PC Strategy Games

Tropico 6

Tropico 6

Platform: PC
March 29, 2019
In times of political turmoil and social unrest, the people are calling out for a visionary leader, one who will steer the fate of their country with foresight and ingenuity. Will you answer that call?
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.6
Warparty

Warparty

Platform: PC
March 28, 2019
Warparty is a real-time strategy game set in the stone-age era. You will build your base, recruit and control a group of soldiers, fight and tame fierce dinosaurs and direct the flow of combat. Proper management of resources, skills and map awareness will lead you to victory.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.6
Dawn of Man

Dawn of Man

Platform: PC
March 1, 2019
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.4
BANNERMEN

BANNERMEN

Platform: PC
February 21, 2019
Take on the role of a fallen lord on his journey back to become one of the mightiest in the realm. Make your banner strike fear into your opponents and challenge the multiplayer ladder in action packed skirmishes.
Metascore:
51
User Score:
7.1
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm

Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm

Platform: PC
February 14, 2019
In Gathering Storm, the second expansion to Civilization VI, the world around you is more alive than ever before. Chart a path to victory for your people by developing new advanced technologies and engineering projects and negotiating with the global community in the World Congress on critical issues. The choices you make in the game will influence the world ecosystem and could impact the future of the entire planet. Natural disasters like floods, storms, and volcanoes can pillage or destroy your Improvements and Districts – but they may also refresh and enrich the lands after they pass. In addition to these new systems, Civilization VI: Gathering Storm introduces eight new civilizations and nine new leaders. Seven new world wonders can be constructed, as well as a variety of new units, districts, buildings, and improvements.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.8
RIOT: Civil Unrest

RIOT: Civil Unrest

Platform: PC
February 12, 2019
As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Wargroove

Wargroove

Platform: PC
February 1, 2019
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players. Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.2
Worbital

Worbital

Platform: PC
January 31, 2019
With the post to shift gravity, prepare to aim your cannons, blast your enemies, and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategy artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.0
Re-Legion

Re-Legion

Platform: PC
January 31, 2019
Become a prophet in a futuristic technocratic society in this cyberpunk RTS. Set the code of your belief, convert citizens to cult members, upgrade them to fighting units and rid the city of non-believers. Turn your ideals into the most powerful religion.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
6.6
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

Platform: PC
January 24, 2019
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire

Platform: PC
January 23, 2019
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.7
Jon Shafer's At the Gates

Jon Shafer's At the Gates

Platform: PC
January 23, 2019
At the Gates is an indie strategy game from Jon Shafer, designer of Civilization 5. You are a dark age lord building a kingdom to replace the crumbling Roman Empire. Manage your clans, explore the landscape around you, harvest its resources, and build a mighty economic and military machine.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
5.5
Medieval Kingdom Wars

Medieval Kingdom Wars

Platform: PC
January 3, 2019
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat and grand strategy. Rule, build, and wage war as one of the minor lords of medieval Europe… Medieval Kingdom Wars redefines Medieval Grand Strategy.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.4
Insurgency: Sandstorm

Insurgency: Sandstorm

Platform: PC
December 12, 2018
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.0
Jagged Alliance: Rage!

Jagged Alliance: Rage!

Platform: PC
December 6, 2018
Jagged Alliance is back – With a new take on turn-based tactics, adventure elements and the well-known quirky mercenaries! Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance, this spin-off lets you experience a road trip into a jungle hell to test your mind and body to the limits!
Metascore:
59
User Score:
3.1
Stellaris: MegaCorp

Stellaris: MegaCorp

Platform: PC
December 6, 2018
Stellaris: MegaCorp is the latest full expansion for Paradox Development Studio’s iconic sci-fi grand strategy game, which has players ushering in an era of prosperity and profit on a galactic scale. In this economy-focused expansion, players can become the CEO of a powerful corporate empire to expand operations across the stars.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.0
Beholder 2

Beholder 2

Platform: PC
December 4, 2018
You are a newly employed department officer within the Ministry of a totalitarian State. While you are poised to have an illustrious career and possibly become Prime Minister someday, the way up won't be easy. So, how high up the career ladder will you climb? The choice is still yours to make!
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.9
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Platform: PC
December 4, 2018
A tactical adventure game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.8
Parkitect

