Whether they are turn-based or real-time, strategy games occupy a unique niche within gaming. While there is not always the thrill of the fight, there is often a deep satisfaction achieved from outsmarting both other players and particularly AI. Here are some of the most favored titles in recent years, in no particular order. Strategy games are a preserve of PC gaming, but it’s not due to exclusivity agreements between game developers and console manufacturers, but simply because the PC offers unhindered keyboard and mouse controls that allow gamers broader control over their games.
In strategy games, the user interface more or less requires point-and-click interaction, which controllers struggle to provide. Only a few games are designed with controller support. In this list, we take a look at 25 of the best strategy games that stand the test of time. Some games, like Dune 2, don’t really hold up well against newer titles, so we didn’t include them. You will however find a few classics listed on here, only because they’re still as playable today as they were back when they were first released. Keep in mind that Civilization VI’s coming out later this year, too! So expect to see this list updated with it if it’s any good (and it probably will be).
#30 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada. Factorio is a game in which you build, manage, and organize automated factories within an infinite 2D world. The factories you construct are of increasing complexity, requiring more and varied resources to produce an equally diverse set of items. These items, in turn, allow you to produce even more stuff. Players are invited to use their imagination to design their own factories, combining simple elements into complex structures–and protecting all of it from the monsters that want to destroy it all. #28 Grey Goo.
Developed by Petroglyph, the makers of Command & Conquer, Grey Goo is a return to form. In the game, players fight for survival on a planetary oasis by commanding one of three factions: the defense-oriented Humans, the versatile Beta, or the all consuming Goo.
The game caters to a myriad of play styles, including the ability to turtle, by offering players the ability to construct impenetrable walls, dominate from strategic outposts—or become the Goo and overrun your enemies. #27 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. 8-Bit Armies offers gameplay that’s been rolled back to the glory days of RTS, while maintaining some of the modern conveniences we’ve picked up along the way since then. It’s fast-paced, lightweight, and simple to learn.
With a voxel-style look reminiscent of Hipster Whale’s mobile hit Crossy Road (it’s not really 8-Bit), it feels like a perkier version of Command & Conquer, which several key staff at Petroglyph worked on at the now-defunct Westwood Studios. #25 Crusader Kings II Made by the masters of grand strategy games, Paradox Interactive, Crusader Kings II explores one of the defining periods in world history. Medieval history is brought to life as players take on the role of a regent in any one of the period’s many dynasties and ruling families and set out to carve an empire out of the ruins of the Dark Ages.
#24 Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth Beyond Earth is a science fiction take on the tried and tested Civilization formula of turn-based grand strategy games. As part of an expeditio nto find a home beyond an overpopulated Earth, players must lead their people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space. #23 Endless Space Set in the Endless Universe, in which Endless Legend also takes place, Endless Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game in which players take on the role of one of many spacefaring civilizations. Shelxl-97 program for crystal structure refinement. You can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic dominion. #22 Sorcerer King Sorcerer King is a fantasy turn-based strategy title in the vein of 4X games like the classic Master of Magic.
In the game, players must build a kingdom and raise a force powerful enough to challenge the eponymous Sorcerer King. It’s a game where the bad guy has already won and it’s up to the remnants and survivors of his onslaught to set things right.
You have to do so before he fulfills his plan of becoming a god and destroys the Elemental Shards upon which the world’s magic depends on. #21 Stellaris. Stellaris is Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio’s new 4X game set in space. Best known for their work on Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron, Stellaris’ devs take to the final frontier in this real-time (with pause) strategy title.
Players will begin a civilization of their own creation in a randomly generated universe, exploring new worlds, encountering aliens, and facing the challenges of running an intergalactic civilization replete with war, diplomacy, and everything else. Better call saul - complete. #20 Homeworld Remastered. Homeworld Remastered Collection is the collection of both Homeworld and Homeworld 2, two of the best space RTS games ever made.
Remastered with new visuals and gameplay improvements, the two games are designed to run fluidly on modern systems and make full use of everything the new hardware has to offer. These classic titles offer timeless gameplay and certainly stand the test of time. #19 Endless Legend Endless Legend is a fantasy-themed 4X turn-based strategy game from the creators of Endless Space and Dungeon of the Endless. The game is the fantasy follow up to Endless Space replacing the surreal beauty of a tactically significant vacuum with vibrant, terrain-filled hexagons. In Endless Legend, players control every aspect of their civilization as they struggle to save their homeworld of Auriga. Read our review of the title.
