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2017 PC

A turn-based tactical board game tied to Dream Theater and their album The Astonishing. It aims at newcomers and veterans alike and features fan competitions linked to the band's tours.

What defines The Astonishing Game:

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth

The closest matches for The Astonishing Game are Militia, Desert Ashes and Battle Academy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Astonishing Game special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Militia

92 %

2015 PC 5.99 €

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Linear, curated structure

A compact turn-based strategy game with procedurally generated levels and a single-player ranked ladder. Easy to pick up, it keeps demanding sharper tactical decisions as your skills improve.

Desert Ashes

Turn-based combat

A turn-based strategy game with online multiplayer and single-player campaigns, letting you run several matches at once. A day-night cycle changes conditions on the battlefield and adds extra tactical twists.

Battle Academy

Turn-based combat

A turn-based World War II tactics game where you guide small squads across hex-style maps using ambushes, suppressing fire and flanking. It is easy to pick up and feels like a digital tabletop wargame.

Rise: Battle Lines

Turn-based combat

Rise: Battle Lines is a fast tactics game where you draft an army and both sides issue orders simultaneously. Battles last about 15 minutes and reward outguessing your opponent.

Wings of Glory

Turn-based combat

A digital take on the classic tabletop game where you maneuver aircraft through turn-based aerial dogfights. It is about positioning and planning ahead rather than reflexes.

Attrition: Tactical Fronts

Turn-based combat

A fast turn-based strategy game for one or two players, with matches that can last just minutes while still offering tactical depth.

Gigachess

Turn-based combat

Gigachess turns the chess board into a turn-based defense puzzle where you use knights, rooks and bishops to hold off swarms of advancing pawns. Smart positioning and clever use of chess movement rules are the key.

Pike and Shot: Campaigns

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactical wargame of the pike and shot era, where you command pikemen, musketeers and cavalry in historical battles from the Italian Wars, the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War.

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