and build supply lines to crush enemy advances on the new Dynamic Campaign Map - no two playthroughs are ever alike! Play at your own pace across campaign and skirmish modes before diving into blistering multiplayer action. Discover the untold stories of a stunning Mediterranean theatre, featuring next generation destructible environments, all powered by Relic's proprietary Essence Engine.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
4.9
Company of Heroes 3: Console Edition

Company of Heroes 3: Console Edition

Platform: PlayStation 5
May 30, 2023
The legendary strategy franchise is back! Company of Heroes 3 is the ultimate package of action, tactics and strategy. Take charge in the heat of real-time battle, then command as a General guiding the overall campaign where every decision matters. Overwhelm your opponents with new and familiar factions, units, and international Battlegroups. Command ground, air and naval forces and build supply lines to crush enemy advances on the new Dynamic Campaign Map - no two playthroughs are ever alike! Play at your own pace across campaign and skirmish modes before diving into blistering multiplayer action. Discover the untold stories of a stunning Mediterranean theatre, featuring next generation destructible environments, all powered by Relic's proprietary Essence Engine.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
5.2
Railway Empire 2

Railway Empire 2

Platform: PC
May 25, 2023
All aboard the express train to riches and fame in Railway Empire 2! Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors as you connect cities and companies with an ever-expanding network of rail lines, bridges, and tunnels. 60 famous steam engines are at your disposal, all pulling freight and passenger cars as they usher in an era of historic importance during the Industrial Revolution.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.7
Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord

Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord

Platform: PC
May 23, 2023
Long ago, civilization flourished due to the knowledge granted to the people by the Goddess. They erected towers that reached the heavens, and built weapons that could pierce even the gods. However, the civilization soon perished in the war between the Vile God and Goddess. And so, time passed... present day. Fencers are warriors who wield special weapons that contain fairies. Fang, a young man and Fencer, goes on a journey with his companions in search of Furies in order to resurrect the Goddess. One day, Fang encounters a girl who saves people through song, as well as a girl who brainwashes people through song. Together with girls who call themselves "divas" and possess mysterious power, Fang's fate sets into motion... Fairy Fencer F goes strategy RPG! Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord features an assortment of major characters from the series. Experience strategic battles featuring new characters called "Divas," as well as new Fencers and Fairies.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Blooming Business: Casino

Blooming Business: Casino

Platform: PC
May 23, 2023
In this tycoon game, inspired by the rise of Las Vegas in the 1950s, explore a retro fantasy world and take your place from a small operation to a grand success! Design, build and run your casino in this bustling world where the sky's the limit. Work alongside cute animals who are anything but cuddly. Make sure to maximize client types and visitor satisfaction while juggling their increasingly complicated demands.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Miasma Chronicles

Miasma Chronicles

Platform: PC
May 23, 2023
In the not-too-distant future. America has been torn apart by a savage force known only as the 'Miasma'. Meet Elvis, a young man brought to the mining town of Sedentary as a baby. Left by his mother in the care of a robotic older 'brother' and given a mysterious glove with which he can control the Miasma. Join the brothers on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to find the answers they crave. Answers which may change the course of human history forever. From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won't forget.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.3
Miasma Chronicles

Miasma Chronicles

Platform: Xbox Series X
May 23, 2023
In the not-too-distant future. America has been torn apart by a savage force known only as the 'Miasma'. Meet Elvis, a young man brought to the mining town of Sedentary as a baby. Left by his mother in the care of a robotic older 'brother' and given a mysterious glove with which he can control the Miasma. Join the brothers on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to find the answers they crave. Answers which may change the course of human history forever. From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won't forget.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.6
Miasma Chronicles

Miasma Chronicles

Platform: PlayStation 5
May 23, 2023
In the not-too-distant future. America has been torn apart by a savage force known only as the 'Miasma'. Meet Elvis, a young man brought to the mining town of Sedentary as a baby. Left by his mother in the care of a robotic older 'brother' and given a mysterious glove with which he can control the Miasma. Join the brothers on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to find the answers they crave. Answers which may change the course of human history forever. From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won't forget.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.6
Humanity