#18 Galactic Civilizations 3 Developed by Stardock Entertainment, Galactic Civilizations 3 is a 4X space strategy game and the latest installment in one of the highest-rated strategy series of all time. The game challenges players to build an empire that dominates the galaxy through conquest, diplomacy, cultural hegemony, or scientific research. The stars are yours to control. #17 Age of Wonders 3 Developed by the makers of Overlord, Triumph Studios, Age of Wonders 3 is the third game in the Age of Wonders series of turn-based strategy games.The game sees a return to classic turn-based strategizing with an overworld map as well as a combat system that’s akin to Final Fantasy Tactics. Players can participate in two separate campaigns that pit rival factions against one another, in an overarching narrative that ties both of the campaigns together. Players can also play the game in free mode, which is much like Civilization—because that’s where the fun is.
#16 Europa Universalis 4. The war game lives on the PC platform and no other, and the upcoming Europa Universalis is bigger and more expansive than any other wargame before it. The entire duration of the game stretches between the mid-15th century to the late 18th century, containing every detail you ever cared to know about generals, politicians, nobles, and royalty of all the European nations during that time.
Like its predecessors, the game is all about politics and war on a grand scale. #15 Total War: Rome 2 Apparently, The Creative Assembly’s much lauded Total War series is stuck in a groundhog day like cycle now. Everything ends with Empire, the last era that featured the kind of mass unit warfare the series handles so well, and goes back to the start, back to the Shogun era. Then there’s another Rome.
This time we’re up to the Rome part of the cycle. It’s the second time Total War comes to the time where legionaires clashed with barbarians, and this times, things are not going to be pretty. #14 Company of Heroes 2 Based on Relic’s experience with Dawn of War, the World War II era realtime strategy game Company of Heroes was widely regarded as the ultimate toy soldier game when it arrived to both commercial success and critical acclaim back in 2006.
Ever since then, the Company of Heroes franchise has seen several new entries in form of both regular and stand alone expansion packs, but no true sequel. After publisher THQ went under last year the rights to the franchise have passed on to SEGA, who will publish the Eastern Front focused Company of Heroes 2 later this month.
Watch trailer #13 Total War: Shogun 2 Shogun 2 brings the Total War series back to its roots. Set in feudal Japan, players take on the roles of one of the many Daimyo vying for the title of Shogun as they take to the battlefield and subjugate their neighbors. Players must also contend with the rise of Christianity in Japan and the influence of foreign powers which threaten not only to take over the country, but also its culture. It’s up to the players to decide how history itself unfolds by making decisions both on the field and over the map board.
#12 Civilization 5 Civilization 5 isn’t the best game in the Civilization series, but it’s the newest, and arguably the one with the best combat thanks to the implementation of a hexagonal board. The game is even further improved by its expansion packs, which alter—if not improve—the game in fundamental ways from culture and religion to diplomacy. If you’re searching for kindness in the latest Civilization, you’ll have to set the game’s difficulty down to the lowest setting because it’s easily the most challenging game of the bunch. Regardless of whatever shortcomings it might have with long-time fans of the series, Civilization 5 is by far one of the best strategy games around.
#11 XCOM: Enemy Unknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a worthy successor to the turn-based strategy game series by Microprose—classics from almost two decades ago. Revived by Civilization developer Firaxis, the new XCOM streamlines everything that made the original title a little annoying to play through and improves upon all of its best qualities for a modern, turn-based strategy game that’s like no other. The game’s popularity and success stands as a testament to the strength of turn-based strategy games, which have stood the test of time despite being declared ‘dead’ a million times over. #10 Starcraft This classic real-time strategy game, released in 1998 is still one of the most popular releases of all time.
Three species duke it out in the 26th century to gain control of a faraway chunk of the Milky Way. Terrans are humans who’ve been exiled from Earth. Another humanoid species, the Protoss, who are fairly advanced and possess various psychic abilities, are trying to keep their culture safe from the insectoid Zerg, who are bent on assimilating everyone else. Starcraft is largely considered a game that revolutionized real-time strategy gameplay, as well as providing a deeply engaging story. There is still a thriving community of professional competitors, particularly in Asia, complete with sponsorships and televised events.
