Mobile strategy feels better suited to a phone when a short session still contains one useful decision. A readable interface helps, pausing is optional, and progression shouldn’t play the game for you.
Which games get that balance right? I’m especially interested in tower defense, and in the one design choice that makes a game work well on a phone.
Antiyoy isn’t pretty, but it’s a great turn based strategy game. Free I think.
To Arms is an odd sort deckbuilder. Free.
Solitairica is like solitaire/fantasy strategy
Rebuild is an older zombie city survival game
Survive is an outdoor survival game. It isn’t turn based, but it’s not live action either. It’s free I think.
Out There isnt strategy in the traditional sense, but you do make decisions and progress further with a little luck and good decisions.