Daedalic Entertainment today released A Year of Rain on Steam Early Access, a team-based RTS that unites classic strategy elements with hero units and co-op team play. It looks similar to a classic Blizzard real-time strategy game with modern graphics. “A Year Of Rain’s story and multiplayer modes are built from the ground up with teams of … Read more
Surviving Mars is this week’s free game at Epic Games Store. It is free until October 17. Once you claim it, it’s yours to keep. Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder where you build the first colony on the Red Planet. Sounds easy enough, right? “All you need are supplies, oxygen, decades of training, … Read more
John Wick Hex is out today on PC and Mac via Epic Games Store as a one-year exclusive. Hex is a fast-paced action strategy game based on the popular Keanu Reeves action movies. As we previously reported, the developer worked closely with the stunt teams behind the film franchise to make the game’s action more authentic. … Read more
Succeeding in roguelite games comes down to two things: learning how to overcome the odds and never, ever taking anything for granted, no matter how well you are doing. The sooner you learn these two lessons, the better. I’ve played a lot of roguelite games over the years and going into Slay the Spire with … Read more
The real-time strategy game Northgard is out today on Nintendo Switch. The RTS comes from French indie developer Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland and Evoland 2. Northgard, which was first released on Steam last year, is based on Norse mythology. You control a clan of Vikings who are vying for control of a mysterious … Read more
In a dramatic new trailer, Sega teased A Total War Saga: Troy. Homer’s Iliad is the inspiration for the game, which takes place during the late Bronze Age in modern-day Greece. A Total War Saga: Troy is the farthest back that the franchise has gone. It will put the fate of Aegean civilization in the … Read more
The Endless Space Collection is free at the Humble Store for the next 17 hours only. A Steam account is required. The free game is meant to promote Humble Store’s End of Summer Sale Encore, which runs until Monday. Endless Space Collection includes Endless Space and Endless Space: Disharmony. The turn-based 4X strategy game collection is from Amplitude, the … Read more
There is nothing simple about releasing a successful strategy game in 2019, trying to pull in a new generation of gamers while still giving veterans a satisfying experience. Striking a balance between engaging, tactical turn-based combat and a deep sea of world-building as well as customization for hardcore 4X fans to dive into, Triumph Studios … Read more
Sega-owned Amplitude Studios is making a strategy epic called Humankind. By the looks of it, Civilization finally has a worthy competitor. Last week, Sega teased an announcement. As we suspected, Humankind is that announcement. And if the first trailer is any indication, the new strategy game looks promising. Polygon was lucky enough to demo the … Read more
Empire of Sin is an XCOM-inspired turn-based strategy game set in 1920s Chicago. The game “puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld” dominated by the likes of Al Capone. Paradox announced Empire of Sin at this year’s E3. It sounds interesting, allowing you to explore a carefully-recreated Prohibition-era city carved into gang … Read more