It also featured in our list. #9 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II This title, a sequel and marked improvement to the first Dawn of War is unique in that the multiplayer option involves co-op, as opposed to pitting players against one another. The campaigns, unlike those found in this game’s predecessors are non-linear, and do not have base building elements. Units must be selected before a missions beings, and no new units are issued once it is progress. Players are faced with decisions regarding the missions and locations chosen in which to fight, and consequences are based on these choices. Even after choices are made, missions can have multiple objectives which may be mutually exclusive depending on the further unfolding of events.
This game can be appealing to those who normally prefer RPGs, as players to level up, and some units can be equipped with scavenged weaponry and armor. This is a good crossover game for any die-hard RPG fans who are interested in experiencing a strategy game without completely unfamiliar elements. #8 World in Conflict Many strategy games take place either in the distant past or future, but this title, released in 2007, is set in more recent times, during the collapse of the Soviet Union, but speculates as to what would have happened if Soviet forces had attempted to remain in power through aggressive action. There is no resource collection or base building in this game, but rather reinforcement units are bought with a pre-determined amount of in-game points, and dropped into the battlefield. When units are dead, the points gradually return to the player’s balance, so that new units can be acquired. In multi-player games, players choose a specific role from among four preset roles, Air, Armor, Infantry, and Support. These have various abilities, such as unusually effective long ranged attacks, and the ability to hide easily, but are usually balanced with a weakness of some sort, like being vulnerable to attack on open ground, or being useless in short-range skirmishes.
Players will enjoy the small user interface, as it provides a more open view of the battlefield and the ability to manage individual units more effectively. #7 Civilization IV Like the other titles in this series, Civilization IV is a turn-based game in which the player takes on the role of the leader of an empire that must be built from scratch from a single city, built by a settler in 4000 B.C. As the building expands, so do the options for infrastructure, military fortification and training, study of science and art, religion, and all the other stuff that empires have. Build “wonders” around the empire, and experience the birth of historical figures who can enhance various aspects of cities within the empire. This game, like many turn-based strategy games can feel slow for the first few turns, but things get interesting once contact is made with neighboring cultures, and the potential for trade, aid, and war arises.
Bonus: Leonard Nimoy congratulates the you overtime you attain a new technology or hit a milestone within your empire. #6 Rise of Nations This game features the idea of expanding territory similarly to Civilization IV, but employes a real-time mode of gameplay. Territory is expanding by building more cities and forts within the borders, which opens more options on a technology tree, through which options are selected to customize the territory. Cities support citizen units, which can be assigned to specific tasks, but will always look for tasks to do when idle if not assigned to anything specific. Rise of Nations specifies six different resources, food, timber, metal, oil, wealth and knowledge, which are used to create buildings, units, and to research technologies.
Any nation within the game is playable at any point in history, regardless of the actual historical timeline of that nation, but resources only become available in the age in which they were originally utilized. Keeping a balance between offensive and defensive forces is crucial to successful gameplay, as is the state of the economy. Rise of Nations is both rewarding and frustrating in turns, but always highly addictive. #5 Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty This long awaited sequel to the original Starcraft has earned a spot on this list in its own right. Finally released in July of 2010, the story picks up four years after the events of the original Starcraft, and follows an insurgent group attempting to make its way across the Terran Dominion.
Non-linear gameplay with regard to the campaigns keeps the game interesting, and is a minor departure from the original. However, the order in which the campaigns are done will not interrupt the narrative. Units remain largely the same, with some additional specialized units available only for campaign play and not in regular multi-player, such as the Terran Wraith, Vulture, and Diamondback. There is also a map editor, similar to the original StarEdit, which allows for customization of terrain and campaigns. A word of warning for players hoping to have a nostalgic evening of strategy gaming with local friends, though: Blizzard has killed LAN play with this release, so players can only play together online, and on the same server. Any players wishing to play together must ensure that they’ve signed up for the same server at the time of original registration, because the game is region-locked.
