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Upcoming 4X Humankind reveals Americans as its first Contemporary culture

In Humankind, Amplitude's forthcoming 4X game that seems ready to take on the hoary Civilization franchise, you won't be stuck to playing a single culture throughout any game - or, you will, except that culture will take on new characteristics as eras progress.

PCGamesN - 13th Apr 21:04 - Humankind, Strategy Gamer, Upcoming, Civilization, The, 4X, Culture, New, Playing, Game, First, 4x, Amplitude, You, Or

Age of Empires 3 DE will get a new civ today, and a new expansion later this year

April 13, 2021 The US civ is due to launch today on Steam and Windows for $4.99 USD, or by completing the 50 state challenge. The Age of Empires fan preview event today blew the lid on Age of Empires 4 and gave us a first glimpse at what it’s going to be like.

PCGamesN - 13th Apr 20:04 - Age Of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Strategy Gamer, Steam, Event, Preview, Launch, Expansion, Is, The, Of, Windows, 13, What, New, Age Of Empires 3, Fan, Age Of Empires, First, De, Age Of Empires 4, Civ, And, Or, PC

Stellaris: Nemesis review – begun, the endgame has

For the first time in four years, Stellaris has a new ending.

PCGamesN - 13th Apr 14:04 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, Review, The, Nemesis, New, Ending, Endgame, First, Time, Info

Age of Empires 4: release date, civilisations, and everything else we know

What is Age of Empires 4's release date? Well we've got some good news and some bad news.

PCGamesN - 12th Apr 12:04 - Age Of Empires 4, Single Payment, Microsoft Studios, Real-Time Strategy, Multiplayer, Historical, Windows, Strategy Gamer, Release Date, Is, Of, Release, Bad, What, Age Of Empires, And

Age of Empires 2 DE is getting co-op and a new expansion this year

As exciting as all of the Age of Empires 4 news has been, there was plenty of love given to the definitive editions as well.

PCGamesN - 12th Apr 10:04 - Age Of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Strategy Gamer, Expansion, Is, The, Of, New, Love, Age Of Empires, 2, De, Age Of Empires 4, And

Age of Empires 4 – everything we learned from the recent RTS fan preview

Everyone’s been eagerly awaiting news on Age of Empires 4 for a while now, and we’ve finally been treated to some juicy details and extended gameplay thanks to the Age of Empires fan preview event run by World’s Edge today. The reveal broadcast covered a lot of different topics, and didn’t just focus on Age of Empires 4 itself, but there was still plenty of information to glean from it.

PCGamesN - 12th Apr 10:04 - Age Of Empires 4, Single Payment, Microsoft Studios, Real-Time Strategy, Multiplayer, Historical, Windows, Strategy Gamer, RTS, Event, Gameplay, Preview, Edge, The, Of, Rts, Fan, Age Of Empires, It, And

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector could beckon a new era of Warhammer games

For every great Warhammer game, there are perhaps two more that aren't.

PCGamesN - 9th Apr 15:04 - Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, Strategy Gamer, Games, Of, Warhammer, New, Game, 000, Warhammer 40

Stellaris 3.0 ‘Dick’ patch notes – planets rework, intel and many, many bug fixes

We’re a week out from the release of Stellaris’ Star Wars expansion, Nemesis, and the development team has just released the patch notes for both the DLC pack and the free update that will launch alongside it - 3.0 ‘Dick’. It’s worth reading the patch notes in full, especially as it sets out clearly what you’ll need to pay for in the expansion, versus what you get for free.

PCGamesN - 8th Apr 14:04 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, Star Wars, Update, Dlc, Intel, DLC, Free, Patch Notes, Patch, Bug, Launch, Expansion, The, Of, Nemesis, Release, What, Pay, Versus, Free Update, Reading, It, De, Star, You

Forget Warhammer 3 – it’s time for Total War: Lord of the Rings

When it comes to large-scale melee battles, there are no strategy games that come close to Total War.

PCGamesN - 8th Apr 12:04 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Strategy, Games, Total War, The, Of, No, Lord Of The Rings, Melee, Warhammer, STrategy Games, Time, Ar, It, Battles

XCOM 3 wishlist: everything fans want from a new XCOM game

It’s time to talk about XCOM 3.

PCGamesN - 8th Apr 09:04 - XCOM 3, Strategy Gamer, Xcom, Fans, XCOM, New, Game, Time

Hearts of Iron 4’s upcoming 1.11 patch and new DLC will focus on the Eastern Front

The Hearts of Iron 4 development team has shared new details on the upcoming 1.11 ‘Barbarossa’ update, as well as the new unannounced DLC that will be launching alongside it.

PCGamesN - 7th Apr 21:04 - Hearts Of Iron IV, Single Payment, Free To Play, Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Interactive, Simulation, Turn Based Strategy, Strategy Gamer, Real-Time With Pause, Real-Time Strategy, Tactical, Open World, Multiplayer, Single Player, Co-op, Historical, World War II, Alternate History, Military, Sandbox, Windows, Mac, Linux, Update, Upcoming, Dlc, DLC, Patch, The, Of, New, It, De, Hearts

The complete Crusader Kings 2 DLC guide

Crusader Kings II is the grand strategy game that launched a thousand DLCs, spawning an (at the time) unprecedented system of post-release support that could see expansions releasing nearly a decade after the original launch.