Humanity

Platform: PlayStation 5
May 16, 2023
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming, HUMANITY puts the fate of all mankind in your hands. Er, paws. Did we mention you’re a dog? You are a Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to jump, turn, push, float, shoot, and climb their way to salvation. Guide the masses through 90-plus stages filled with obstacles, enemies, puzzles, unlockable skills, and wild boss fights in the narrative campaign, or browse a wide array of user-made levels (or build your own!) crafted via the super easy-to-use in-game Stage Creator.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.5
Humanity

Humanity

Platform: PC
May 16, 2023
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play a lone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.2
Showgunners

Showgunners

Platform: PC
May 2, 2023
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.9
Age of Wonders 4

Age of Wonders 4

Platform: Xbox Series X
May 2, 2023
Age of Wonders 4 invites players to rule a fantasy realm of their own design, in a blend of strategy, role-playing, and turn-based combat. Powerful Wizard Kings have returned to the realms to reign as gods among mortals, and players will rise to challenge their rule using Tomes of Magic to unleash arcane destruction and evolve their armies, gaining new abilities and forms. For the first time in the series, players can create their own custom factions, and leave their mark on countless worlds through each choice they make. Create the Empire of Your Wildest Fantasies: Craft your followers by combining bodily forms, societal traits, and arcane powers. Build anything from a clan of cannibal halflings to mystic moon elves, or recreate your favourite fantasy tropes. Seek powerful tomes of magic to enchant your armies and see your people physically change as they morph into angelic beings or scions of chaos to face their enemies. Strategy Meets Role-Playing Like Never Before: Every choice opens up new possibilities and tactical advantages; deep, multilayered strategy allows you to try new tactics or explore new powers at every turn. Tactical turn-based battles bring your armies to life, from skirmishes with roaming monsters to vast sieges with many units on each side. Write Your Own Legend: A new event system provides unexpected levels of storytelling for 4X games. See your decisions shape the world around you as you seek glory through brutal domination, cunning alliances, or ultimate arcane knowledge. Your own creations may even appear as potential rivals or allies in subsequent games, as you experience the next chapter in your own story. Make Your Mark on a Vast, Reactive World: Explore a new realm in each session – or create your own! Challenge new variations and combinations of locations and features, from frozen wastelands ruled by ice queens to desolated ruins where dragons roam. With a tremendous variety of empires, units, and environments to keep the game endlessly replayable, Age of Wonders is more open-ended – and mod-friendly – than ever before in the series’ history. [Paradox Interactive]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Age of Wonders 4

Age of Wonders 4

Platform: PC
May 2, 2023
Age of Wonders 4 invites players to rule a fantasy realm of their own design, in a blend of strategy, role-playing, and turn-based combat. Powerful Wizard Kings have returned to the realms to reign as gods among mortals, and players will rise to challenge their rule using Tomes of Magic to unleash arcane destruction and evolve their armies, gaining new abilities and forms. For the first time in the series, players can create their own custom factions, and leave their mark on countless worlds through each choice they make. Create the Empire of Your Wildest Fantasies: Craft your followers by combining bodily forms, societal traits, and arcane powers. Build anything from a clan of cannibal halflings to mystic moon elves, or recreate your favourite fantasy tropes. Seek powerful tomes of magic to enchant your armies and see your people physically change as they morph into angelic beings or scions of chaos to face their enemies. Strategy Meets Role-Playing Like Never Before: Every choice opens up new possibilities and tactical advantages; deep, multilayered strategy allows you to try new tactics or explore new powers at every turn. Tactical turn-based battles bring your armies to life, from skirmishes with roaming monsters to vast sieges with many units on each side. Write Your Own Legend: A new event system provides unexpected levels of storytelling for 4X games. See your decisions shape the world around you as you seek glory through brutal domination, cunning alliances, or ultimate arcane knowledge. Your own creations may even appear as potential rivals or allies in subsequent games, as you experience the next chapter in your own story. Make Your Mark on a Vast, Reactive World: Explore a new realm in each session – or create your own! Challenge new variations and combinations of locations and features, from frozen wastelands ruled by ice queens to desolated ruins where dragons roam. With a tremendous variety of empires, units, and environments to keep the game endlessly replayable, Age of Wonders is more open-ended – and mod-friendly – than ever before in the series’ history. [Paradox Interactive]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.9
Live A Live

