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The Battle of Polytopia (2016)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Linux Mac OS Android Nintendo Switch

The Battle of Polytopia is a simplified 4X game that allows players to experience the Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate aspects of the genre in under an hour. Available for mobile devices, it's the pocket-sized 4X that anyone can play anywhere.


What we like:
  • Distillation of the 4X genre in a great turn-based action game
  • Mechanism for competitive play
  • Addresses limitations of chess
What could be improved:
  • Limited multiplayer and co-op options
  • Not ideal for players who want a longer game

  • turn-based
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • civilization
  • diplomacy
  • empire
  • multiplayer
  • building
  • economy
  • tactical
  • real-time

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Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Survive an apocalyptic world in Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out, where every decision you make shapes your clan's fate. Engage with gods, manage resources, and navigate a rich lore-filled saga. With stunning hand-drawn artwork and immersive storytelling, this game offers a unique blend of strategy and narrative gameplay.


What we like:
  • Engrossing lore
  • Unique resource management gameplay
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Immersive survival element
  • Excellent storytelling
What could be improved:
  • Limited access to rituals
  • Consequences of actions not always clear
  • Repetitive tasks

  • turn-based
  • choices
  • lore
  • survival
  • survival-storybook
  • strategy
  • system-driven
  • procedural
  • grand-strategy
  • socio-economy
  • stand-alone
  • narrative
  • old-school
  • simulation
  • combining

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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection V... (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Reintroduce yourself to the plantlike Pikmin and strategic gameplay that this charming series is rooted in. From finding a way home to collecting treasure, Olimar must partner with a parade of Pikmin to survive the harshest of conditions. Both games support optional motion controls for more options when guiding your floral friends.


  • rpg
  • japanese
  • card
  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • jrpg
  • battler
  • truck
  • trading
  • simulation2018
  • pvp
  • cover-ups
  • multiplayer
  • anime

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Microsoft Sudoku (2014)

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Relax and keep your mind sharp with a game of Microsoft Sudoku, the world’s best Sudoku app. Bring the classic game you love to a whole new light! The #1 logic puzzle game has turned up the brilliance with fresh colors, exciting new features, new levels of difficulty, daily challenges, achievements and MORE!


  • card
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • battler
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • historical
  • pvp
  • grand-strategy
  • wargame
  • stylized
  • cooperative
  • tactical
  • alternate

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Total War: Shogun 2 (2012)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux (Mac OS)

Unite Japan and become Shogun in the updated, enhanced and complete edition of Total War: SHOGUN 2. Build alliances, sabotage your enemies and outsmart your rival clans in a seamless blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles.


  • strategy
  • battle
  • real-time
  • historical
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • war
  • empire
  • naval
  • military
  • grand-strategy
  • economy

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)

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PC Windows Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Mac OS Linux Android Xbox One vita

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based strategy game that puts you in charge of saving the Earth from a global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technology, and planning combat strategies. With over 70 missions worldwide and customizable soldiers, this game provides an immersive experience that appeals to players who enjoy turn-based strategy games.


What we like:
  • Engaging and strategic turn-based combat system
  • Variety of classes and abilities to customize soldiers and build squad
  • Impressive graphics and sound design
  • Strategic depth and replayability
  • Long War mod adds even more gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Long War mod can be frustrating with high difficulty

  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • aliens
  • squad
  • strategy
  • cover
  • combat
  • battle
  • war

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Shogun Showdown (2024)

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early access Linux Xbox Series X web browser Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!


  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • replay-value
  • ninja

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HITMAN World of Assassination Part One (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Step into the shoes of Agent 47 and explore the six iconic locations from HITMAN (2016) in Part One of HITMAN World of Assassination.


  • spy-thriller
  • turn-based
  • battler
  • card
  • strategy
  • assassin
  • historical
  • stylized
  • grand-strategy
  • rogue-like
  • alternate
  • rpg
  • wargame
  • tactical

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Tiny Wings (2011)

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Use the hills as jumps - slide down, flap your wings and fly! Tiny Wings was chosen as the iPhone Game of the Year in App Store Rewind 2011 in Europe and many other countries.Thank you Apple and a big thank you to all Tiny Wings fans! Procedural generated graphics will make "tiny wings" look different every day you play upgrade your nest by fulfilling tasks Two game modes: "Day Trip" and "Flight School" Play as the mama bird or one of her four children 25 hand-designed levels in the new "Flight School" mode iCloud support (even syncs your game between the iPhone & iPad versions)


  • card
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • battler
  • flight
  • japanese
  • multiplayer
  • rhythm
  • cute
  • historical
  • hand-designed
  • achievements
  • pvp

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Tactical Breach Wizards (2024)

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In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

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  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • funny
  • puzzle

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