Strategy (388 programs)

Pros: With a day-to-night cycle. Unique business sim and sandbox mechanics.

Cons: Gameplay gets boring at some point. It gets hard to make progress eventually.

Pros: Bright and vivid graphics. Procedurally generated gameplay. Over 180 collectible cards. Lets you go up against other players.

Cons: Can be unnecessarily difficult.

Pros: Engaging and strategic gameplay. Land and Naval combat. Summon heroes to battle. Monster hunts and dragon-taming.

Cons: Some performance and connectivity issues.

Pros: Tactical turn-based combat. 1,000 randomized enemies and 100 bosses to face. More than 200 gear to collect and equip.

Cons: Gets repetitive after a while.

Pros: Nostalgic, retro-style gameplay. Lots of missions. Wide customization options. A great number of weapons and vehicles.

Cons: Can’t craft weapons. Doesn’t allow cross-platform play. No chat feature.

Pros: Great adaptation of the tabletop game. Lots of battles to encounter. Awesome graphics and card art.

Cons: Lore’s too complex for non-fans.

Pros: Retains the cartoonish art style. Game focuses on overall railroad management. Offers historical train-building scenarios. Good difficulty scaling.

Cons: Very demanding system requirements. Extremely difficult game scenarios.

Pros: With many different playable characters. Combination of RPG, strategy, and action game. With multiplayer mode.

Cons: It will cost real money to advance quickly.

Pros: Have a variety of items. Manageable levels. No time limit.

Cons: Eye-straining vibrancy.

Pros: More than 40 different species can be played. Realistic graphical images. User-friendly interface.

Cons: Too many obstructive ads. Ads can be difficult to close.

Pros: Beautiful pixelated art. Relaxing music. Interesting take on city-building mechanics. Different machine tile shapes give more challenges.

Cons: No tutorial.

Pros: Great character designs. Has a lot of rewards events. Intuitive game-building premise.

Cons: Inaccurate damage glitch on some units. Rewards system doesn't scale well with difficulty.

Pros: Good gameplay progression. Intuitive design choices. Features both PvE and PvP aspects.

Cons: Regular and unskippable ads. Heavily leans toward microtransactions.

Pros: Impressive roster of playable characters. Offers manual, real-time RPG combat. Art style for characters is pleasant.

Cons: Lots of content requires in-app purchases.

Pros: Mission-based levels with simple, goal-oriented design. Relaxing pace and wholesome atmosphere. Simple but rewarding resource management. Creative freedom in Sandbox mode.

Cons: Becomes monotonous after extended play. Performance drops with too many structures.

Pros: Intuitive gameplay setup. Good character designs. Open-ended approach to strategy.

Cons: Suffers from gameplay glitches. Game favors in-app purchases.

Pros: Variety of game modes catering to different play styles. Personalization through unique skins. Opportunities for teamwork and strategy. Regular updates introduce new heroes and events.

Cons: In-game purchases can tempt players.

Pros: Straightforward mechanics. Intuitive controls. Vibrant graphics.

Cons: Can become repetitive over time.

Pros: Engaging and relaxing gameplay. Plays similarly to its PC counterpart. Two games modes available.

Cons: Requires an Apple Arcade subscription. Can be small to navigate on some screens.