Summary
There are many names in the world of gaming responsible for bringing fans some of the most beloved franchises of all time. Names like Tim Schafer, Hideo Kojima, and, of course,Sid Meier, are synonymous with many players, and the moment they hear one of these names, they know they can expect something worth checking out.
Sid Meier has lent his talent time and time again to producea vast catalog of marvels— with the most iconic being theCivilizationfranchise. A lot of these games are nestled firmly in turn-based affairs, but some of them require on-the-spot thinking and plenty of foresight to avoid potential failure.
Most golf games are there in the sports genre or featured as an online browser minigame to pass a couple of minutes. There are a small handful ofsports games that make use of RPG mechanicsand/or the turn-based formula, withSimGolfbeing one of the oldest among them.
Players can build holes in golf in the same way they would build a house in aSimsgame — not surprising as the originalSimGolfwas developed by Maxis. Golfers have different stats for which areas they shine in, and which they can be outclassed.
2Sid Meier’s Colonization
Discovering The New World
Colonizationacted as a successor to one of Sid Meier’s most well-known franchises,Civilization. Players will choose a different power to start with — such as England or France. Players will start a colony in the New World and can interact with the indigenous people of the continent.
Players will need to make many well-thought-out decisions like with any strategy game, such as establishing relations and trade routes. The game would receive a remakefrom Firaxis Gamesin the form ofCivilization 4: Colonization.
Sid Meier’sAlpha Centauriis an iconic game, but its age shows far too much for the modern gamer. EnterSid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth.This game is everything a fan of theCivilizationgames could ask for in a space-centric entry in the genre.
The game features almost all the features one would expect from aCivilizationgame but with plenty of unique differences to set it apart. Terrain that alien creatures inhabit may be deadly to humans, and players can experience a sense of wonder over discovering what new experiences lie hidden on the map.
4Sid Meier’s Gettysburg!
Reenacting The Civil War
Sid Meier has offered a vast array of different experiences, with many different times of war throughout the ages.Gettysburg!, as the title implies, revolves around the Battle of Gettysburgduring the American Civil War. At the time, this style of game was a unique concept that didn’t quite align with real-time strategy or real-time tactics games.
Formations are very important, and being unorganized or rushing all of one’s troops in for a frontal attack, will most likely result in failure. Instead, players will have to think like real Civil War generals and look to flank their enemies for the best results. This makes it great for players looking for a very challenging and rewarding experience, especially on the higher difficulty levels.
Pirates are a topic that has experienced anon-again off-again boom in popularity. This can be seen across numerous genres.Sid Meier’s Pirates!provides players with plenty of options about how they wish to live out their pirate-themed adventure for the game.
It features a plot where the player starts as the child of a rich family, only to have everything ripped away from them. The bulk of the game revolves around sailing a pirate vessel but includes a slew of smaller alternate gameplay features for naval combat, sword fights, and navigating dialogue trees.
6Sid Meier’s Civilization 5
An Ever-Evolving Classic
To this day, no Sid Meier game franchise is more well-known thanCivilization. The 4X genre is named for its focus on its core principles of exploration, expanding, exploiting, and exterminating — with each word having the “ex” sound at its start. With each new entry comes improved visuals, but also changes that can make or break itsappeal to fans of the previous installment.
Civilization 4used square tiles, and offered elaborate religious options for players to make use of. Both of these are removed fromCivilization 5— withCiv 5using hexagonal tiles.Civilization 6is more complicated thanCivilization 5, which can be intimidating for new players. Out of all the games,Civilization 5balances all the modern crunch fans could want in aCivilizationgame while keeping things streamlined and easier to pick up for all players.