#4 Warcraft III Before it was an extremely popular (and often parodied) MMORPG, the “world” of Warcraft existed in a series of real-time strategy games. Standard resource-gathering and unit-building rules apply, with “black mask” covering unopened areas of the map. Once explored, the black mask is removed, but these areas must remain within sight of at least one unit, or they will be covered in the “fog of war”. With AI-controlled, universally hostile units called “creeps” guarding areas heavy in resources, there is a slight element of RPGs, especially since players win experience points, gold and items after defeating them. Also introduced in this game was the shifting from day to night, which provides more cover, but reduces the ability to see incoming attackers. There are five total campaigns, which are broken up according the various character race factions, though some specific “hero” characters are retained across each race’s campaigns. Warcraft III still has a devoted following, and in spite of the massive popularity of the MMORPG, remains a favorite among fans of Warcraft and strategy games alike.
#3 Ashes of the Singularity Ashes of the Singularity is real-time strategy on a grand scale, with large-scale battles taking place across enormous tracts of land. Players build gigantic bases and control hundreds of units and send them to war against each other. It’s like everything 8-year-old me imagined while playing with toy soldiers. #2 Total War: Warhammer.
TWWHDwarfSlayers Total War: Warhammer is Creative Assembly’s take on the Warhammer fantasy universe. Offering both the real-time and turn-based strategy mechanics that made the long-running Total War series popular, the new strategy game invites gamers to participate in the grimdark fantasy world created by Games Workshop, putting them in command of the medieval and fantasy-inspired factions like The Empire, Vampire Counts, and Chaos Warriors. #1 XCOM 2 XCOM 2 takes place in a world where the commander lost in the first XCOM. Things didn’t go out as planned, and the aliens conquered planet Earth.
They took over human governments and eliminated almost all resistance to their invasion–except for a few remaining members of XCOM. XCOM 2 offers players a chance to strike back at the aliens, operating in secret and performing the kind of guerilla attacks that the aliens would’ve done during their invasion. The tables have turned.
There's a whole lot of space out there. An infinity of it. And there are a whole lot of space games to fill it. (Well, not really, as it's infinity and they're comprised of indefinitely-large data, and even if they were physical they're finite - but it's a metaphor, y'know?) And they've been around for ever. Elite, one of the first and best space exploration games, was released in 1984.
For a generation, games like X-Wing versus Tie-Fighter, Starcraft and the Mark Hamill vehicle Wing Commander carried fans along happily. They slumped - heavily - in the 2000s and there were questions back then whether space games would ever be big again - but the indie revolution has shot them back into orbit. We've picked out our favourite ten of the current class - tell us what we've missed in the comments. Prev Page 1 of 12 Next Prev Page 1 of 12 Next 1.
Kerbal Space Program. Like your headteacher dressed up as Kanye, the Kerbal Space Program is the most subtly educational game around. Despite its cutesy, Rabbid-like characters, the Kerbal Space Program is a hardcore physics simulator where you get to explore the galaxy - if you can even get a single rocket ship off the ground. (I've never managed it). You have to build that rocket from parts supplied by a sort-of-NASA, so that it can keep a Kerbal alive for the stressful voyage up into space. It's okay, because you get multiple goes and there are lots of willing Kerbals. Once up in orbit, you need to take account of gravity, other obstacles and your craft's speed if you want to get any of your lovable Kerbals back to their planet safely - or even worse if you want to land them on the Mun.
Prev Page 2 of 12 Next Prev Page 2 of 12 Next 2. I remember my first trip into the space MMO Eve, way back in its public beta in 2003. I remember skipping the tutorial and getting lost amongst the stars, spending three days in a starter spaceship chasing down a friend who was mining stars nearby. Even then it was beautiful, complex and weird.
It's changed a lot since those days. The universe of Eve has been through high-pressure evolution with developer CCP barely keeping control of it as powerful factions run by smart people conquered sections of its space, betrayed each other and regularly sparked wars that destroyed thousands of dollars worth of in-game spaceships. Despite its age, Eve still manages to look stunning. Regular upgrades by CCP and a loyal community have managed to keep player numbers at around 25-35,000 players logged in on any given day. And if you're looking for a social, intelligent game that might absorb 90% of your free time for the next ten years, you should look no further. (Oh, and if you have a VR headset, you should probably try Eve: Valkyrie, the VR-only fighter pilot spin-off.) Prev Page 3 of 12 Next Prev Page 3 of 12 Next 3. Fractured Space.
