Tag: Turn-Based Strategy

A creative and engaging tactical sports roguelike that blends strategy and competition in a way that feels genuinely new, even if balance issues occasionally hold it back.

A brilliantly designed hybrid of wordplay and roguelike strategy, offering immense depth, creativity, and replayability, only slightly held back by its initial learning curve and occasional build dominance at higher levels.

A sharp, deliberate puzzle game that rewards patience and planning, even if its strict structure limits broader appeal.

A deep, punishing, and meticulously crafted strategy game, Xenonauts 2 delivers a modern evolution of classic X-COM design, blending global base management, tactical ground combat, and real-time air interception into a tense and interconnected war against an escalating alien threat.

A landmark redemption for a long-troubled series, delivering unmatched depth in unit customisation and world-shaping strategy, but still constrained by complexity, pacing, and accessibility barriers.

A brilliantly deep and highly replayable tactical roguelite RPG with exceptional synergy-driven combat and build variety, slightly held back by overwhelming complexity and occasional clarity issues in high-intensity encounters.

Adapting classic literature into a video game is always a risky endeavour, but The Knights of the Cross—inspired by The Knights of the Cross—takes...

A brilliantly designed “stand your ground” roguelite deckbuilder that transforms spatial pressure into strategic depth, elevated by strong biome variety and systemic complexity, but held back slightly by steep onboarding and uneven early difficulty curves.

A somber, systems-driven tactical experience that excels in atmosphere and thematic cohesion, but whose unforgiving design and narrow focus limit its reach.

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is a wonderfully absurd indie adventure that combines tactical frog battles, heartfelt storytelling, and a world bursting with charming weirdness.