
About this podcast
Critical Moves is a strategy games podcast that takes RTS, 4X, and tactics seriously. Most gaming podcasts don’t even bother with strategy games. We do. Each week we cover real-time strategy, turn-based tactics, 4X empire builders and indie experiments, plus shining a new light on old classics. These aren't quick reviews or recycled talking points. It’s sharp criticism and honest discussion about strategy game design. If a game is shallow or broken, we’ll say so. If it does something clever,…
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Critical Moves - Strategy Gaming
About this podcast
Critical Moves is a strategy games podcast that takes RTS, 4X, and tactics seriously. Most gaming podcasts don’t even bother with strategy games. We do. Each week we cover real-time strategy, turn-based tactics, 4X empire builders and indie experiments, plus shining a new light on old classics. These aren't quick reviews or recycled talking points. It’s sharp criticism and honest discussion about strategy game design. If a game is shallow or broken, we’ll say so. If it does something clever,…
Recent episodes
- Can RTS Be Saved? (Ep.97)4 Sept · 54 min
- What Even is a Drexy? | The Death of 4X (Ep.96)28 Aug · 1 h 04 min
- Virtual Economies in Strategy Games (Ep.95)21 Aug · 1 h 01 min
- Strategy Gaming on a Budget: Free and Cheap Ways to Play (Ep.94)14 Aug · 52 min
- Strategy Simulations and War Games: Where to Start (Ep.93)7 Aug · 1 h 13 min
- Strategy Board Games: Eclipse, Dune and the Tension Video Games Can't Match (Ep.92)31 Jul · 50 min
- Sanctuary Shattered Sun: Kickstarter Live! T5 Titans, Shatter & Freeze (Ep.91)24 Jul · 1 h 26 min
- The Strategy Games That Defined the 1990s (Ep.90)17 Jul · 56 min
- The RAM Apocalypse: Why Gaming Got So Expensive (And What To Do About It) (Ep.89)10 Jul · 49 min
- A Pile of Shame: Critical Moves Hosts Force Each Other's Backlog Games (Ep.88)3 Jul · 51 min