If you're craving something more challenging than Candy Crush, consider this list of the best Android strategy games in 2019.

01. Best Card Based Strategy Game: Plants vs Zombies Heroes


The unending battle between vegetation and the undead roars on in Plant Vs. Zombies Heroes, a collectible card game based on the PvZ series. The rules are similar to Hearthstone, another popular card game inspired by World of Warcraft, but Heroes is more welcoming to casual gamers who've never played card based RPGs.


02. Best Retro Strategy Game: Old School RuneScape


Are you tired of today's MMORPG scene? Take a trip back to simpler times by downloading Old School RuneScape; this free mobile port of the 2007 version of RuneScape includes some improvements to streamline gameplay. Old School RuneScape is a great entry point for newer MMORPG fans and a welcome respite for old school gamers.


03. Best Looking Strategy Game: Dawn of Titans


Dawn of Titans boasts console quality graphics and a surprisingly complex story for a mobile game. A healthy mix of empire building simulation and real time tactical battles makes this title a total package for strategy enthusiasts. Form alliances with other players or trample them with your army of titans.


04. Best Final Fantasy Game: Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions


There are dozens of Final Fantasy knockoffs in the Google Play store, but Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions isn't one of them; it's a full port of the Playstation Portable remake of the classic 1998 Playstation title. Console quality graphics, music, and overall presentation make this game well worth the price tag, even if you've played the original.


5. Best Post-Apocalyptic Strategy Game: Fallout Shelter


You don't have to play the Fallout series to enjoy Fallout Shelter. All you need to know is the nuclear apocalypse is upon us, and it's your job to ensure humanity survives. In this simulation game, you must manage a team of fellow survivors to grow food, produce energy, and rebuild society.


6. Best Nintendo Strategy Game: Fire Emblem Heroes


The fabled Fire Emblem series takes place in a classic medieval fantasy world where humans and dragons coexist. You must command an army of sword-bearers and magic wielders in a form of tactical warfare resembling a complex game of chess. Download Fire Emblem Heroes for free and challenge other players in blade-to-staff combat.


07. Best 4X Strategy Game: Battle of Polytopia


Battle of Polytopia distills the essential elements of the 4X genre (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) into a free-to-play mobile package. Similar to games like Rise of Civilization, players compete over territory and resources on a variety of maps; however, gameplay is turn-based, and each session is limited to 30 rounds.


08. Most Original Strategy Game: Reigns: Her Majesty


More of an interactive storybook than a game, Reigns: Her Majesty is a choose-your-own adventure app that puts players in control of a queen about to be deposed. You must make critical decisions by swiping left or right to maintain control of your throne. Say the wrong thing to the wrong person and it's off with your head.


Source: lifewire