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4 Games Considered

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XCOM 2
$59.99Mostly Positive–
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Planet Coaster
$44.99Very PositiveSimulation
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Overwatch
$59.99–Hero-based FPS
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Stellaris
$39.99MixedHybrid: 4X / Grand Strategy
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XCOM 2

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thermoplastics
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It's fun to upgrade and manage your squad

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As you progress through the game you can train and promote your soldiers to make them more effective in combat, unlock new abilities and upgrade their weapons armor. The interesting part of it is if a member gets injured (which is really easy to happen on the harder difficulties) they are not avail...
thermoplastics
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Excellent suspense

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You're always against the clock in one way or another. Globally your enemies are moving forward with their plans and unless you actively work towards countering them, they will win. You'll be short on cash, manpower, and will have to work with inferior tech. On the field most missions have...
Regidnätsllov Eman
Top Pro

Workshop Mod Support

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The game embraces modding and the Steam Workshop is full of modifications for your game.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Addon Business Mentality

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The game tries to earn money with Addons that are worth buying. The base game is definitely a full experience an the completely optional Addons deliver loads of content for a reasonable price.
DragonDawn
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Unlike XCOM EU/EW sharpshooters are useful!

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XCOM EU/EW had a class called snipers (reformed into sharpshooters in XCOM 2) and they were not that useful because a) their exclusive long ranged tactics couldn't shine on most maps and b)They had couldn't even benefit from using pistols as a backup weapon. In XCOM 2 sharpshooters were mu...
DragonDawn
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Makes you feel more for your characters than most character driven games

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One of the more fun parts about this game is managing your squad. You can customize the looks, voices, and even names of your soldiers. As you take your soldiers on missions you'll get attached to them. This will create a lot of tense moments when your soldiers are about to die and you desperat...
Harvey Rose
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Performance could be better

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Even when using well above the recommended hardware the game does show some performance issues as it is difficult to hold 60fps. While not the biggest problem thanks to this being a turn based game it would have been nice to see better performance and a constant 60fps when using what the developers...
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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Planet Coaster

Regidnätsllov Eman
Top Pro

Free and Paid DLC Mentality

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The developers still release big free updates and frequently come up with an averagely priced DLC package.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Workshop Support

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You can share all your creations on the Workshop.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Powerful Engine

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The game engine is able to render thousands of NPCs plus decadent scenery at the same time without breaking a sweat.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Excellent limitless coaster building system

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There are many dozens of prefabbed coaster elements which you don't even need because you can build everything by yourself.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Game rewards creativity

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The more scenery you build around your attractions, the more successful your park will be.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Extensive Creative Tools

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The game is choke full of possibilities to customize your park.
Regidnätsllov Eman
Top Con

Easy

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The game is a little bit easy at most difficulty modes.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Simulation
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Overwatch

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Stellaris

Regidnätsllov Eman
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Extensive Home Affairs System

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Keeping control of your empire is often complex and comes with hundreds of options to tweak and change the very definition of your people.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Workshop Mod Support

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The game is highly modifiable, comes with its own mod manager and proper Workshop support. The workshop is already choke full of mods.
Regidnätsllov Eman
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Still being updated

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The developers still work on the game and improve it every day
Regidnätsllov Eman
Top Con

Passive Foreign Policy

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The game leaves you only a few ways to control what other species think of you. Often if you cross a line through natural growth other nations that you aren't allied with yet will start to hate you no matter what.
Regidnätsllov Eman
Top Con

Very Slow Paced

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The game is very slow paced in terms of progression and reaching high end technologies. The more other races and the more stars are in your galaxy, the longer the game will take. With mods we're talking about weeks.
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Steam Rating:Mixed
Genre:Hybrid: 4X / Grand Strategy
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Planet Coaster
Recommended 6 months ago
Must play game of 2016
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 Extensive Creative Tools
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 Game rewards creativity
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 Excellent limitless coaster building system
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 Powerful Engine
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 Workshop Support
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 Easy
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 Free and Paid DLC Mentality
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