Tag: Strategy

Discover detailed reviews of top strategy games, including real-time tactics and turn-based challenges right here on Thumb Culture. Perfect for players who enjoy deep thinking, careful planning, and mastering complex gameplay mechanics.

Ultimate Summer Preview – Stop The Hordes Of Hell
PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Ultimate Summer Preview – Stop The Hordes Of Hell

Ultimate Summer comes from Asmodev, and is published by Ultimate games S.A; bringing a new hellish take on the familiar tower defence style of game. The hordes of hell are trying to take over the zoo, kill the animals and destroy your washing machine. Launching in early access on pc on the 15th of January and coming to PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch sometime in 21/22. The final launch of Ultimate Summer is expected in May of this year.  I MUST protect my washing machine at all costs! It was great getting to play Ultimate Summer I really enjoyed it. Protect the washing machine at all cost and don't die. Let us know down below in the comments if you will be fighting the hordes of hell. Gameplay Ultimate Summer puts you in the role of a retired butcher turned poet, vacationi...
Startup Panic Review – Don’t Panic Yet
PC Reviews

Startup Panic Review – Don’t Panic Yet

From the developer, Algorocks and publisher Tinybuild games come Startup panic. Take over the world, well so to speak in this great little start-up game. Startup your own business and evolve into the worlds biggest company by hiring staff and kicking the competition where it hurts. Whatever you do - Don't Panic! After playing Startup Panic I found myself getting lost, not panicky! Have you had the chance to get your hands on this title yet? Be sure to let me know how you are getting on in the comments below! Gameplay Startup a new business and learn to take control. Build your company up from the ground and hire staff to take the majority share of the market. In Startup panic, the aim is to develop an app that brings traffic, the more traffic, the more income you generate. Use your ski...
Psycho Wolf Review – Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est?
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Psycho Wolf Review – Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est?

Hydragon bring us a game that has 2020 written all over it, the aptly named Psycho Wolf. This is a game about revenge, bloody violent revenge, bloody violent merciless revenge. Kill or be killed. That is the way of the Psycho Wolf. So it's time for me to dress up in my wolf's clothing and exact some bloody violent and merciless revenge on some simple animal folk in the forest or woodland, maybe houses, possibly mountains. I do love a surprise. Gameplay Psycho Wolf starts with a little backstory about how I came to be psychotic. It seems that I play a rather unsavoury character who is obsessed with greed, then revenge, I suppose there is a subtle clue in the title though. Once escaping from being imprisoned for fraud I single mindedly set out to kill, kill, kill. I started on lev...
Phoenix Point Year One Edition Review – XCOM’s Got Competition.
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Phoenix Point Year One Edition Review – XCOM’s Got Competition.

From developers Snapshot Games is Phoenix Point. A strategy and turn-based system game that pits you with the task of saving the planet from an alien race that intends on wiping out all life on earth. So let's dive into this Phoenix Point review. Phoenix Point Year One Edition Review - It's An Alien Eat Alien World If you go into Phoenix Point thinking that it's an XCOM clone then you may be right but it does so many things that XCOM lacks. After all, it is designed by Julian Gollop who created the original XCOM way back in 1994. If you enjoy this review then why not check out my latest post here and the rest of the Thumb Culture on Social Media. Gameplay Some say its a spiritual successor to the original XCOM and some say it's just a complete clone that offers nothing new but whil...
Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition – A Strategy Game for the Ages
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Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition – A Strategy Game for the Ages

As a fan of all genres of gaming. I enjoyed playing the much-loved Classic RTS series that defined Strategy games of today over the last 2 Decades. In this review, I'm going to be looking at Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition. Exploring this total rework of the strategy classic. Let us know your thoughts on this game in the comments if you've had the chance to play it. Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition - A Strategy Game for the Ages Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition's gameplay is fluid and easy to understand with each type of unit combined and allowing you to change formations and stances with each type. Ragdoll physics from explosions are present, making death and destruction look amazing to watch as it unfolds. With the addition of the Home City feature, you can level up your h...
Hammerting PC Preview – It’s Hammertime
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Hammerting PC Preview – It’s Hammertime

