Best Strategy Game Apps

We think the best games are the ones that make you think. And this collection of awesome strategy games definitely requires the thinking cap. Kids as young as 8 can enjoy fairly tricky games that require planning ahead, learning from past mistakes, and having fun all at the same time.

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  • Battleship Review
    Battleship
    Just like the classic board game but with big explosions.
    AGE
    8
     
  • Trundle HD Review
    Trundle HD
    Gorgeous graphics in a tough physics challenger.
    AGE
    9
     
  • Spider: Bryce Manor HD Review
    Spider: Bryce Manor HD
    Stunning, original game with a creepy background story.
    AGE
    10
     
  • Highborn HD Review
    Highborn HD
    Strategy, humor, and fantasy with open chat option.
    AGE
    11
     
  • Plants vs. Zombies Review
    Plants vs. Zombies

    Great strategy game with comic but slightly scary violence.

    AGE
    11
     
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  • geoDefense Swarm Review
    geoDefense Swarm
    Tough strategy defense game - best for teens.
    AGE
    13
     
  • Hollywood Hospital Review
    Hollywood Hospital
    Time management game with a more adult sense of humor.
    AGE
    14
     
  • Doodle God Review
    Doodle God
    Omnipotent fun, but for older teens only.
    AGE
    16
     

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