What are the best Asynchronous Multiplayer games on Steam?

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Best Asynchronous Multiplayer games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Platforms
-- Civilization V	$29.99	Very Positive	Windows, macOS, SteamOS + Linux
-- Frozen Synapse	$24.99	Very Positive	Very Positive
-- Hero Academy	-	–	–

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Civilization V

Top Pro

Customization through policies

Policies are used as a tool to gain a variety of customizations that benefit ones society. There is a branching tree of policies that will allow the user to pick certain aspects that will suit them best such as adding law or religion to ones society which will give gains in certain aspects. See More

Top Con

No steam workshop support on Linux

The Linux port currently does not support steam workshop, and as the mac port made by the same developers has not received workshop support despite having been out for several years, it is unlikely that it ever will. Though there are unofficial workarounds to get the mods working. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

Platforms:Windows, macOS, SteamOS + Linux

Genre:4X

Co-Op:2 to 21 Player Online / LAN

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Endless scenarios and replayability

Civilization V has a large assortment of nation leaders to choose from that have an even bigger assortment of scenarios that are able to play out for said leaders. Each game can be quite unique in this way as each leader allows for a different nation to be controlled. See More

Top Con

Most victories won by timed or military victory

It can be pretty difficult to win by diplomacy or culture which does add some challenge to the game but it can get tiresome if one keeps winning by only military or timed victories. See More

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Fantastic tactical combat

Civilization V has a great combat system that feels very tactical over previous versions as there is no stacking of troops, but with the new hexagonal grid players can surround enemies as well as allow for better tactics when planning attacks. See More

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One unit per tile

Civ 5 restricts you to having one unit per tile, but has an AI unable to handle that restriction well, and doesn't even have decent pathing for units. Late game becomes a slog of ordering each unit individually due to poor pathing. See More

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Beautiful graphics

From the players cities and armies to the lush landscape, Civilization is quite a beautiful game for those with systems powerful enough to push the graphics to the limit. Even when on lower graphical settings the game looks lush and well animated. See More

Top Con

No stats on other Civ attitudes

Unlike past Civilization games there are no longer stats on the attitudes of the players surrounding Civilizations. This allowed one to see how each other nation felt about the player, but now that it is gone one has to guess, which is definitely not as helpful. See More

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Frozen Synapse

Top Pro

Watch replays of games

You can watch your own games or multiplayer games of other people. See More

Top Con

Story is forgettable

The story in Frozen Synapse is generic sci-fi. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Randomly generated maps

Each game has a randomly generated map, which keeps the game fresh being that it is a different layout each time payed. See More

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Great tactical depth

Frozen Synapse has deep tactical possibilities. You have to take into account your environment (there's even destructible terrain), strengths and weaknesses of each squad member, position and viewing angles of every man on the field while developing a coherent plan of action by setting waypoints, aim directions and stance of your squad members to overcome your enemy. You can even run simulations to see how things might play out before committing to action. See More

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Good selection of multiplayer

There are 5 different online multiplayer gametypes (Secure, Exterminate, Charge, Disputed & Hostage). There is also a hotseat mode where local players can swap turns on the same PC. See More

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Play multiple games at once

Since the game is turn-based you can have multiple games running simultaneously. You can even play a game over e-mail. See More

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Multiple game modes

There' s a campaign, that takes you through a cyberpunk style story where you assisting a resistance faction in a struggle against a corporate government regime; there is a skirmish mode that randomly generates a map based on a number of criteria you can set; and a multiplayer mode with 5 different gametypes. See More

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Hero Academy

Top Pro

Asynchronous multiplayer

Being that the multiplayer is asynchronous, users can take their time for their turns as well as take on several matches at once. See More

Top Con

No time limit for turns

Players can take as long as they want to take a turn which means that there could be days that go by without anyone bothering to take their turn. See More

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Many methods to learn the deeper parts of the game

From tutorials to challenge levels their are many in game features to easily learn some of the finer intricacies of gameplay. See More

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Intuitive design

From the menu system to the gameplay Hero Academy is very intuitive. Even newcomers can figure out how to play in no time. See More

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Smart rewind system

During game players can use a smart rewind feature that allows the player go back and try different tactics to see which ones work the best. See More

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What are the best Asynchronous Multiplayer games on Steam?

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Civilization V

My Recommendation for Civilization V

My Recommendation for Civilization V

Customization through policies

No steam workshop support on Linux

Endless scenarios and replayability

Most victories won by timed or military victory

Fantastic tactical combat

One unit per tile

Beautiful graphics

No stats on other Civ attitudes

Frozen Synapse

My Recommendation for Frozen Synapse

My Recommendation for Frozen Synapse

Watch replays of games

Story is forgettable

Randomly generated maps

Great tactical depth

Good selection of multiplayer

Play multiple games at once

Multiple game modes

Hero Academy

My Recommendation for Hero Academy

My Recommendation for Hero Academy

Asynchronous multiplayer

No time limit for turns

Many methods to learn the deeper parts of the game

Intuitive design

Smart rewind system

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