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What are the best light-weight strategy games on PC like CK2, EU4, or Vic2?

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5 Games Considered

Best light-weight strategy games on PC like CK2, EU4, or Vic2	Price	Platforms	Genre
-- FTL: Faster Than Light	9,99€	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS	Roguelite
-- Medieval: Total War	-	-	-
-- Into the Breach	14.99$	-	-
-- FreeOrion	free	Windows, Linux, Mac	Turn based Strategy, 4X
-- Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece	$14.99	-	-

FTL: Faster Than Light

Top Pro

Very light weight and can be windowed

FTL is a very light weight game that is easily played on just about any system. It also gives users the option to window the game. See More

Top Con

Can be pretty difficult

The amount of choices to be made (many not being good ones) and the randomization of the game makes for a situation that may be too difficult for some. This is not a game that you will beat in one play session nor 10, it takes a lot of time to get in a good run that results in winning, which some people may not have patience for. See More

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Specs

Genre:Roguelite

Co-Op:Single player

Top Pro

Has modding support

There are multiple mods available for FTL. See More

Top Con

Graphics card

Does not run on some PC's without a dedicated graphics card. See More

Top Pro

Highly strategic gameplay

The rouge-alike game design combined with the huge amount of choices you can make in both encounters as well as managing your ship makes FTL a highly strategic game. See More

Top Con

Late game battles are long and boring

In the later parts of the game battles are very long which can make for a bit of a boring experience, especially for those that would rather be exploring than spending so much time on battles. See More

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