Recommend me some strategy games

ste91 · 8 Jul 2017 at 12:32

Have there been any good strategy games over the past few years?

I used to play a few RTS games like AOE2 (still play it to this day), Stronghold, the Settlers 3, and also turn based games like the original Age of Wonders which I sometimes still play (didn't like the look of the sequels) and Medieval 2 Total War.

Is there anything modern, with either medieval/fantasy setting (futuristic/space setting does not appeal to me) that's better than the old classics like AOE? I liked the combat side of M2:Total War but the map part of it was far too slow paced. Stronghold was fun for the castle building/defensive side of things but the units and combat were very basic.

Anything out there worth trying? There seems to be a flood of FPS/RPG games but rarely ever hear about strategy games these days, they used to be popular.

PFarrey · 8 Jul 2017 at 14:52

I too would like to see some games like those return. The closet thing in recent years I have enjoyed is Banished. Another game which I am completely addicted to at the moment (700+ hours) is Factorio. It's slightly different in that you have to build a factory to automate the production of various items. There is a free demo. Be prepared to lose many hours of your life!

Cold_And_Miserable · 9 Jul 2017 at 10:32

Fantasy RTS: Spellforce 3 beta
Historical RTS: Age of Empires Definitive Edition beta

Cromulent · 9 Jul 2017 at 11:46

Company or Heroes 1 and 2.
Warcraft 3
Supreme Commander 1 and Forged Alliance (not the second one though)

Shame you don't like the Total War series. Some of the best strategy games ever released are in that series.

EssexBoy · 9 Jul 2017 at 12:06

Have you looked into the heroes of might and magic series.Also jagged alliance 2 is great if you not played it

Cromulent · 9 Jul 2017 at 12:23

Oh and Ashes of the Singularity is a good one as well.

Raumarik · 9 Jul 2017 at 12:42

Northgard, it's on steam and it's a bit like Settlers. Not the deepest game by any means but a very satisfying game. Got to admit I've seen me playing it for 2 hours straight and thinking it was 15 mins recently !

Here's a let's play of an earlier version, very similar though to the current patch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxbsDkvPKo

Combat isn't exactly advanced but it's an awesome little game.

Kyrne · 9 Jul 2017 at 13:03

Sins of solar empire is good fun also.

NoobCannon · 9 Jul 2017 at 13:11

Warhammer total war.

Its rts and turnbased mixed together. Recently started this myself as theres no good rts's out at the moment and really enjoying it

Also a lot more streamlined than the old total wars

Kerplunk · 9 Jul 2017 at 19:16

Halfmad said:
Northgard, it's on steam and it's a bit like Settlers. Not the deepest game by any means but a very satisfying game. Got to admit I've seen me playing it for 2 hours straight and thinking it was 15 mins recently !

Here's a let's play of an earlier version, very similar though to the current patch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxbsDkvPKo

Combat isn't exactly advanced but it's an awesome little game.

Ive been playing that, such a great game, and there is so much room for expansion, hope there is going to be some work done on this game, really loving it