Xbox One Strategy Games

Phantom Doctrine 101.

Phantom Doctrine

Platform: Xbox One
August 24, 2018
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.5
Attack of the Earthlings 102.

Attack of the Earthlings

Platform: Xbox One
March 5, 2019
Attack of the Earthlings fuses turn-based combat and stealth in a dark comedic single player campaign, in which you take control of the native alien race to defend your home world from the invading humans.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Battle Worlds: Kronos 103.

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Platform: Xbox One
April 26, 2016
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based strategy game that stays true to its hexagonal-roots, inspired by classics like Battle Isle. The planet is once again torn by war, for the succession of a new emperor. Its destiny is in your hands.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
4.5
Land It! 104.

Land It!

Platform: Xbox One
June 22, 2016
Try yourself as an air traffic controller and direct planes to safe landing. Can you land airplanes without crashing them? Can you be as good as the real people who run the show when you are flying? This is your time to excel and take control of ever more challenging airspaces to navigate planes in. Buckle up as things heat up fast when more and more planes will arrive and rely on you for guidance.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Reus 105.

Reus

Platform: Xbox One
October 11, 2016
In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains and oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices. You can shape their world, but not their will. Provide for them and they may thrive. Give them too much, and their greed may gain the upper hand.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker 106.

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Platform: Xbox One
March 10, 2017
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker is a hilarious dating simulator with a difference. Manage your own matchmaking agency with the guidance of your fabulous boss, drag queen diva Kitty Powers! Match an endless parade of desperate clients with candidates from Kitty's little black book and guide them through awkward conversations and dozens of perilous dating dilemmas. As your reputation grows you'll unlock new date venues, more demanding clientele and upgrades for your agency. Send your hopefuls out with the right look and perfect gift to maximise their chance of finding love. Are you ready to bring romance to the world? Or will you leave a sea of broken hearts in your wake? In this deluxe edition, there's more dating dilemmas for you to help your clients navigate. Customers will also be sporting new looks! Snazzy!
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Bad North 107.

Bad North

Platform: Xbox One
August 28, 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.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.3
Necromunda: Underhive Wars 108.

Necromunda: Underhive Wars

Platform: Xbox One
September 8, 2020
Deep below the nightmarish, polluted hive cities of Necromunda, in the twisted, vertiginous, dark tunnels of the Underhive, rival gangs fight to the bitter end for personal power, wealth, survival and the honour of their Houses. Only the strongest survive. Lead, customize, and grow your gangs of Escher, Goliath, and Orlock. Specialize each member and send them to battle in hazardous dystopian environments. Exploit the terrain in tactical gunfights: climb raised walkways to take advantage, set traps, and ambush foes to force them into bloody melee engagements. Learn new skills, loot equipment and bring your evolved gang to 4-player online gang fights.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
5.0
Jagged Alliance: Rage! 109.

Jagged Alliance: Rage!

Platform: Xbox One
December 6, 2018
Jagged Alliance returns 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. This time it’s just you and a few allies versus an entire island ruled by a drug overlord and his crazed army. Do you have what it takes to rise to old glory?
Metascore:
64
User Score:
3.9
Kaiju Panic 110.

Kaiju Panic

Platform: Xbox One
October 9, 2015
Kaiju Panic is an Action-Strategy game in which you have to rescue survivors and guide them to the safety while defending against the giant monster Kaiju. Take control of the field commander. Build, fight and rescue your way through a wide variety of locations around the world. [Xbox.com]
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels 111.

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels

Platform: Xbox One
November 22, 2019
Welcome to Colombia, 1980's -- the fires of El Patron's empire have been lit, its influence spanning borders, and expansion unabated. Influence and corruption is rife; cops, guards, politicians and those in between are falling into the pocket of the Medellín Cartel, and after years of production, America is finally taking notice. Narcos: Rise of the Cartels tells the story of the hit Netflix TV series, of the rise and fall of El Patron. Choose your side and ally with the DEA or conversely side with the Narcos. Explore recognisable locations from the show and take a role in pivotal world-altering events and battles that will define and shift the war on drugs. Form your team from a variety of class-specific roles, join leading characters, upgrade your skills and take part in brutal turn-based combat, where your actions will have consequence. Plata o Plomo?
Metascore:
63
User Score:
2.6
Neighbours back From Hell 112.