Parkitect

Platform: PC
November 29, 2018
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.8
Artifact

Artifact

Platform: PC
November 28, 2018
A collaboration between legendary game designer Richard Garfield and Valve, Artifact promises the deepest gameplay and the highest-fidelity experience ever seen in a trading card game.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
2.2
BattleTech: Flashpoint

BattleTech: Flashpoint

Platform: PC
November 27, 2018
BATTLETECH's first-ever expansion adds new gameplay, depth, and over 30 hours of new content to your mercenary experience. Introducing Flashpoints: high-stakes, branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards to take BATTLETECH's endgame and Career-Mode gameplay to the next level. Flashpoints embroil you in the feuds and machinations of the various Great Houses of the Inner Sphere, and are designed to keep even the most hardened mercenary commanders on their toes. In addition to narrative twists and turns, some Flashpoint stories feature consecutive deployments in which players can’t repair or heal between missions, while others feature infiltration contracts that restrict the tonnage of deployable BattleMechs.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.2
Jurassic World Evolution: The Secrets of Dr. Wu

Jurassic World Evolution: The Secrets of Dr. Wu

Platform: PC
November 20, 2018
Face your toughest challenge yet! Hidden within Las Cinco Muertes is an intriguing new storyline featuring campaign missions from Dr. Henry Wu, who remains dedicated to his research with hybrid dinosaurs. As the story unfolds, you will learn that Dr. Wu has access to previously unseen locations, including his hidden hybrid development facility, kept secret even from the Hammond Foundation. These facilities will be based on two new locations on Isla Muerta and Isla Tacano. Work alongside the Divisions, while secretly answering to Dr. Wu. Earn his trust to gain access to new dig sites and bring to life five new dinosaurs, three of them being Dr. Wu’s hybrids. These exciting new discoveries will bring chaos caused by conflicts of interest as well as the dinosaurs themselves.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.2
Bad North

Bad North

Platform: PC
November 16, 2018
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.1
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Platform: PC
November 15, 2018
Take control of one of the most technologically advanced armies in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus. As Magos Dominus Faustinius, you'll lead the expedition on the newly rediscovered planet of Silva Tenebris. Manage resources, discover long-forgotten tech, plan tactical operations using the Noosphere technology and control your Tech-Priests every move. Your every decision will shape the missions ahead and ultimately decide the fate of the troops under your command. However, choose your path carefully - the Imperium depends on it. * Augment Flesh is weak! Upgrade your Tech-Priests limbs with mechanical augments made from the blessed metals of the Omnissiah. Customize your team with hundreds of possibilities, creating a squad to suit your playstyle. * Difficult Decisions Make tough decisions that will forge the future from your Ark Mechanicus, The Caestus Metalican, and send you towards alternate endings for a truly unique playthrough. * Experience the Noosphere Use the Adeptus Mechanicus' evolved human cognition to scan unexplored tombs for valuable data in order to gain a tactical advantage over your enemy. * The Library A compelling story written by Black Library author, Ben Counter, specifically crafted to fit the unique personality of the Adeptus Mechanicus faction.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.1
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

Platform: PC
November 9, 2018
From the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes a brand new tale set in the brutal and twisted universe of witcher Geralt of Rivia. The world stands on the verge of chaos, as the tensions between the power-hungry Nilfgaardian Empire and proud Northern Realms grow. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath, and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.0
Total War: WARHAMMER II - Curse of the Vampire Coast

Total War: WARHAMMER II - Curse of the Vampire Coast

Platform: PC
November 8, 2018
Night falls on Lustria. As you stand on the dock and peer seawards through the gathering mists, strain your ears. The jungle sounds behind you fade, and in their place comes a wet thudding, as of rotten rigging against a mouldy mast. The sound multiplies, and with it, the groan of a thousand breathless voices, joined in something part-shanty, part-dirge. Dread prows pierce the gloom ahead, and the ghastly truth is laid bare: upon the ghoul-winds come the swollen hulks and decaying vessels of the Vampire Coast! Run now – run hard and fast. For it is all you can do.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.5
Swords & Soldiers II Shawarmageddon

