Strategy Bucket List

Base building, research and squads that die in the dark; the 1994 original of the tactics genre.

Permadeath tactics on the Game Boy Advance; the first Fire Emblem released in the West.

Cartoon tanks on a grid with COs and their powers; Intelligent Systems' perfect handheld tactics.

Invertebrates with bazookas, holy hand grenades and concrete donkeys; the party strategy game.

Be a god with a giant creature and a village that worships you; Molyneux's ambition.

Tesla coils, Tanya and full-motion video generals; Westwood's alternate Cold War.

Terran, Zerg and Protoss in perfect balance; the national sport of South Korea.

Heroes, four races and the custom map that became DotA; Blizzard's RTS peak.

From a settler to Alpha Centauri, one more turn at a time; Sid Meier's masterpiece of 1996.

Thirteen civilisations from the Dark Age to the Imperial Age; still played competitively.

Bid and build to electrify the most cities (2004).

Deck-building exploration of a lost island (2020).

Build up a medieval farm and feed your family (2007).

Design and run a modern scientific zoo (2021).

Tile-laying puzzle of Pacific Northwest wildlife (2021).

Two-player Cold War tug-of-war (2005).

Learn and play shogi, a traditional Japanese strategy board game similar to chess

Lead Viking clans in the final battle of Ragnarök

Create and expand your own vineyard

Lead woodland factions in an asymmetric game

Defend your island against colonizers

Trade in the Mediterranean in ancient times

Build networks during the industrial revolution

Investigate eldritch mysteries