Have you explored the ultimate guide to the best strategy games for PC in 2023? If you haven’t, then you should. In the meantime, I bring you a curated list of the top computer strategy games for 2024. As we look ahead to 2024, anticipation builds for the next wave of gaming excellence, and it’s time to discover the best RTS games and turn-based strategy gems on the horizon, alongside some of their lesser known wargame brothers. Check out this carefully compiled list, and if you have more gems to share, drop them in the comments or connect with me on Social Media. Let’s build the ultimate collection of the best strategy games together! In no particular order other than alphabetical, here are the best strategy games to look out for in 2024 in alphabetical order.
50 – Age of Mythology Retold
Unveiled more than a year back, in 2022, not a lot has come out since, so what we have so far is wild speculation. We know, however, that the game is getting redone with all new graphics and animations and that the release version will contain every playable content up until the Tale of the Dragon expansion.
49 – Ancient Arenas: Chariots
Qvadriga was quite a hit when it came out in 2014. It was a unique, turn-based (or real-time) chariot racing simulator with quite a lot of depth to its systems. Of course, the thing that separates it from the crowd of other racing sims is its Roman quadriga setting. Despite being fairly well-received, Turnopia failed to capitalize on its setting and take its premise into a whole new dimension. That’s precisely what the folk behind Ancient Arenas: Chariots are attempting to do. Not a lot is known of it right now but it’s promising to be quite the spiritual successor to Qvadriga. Here’s what’s known right now:
- A Mansion to manage by building, trading, researching, exploring, and training.
- Divine favors to gain the upper hand over the competition.
- Horse breeding, training aurigas (teams), and assembling new chariots.
- Join a faction (whatever this means?).
- Race in the chariot league.
- WeGo and Real-time controls.
48 – ARA: History Untold
The guys from Civilization are probably in the same boat as yours truly and fed up with the mediocrity that befell the series after Civ IV. Instead of complaining online about it, they decided to form Oxide Games and create ARA: History Untold, a 4X that’s looking great, at least graphically. While there may not be an official gameplay video available yet, the glimpses and information provided so far, especially the impressive graphics, are certainly enough to pique curiosity and interest.
47 – Armored Brigade 2
The unique (and underappreciated) Armored Brigade is getting a new entry, shifting from 2D to 3D, and it’s looking glorious! The game will also add a refined waypoint editor, and improve its spotting system and infantry mechanics. Aware that “The introduction of 3D also posed the risk of diverting focus from gameplay to graphics. Striking the right balance, where enhanced visuals did not overshadow core gameplay, was a paramount concern.”, the team quickly understood that with this change they “can now offer depth and spatial awareness that 2D simply cannot match, and a visual detail that breathes new life into every skirmish. This modification paves the way for enhanced tactical perspectives, from discerning line-of-sight over undulating terrains to better assessing the influence of the landscape on vehicle movement. This shift could potentially appeal to a broader audience, and feedback so far seems to confirm this. While Triple-A games excel in photorealistic graphics, Armored Brigade carves its own unique niche by focusing on gameplay and feature depth instead of competing on visual realism.”
46 – Arms Trade Tycoon
Another one of Microprose’s most promising titles, Arms Trade Tycoon endeared itself into the hearts of wargamers and tycoon enthusiasts due to its excellent demo a couple of months back. Even more exciting, the game has evolved so much since then, that the team had to pull the original demo from Steam to not undersell what the game’s going to be. A look at the video above showcases exactly how detailed ATT is shaping up to be.
Want to be an arms dealer can expect a new, updated demo close to the game’s release date, which has gone unannounced as of right now.
45 – Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow is going to be one of two things: it’s either going to dethrone Eugen Systems and the Wargame Series and dominate this weird sub-genre of modern real-time-strategy games that Wargame spawned way back when, or it’s going to be a massive disappointment. As of right now, I can’t decipher if the pace of Broken Arrow is too quick for me to enjoy, but by the looks of what was presented during Slitherine Next, it looks to be substantially slower than other games such as Regiments or WARNO. The extended time I spent playing the first mission of the campaign convinced me that there’s a lot to enjoy for singleplayer fans, especially if played at a slower speed. Here’s hoping we’re looking at the next World in Conflict!
44 – Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles has more in command with Stronghold than it as with other, more fantastical strategy titles. It’s a game all about creating fantastical and stunning fortifications to protect the people under your rule from pesky air assailants. It’s a game that describes itself as “chaotic and free” with “minimal micro-management”. A perfect feel-good late-night friday endeavour, then.
43 – Builders of Egypt
One of many historical city-builders to come out this year, Builders of Egypt takes place on the titular… Egypt! Similar to the classical Impression titles, it’s an economic type of city-builder with a pinch of sword and spear sprinkled in for some palate cleansing. Make sure your people are fed and happy, the river is flowing with goods of foreign kingdoms, and religious needs are accounted for, and then head off to war if things don’t go your way.
42 – Burden of Command
If I had a dollar every time I’ve seen Burden of Command in a “most anticipated list of 20XX”… Anyway, the constant update of their developer blogs always fills me with the hope that Burden of Command will, someday, see the light of day. BoC is supposed to be the offspring of classical hex wargames and an RPG system that will emulate the dilemmas of being in command of an American company in the Second World War.
41 – Capital Command
Hooded Horse is the new Paradox Interactive, and they have a hand on nearly every other strategy title ready to go live in the next couple of years, with Capital Command being one of them. A sandbox-y, space sim that puts players at the helm of custom-made warships.
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