Live A Live

Platform: PlayStation 5
April 27, 2023
The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Nintendo Switch! Experience this legendary RPG for the first time in the west, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER and TRIANGLE STRATEGY. Meet seven heroes, each with their own unique abilities and lives to live across different time periods. Experience their stories in any order you choose, uncovering shocking developments along the way: * Prehistory: A tribesman comes of age in a world without words. * The Wild West: A wanderer with a bounty on his head fights for his life. * Imperial China: A kung fu master searches for a worthy successor. * Twilight of Edo Japan: A shinobi undertakes an important secret mission. * Present Day: A martial artist strives to become the strongest there ever was. * The Near Future: A youth with psychic powers takes a stand against evil. * The Distant Future: A newly built robot is swept up in a tragedy in space. Featuring remastered music from original composer Yoko Shimomura and produced by Takashi Tokita (the director of the Super Famicom version), this remake retains everything that players loved about the original game while also being accessible to newcomers.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
6.6
Live A Live

Live A Live

Platform: PC
April 27, 2023
The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Nintendo Switch! Experience this legendary RPG for the first time in the west, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER and TRIANGLE STRATEGY. Meet seven heroes, each with their own unique abilities and lives to live across different time periods. Experience their stories in any order you choose, uncovering shocking developments along the way: * Prehistory: A tribesman comes of age in a world without words. * The Wild West: A wanderer with a bounty on his head fights for his life. * Imperial China: A kung fu master searches for a worthy successor. * Twilight of Edo Japan: A shinobi undertakes an important secret mission. * Present Day: A martial artist strives to become the strongest there ever was. * The Near Future: A youth with psychic powers takes a stand against evil. * The Distant Future: A newly built robot is swept up in a tragedy in space. Featuring remastered music from original composer Yoko Shimomura and produced by Takashi Tokita (the director of the Super Famicom version), this remake retains everything that players loved about the original game while also being accessible to newcomers.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
Ash of Gods: The Way

Ash of Gods: The Way

Platform: Switch
April 27, 2023
A turn-based story-driven tactical card game with hand crafted battles — each with different rules and objectives. Build and adjust your deck with characters, spells, and items from four factions. Adapt your strategy and make wise choices to decide what ending you get...
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.5
Dungeon Drafters

Dungeon Drafters

Platform: PC
April 27, 2023
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Play as a young adventurer eager to explore ancient ruins in this tile-based dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements. Choose your character, create your unique spell deck and plunge into the ancient dungeons on a quest to rid the world of evil and forbidden cards. Battle it out in tile-based combat with your spell deck to execute incredible combos that devastate the battlefield. Collect rare cards, loot treasure, rescue lost adventurers, then return to town to prepare for your next run. Dive deeper and work your way toward building the ultimate spell deck that will banish evil from the world forever.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Ash of Gods: The Way

Ash of Gods: The Way

Platform: PC
April 27, 2023
Plan and execute the perfect strategy to emerge victorious from each hand crafted battle in this turn-based tactical battle game. Every fight has different rules and objectives. Prepare your force with the right characters, spells and items to conquer every foe!
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.8
Honkai: Star Rail

