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Command your crew and roll the dice in the tactical roguelike DeckWrecking Pirates

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:57:58 +0000

DeckWrecking Pirates appears to have a fun blend of various features that fans of turn-based strategy games and deck-builders will no doubt appreciate.

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II to release in Spring 2026

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:34:50 +0000

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II from Bulwark Studios and Kasedo Games has a release window now set for sometime in Spring 2026.

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SIDE EFFECTS is a disturbing pill-popping roulette game out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:41:04 +0000

SIDE EFFECTS from developer Free Lives takes the idea of Buckshot Roulette and puts a brutal pill-popping spin on it.

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If you're starving for more Advance Wars styled games check out Apes Warfare

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:18:39 +0000

More turn-based strategy goodness inspired by Advance Wars? Yes please. Apes Warfare gives us another spin on the classic genre out now in Early Access.

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If you own Total War: WARHAMMER I or II you'll soon get Total War: WARHAMMER III Immortal Empires free

Liam Dawe — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:49:10 +0000

For owners of either Total War: WARHAMMER I or Total War: WARHAMMER II, soon you'll get Total War: WARHAMMER III - Immortal Empires and more free.

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Below the Crown is an curious brew of chess and dungeon crawling out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:33:09 +0000

Out now in Early Access, from the minds that gave us the excellent Duskers, Below the Crown is a mixture of chess-like pieces and moves in a dungeon crawler.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released

fheroes2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:31:51 +0000

A brand new version of the modernised Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2 has released with version 1.1.12 now available.

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Inspired by Advance Wars, the new Earth vs Mars from Relic Entertainment is out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:47:42 +0000

A smaller team at Relic Entertainment under the Relic Labs umbrella have released Earth vs Mars, a homage to some classic strategy games like Advance Wars.

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Civilization VII set for a big change to allow you to play as one civ continuously

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:26:46 +0000

Firaxis Games have heard your cries, and so Civilization VII is getting an update at some point to let you play as one civ continuously through the Ages.

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Heroes of Magic & Cards will give poker the roguelike deck-builder treatment

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:24:31 +0000

With a demo coming on November 5th, Heroes of Magic & Cards is another interesting spin on deck-builders that blends in poker mechanics for something different.

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Culinary roguelite deckbuilder Hungry Horrors gets a big demo upgrade

Liam Dawe — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:23:44 +0000

Hungry Horrors is a deckbuilder where you strategically cook and serve authentic traditional dishes to legendary monsters.

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II gets a first demo live now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:31:09 +0000

What will no doubt be a popular release, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II from Bulwark Studios and Kasedo Games now has a demo available.

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Below the Crown from the developer of Duskers arrives November with a demo live now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:31:11 +0000

Misfits Attic developers of the excellent Duskers have revealed their quirky blend of genres in Below the Crown will hit Early Access on November 10th.

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CHARK is a smooth Balatro-inspired chess roguelike and I've become an instant fan

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:43:50 +0000

Balatro started another clear trend in gaming, with multiple games spawning like it and CHARK seems like it could end up being a real gem.

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Mixing retro Resident Evil vibes with a mystery dungeon, House of Necrosis arrives in October

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:14:39 +0000

Looking like a classic Resident Evil game but switching things up to be turn-based, with dungeon exploration - House of Necrosis looks genuinely very cool.

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Line up the perfect shot to bump enemies in the wonderful and clever Flick Shot Rogues

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:30:57 +0000

Flick Shot Rogues is a turn-based tactical roguelike about flicking your characters across the map, to bump into enemies. It's clever and a new favourite.

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Catch bugs and fight both sides of the battles in Dicey Bugs - out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:59:57 +0000

Dicey Bugs is a cute looking roguelite bug-catching strategy game, it just released from ProdigalSon Games and has Linux / Steam Deck support.

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Build a deck of powerful programs in the cyberpunk deckbuilder Into The Grid in November

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:24:58 +0000

Into The Grid is a cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder that looked very promising from the demo, and now we have a release window for November.