Swords & Soldiers II Shawarmageddon

Platform: PC
November 6, 2018
Command your troops against fiendish foes in colourful 2D strategy romp, Swords & Soldiers II, on Wii U Preview Image Its battling time, as side-scrolling action and strategy come together in Swords & Soldiers II for Wii U, a sequel to the award-winning WiiWare game. While ever-hungry Viking chieftain, Redbeard, is locked in combat with his old nemesis, Blackbeard, two fiendish factions arrive to create a fresh twist to the proceedings. Enter the Demons and the Persians! Use real-time tactics to command your troops on a 2D battleground, and save the world from these marauders! Build structures and create an army to overpower the enemy theres a variety of units to sally forth, each with a different role, but they all start attacking automatically. With touch screen controls, it only takes a tap to turn your tactics into actions: heal your units, cast lightning, and unleash meteor strikes, all with simple touch controls. Once the war proper begins, itll be a riot of flying axes, exploding barrels, and the odd barbecue, all rendered in comedic, cartoon colour. Get together with a friend for a rowdy one-on-one Skirmish game, where one person plays entirely on the Wii U GamePad, and the other solely on the TV, ensuring battle plans stay secret until the last moment! As well as choosing Redbeard, you can also assume the role of his new adversaries: the brutal Demons overwhelm enemies with strength in numbers, while the Persians combine magic and technology to surprise opponents! Whichever side you choose, youre guaranteed fun, fast-paced strategy, tongue firmly in cheek, and only on Wii U. -Use brains and brawn to defeat Demons, Persians and your old nemesis, Blackbeard, in this 2D strategy outing -Command your troops, build structures, and battle enemies all with the Wii U GamePad touch controls -Take on a mate using just the GamePad or TV, where surprise gives you the upper hand -Humour and hue meet to create light-hearted, high-octane hijinks
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Project Hospital

Project Hospital

Platform: PC
October 30, 2018
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or use one of the predefined models and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.8
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Platform: PC
October 23, 2018
In GWENT, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.9
Cities: Skylines - Industries

Cities: Skylines - Industries

Platform: PC
October 23, 2018
In one of the most in-depth expansions in Cities: Skylines history, Industry becomes a larger and more meaningful part of the game with this expansion. Players can customize their industrial areas with supply chains for the four different resource types and unique factories. Well managed industry areas will level up and become more efficient. Aside from production chains, there is a new city service for handling mail and the cargo airport eases import and export of factory goods. There are FIVE new maps, new policies, new city services, new buildings (including resource extractors, manufacturers, warehouses and unique factories) and more.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.4
RimWorld

RimWorld

Platform: PC
October 17, 2018
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Firefly. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.9
Space Hulk: Tactics

Space Hulk: Tactics

Platform: PC
October 9, 2018
Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Battle as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.4
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Platform: PC
October 4, 2018
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.0
Eximius: Seize the Frontline

Eximius: Seize the Frontline

Platform: PC
September 27, 2018
EXIMIUS is a FPS/RTS hybrid that focuses on squad-based combat. The game features an intense 5v5 multiplayer experience with each team comprising of 4 Squad Officers and one Commander.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.0
Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Platform: PC
September 27, 2018
You know the name. Now download and get ready for the most colossal crossover card set in Magic: The Gathering's history. Unlock powerful decks, earn rewards by playing, and jump into action for players of all skill levels.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
2.9
Valkyria Chronicles 4

Valkyria Chronicles 4

Platform: PC
September 25, 2018
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War. Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.3
Star Control: Origins

Star Control: Origins

Platform: PC
September 20, 2018
Explore the galaxy, investigate new worlds, contact new civilizations, and battle hostile aliens in Star Control: Origins. You are the captain of Earth's brand new, state-of-the-art ship, The Vindicator. Your mission is to gather together allies to fight an ancient alien menace that threatens to annihilate the human race.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
5.9
Frozen Synapse 2