Honkai: Star Rail

Platform: PC
April 26, 2023
Honkai: Star Rail features a game world awaiting discovery with elements of myths and legends blended into the space sci-fi story. Honkai: Star Rail invites players to board the Astral Express and travel across unique worlds, each filled with different adventures and surprises. During the whirlwind trip of a star-chasing ride, players will meet new companions as well as faces familiar to series fans, resolving [Stellaron]-related conflicts, and eventually unraveling the mysteries concealed within. This role-playing game features a newcomer-friendly strategic turn-based combat system and large maps and mazes involving puzzle-solving and exploration, providing players with epic combat and a journey of discovery full of surprises and rewards.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.4
Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord

Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord

Platform: PlayStation 5
April 25, 2023
Long ago, civilization flourished due to the knowledge granted to the people by the Goddess. They erected towers that reached the heavens, and built weapons that could pierce even the gods. However, the civilization soon perished in the war between the Vile God and Goddess. And so, time passed... present day. Fencers are warriors who wield special weapons that contain fairies. Fang, a young man and Fencer, goes on a journey with his companions in search of Furies in order to resurrect the Goddess. One day, Fang encounters a girl who saves people through song, as well as a girl who brainwashes people through song. Together with girls who call themselves "divas" and possess mysterious power, Fang's fate sets into motion... Fairy Fencer F goes strategy RPG! Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord features an assortment of major characters from the series. Experience strategic battles featuring new characters called "Divas," as well as new Fencers and Fairies.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Stranded: Alien Dawn

Stranded: Alien Dawn

Platform: Xbox Series X
April 25, 2023
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors from starvation, disease, extreme weather and more. From basic camps to fortified bases, create a stronghold to defend the survivors from attacks by alien creatures that roam an expansive and deadly alien world. Experience an epic and unpredictable journey.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Stranded: Alien Dawn

Stranded: Alien Dawn

Platform: PC
April 25, 2023
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors from starvation, disease, extreme weather and more. From basic camps to fortified bases, create a stronghold to defend the survivors from attacks by alien creatures that roam an expansive and deadly alien world. Experience an epic and unpredictable journey.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
5.3
Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp

Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp

Platform: Switch
April 21, 2023
Command an army in strategic, turn-based combat as a tactical adviser for the Orange Star Army. Your expertise is needed as you move land, air, and naval units across the battlefield. Take down enemy squads and capture towns and bases to secure victory and keep the peace. Keep an eye on the game-changing terrain and weather as you lead a variety of units across multiple maps. This remake features two campaigns that cover the events of Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising! Fight alongside capable Commanding Officers. Defend your land with the help of Andy, Max, Sami, and other Commanding Officers, each with their own specialties and CO Powers. Andy can repair units, while Sami can boost the abilities of troops. Your opponents can use CO abilities of their own too! Throughout both campaigns, the COs you meet play a critical role both on the battlefield and in the story. Recruit some friends and see who the superior strategist is When you aren’t busy keeping the peace in one of the two campaign stories, flex your army-commanding chops in Versus Mode**. Up to four players can battle on dozens of maps. Each player chooses a CO from either campaign and can strategically use their CO Powers to turn the tides of battle. Customize your combat with options like funds per allied base and fog of war.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.1
Zoeti

Zoeti

Platform: PC
April 20, 2023
A once peaceful land, now overrun by monsters. You, a Star-Soul hero, are among a select few blessed to raze the land of evil. In Zoeti, you are equipped with a deck of playing cards, with which you play card combinations (pair, full house, royal flush, etc.) to activate skills that will attack or defend against enemies. Further bolster your arsenal of skills and upgrades through battles and discovery. The blood of a dead god congeals into monsters roaming the countryside, threatening devout townsfolk and the simple lives they lead. Will you, a Star-Soul hero, protect them from the ravages of evil?
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Arcana of Paradise -The Tower-

Arcana of Paradise -The Tower-

Platform: PC
April 19, 2023
Choose from 20 children and perfect your deck as you battle against The Tower's bizarre inhabitants in real time! Time your guards, combo your attacks, charge up powerful magic, and collect legendary relics in your search for food, as you guide the children to the bottom! The Tower itself is endless, and each floor has new challenges waiting for you on every adventure. Choose your path, face different enemies, collect different cards and relics, and make the tough choice between gathering bread and pushing deeper toward the bottom!
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Three Kingdom: The Journey

