Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999
Strategy games that still hold up
Thinking two turns ahead, whether or not there is a clock
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Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002
StarCraft 1998
Sep 7
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1999
Sid Meier's Civilization 1991
On sale
Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010
$6.44 on Fanatical -79%
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000
On sale
Europa Universalis IV 2013
$44.99 on Fanatical -10%
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 2004
On sale
Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2019
$41.99 on Nintendo -30%
Sid Meier's Civilization II 1996
On sale
Medieval II: Total War 2006
$4.49 on Fanatical -78%
On sale
Slay the Spire 2019
$6.24 on PlayStation -75%
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty 1992
On sale
Sid Meier's Civilization IV 2005
$5.24 on Fanatical -83%
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996
Sep 5
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995
Fire Emblem Awakening 2012
On sale
Company of Heroes 2006
$2.99 on Steam -80%
Age of Empires 1997
Final Fantasy Tactics 1997
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2004
On sale
FTL: Faster Than Light 2012
$2.99 on GOG -70%
The Banner Saga 2 2016
On sale
Frostpunk 2018
$3.44 on Fanatical -89%
Fire Emblem 2003
On sale
Dungeon Keeper 2 1999
$1.99 on GOG -67%
On sale
Anno 1800 2019
$14.99 on Steam -75%
On sale
Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001
$4.27 on Fanatical -14%
The Banner Saga 2014
On sale
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri 1999
$0.99 on GOG -83%
Command & Conquer 1995
On sale
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998
$4.27 on Fanatical -14%
Pikmin 2 2004
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares 1996
On sale
Crusader Kings II 2012
$34.68 on Fanatical -10%
On sale
XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012
$5.24 on Fanatical -65%
On sale
Valkyria Chronicles 2008
$4.49 on Fanatical -78%
Rome: Total War 2004
On sale
Dungeon Keeper 1997
$1.99 on GOG -67%
SimCity 1989
Stronghold Crusader 2002
On sale
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World 1998
$2.49 on GOG -75%
On sale
XCOM 2 2016
$2.59 on Fanatical -87%
On sale
Worms Armageddon 1999
$2.69 on Fanatical -82%
On sale
X-COM: UFO Defense 1994
$1.07 on Fanatical -79%
Total War: Shogun 2 2011
Some of these are armies and some are one person and a very long spreadsheet. What they share is that losing tells you something, which is what makes starting again feel like a plan rather than a punishment.