Frozen Synapse 2

Platform: PC
September 13, 2018
Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the original turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
Megaquarium

Megaquarium

Platform: PC
September 13, 2018
A theme park management tycoon game with an aquatic twist. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy. It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.8
Aggressors: Ancient Rome

Aggressors: Ancient Rome

Platform: PC
August 30, 2018
A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.1
Two Point Hospital

Two Point Hospital

Platform: PC
August 29, 2018
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.5
Not Tonight

Not Tonight

Platform: PC
August 17, 2018
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.6
Graveyard Keeper

Graveyard Keeper

Platform: PC
August 15, 2018
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.2
Phantom Doctrine

Phantom Doctrine

Platform: PC
August 14, 2018
Set in 1983 during the Cold War, Phantom Doctrine is an alternate history thriller in which players lead The Cabal, a secret organization dedicated to fighting a global conspiracy committed to controlling the world by pitting world leaders and nations against one another.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.4
Total War: Rome II - Rise of the Republic

Total War: Rome II - Rise of the Republic

Platform: PC
August 9, 2018
The year is 399 BC, and Rome is poised for greatness. However, its very existence balances on a knife-edge. The Gallic Senones tribe, led by chieftain Brennus, are newly settled in eastern Italy. Ambitious and fierce, they are but a javelin-throw from the nascent republic. The tyrannical Dionysius rules Syracuse with an iron fist. He leads the war against Carthage, but his eyes range across the Mediterranean as he considers future conquests. Under the guiding hand of the great philosopher-statesman Archytas, Taras in southern Italy is reaching the zenith of its glory and power. Rome’s meteoric rise is cause for concern, to be sure – perhaps an intervention is merited?
Metascore:
78
User Score:
5.8
City of the Shroud

City of the Shroud

Platform: PC
August 9, 2018
The story has only begun - the players will finish it. Your choices, and the choices of every player, will drive a living story and determine the fate of the city of Iskendrun. Paired with an explosive real-time, combo-based battle system, your decisions will change the story forever. Choose your allies wisely.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Grimmwood: They Come at Night

Grimmwood: They Come at Night

Platform: PC
August 2, 2018
Grimmwood is a challenging co-op MMO, seamlessly blending elements of survival, strategy and exploration. In an ageless, mystical forest, together with up to 40 other strangers, you need to defend your Village because each night, around midnight, the monsters will attack.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
The Banner Saga 3

The Banner Saga 3

Platform: PC
July 26, 2018
The Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.0
Mars or Die!

Mars or Die!

Platform: PC
July 13, 2018
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Platform: PC
July 12, 2018
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first 4X turn-based strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.2
Jurassic World Evolution

Jurassic World Evolution

Platform: PC
June 11, 2018
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Take charge of operations on the legendary islands of the Muertes archipelago and bring the wonder, majesty and danger of dinosaurs to life. Build for Science, Entertainment or Security interests in an uncertain world where life always finds a way. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them. Play with life itself to give your dinosaurs unique behaviours, traits and appearances, then contain and profit from them to fund your global search for lost dinosaur DNA. Control the big picture with deep management tools or go hands-on to confront challenges on the ground or in the air. Expand your islands and choose your own journey in an all-new narrative featuring iconic characters from across the franchise and decades of Jurassic lore at your fingertips.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.4
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

Platform: PC
June 5, 2018
Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man. Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’ will in the darkest reaches of the Imperium!
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.6
Total War: WARHAMMER II - The Queen & the Crone

Total War: WARHAMMER II - The Queen & the Crone

Platform: PC
May 31, 2018
The Queen & the Crone is the first Lords Pack for Total War: WARHAMMER II. Bolstering the forces of the High Elves and the Dark Elves, it introduces famous rival characters and new iconic units from the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles to your campaigns and battles. The content in this pack is available in both the Eye of the Vortex and Mortal Empires campaigns.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.5
Cultist Simulator

Cultist Simulator

Platform: PC
May 31, 2018
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples.Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning from Alexis Kennedy, creator of Fallen London and Sunless Sea. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.0
Warstone TD

