Strategy games are probably one of the best genres of all times due to one reason only. You, a gamer is in the total control. You will make all decisions, attack whenever you want and all of your soldiers or servants will obey without any question asked. This also means that some strategy games do cause addiction. There are 5 of them that are best-known for this reason only.

• Sid Meier’s Civilization 6

The game comes in many sequels and all of them share the same advantage. You can start in the Stone Age and reach modern times. During that period of time, you will research science, weapons, inventions and so much more. You can also choose one of 20 characters who actually lives on the planet. At the same time, each gamer can attach or make pacts with other players or AI and defeat third parties. In addition in the game, you can see the presence of well-known people such as Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and etc.

Due to all of these reasons the game is extremely addictive. It is known that some gamers lose or significantly decrease the social life they had before starting to play the game. To reach a new age in the game you have to play for days which is another reason why the game is so addictive.

• Command & Conquer Generals

This is one game that is old but still enjoyed by millions of players. In it, you get your own army and you need to construct a base. Once done you can start developing more powerful weapons, all kinds of upgrades and conquer others. There is a campaign mode which isn’t as appealing as a skirmish. Skirmish is one section of the game where addiction will appear.

Skirmish is the same as you would experience in other games. What this means is that you can set the number of opponents, set their race and their difficulty level. This also means that you can play versus 7 hard opponents. All of them will attack you only so you can get an idea.

• XCOM 2

You can play the first sequel or the expansion or the second one and still become addicted to the game. Here’s why. The game will put you in the shoes of an Earth commander who controls forces who need to prevent an alien invasion. The missions are almost impossible but the number of possibilities is so high that you will spend weeks playing the game all the time. We recommend you to start with the first sequel and once you complete it (after a few weeks) you should start with this one. Soon you will see why.

The game is much more than an ordinary strategy. Yes it is turn-based and you have impressive terrain to explore, but you can also capture alien technology facilities and aircraft. One of the team is known Avenger and it has the main role. You also have to free your comrades and to prevent others from being captures. The missions are loaded with details and each one is appealing in its own way. The game is available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

• Anno 1800

Anno 1800 has been with us for a long period of time and we all love the gameplay which is unique by the way. In the game, you will control your own city. It is up to you to decide how you will lead it and what you will want to do with it. The game is set in the age where technology is advancing all the time meaning you need to incorporate the latest systems and technologies into the city.

We liked the fact where you can choose the location of the city, the name and lead it as you like. It can be a steam-powered city in Europe to it can be a harbor in South America, it is up to you. The second part of the game is based on social interactions with other characters. Should we even say that they are limitless?

• Stellaris

If we know that many people like space exploration we can deduce that Stellaris is an extremely popular game and extremely addictive one. There are no limits here and you will be able to play on any way you like. The main goal is spacer exploration and you can choose any faction or alien race you like and begin. Also, you can fight wars or lead peaceful exploration as you like.

The game doesn’t have an end and you can customize your empire as you want. Thanks to these advantages it is known to cause addiction on almost all gamers who play the game.

Conclusion

These 5 games should be played by all of us or should be avoided by those who don’t want to become addicted. It is up to you. All we know is that the games are best-known strategies of all times and they have billions of players all combined.