Gotta put some support behind factorio.
You're stranded on a planet and need to escape. It's like resource management meets crafting game meets tower defense, with zero grind. You build a factory and have to defend it from aliens. Combat's pretty secondary though. You need to build a factory so big and advanced you can use it to build a space shuttle.
Very addictive. Very well paced too. It never feels like you're just waiting (except maybe at the very start while you're manually gathering the resources to start you fac, but that's a few minutes at most).
Rise of Nations:
It's AoE2 meets civ. I can't believe I only heard of this game recently since it was released 2004.I prefer it to both the predecessors because it really feels like they improved on both formulas by hybridising them. Emphasises economy and teching, and while it's possible to be aggressive early, it's not standard afaik.
Duelyst:
Hearthstone meets heroes of might and magic? FtP CCG. Strange discrepancy between the gameplay graphics and the marketing though. The game is good regardless. Classic mage duel game.
Overwatch:
Seems good. Expensive... I probably didn't get my money's worth out of it before it lost its sparkle. It is fun when you're playing with friends and coordinating etc., but I wouldn't jump online and play with randoms. Teams always had really poor compositions and I ended up having to play healer/tank almost every game or otherwise feel frustration as the team crumbles.
Grey Goo:
Oh man so overhyped. Bad RTS. Units all look the same and the counter system has no rhyme nor reason. Feels like the dev team only had half an idea of what makes a good game.
Company of Heroes 2:
I haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty good. Very tactical game with emphasis on unit retention. I'm probably going to pick it up when next it's on sale. Not that I have time to play games these days...