Choosing between Born Ready's space games is a hard call. Strike Suit Zero is widely acknowledged to be a solid space action adventure, where you play - but then pseudo-MOBA Fractured Space is like playing Battlestar: Galactica with your mates.
In Fractured Space you take control of a single capital ship fighting in true 3D space that's packed full of asteroids. Despite its 3D setting, it's nearest to World of Tanks or World of Warships in its small 5v5 teams and objective-based combat. A theory of objective self awareness pdf. Taking one of the specialized ships out results in small DOTA-style skirmishes which results in intense shooter-style combat. However, we've more included Fractured Space in this list because it's so damn shiny.
Flying between the stars you see gorgeous drifting nebula and giant space stations. This is what all space games should look like, Prev Page 4 of 12 Next Prev Page 4 of 12 Next 4. Homeworld Remastered. The 15-year old Homeworld series has a fair claim to be the best real-time strategy games set in space (though see Battlefleet Gothic: Armada below for a modern 2D alternative) and it was a joy when Gearbox Software bought the rights and re-released it early last year. Your mothership, the Pride of Higara, contains not only the capability to build all sorts of other ships, but also the remnants of your nearly-extinct race. Most missions in its long campaign have you attempting to mine resources and use them to build ships to defend your mothership.
As the campaign goes on, you gather a fleet around your flagship. The best point is that true 3D combat though, allowing you to utilise bomber squadrons to target frigate's weak top armour or hide your craft behind gas clouds. Superb music, unparalleled visuals and a revamped UI make Homeworld Remastered a joy to experience. Prev Page 5 of 12 Next Prev Page 5 of 12 Next 5. Galactic Civilizations III. Master of Orion was the first game to move Civilizations 4X empire-building gameplay to the space stage - but it was Galactic Civilizations that perfected it.
The first two games were ecstatically received and, whilst the third one launched much more anonymously it has quietly picked up plaudits for its moreish, horribly varied gameplay. In the campaign, humanity has cowered on Earth for ten years, watching the Drengin Empire exterminate or subjugate the free races of the galaxy.
Now an errant Terran fleet has returned from a pocket universe and hopes to liberate humanity first and the galaxy second. In the much-more played skirmish and multiplayer modes, you start with a single planet and a handful of spacecraft.
The alien races you fight and treat with are charming and quirky, and their empires fit their personalities. The amount of tech to research, the types of structures you can build in space and on the ground, the variety of stars and anomalies to explore this is a mammoth game designed to last you for a long time. Prev Page 6 of 12 Next Prev Page 6 of 12 Next 6. Mass Effect 2. Commander Shepard's last foray into space might have had a poorly-received ending, but Bioware's twisty space trilogy certainly made for a compelling five year arc.
Taking the part of humanity's military representative on the galactic stage, players fought, talked and plotted their way through the galaxy's last days, travelling between the stars in their spaceship the SSV Normandy. Mass Effect 2 followed a resurrected Commander Shepard as he or she sought to find more information on the insectoid Collectors. Soon, you realise that you need to destroy the enemy's base, but that you need a specialised team to take it down. The entire game is like the Dirty Dozen, as you recruit a bunch of psychopaths, murderers, and technological wizards, then win their loyalty to weld them into a team that can do this impossible suicide mission. Another edition, Mass Effect: Andromeda is due out in 2017.
Prev Page 7 of 12 Next Prev Page 7 of 12 Next 7. Battlefleet Gothic: Armada. We couldn't talk about space without shoehorning in a bit of the grim darkness of the far future.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is a fleet management game set in the 41st Millenium. In the long singleplayer campaign, you take the side of the Empire, who are the 'goodies', as far as an ethnic cleansing empire run by an army of fascist supermen can be good. You've got to defend several areas of space against the fleets of Chaos (a sadistic, demon-worshipping version of said fascist supermen), the Orks (space Orcs with a British yob attitude to enjoying a punch-up) and the Eldar (uptight space Elves who always think they're right.) The battles (both single- and multi-player) are tough and tactically-rich where you have to manage your special abilities and your fleet, whilst keeping them alive for later battles. The campaign lets you slowly upgrade and expand your fleet as you start dealing with more and more enemies. And there are some horrible twists in the storyline. You can read the PC Gamer review over. Prev Page 8 of 12 Next Prev Page 8 of 12 Next 8.
