Take a look at OpenTTD, Banished, Tropico 5, Cities Skylines and Frostpunk. It's a diverse list, but they all fit your open non-combat strategy criteria.
Banished... I probably think about this game at least once a month, but am unable to return to it since "solving" the core loop. Once you figure it out, it's easy. But the climb to the solution is... steep to say the least. It took me a few failed runs to survive the winter easily.
What a great game. There's a lot of mod content out there, but it all just felt off to me, so I never really explored outside of vanilla.
I hope Shining Rock's next game is along the same lines and as good, if not better!
What a great game. There's a lot of mod content out there, but it all just felt off to me, so I never really explored outside of vanilla.
I hope Shining Rock's next game is along the same lines and as good, if not better!