PCGamesN - 7th Apr 13:04 - Crusader Kings II, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Strategy, Guide, Dlc, DLC, Grand Strategy, Crusader Kings, Launch, The, Of, Strategy Game, Game, Crusader, 2, De

Civ 6 players can’t agree on what they want from the upcoming balance patch

Civilization VI is awaiting one final free update as part of the New Frontier Pass.

PCGamesN - 7th Apr 11:04 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Update, Upcoming, Free, Civilization Vi, Civilization, Patch, Is, The, Of, Civ 6, What, New, Frontier, Free Update, Civ

The best Total War games

So, you want to know what the best Total War game is? Shogun: Total War released in June 2000, which means the venerable strategy series has been going for over 20 years now.

PCGamesN - 6th Apr 10:04 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Best, Strategy, June, Games, Total War, The, What, Game, The Best, Series, You

Dig deep into Dwarves with this Total War: Warhammer 2 mod

After their prominent role in Total War: Warhammer, the dwarves have had to step back from the real limelight in Total War: Warhammer 2.

PCGamesN - 29th Mar 18:03 - Total War: Warhammer III, Strategy Gamer, Mod, Total War, The, Warhammer, 2

It turns outs the amount of gold Portugal can generate in Civilization 6 is disgusting

At its core, Civilization VI is a game about numbers.

PCGamesN - 29th Mar 15:03 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Civilization Vi, Civilization, Civilization 6, Is, The, Of, Game, Core, It

Europa Universalis IV DLC guide

It’s almost hard to believe that Europa Universalis IV is nearly eight years old.

PCGamesN - 29th Mar 12:03 - Europa Universalis IV, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Guide, Dlc, DLC, Is, Europa

Paradox fans are desperate for the new grand strategy game to be Victoria 3

As you may remember, during Paradox Interactive’s recent Paradox Insider event, the company announced that a brand new grand strategy game was going to be announced during the annual PDXCon event in May.

PCGamesN - 26th Mar 21:03 - Victoria II, Moddable, Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Interactive, Simulation, Real-Time Strategy, Real-Time With Pause, Strategy Gamer, Management, Single Player, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Historical, Military, Political, Economy, Educational, Alternate History, World War II, Anime, Windows, Strategy, Event, Grand Strategy, Paradox, The, Fans, Strategy Game, New, Game

A Stellaris short film from the creator of This Is Battlefield is coming in June

It's not difficult to imagine the intense first-person action of an FPS game like Battlefield translating into film - after all, action games like Battlefield have drawn lots of inspiration from movies.

PCGamesN - 26th Mar 21:03 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, First Person, FPS, Film, June, Fps, Movies, Games, Battlefield, Is, The, Of, Action, Game, First, Imagine, Short, It

RTS game Shadow Tactics is getting a standalone expansion – Aiko’s Choice

Shadow Tactics, Mimimi Games' 2016 stealth-focussed strategy hit, is among the best RTS games on PC by our reckoning, and it's getting even more content later this year.

PCGamesN - 25th Mar 23:03 - Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun, Indie, Single Payment, Mimimi Productions, Daedalic Entertainment, Stealth, Tactical, Strategy Gamer, Real Time Tactics, Real-Time Strategy, Survival, Single Player, Ninja, Historical, Isometric, Violent, Anime, Japan, Windows, Mac, Linux, PC, Best, RTS, Strategy, Mimimi Games, Tactics, Games, Expansion, Is, The, Rts, Game, It, The Best, Shadow

Civ 6’s Portugal DLC pack is out now

The last piece of Civilization VI's New Frontier Pass is out now, adding the fan-favourite Portugal to the 4X game's roster of playable civilisations.

PCGamesN - 25th Mar 16:03 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Dlc, DLC, Civilization Vi, Civilization, Is, The, Of, 4X, New, Frontier, Game, Fan, 4x, Civ

Black Legend is XCOM with alchemy and Flemish folklore

Black Legend is a new tactical RPG that takes the turn-based gameplay of XCOM and draws heavily from 17th century Dutch and Belgian history to give it a dark fantasy twist.

PCGamesN - 25th Mar 15:03 - Black Legend, Strategy Gamer, RPG, Xcom, History, Gameplay, Rpg, Fantasy, Tactical Rpg, Is, The, Of, Black, Tactical, XCOM, New, Dark, Turn, Alchemy, Dark Fantasy, It, Legend

Rome: Total War gets a remaster next month

Can you believe Rome: Total War came out a whopping 17 years ago this September? Despite approaching nearly two decades old, the classic strategy game still has legions of loyal fans, and it's about to get even more.

PCGamesN - 25th Mar 15:03 - Total War: Rome Remastered, Strategy Gamer, Strategy, Remaster, Total War, The, Of, Fans, Strategy Game, Game, It, Eve, Decades

Upcoming 4X game Humankind has been delayed

Humankind, the upcoming 4X game from Amplitude Studios, has been pushed back to later this year.

PCGamesN - 25th Mar 14:03 - Humankind, Strategy Gamer, Upcoming, Delayed, The, Amplitude Studios, 4X, Game, 4x, Amplitude

Prime Gaming’s April games haul includes narrative exploration game Before I Forget

Things are beginning to look a tad rosier as winter gives way to spring, and we have a heap of games to help things along, too.

PCGamesN - 25th Mar 13:03 - The Escapists, Crowd-Funded, Indie, Single Payment, Early Access, Free To Play, Mouldy Toof Studios, Team17 Digital Ltd, Management, Simulation, Survival, Strategy Gamer, Crafting, RPG, Puzzle, Rogue-like, Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Modern, Retro, 2D, Funny, Comedy, Sandbox, Windows, Mac, Linux, Spring, Games, Of, Game, Winter, I

The best online board games to play with friends

Looking for some online board games to try out with friends? The biggest advantage board games have over their video brethren is that you can reach across the table to give your friends a slap when they inevitably betray you.

PCGamesN - 24th Mar 19:03 - Tabletop Simulator, Crowd-Funded, Early Access, Indie, Moddable, Berserk Games, Simulation, RPG, Board Game, Strategy Gamer, Collectible Card Game, Open World, Multiplayer, Single Player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Sandbox, Comedy, Gore, Nudity, Relaxing, Windows, Mac, Linux, Best, Video, Board Games, Friends, Games, Is, The, Your, Online, Try, The Best

This cursed Stellaris mod asks ‘what if the galaxy was a grid?’

We’ve still got a couple of weeks left to wait before the Stellaris: Nemesis expansion release date, when we can all live out our Star Wars power fantasies.

PCGamesN - 24th Mar 14:03 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, Mod, Star Wars, Live, Release Date, Expansion, The, Of, Nemesis, Release, Power, If, Star

Stronghold: Warlords is adding extreme difficulty this week, with lots more to come

Building off a successful launch earlier this month, Firefly Studios has announced its plans for Stronghold: Warlords over the next several months.

PCGamesN - 23rd Mar 19:03 - Stronghold: Warlords, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Difficulty, Launch, Is, The, Firefly Studios, Firefly

These Total Warhammer 2 mods spice up Rakarth and the Dark Elves

Last week saw the release of a new Dark Elf legendary lord, as well as a free update for Total War: Warhammer II that gave the Dark Elves some love.

PCGamesN - 23rd Mar 18:03 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Update, Mods, Free, Total War, The, Of, Release, Warhammer, Elves, New, Love, Dark, Free Update, Legendary, 2

Civilization 6’s April patch will be “the biggest community update event ever”

Come Thursday, the final expansion in Civ 6’s New Frontier Pass will release.

PCGamesN - 23rd Mar 16:03 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Community, Update, Event, Civilization, Patch, Expansion, The, Release, New, Frontier

Civ 6’s New Frontier Pass drew more active players than either expansion

We’re coming to the end of Civilization VI’s New Frontier Pass - a year-long run of new Civ 6 DLC and free content that closes out with the Portugal pack this week, and then the free update in April that’s looking to rebalance around two-thirds of the game’s 50 civilisations. Civilization VI has experimented with several different post-release DLC models.

PCGamesN - 23rd Mar 16:03 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Update, Dlc, DLC, Free, Civilization Vi, Civilization, Expansion, The, Of, Civ 6, Release, Free Content, New, Frontier, Free Update, Ar

The best Factorio mods

If there was ever a game that needed mods, it’d be Factorio.

PCGamesN - 19th Mar 21:03 - Factorio, Early Access, Single Payment, Indie, Moddable, Wube Software LTD., Strategy Gamer, Real-Time Strategy, Tactical, Trains, Simulation, Management, Survival, Open World, Crafting, Tower Defense, Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Economy, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Aliens, Robots, Vehicle, Windows, Mac, Linux, Best, Mods, The, Game, If, The Best

King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is a sound strategy RPG, but the hero is a prat

What was the search for the Holy Grail if not the original fetch quest? If a washerwoman with an exclamation mark above her head asked Sir Gawain to brutalise ten wolves in exchange for a magical dishcloth, he’d have been off like a greased whippet.

PCGamesN - 19th Mar 13:03 - King Arthur: Knight's Tale, Strategy Gamer, RPG, Strategy, Rpg, Is, The, Sound, What, King, King Arthur, Hero, If, Arthur, Mark

Stellaris’ upcoming espionage systems are changing ahead of the 3.0 ‘Dick’ patch

This past week Paradox confirmed it will be releasing the upcoming Nemesis expansion for grand strategy 4X game Stellaris next month.

PCGamesN - 19th Mar 00:03 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, Strategy, Upcoming, Patch, Grand Strategy, Paradox, Expansion, The, Of, Nemesis, 4X, Game, 4x, It

The EU4 subscription launches today, and the Nakama patch is making a comeback

It’s a double whammy for Europa Universalis IV fans today.

PCGamesN - 18th Mar 12:03 - Europa Universalis IV, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Patch, Launches, Is, The, Fans, Subscription, Europa

Satisfactory’s Update 4 lets you light up the factory floor

Fire up the conveyor belts, because Satisfactory's Update 4 is now out on the building game's experimental servers.

PCGamesN - 17th Mar 22:03 - Satisfactory, Indie, Single Payment, Coffee Stain Studios, Coffee Stain Publishing, Windows, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Update, Is, The, Servers, Game

New Total Warhammer 2 patch revamps Forge of Daith, stops Drycha screaming

A new Total War: Warhammer 2 patch is due to drop tomorrow. Titled the ‘Rakarth’ update, it’s releasing alongside a free DLC pack that introduces Dark Elf beastmaster Rakarth as a new legendary lord. He’s currently only available via Total War Access, but he’s still free, so that’s pretty neat.

PCGamesN - 17th Mar 21:03 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Update, Dlc, DLC, Free, Patch, Total War, Is, Of, Warhammer, New, Dark, Forge, Legendary, 2, Beastmaster

Crusader Kings 3 DLC guide

Crusader Kings 3 is the critically-acclaimed successor to Crusader Kings 2, the grand strategy game that catapulted this niche sub-genre of strategy games into the mainstream.

PCGamesN - 17th Mar 21:03 - Crusader Kings III, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Strategy, Guide, Dlc, DLC, Grand Strategy, Crusader Kings, Crusader Kings 3, Games, Is, The, Of, Strategy Game, Game, STrategy Games, Crusader, 2

Age of Empires 4 “gameplay, civilizations, campaigns, and more” to be shown next month

Wonderful news, Age of Empires fans.

PCGamesN - 17th Mar 14:03 - Age Of Empires 4, Single Payment, Microsoft Studios, Real-Time Strategy, Multiplayer, Historical, Windows, Strategy Gamer, Of, Fans, Age Of Empires

New Age of Empires 3 DE patch overhauls modding and takes away Portugal’s cows

Another update has rolled around for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, and it brings a whole range of changes, from new quality of life features, to improvements and modding.

PCGamesN - 17th Mar 12:03 - Age Of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Strategy Gamer, Features, Update, Quality Of Life, Patch, Modding, Of, New, Age Of Empires 3, Age Of Empires Iii, Age Of Empires, It, I, De

Those Warcraft 3 multiplayer improvements you want won’t be coming anytime soon

Earlier in the week we ran a report that summerised the current picture regarding Warcraft III: Reforged updates in the wake of the silence from BlizzCon 2021.

PCGamesN - 17th Mar 11:03 - Warcraft III: Reforged, Strategy Gamer, Multiplayer, Updates, Blizzcon, BlizzCon, The, Of, 2021, Report, BlizzCon 2021, Warcraft Iii, Warcraft, Warcraft III, I

Crusader Kings 3’s 1.3 ‘Corvus’ patch is here, as is the first DLC

We’ve all been waiting patiently for news about the first Crusader Kings III DLC, and we got that news this past weekend with the announcement of the Northern Lords 'flavour pack', which released earlier today. One of the three expansions expected in the initial run of post-release add-ons (two minor, one major), this pack introduces a bunch of visual and narrative content for Norse characters.

PCGamesN - 16th Mar 21:03 - Crusader Kings III, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Dlc, DLC, Patch, Characters, Crusader Kings Iii, Crusader Kings, Is, The, Of, Release, Announcement, First, I, Norse, Crusader

Game of Thrones actor voices Total War: Warhammer 2’s next legendary lord

Creative Assembly recently revealed the next free Legendary Lord coming to Total War: Warhammer 2, and it's the Dark Elf beastmaster Rakarth of Karond Kar.

PCGamesN - 15th Mar 22:03 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Creative Assembly, Free, Total War, The, Of, Game Of Thrones, Warhammer, Dark, Game, Creative, Legendary, It, 2, Beastmaster

Age of Empires news expected at April Microsoft event

News on Age of Empires 4 might not be far off.

PCGamesN - 15th Mar 12:03 - Age Of Empires 4, Single Payment, Microsoft Studios, Real-Time Strategy, Multiplayer, Historical, Windows, Strategy Gamer, Microsoft, Event, Of, Age Of Empires, Game Companies, Info

Total War: Warhammer 2’s next free Lord is Rakarth of Karond Kar

Another Legendary Lord is coming to Total War: Warhammer 2, a Beastlord who can tame just any monster.

PCGamesN - 15th Mar 12:03 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Free, Total War, Is, Of, Warhammer, Monster, Legendary, 2

This Total War: Warhammer 2 mod gives the AI more interesting armies

Total War: Warhammer 2's AI creates decent enough armies, we suppose - but they all tend to look pretty similar in terms of composition.

PCGamesN - 12th Mar 23:03 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, Mod, Total War, The, Of, Warhammer, Ai, Ar, 2

Stellaris is one dollar

Maybe you've been curious about the space-faring grand strategy game Stellaris lately, after reading about how it's working on becoming the best Star Wars game, or how its next expansion, Nemesis, will let you become a galaxy-destroying supervillain.

PCGamesN - 10th Mar 21:03 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, Star Wars, Best, Strategy, Grand Strategy, Expansion, Is, The, Nemesis, Space, Strategy Game, Game, Reading, It, The Best

The best Kerbal Space Program mods

Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a game about going to space...

PCGamesN - 10th Mar 16:03 - Kerbal Space Program, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Indie, Best, Mods, The, Space, Game, The Best

Total War: Three Kingdoms – Fates Divided review

When it was announced that Three Kingdoms’ next expansion would focus on the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao and the Battle of Guandu, I had one question: are they going to recreate that scene from the TV show? You know, the one where Cao Cao laughs in Yuan Shao’s face and then runs off waving his arms and snickering, like the pantomime villain he is? I figured the answer would be no (fair enough: I’m pretty sure that never actually happened in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel), but even without it this new expansion has plenty of rich and enjoyable tools to play with.

PCGamesN - 10th Mar 15:03 - Total War: Three Kingdoms, Strategy Gamer, Review, Tv, Expansion, Total War, Is, The, Of, No, Arms, Romance, Tools, New, Ar, TV, It, I, Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, Info

Crusader Kings 3 is getting an all-new system for duels

Crusader Kings III is all about the grimy business of medieval politics, and while duels have existed in the grand strategy game since launch, they've heretofore been a bit abstract.

PCGamesN - 10th Mar 00:03 - Crusader Kings III, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Strategy, Business, Politics, Grand Strategy, Crusader Kings, Crusader Kings 3, Medieval, Launch, Is, The, Of, Strategy Game, New, Game, Crusader

Viking RTS game Ancestors Legacy now has a free multiplayer edition

Our team of highly trained game scientists here at PCGamesN has taken notice of some recent trends: first, people seem to like RTS games again; and second, people really seem to be into Viking games all of a sudden.

PCGamesN - 10th Mar 00:03 - Ancestors Legacy, Single Payment, Destructive Creations, 1C Company, Strategy Gamer, Real-Time Strategy, Single Player, Multiplayer, PvP, Historical, Western, SteamOS, Windows, RTS, Free, Games, Of, Rts, Game, First, Viking, Legacy

Industrial strategy games still aren’t dealing with climate change

In Stanisław Lem's classic sci-fi short story collection, The Cyberiad, there is a section called The Seven Sallies of Trurl and Klapaucius, two hyper advanced robots who are so advanced they can conjure anything from technology.

PCGamesN - 9th Mar 15:03 - Factorio, Early Access, Single Payment, Indie, Moddable, Wube Software LTD., Strategy Gamer, Real-Time Strategy, Tactical, Trains, Simulation, Management, Survival, Open World, Crafting, Tower Defense, Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Economy, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Aliens, Robots, Vehicle, Windows, Mac, Linux, Sci Fi, Strategy, Story, Collection, Climate, Climate Change, Technology, Games, Is, The, Of, STrategy Games, Short, Fi

Stronghold: Warlords review – an RTS out of time

My plan is perfect: a heavily armoured assault force of samurai and imperial swordsmen will march directly toward the gates of the enemy castle with softer reinforcements behind them, covered by wheeled mantlets.

PCGamesN - 8th Mar 23:03 - Stronghold: Warlords, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Review, RTS, Samurai, Is, The, Of, Rts, Castle, Time, March, Info

Total War and Peace – a pacifist run of Three Kingdoms’ Fates Divided DLC

Total War games are not supposed to be played peacefully.

PCGamesN - 8th Mar 23:03 - Total War: Three Kingdoms, Strategy Gamer, Dlc, DLC, Games, Total War, Of, Pacifist, Ar

You can get the best of XCOM for a silly price via the new Steam Ultimate Collection

There have been plenty of ups and downs, but there’s no doubting that Firaxis did a bang-up job with its modern reimagining of iconic turn-based strategy legend X-COM.

PCGamesN - 5th Mar 11:03 - XCOM 2, Strategy Gamer, Steam, Best, Xcom, Firaxis, Strategy, Collection, Best Of, The, Of, No, XCOM, New, Silly, Turn, Price, X, Turn Based Strategy, Modern, Legend, The Best, PC

Artifact 2.0 is dead, but both versions of the game are now free for everyone

Valve is dropping development on Artifact 2.0.

PCGamesN - 5th Mar 00:03 - Artifact, Valve, Strategy Gamer, Collectible Card Game, Multiplayer, Competitive, Fantasy, Linux, Mac, SteamOS, VR, Windows, Free, Is, The, Of, Game, Dead

Star Dynasties is Crusader Kings in space, and it’s coming to Steam Early Access

"So imagine Crusader Kings, right, except it’s in space." This is how we imagined the elevator pitch went for Star Dynasties, an upcoming space 4X game from publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Pawley Games that wants to go all Game of Thrones with intergalactic politics.

PCGamesN - 4th Mar 14:03 - Star Dynasties, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Early Access, Steam, Upcoming, Politics, Crusader Kings, Iceberg Interactive, Is, The, Of, Space, Game Of Thrones, 4X, Game, IceBerg Interactive, Pitch, Early, Imagine, 4x, Crusader, PC

BattleTech mechs: tips for constructing the best build

If you’ve spent any significant time with Harebrained Schemes' BattleTech you’ve undoubtedly had a sense that just as much of the game takes place in the MechLab as on the field.

PCGamesN - 2nd Mar 15:03 - BattleTech, Crowd-Funded, Single Payment, Harebrained Schemes, Paradox Interactive, Strategy Gamer, Turn Based Strategy, Single Player, Multiplayer, PvP, Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Futuristic, Robots, Mechs, Space, Linux, Windows, Tips, Best, The, Of, Build, Game, Time, If, Info

Age of Empires II DE gets new Steam beta program to test future updates

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, despite being the second remaster the iconic RTS game has received in recent years, is still incredibly popular.

PCGamesN - 2nd Mar 14:03 - Age Of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Strategy Gamer, Steam, RTS, Remaster, Updates, Beta, Is, The, Of, Rts, New, Game, Age Of Empires, Age Of Empires Ii, I, PC

A Crusader Kings 3 speedrunner converts the world to one culture in just 44 years

How long do you think it would take to convert the entire world map of Crusader Kings III to a single culture? Not as long as you’d expect, it turns out, as a known CK3 speedrunner has managed the so-called ‘one culture’ feat in a fraction of the strategy game’s game time. Most large-scale projects in grand strategy games are meant to take up most of the timespan available to achieve.

PCGamesN - 2nd Mar 00:03 - Crusader Kings III, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Strategy, Grand Strategy, Crusader Kings Iii, Crusader Kings, Crusader Kings 3, Games, The, Of, Culture, Map, Game, STrategy Games, It, I

Anno 1800 mods – a quick guide

Ubisoft’s flagship economic management game Anno 1800 is still going strong, so much so that the studio have revealed they will be running a third season of expansion content in 2021.

PCGamesN - 1st Mar 16:03 - Anno 1800, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Guide, Mods, Anno, Expansion, Season, Is, The, Of, 2021, Running, Game, Management

Popular Total War: Rome 2 mod Divide et Impera gets major update

Out of all the historical Total War games, Rome II still commands a solid core of loyal fans even though the ancients-era strategy game has been around for nearly eight years now.

PCGamesN - 1st Mar 15:03 - Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition, Moddable, Creative Assembly, Sega, Strategy Gamer, Real-Time Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Turn Based Strategy, Tactical, Simulation, Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Educational, Historical, Ancient Rome, Mac, Windows, Mod, Strategy, Update, Games, Total War, The, Of, Fans, Core, Ar, I

Anno 1800 is running another free weekend, 50% discount

The historical strategy game Anno 1800 is currently free for the weekend, and if you play it, you can get the full version for a rather large discount. The free period began on February 25, running through to Monday, March 1, at 20:00 local time (meaning everyone has until eight in the evening to play it), during which you can play it to your heart's content.

PCGamesN - 27th Feb 17:02 - Anno 1800, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Strategy, Free, Free Weekend, Discount, Anno, Is, The, Your, Running, Strategy Game, Game, Time, Version, Historical, It, If, March

Civilization 6 gets Civ 5’s maps thanks to this mod

Saying goodbye to an old game when the sequel comes out can be difficult, especially when the gaps between installments are long.

PCGamesN - 27th Feb 16:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Mod, Goodbye, Civilization, Civilization 6, The, Sequel, Maps, Game

Hearts of Iron 4 cheats – a guide to the best console commands

Is it time to bust out some Hearts of Iron IV cheats? Grand strategy games provide an amazing strategic sandbox to play around in, but they can also be hard.

PCGamesN - 26th Feb 16:02 - Hearts Of Iron IV, Single Payment, Free To Play, Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Interactive, Simulation, Turn Based Strategy, Strategy Gamer, Real-Time With Pause, Real-Time Strategy, Tactical, Open World, Multiplayer, Single Player, Co-op, Historical, World War II, Alternate History, Military, Sandbox, Windows, Mac, Linux, Guides, Best, Strategy, Guide, Grand Strategy, Games, Is, The, Of, Cheats, Console, STrategy Games, Time, It, Info

Next week’s free game from Epic is an RTS game about modern warfare

It's free PC games changeover day at the Epic Games Store, which means we find out what will be on offer next week.

PCGamesN - 25th Feb 23:02 - Wargame: Red Dragon, Eugen Systems, Focus Home Interactive, Simulation, Real-Time Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Strategy Gamer, Tactical, Multiplayer, Single Player, Co-op, Military, Cold War, Alternate History, Naval, Windows, Mac, Linux, PC, RTS, Free PC Games, Epic Games, Free, Modern Warfare, Epic, Pc Games, Games, Is, The, Rts, What, Free Game, Game, Store, Modern, It

Civilization 6’s free Barbarians update is out now

The much-anticipated February free update has arrived for Civilization IV.

PCGamesN - 25th Feb 23:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Update, Free, Civilization, Is, The, Free Update

Redditor invented ‘Paper Civ’ while dreaming of playing Civilization

Every current PC gamer can probably think back to a time when videogames were unaffordable - when you're a kid, money is usually pretty hard to come by.

PCGamesN - 23rd Feb 20:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, PC, Civilization, Is, Of, Pc Gamer, Dreaming, Playing, Time, Money, Gamer

The best Rimworld mods

What are the best Rimworld mods? Rimworld is a colony management game with a very simple premise - you must ensure the survival of a ragtag bunch of colonists, each with their own randomly generated skills, backstories, and idiosyncrasies.

PCGamesN - 23rd Feb 18:02 - RimWorld, Strategy Gamer, Survival, Simulation, Indie, Best, Mods, Is, The, Of, What, Game, Skills, Management

Winter is coming to Crusader Kings 3 as first details on the 1.3 patch drop

Crusader Kings 3 was undoubtedly the best launch for a Paradox grand strategy game in history.

PCGamesN - 23rd Feb 16:02 - Crusader Kings III, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Best, Strategy, History, Patch, Grand Strategy, Crusader Kings, Crusader Kings 3, Paradox, Launch, Is, The, Strategy Game, Game, First, Winter

Hearts of Iron 4 has naval exploits that let you conquer Japan in… 1936?

You may not know this, but Hearts of Iron 4 is (probably) the most popular of Paradox’s grand strategy games.

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The best civilisations in Civilization 6

What are the best civilisations in Civilization VI? We've put together a guide that looks at at which Civ 6 civs are best at which victory type. We don't list every Civ 6 civ, but we've showcased some 'best in style' civilisations for various end game strategies.

PCGamesN - 23rd Feb 11:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Best, Guide, Style, List, Civilization, Civilization 6, The, Civ 6, What, Game

This Civilization 6 mod gives you more options for industrial zones

If you're looking for new ways to build out your cities in Civilization VI, we've got good news: prolific modder JNR has a new mod out called District Expansion: Industry, and it completely shakes up the way you'll want to plan for production sectors in the 4X game.

PCGamesN - 22nd Feb 16:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Mod, Civilization Vi, Civilization, Civilization 6, Expansion, The, Your, The Way, Build, Industry, 4X, New, Game, 4x, It, I, If

NASA used the Surviving Mars soundtrack for the Perseverance landing stream

The world watched in eager anticipation February 18 as the Perseverance rover made its descent to the surface of Mars after a nearly seven month voyage through space.

PCGamesN - 19th Feb 21:02 - Surviving Mars, Single Payment, Haemimont Games, Paradox Interactive, Strategy Gamer, Management, City Builder, Simulation, Single Player, Science Fiction, Space, Mars, Windows, Mac, Linux, Soundtrack, Nasa, The, Of, Stream

Humankind devs are taking the 4X game’s modding capabilities “a step further”

If you've been wondering what we can expect in the way of modding support when the Humankind release date rolls around, developer Amplitude has the answer.

PCGamesN - 19th Feb 10:02 - Humankind, Strategy Gamer, Release Date, Modding, The, Of, The Way, Release, 4X, What, 4x, Amplitude, If

Crusader Kings II’s $300 of DLC is now available as a subscription

The trouble with getting into Crusader Kings II was knowing which bits of it you needed.

PCGamesN - 18th Feb 20:02 - Crusader Kings II, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Dlc, DLC, Crusader Kings Ii, Crusader Kings, Is, The, Of, Subscription, It, I

It’s official, Stellaris wants to be the best Star Wars game

If you read my stuff a lot, you might notice that I like a good chuckle.

PCGamesN - 18th Feb 14:02 - Stellaris, Strategy Gamer, Star Wars, Best, The, Game, I, If

XCOM 2 classes: expert tips for creating the ultimate squad

Want to know more about the best XCOM 2 class builds? Victory is impossible without your soldiers.

PCGamesN - 18th Feb 12:02 - XCOM 2, Strategy Gamer, Tips, Xcom 2, Xcom, Classes, Squad, Is, The, Your, XCOM, Class, Info

EU4 multiplayer gets patched, breaks, gets immediately unpatched

Yesterday the team at Paradox Tinto, the new internal studio at Paradox Interactive that’s taking charge of EUIV’s development, released a new patch for the strategy game that was attempting to update the multiplayer technology to make it easier to manage going forward. The desire was to allow the developers to focus more on new features and content, rather than having to maintain the historically inconsistent multiplayer framework.

PCGamesN - 17th Feb 18:02 - Europa Universalis IV, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Multiplayer, Strategy, Features, Update, Paradox Interactive, Patch, Technology, Paradox, Paradox Tinto, The, Of, Strategy Game, New, Game, It

RimWorld multiplayer – a quick guide

RimWorld is one of the ‘original’ steam early access darlings, an excellent survival city builder game that drops you on the frontiers of known space and expects you to scrape a living surrounded by deadly mechs, weird aliens, and weirdos who most of the time want to kill you. It’s a modern successor to something like Dwarf Fortress, an excellent management strategy game, and a wholly solo affair as far as the original design is concerned… but that’s not stopped people wanting to play RimWorld in multiplayer.

PCGamesN - 17th Feb 17:02 - RimWorld, Strategy Gamer, Survival, Simulation, Indie, Multiplayer, Steam, Early Access, Strategy, Guide, Design, Weird, Is, The, Of, Space, Dwarf Fortress, Aliens, Strategy Game, Game, Mechs, City, Time, Early, Management, City Builder, Modern, PC

Total War Saga: Troy’s multiplayer beta is getting quick battles and chat

The multiplayer beta for A Total War Saga: Troy is getting an update this week, with a new patch that's due out February 18 that's adding quick battles and a chat feature to the mythic strategy game. Creative Assembly says the multiplayer beta will be adding the quick battles mode to A Total War Saga: Troy - You'll be able to use quick battles to "find a multiplayer match with a single click" and you'll be able to "queue up alone or with up to three friends".

PCGamesN - 17th Feb 16:02 - Total War Saga: Troy, Strategy Gamer, Multiplayer, Strategy, Update, Mode, Total War, Beta, Is, The, Saga

Empire of Sin mods – everything you need to know

Empire of Sin is a criminal strategy game set in prohibition-era Chicago.

PCGamesN - 17th Feb 14:02 - Empire Of Sin, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, RPG, Strategy, Mods, Empire, Is, Of, Strategy Game, Game

Total War: Three Kingdoms DLC guide

Total War: Three Kingdoms is an unusual game in terms of DLC: by choosing such a specific historical period in which to base a game, the options for expansion are immediately limited.

PCGamesN - 11th Feb 14:02 - Total War: Three Kingdoms, Strategy Gamer, Guide, Dlc, DLC, Expansion, Total War, Is, The, Of, Game, Ar, Historical

The best RTS Games on PC in 2021

It’s impossible to overstate how enjoyable RTS games can be.

PCGamesN - 11th Feb 11:02 - Company Of Heroes 2, Strategy Gamer, FPS, Simulation, PC, Best, RTS, Games, The, Rts, 2021

Get your Warhammer 3 Kislev fix early with this Total Warhammer 2 mod

Total War: Warhammer 2 fans - you'll surely have heard the exciting news that there's a Total Warhammer 3 on the way by now. Creative Assembly has finally announced the upcoming PC game with a very metal trailer, and so we've got an idea of what's coming with Total Warhammer 3, from Cathay to Kislev.

PCGamesN - 11th Feb 11:02 - Total War: Warhammer II, Strategy Gamer, PC, Mod, Upcoming, Trailer, Total War, The, Of, Your, The Way, Metal, Fans, What, Warhammer, Early, Kislev

The world of Elder Scrolls is brought to life in this EU4 mod

The EU4 mod scene is not always as dynamic and creative as other grand strategy games, but the community loves a good reskin as much as the next person.

PCGamesN - 10th Feb 18:02 - Europa Universalis IV, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Community, Mod, Strategy, Grand Strategy, Elder Scrolls, Games, Is, The, Of, Creative, STrategy Games

Civ 6 agendas – a guide to all leader agendas in Civilization 6

Looking for the lowdown on Civ 6 leaders and agendas? Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is the latest in the beloved series of 4X games.

