TotalBiscuit's definitive list of strategy games

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Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: Enjoy one of the best turn-based games ever devised.

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Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Comple...

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: And now enjoy the best turn-based game ever devised. No really, an addictive and infinitely replayable turn-based strategy with a dash of RPG for good measure. Comes with both expansions and about 324958324985 campaigns.

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Sacrifice

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: One of the most original games of all time and nobody bought it. Thanks for killing Shiny ya dimwits! Repent and get this game at once. Check out my video for more info as to why. Also Tim Curry.

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Earth 2160

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: The single-player is fairly lack-lustre, the voice-acting laughable and that godawful singing at the start makes me want to vomit, but it and it's predecessor Earth 2150 are still deep and innovative RTS games.

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Empire Earth: Gold Edition

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: The best one was the first one, enjoy this epoch-spanning RTS in the vein of Age of Empires. Drop nuclear bombs on knights, enjoy the carnage, though I would recommend starting in the 3rd epoch, since stone age is fairly dull.

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Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus SE

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: Certainly one of the best baseless RTS games ever made and a great template for Massive who went onto make the stellar World in Conflict. You can see where they got their artillery ideas from by playing this.

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King's Bounty: The Legend

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: Completing the magic-themed strategy games we've got the remake of King's Bounty which can only be described as a colourful, enjoyable time-vampire, blending RPG with turn-based strategy battles.

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Master of Orion 1+2

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: I would honestly like to give this game a 5 but simply due to the unwieldy nature of combat in end-game I can't. Regardless, probably the finest space-based 4x game ever made. Avoid Master of Orion 3 at all costs.

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Master of Magic

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: If you can get over the aged graphics, there is little more satisfying than Microprose's finest hour that desperately needs a proper remake.

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Perimeter

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: This is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. It's weird, the story makes very little sense but it has sufficient innovation to make it worth while. Plus BIG GLOWY PURPLE SHIELDS

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Stronghold Crusader

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: Stronghold is the best castle-building game ever made. The series went downhill after Crusader so consider this the definitive version. A quirky sense of humour and excellent siege simulation are the highlights here.

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Caesar 3

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: When it comes to historical economic management strategy games, only Zeus beats out Caeser 3.

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Total Annihilation: Commander Pack

TotalBiscuit's rating:

250

TotalBiscuit says: The best RTS ever made? Certainly in the Top 3. Regardless of it's updated remake in the Spring engine, nothing quite tops the original and it still holds up surprisingly well despite it's age.

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