RedSwirl Posted January 5, 2016 I've been thinking about installing a turn-based strategy game on my new laptop to just have running in the background when doing other things or whenever I have five minutes to do a turn or two. I'm thinking a "one more turn" kind of thing I can have in a small window in a corner of my screen in the middle of other things. My first thought was Civ V in that low-end graphic mode but I'm open to other suggestions. Currently in my Steam pile: -Civ V -X-Com UFO Defense -X-Com Terror from the deep -X-Com Apocalypse -X-Com Interceptor -X-Com Enforcer -Wargame: AirLand Battle (is that turn-based?) -Unity of Commmand -DEFCON -King's Bounty: Armored Princess 6th gen i5 8GB RAM 960m 4GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BusbyBerkeley Posted January 5, 2016 Xcom: Enemy Within should play fine for you. I also love Frozen Synapse and Frozen Cortex for quick strategizing while I'm doing other stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
valambrian Posted January 5, 2016 If you'll decide to play the original X-Com, check out http://www.openxcom.com/. It looks like the original game with its warts removed. And modding added. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Procyon Lotor Posted January 5, 2016 How powerful is your laptop? You can't go wrong with Civ V if your computer can handle it. On my older laptops it is too much of a hog. I'd nix Wargame because I personally hate playing RTS's on a laptop. So I'd probably go with Unity of Command. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaizokubanou Posted January 6, 2016 Wargame series is mostly RTS with some turn based strategy element for single player campaign. Endless Legend is another nifty 4X. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Posted January 6, 2016 Sports sims are my go-to for this, most notably Out of the Park Baseball or Franchise Hockey Manager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedSwirl Posted January 7, 2016 Forgot about Frozen Synapse. I think I'm wavering between Civ and Unity. I guess I could just install them and see which one I gravitate more towards. When it comes out Disgaea PC might be another good choice. It sucks we don't have a PC version of Final Fantasy Tactics yet. That game Arcadian Atlas looks pretty cool, whenever it comes out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted January 8, 2016 Civ IV is also a very good game in its own right (especially when you consider the wonderful mods). Xenonauts is a very good modern (more more faithful than XCOM) remake of X-COM. Endless Space is a not too complicated space 4x that I quite like. It's not as flashy as Endless Legend, but has a tight rule set and shouldn't be too taxing for a laptop. Conquest of Elysium is a little ugly, but it's a small rougelikelikelike strategy game crossover set in the Dominions Universe and is worth playing if you can get past the lo-fi graphics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted January 8, 2016 My pick-up/put-down at any moment game is Tales of Maj'Eyal, one of the most imaginative and fun roguelikes out there. Maybe not quite what was asked, but I find it's much easier to do intermittent gaming if I only need to consider tactics, not strategy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sorbicol Posted January 14, 2016 There is a game from about 10 years ago called Silent Storm. It's a turn based tactical game (no really strategic layer) ah la XCOM set post WW2 with a Sci-if elements to it. Nothing too taxing, you can just play a mission and leave it. Available of steam for probably not a lot of money. Worth a punt I reckon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted January 14, 2016 Silent Storm is absolutely amazing, plus the AI turns take forever so then you can go do something else. Good call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ulot Posted January 19, 2016 Would suggest Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion in addition to some of the other options already listed. Enough there to be interesting, but not so complex that you have to keep a bunch of stuff memorized to pick it back up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaxleemoon Posted February 13, 2016 Crusader Kings. Its not turn based, but if you set the speed slow enough... Civ is good for that... but the odds are high you'll get sucked in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singlespace Posted February 13, 2016 Darkest Dungeon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites