Yearly Archives: 2025

Play the Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #12

By | December 1, 2025

The “Game Of The Month” is a community challenge, where we dare you to play game of Civ7, and show us that you are better than the rest of the civ-fanatics! For December, we have gotten you another one of these challenges. The prepared savegame starts you as Lafayette of Rome. For the GOTM we require you also… Read More »

Ara: History Untold – Free on Steam until December 1, and 50% discount

By | November 27, 2025

It seems that Amplitude wants to make the Americans a gift to distract them from their family this weekend: Ara: History Untold is free this weekend on Steam until December 1. In case you then notice that you can’t get enough of it, then you can get it also with a 50% discount, for 24.99 instead of 49.99.… Read More »

Old World update #141

By | November 26, 2025

Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes that you cannot any longer hire Barbarian units, that civilian units defend cities, units with leader generals are immune to control effects, as well as a long range of smaller changes and bugfixes. Discuss this update with us here (and… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #277

By | November 18, 2025

We start winter with another challenge for you. In this Civ5 “Game Of The Month” you play as Dido of Carthage on a small “large islands” map on Prince level. You must win via a domination victory, but all victories are enabled, meaning you must prevent other civs from e.g. winning a space or culture victory. The deadline… Read More »

The Game Awards: Civ7 nominated for best strategy game

By | November 17, 2025

With each new year, we also get a new version of The Game Awards.This year there will be awards given in 30 categories, and Civ7 has been nominated in the category “Best Sim/Strategy”.The nominees are the following: If you want to vote for Civ7, then please do that here, and join us for the discussion here.

Alpha Centauri: University Base Film Series – Episode 3

By | November 16, 2025

We’ve got a new episode in the excellent shortfilm series by Ratimir Rakuljic titled ‘University Base’ retelling the story of University faction leader Prokhor Zakharov’s journey to Alpha Centauri that we’ve been sharing over the last few years since the 25th anniversary of Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. In this episode Colonel Santiago makes her move and the mutiny… Read More »

Anno 117: Pax Romana released

By | November 13, 2025

In case someone ever wants to take a break from Civ, and have a look at one of the other amazing games out there, then today you got fodder: Anno 117: Pax Romana was released today (Steam, Epic). In the latest edition of this traditional city builder you get transporter further back in time, into the Roman Empire.… Read More »

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Turn-Based RPGs And Strategy Games of all time – Including Civ5+6

By | November 13, 2025

The good people over at TurnBasedLovers have put together a list of the highest grossing turn-based games, no matter if strategy or RPG.Unsurprisingly, this also does include some Civ titles, with Civ5 coming 4th, and Civ6 coming 2nd.The list claims that Civ5 brought in $179 million on Steam, and Civ6 $358 million on Steam.They guys put together the… Read More »