Crusader Kings 3, the best strategy game of , has usurped its predecessor's spot on the list, unsurprisingly. It's a huge grand strategy RPG, more polished and cohesive than the venerable CK2, and quite a bit easier on the eyes, too. At first glance it might seem a bit too familiar, but an even greater focus on roleplaying and simulating the lifestyles of medieval nobles, along with a big bag of new and reconsidered features, makes it well worth jumping ship to the latest iteration.
It's only going to get larger and more ambitious as the inevitable DLC piles up, but even in its vanilla form CK3 is a ceaseless storyteller supported by countless complex systems that demand to be mucked around with and tweaked.
Getting to grips with it is thankfully considerably easier this time around, thanks to a helpful nested tooltip system and plenty of guidance. And all this soapy dynastic drama just has a brilliant flow to it, carrying you along with it.
You can meander through life without any great plan and still find yourself embroiled in countless intrigues, wars and trysts. Total War: Three Kingdoms , the latest historical entry in the series, takes a few nods from Warhammer, which you'll find elsewhere in this list, giving us a sprawling Chinese civil war that's fuelled by its distinct characters, both off and on the battlefield.
Each is part of a complicated web of relationships that affects everything from diplomacy to performance in battle, and like their Warhammer counterparts they're all superhuman warriors.
It feels like a leap for the series in the same way the first Rome did, bringing with it some fundemental changes to how diplomacy, trade and combat works. The fight over China also makes for a compelling campaign, blessed with a kind of dynamism that we've not seen in a Total War before. Since launch, it's also benefited from some great DLC, including a new format that introduces historical bookmarks that expand on different events from the era.
The first Total War: Warhammer showed that Games Workshop's fantasy universe was a perfect match for Creative Assembly's massive battles and impressively detailed units. Total War: Warhammer 2 makes a whole host of improvements, in interface, tweaks to heroes, rogue armies that mix factions together and more. The game's four factions, Skaven, High Elves, Dark Elves and Lizardmen are all meaningfully different from one another, delving deeper into the odd corners of old Warhammer fantasy lore.
If you're looking for a starting point with CA's Warhammer games, this is now the game to get—and if you already own the excellent original, too, the mortal empires campaign will unite both games into one giant map. Paradox's long-running, flagship strategy romp is the ultimate grand strategy game, putting you in charge of a nation from the end of the Middle Ages all the way up to the s.
As head honcho, you determine its political strategy, meddle with its economy, command its armies and craft an empire. Right from the get-go, Europa Universalis 4 lets you start changing history. Maybe England crushes France in the Years War and builds a massive continental empire. Maybe the Iroquois defeat European colonists, build ships and invade the Old World. It's huge, complex, and through years of expansions has just kept growing.
The simulation can sometimes be tough to wrap one's head around, but it's worth diving in and just seeing where alt-history takes you.
Few 4X games try to challenge Civ, but Old World already had a leg up thanks designer Soren Johnson's previous relationship with the series. He was the lead designer on Civ 4, and that legacy is very apparent. But Old World is more than another take on Civ. For one, it's set exclusively in antiquity rather than charting the course of human history, but that change in scope also allows it to focus on people as well as empires.
Instead of playing an immortal ruler, you play one who really lives, getting married, having kids and eventually dying. Then you play their heir. You have courtiers, spouses, children and rivals to worry about, and with this exploration of the human side of empire-building also comes a bounty of events, plots and surprises. You might even find yourself assassinated by a family member. There's more than a hint of Crusader Kings here.
You can't have a best strategy games list without a bit of Civ. Civilization 6 is our game of choice in the series right now, especially now that it's seen a couple of expansions. The biggest change this time around is the district system, which unstacks cities in the way that its predecessor unstacked armies. Cities are now these sprawling things full of specialised areas that force you to really think about the future when you developing tiles.
