That's certainly going to be a tough one to narrow down, given the variety of preferences people can have on such a genre.
I can give a rundown of a few areas I'd personally like to see in a solidly done (modern) strategy game, based largely on past favorites:
Something space-science fiction related in the same vein as Master of Orion, Star Trek: Birth of the Federation, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Sword of the Stars.
Most newer games I've tried of this variety tend to take annoying and experience killing design choices. Oversimplified and "streamlined" gameplay, 2D/pixely/cartoony art design, and often little depth or personality to anything story, lore, or character related. (IE, Stellaris having a rather bland "spreadsheet" faction setup). I can expound further if you're curious.
I've never been quite able to get into too many fantasy strategy games, save for a few niche instances though, and I think I've burned myself out on historical strategy games thanks to Paradox and Total War.
Maybe something like Heroes of Might and Magic might work, if it had the same personality and charm, but a less cumbersome design to the overarching strategic gameplay.
That's certainly going to be a tough one to narrow down, given the variety of preferences people can have on such a genre.
I can give a rundown of a few areas I'd personally like to see in a solidly done (modern) strategy game, based largely on past favorites:
Something space-science fiction related in the same vein as Master of Orion, Star Trek: Birth of the Federation, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Sword of the Stars.
Most newer games I've tried of this variety tend to take annoying and experience killing design choices. Oversimplified and "streamlined" gameplay, 2D/pixely/cartoony art design, and often little depth or personality to anything story, lore, or character related. (IE, Stellaris having a rather bland "spreadsheet" faction setup). I can expound further if you're curious.
I've never been quite able to get into too many fantasy strategy games, save for a few niche instances though, and I think I've burned myself out on historical strategy games thanks to Paradox and Total War.