Warstone TD

Platform: PC
May 23, 2018
Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
6.3
Stellaris: Distant Stars

Stellaris: Distant Stars

Platform: PC
May 22, 2018
Distant Stars is a new discovery-themed story pack, where players will uncover new anomalies and storylines, and encounter strange new beings in the uncharted depths of space. Distant Stars will also feature new surprises that may help or harm ambitious explorers.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.2
Ancestors Legacy

Ancestors Legacy

Platform: PC
May 22, 2018
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.3
MachiaVillain

MachiaVillain

Platform: PC
May 16, 2018
Machiavillain is an evil mansion management and strategy game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés! Build your own manor, raise your monsters, set up your traps, and exterminate your victims. But to gain reputation you'll have to slay by the horror movie rules.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
4.7
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

Platform: PC
May 3, 2018
Rebuild society and survive The Apocalypse when demons overwhelm the planet. A colony simulation game with tactical combat missions; Survive by crafting equipment, defending your base, and sending teams to scavenge for supplies.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.6
A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia

A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia

Platform: PC
May 2, 2018
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Metascore:
75
User Score:
5.4
Frostpunk

Frostpunk

Platform: PC
April 24, 2018
In a completely frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. Society in its current form becomes ineffective and it has to change in order to survive.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.4
BattleTech

BattleTech

Platform: PC
April 24, 2018
Assume command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.0
Galactic Civilizations III: Intrigue

Galactic Civilizations III: Intrigue

Platform: PC
April 11, 2018
Choose your government, establish commonwealths, and lead your people through major crises. Politics are here on a galactic scale in Galactic Civilizations III: Intrigue. Choose how best to rule your galaxy by establishing a government, buy and sell rare resources using the new Galactic Market, put your colonies on the path to independence with a commonwealth, and more! Intrigue answers the big questions about governing an entire civilization across hundreds of planets and an enormous galaxy. You’ll need to keep your approval rating high among your people in order to maintain control of the government. Tax the people too much or make too many bad decisions and you’ll be sure to lose the next election. How you react during one of several crises events can also turn the tides of your people’s favor - for better or for worse.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
6.1
Masters of Anima

Masters of Anima

Platform: PC
April 10, 2018
Delve into an original adventure and defy the forces of evil in strategic, action-packed battles. Summon and control large armies of up to 100 Guardians thanks to intuitive and innovative gameplay and make quick tactical decisions to prevail.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
5.3
Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon

Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon

Platform: PC
April 5, 2018
Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon allows you to interact with China for protection and technological marvels -- and possibly face their wrath in the form of rebels or full-scale invasions. New gameplay features including a new Tributary system, Chinese Mercenaries, and much more will make the Transoxiana and India regions come alive with new surprises and challenges for even the most seasoned despot.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.8
Empires Apart

Empires Apart

Platform: PC
March 29, 2018
Empires Apart is a Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Play as one of six uniquely designed factions. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a multiplayer focused classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
5.0
Ash of Gods: Redemption

Ash of Gods: Redemption

Platform: PC
March 23, 2018
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.9
Pizza Connection 3

Pizza Connection 3

Platform: PC
March 22, 2018
The economic simulation Pizza Tycoon offers a number of hot new toppings! Work your way through a challenging campaign to rise from a simple pizza baker in the streets of Rome to the owner of the world's most successful pizza chain! Show your competitors the way to sell pizzas and create a unique taste experience for your customers each time they visit one of your restaurants. Whether you do so by means of target group oriented advertising and great pizzas in stylish restaurants or by dancing along the crust of legality through the occasional use of sabotage and violence is entirely up to you. It's time to once again enrich the world with tasty pizzas and redefine good taste.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
3.3
Exorder

Exorder

Platform: PC
March 19, 2018
Exorder is one of those not overly-complicated tactical turn-based games with simple rules and dangerous depths. It features a single-player fantasy campaign and a multiplayer skirmishes, both online and offline.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Surviving Mars

