

Of the Early Access games on this list, WARNO has the furthest to go with fleshing out its content, but even so it shows plenty of promise with a solid foundation of real-time tactical gameplay that only keeps getting better. If you’re clamoring for some methodical and unique tactical gameplay, then look no further than Nebulous: Fleet Command.įrom space dreadnaughts to the hypothetical battlefields of Cold War-era Germany, WARNO is the latest strategy game from Eugen Systems which serves as the meeting point between the Wargame and Steel Division series. It definitely takes some time getting used to, as the UI is still in a rough spot and may make the already mind-bending gameplay all the more challenging to get into, but the devs at Eridanus Industries aim to ease players in with a planned campaign mode, which will tell its own epic sci-fi tale.
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Aside from the complexity of maneuvering in 3D space with full 360 degree movement, Nebulous sports a deep ship customization system with a great assortment of weapons, hulls, ship classes, and modules to make the space fleet of your dreams. Nebulous: Fleet Command is shaping up to be an exceptional space combat tactics game due to its realistic modeling of physics-based combat that’s almost straight out of space opera like The Expanse.

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As such, any developer that takes a stab at making their own engaging space combat simulator immediately gets extra points. Tactical space combat games are unfortunately quite the rarity in strategy gaming. Publisher: Eridanus Industries, Hooded Horse So here’s a list of the 10 best Early Access strategy games you can play right now. Oftentimes, though, Early Access games are too incomplete to really enjoy them, but there are definitely a few gems out there that are absolutely worth checking out. Strategy games, in particular, benefit from this approach as many of these types of games can be dense and complex with many moving parts that need testing over long periods of time to get the balancing just right.

Many strategy genre developers are increasingly using Early Access, both on Steam and the Epic Games Store, to take the time to flesh their games out with the help of player feedback.
