Platform(s): PCĪ kind of early competitor to Creative Assembly’s flagship Total War series except in real-time, Knights of Honor is set in Medieval Europe where players select a faction and scheme and conquer their way to supremacy.ĭespite the simplistic aesthetics and outdated UI, unlike some of the other older games on this list, Knights of Honor still holds up to this day, mostly due to its mechanics and fun gameplay. The game can be considered overwhelming with a relatively steep learning curve, but every strategy fan has no reason not to check this game out as it’s open source and free for anyone to download.ĭeveloper: Black Sea Studios Publisher: Paradox Interactive, Sunflowers Interactive, Atari Inc. Players can tinker with modules, infrastructure, and figure out the best technology path all the while Star Ruler simulates the player’s efforts in real-time. Graphically speaking, the game is nothing to write home about, but it more than makes up for it with the ludicrous amount of customization players have, with the ship designer being a particular highlight. If you thought the scale of Total War battles were impressive and the number of ships zipping about in Stellaris breathtaking, then Star Ruler has this in spades on a grand scale. For its modest production values, Star Ruler can give some AAA titles a run for their money. In many ways, Star Ruler 2 and its direct predecessor are a lower-budget version of Paradox’s Stellaris before that game was even announced. The lack of diplomacy isn’t missed as the strategic depth of fighting on all fronts is plenty to get players engrossed in one of the best grand strategy games of all time.ĭeveloper: Blind Mind Studios, Glacicle Publisher: Blind Mind Studios Platform(s): PC, Linux Though graphically not too impressive either, Dominions 5 has everything needed for a grand strategy game: army management and recruitment, massive faction diversity, research, item forging, construction, and agent management. Its biggest fault and what makes it the 15th entry is its incredibly steep learning curve. The number of general and faction-specific spells alone are enough to give this strategy game the title of “grand”. The first of several 4X strategy games to grace the list, Dominions 5 is the most hardcore fantasy grand strategy currently on the market.ĭominions 5: Warriors of the Faith is a turn-based strategy monster of a game perfect for players who wish to command fantastical and weird armies in a setting a la Dungeons & Dragons. Dominions 5: Warriors of the Faith Dominions 5: Warriors of the Faithĭeveloper: Illwinter Game Design Publisher: Illwinter Game Design Platform(s): PC, macOS, Linux
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