It is not so easy to become an engine operator, a driver, a lifeguard, a pilot or a professional football player - you need to undergo training. Simulator games allow you to fully experience all stages of the working process. They also allow people to understand how difficult it is to bypass the defense and score a goal or how monotonous it is to drive passengers to bus stops. Simulators are not intended to amuse - they try to accurately and realistically show life and its specific areas. The player must look for entertainment on his own and achieve his goals. Simulators of a farmer, policeman, thief, racing, illegal racing and other professions are modern mobile games already able to compete with the big choice and elaborate gameplay from PC. And even such a complex genre confirms it.

Simulation

Games with detailed simulation of running a certain vehicle or life in general, like in the Sims

Strategic games are designed for players who love tactics and competent management. You will have to engage in a real study of every game you like: determine the strengths and weaknesses of each unit, the benefits of their interaction. The main distinctive feature of strategies are resources: gold, wood, food, etc. They will be constantly missed. It is necessary to establish stable extraction of resources and their effective distribution. You will have to build your own city or even a small state. In addition, you need to protect your possessions, which means a large and strong army, and you will also have to maintain it. Strategies are really serious games, where you will manage your troops, as well as the economy. For ease of control, the games are always top view.

Strategies

You need to get resources, build, attack and defend. Take strategic decisions in real time or in turn-based mode

In turn-based strategies players are going to solve global problems, such as the management of civilizations, cities or armies, which requires more time to think about tactics. Unlike RTS, gameplay of such games differs in high difficulty. 
 
Sometimes TBS are presented by puzzles, where you need to properly distribute available resources to go further. Such strategies cover fantasy and fiction. Gameplay contains elements of economic, construction of bases, a well-developed system of diplomacy. This direction is constantly evolving. New projects are also appearing on mobile devices. The most interesting and popular games will be specified further.

TBS (Turn-based strategy)

In TBS strategies actions take place in a turn-based mode. Players act in turns. You have more time to consider tactics than in RTS

Unlike RTS, economic and global strategies, tactical strategies are usually turn-based and have a much more complex combat system than the usual rock-paper-scissors. Such games focus on the features of units, giving them unique abilities and capabilities. Economics, resource extraction and base construction are absent or poorly implemented, just for the sake of appearances. After all, the player's attention should be focused on the development of the story or battle, where you need to control all units at once and manage to give them orders. 
Tactical strategies is a popular direction for multiplayer. Because here gamers need to be cunning and sly in the fight with a real man, however you can also get a lot of fun.

Tactical strategy

Battle-tactics based strategies. Resources collection and base development take the second place and sometimes is absent at all.

Overland - try out this turn-based tactical survival strategy in alternative reality. The events happen in the modern America after a global catastrophe. You have to go on a dangerous journey and try to stay alive. You need to collect fuel, useful objects, and other things. You move by car finding the survivors. But be cautious and gather your equipment, some people are very hostile. Game features: <ul> <li>Many objects and items <li>Different locations <li>Randomly generated events <li>Stylish graphics </ul>

Overland for Android

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The game is still in development