What are the best strategy games for Android?

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Best strategy games for Android	Price	Genre	Co-Op
89 Rebuild	$2.99	Strategy / Survival	None
-- XCOM: Enemy Within	-	-	-
-- Kingdom Rush	-	-	-
-- Hoplite	-	Roguelike	None
-- Heroes of Might & Magic III HD	-	-	-

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score 34 · Answer 1

Rebuild

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Atmospheric zombie survival theme that fits the zombie genre quite respectively

If you like a zombie overrun post-apocalyptic scenario, this game sets the atmosphere accordingly, with constant scavenging for resources on the verge of human extinction, moral choices, and a disturbing soundtrack. All adding up to a well polished game that shows off its theme of a zombie apocalypse quite well. See More

Top Con

Can get easier the further in the game one gets

Rebuild tends to get easier the more farmland one obtains, so the further the player reaches in the game the easier things become, which looses some appeal. See More

Specs

Genre:Strategy / Survival

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

Top Pro

Atmospheric zombie survival theme

Probably not for everyone, but if you like a zombie overrun post-apocalyptic scenario, this game sets the atmosphere accordingly with constant scavenging for resources on the verge of human extinction, moral choices and a disturbing soundtrack. See More

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Well-balanced

Gameplay consists mostly of managing people, their skills, resources, tools and property. It has enough depth and good balance to present a challenge. See More

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Multiple events/endings encourage repeat play

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Endless gameplay with randomly generated cities

On each beginning of the game, the city is randomly generated. This makes for a new experience every time a new game is played which keeps things fresh for the player. See More

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score 9 · Answer 2

XCOM: Enemy Within

Top Pro

Enjoyable turn based gameplay

XCOM sets the standard as to what to expect in turn based strategy gaming. Players use soldiers to fight off an alien invasion by utilizing cover, flanking and other strategy tactics to defeat the alien baddies on each level of grid based environments. See More

Top Con

Second half of game lacks as many options as first half

The second half of the game feels a bit lack luster in options when compared to the first half. See More

Top Pro

Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices

The gaming genre of turn based strategy lends itself very well to touch screen devices. It is actually easier to interact with the characters on screen with ones fingers instead of a mouse. See More

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Online multiplayer

There is support for asynchronous online multiplayer built into the game over Google Play Services. See More

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Expansion on what was already a fantastic game

Enemy Within is and expansion on the clasic Enemy Unknown. With Enemy Withing players are given new options such as maps, missions, enemies and of course the new Mech Suits. See More

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Hardcore strategy gaming at it best on a mobile platform

For a series that is regarded as hardcore gaming even on PC, to see this franchise come to mobile is a godsend. See More

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New upgrade resource, Meld, adds even more variety to gameplay

There is a new resource known as Meld that allows the user to purchase upgrades that has been added to Enemy Within that was not in Enemy Unknown. See More

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Ethical choices affect long game

The choices the player makes from what kind of upgrades to use to what soldier to send where on a battle map will effect later game play. See More

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Kingdom Rush

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Well-ballanced and gradually increasing difficulty level

New towers and abilities are unlocked at a rate that feels natural and not sluggish. See More

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Lots of fun references hidden throughout the game

Though most of the little easter eggs don't do much past an achievement, they really give the game character and make the levels more memorable. See More

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Amazing tower variation

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Hoplite

Top Con

Short

Hoplite does not take that long to complete. See More

Top Pro

Optional continued gameplay

Starting on level 16, the altars get replaced by a portal. The player has the choice to "win" the game by exiting through the portal; or to ignore the portal on that level and venture deeper, aiming for higher scores on progressively more difficult floors. See More

Specs

Genre:Roguelike

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:None

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Randomly generated levels

Each level in the game is randomly generated, making for a different experience every time it is played. See More

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Turn based

Hoplite is a turn based game making for something that people can take their time with deciding on their strategy for each move. See More

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Replay value

There is a good list of achievements that create high replay value. It encourages the user to play very differently in subsequent replays. See More

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Large assortment of enemies

There is a wide array of enemies to encounter and fight. See More

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Deep gameplay

You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. See More

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score 11 · Answer 5

Heroes of Might & Magic III HD

Top Pro

Classic

The original PC version from 1999 and was praised by critics and is considered a classic light-strategy-game. Even though this is not the definitive version, the base game still holds up. See More

