Players encounter a few messy moments in this co-op game. But all-in-all, ‘Split Fiction’ is a fun fiction.
Sid Meier’s world-building game is back and bigger than ever. But is it better?
‘For the King II’ offers a fun, turn-based, multiplayer adventure. But there are things that parents of young players should …
‘Wildfrost’ starts players cold with it deck-building challenges. But strategy lovers will quickly warm to its play.
Those Italian plumber bros. are back on the RPG-battling and world-saving job. But this time they need their electrician’s tools.
There’s plenty of Poké fun to be had here in short, content-free doses. But impatience can cost ya’.
‘Metal Slug Tactics’ looks and feels a lot like the old arcade classics, but it’s got a whole new strategy-based …
It’s all turn-based strategy battles in colorfully exotic settings. And there are only a few light bumps in Wargroove 2’s …
This indie game offers lots of action for those who enjoy stealthy strategy with a shadow-swimming twist.
There are a few T-rated issues here, but nothing bad enough to knock most families of teens off a unicorn.
Palworld may look a lot like another cute and popular monster gathering game. But Pokémon’s never had AK-47s and butchering …
It’s no illusion, Assassin’s Creed Mirage does look and play a little differently. But it’s still a bloody view.
From sandcastle stomps to kitchen-counter clomps, Pikmin 4 offers gamers a whole new colorful world.
The Bookwalker is a novel idea, but a messy read.
If you’re strategy minded, Railway Empire 2 might just have you yellin’ “All aboard!”
With a well-written story and time-driven choices, this Star Trek adventure might well be the best one yet.
This isn’t your dad’s Minecraft. So what have the gamemakers stacked up this time?
It’s all about drawing up inky forces in a world where dogs have spears and bunnies wield bows.
Is Fire Emblem Engage as engaging as its title suggests?
There’s fun XCOM-like gameplay to be had. But you gotta be OK with Marvel’s demonic side.
Demeo is a dungeon crawler that keeps the play, and the dungeon denizens, light.
The newest Yu-Gi-Oh! game is a free download. But does it cost more than you expect?
A new Civ-like strategy game invites players to consider the resources that cause a culture to flourish.
This deceptively simple murder-mystery in space has quietly become a monster hit among myriad players.
Yet another free tactical shooter arrives for the esports-loving masses. But are there costs that come with free?
A refurbished classic for the Switch. But are these the battling chronicles you’re looking for?
Gears Tactics offers a strategy-oriented approach to this combat franchise. But if you’re expecting less gore, think again.
It may be called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but not everything players find in this deep strategy game is …
A new game from the creator of the original X-COM. Does that bode well for the turn-based strategy fan?
Yu-Gi-Oh! migrates to the Switch, blending classic card battles with its signature brand of manga-inspired mysticism.
My dad was more of a checkers man, but he taught me how to play chess after I bugged him …
When MySims for Nintendo’s Wii first landed on my desk, I’ll admit I wasn’t excited. My disillusionment with the whole …
The complicated spiritual lore of this Korean-created game world can be a little tough to follow. Its nonstop battle sequences …
A heavily shadowed sub strategically swims in and out of the crack-your-hull-like-an-eggshell ocean depths, having battled its way past a …
When first hearing the title Age of Empires: Mythologies, it would be reasonable to expect that this video game is …
There’s a lot of strategy to be employed in this empire-building game. Maybe too much.
If you’re one of those people who always wants to pull out the Risk game whenever friends or family are …
The realism of the gameplay and the virtual news clips that pop up between stages eerily mirrors today’s headline news, …
I’m sure you’ve heard the one about the guy who stands up at a funeral and says, “The rumors of …
There comes a day in every kid’s life when he or she sits on the front porch—brow furrowed, head in …
The Overlord games are designed for those players who long to slip into the armor and cape of an evil …
Video games are the Rodney Dangerfield of the entertainment world. And sometimes—when they’re digitally inviting kids to shoot cops or …
Halo is back. And it’s rated T! Gaming fingers are twitching, allowances are being saved, and scores of cajoling teens …
This old-school strategy contest packs engaging, turn-by-turn challenges without any of the modern war-game mess.
A meteor from some unknown point in space crashes to the surface of a small planet and scatters bits and …
Full disclosure: I have a tendency to happily dig into real-time strategy games like a drooling bulldog into a bowl …
There’s a new Civ-like strategy game in town. But this barbarian’s tale is no pushover.
Leap! Dodge! Slide! Flip! Run! RUN! Runrunrunfasterfasterfasteraaarrgghh— This, in a nutshell, sums up the life of Faith: Not, mind you, …
Habro and Nintendo have teamed up to offer a handheld version of not one, but three classic board games.
Mix chess with futuristic mech battles against marauding monsters and you’ve got the gist of things with this PC title.
The latest Civilization upgrade adds interesting new leaders, ages and loyalties, while keeping the world-building mess-free.
This popular jailbreak game has a bit of content contraband that Mom should make note of.
