swap_horiz Scorched Earth Alternatives

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UFO: Enemy Unknown

UFO: Enemy Unknown is a strategy game developed in 1994 by Mythos Games. Players manage an international organization, X...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Turn Based

9.2 Brilliant

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Heroes of Might and Magic III

Heroes of Might and Magic III is a complex turn-based strategy video game set in a fantasy world inspired by historical...

Strategy Epic Complex PC

9.1 Brilliant

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri is a 4X strategy game set in the 22nd century where seven factions colonize Chiron, a planet...

Strategy Sci Fi Simulation Complex

9.1 Brilliant

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game where players control XCOM, a multinational paramilitary organization,...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Retro

9.0 Brilliant

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SimCity 2000

SimCity 2000 is a city-building simulation developed by Maxis in 1993 for Macintosh and MS-DOS. It expanded upon the ori...

Strategy Classic Simulation Retro

8.8 Excellent

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Heroes of Might and Magic II

Heroes of Might and Magic II, released in 1996, is a turn-based strategy game developed by New World Computing. It’s the...

Strategy Fantasy Classic PC

8.8 Excellent

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Worms Armageddon

Worms Armageddon is a turn-based strategy game where players command up to eight earthworms against opponents. Gameplay...

Strategy Tactical PC First Person

8.8 Excellent

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Falcon 4.0

Falcon 4.0 simulates combat operations utilizing the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft within a contemporary conflict scenar...

Strategy Military Combat Modern

8.5 Excellent

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SimCity 3000

SimCity 3000 is a complex strategy game where players design and manage their own cities. Released in 1999, it’s notable...

Strategy Simulation Retro PC

8.4 Excellent

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Sid Meier's Colonization

Sid Meier’s Colonization is a turn-based strategy game developed by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier for MS-DOS in 1994. The...

Strategy Simulation Retro PC

8.4 Excellent

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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game released in 1998. Players manage six Allied Commandos on missi...

Strategy Tactical Simulation Spain

8.4 Excellent

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Railroad Tycoon

Railroad Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Sid Meier, marking the debut of the franchise. It draws inspiratio...

Strategy Management Simulation Turn Based

8.4 Excellent

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Worms

Worms is a strategy video game where players command teams of brightly colored worms in tactical battles. Developed by T...

Strategy Tactical Turn Based Retro

8.3 Excellent

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Age of Wonders

Age of Wonders is a turn-based strategy video game developed in the 1990s. It allows players to build and manage medieva...

Strategy Tactical Medieval 1990S

8.2 Excellent

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Civilization Revolution

Civilization Revolution is a turn-based strategy game created by Firaxis Games in 2008, based on the Civilization series...

Strategy Simulation Family Friendly Turn Based

8.1 Excellent

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Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest

Heroes of Might and Magic is a turn-based strategy video game where players command heroes to gather resources, build ar...

Strategy Fantasy Epic PC

8.0 Excellent

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Ignition

Ignition is a strategy racing simulation video game originally created for MS-DOS in 1996. The game features miniature v...

Strategy Racing Simulation Arcade

7.5 Very Good

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Civilization IV: Colonization

Civilization IV: Colonization recreates the 1994 strategy game focusing on European colonization of the Americas between...

Strategy Simulation Historical 2000S

7.3 Very Good

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SimEarth

SimEarth: The Living Planet is a life simulation game developed by Will Wright and published in 1990. Based on James Lov...

Educational Strategy Simulation Retro

7.2 Very Good

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Worms 3D

Worms 3D is a 2003 tactical artillery game developed by Team17 and released across multiple platforms including GameCube...

Strategy Tactical Simulation British

6.6 Good