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Here are our 12 favorite offline strategy games worth playing.
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Offline City Sim Strategy Game: Aven Colony
Fun combination of survival, building, and strategy.
Beautiful visuals display the alien environment perfectly.
Graphic quality can deteriorate as the player’s city expands.
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May be too challenging for younger players.
The 8-bit graphics help the game stand apart from its competition.
The controls can take some time to get used to onXbox Oneand PS4.
Versus Evil
Not as many factions to choose from as other real-time strategy games.
This isn’t the basic kids' game that it looks like.
Offline RPG Strategy Game: The Banner Saga 3
Versus Evil
The art direction is stunning.
Microsoft
A genuinely engaging storyline.
Those who played the first two games will get a better experience.
Some of the menu controls are frustrating on console.
2K
4K HDR graphicson Xbox One X consoles and compatible Windows 10 PCs.
Those new to Halo may feel lost at first.
A lot of expensive downloadable content ranging from $6 to $30 each.
Ubisoft / Nintendo
Halo Wars 2is a real-time strategy game set within the same universe as the popular Xbox Halo video games.
Most-Challenging Offline Strategy Game: XCOM 2
2K
A strong storyline and characters will keep most entertained.
Challenging for experienced players with difficulty options for newbies.
Zen Studios
Long loading times can be frustrating.
Game performance can drop on consoles when a lot of action is happening on screen.
XCOM 2is, as its name implies, the sequel to the original hit XCOM video game.
Sega
There’s a lot more to this strategy video game than its trailers let on.
DLC is available which adds new levels and character such as Donkey Kong.
The Rabbids' physical humor will not appeal to everyone.
Greenheart Games
The cute art style may turn older gamers off.
Angry Birds Alternative: CastleStorm
Zen Studios
Family-friendly gameplay and visuals.
Easy controls that anyone can use.
Codebrew
Castlestorm can get repetitive after a while.
It is a little overpriced.
Best to buy when on sale.
CD Project Red
Good mix of strategy and action.
As with most Japanese games, dialog scenes go on for way too long.
Those who dislike anime won’t have their minds changed by playing this game.
2K
The hand-drawn art style will appeal to fans ofanime and manga series.
Offline Strategy Game for Gamers: Game Dev Tycoon
Greenheart Games
No in-app purchases or ads.
A truly original concept for a video game.
Developing a video game withinGame Dev Tycooncan be frustrating, just like real life.
Very practical and scientific with little focus on character personalities.
This is a sim game with a difference.
Offline City Building Sim for Mobile: Pocket City
Codebrew
Touch controls work really well.
Missions always give the player something to work towards.
The art style may be too simple for some players' tastes.
Game can slow down on older devices as more buildings are added to the city.
The card game is really well designed.
Some of the cards work differently than in the main Gwent video game which can be confusing.
Thronebreaker’s price feels expensive considering it was originally going to be a free mode in Gwent.
A full video game experience for a good price.
Takes up a lot of resources and runs slow on old devices.
Will not run on pre-iPhone iPhone models.
XCOM: Enemy Withinis a special mobile release of theXCOM: Enemy Withinexpansion for theXCOM: Enemy Unknownvideo game.
