Strategy games are popular because players can choose to do what they want to and need not play according to the storyline set by the developers. These games require players to stay a step ahead in terms of their moves and think about what they need to do in anticipation of events that will follow. Although these games can be tricky at times they offer hours and hours of fun for players. With devices getting bigger strategy games have seen a rise in the number of players on Android and there are many interesting strategy games out there for those who want to delve into the action.
And if strategy games are your poison then here we present to you our list of top 5 strategy games for Android devices, leaving you free to decide which ones you would like to play.
Plague Inc
Plague Inc is a unique strategy game that deals with spreading a plague, but rather than playing hero, on the contrary you play as the designer of the killer plague. All you need to do is start with a killer Virus or a bacterial infection and mutate and upgrade in order to annihilate the world. The idea behind the game is to play the destroyer and in the process learn how infections and plagues actually spread across countries killing millions of people.
The game starts with a simple bacterial infection and you choose a country from which it should start spreading. There are three basic difficulty levels to choose from. The basic levels feature lesser resistance to disease in people and slower response to the plague with the help of vaccines etc, but the tougher the difficulty the smarter you actually have to be.
The game requires constant attention and thinking about strategy, because in the beginning all you need to worry about is how to spread the infection and following that you need to make it deadlier and resistant to vaccination and medication, and you have to do this before the disease itself is eradicated from the world. If you succeed in creating a unique and fast killing infection you win the battle, to start another one with viruses and other deadly micro agents of death. The game is no doubt sad, but comes in as a refreshing new idea and is quite a lot of fun.
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Robotek
Robotek is a unique mix of strategy, chance and risk taking all in one game that is surely a mind bender. The game is set many years from now when machines have taken over the world and you as the human have to fight the robots in a series of battles, slowly overtaking each zone or node from them. The game basically involves users taking chances with various things in order to fight the next move. Every chance the player gets can be chosen to select either a companion upgrade, defense upgrade or attack upgrade.
With choosing companions newer companions are added to the players team who help in fighting against the robots; while defense and attacks help to either strengthen you or weaken the opposition.
The game gets tougher with each passing level, but there are upgrades that must be chosen carefully as gaming preferences since one wrong move can result in loss.
Defender
Defender is a castle defender shooter strategy game where you play the role of the arrow man whose main aim is to protect the castle from monsters. Here your main aim is to defend your castle while it is being attacked by monsters. You just need to be swift while shooting and don’t have to control the angle and intensity of the arrow. Monsters grow stronger as the level grows so you need to be both clever and fully upgraded to face the monsters. Users can choose the direction by placing their finger on the desired place and the character on the game will shoot an arrow at the place, killing the monster that comes in the way.
The game has a variety of spells as well, which will protect the castle when the monsters attack in swarms or when the arrows deal too little damage. To cast these spells users need the Mana power, which is available in limited quantities and once used cannot be restored for some time, so you need to be really judicious while using it.
Users will have to keep the upgrades running and add some or the other upgrade with each passing level. But you will have to be very selective as beyond a certain point the game will get very difficult to play with each passing level. You might end up upgrading to something that was entirely not required.
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Robo Defense
Robo Defense is a real time strategy game in which you plan out ways to ward off constantly growing attacks by the robot army that wants to take over the castle. Here users have to deploy weapons to defend themselves from the army. The weapons can also be upgraded using the money that is earned by killing or destroying robots.
The game starts at the very basic or zero level with the minimum possible difficulty, but as it progresses the difficulty increases, thereby increasing the number of robots and difficult opponents, which require a better strategy to kill.
The game is available on Google Android marketplace in three main variants, two free including one HD version for devices with better displays, and one paid version. The paid version has five different map areas, along with a greater number of upgrades and more difficulty levels to cross; whereas the free version is a stripped down version, which has just one map and limited difficulty levels to play.
Guns and Glory WWII
One of the most unconventional war strategy games that we have come across on Android and strangely it is absolute fun to play as well. The game takes on the world war scenario but gives it a comic face so players enjoy more than just by playing it.
The game involves creating units and killing enemy units and troops that in turn give you stars that further help you create additional units. But ultimately everything boils down to how and where exactly you place your troops as one wrong placement could lead to defeat. But even with that you can overcome defeat by re ordering the troops to assemble at another location where enemy concentration is higher.
The game needs full involvement of the payers as troops are constantly killed and need replacements so you have to be quick, but not too quick either as a tougher unit might be needed to kill the next wave of soldiers that comes your way.