Elite: Dangerous. It's hard to believe that the long-awaited sequel to the first open universe space game (1984's Elite) has actually been out since 2014. In Elite Dangerous you explore a huge persistent galaxy, trading between space stations, taking out space bandits, mining asteroids, and finding new star systems as you travel. You can also land on planets, and explore them in ground vehicles.
Though it never produces battles on the scale of Eve Online, Elite features first-person combat, where you fly a range of 30+ ships ranging from the tiny Sidewinder fighter to the giant Imperial Cutter and Federal Corvette. And, again, it's a beautiful universe to explore, especially in VR. Prev Page 9 of 12 Next Prev Page 9 of 12 Next 9. FTL: Faster Than Light.
2012's FTL was one of the most influential and strange space games released. Essentially, a rogue-like Star Trek simulator, you take the role of a starship captain attempting to reach your fleet and take down the enemy's flagship. En route though, you have to jump through different areas and sectors. In each of these, you might face a battle or a choose-your-own-adventure style dialogue.
Battles are complex things, with guns and missiles going off, robots attacking, assault parties teleporting across, fires spreading and hulls being breached. On top of that it features some great miniature quests written by Tom Jubert, which can unlock a whole raft of hidden spaceships and crew layouts for you to use your next run. Prev Page 10 of 12 Next Prev Page 10 of 12 Next 10. By putting this in, we have ensured that there will be at least one comment asking 'Where's Freelancer.' Much as we'd love to put Chris Taylor's last great space game in, it's simply not available for sale anywhere, so we're going for the older (and arguably superior) Freespace 2 instead. In the campaign, players take the role of a human pilot fighting against a mysterious alien race, the Shivans. You perform reconnaissance, escort transports, and battle other starfighters from inside your fighter's cockpit, in huge pitched battles involving capital ships, fighters, and missiles galore.
Unlike Kerbals, it's not 100% accurate space physics, so it feels more like a dogfighting simulator. It's notable that because Volition released the source code for the game way back in 2002, players have created the, which has added features, upgrades, mods and graphical updates for the past 14 years. Prev Page 11 of 12 Next Prev Page 11 of 12 Next 11. No Man's Sky. We know, we know — No Man's Sky has been widely criticized since its release, but that's mainly because most people thought they would be getting a different kind of title to what emerged from Hello Games' labs. If you're wanting an all-out shooter fest in the style of Destiny then don't go there.
However, if a heavy sense of atmosphere, the feeling of being lost in the depths of space and discovering new plants rank high on your agenda, then No Man's Sky delivers in spades. Its procedurally generated planets mean you never know what you're going to encounter as you dock your spacecraft on a new planet for the first time. Curious, mis-shapen (and highly dangerous) creatures threaten and fascinate in equal measure, but a need to constantly hunt down resources to replenish health and fuel supplies means you can never linger for too long. Park Star Trek, part Interstellar, No Man's Sky still offers a fantastic space travel experience — just not an action-packed one. Prev Page 12 of 12 Next Prev Page 12 of 12 Next.
Immerse yourself in an epic battle strategy game on a grand scale! Massive War is a futuristic, inter-planetary tower defense game where you battle against two other armies for control of a resource-rich, newly-discovered planet. Set in the year 2082, armies from Earth, Mars, and Pluto are vying with each other in order to conquer the planet Bluegreen, a new discovery that boasts all of the natural resources that the humans, colonists, and the supernatural alien-like race of Pluto have systematically destroyed on their own planets! These desperate circumstances can only lead to one thing – War! This in-depth online war tactics game is all about your battle strategy, and how you set your troops and artillery up against the opposition. A shrewd and successful Commander utilizes a canny combination of ground troops, tank artillery, navy strike forces, turret guns, Special Forces, and more in an absolute all-out assault on the opposition bases. Putting all of your eggs in one basket won’t lead to Victory here, you have to be flexible in your choice of firepower.
Have you got the tactical nous and combat-hardened brain, patience and resilience to outwit your opponents, and put your army on the front foot? This peaceful planet is about to get a whole lot louder! We’re behind you Commander – it’s conquer or be conquered time!