Hammerting is a vertical dwarven mining colony sim with RPG elements for PC. Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As war rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide your allies with the finest weapons and gear to assist in the war against evil. Dwarves being Dwarves, build, hack and eat in Hammerting! Hammerting is available now on Steam Early Access for £19.99, currently rated mostly positive with 275 reviews. Hammerting is brought to us by developers Warpzone Studios and publishers Team17 Digital. Gameplay You start in a 'living' cave, this cave is soon to be the dwellings of your 3 starter Dwarves, there are many tutorials in Hammerting to show you the ropes, all worded very well and clearly demonstrate what you nee...
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead Review – The Crossover We Never Knew We Needed.
Xbox Reviews

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead Review – The Crossover We Never Knew We Needed.

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead is a physics-based strategy game developed by Clockstone and published by Headup Games. It's the third game in the instalment after the success of Bridge Constructor: Portal only this time it brings hoards of Walkers into the mix. It's your task to lead a group of survivors to a new safe haven with the help of some familiar characters from the world of The Walking Dead against not only Walkers but hostile human communities. Use the environment to your advantage by moving objects, explosives and baiting your opponents to deadly traps all while enjoying the ragdoll animations as they succumb to the forces of gravity. Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead released on the Xbox Series X. Xbox One. Playstation 4. Playstation 5. PC. Nintendo Switch. Google P...
Faeria Review – Fight For Victory!
PlayStation Reviews

Faeria Review – Fight For Victory!

"With its unique living board, Faeria will challenge you with truly strategic card battles. Craft your deck, shape the battlefield, and fight for victory!" A strategy game like no other. Build exciting decks and shape the battlefield as you fight epic battles. Raise mountains, build forests, fill lakes, or harness the sands of the deserts. You choose your own path to victory. It's time to fight for victory in Faeria! Faeria is developed by Abrakam and published by Versus Evil, Faeria can be purchased now on Steam - from £15.99, Xbox One (Series S/X Compatible) - from £16.74, Switch - from £19.99 and PlayStation 4 (Playable on PS5) - from £15.99. Let's get stuck into the Faeria PS4 review. Gameplay As with most games, you start with a tutorial that explains how to play Faeria. To b...
Solasta: Crown of the Magister – A Roll Of The Dice
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Solasta: Crown of the Magister – A Roll Of The Dice

Developed and published by Tactical Adventures, Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a third-person turned-based fantasy RPG. Like the Divinity:Original Sin series it uses an isometric viewpoint with the adventuring party. Solasta is their first game and made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign. 1000 years after the Cataclysm, you become part of a group tasked with keeping the uneasy peace. Using Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition you create your party to make the game your own from skills and abilities to character personalities. Still in early access so with more to come from Tactical Adventures. "Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battlefield in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice...
Pikmin 3 Deluxe – A Very Juicy Upgrade
Switch Reviews

Pikmin 3 Deluxe – A Very Juicy Upgrade

Pikmin 3 has returned from its WiiU limbo. Now I loved the WiiU; I am definitely a WiiU apologist and a big fan of Nintendo in general. Let's be honest though, the console flopped and as a result, the games went largely unseen by a lot of gamers. Seeing all of these games make a welcome return to the Switch is brilliant and Pikmin 3 Deluxe highlights this. Hopefully, Nintendo continues this trend with the likes of Windwaker and Twilight Princess. Pikmin first debuted on GameCube and whilst I did dabble in it, I never really played much of it. In fact, hearing the phrase "real-time strategy on console" is enough to make most gamers cower in fear. The series, however, has a huge following and there is even a much-anticipated Pikmin 4 in the works. Gameplay As I say, Pikmin 3 Deluxe ...