Strategy (2398 programs)

Pros: Easy control interface. Demanding tactical challenges.

Cons: High (but compelling) difficulty level. Procedural generation creates deadly missions.

Pros: Lots of new content. Significant balance changes. New top-secret protocols. Dozens of new possible playstyles.

Cons: Increased system requirements. Balance can be spotty. Some additions are hard to use. Not much new humor.

Pros: New major faction. New matchups provide more replayability. Behemoths add new mechanics. Interesting minor faction.

Cons: Behemoth ships are very powerful in the early game. Focuses mainly on military content. Derivative Hissho ship design. AI still a little rough.

Pros: Understated effects that enable long-term play without aggravation. High production values and nice artwork.

Cons: For non-card gamers the app is a little dull. Learning is fun but time consuming.

Pros: Combines two styles of gameplay into a seamless whole. Plenty of range and replayability for a single player.

Cons: May not be suited to players who want either one genre or the other. Lacks a multiplayer option.

Pros: Latest expansion for the long-running Stellaris series. Reworked subjugation system. New megastructures.

Cons: Not out yet. No official release date.

Pros: Colourful graphics. Time challenges add to the mix.

Cons: Windows only. Bonus levels are a bit tricky.

Pros: Three new factions can be accessed. Additional weapons have been included within the existing arsenal.

Cons: There are times when patches may not automatically update. This mod may cause the game to freeze on occasion.

Pros: Brings Halo premise to the FoC game. Features Halo spaceships and custom weapons.

Cons: Difficulty scaling not suitable for new players. Ground-level maps lack details and variety.