# So what are the best strategy games for an iPad? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 7, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-best-strategy-games-for-an-ipad/1019303 "2025-06-07T15:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
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Similar recent-ish thread for android, most of which have Apple variants. > [@Any strategy games worth playing on Android?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategy-games-worth-playing-on-android/993505): > > I miss the old strategy games for the PC, nowadays everything seems to be either too complicated, or being too graphics intensive for my machine. So i thought, having a 4 year old Android pad, pretty speedy still at 10" and such. Any fun strategy games on the Play store? I need something i can buy, not be tethered to a payment system. Needs to be readily understandable. Im born in the 60s and my mind isnt as quick as it used to be. I’ll note I also mentioned Xcom in that that thread, so there’s a second to @Reply’s first suggestion! I’ll also throw a second at Plague, Inc. I play/played that one myself far more than I should, and it’s pretty easy to pick up and put down, and I should mention it has “fantasy” elements available including mindworms and zombie invasions if you want to have a break from seeing if you can kill humanity the old-fashioned way. I think it’s useful to narrow down what @RickJay prefers out of a strategy game. Tower, resource gathering, unit production, tactical movement, what have you. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-best-strategy-games-for-an-ipad/1019303)._