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2006 PC 11.79 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 4,182 reviews on Steam

A minimalist nuclear-war strategy game in the spirit of WarGames: you place silos, fleets and radar on a world map and try to wipe out more enemy population than they do. Cold vector visuals and a chilling mood define it.

What defines DEFCON:

  • Tactical depth
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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Liar's Bar

86 %

2025 PC 6.89 € 👍 91 % Very positive, 48,550 reviews on Steam

  • Tactical depth
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

A 2-4 player online party game set in a shady bar where bluffing and reading your friends decides everything. Getting caught lying in the card game forces a risky round of Russian roulette, which makes for tense and hilarious sessions.

Town of Salem

Gameplay comes before story

An online social deduction game in the vein of Werewolf: as a townsperson, mafioso or lone killer, you lie, accuse and vote through day-and-night rounds to eliminate your enemies. The appeal lies in bluffing, varied roles and persuasion.

Blood on the Clocktower

Dark, serious atmosphere

A social deduction game for 5 to 20 players in which the good team shares information to unmask a killer while the evil team lies and bluffs. A storyteller runs the game, and every role has unique abilities that drive tense logic and deception.

Project Winter

Gameplay comes before story

An 8-player social deception game set in a frozen wilderness where survivors gather resources and try to escape while hidden traitors sabotage them. The appeal comes from mistrust, teamwork and bluffing.

OpenFront

Gameplay comes before story

A massively multiplayer real-time strategy game where hundreds of players compete for territory, form alliances and launch nukes at each other. It focuses on quick, large-scale multiplayer matches and expansion.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Dark, serious atmosphere

A classic real-time strategy game where GDI and the Brotherhood of Nod fight over a world ravaged by Tiberium. Base building, resource harvesting and live-action cutscenes define its bleak campaign.

Shift at Midnight

Dark, serious atmosphere

A co-op horror game for up to three players where you work a night shift, questioning customers and checking paperwork to spot disguised monsters. Make a mistake and you must board up, set traps and survive.

Stronghold

Tactical depth

A medieval real-time strategy game where you build a castle, keep an economy of food and resources running, then defend it against sieges or storm enemy fortresses. The blend of castle design and city-builder management is what makes it special.

Forts

Gameplay comes before story

Forts is a physics-driven real-time strategy game where you engineer your own fortress and smash your opponent's structures with an arsenal of weapons. Structural design, weapon choice and timing decide who stands and who collapses.

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