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Top Ten Strategy Games 2016

Total War: ​Warhammer​
Total War: ​Warhammer​

Looking for the best Total War Games? Strategy games are huge in 2016! None can be said to be bigger than Creative Assembly’s latest game Total War: Warhammer. The Total War franchise and the great minds at Creative Assembly consistently prove that they deserve to be at the top of the list when you talk about the strategy genre of PC gaming.

XCOM 2​
XCOM 2​

XCOM 2 is our strategy game of the year, chosen by PC Gamer staff through voting and debate. We'll be posting an award a day leading into Christmas, along with personal picks from the PCG team. We'll be posting an award a day leading into Christmas, along with personal picks from the PCG team.

source: pcgamer.com
Stellaris​
Stellaris​

2016 Was the Best Year for Strategy Games Ever. ... story is that this was the best-ever year for strategy games, ... their first-ever pure 4X game. Stellaris, ...

Hearts of Iron ​IV​
Hearts of Iron ​IV​

The game was a commercial success; global sales surpassed 200,000 copies after fewer than 14 days of availability. According to Paradox, this made Hearts of Iron IV "the publisher's fastest-selling historical strategy game to date." By February 2017, global sales of the game had reached 500,000 units.

Civilization VI​
Civilization VI​

The Game Awards presented the award for Best Strategy Game of 2016 to Civilization VI during one of its rapid fire sessions. It won among other nominees like Fire Emblem Fates, The Banner Saga 2, Total War: Warhammer, and XCOM 2.

Cossacks 3​
Cossacks 3​

Cards, and generally just exactly will be a lot. The reason is that the company GSC Game World itself is trying, plus will give gamers the content editor, and the editor, which it is. Means that "Cossacks 3" can be transformed radically, for example, to add the orcs.

Ashes of the ​Singularity​
Ashes of the ​Singularity​

But 2016 has already turned out to be a banner year for strategy and tactics games – not just RTS, but the kinds of hugely-ambitious grand strategy games that have made Paradox a household name. From ancient China to entire galaxies, 2016 probably has a strategy title with just about any armchair general’s name on it, whether you prefer hardcore history or more speculative universes.

source: gameranx.com
The Banner ​Saga 2​
The Banner ​Saga 2​

Role-playing game, much attention is paid to tactics. This is really a real Saga, telling about the distant travels, which face as usual adversities (hunger, cold...), and the mythological forces. And this journey will continue in the Banner Saga 2. Promises a new animation and effects.

Homeworld: ​Deserts of Kharak​
Homeworld: ​Deserts of Kharak​

In a world where the word 'prequel' comes laden with mistrust and disappointment, Deserts of Kharak excels in keeping the formula, but expanding effortlessly on what was already good. Without caveat, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is the first great game of 2016, and the best real-time strategy in years.

Offworld ​Trading Company​
Offworld ​Trading Company​

40: Offworld Trading Company (2016) Developer: Mohawk Games. Publisher: Stardock. It’s a rare thing to find a game that slots neatly into a genre but doesn’t seem to follow many – if any – of the established rules of that genre. Offworld Trading Company is one such game.

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Battlefleet ​Gothic: Armada​
Battlefleet ​Gothic: Armada​

Unlike other Warhammer games, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is a real-time strategy game that invites players to lead a fleet of spacecraft and fight against the other factions in order to obtain supremacy. The developer has recently released more details about the game system Battlefleet Gothic: Armada.

source: argame.net
Darkest ​Dungeon​
Darkest ​Dungeon​

Darkest Dungeon is our RPG of the year. GOTY gongs are chosen by PC Gamer staff through voting and debate. We'll be posting an award a day leading to Christmas, along with personal picks from the PCG team. Keep up with all the awards so far here. Evan Lahti: Total artistic and creative cohesion. Darkest Dungeon brings the best parts of Lovecraft into a roguelike RPG, but does so without ...

source: pcgamer.com
image: kotaku.co.uk
Atlas Reactor​
Atlas Reactor​

Atlas Reactor is a fantastic strategy game that kinda mimic's LoL and Overwatch's progression systems. However mechanics are super basic Atlas Reactor is a fantastic strategy game that kinda mimic's LoL and Overwatch's progression systems.

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Oriental ​Empires​
Oriental ​Empires​

Oriental Empires – a curious game project, which is worth paying attention to, when it will be released in early access on Steam. This will take place in summer 2016 and the developers promise a truly original idea of strategic management of governme...

Master of ​Orion: Conquer the Stars​
Master of ​Orion: Conquer the Stars​

Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars was released on August 25, 2016. Conquer the Stars is the fourth installment in the Master of Orion (MOO) series. The first two installments were among the best games of their times. In fourth installment, WG Labs provides a much needed update in terms of graphics and hardware compatibility.

Clash Royale​
Clash Royale​

'Clash Royale' Strategy: 5 Tips For Winning Every Attack 10 Best New Android and iOS Games 2015 Supercell’s Clash Royale is out in America, and you should be playing it.

source: forbes.com
Romance of ​the Three Kingdoms 13​
Romance of ​the Three Kingdoms 13​

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, also known as Sangokushi 13 (三國志13), is the 13th installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. It was released on January 28, 2016 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in Japan.

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8-Bit Armies​
8-Bit Armies​

8-Bit Armies is a Strategy and Simulation game for PC published by Petroglyph in 2016. Prepare yourself to be the leader of an army.

Deus Ex Go​
Deus Ex Go​

E3 2016: Deus Ex Go Is a Hack-and-Swipe Deus Ex ... the Go games are, ... Deus Ex Go is a touch-driven strategy game based on the popular Deus Ex game ...

source: ign.com
StarCraft II: ​Nova Covert Ops​
StarCraft II: ​Nova Covert Ops​

Our Starcraft 2: Nova Covert Ops walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay with strategy tips for this real-time strategy game DLC on the PC & Mac.

Champions of ​Anteria​
Champions of ​Anteria​

Champions of Anteri is an adventure game that lets you assume the role of commander of a group of heroes who represent themselves as the bearers of the elements. Now they have to break into the fairy Kingdom and try to save him from certain death and other troubles.

Reigns​
Reigns​

But Reigns isn’t a hardcore strategy game. It’s whimsical and charming, with a sweet sense of humour and nice art direction. If you die, the idea is that you should just get up and carry on.

Beholder​
Beholder​

Beholder is a video game about a life in a totalitarian State. The game was developed by Warm Lamp Games and published by Alawar Entertainment.. Beholder was released on Steam on November 9, 2016 and supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS

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