Neighbours back From Hell

Platform: Xbox One
October 8, 2020
Did you know that “Schadenfreude” is a German word defined as the concept of finding joy in someone else’s misfortune? It is also the main idea on which Neighbours back From Hell is built. A whole TV show based on playing increasingly outrageous pranks on your grumpy neighbor to keep the audience entertained, and viewership numbers high. It’s good to be bad in this early 2000s trash TV-inspired slapstick extravaganza! As Woody, the vengeful star protagonist of Neighbours back From Hell, you will prank your way through Seasons 1 and 2 of the fictitious, but aptly named TV show. Take the mischief from your nasty neighbor’s flat all the way to China, India, and Mexico where you will make sure his holiday is a living hell. While you’re at it, why limit targeting your antics at your neighbor, when you can involve his mother and fellow travelers? Whatever you decide to do, your trusty camera crew will be right there and keep a keen eye on all the action. You can let your crooked creativity flow freely and watch the neighbor rage in desperation. Just be mindful not to get caught by him or his companions, or they will whoop you good and your TV show will be taken off the air. If you perform well on the other hand, by creating more and more disarray and chaos in the neighbor’s life, ratings will increase, and you could win prestigious awards.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.3
McDROID 113.

McDROID

Platform: Xbox One
March 4, 2016
Defend your shuttle against a variety of crazed alien species as they mutate, corrupt the ground or even turn your crops against you. Load up on weapons, bring your friends (drop-in/drop-out co-op) and take the battle to them. If it gets too crazy, turtle up behind your defensive perimeter and assume direct control of the lasers.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Little Big Workshop 114.

Little Big Workshop

Platform: Xbox One
September 24, 2020
Imagine a magical factory, appearing right in your living room. A carefully planned masterpiece, where diligent workers throw together anything customers want. Rubber ducks and dressers, drones and electric guitars, scooters and other wonderful goods can be created from many different materials and sold for hard cash cash you invest right back into your factory to get more machines, more workers and grow your business. In Little Big Workshop you become a factory tycoon!
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
Hero Defense 115.

Hero Defense

Platform: Xbox One
August 15, 2018
To destroy the world’s most powerful vampire, your team of slayers must impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.2
Tools Up! 116.

Tools Up!

Platform: Xbox One
December 3, 2019
Tools Up! is a party co-op letting you test your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.0
Big Pharma 117.

Big Pharma

Platform: Xbox One
December 4, 2019
Big Pharma is part business sim, part logistics puzzle. It’s one thing to work in the lab perfecting new formulas, but converting the ‘sciency stuff’ into cold hard cash means bringing an engineering and business mind to the problem. Factory space is expensive, and those fancy new agglomerators and centrifuges don’t always slot nicely together.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
Siegecraft Commander 118.

Siegecraft Commander

Platform: Xbox One
January 17, 2017
Siegecraft Commander is the latest installment in the popular Siegecraft franchise. With a combination of twitch mechanics and positional tactics, the objective is to build a fortress in a branching structure with specialised towers connected with lofty indestructible walls. Almost everything is performed by adjusting the angle and trajectory of projectiles. Fans of cult classic Moonbase Commander will appreciate the fresh look and overall improvements.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
Toy Soldiers: War Chest 119.

Toy Soldiers: War Chest

Platform: Xbox One
August 11, 2015
Leaving the battlefields of past eras behind, players face off against rival toy armies to determine who rules the battlefield.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.7
We Are The Dwarves 120.

We Are The Dwarves

Platform: Xbox One
February 24, 2017
Imagine an inverted galaxy, a dwarven race built off of stars and the danger of extinction as they begin to burn out. This is the setup as you embark on your journey to help 3 dwarven astronauts find the salvation for their race.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics 121.

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Platform: Xbox One
November 23, 2018
Explore the Lovecraft-meets-WW2 universe of Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 122.

Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015

Platform: Xbox One
November 5, 2014
Track down bigger game on a bold new adventure with Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers. Command powerful creatures and wield devastating spells to defeat your opponents in this game of strategy. Hone your skills as you battle your way across the planes of the Multiverse. Beware though, Planeswalker. Your biggest danger lies ahead. Garruk Wildspeaker, the greatest hunter known, has fallen under the curse of the Chain Veil. He now mercilessly stalks his own kind. Find him and stop him ... before he finds you.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
5.1
Lost Sea 123.

