Iron Dominion

Iron Dominion is a strategy game that asks you to think rather than tap fast. You manage a settlement, balance resources, and expand across a map dotted with rival factions. Every decision has a cost, and overextending will sink you quickly if you're careless.

The campaign ramps nicely. Early missions teach you the systems, then later ones throw you into tense situations where you're defending on two fronts with too few resources. The AI isn't brilliant, but it's competent enough to punish lazy play.

The interface could be cleaner on smaller screens, and I zoomed in more than I'd like. Still, for a strategy fan who wants something meaty on a phone, it delivers more depth than most of its rivals.

What we liked

• Real resource management, not just timers
• Campaign that teaches then challenges
• Plenty of hours in a single playthrough