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![Stormtroopers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4JuQJNURzESZovKSP99kcg-320-80.png)
Devs on the upcoming Star Wars strategy game want to make a good first impression: 'We're gonna develop our own language that fits within Star Wars, but also feels unique to this game'
By Ted Litchfield published
Strategic Thinking You need a good UI that eases in new players, and also to overcome the genre's reputation for complexity.
![XCOM 2: War of the Chosen's Assassin enemy preparing to attack.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kQJvRZbwK4VgxteetXhscc-320-80.jpg)
XCOM's greatest DLC was almost a Battletech-style mech expansion before the game's camera scuppered it all: 'Our camera angle is not meant for 30 foot mechs, apparently'
By Joshua Wolens published
News But what we got was one of my favourite expansions ever, so no harm done.
![Dead Season screen shot - four people in a dimly lit room, surrounded by zombies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AQg7c5Pe7aQtnEFWf335VX-320-80.jpg)
This upcoming indie strategy game looks like Left 4 Dead in the style of XCOM
By Andy Chalk published
news Dead Season is a turn-based tactics game about escaping a zombie apocalypse.
![A skull wearing a crown accumulates sand in a desert, ruined cities in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/noStJrGzdVf4EJZtkgzzej-320-80.jpg)
Millennia review: A rough but worthwhile take on Civilization
By Phil Iwaniuk published
Failed coup A spirited but messy attempt to usurp Civ's throne.
![Marvel's Midnight Suns - Wolverine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vLanxxKfXN7SkXghffEk2A-320-80.jpg)
Midnight Suns devs 'absolutely' knew cards would be a controversial choice, but they were also 'absolutely the right fit for this game and our design goals'
By Wes Fenlon published
News Midnight Suns' game director explains how XCOM's combat evolved into the strategic card system that emphasized "feeling heroic."
![Golden Lap screenshot - top-down shot of a racetrack and standings, mid-race](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U2x3v6yJev2MVHDG76Y88Y-320-80.jpg)
The Art of Rally developer is trying something different: An F1 management game set in the 'golden era' of 1970s excess
By Andy Chalk published
news Golden Lap is set to launch later this year.
![An old man looks very concerned.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rYhx5yMkCy4VfZbdosuDom-320-80.png)
Crusader Kings 2 modding peaks with 'Leper Roulette,' which gives members of your dynasty a chance of winning red, black and green all at once
By Joshua Wolens published
News All hail the leper king.
![Medieval strategy game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yr2YAraHj6VJeqod3ATSge-320-80.jpg)
Library heists, bandit bribes, and multiple orgasms: how I became a happy king in medieval strategy sim Norland
By Christopher Livingston published
👑 It's good to be the king... eventually.
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