Lost Sea

Platform: Xbox One
June 29, 2016
Lost Sea is a 3D strategy-action game that takes place inside a procedurally generated archipelago. It's up to the player to form a ragtag crew of survivors and explore the surrounding islands as they hunt for the necessary resources to upgrade their ship and escape the Bermuda Triangle.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.3
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics 124.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics

Platform: Xbox One
February 4, 2020
Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance comes to life as a tactical strategy game. In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, lead the heroic Gelfling to restore light to the world of Thra! Experience everything the fantasy world has to offer by playing throughand going beyondthe events of the Netflix series. Encounter never-seen-before playable characters, stories, and environments. Over the course of 80 unique turn-based campaign battles taking place across the lands of Thra, recruit new allies and customize their forces by assigning them jobs and outfitting them with new equipment. Continue the Story in an Expanded World of Thra - Delve deeper into the legend of The Dark Crystal to learn more about the Gelfling clans and their histories across more than 5 diverse, modular territories. Choose from over 15 character jobs, play through reimagined and brand-new battles against the malicious Skeksis and help lead the proud Gelfling to victory. Gelfling Tactics - Devise unique ways for the outmatched Gelfling to fulfill their prophecy in multi-layered, turn-based tactical combat. Units can be customized for specific fights with gear, upgradable abilities and a job system. Use guile, planning and cunning to overcome superior foes! Highly Replayable - Replay finished battles to earn full marks or replay the entire game! Once completed, challenge New Game+ mode, keeping all progress from the first playthrough while facing more difficult versions of battles. Rich, Dynamic Environments - The world of Thra is a living, unpredictable environment as dangerous as it is beautiful. Dynamic events on the battlefield may create opportunities or put the Gelflings at a disadvantage, necessitating rapid changes in strategy.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
4.5
Black Legend 125.

Black Legend

Platform: Xbox One
March 25, 2021
Lead a band of Mercenaries into a city covered by a mysterious deadly fog. Face a cult that has formed around the creator of this fog. Piece together stories from the few survivors, items and locations to discover the truth behind the situation, and stop the spread.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Shoppe Keep 126.

Shoppe Keep

Platform: Xbox One
March 2, 2018
Take a magical journey back in time to CREATE your own fantasy retail business. Starting from scratch with a few shelves and limited stock availability, plan your displays and price your wares competitively to attract the most customers. DEVELOP your business by working out the perfect product selection to keep your customers returning. Setting prices too high will attract the most theft but too low and you will be out of business in a puff of smoke. Putting in products pitched at the perfect price is key to surviving in this rough, tough trade. As your business skills improve and the profits begin to roll in then EMPLOY staff in the form of helper bots, fantasy computerised-robots who can zap thieves, restock shelves and keep the shop looking spick and span as you focus on business expansion. Unlock a champion in the skill tree and send them off to procure new items suitable to the business. BEWARE and be prepared to handle the crime-loving, hardened Barbarians who will be more likely to invade your business if you are successful -- handling them can be a job in itself. Arm yourself against a Barbarian invasion with magic spells and your trusty sword and be prepared for the devastation a visit from them will cause. Expand and BUILD your business as in real-life by looking for new opportunities. Why not open an inn to offer refreshments for customers after a busy day's shopping and monopolise the medieval mall.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Valkyria Revolution 127.

Valkyria Revolution

Platform: Xbox One
June 27, 2017
Jutlands elite soldiers, the Vanargand, must band together to defeat the Ruzi Empire and stop death itself - the Valkyria. This grizzled anti-Valkyria squad is equipped with advanced mana weaponry and has the powerful ability to wield ragnite spells to combat this terrifying threat. The unit is comprised of soldiers who have a high affinity for ragnite, and even Jutlands own Princess Ophelia has joined the ranks. The princess carries the utmost love for her country and has answered the call of duty to liberate those who are suffering from the Ruzis tyranny. However, Amleth Gronkjaer, the commanding officer of Vanargand hides a terrible secret. Is he friend or foe to the country he has sworn to protect?
Metascore:
56
User Score:
4.9
Warhammer Quest 128.

Warhammer Quest

Platform: Xbox One
February 24, 2017
Based on the classic tabletop game, Warhammer Quest is a mix of role-playing and strategy. Lead your group of brave adventurers through the perilous dungeons of the Warhammer World in the search for wealth and glory! Level up your party of heroes. Loot weapons, armor and mysterious artifacts from fallen enemies.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Mr. Prepper 129.