Surviving Mars

Platform: PC
March 15, 2018
Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research new possibilities and utilize drones to unlock more elaborate ways to shape and expand your settlement. Cultivate your own food, mine minerals or just relax by the bar after a hard day's work. Most important of all, though, is keeping your colonists alive. Not an easy task on a strange new planet. There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony's chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.0
Bio Inc. Redemption

Bio Inc. Redemption

Platform: PC
March 8, 2018
Bio Inc.: Redemption is a complex biomedical simulator in which you make life or death decisions. Create the ultimate illness to infect and torment your victim or play as the head of a medical team and hopefully find a cure to save your patient. Will you be the plague or preserve humanity? Including over 600 actual diseases, virus, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments and other medical conditions, Bio Inc.: Redemption is frighteningly realistic. It will captivate you for hours, bringing you into a microscopic world of epic plague proportions! As the sequel to the worldwide mobile hit Bio Inc. (enjoyed by over 15 million players), Bio Inc.: Redemption was rebuilt from the ground up to make it the most realistic and visually stunning medical condition simulator available.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.9
Pit People

Pit People

Platform: PC
March 2, 2018
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species. Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.2
Battlezone: Combat Commander

Battlezone: Combat Commander

Platform: PC
March 1, 2018
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with new visuals, new achievements, Steam Workshop support and more. The solar system is at war. Take command.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.3
Into the Breach

Into the Breach

Platform: PC
February 27, 2018
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.8
Total War: Arena

Total War: Arena

Platform: PC
February 22, 2018
Total War: ARENA is a free-to-play, team-based strategy game where players step into the boots of legendary heroes from the past to forge their legacy through combat. Built on years of Creative Assembly’s experience with the critically acclaimed Total War series, it takes the pillars of strategy, intense, tactical combat, and dedication to history the series is famous for and distills it into epic, online combat for new and old fans alike.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.0
Stellaris: Apocalypse

Stellaris: Apocalypse

Platform: PC
February 22, 2018
Stellaris: Apocalypse is a full expansion which redefines stellar warfare for all players with a host of new offensive and defensive options. Destroy entire worlds with terrifying new planet-killer weapons, fight against (or alongside) ruthless space pirates, and maybe discover a few non-violent game features as well.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.1
Brass Tactics

Brass Tactics

Platform: PC
February 22, 2018
The scions have fallen - master the table, or lose the war. Experience real-time strategy as it was meant to be: in full VR. From the lead designer of Age of Empires II comes a living tabletop battlefield, where your forces are always at your fingertips. Solo or with a friend, it all comes down to Brass Tactics.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Fable Fortune

Fable Fortune

Platform: PC
February 21, 2018
A collectible card game that combines the iconic world and characters of the Fable series with fast-paced tactical gameplay. Choose between Good and Evil to alter your special abilities and even the cards in your deck. Compete in leagues and events, or take on a boss with a friend in co-operative mode.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.4
Gleaner Heights

Gleaner Heights

Platform: PC
February 21, 2018
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.0
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

Platform: PC
February 20, 2018
In 1997, Age of Empires changed RTS games forever. Today, twenty years later, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition begins that transformation anew with all-new graphics, remastered sound and music, and a smooth UI experience rebuilt from the ground up.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.8
Legendary Gary

Legendary Gary

Platform: PC
February 20, 2018
Help Gary become a better person in his real life and a legend in his virtual life.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
WARTILE

WARTILE

Platform: PC
February 8, 2018
In WARTILE miniature figures battle it out in a real time strategy video game. Position your figurines, use their strengths and be mindful of their weaknesses, activate their special abilities and play your action cards to gain the upper hand on the playing field.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.8
Attack of the Earthlings

Attack of the Earthlings

Platform: PC
February 8, 2018
Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.2
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall

Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall

Platform: PC
February 8, 2018
Civilization VI is a game about building an empire to stand the test of time, and the Rise and Fall expansion brings new choices, strategies, and challenges for players as they guide a civilization through the ages. Can you inspire the Loyalty of people around the world, or will you lose cities to your rivals? Will you establish a Golden Age for your civilization, or be mired in a Dark Age? In Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, you truly become a leader for the ages. Successful leadership of a civilization can send it into a prosperous Golden Age, but falling behind can usher in a Dark Age. Respond well to the challenges of a Dark Age, and your civilization can rise again into renewal with a Heroic Age.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
6.5
Railway Empire