Mario is back. But this time it’s in a strategic, turn-based—gulp—shooter. How worried should we be?
This engaging building simulation game transports some of the genre’s familiar facets into a tense-but-satisfying sci-fi setting.
This buzz-generating hybrid is one part Minecraft, one part shooter. That last aspect is the one parents will need to …
This game about a guy who cleans up murderers’ messes perhaps isn’t as messy as it could have been. But …
Terrific virtual fun awaits gamers in the digital final frontier. But some annoying Tribbles potentially lurk there, too.
This remake of a game from the ’90s is rich in old strategy and tactics, but it has a few …
The second Halo Wars contest delivers real-time strategy thrills without all the famous franchise’s goopy, gory, first-person shooter spills.
With a little parental boundary-setting and guidance, the colorful characters and strategic maneuvering in the latest Civilization contest can be …
This challenging, sci-fi tactical puzzler majors in mastering the right sneak-and-steal spy strategy … without the typical trigger-tugging turmoil.
It makes it worse that 47 is just so OK-cool about all the life-leeching lessons he’s teaching.
Fire Emblem Fates is a game that’s been expanded and broken up into three different parts … with three separate …
It’s twenty years after the original XCOM story, and our alien foes have some nasty plans up their space suit …
The gamemakers are asking players to think about … thinking. And that’s something you don’t regularly encounter when you pick …
As much as this might sound like a Nancy Drew mystery, it’s actually something a little different.
Rainbow Six Siege is one of a new breed of online shooters that’s all about short, intense, close quarters combat …
Games used to fit into specific categories. Fallout 4 fills something closer to an “all of the above” slot. For …
After spending 30 years perfecting Mario, the creative minds at Nintendo are handing you the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom.
There’s just no way Big Boss can hide under his thin hospital blanket from all the solid Metal Gear muck.
Space action heroes and He-Man squads go toe-to-toe as WWI triplanes are shot out of the sky by rainbow-powered battlements.
Lost Dimension gives us a gaggle of young heroes and asks us to play something of an end-of-the-world reality TV …
For all of its teamwork coolness, this is merely another bloody shooter that’s all about illicit loot … and ruthless …
It’s an alternate steampunk reality where classic literary figures (and Abe Lincoln!) fight for truth, justice and a monster-free tomorrow.
An eerily shadowed blinking-light screen-full-of-static chill. But not your typical scare-fest game.
The makers of Evolve want you to get your monster on in this twist on a run-and-gun war game.
Mankind is doomed unless we build up a new civilization on a distant planet. But do the same Sid Meier …
The latest Civilization effort exports its streamlined world-building ambitions straight to your smartphone or tablet.
This dictator-obsessed strategy sim is designed to make you giggle while you hereby decree—but it’s not all fun and games.
Metal Gear Solid offers up a sampler plate in hopes of whetting appetites for the upcoming main course. But we’ve …
This classic Japanese role-playing game pairs adventure and exploration with some dark spiritual twists.
Besides being fun, Clash of Clans can be either an addictive time-sucker or voracious wallet-gobbler. You choose.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled Pikmin. Isn’t that how it goes? No? Well, read on to find out …
This mobile version of a Halo war gets ported to a next-gen console. Will it knock your guts out, or …
Some sing the praises of this challenging RTS game. Others issue stark detractions. Some revel in its heroes. Others are …
The Elder Scrolls is offering up a new suit of online armor and an endless Tamriel where you can battle …
A city-building fave gets a next-gen reboot. Are there any new realities or regulations you need to know about as …
So are you a force for good, evil, or both? Only many, many battles and 20-plus chapters of twisting story …
The space pods are landing! The space pods are landing! Part strategy planner, part resource manager and part skill-upgrading battler, …
The latest Pokémon contest offers a little extra strategy bang for players’ collect-’em-all-and-battle-it-out buck. But what else does it deliver?
Crazy-eyed outlaws. Fortune-hunting prospectors. Gunslinging good guys. Even Star Wars-like planet battles. It’s the Wild West in space.
Will you share tea or rise to war? Fight with samurai swords or Gatling guns? Spend all night arranging the …
Is the Force strong with this one, young Jedi? Meditate on this, we will.
UPDATED REVIEW: Start building your first lava-spurting mega-fortress or figuring out how to stage your favorite Star Wars scene in …
This downloadable arcade game transports plastic warriors out of your toy box and into your Xbox.
Brink is by definition a first-person shooter. But shooting is only half the battle in this intricate, strategy-intensive contest for …
The DNA creature-builder Spore franchise is back for a fiercer-looking go-round. Is this the natural evolution of a fun franchise? …
Polish those brass buttons and straighten your epaulets because kingmaker Sid Meier wants to put you on the throne. Again.
Can this Disney title deliver board game fun in a video game package? Hmmm, the mystery deepens.
After a dozen silent years, a strategy classic has written a new chapter.
Snake is sneaking in to save the world once again. This time exclusively on the handheld Sony PSP.
