10 strategy games that will keep you hooked for a long time

#5 XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM was a surprise name of this list but then again, it was a surprise hit. It’s a turn-based strategy game where you fend off an alien invasion in a dynamic single-player campaign. It’s a remake of the classic X-Com games, and quite a commendable remake at that.

In the game, you can send teams of up to six Special Forces soldiers into battle against enemies that range from little grey aliens, to robots, to the occasional larger scuttling insect like alien. It’s a tactically intense set of battles set aboard alien ships, in fields and towns, and more than just skirmishes you have to research on new technology, perform autopsies, and ask for funding from a shadowy government agency.

It’s the customisation that really grips people though. You can give your troops names and faces, but as you play through the campaign they get back-stories and fake accents. The game is all about tactical combat, and XCOM also has online squad vs. squad multiplayer, if you ever feel like trying your skills as a commander against real people.

Buy the game in India here (Rs 699 only)