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Strategy

Focusing on tactical decision-making, resource management, and long-term planning to achieve victory. Often involving elements like building, defending, and conquering within a structured set of rules and objectives.

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that last about an hour (256 results)

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Dominion of Darkness
Story-driven simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady. Use your armies, cunning and magic to conquer Free Peoples.
Adeptus7
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(253 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Battle for Wesnoth
An open source turn based strategy game.
WesnothVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(138 total ratings)
Strategy
GIF
Dice Gambit: The First Act
Lead your family as they cleanse the city, grow in power and make friends with eccentric nobles to save the city.
Spelkollektivet
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Strategy
0 A.D: Empires Ascendant
Empires Ascendant is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game by Wildfire Games.
Wildfire Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)
Strategy
GIF
DualForce Idle
Tower Defense + Idle, where you play for both sides!
nerdError
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(221 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Star★Vaders
Mecha roguelike-deckbuilding tactical shoot-em-up!
Star★Vaders
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Card Game
Gulch Guardians
cute + tough card tactics autobattles
cryy22
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(53 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
A silly turn-based JRPG that will keep you busy for 10 hours - and it's 100% free!
Matt "Kupo" Roszak
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Role Playing
Leo's Amazing Subjects
A fun educational experience with Leo.
RexHax
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Strategy
GIF
Timeline
A minimalistic management game.
edmond00
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(215 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
One Armed Bandit
Drunk lady punches things in a casino
AutomonDev
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Strategy
Orbles
Retrieve the Solar Orbs before being overwhelmed by Purants!
bippinbits
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(102 total ratings)
Play in browser
Age of Conquest IV
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Noble Master ᴳᵃᵐᵉˢ
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Idu
Grow plants with a mind of their own
epcc
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Simulation
Tech Giants
Take your place amongst the legends
Rebellium
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Become the Moon
Moonlit Deckbuilding Auto-Battler
Feldspar Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Card Game
GIF
Command & Control 3 Demo
Assume the role of a special forces commander, fighting against a terrorist organization named "Dawn of Freedom".
macondos
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Strategy
Heart of Muriet (Demo)
Unique voxel fantasy RTS
CRATR.games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Strategy
The Airline Project - v2
Become the CEO of your own airline in this tycoon game.
Tjoeker
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(37 total ratings)
Simulation
Fog of Life 2
Traverse a life in fog.
vlowoid
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Adventure
Orbital Defense Program
An orbital tower defense game with roguelite elements.
CyreneGames
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
You TD 2
Rebirth of a classic mod
Praytic
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
GIF
Reflector: Laser Defense
roguelike colony management in an hour
Oatmeal Problem
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
GIF
Skeletris
A casual roguelike with Tetris vibes
Ghast
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(46 total ratings)
Strategy
Bloodletter
May your dubious methods work and god spede you.
ALDAMAMI GAMES
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Card Game
Play in browser
Magic Realm
Science vs Magic
Leonardo Dantas
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Strategy
TrafficWorlds
A traffic management game
ThetaGames
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
ChessLike
Chess Meets Brough!
Jambav
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
King of Deadlands (Early Demo Update 1.5)
Mix of falling block puzzle, strategy and roguelite genres set in a fantasy world.
Przemyslaw Jelonek
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Shrek's Wonderland
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE SHREK!!!
Joe Capo
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Survival
There Was Time Now
A game about "science" and "time"
pbrane
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Farlanders: Prologue
Mars colony city-builder with terraforming
Andriy Bychkovskyi
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Strategy
Titan Tactics
A simple tactics game with PS1 aesthetics!
Team Potato
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Strategy
Exile Tactics
A turn based tactics campaign set in the far flung future.
Sarcelle
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Crashland Adventure
After terrible creatures destroyed your homeland, you now seek revenge in an infinitely generated universe.
Maelvomen
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Chess Wars
A chess-inspired game with turn-based battles and items!
DT Mark
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Strategy
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