Iron Tide Command

Iron Tide Command asks you to think like an admiral. You position fleets across a map, juggle fuel and repairs, and pick your battles carefully because losing a flagship stings. It's slower than most mobile strategy games and better for it.

Each mission is a little logistics puzzle wrapped around a battle. The tutorial holds your hand for maybe fifteen minutes, then it lets go and expects you to keep up. I lost badly twice before something clicked and I started planning two moves ahead.

The interface can get busy on a small screen, and I'd recommend a tablet if you have one. But the depth is real, and there's no timer pressuring you into rushed decisions.

What we liked

• Rewards patient, long-term planning
• No pushy timers or energy gates
• Satisfying supply-line management