Discover the top strategy games of 2025, from epic 4X empire builders to innovative indie releases.

Roguelike games encourage players to learn from mistakes and strategize for tough encounters by experimenting with gameplay. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead challenges players to prepare and strategize for ...

Unique resource management in Cobalt Core's deck-building enhances tactical gameplay. Mount & Blade: Warband's real-time combat requires quick, informed decisions for success. Wildfrost's innovative ...

Battle Nations is a hybrid base builder and turn-based combat game, and after a decade, it's still one of the best strategy experiences on the app store. Tyler is a writer under CNET's home energy and ...

Originally from the UK Anthony is an avid reader and writer, now based in Finland. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German with Dutch Studies and spent a semester each in ...

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Earth of Oryn, an upcoming 4X strategy game on Steam with detailed city-building mechanics, draws inspiration from classics like Stronghold Crusader and The Settlers, likely appealing to fans of both ...

Indie game developer and publisher Play of Battle has announced their latest strategic wartime game, as Systemic War has been revealed. This is a new grand strategy title that uses a macroeconomic ...

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Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...

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