Three Kingdom: The Journey

Platform: PC
April 18, 2023
Three Kingdom: The Journey is a game which focus on player choice and build path rougelike card game. You are able to choose the play style from the beginning of the game as one of faction in Three Kingdom. Build up new deck and fight with different powerful enemies, take down city points to empower your deck, then fight to the end.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Minecraft Legends

Minecraft Legends

Platform: Xbox Series X
April 18, 2023
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Lead your allies in heroic battles to defend the Overworld from the destructive piglins.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.6
Minecraft Legends

Minecraft Legends

Platform: PC
April 18, 2023
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Lead your allies in heroic battles to defend the Overworld from the destructive piglins.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
5.4
Total War: WARHAMMER III - Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs

Total War: WARHAMMER III - Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs

Platform: PC
April 13, 2023
The Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs campaign pack introduces a new brutal race, the Chaos Dwarfs, into Total War: WARHAMMER III, usable in both the Realm of Chaos and Immortal Empires campaigns. Expand, exploit, and dominate the Warhammer world as Astragoth Ironhand, Drazhoath the Ashen, and Zhatan the Black, collectively boasting unique campaign mechanics, objectives, and units that only the evil minds of the Chaos Dwarfs could forge. With their own frightful agenda to pursue, they do not engage with the Ursun storyline in the Realm of Chaos campaign. • Burn it all down as 3 new Legendary Lords: Astragoth Ironhand, Drazhoath the Ashen, and Zhatan the Black. • Recruit Gorduz Backstabber to sneak behind your foes as the newest Legendary Hero. • Master chaotic magic with the all-new Lore of Hashut. Strike foes down with Hell Hammer or set them ablaze with Burning Wrath. • Construct the Great Drill of Hashut to break open Hashut’s domain and siphon his blood for cataclysmic powers. • Co-operate with your fellow Chaos Dwarfs to obtain District rewards in the Tower of Zharr or usurp others for their Seats in your quest for supremacy. • Command a comprehensive army roster of over 26 new units, featuring the baleful Chaos Dwarf war machine trains and the new K’daai Destroyers, alongside some of the Old World’s cruellest infernal warriors.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
6.7
Wildfrost

Wildfrost

Platform: Switch
April 12, 2023
A deck to weather the storm Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! The sun has frozen over, succumbing to the Wildfrost. The town of Snowdwell and its survivors stand as the last bastion against an eternal winter... Build up a deck of powerful card companions and elemental items, as you battle to reach the Sun Temple and banish the frost once and for all! • Perfect your card battling skills and craft a deck unique to you, as you journey across an unforgiving frosty landscape. • Collect and upgrade card companions, ready to withstand waves of deceptively cute Pengoons, Gobblers and brutish boss monsters. • Plan ahead in battles with the help of a dynamic counter system to map out your next move and fend off frosty foes. • Upgrade and customise your favourite companions with wobbly charms to enhance their powers. • Take shelter in the town of Snowdwell between runs, constructing buildings to unlock new cards, tribes, events and more to aid in your fight against the everlasting frost. • Test your skills with daily runs and challenges, creating endless replayability!
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.6
Wildfrost

Wildfrost

Platform: PC
April 12, 2023
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.6
Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

Platform: PC
April 12, 2023
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Marfusha

Marfusha

Platform: PlayStation 5
April 6, 2023
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Become a guard of a dystopian world and defend the border gates from the enemies. Upgrade your character by buying cards with your heavily-taxed salary to face increasingly powerful enemies.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Sid Meier's Railroads!

Sid Meier's Railroads!

