Hyper – August 2019

10 9 8 Rome 2 It says loads about Total War that the lowest entry on this list isn’t a poor game – it’s just not as good as peop ...

5 4 Napoleon Napoleon takes everything Empire did well and refines it, streamlining and improving the best bits of its sprawling ...

BEST WAR Tot a l Wa r : Warhammer 2 The sequel manages to surpass Total War: Warhammer with its smart vortex campaign and invent ...

Shogun 2 There are other games on this list with more units, greater scope, and grander settings, but Shogun 2 is Creative Assem ...

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I f there’sonethingthat continuestoirkgamers,it’s theconstantneedtomanage storagespaceforgames.As gamesbecomemorecomplex andgrap ...

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ThebestWarhammer40Kstarter sets– indeed,allWarhammer40K startersets– startwitha grim tone:“Inthegrimdarknessofthe future,thereis ...

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Rebuild a broken world in Phoenix Point, a bold new sci-fi strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM. Andy Kelly EX-C ...

living city with multiple factions that you had individual relationships with. This was something I wanted to explore a lot more ...

SIDE BY SIDE THE FACTIONS YOU’LL MEET IN PHOENIX POINT DISCIPLES OF ANU A religious order which believes that weaponising the Pa ...

independentparty,canuse different, oftenriskymethodstoget this information.“Youcanally with a faction,defendingtheirsettlements ...

TOP TIER Fromreal-timeclassicstomodern turn-basedfavorites,thesearethe best strategy games on PC. BEST STRATEGY GAMES ON PC THE ...

TOP TIER When it comes tothebest strategy games,welookfora varietyofelements. Welike a mixbetweenexplosive,large- scaleactionand ...

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2’s cosmic battles are spectacular. There’s a trio of vaguely 4X-y campa ...

XCOM 2/War of theChosen Thegamecleverlyusesscarcityofopportunity toforceyouintodifficultdilemmas.Atanyone timeyoumighthaveonlysi ...