Strategy

Games requiring careful planning and decision-making to succeed. This can range from long-term strategic thinking essential in grand strategy games to shorter-term tactical thinking emphasized in, for example, turn-based tactics games. They most often feature an aerial view of the map. The games are primarily war-themed, descending from wargaming board games (including wargame games closely resembling them), but they also include video game adaptations of abstract strategy games such as chess, checkers or shogi.