Strategy Games
‘Game of Thrones: Conquest’ and ‘State of Survival’ Players Say They Felt Addicted and Pressured To Spend
Players of the popular “freemium” mobile games say spending thousands became necessary to remain a part of tight-knit online communities. “I felt it was my duty,” one said.
'Humankind' Tries to Reimagine Civilization, but Mostly Overcomplicates It
We heard you like decisions.
How Survival Themes Save the Management Games from Themselves
Perfectionism ruins strategy games; desperation elevates them.
'The Furious Wild' Makes 'Total War: Three Kingdoms' a Little Too Goofy
But I don't want to be a tiger king?
'Crusader Kings III' Is a World of Complexity That Feels Powerfully Alive
This is a game for people who are nerds about people, and why they act the way they do.
'Crusader Kings III' Wants to Be a Medieval Soap Opera for Everyone
Welcome to a kinder, friendlier, more approachable, but just as bloody, Crusader Kings
Why a 26-Year-Old Strategy Classic Just Received Its First DLC
How a modder's obsessive work to improve a flawed game was finally canonized.
'Escape Dead Earth' Is an RTS Where Deathballs Are the Only Tactic
The ultimate brute-force tactic gets the respect, and the game, it deserves.
Lead the Armies of Death in This Macabre Monochrome Strategy Game
Games where you take the the bad guy role are nothing new, but 'Death Crown' breaks with tradition by playing it straight.
'Civilization' and Strategy Games' Progress Delusion
How strategy games have held on to one of colonialism's most toxic narratives, and how they might finally be letting it go.
20 Years Later, ‘Jagged Alliance 2’ Remains an Irreplaceable Tactics Game
A renaissance in tactics games has never come close to matching one of the classics of 1999.