PCGamesN - 10th Feb 13:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Guides, Guide, Civilization Vi, Civilization, Civilization 6, Games, Is, The, Civ 6, Info

Civ 6 tier list – a guide to the best civ 6 leaders for multiplayer

Civilization 6 is a great 4X game that can give you countless hours of fun, even playing it solo against the AI, and the various Civ 6 leaders help make it a consistently diverse experience.

PCGamesN - 10th Feb 13:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Multiplayer, Guides, Best, Guide, List, Civilization, Civilization 6, Is, The, Of, Civ 6, 4X, Playing, Experience, Game, Ai, 4x, It, Info

Anno 1800’s Season 3 Pass has three new DLCs heading to the city builder

In accordance with a teaser that emerged late last year, Ubisoft's latest economic management game Anno 1800 is getting a third expansion pass, and the publisher has now revealed the individual DLCs that will be arriving as part of the third season.

PCGamesN - 9th Feb 22:02 - Anno 1800, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Ubisoft, Teaser, Anno, Expansion Pass, Expansion, Season, Is, The, Of, No, New, Game, Season 3, City, Ar, Management, City Builder, Game Companies, Info

Europa Universalis 4’s next expansion is all about concentrated central power

Paradox has unveiled the next expansion for its grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV.

PCGamesN - 9th Feb 18:02 - Europa Universalis IV, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Strategy, Grand Strategy, Paradox, Expansion, Is, The, Power, Strategy Game, Game, Europa

Dyson Sphere Program power – how to transport energy between planets

One of the trickier things to get running efficiently in Dyson Sphere Program is power management.

PCGamesN - 9th Feb 17:02 - Dyson Sphere Program, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Early Access, How To, Is, The, Of, Energy, Power, Running, Management

New Warhammer 40K strategy game Battlesector announced, due this year

In the grim darkness of the near future, there’s only a new Warhammer 40,000 strategy game.

PCGamesN - 9th Feb 11:02 - Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, Strategy Gamer, Strategy, Warhammer 40k, The, Of, Warhammer, Strategy Game, New, Game, 000, Warhammer 40

The best Total War: Three Kingdoms mods

Mods have always been a huge part of experience playing Total War games and with every new release that pioneering community has only grown larger.

PCGamesN - 8th Feb 19:02 - Total War: Three Kingdoms, Strategy Gamer, Community, Best, Mods, Games, Total War, The, Of, Release, New, Playing, Experience

Imperator: Rome’s Heirs of Alexander DLC lets you build customised great wonders

Imperator: Rome is gearing up for some major changes.

PCGamesN - 8th Feb 19:02 - Imperator: Rome, Strategy Gamer, Dlc, DLC, Is, Of, Build

The best BattleTech mods

So, you want some BattleTech mods? Even if official development has now finished, it will always remain one of our favourite turn-based strategy games.

PCGamesN - 8th Feb 18:02 - BattleTech, Crowd-Funded, Single Payment, Harebrained Schemes, Paradox Interactive, Strategy Gamer, Turn Based Strategy, Single Player, Multiplayer, PvP, Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Futuristic, Robots, Mechs, Space, Linux, Windows, Best, Strategy, Mods, Games, The, Of, Turn, STrategy Games, It, If

A Civilization 6 bug can make leaders nude, and reveals they don’t have bits

There are plenty of reasons why a game could crash.

PCGamesN - 8th Feb 17:02 - Civilization VI, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Civilization, Civilization 6, Bug, Of, Crash, Game, Why

Dyson Sphere Program titanium – how to fly to another planet

Dyson Sphere Program is a game about making automated production lines to create resources.

PCGamesN - 8th Feb 15:02 - Dyson Sphere Program, Strategy Gamer, Simulation, Early Access, How To, Is, Game

XCOM reboot was originally real-time, and had vehicles

We're nine years removed from XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the incredible reboot of the sci-fi turn-based strategy game.

PCGamesN - 7th Feb 14:02 - XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Single Payment, Firaxis Games, 2K Games, Management, Turn Based Strategy, Strategy Gamer, Tactical, RPG, Multiplayer, PvP, Single Player, Military, Science Fiction, Isometric, Futuristic, Aliens, Windows, Mac, Linux, Sci Fi, Xcom, Strategy, The, Of, XCOM, Strategy Game, Turn, Game, Reboot, Time, Fi

Total War: Warhammer 3 is Steam top seller in China

The Total War: Warhammer 3 trailer dialed many players' excitement up after it was revealed this week, and not least in China.

PCGamesN - 7th Feb 14:02 - Total War: Warhammer III, Strategy Gamer, Steam, China, Trailer, Top, Total War, Is, The, Warhammer, It, PC

Here are your Humble Choice games for February 2021

It's February. Romance is in the air, which means it's the perfect time for the latest Humble Choice bundle to offer up a selection of games about surviving the trenches of anime warfare, confronting Lovecraftian horror, and trying not to die while lost in the Alaskan wilderness.

PCGamesN - 5th Feb 23:02 - Valkyria Chronicles, Single Payment, SEGA, Sega, Strategy Gamer, RPG, Turn Based Strategy, JRPG, Tactical, Third Person, Real-Time With Pause, Single Player, Anime, Story-driven, Tanks, World War II, Romance, Historical, Windows, Humble Choice, Bundle, Humble, Horror, Games, Is, The, Of, Your, 2021, Time, It