Strategy (2398 programs)

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

Cons: Technical issues abound. Visuals are bland.

Pros: Lots to do while you wait. Nice blend of units and magic abilities. Good art style.

Cons: Retrying is a pain. Tough to control hero on smaller screens. You always need to be online.

Pros: Great presentation. Generous opening "bank". Simple gameplay interface.

Cons: Same as all the rest. Once your money is gone, there are constant prompts to spend.

Pros: The graphics and animations. Clear and functional interface. Suitable for all audiences.

Cons: Not exactly challenging. Long, boring tutorial.

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: Support for mods. Huge cities. micromanagement.

Cons: Nothing major.

Pros: Still provides intuitive control of a complex task. Certainly a visual upgrade, with improved textures and effects. Proves how good the original was, with only a few gameplay tweaks making this feel completely modern.

Cons: Really, the 3D combat is an illusion (shh, don't tell anyone). Looks good, but not as awe inspiring as the low-res version did back in 1999.

Pros: Tons of dragons to breed. Easy to learn and play.

Cons: Little innovation. Lacks character and soul.

Pros: Three interesting factions. Smooth and clear UI. Nice, strategic gameplay. Great visuals.

Cons: Very difficult for novice players. Possibly not enough unit variety for veterans.

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: Suspenseful gameplay. Chilling sound effects. Blood-curdling jump scares. Players can use a Freddy mascot.

Cons: Almost impossibly difficult. Light on action. Battery drains fast. No other game modes.

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: Nice real world armies with unique look. Some good strategic elements to larger battles. Campaign missions are great.

Cons: Just another time-management game. Up close it looks pretty basic. You are frequently met by time/payment walls.

Pros: Easy to pick up strategic systems. Depth is there as you get more involved.

Cons: Lacks originality. Grimey visuals.

Pros: Fun story mode. Great use of the Star Wars license. Beautiful graphics and sound.

Cons: Wonky A.I.. Doesn't bring much new to the genre.