I was maybe a little bit off in my prediction that 2023 would be a landmark year for strategy games. Disappointments, delays and the purgatory of early access meant that it didn't quite live up to my expectations. Games like Jagged Alliance 3, Age of Wonders 4, Aliens: Dark Descent and Company of Heroes 3, even with its wonky campaign, kept me going, but it's not proved to be the most memorable of years. 2024, though? It's a year that could stand out.
Some of 2023's heavy-hitters ended up being kicked back to 2024, joining an already impressive list of impending launches, alongside some games you may have forgotten about leaving early access. We've got large-scale modern battlefields, fleets colliding in space, gruelling tactical sims and some throwbacks for those of us who never left the '90s. 2024 is going to be an interesting one, that at least is guaranteed.