Railway Empire

Platform: PC
January 26, 2018
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition. You'll also need to hire and manage your workforce if you want to ensure an efficient train service, whilst also develop over 300 technologies ranging from mechanical improvements to the trains themselves to workplace infrastructures and advanced amenities as you progress through five eras of technological innovations.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.7
Total War: WARHAMMER II - Rise of the Tomb Kings

Total War: WARHAMMER II - Rise of the Tomb Kings

Platform: PC
January 23, 2018
Across the arid deserts of Nehekhara, vast legions of skeletal warriors rise from beneath the baking sands to slaughter those who trespass into their domain. It is a lifeless realm of endless dunes, stained red from the blood of savages and barbarians. This is the Land of the Dead, where mummified kings are cursed to rule in perpetual unlife. But it was not always thus.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.1
Tiny Metal

Tiny Metal

Platform: PC
December 21, 2017
A turn-based strategy game of intrigue with a distinct Japanese flavor that takes place in the aftermath of your king's assassination. Roll out the tanks, create more troops, expand your squad, and struggle for territory with war-room levels of control!
Metascore:
68
User Score:
4.3
Shadowhand

Shadowhand

Platform: PC
December 7, 2017
Shadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies in 18th Century England with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Build mini-decks and equip your character to sneak, slice and blast through foes.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.7
SpellForce 3

SpellForce 3

Platform: PC
December 7, 2017
SpellForce 3 - A blend between RTS and RPG. SpellForce 3 goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga and combines the RTS and RPG genre in a unique way - all in real time. Explore the world of Eo and become a true legend.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.5
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - Kobolds & Catacombs

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - Kobolds & Catacombs

Platform: PC
December 7, 2017
Metascore:
79
User Score:
2.5
Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided

Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided

Platform: PC
November 30, 2017
The year is 270 AD. A string of inept emperors and usurpers vying for power has led the Roman Empire into near-total economic collapse. This is its gravest crisis yet. Eager to capitalise on Rome’s instability, barbarian tribes gather like a storm on the borders, to plunder the riches of civilisation. To the east, the Sassanids set out on a grand conquest that culminates with an assault against Roman lands. They are held back only by a staunch defence led by Palmyra. Queen Zenobia holds fast – but for how long?
Metascore:
62
User Score:
5.7
Tannenberg

Tannenberg

Platform: PC
November 16, 2017
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Warfare between the Russian Empire and the Central Powers is a tense battle for dominance – stay close to your squad to survive!
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.7
TransRoad: USA

TransRoad: USA

Platform: PC
November 9, 2017
Manage your very own logistics company, discover the complex world of cross-country haulage and keep the US economy up and running!
Metascore:
53
User Score:
tbd
Battlerite

Battlerite

Platform: PC
November 8, 2017
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of a top-down shooter with a fast-paced fighting game. Challenge friends and others in a battle of reaction, unleashing the champion within you.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.3
Numantia

Numantia

Platform: PC
October 24, 2017
Numantia is a Turn-Based Strategy game that takes place in the ancient conflict between Rome and the city of Numantia, in a war that lasted for more than two decades. The choice is yours: Play as a Numantian warrior against the Roman legions or expand the power of Rome throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Relive history fighting in epic battles alongside real historical figures, conmemorating the 2150th anniversary of the Siege of Numantia.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Bomber Crew

Bomber Crew

Platform: PC
October 19, 2017
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.6
Dungeons 3

Dungeons 3

Platform: PC
October 13, 2017
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.7
Field of Glory II

Field of Glory II

Platform: PC
October 12, 2017
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.0
Mushroom Wars 2

Mushroom Wars 2

Platform: PC
October 6, 2017
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
6.4
Ogre

Ogre

Platform: PC
October 5, 2017
The official adaptation of the legendary wargame from Steve Jackson Games. Engage in futuristic warfare with armored hovercraft, superheavy tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic war machines called Ogres.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
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