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Harness the power of living books in the upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder Tomebound

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:08:12 +0000

A library full of infected living books awaits you in Tomebound, an upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder that plans full Linux support.

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Tic Tactic arrives September 18 turning tic-tac-toe / noughts and crosses into a deck-building roguelike

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:11:18 +0000

Turning noughts and crosses into a deck-building roguelike isn't something I wasn't expecting, but it's real and Tic Tactic releases on September 18th.

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Grab a free copy of the odd turn-based strategy game Broilers

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:50:19 +0000

Broilers is a turn-based game that resembles chess and similar board games, it seems like it on the surface but it's very different and all about breeding.

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Duskers developers reveal Below the Crown a love letter to chess, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:39:38 +0000

Below the Crown has now been officially revealed from Misfits Attic, developers of the award-winning Duskers. It's a thoroughly unique blend of games.

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Demonschool has been delayed until November due to Hollow Knight: Silksong

Liam Dawe — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:26:45 +0000

The Hollow Knight: Silksong released date has pushed the developers and publisher of Demonschool to adjust their plans, with a big delay until November.

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Soulblaze is a new dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite you can try right now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:53:24 +0000

Sword & Quill have announced the Kickstarter campaign for Soulblaze, a fresh dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite and there's a demo up right now.

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Inspired by classics like UFO: Enemy Unknown / XCOM - Archrebel Tactics gets MicroProse backing

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:01:26 +0000

Archrebel Tactics looks awesome if you're into challenging sci-fi strategy games, and now it has MicroProse backing it as publisher.

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School-life tactics RPG Demonschool is releasing September 3

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:00:49 +0000

Demonschool is a school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema and now it is set for release on September 3rd.

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Don't have time for Total War and Crusader Kings? Try the new Bellfortis

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:13:15 +0000

Bellfortis is a medieval turn-based strategy game for players who love the genre, but don't have as much time to commit their lives to it.

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2.5D turn-based strategy game Avante! Atlantis gives off Advance Wars vibes

Liam Dawe — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:51:07 +0000

Avante! Atlantis is an upcoming turn-based strategy game that looks like you're playing a board game with a clever 2.5D style.

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Silence of the Siren renames to Heroes of Science and Fiction to pull in more HoMM fans

Liam Dawe — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:54:07 +0000

Heroes of Science and Fiction is the new name for Silence of the Siren from Oxymoron Games, as they try to pull in more fans of Heroes of Might and Magic.

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Civilization VII gets Steam Workshop support, a modding SDK, bigger maps and more

Liam Dawe — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:37:42 +0000

Civilization VII version 1.2.2 has now rolled out after a delay, bringing with it some advanced features and modding support with the Steam Workshop.

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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles announced for September 30

Liam Dawe — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:53:27 +0000

Square Enix have officially announced FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles, which will be releasing September 30th.

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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is out now, great for XCOM and strategy fans

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:48:31 +0000

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is the latest game from Trese Brothers, bringing some excellent squad-based tactics and it's out now.

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Steam Workshop support comes to Civilization VII in June with a new update out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 28 May 2025 10:21:36 +0000

Firaxis are still working to improve Civilization VII, with a big update coming in June and a smaller update out now.

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StarVaders is deck-building meets grid-based tactics and it's basically perfect

Liam Dawe — Fri, 23 May 2025 16:30:39 +0000

StarVaders from developer Pengonauts is a colourful and action-packed mix of a deck-builder with fast grid-based tactical combat and it's a thoroughly great time. I've never seen another game so smoothly blend these two together. I'm hooked on it.

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II gets a first trailer and you can get a free copy of Gladius

Liam Dawe — Fri, 23 May 2025 09:57:07 +0000

Even more Warhammer news for you coming out of the Warhammer Skulls event. We have the first trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II. Plus, you can get a free copy of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War to keep.

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The fusion of deck-building and space-Tetris in the demo of Moonsigil Atlas has totally hooked me

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 May 2025 17:01:33 +0000

Moonsigil Atlas has a demo out now and it's already shot right up to the top of my wishlist. The idea of fusing a Slay the Spire styled deck-builder with something sort-of Tetris-like is just incredibly slick.

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Starless Abyss is a seriously cool Eldritch-themed space strategy deckbuilder out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 06 May 2025 13:18:08 +0000

My new favourite deck-builder? Could well be. Starless Abyss released late in April from Konafa Games and No More Robots blending together the worlds of Eldritch horror and deck-builders in a space strategy theme.

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Civilization VII 1.2 is out with multiplayer teams, the one more turn game mode, new resources and lots more

Liam Dawe — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:17:56 +0000

The latest update to Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games is out now with version 1.2 bringing some major new features, and a whole lot of enhancements to make this latest game in the series feel just a bit more finished.

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Inspired by Slavic folklore Deathless. Tales of Old Rus improves text sizing on Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:34:09 +0000

Blending together a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy game Deathless. Tales of Old Rus looks like a must-have for fans of titles like Slay the Spire. Now it should be a better fit on Steam Deck too.

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Supernatural school-life tactics RPG Demonschool set to release in Q3 2025

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:13:04 +0000

We're finally getting close to Demonschool actually releasing, with it now having a Q3 2025 release window so it will be here before the end of September.

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STAR WARS Zero Company is a Clone Wars XCOM and I want it now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:13:02 +0000

As a huge fan of XCOM including the classics and modern versions, and a big Star Wars fan, the recent STAR WARS Zero Company announcement has me terribly excited.

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Moonsigil Atlas is a deckbuilding roguelike with tile-based energy that's Tetris meets Slay The Spire

Liam Dawe — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:13:54 +0000

Now this blending of ideas looks damn cool. Moonsigil Atlas looks like it really warps deckbuilders into something quite unique, and I can't wait to check this one out.

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Civilization VII version 1.2 will let you play forever, adds "Teams Multiplayer" and more major changes

Liam Dawe — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:36:09 +0000

Sid Meier's Civilization VII version 1.2 is due out April 22, and with it Firaxis Games are once again solving numerous complaints players have about the game, and it all sounds really positive.

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Build a train to expand your deck and fight off bandits in the demo for Fogpiercer

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:38:29 +0000

Fogpiercer is a fresh and interesting take on deckbuilders, with you controlling a train that you build up and upgrade as you go.

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Historical strategy game Old World switches to Vulkan for Linux / Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:12:21 +0000

Mohawk Games continue releasing some pretty big updates to their Civilization like game Old World, with the latest aiming to fix up lots of issues and improve performance.

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Folkways DLC for the excellent village builder dotAGE released - here's a little interview with the developer

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:45:39 +0000

dotAGE is a very unique turn-based village builder that blends in roguelike survival elements. It's one that you should definitely add to your list, and a new DLC expansion is out now so I took the chance to speak to the developer a bit.

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Civilization VII update 1.1.1 adds quick move, lots of UI improvements, a new start position and lots of fixes

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:21:11 +0000

Firaxis Games are quickly cleaning up the messy release of Civilization VII, with more new additions now available in patch update 1.1.1.

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Fast-paced turn-based tactics game Warside for fans of Advance Wars launches April 14

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:13:34 +0000

It looks very much like Advance Wars. LAVABIRD and First Break Labs have announced that Warside is set for launch now on April 14th.

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Civilization VII updates roadmap revealed - new update and DLC due out on March 4

Liam Dawe — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:03:40 +0000

2K and Firaxis have revealed the updates roadmap for Civilization VII, along with dates on when to expect some of it and we're set for some big changes.

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Fortune Avenue is a hyped-up fast-paced chaotic spin on Monopoly

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:54:14 +0000

Fortune Avenue is Monopoly but not as you know it. A hyped-up and colourful spin on the classic game, with a rather different way to play and it's highly competitive.

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