Guides
Strategy game guides across every subgenre — turn-based, real-time, 4X, grand strategy, tactics, and more.
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Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game: A Living Guide for Lord of the Rings Tabletop Players
The Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game (MESBG) is Games Workshop’s miniatures wargame set in Tolkien’s world, and in 2026 it’s in better shape…
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Civilization VII Strategy Tips for Players Stuck in Mid-Game
Stuck in mid-game Civ VII? These Civilization game strategy tips cover age transitions, civic priorities, and when to pivot your win condition.
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New RTS Games That Could Bring the Genre Back
Tempest Rising, Stormgate, Battle Aces, Beyond All Reason, and ZeroSpace ranked and assessed honestly — which new RTS games are finished, which…
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New Turn-Based Strategy Games Worth Your Time This Year
A ranking of new TBS releases from the past 12 months — Songs of Conquest, Menace, Wartales expansions, and Xenonauts 2 —…
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Grand Strategy Games for Players Who Already Know the Genre
The best grand strategy games ranked for players who already know the genre. Deep picks across the Paradox catalog, Total War, Old…
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Strategy RPGs Where the Tactics Outshine the Loot
Fire Emblem, Tactics Ogre: Reborn, Triangle Strategy, Unicorn Overlord, and Symphony of War — the strategy RPG games on this list earn…
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Turn-Based Strategy Games Explained: Mechanics, Subgenres, and Where to Start
A primer for the turn-based strategy genre: definition, the three main subgenres (4X, tactical, classic wargames), how it differs from RTS and…
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Real-Time Strategy Games: A Genre Guide From Dune II to Tempest Rising
A complete guide to real-time strategy games — core mechanics, genre history from Dune II to Tempest Rising, modern offshoots, and the…
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Grand Strategy Games — A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling Empires
Grand strategy games put you in charge of entire nations, dynasties, or civilizations and ask you to manage everything — war, diplomacy,…
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Everything You Need to Know about 4X Strategy Game
A 4X strategy game is built around four core actions — Explore, Expand, Exploit, and Exterminate. You start with almost nothing: a…