Platform: iOS
April 5, 2023
The greatest railroad building game of all time is back in a vibrant 3D world delivering exciting multiplayer options, in-game customization tools, streamlined interface and unmatched gameplay, that's easy to learn yet challenging to master. Combining the best of real-world and model railroads, Sid Meier's Railroads! puts you in charge of building the greatest rail empire in the nation - managing trains, cargo and your bottom line - while engaging in all-out corporate warfare against rival tycoons, slick entrepreneurs, and robber barons!
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Wall World

Wall World

Platform: PC
April 5, 2023
Welcome to the Wall World, a mining rogue-lite with tower defense elements. Explore procedurally generated mines and discover fantastical biomes. Find resources and technologies for purchasing valuable upgrades. Fight off hordes of aggressive monsters using your mobile base. Roam the Wall freely day and night, in various weather conditions. Find traces of "the others" and boldly mine where no man has mined before.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.3
Beyond Contact

Beyond Contact

Platform: PC
April 4, 2023
In the year 2766, Quinn Hicks an elite member of Space Corps, the expeditionary arm of the UWC, is called in to respond to a growing crisis at the edge of known space. The planet of Ketern is breaking apart, a yet unknown energy source emanating from the planet's interior is threatening the civilization that calls Ketern home... Beyond Contact is a fiercely formidable survival game, inspired by the art and style of pulp science-fiction comics, the moral dilemmas of contemporary science-fiction films, and the unforgiving gameplay of survival genre classics. Taking place on the often mysterious and always deadly, procedurally-generated, alien world of Ketern, Beyond Contact features exploration and discovery, a robust system of research and crafting, intuitive base building and defense, farming and creature feeding, narrative-driven objectives to save the inhabitants of the planet, and enough flora, fauna, extreme weather, and environmental hazards to kill even the toughest players 1000 times over... and trust us if the planet gets the chance, it will.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
GrimGrimoire OnceMore

GrimGrimoire OnceMore

Platform: Switch
April 4, 2023
GrimGrimoire is a magic fantasy real-time strategy game in which a young wizard girl named Lillet struggles to uncover the truth in order to avoid reliving the same five days and impending disaster. Developed by Vanillaware and published by Nippon Ichi Software, it was first released in 2007. Resurrected as GrimGrimoire OnceMore for PlayStation 4 and Switch, this remastered release features high-resolution graphics and new systems that make the game more enjoyable, including "Great Magic" that can turn the tides in battle and a "Skill Tree" to strengthen your familiars. Please look forward to GrimGrimoire OnceMore, now more beautiful, vivid, and easier to play than ever.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.5
GrimGrimoire OnceMore

GrimGrimoire OnceMore

Platform: PlayStation 5
April 4, 2023
GrimGrimoire is a magic fantasy real-time strategy game in which a young wizard girl named Lillet struggles to uncover the truth in order to avoid reliving the same five days and impending disaster. Developed by Vanillaware and published by Nippon Ichi Software, it was first released in 2007. Resurrected as GrimGrimoire OnceMore for PlayStation 4 and Switch, this remastered release features high-resolution graphics and new systems that make the game more enjoyable, including "Great Magic" that can turn the tides in battle and a "Skill Tree" to strengthen your familiars. Please look forward to GrimGrimoire OnceMore, now more beautiful, vivid, and easier to play than ever.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
The Great War: Western Front

The Great War: Western Front

Platform: PC
March 30, 2023
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory, by directing your armies in gritty real-time battles and by guiding high-level decisions in turn-based strategic gameplay. Dig detailed trenches, research new technologies such as poison gas and tanks, and make decisions that will have a profound and lasting effect on your success. Think like a Commander to either relive history - or redefine it.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Pirates Outlaws

Pirates Outlaws

Platform: Xbox One
March 29, 2023
Pirates Outlaws is an indie roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. 16 Heroes | More than 700 Cards and 200 Relics | 150+ Oultaws and 60+ unique bosses. 3 game modes can be enjoyed.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
Pirates Outlaws

Pirates Outlaws

Platform: PlayStation 4
March 29, 2023
Pirates Outlaws is an indie roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. 16 Heroes | More than 700 Cards and 200 Relics | 150+ Oultaws and 60+ unique bosses. 3 game modes can be enjoyed.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Pirates Outlaws

