Battle for Wesnoth

Just finished the Rise of Wesnoth campaign which is basically the prequel campaign for the main area the game takes place in. and the only thing I can say is during the final mission if Commander Aethyr kills a commander personally he should say "I'm coming for you Jevyan!" otherwise 10/10 experience loved the story and how the choices I made in the story actually matter. Oh and seeing all the bad reviews about how "RNG MAKES THIS GAME UNPLAYABLE!!!! GRRRRR!!!" Then you've obviously never played any of the XCOM series. there is no hidden modifer to make you miss on 90% chance. if the game says you will hit 80% of the time. YOU WILL HIT 80% OF THE TIME.

Whoa; for an open source turn based tactical RPG? Surprisingly PHENOMENAL! With lots of replay value and great gameplay, (alongside support for custom mod content as optional add-ons) this is something that puts A LOT of video game from today's standards to SHAME! Granted, it's easy to understand, but hard to master. If you haven't played this game yet, I HIGHLY reccommend that you do so!

Very well thought out strategy game. Intuitive and simple mechanics that solve so many of the problems I typically have with turn-based strategy. For example, in most turn-based strategy, killing an enemy in one turn renders their net value that of a punching bag, and combats are often decided purely by who swings first because of it. Wesnoth's rules allow units to attack reactively on opponent's turns, while still preserving a variety of potential advantages for taking the initiative. The campaigns take a lot of time, and the game can be pretty luck based, but if you are ok with either of those things then this could be well worth picking up.