Barbeqmeister Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hi, as a former strategy game addict who switched over from PC two years back I'm looking into returning to the genre on PS4. What games work well on console? I already bought Stellaris and Railway Empire and got Cities Skylines from PS Plus, and have been waiting on Civ VI to get on sale. Are there any other titles I've missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizflips Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I'm far from an expert on the matter but I really enjoyed Nobunaga's Ambition, both Sphere of Influence and Ascension. While both games have some issues at times, they were enjoyable experiences overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scemopagliaccioh Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 It's quite a rare genre, but Xcom 2 should be around the ballpark of your interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicanomaly Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I thought Aven Colony was quite good, Tropico 5 was ok, but never got too in depth with it, but does seem like there would be lots to do if you wanted to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squall__x Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Tropico 5 is amazingly good. It's a little too complex in the beginning though. I loved the story. You just have to plan for solid economy and design your island well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbeqmeister Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 5 hours ago, grizflips said: I'm far from an expert on the matter but I really enjoyed Nobunaga's Ambition, both Sphere of Influence and Ascension. While both games have some issues at times, they were enjoyable experiences overall. Looks interesting, it's like a mix of Shogun 2 Total War and Paradox grand strategies. Never heard of the game before I found it cheap on UK amazon (of all places), now I'll just wait few weeks for it to arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesius Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) I don't have a ton of experience with strategy games, but I recently completed Darkest Dungeon. The game sure is more complex than it appears at first, and can be pretty unforgiving. The DLC is kinda "meh", but the main game sure was a lot of fun ? The complete edition has been offered for a pretty low price quite recently, too, in case you want to wait for a good deal. Not exactly sure if that's your jam, since it doesn't compare to any of the titles you mentioned in the OP, but might be worth looking into it. It's more a turn-based roguelike RPG, but I'd classify it as a "stategy game", at least partially. Edited May 22, 2020 by Arcesius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbeqmeister Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Arcesius said: I don't have a ton of experience with strategy games, but I recently completed Darkest Dungeon. The game sure is more complex than it appears at first, and can be pretty unforgiving. The DLC is kinda "meh", but the main game sure was a lot of fun The complete edition has been offered for a pretty low price quite recently, too, in case you want to wait for a good deal. That's more of a roguelike RPG than a strategy game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesius Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Just now, Barbeqmeister said: That's more of a roguelike RPG than a strategy game Lol I just edited my post to mention that ? Still worth checking out imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggworth Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Barbeqmeister said: Hi, as a former strategy game addict who switched over from PC two years back I'm looking into returning to the genre on PS4. What games work well on console? I already bought Stellaris and Railway Empire and got Cities Skylines from PS Plus, and have been waiting on Civ VI to get on sale. Are there any other titles I've missed? I've not played it yet so I can't comment on its quality but Surviving Mars is a City Builder that I came across when looking for something like this. The Edition with all the DLC is on sale quite a lot too. Looks to me to be very similar to Aven Colony which I have played and would recommend Jurassic World Evolution is a Park Building Sim which looks great but again I've not actually got around to that one yet. Then of course as others have said the Tropico Series, I've played 5 but not 6 yet. I enjoyed it but I did find it incredibly frustrating at times. They push this idea of being a dictator but I found it pretty hard staying in power. They'll kick you out for almost anything! Edited May 22, 2020 by Cleggworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbeqmeister Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cleggworth said: I've not played it yet so I can't comment on its quality but Surviving Mars is a City Builder that I came across when looking for something like this. The Edition with all the DLC is on sale quite a lot too. Looks to me to be very similar to Aven Colony which I have played and would recommend Jurassic World Evolution is a Park Building Sim which looks great but again I've not actually got around to that one yet. Then of course as others have said the Tropico Series, I've played 5 but not 6 yet. I enjoyed it but I did find it incredibly frustrating at times. They push this idea of being a dictator but I found it pretty hard staying in power. They'll kick you out for almost anything! Surviving Mars looks interesting, I'll check it out next time it's on sale. I actually played Tropico 5 from PS Now and it was just more annoying than fun. I have to agree with you on that Edited May 22, 2020 by Barbeqmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantCrow Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) On 5/21/2020 at 9:07 PM, Barbeqmeister said: Hi, as a former strategy game addict who switched over from PC two years back I'm looking into returning to the genre on PS4. What games work well on console? I already bought Stellaris and Railway Empire and got Cities Skylines from PS Plus, and have been waiting on Civ VI to get on sale. Are there any other titles I've missed? I thought I was the only strategy player left on the site haha. What sub genre of strategy do you prefer? Tower defense McDroid X-Morph Defense Grid 2 Turn based Banner Saga trilogy Rainbow Moon Worms series Mutant Year Zero Real time 8 Bit Hordes There's plenty more, but these are the one's I've personally played (on PSN or PC), haven't already been mentioned and aren't on your profile. Edited May 27, 2020 by VigilantCrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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