Pirates Outlaws

Platform: Switch
March 29, 2023
Pirates Outlaws is an indie roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. 16 Heroes | More than 700 Cards and 200 Relics | 150+ Oultaws and 60+ unique bosses. 3 game modes can be enjoyed.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Terra Nil

Terra Nil

Platform: iOS
March 28, 2023
Terra Nil, from eco-warriors Free Lives (Broforce) and recycled publisher Devolver Digital, presents players with the task of environmental rejuvenation. Begin with the water system, slowly purify the soil, and cultivate pioneer greenery. Embark on more ambitious tasks, restore biodiversity, fix the climate, introduce wildlife, and finally recycle all the structures you used to get there, leaving the environment pristine. Each region of the game has its own flavour and procedural generation palette. Yet even within a region, no two playthroughs will be the same. Navigate sprawling, verdant, hand-painted environments where everything but the rocks move and breathe. A meditative soundtrack and stunning audio palette will accompany your efforts.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
tbd
Terra Nil

Terra Nil

Platform: PC
March 28, 2023
Terra Nil, from eco-warriors Free Lives (Broforce) and recycled publisher Devolver Digital, presents players with the task of environmental rejuvenation. Begin with the water system, slowly purify the soil, and cultivate pioneer greenery. Embark on more ambitious tasks, restore biodiversity, fix the climate, introduce wildlife, and finally recycle all the structures you used to get there, leaving the environment pristine. Each region of the game has its own flavour and procedural generation palette. Yet even within a region, no two playthroughs will be the same. Navigate sprawling, verdant, hand-painted environments where everything but the rocks move and breathe. A meditative soundtrack and stunning audio palette will accompany your efforts.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
6.7
Anno 1800 Console Edition

Anno 1800 Console Edition

Platform: PlayStation 5
March 16, 2023
Welcome to the 19th century, a time of industrialization, diplomacy, and discovery. Rich with technological innovations, conspiracies, and changing allegiances, this era presents the perfect setting for classic Anno gameplay. Anno 1800 provides players ample opportunity to prove their skills as a ruler as they create huge metropolises, plan efficient logistic networks, settle an exotic new continent, send out expeditions around the globe, and dominate their opponents by diplomacy, trade, or warfare.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
6.9
Anno 1800 Console Edition

Anno 1800 Console Edition

Platform: Xbox Series X
March 16, 2023
Welcome to the 19th century, a time of industrialization, diplomacy, and discovery. Rich with technological innovations, conspiracies, and changing allegiances, this era presents the perfect setting for classic Anno gameplay. Anno 1800 provides players ample opportunity to prove their skills as a ruler as they create huge metropolises, plan efficient logistic networks, settle an exotic new continent, send out expeditions around the globe, and dominate their opponents by diplomacy, trade, or warfare.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.7
Rough Justice: '84

Rough Justice: '84

Platform: PC
March 13, 2023
In this single-player board game-inspired strategy game, solve puzzles and use dice and cards to successfully run your private security agency. Advise your agents as they deal with security, fugitive recovery, repossession cases, and more. To root out the cancer gnawing at the city, use all the power and resources available to you: from your agents and era-accurate surveillance technology to friends in high places. But look out - behind the curtains of this struggle for justice, a much bigger story is playing out. A secret organization with grand ambitions spread its influence over Seneca City, and it has you in its crosshairs.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Terraformers

Terraformers

Platform: PC
March 9, 2023
Terraformers is an expansive colony builder and resource management game. Explore the Red Planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and terraform the planet with ambitious projects. Send your leaders to mysterious locations and be the first to discover rich resource depots, giant crystal caves and stunning natural wonders. Found new cities on craters and in lava Tubes. Make them thrive and meet your population's rising demands. Mine the rare metals of Mars, manufacture them into advanced goods and set up an effective transport system between your ever-growing cities.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.3
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