How to Play: ( Note: Once the game initially loads, click on the yellow and black ‘nuclear’ symbol in the bottom center area to progress.) Choose which army you want to command, set up your troops, and dive into an intense battle campaign that has you on the edge of your seat! In each of the 25 increasingly challenging levels in Campaign Mode (this is the only unlocked and available mode), your goal is to eliminate all enemy bases on the extreme right of the side scrolling battlefield. Before you begin the action, you have to choose your army – Artemidia (Earth), Orgelugs (Pluto), or Harmatos (Mars). Each army has different attributes and varying types of troops. Once you select your army, click on the ‘Campaign Mode’ button, and then choose which level you want to attempt on the large area map (there are 5 unlocked levels to begin with).
In battle, your 8 bases are lined up on the extreme left of the game screen, while your opponent’s bases are lined up on the right side of the battlefield. Use your computer mouse to scroll across the battlefield. Choose the units you want to send into battle by consulting your dashboard at the bottom of the game screen. There are 6 different categories of troops; Infantry, Artillery, Navy, Air Force, Tower Defence (TD), and Special.
To deploy a unit of troops / tanks etc, Click on the corresponding tab, and then click on the available unit icon to send that unit onto the battlefield. You cannot send an unlimited amount of troops into battle, as each unit costs a certain amount of ‘Power’ points to deploy.
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You can see your Power total along the top of the game screen. Once deployed, your units march automatically toward the enemy, and open fire on anything in their path. The level is complete when all enemy bases are destroyed. However, if the opposing army eliminates all of your bases first, you have to restart the level.
Levels are grouped into sets of 5. Each time you complete a set of 5 levels, you can change the difficulty level. In between missions, you can use the hard-earned points to upgrade your units, select new and improved units, and generally upgrade your firepower.
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Space Strategy Games have their own dedicated fan bases. These types of gamers like to use their brain more than just shooting around virtual enemy soldiers.
The Science Fiction fans are always prefer to play such games. I know that you are a fan of space strategies. You want to play these games more, but you want to know which among these are in our top ten list. Making such a list of top ten games is not an easy task.
If you ask around, then you will find that there is a special most likable game for everyone. After discussing the matter with some real space strategy fans, I have succeeded to make this list. I know this top ten list will not be liked by everyone. I know that it is actually impossible to please everyone, but I have tried my best.
There is no no.1 or no.10 in my list. The first game is not the number one. The games are just randomly listed. According to my opinion poll, the best game among this ten 'Star Wars Empire at Work' with 18% votes. 'Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion' is a close second with 16% votes. 'Homeworld' is the 3rd choice of my readers (13%) votes. 'StarDrive' and 'Master of Orions' have not many fans.
Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri is a very attractive game. It is highly praised by the critics. This space strategy game also follows the basic principles of exploring, building, discovering and conquering. “Alpha Centauri” is more or less like another strategy game Civilization II made by the same coders.
The game play is very interesting. The game’s AI is also very commendable.
You can autopilot everything by electing governors. The game play is not very easy and so there is a comprehensive tutorial. There are seven other computer controlled races to compete with. You can win after winning over all those races. “Homeworld” is one of those games which are highly praised by most of the critics. The people of a world has discovered a spaceship from which they have learnt that their ancestors have come from some another world, a world which is too far away. They have built hyper drives to seek their ancient home world.
The player has to take control these fleets. The aim is to find out that world. To carry on the journey they will have to encounter many alien races. Some aliens will give helpful clues and some will try to destroy your armada. You have to grow your materials and wealth to keep your people alive.
The game “Master of Orion” series is abbreviated as MOO. It is a space strategy game. You have to build an empire for a race. You shall start with a home world with only a large colony ship and two smaller explorer starships. After that you have to develop your nation technologically and financially.
For that reason the player have to search for minerals and other things from nearby star systems. The game play is complex. You have to produce many things, manage materials, make friends and win wars. The MOO series includes three games. The latest one, MOO III, has disappointed most of the critics.
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MSO1 and 2 are awesome game. If you are a fan of space opera strategies then this game series is best suited for you. No top ten space strategy game list is uncompleted without including Endless Space. The game is all about flexibility and variations. You can change everything; the main character, the galaxy, the races and many other things.
That is why the replay value of this game is very high. You can make custom races too with your own choice of traits. The game play is addictive and a bit complex. There are many choices to make.
The learning curve is a bit stiff. It is not a simple pick up and play type of game.
Endless Space demands intelligence and it for the persons who want to use their brains.
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