The expansions added some more novel wrinkles that are very welcome but do stop short of revolutionising the venerable series. They introduce the concept of Golden Ages and Dark Ages, giving you bonuses and debuffs depending on your civilisation's development across the years, as well as climate change and environmental disasters. It's a forward-thinking, modern Civ. This is a game about star-spanning empires that rise, stabilise and fall in the space of an afternoon: and, particularly, about the moment when the vast capital ships of those empires emerge from hyperspace above half-burning worlds.
Diplomacy is an option too, of course, but also: giant spaceships. Play the Rebellion expansion to enlarge said spaceships to ridiculous proportions. Stellaris takes an 'everything and the kicthen sink' approach to the space 4X. It's got a dose of EU4, Paradox's grand strategy game, but applied to a sci-fi game that contains everything from robotic uprisings to aliens living in black holes.
It arguably tries to do to much and lacks the focus of some of the other genre greats, but as a celebration of interstellar sci-fi there are none that come close. It's a liberating sandbox designed to generate a cavalcade of stories as you guide your species and empire through the stars, meddling with their genetic code, enslaving aliens, or consuming the galaxy as a ravenous hive of cunning insects.
Fantasy 4X Endless Legend is proof that you don't need to sacrifice story to make a compelling 4X game. Each of its asymmetrical factions sports all sorts of unique and unusual traits, elevated by story quests featuring some of the best writing in any strategy game.
The Broken Lords, for instance, are vampiric ghosts living in suits of armour, wrestling with their dangerous nature; while the necrophage is a relentless force of nature that just wants to consume, ignoring diplomacy in favour of complete conquest. Transport yourself to the battleground and hone your shooting accuracy in one of the most feared war machines of all time — the Tank. The aim of this game is to eliminate the opponent's tank with your own whilst utilizing the upgrades available, such as lasers and defensive impenetrable shields.
Drive around to collect the upgrades and use your nifty fingers to find and then destroy the opponent's tank. This truly is classic warfare on a grand scale! Quick reactions, concentration, and an eagle eye are all vitally important.
Play this Game. Babel Tower is an idle building game, in which you build the tallest tower you can! Upgrade miners, choppers, carriers and craftsmen using coins which you can get from selling your materials. You have been called to heed the call of war and face the enemy tanks in glorious combat in Panzer Hero! Panzer Hero is a top-down multiplayer tank war game where your mission is to take out as many enemy tanks as you can before dying.
Pick from 1 of 4 different tanks as you battle against endless waves of ruthless enemy tanks. Panzer Hero is a fun casual game to keep yourself busy with for an hour or two. Heroes of Myths is a fast-paced spear, dagger and sword fighting action game for teens and grownups. To survive in this epic battle, you need to be lightning-quick on your feet and have insane sword fighting skills along with the ability to lead like a God and destroy like a Barbarian!
The aim of this game is to take the war to the enemy. Head into old fashioned battle with gods and swords. Are you prepared for the chaos that is about to unfold?
You will have to have excellent battle management and leadership skills. Your soldiers will rely on you to lead the way!
Have you got the characteristics to take on this challenge? Boss Business Inc throws you right into the demanding world of office work and having to run a profitable business. Hire employees to grow your business and earn profits, which is easier said than down as nothing comes easily.
The larger your business gets the harder it will be to manage and keep profitable as you try to pay all of your employees as well as keep them happy. An unhappy workforce can be quite disruptive and destructive. See for how many days you can run a successful business; get your friends involved to see if they can beat your record.
Boat Battles : Enjoy a classic battleship board game online. Play with the computer or with a friend on the same screen. Place your battleships strategically and develop a good strategy for destroying your opponent's ships.
Remember, you have 5 shots each go, so use them wisely! Paper IO 2: This fun and incredibly addictive game is an all time favourite. Do this by completing a closed loop starting from your occupied area and finishing at it and then you will have claimed the space!
Be aware though, you will not be alone in carrying out this task, and beware of your opponents trying to cut you off an kill you! And do not chew through your own line while creating a loop.
Good luck! This app contains over 24 brain exercising games. Some games are completely free and some require purchase of Mind Games Pro to play. All games include your score history and a graph of your progress.
