Strategy reviews

ONLY BORE A hex-based take on a grimdark future.

Tiny tactics A minimalistic but sublime strategy game from the makers of FTL.

Future imperfect A neat twist on a turn-based tactics game that still has some issues.

Coming of ages This first expansion fills the game with big historical moments and crises.

Bronze Medal Oriental Empires is a well-considered 4X game, and that’s about it.

more war It's like somebody fed the first game glowing green magic rocks and it grew into a monster.

base invaders The aliens strike back.

Artful dodgers Crime pays—specifically, it pays three gold to hire an Urchin.

Dust off Amplitude's grand strategy series returns to the stars.

Ascendant Stellaris' first expansion makes a few of the same mistakes, but adds weird, wonderful directions to take your alien race.