Latest articles by Len Hafer
Surviving Mars wants to inspire the next generation of astronauts
interview Watch an exclusive new video covering Haemimont Games' vision for its space colony builder.
Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock frames disaster management with tactical space combat
Boom say we all Unlike Ronald D. Moore’s Cylons, you actually need to have a plan.
The weirdest Crusader Kings 2 mods
satan.exe Satanic cults, horse lords, cooties, and other strange gems from the Crusader Kings community.
Life is brutal in this adventure game about medieval peasants
rich & poor Pillars of the Earth is an elegant game about average people in the Middle Ages.
The most historically accurate PC games
A+ PC games that get their history right—but focus first and foremost on fun strategy and combat.
These four famous battles would be perfect for Total War Sagas
Hardcore History These moments in history are ripe for small, creative Total War campaigns with their own unique mechanics.
Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn lets you play as Skynet, the Borg, and other space robots
reveal First details on the malevolent cyborgs and synths you'll be able to play in the next expansion.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare review
Vanishing act Perpetually looking for group in the otherwise admirable magic brawler.
More MMOs need to let you be an average joe
mmojoe How MMOs can escape their creative slump by embracing what it means to be ordinary.
How Call of Duty: WWII can avoid rehashing every World War 2 shooter campaign ever
Battle worn Think outside the beach.
Stellaris: Utopia review
Ascendant Stellaris' first expansion makes a few of the same mistakes, but adds weird, wonderful directions to take your alien race.
Everything new in Stellaris: Utopia, one of Paradox's biggest game updates ever
supernova Link yourself to a hive minds, build Dyson spheres, or convert all of your citizens into robots so they can live forever.
Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a realistic WW2 RTS coming this year
news The creators of Wargame and RUSE announce an all-new strategy game focused on division-level warfare.
Northgard is like a Viking-themed Age of Empires with dynamic seasons
Norse Force So far so good for this Early Access RTS.
3 things that Civilization 6's expansions must improve
opinion We explain why there's room for improvement in Civ 6's religion, tourism, and diplomacy systems.
How Civilization 6 changes war for the better
opinion AI leaders are now more an interesting challenge for us to unravel.
Civilization 6 review
Mapnificent Discovering, decoding, and developing a living world in the best Civilization yet.
Analyzing the five biggest changes in Civ 6
Hextreme We breakdown the good and the bad of Civ 6's huge differences.
Every Civilization 6 leader, their unique stuff, and strategies for playing
guide The unique units and structures for all of Civ's civs. Plus: strategies and historical trivia about each leader.
The latest sci-fi 4X game offers tantalizing turn-based combat
hands-on Hands-on with Stars in Shadow, which just went live on Steam.
6 things I wish I'd known before starting Master of Orion
guide A strategy classic returns. Before you jump to warp, heed our space wisdom.
We simulated a Donald Trump presidency in Supreme Ruler
u-s-a What would happen if Trump won? We play a complex political strategy sim to find out.