Top Con

Expansion content is missing

Expansion content from the original PC game is missing. The expansions added a lot of variety, it's a shame they're missing from the HD edition. 13 campaigns are missing! See More

score 4 · Answer 6

Civilization Revolution 2

Top Con

Extremely shallow and low replay value

Offering replay value based on many different options and possibilities wont work if the strategy that involves those options are basicly limited by the extreme shallow choices you have to be beating the opponents. Once you know the 4 actions, every games becomes a drag. See More

Top Pro

Might be a funny kids game for children under 10

Simple game, shiny graphics. (Extremely expensive, would lower the cost to max 2 euro/dollar). See More

SophisticatedFaunus's Experience

Extremely shallow rip off of civilization on the pc, no tactics involved. Only redeemin quality is its graphics, no fun at al and probably the most dissapointing game i ever bought, and i bought my first pc game like 25 years ago. This game is at best worth 1 euro/dollar at best, and only then for the artist work on the graphics. Gameplay wise this is easily worth nothing. Sorry for the harsh opinion. See More

Top Con

Civilization Revolution 2 is exspensive

At $14.99 Civilization Revolution 2 is one of the more expensive games on the Android platform. See More

Top Pro

Randomly generated levels

Each map is the same size but is randomly generated to allow for each new session to play differently from the last. See More

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Enhanced graphics

The graphics of Civilization Revolution 2 have been enhanced from the first iteration of the game. See More

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Offers lots of replay value

Civilization Revolution 2 offers so many maps, leaders and scenarios that the replayability of the game is pretty much endless. See More

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score 12 · Answer 7

First Strike 1.1

Top Pro

Clear message about the pitfalls of nuclear war

First Strike 1.1 illustrates a very clear anti-war bombing message. See More

Top Con

No mid game save

There is no mid game save which means for some of the longer harder battles if one leaves the game, there is no going back to it. See More

Top Pro

1/4 of revenue is given to charities that help reduce nuclear arsenal

One quarter of all sales of First Strike 1.1 goes to a charity to help reduce missile arsenal in the world. See More

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Looks great

The effects of missiles flying and exploding are impressive to watch. See More

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score 6 · Answer 8

Wordbase

Top Pro

Strategic word based gameplay

Wordbase plays more like a game of chess than a conventional word game. With each player having a base at each end of the board, the goal is to get to the other side first with words on the board. Thought the most interesting part is that players can cut off the others line of words by intersecting them which results in cutting off the players progress above the intersection.. See More

Top Con

In game dictionary is hit or miss

Wordbase could use a better dictionary as many words that exist the game does not allow to be played and some word it allows to be played are not real words. See More

Top Pro

Free to try with a single in app purchase for the full game

Wordbase is free to download and play but does include a solitary in app purchase of $2.99 to receive the full content of the game. See More

Top Pro

Original take on word based gaming

Unlike most word based mobile games Wordbase is not a clone of someone else's game mechanics. See More

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score 7 · Answer 9

Oil Rush: 3D naval strategy

Top Pro

Superb graphics

Full 3D rendered ships, ocean waves and all kinds of effects all combine to create on great looking game. See More

Top Con

May not perform optimaly on lower end hardware

With all the effects and animations the game uses performance may not be the best on lower end hardware. See More

Top Pro

Free demo available

A free demo is available for users to try the game out before purchasing. See More

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score 1 · Answer 10

Heroes of Steel RPG Elite

Top Pro

On the fly turn based combat

Players can switch from character to character on their team at any time during combat thus allowing for a multitude of personal strategy to be used. See More

Top Con

Art is rough around the edges

The hand drawn art in game can at times be a bit unpolished, making for a constant reminder that this is a small dev indie created game. See More

Specs

Genre:RPG

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

Top Pro

Permanent death of any party member

Every party member is unable to escape from permanent death if they die, making for a tough game with real consequences. See More

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Tactics Maiden RPG

Top Pro

Clever A.I.

The A.I. in Tactics Maiden RPG is pretty clever, so simple straightforward play-styles will need to be more clever to counter the A.I.. See More

Top Con

Difficult

Tactics Maiden RPG is a pretty difficult game and it may take some time to become familiar enough with the game to be able to advance in it properly. See More

Top Pro

Level can last from 10 minutes to 1 hour

Depending on the level being played they can last from ten minutes up to an hour. See More

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Kingdom Rush Origins

Top Pro

High production value

From an assortment of animations all over the maps to the attention of colors and detail, Kingdom Rush Origins is an extremely well-polished game. See More

Top Con

Pacing

With no fast forward option, the pacing of Kingdom Rush Origins can feel slow and dull at times. See More

Top Pro

New enemies and new weapons

There are a bunch of new enemies to battle added into Origins as well as new weapons to use. See More

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Great mix of RTS and Tower Defense

The heroes used in the game allow for an RTS twist to the normal Tower Defense tactics of the game. See More

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score 4 · Answer 13

Smashing Four

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Warzone - turn based strategy

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Pixel Defenders Puzzle

Top Pro

Able to be played offline

Pixel Defenders Puzzle allows for the user to play while there is no internet connection, making for a good game to play when there is none. See More

Top Con

Pixel art limits needed information

The pixel art used in game can be nice to look at but it does limit how much information can be utilized on screen. This leaves players to tap on all enemies to find out there stats, which are needed to make informed moves in game. See More

Top Pro

More strategy than a regular match 3 title

Pixel Defenders Puzzle asks for quite a bit of strategy from the player creating a much deeper game than what is expected from the outlook. See More

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Endless mode for casual play

There is an optional endless mode that removes the enemies from play which makes the gameplay a lot more casual though a bit pointless. See More

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Breach & Clear

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Auro

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Cards and Castles

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Turn-based gameplay

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Lots of different character options

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King's League: Odyssey

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AMazing TD

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24 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Rebuild

My Recommendation for Rebuild

Atmospheric zombie survival theme that fits the zombie genre quite respectively

Can get easier the further in the game one gets

Atmospheric zombie survival theme

Well-balanced

Multiple events/endings encourage repeat play

Endless gameplay with randomly generated cities

My Recommendation for XCOM: Enemy Within

My Recommendation for XCOM: Enemy Within

Enjoyable turn based gameplay

Second half of game lacks as many options as first half

Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices

Online multiplayer

Expansion on what was already a fantastic game

Hardcore strategy gaming at it best on a mobile platform

New upgrade resource, Meld, adds even more variety to gameplay

Ethical choices affect long game

My Recommendation for Kingdom Rush

My Recommendation for Kingdom Rush

Well-ballanced and gradually increasing difficulty level

Lots of fun references hidden throughout the game

Amazing tower variation

My Recommendation for Hoplite

My Recommendation for Hoplite

Short

Optional continued gameplay

Randomly generated levels

Turn based

Replay value

Large assortment of enemies

Deep gameplay

My Recommendation for Heroes of Might & Magic III HD

My Recommendation for Heroes of Might & Magic III HD

Classic

Expansion content is missing

My Recommendation for Civilization Revolution 2

My Recommendation for Civilization Revolution 2

Extremely shallow and low replay value

Might be a funny kids game for children under 10

Civilization Revolution 2 is exspensive

Randomly generated levels

Enhanced graphics

Offers lots of replay value

My Recommendation for First Strike 1.1

My Recommendation for First Strike 1.1

Clear message about the pitfalls of nuclear war

No mid game save

1/4 of revenue is given to charities that help reduce nuclear arsenal

Looks great

My Recommendation for Wordbase

My Recommendation for Wordbase

Strategic word based gameplay

In game dictionary is hit or miss

Free to try with a single in app purchase for the full game

Original take on word based gaming

My Recommendation for Oil Rush: 3D naval strategy

My Recommendation for Oil Rush: 3D naval strategy

Superb graphics

May not perform optimaly on lower end hardware

Free demo available

My Recommendation for Heroes of Steel RPG Elite

My Recommendation for Heroes of Steel RPG Elite

On the fly turn based combat

Art is rough around the edges

Permanent death of any party member

My Recommendation for Tactics Maiden RPG

My Recommendation for Tactics Maiden RPG

Clever A.I.

Difficult

Level can last from 10 minutes to 1 hour

My Recommendation for Kingdom Rush Origins

My Recommendation for Kingdom Rush Origins

High production value

Pacing

New enemies and new weapons

Great mix of RTS and Tower Defense

My Recommendation for Smashing Four

My Recommendation for Smashing Four