Mr. Prepper

Platform: Xbox One
December 10, 2021
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming. Struggle for your freedom and deal with the authoritarian government in this survival crafting game.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf 130.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf

Platform: Xbox One
June 30, 2021
Take command of a Space Wolves squad led by Valgard Twice Slain. Your Great Company's Strike Cruiser fell into a trap set by Chaos Space Marines of the Word Bearers legion causing you to make a forced landing on Kanak, a volcano-wracked feral world, inhabited by tribes of ruthless barbarians. Not only must you survive, but you must emerge victorious. Game features: Defeat the unrelenting enemies of the Space Wolves: * An epic campaign with branching storylines, spanning hostile environments on a distant planet. * Combat the Word Bearers - fanatical and deadly traitors who serve the chaos gods. Brutal Tactical Combat: * Lead your Space Wolves into fierce battles in glorious, diverse environments; * Challenge your Brothers in multiplayer and earn ultimate rewards by proving your leadership. Choose Your Path: * Grey Hunter, Wolf Scout or Wolf Guard You decide which path to follow, to best match your own style, strategy and tactics.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Angry Birds Star Wars 131.

Angry Birds Star Wars

Platform: Xbox One
November 22, 2013
Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars universe, re-mastered for gaming systems! Use the Force, wield your Lightsaber, and blast away Pigtroopers on an intergalactic journey from the deserts of Tatooine to the depths of the Pig Star! Can you become a Jedi Master and restore freedom to the galaxy?
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.9
Constructor 132.

Constructor

Platform: Xbox One
July 25, 2017
In a town where anything goes, you cant rise to the top without tearing a few others down. From dodgy deals to shifty tricks, do what you gotta' do to go from small-time slumlord to filthy rich tycoon. In Constructor, you take on the role of a budding property tycoon who must do battle with your competitors to create a thriving and profitable city... in ANY way you see fit! Design and share city maps online plus multiplayer battles against your mates. Build houses & factories, cope with the incessant demands of your tenants as well as keeping a whole bunch of UNDESIRABLE characters under control! This colourful group of degenerates can also be used against the competition with humorous and catastrophic effect! If all else fails, call in the Mob...
Metascore:
53
User Score:
4.3
Pixel Piracy 133.

Pixel Piracy

Platform: Xbox One
February 16, 2016
Presented by the creators of TERRARIA. Lead the life of a pirate captain in this open world rogue like sim. Recruit a crew, outfit them, customize your ship and set sail on the open seas! There you’ll use any combination of aggression, diversion and trade to become the most infamous pirate crew of the seven seas. You can raid, pillage and plunder everything in your path, divert and lie to get what you want, or trade for a quick buck. Adventure awaits.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
3.1
Doodle God: Crime City 134.

Doodle God: Crime City

Platform: Xbox One
November 8, 2018
Over 500 puzzles to solve and items to create as you play the role of Crime Boss or Cop. You decide how you want to play as you play through multiple hard-nosed storylines & play modes. As you build your Gang and make your fortune you must evade the Cops as well as fight off rival games in order to become the “Big Boss” of the City. In the “City” mode watch your Crime City come alive as you successfully pull off heists, escape the Cops or beat-off rival gangs.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
tbd
Hell Warders 135.

Hell Warders

Platform: Xbox One
March 20, 2019
Assume the role of one of the mighty Hell Warders, an ancient order of heroes with unique powers and abilities, to resist the demon hordes head-on. Push back wave after wave of Hell-spawn with an arsenal of weapons, rip apart their fearsome commanders with powerful hero skills, and deploy your army of knights, archer. Combine forces with up to 4players and battle the legions of evil.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
tbd
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD 136.

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

Platform: Xbox One
June 22, 2018
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is all about defending yourself against hordes of darkness attacking you every single night. You know this is a lost cause, enemy forces are overwhelming and sooner or later your time will come. So, if you gonna go, do it with style, and pave yourself through piles of fallen monsters before they squash you. There’s just one thing that matters - how long can YOU survive? Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is a top-down arcade zombie shooter with tactical/strategy elements. Prepare yourself before the night falls - build some defensive barricades, buy guns and ammo, set up turrets and stay alive as long as you can. Each night puts your skills to the test, as darkness forces become stronger with each wave. Make them remember you and shoot your way to a glorious end. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
45
User Score:
4.4
Element Space 137.

Element Space

Platform: Xbox One
March 24, 2020
You’ll step into the shoes of rogue captain Christopher Pietham and lead your crew in the fight against Tempest, an underground terrorist network wreaking havoc on the galaxy.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
tbd
Tears of Avia 138.

Tears of Avia

Platform: Xbox One
October 15, 2020
Tears of Avia is a turn-based strategy and tactics game set in the beautiful world of Estera. Navigate through war-torn environments, discover the secrets behind ancient long-abandoned cities and decide where your own morality ultimately lies.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
tbd
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