Strategy (944 programs)

Pros: Completes the brilliant campaign. Technically excellent. Classic real-time strategy action.

Cons: Problems with troop AI. No cover system.

Pros: Great blend of action and tactics. Deep upgrade trees. Great intuitive controls.

Cons: Technical issues abound. Visuals are bland.

Pros: Great inheritance mechanics. Simple interface with deep gameplay. Nice stylized, easy to understand world.

Cons: Daunting at first. Randomly generated areas can be stacked against you.

Pros: Streamlined, fast-paced RTS controls. Great neon look.

Cons: Lack of depth may limit lasting appeal. Default colors are hard to distinguish.

Pros: Stunning design and world building. Accessible, but deep strategy combat. Wonderful, if depressing, narrative.

Cons: Random deaths will annoy perfectionists. Personally, I would love more voice work.

Pros: Oppressive and dripping with tense atmosphere. Intuitive point-and-click controls. Creates a real attachment to characters. Gets you really invested in the emergent narrative. Different.

Cons: Depressing. A lot of waiting for timers during the day.

Pros: Great mix of macro and micro tactics. Sliders to aim and move add real skill to combat. Great range of units. Fantastic experience for naval combat and WW2 enthusiasts.

Cons: Really one for genre fans. Not always the most visually impressive game. Takes some time to get the feel for it.

Pros: New US States added. New buildings added.

Cons: Not a big change from the original. Not very stable.

Pros: Good blend of play styles. Freedom to create. Lots of enemies on screen.

Cons: Combat is a bit lackluster. Grimey look.

Pros: An empire management game. Has five Native America factions. Fifth installment of the Total War series. Wide variety of upgraded game elements.

Cons: Steep learning curve.

Pros: Good gameplay mechanics. Destructible environments.

Cons: Few players in multiplayer. Poor controls.

Pros: Co-op elements.

Cons: Pay-to-progress elements in later part of the game.

Pros: Enhanced 3D graphics. 50 new levels.

Cons: No major improvement on Northern Tale. No wider overview of action areas.

Pros: Addictive gameplay. Interesting time period. Helpful instructions. Challenging objective system.

Cons: Micromanagement is a necessity. Too realistic.

Pros: No two worlds are the same. Create hundreds of tools and items. Nicely animated graphics. Quite addictive.

Cons: Some menus don't display properly. Can be buggy in full screen mode.

Pros: Interesting mix of different gaming elements. Challenging gameplay. Good graphics and sound.

Cons: Not easy to get started. Buggy and prone to lag/freezing.

Pros: Original concept. Teaches you a bit of DOS and UNIX.

Cons: Some bad language. Too easy compared to full version. Limited compared to paid version.

Pros: Easy to get started. Addictive gameplay. Requires a lot of strategic thinking.

Cons: Graphics are poor.