Explore city-building games, their origins, planning and economic mechanics, and the evolution of SimCity, Caesar, Anno, Cities:...
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Learn how Grand Strategy games combine politics, economics, diplomacy and warfare, from their historical origins to the...
Explore the history and mechanics of 4X strategy games, including empire building, diplomacy, research and milestones from...
Explore how simulation games evolved, from early flight simulators and SimCity to life, vehicle, farming and professional...
Discover the origins of the Hack and Slash term, how its different combat traditions emerged, and what...
Learn how class-based shooters led to Hero Shooters, what makes characters and team abilities matter, and how...
Learn how Battle Royale games work, where the name came from, and how PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends,...
Learn what defines looter shooters, how the genre evolved from action RPGs, and how equipment, farming, co-op,...
Explore dungeon crawlers, their origins in tabletop RPGs, maze mapping, party management, combat, and games from Wizardry...
Explore tactical RPG history, combat positioning, terrain, classes and turns, from Fire Emblem and Tactics Ogre to...