Using some principles of standardized testing, your scores are also converted to a standardized scale so that you can see where you need work and excel. Attention Training Game - Exercise your attention. Based on the flanker attention task. Practice your ability to ignore competing information and processing speed.
Abstraction - Practice your ability to differentiate abstract from concrete words. Anticipation - Divide your attention to anticipate future responses.
Divided Attention - Practice your ability to divide your attention. Face Memory - Memorize a group of faces and then see if you can recall them. Math Star - Practice your basic arithmetic skills, speed, and attention to detail. Memory Racer - Practice for your working memory and processing speed.
Memory Flow - Practice your learning and memory and attention to details with visual stimuli. Memory Match - Practice your ability to remember completed tasks.
As a result, the game promotes critical and at times, outside-the-box, thinking, inadvertently helping players develop these skills. One final aspect of the game that often gets overlooked is the ability as part of a team of three, with each person controlling a specific character for the duration of the journey.
Like other video games that encourage multiple players at once, this encourages collaboration and teamwork, two important skills to learn with regard to solving puzzles. Civilization is one of the most epic and recognizable video game series ever. The first game in the series came out in , and ever since it challenged players with the task of building an empire out of nothing. Players believe they are playing God and on a quest for world domination, but they are actually exercising their brain through logic, reasoning, and planning.
The first educational benefit of Civilization is rather obvious. The game follows the history of mankind, from the very beginning all the way to the space age. They build settlements and turn them into empires; they research technologies and use them to advance societies; they also deal with diplomacy and warfare with other civilizations.
If nothing else, players will learn more about the history of mankind and perhaps gain an appreciation for how difficult a journey it was to reach this point in time. Civilization is essentially one giant puzzle with a number of ways to reach the finish line. It can enhance memory, critical thinking, and reasoning.
The Total War series of video games is similar to other brands of strategic and war-based games. However, each new game in the series focuses on a different time period or aspect of history, making it come alive for players, at least in the form of a video game. The settings of the various games in the Total War series include ancient Rome, feudal Japan, and medieval Europe, while others include such important historical figures as Attila the Hun and Napoleon.
Beyond that, the Total War series forces players to engage in strategic maneuvers in order to wage war on enemies and come away victorious within the parameters of the game.
Players are forced to think critically and make important decisions based on information they know about their own army as well as the armies of their opponents. On the surface, the Total War series appears to be just another violent video game about warfare. But Total War actually does a great job of emphasizing the cerebral side of war.
It shows how those in charge are forced to think through decisions, teaching players to do the same in the process. The Total War series helps to reinforce that video games that center on war are essentially puzzles that are simply more entertaining to players. Between that and the subtle history lessons that come with each version of the game, Total War is actually one of the best video games out there in terms of educating and enhancing intelligence.
The game itself entices players with futuristic scenes of war and combat, including the use of weapons that are pure fantasy at the moment. However, there are a number of cognitive benefits to playing Call of Duty for hours on end, which many gamers do. A study by the University of Toronto found that Call of Duty players excelled at learning new sensorimotor skills better than non-gamers. Sensorimotor skills combine vision with motor movement, such as riding a bike.
The study found that Call of Duty players are better capable of learning the intricacies of a new sensorimotor skill. Playing Call of Duty forces quick reactions amidst a lot of moving parts, enabling the brain to make faster connections between what it sees on the screen and the proper reaction.
In turn, gamers are much faster to learn new skills that involve reacting properly to what they see, as shown by the study. Players have to take all of these factors into account and react on the controller, forcing the brain to make quick interpretations and think at a faster rate.
The XCOM series makes players the last hope for defending Earth from a band of attacking extra-terrestrials, and along the way, they learn how to think rationally and strategically. Much of the game is logistics in terms of commanding a base and the research and development of technologies that help protect Earth from the invasion. However, the game is bound to improve decision-making, especially in the wake of a worst-case scenario. XCOM gives players an intelligent enemy, forcing them to prove they are smarter.
Players have to make tactical decisions that take into account the strength of their army, the weakness of the aliens, and various environmental factors that could swing the pendulum in their favor.
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