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Gloomhaven

Gloomhaven remains the pinnacle of cooperative dungeon crawling. This legacy game offers a sprawling campaign with branc...

Tactical Dungeon Crawling Complex Legacy

9.8 Brilliant

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Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics brings the frenetic action of Gears of War into a turn-based tactical frame. Set before the original trilo...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Single Player

9.4 Excellent

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Brass: Birmingham

Brass: Birmingham is a deeply strategic game set during the Industrial Revolution in Birmingham. Players develop industr...

Strategy Resource Management Complex 4x6

9.3 Excellent

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Into the Breach

Into the Breach is a brilliantly concise and challenging turn-based strategy game where you command mechs defending citi...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Turn Based

9.1 Excellent

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice offers a unique and challenging action experience rooted in Japanese mythology. Unlike many a...

Adventure Action Action RPG Fast Paced

8.9 Great

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Phoenix Point

Phoenix Point is a spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense, developed by original X-COM creator Julian Gollop. It feat...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Immersive

8.8 Great

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Old World

Old World, developed by Soren Johnson (lead designer of Civilization IV), offers a fresh take on the 4X genre. It blend...

Turn Based Complex Challenging Medieval

8.8 Great

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Anno 1800

Anno 1800 transports players to the industrial revolution, challenging them to build and manage a thriving empire. The g...

Strategy Management Complex Beautiful

8.6 Great

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Wargroove

Wargroove is a modern reimagining of the classic Advance Wars series, offering a charming and accessible turn-based stra...

Strategy Fantasy Tactical Turn Based

8.5 Great

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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

For players who prefer deep, tactical tabletop simulation over twitch reflexes, this CRPG is a behemoth. The challenge c...

Strategy Tactical JRPG Epic

8.4 Great

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Age of Empires IV: The Bloodlines

Master the art of civilization building and warfare in this grand strategy title. Perfect for competitive play.

Strategy Real Time

8.2 Great

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Into the Breach: Mobile Port

While not native to the console, if a highly optimized mobile port is available, it offers the core, brilliant puzzle-li...

Accessibility Tactical Mobile Challenging

7.5 Good

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Baba Yaga (The original)

While 'Baba Is You' is more modern, the original concept of manipulating the ruleset remains a pinnacle of intellectual...

Strategy Narrative Minimalist Retro

7.4 Good

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The Battle for Wesnoth

A classic, sprawling fantasy strategy game that emphasizes tactical movement and unit composition across large battlefie...

Strategy Fantasy Tactical Classic

7.2 Good

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

While primarily a Star Wars adventure, Jedi: Survivor incorporates significant 'Soulslike' elements into its orld design...

Combat Sci Fi Exploration Soulslike

7.1 Good

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Warhammer 40k: Battle for Antares

This title focuses heavily on the visceral, brutal combat of the Warhammer 40k universe. It translates the feel of table...

Tactical Sci Fi Turn Based Turn Based Strategy Games Xbox Series X

7.1 Good

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Into the Breach: Season Pass

While the base game is phenomenal, the Season Pass ensures access to all future content and potential mechanical expansi...

Sci Fi Turn Based Collection Roguelike

7.0 Good

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Civilization: Beyond Earth

This title expands the 4X formula into a galactic exploration setting. Players manage colonies across procedurally gener...

Strategy Sci Fi Exploration Turn Based

6.2 Fair

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Touhou 14.3: Impossible Spell Card

Touhou 14.3: Impossible Spell Card is a Windows game by ZUN released in 2014 as a spinoff of the Touhou Project series....

Survival Bullet Hell Windows Touhou

6.2 Fair

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Touhou 18.5: 100th Black Market

Touhou 18.5: 100th Black Market is a Windows shoot 'em up spinoff created by ZUN and released in 2022. It follows Marisa...

Survival Bullet Hell Windows Touhou

6.2 Fair