<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer in Strategy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:35:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Xenonauts 2 review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/xenonauts-2-review/ 592pd2MBj2EPHvK3Uu6FJ3 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:35:32 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:33:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ This new climbing game is a bit like Darkest Dungeon on a mountain: Sometimes you have to cut the rope, and not everyone on the team is going to take it well when you do ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/this-new-climbing-game-is-a-bit-like-darkest-dungeon-on-a-mountain-sometimes-you-have-to-cut-the-rope-and-not-everyone-on-the-team-is-going-to-take-it-well-when-you-do/ ag6sUkNAFGexqmqpPe97oJ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Star Wars Zero Company director has 'an axe to grind' with turn-based tactics, says fans don't have to settle for no story, crummy graphics, and clunky controls: 'Depth doesn't cost you elegance' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/star-wars-zero-company-director-has-an-axe-to-grind-with-turn-based-tactics-says-fans-dont-have-to-settle-for-no-story-crummy-graphics-and-clunky-controls-depth-doesnt-cost-you-elegance/ j8Mh8ec4abVZvvUQzcQozZ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:34:06 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:41:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Early on in the 2000s, we got enamored with consoles and I think certain games didn't make the leap right:⁠' Star Wars Zero Company's director has a theory about why old school PC gaming genres are back with a vengeance ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/early-on-in-the-2000s-we-got-enamored-with-consoles-and-i-think-certain-games-didnt-make-the-leap-right-star-wars-zero-companys-director-has-a-theory-about-why-old-school-pc-gaming-genres-are-back-with-a-vengeance/ jfc9J5EfWipf5XkZQHmgeP Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:13:48 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:32:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mechabellum is a conversation you should be having ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/mechabellum-is-a-conversation-you-should-be-having/ meDd3HDZSUgjSHXjAnfd3D Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:19:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sintopia, the management sim that smashes together Dungeon Keeper and Black & White, will stand before Steam's pearly gates for judgment in April ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/sintopia-the-management-sim-that-smashes-together-dungeon-keeper-and-black-and-white-will-stand-before-steams-pearly-gates-for-judgment-in-april/ ydw6HYoRsPCAEyuVUj4PPf Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Realtime-with-pause is not dead,' says lead designer of promising turn-based game Star Wars Zero Company ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/realtime-with-pause-is-not-dead-says-lead-designer-of-promising-turn-based-game-star-wars-zero-company/ 8iA3QLSWLG3uVCwupN87Xb Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:53:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything you need to know about Star Wars Zero Company ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/star-wars-zero-company-guide/ qVwHN3fjf57oZTFRJqbkH4 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:02:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Star Wars Zero Company's lead mission designer is eagerly waiting to watch all your all-astromech challenge runs: 'Granted, it might not be a very easy thing to do' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/star-wars-zero-companys-lead-mission-designer-is-eagerly-waiting-to-watch-all-your-all-astromech-challenge-runs-granted-it-might-not-be-a-very-easy-thing-to-do/ aWjoqwtqEfGHn4qarukJWd Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Star Wars Zero Company devs said 'there were some fights' about its story-centric squadmates suffering permadeath, but accepting that 'Star Wars is about loss' made the game stronger ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/star-wars-zero-company-devs-said-there-were-some-fights-about-its-story-centric-squadmates-suffering-permadeath-but-accepting-that-star-wars-is-about-loss-made-the-game-stronger/ CgEgxEocSGEfZUgyQwZWjK Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Star Wars Zero Company is more than just 'Star Wars XCOM'—it feels like Mass Effect but with turn-based tactics and permadeath ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/star-wars-zero-company-is-more-than-just-star-wars-xcom-it-feels-like-mass-effect-but-with-turn-based-tactics-and-permadeath/ BLUGLth4sfKkq7yGfMTJwL Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:15:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ If you simply cannot wait for the new Heroes of Might and Magic, this sci-fi take on HoMM just launched from Steam early access ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/if-you-simply-cannot-wait-for-the-new-heroes-of-might-and-magic-this-sci-fi-take-on-homm-just-launched-from-steam-early-access/ ZSACCkFVjKi4F2gA8uUd9Z Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Throwback XCOM successor Xenonauts 2 leaves early access in April, though the developer says the milestone 'doesn't mean our work is done' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/throwback-xcom-successor-xenonauts-2-leaves-early-access-in-april-though-the-developer-says-the-milestone-doesnt-mean-our-work-is-done/ CEMsKg6G4ngdDJCMShQWqR Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player's favor: 'anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/just-like-xcom-superhero-comedy-dispatch-cheats-random-percentages-of-success-in-the-players-favor-anything-that-had-over-a-76-percent-success-chance-would-automatically-succeed/ 5C4At3LYurNvWqGyaaHh63 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:36:19 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:54:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heart of the Machine review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/heart-of-the-machine-review/ 3raprWhFWEczCFGYSZo26h Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:18:59 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:51:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tactical Breach Wizards sold 'twice as well' as Suspicious Developments' previous games, but more importantly, it failed catastrophically to lose an IGF award: 'All we can say is we're sorry, and we'll try to do worse' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/tactical-breach-wizards-sold-twice-as-well-as-suspicious-developments-previous-games-but-more-importantly-it-failed-catastrophically-to-lose-an-igf-award-all-we-can-say-is-were-sorry-and-well-try-to-do-worse/ dTFAHynNTZo2KhuFo4KsS8 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ After a decade of stale turn-based tactics, Menace is a breath of fresh air ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/after-a-decade-of-stale-turn-based-tactics-menace-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air/ CJRJ46BNEEAkqx5238ge9n Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:55:45 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:09:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fish wrangling management sim Megaquarium is getting a major free update alongside its upcoming DLC: 'I've learned a lot over the years about what makes a good Megaquarium campaign' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/fish-wrangling-management-sim-megaquarium-is-getting-a-major-free-update-alongside-its-upcoming-dlc-ive-learned-a-lot-over-the-years-about-what-makes-a-good-megaquarium-campaign/ HgbWgDCFF3PhVnzBSgGYPK Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heart of the Machine, the strategy game that lets you be the fun kind of evil AI, leaves early access in March with two possible endings: 'One is focussed on committing ALL the war crimes' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/heart-of-the-machine-the-strategy-game-that-lets-you-be-the-fun-kind-of-evil-ai-leaves-early-access-in-march-with-two-possible-endings-one-is-focussed-on-committing-all-the-war-crimes/ kteyfdmpsFYNtoSAqfKgw7 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Next Fest hasn't even started, and its first must-play demo is already here ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/steam-next-fest-hasnt-even-started-and-its-first-must-play-demo-is-already-here/ 3PBrhzUHPPCDS2aH5h4i8e Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:04:21 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:51:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We’re going to make some horrendous mistakes,' Peter Molyneux says about his upcoming swan song Masters of Albion: 'Horrendous, horrendous mistakes' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/were-going-to-make-some-horrendous-mistakes-peter-molyneux-says-about-his-upcoming-swan-song-masters-of-albion-horrendous-horrendous-mistakes/ UjGkcYkVfY7sqhSMwEh9c6 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:54:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Total War: Warhammer 3's first character pack stars an all-new legendary lord that puts the 'cat' in Grand Cathay ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/total-war-warhammer-3s-first-character-pack-stars-an-all-new-legendary-lord-that-puts-the-cat-in-grand-cathay/ kKWSMHsZ6TjYkSkKQb892S Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:51:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's my favorite feature': Dawn of War 4 is adding a way to multi-attack enemies using a dragbox ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/its-my-favorite-feature-dawn-of-war-4-is-adding-a-way-to-multi-attack-enemies-using-a-dragbox/ ypo85Vjn2yEXRczs7gLgRD Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:21:39 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Dawn of War 4 team isn't worried about Total War: Warhammer 40k: 'This is definitely a case of holy s***, it's two cakes' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/the-dawn-of-war-4-team-isnt-worried-about-total-war-warhammer-40k-this-is-definitely-a-case-of-holy-s-its-two-cakes/ sxYTcvFof88vVEnrrqzfNY Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:37:16 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We have made back our development budget after 3 hours': Mewgenics explodes to number one Steam seller 14 years after its announcement ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/we-have-made-back-our-development-budget-after-3-hours-mewgenics-explodes-to-number-one-steam-seller-14-years-after-its-announcement/ oiPNqRijJcS3LjsrK2SHpY Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:51:15 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:21:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Age of Wonders 4's next expansion introduces nomadic, post-apocalyptic bunnies ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/age-of-wonders-4s-next-expansion-introduces-nomadic-post-apocalyptic-bunnies/ GKKuHz7TJCi23Jt6co7t2F Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:19:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ XCOM 2 is 10 years old, and 2K is celebrating with a free weekend and a 95% discount on Firaxis' masterful sequel ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/xcom-2-is-10-years-old-and-2k-is-celebrating-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-95-percent-discount-on-firaxis-masterful-sequel/ tAsbvWrxA2FioNpxnrkGFJ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Menace launch time and release date ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/menace-launch-time-release-date/ UKcHzmjTXyNN8f9k8UV2dB Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Civilization 7 players can once again play as a single civilization in a massive overhaul update that's 'tentatively' coming in spring: 'Together, these updates are similar in scope to an expansion' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/civilization-7-players-can-once-again-play-as-a-single-civilization-in-a-massive-overhaul-update-thats-tentatively-coming-in-spring-together-these-updates-are-similar-in-scope-to-an-expansion/ VNS8RLK46tMUf4uctSKDuf Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:12:31 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:26:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get the complete editions of Civilization 4, 5 and 6 plus a bunch more games for $15 in Humble Bundle's The Sid Meier Collection ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/get-the-complete-editions-of-civilization-4-5-and-6-plus-a-bunch-more-games-for-usd15-in-humble-bundles-the-sid-meier-collection/ AuLZJ5ct6yFE5PK2iuv55c Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Terra Invicta review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/terra-invicta-review/ ZM9ad54okv7FcQLLzBzD4n Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:49:53 +0000 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:30:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moroccan pirate queen Sayyida al-Hurra was largely omitted from history books, but now she's in Civilization 7 thanks to a professor's curiosity and years of research ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/moroccan-pirate-queen-sayyida-al-hurra-was-largely-omitted-from-history-books-but-now-shes-in-civilization-7-thanks-to-a-professors-curiosity-and-years-of-research/ V9sQ6GQTyQWD7gYCeSueTo Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:45:14 +0000 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:51:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a turn-based tactics game about the eternal war between tea and coffee, and you can get it for free: 'We've made enough money from the game' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/theres-a-turn-based-tactics-game-about-the-eternal-war-between-tea-and-coffee-and-you-can-get-it-for-free-weve-made-enough-money-from-the-game/ etQNWLDifCHrDmKuBbEoy5 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:14:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atom Zombie Smasher, a 15-year-old game, just got updated out of the blue on Steam ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/atom-zombie-smasher-a-15-year-old-game-just-got-updated-out-of-the-blue-on-steam/ nctgbY7wS9DmRgkJBvkznb Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:01:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ In defense of XCOM: Chimera Squad ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/in-defense-of-xcom-chimera-squad/ dsVx6tueP7f2AqbEZ69mrm Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:59:22 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:04:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Only diehard XCOM fans will have a chance at beating our latest quiz ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/only-diehard-xcom-fans-will-have-a-chance-at-beating-our-latest-quiz/ pYHb3csLwvCMnbvYXaS5nW Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:50:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peter Molyneux's final game is coming in April: 'Masters of Albion is the culmination of my life’s work,' he says, not that he's overhyping it or anything ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/peter-molyneuxs-final-game-is-coming-in-april-masters-of-albion-is-the-culmination-of-my-lifes-work-he-says-not-that-hes-overhyping-it-or-anything/ FVSWfP3arh8mQp8Z2GUrTF Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:55:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ If you've got a spare 200 hours, the massively ambitious sci-fi grand strategy from the creators of X-COM: The Long War just launched out of early access ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/if-youve-got-a-spare-200-hours-the-massively-ambitious-sci-fi-grand-strategy-from-the-creators-of-x-com-the-long-war-just-launched-out-of-early-access/ vLrjrZCUqC9vFpEgjq9iYW Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:47:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Medieval 3 may be on the way, but how many characters can you name in Creative Assembly's masterpiece, Total War: Three Kingdoms? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/medieval-3-may-be-on-the-way-but-how-many-characters-can-you-name-in-creative-assemblys-masterpiece-total-war-three-kingdoms/ sistfZGE6vqyQHS5BBSkjL Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The End Times are almost here, but can you name all 105 Legendary Lords in Total War: Warhammer before Nagash consumes their souls? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/the-end-times-are-almost-here-but-can-you-name-all-105-legendary-lords-in-total-war-warhammer-before-nagash-consumes-their-souls/ rkxnLWtHzC6nt3QiBxiejQ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/roguelite-city-builder-super-fantasy-kingdom-has-been-a-big-success-and-now-its-developer-can-afford-a-luxury-hes-always-dreamed-of-a-real-winter-jacket/ D4ujUzETiQFfF27JSXSHBL Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a Transformers XCOM-like on Steam, and it's on sale for 90% off before it gets delisted ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/theres-a-transformers-xcom-like-on-steam-and-its-on-sale-for-90-percent-off-before-it-gets-delisted/ q4PisjoAgmyHXQ62QhvQyj Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:19:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ With Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Creative Assembly is resurrecting a 16-year-old experiment, which didn't exactly go to plan last time ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/with-total-war-warhammer-40-000-creative-assembly-is-resurrecting-a-16-year-old-experiment-which-didnt-exactly-go-to-plan-last-time/ WVRHBYd5pcFgCewjmpS6QF Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:41:11 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dawn of War Definitive Edition is the best way to play the best RTS today ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/dawn-of-war-definitive-edition-is-the-best-way-to-play-the-best-rts-today/ rh7vzPrbSYUmHDze8ocSwf Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:00:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phoenix Point's Terror from the Void mod is so good Snapshot Games just released a massive patch to make the original game more like the fanmade overhaul ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/phoenix-points-terror-from-the-void-mod-is-so-good-snapshot-games-just-released-a-massive-patch-to-make-the-original-game-more-like-the-fanmade-overhaul/ o3n9ZS9XLJAjKyQSuHisxV Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sins of a Solar Empire 2 gets a massive diplomacy overhaul that makes wars 'economically ruinous' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/sins-of-a-solar-empire-2-gets-a-massive-diplomacy-overhaul-that-makes-wars-economically-ruinous/ FdEgiNmPAVFF3PyXspHF9N Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Total War: Warhammer 40k—Everything we know about the series' upcoming grimdark instalment ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/total-war-warhammer-40k-everything-we-know-about-the-series-upcoming-grimdark-instalment/ mSmRY4PBar5r3ia5VU8LtD Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:19:25 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:20:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is totally real, so we've created a wishlist to send to the Emperor ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/total-war-warhammer-40-000-is-totally-real-so-weve-created-a-wishlist-to-send-to-the-emperor/ ieAvyoym5bM9nvoDnqMsce Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:20:05 +0000 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:37:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ The rumors were true, Creative Assembly really is making Total War: Warhammer 40,000 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/the-rumors-were-true-creative-assembly-really-is-making-total-war-warhammer-40-000/ aPK4XyafUssxxes2N2hVN3 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:34:50 +0000 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:44:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrate 25 years of one of the best strategy series in gaming with our tricky Total War quiz ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/celebrate-25-years-of-one-of-the-best-strategy-series-in-gaming-with-our-tricky-total-war-quiz/ VuZN6RLNaV6WfZYEWTXri7 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:36:04 +0000