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Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
Strategy 24 March 2016
A turn-based strategy game developed by Koei Tecmo. The action of the title takes place in Japan during the Sengoku era (years 1467-1573). Similarly as in the previous installments of the series, the main part of the game are the story campaigns in which the players can learn about the history of various actual people such as Yukimura Sanada, Masamune Date or Ieyasu Tokugawa. More than two thousand of playable characters appear in Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Trilogy
Action 09 February 2016
Compilation of three Assassin's Creed series spin-offs, realized in the form of 2.5D platformers. The action of individual productions takes place in different historical realities - in each game, however, a sneaky approach to the game is rewarded, and as a result, the silent elimination of opponents or sneaking behind their backs. The strong point of the titles included in the set is the graphic design, whose high quality is guaranteed by the UbiArt Framework technology.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance
Action 08 March 2011
The Da Vinci Disappearance is a paid DLC addition to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the third installment of Ubisoft's best-selling cycle. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of Leonardo DaVinci by the cult of Hermeticists. The extension also offers a new map, the Alhambra, which is located in Grenada.
War of Enlightenment
Strategy 01 May 2005
War of Enlightenment is a completely free online historical strategy game written by the independent Finnish artist Timo Hannukkal.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
Strategy 01 June 2002
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII is the next installment of a popular series of strategy games, the first part of which appeared on home computers in 1985 (under the Japanese title Sangokushi). This is one of the most ambitious series of turn-based console strategies.
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
Action 30 October 2012
Assassin's Creed is the second installment of the bestselling Assassin's Creed series, created by the Bulgarian branch of Ubisoft. For the first time in series history we play as a woman - black Aveline de Gandpré. The action takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and Mexico, and the axis of the story is the fight for freedom and independence under the supervision of a mentor - a slave who ran away from his master and became the leader of the local brotherhood of assassins.
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy
Action 19 February 2013
The first of three DLCs constituting the additional story campaign for Assassin’s Creed III. The expansion, called The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy, shows an alternative version of history. Consumed by the lust for power, George Washington proclaims himself as the king and becomes a brutal tyrant that intends to gain complete control over the country. Connor, the main protagonist, does not accept that; he decides to stop the madman from ruining the country.
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Redemption
Action 23 April 2013
The final episode of The Tyranny of King Washington expansion that adds a completely new story campaign to the third installment of the bestselling Assassin’s Creed series developed by Ubisoft. The Redemption finishes the story shown in two previous expansions, in which Connor, the main protagonist, faces a power-crazed version of George Washington. This time the action takes place in New York City.
Yakuza: Restoration
Action 22 February 2014
The sequel to the third-person action game Yakuza: Kenzan, a spin-off from SEGA's popular gangster series. In contrast to the full-fledged parts of the series, the developers take the players on a journey to the past, to feudal Japan, where we learn about the roots of one of the biggest criminal organizations in the world. The authors reach back to the history of their country, focusing on the character of the real hero, Ryoma Sakamoto.
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
Strategy 25 August 2015
The third installment in the strategy game series set in antiquity, started in 2010 by Longbow Digital Arts. The action takes place in the distant past and to the rise of Rome, when armies of the Greeks, Gauls, Romans, and Etruscans fought fierce battles for control of the Apennine Peninsula. While playing, we can either experience the entire path of Rome to hegemony in the ancient world as it happened or try to change history by leading one of the remaining nations.
30 Years' War
Strategy 03 September 2015
A turn-based strategy game, developed by The Headquarter – a Spanish studio known for Espana 1936. This time, the authors enable us to take part in the Thirty Years’ War, a 17th century conflict between Protestant countries of the Holy Roman Empire, supported by other European nations (e.g. Sweden, Denmark, France, Scotland, or England) and the coalition led by Catholic Habsburg dynasty.
Mission 1545
Action 09 January 2016
Created by City Quests Games, a third-person stealth action game set in the 16th-century London. You assume the role of “The Moth,” an agent known for her stealth abilities, who is also an ally of the Dominican Brothers. When the government spies reveal the true identity of the heroine, and some of her supporters get imprisoned in the Tower of London, the protagonist must set them free before the sunrise.
Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova
Adventure 03 August 2015
A casual HOPA game developed by Organic 2 Digital Studio. Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova takes us to 18th century Europe, fifty years after a terrible plague decimated Habsburg lands. A small city, Kisilova, observes a series of mysterious deaths, which seem to foreshadow the return of the plague. In order to prevent a widespread panic from ensuing, the Prince of Wittemberg sends a pair of investigators to the town, who are tasked with discovering the truth.
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Last Maharaja
Action 01 March 2016
A DLC for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate by Ubisoft. The downloadable content requires the base game. The Last Maharaja tells a story of an Indian aristocrat, named Duleep Singh, who is trying to regain his right to the maharaja title. His quest interferes with the plans of the British East India Company and its allies, the Templar Order. Interchangeably assuming the roles of the Frye siblings, the player helps the aforementioned aristocrat in his fight for justice.
Assassin's Creed: Identity
RPG 25 February 2016
A spin-off to the Ubisoft's bestselling franchise, developed exclusively for mobile platforms. In contrast to the full-fledged installments in the series, Identity is a combination of an action game and RPG, set in the Renaissance period in Italy. In the game you control your own Assassin, representing one of four character classes. Your job is to complete randomly generated missions divided into several types.
Age of Empires: Castle Siege
Strategy 27 August 2014
Age of Empires: Castle Siege is a spin-off of the best-selling Age of Empires series. Castle Siege is a free-to-play game with optional microtransactions. The game was developed by Smoking Gun Interactive, creators of many mobile games and Kinect games for Xbox 360, under the watchful eye of Microsoft. Castle Siege is set in medieval times, and the players can choose one of the few historic factions to play as.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - A Woman's Lot
RPG 28 May 2019
Fourth expansion to RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In A Woman's Lot, there are two storylines waiting for players - while in one they play Henry, in the other they take control of Teresa, who lives in Skalica. In addition to new quests, the add-on introduces previously unavailable items as well as previously unseen characters (including one historical one).
Hearts of Iron IV: La Resistance
Strategy 25 February 2020
Hearts of Iron IV: La Resistance is the fifth expansion to Paradox Interactive's second-wave global strategy. The patch introduces into the game the possibility of conducting spying actions by resistance movements.
Through the Darkest of Times
Strategy 30 January 2020
A unique strategy game in a historical setting, in which we play as the leader of Berlin resistance movement during the reign of the Third Reich.
Second Front
Strategy 31 January 2023
Second Front is a strategy game that uses war units and theatres known from the World War II. The game takes place in turns on maps divided into hexes. The game was developed by HexDraw studio. The publisher is MicroProse Software.
Task Force Admiral
Strategy 2024
A strategy game set in the World War II. In Task Force Admiral, we play the role of the Admiral in charge of the Pacific Sea and Air Force. The game was developed by Drydock Dreams Games.
Total War: Elysium
Strategy canceled
A strategic card game from the Total War series, inspired by such games as Magic: The Gathering Arena and Legends of Runeterra. Total War: ELYSIUM, which was created by Creative Assembly studio, is based on a free-to-play model.
Combat Mission: Cold War
Strategy 30 April 2021
Combat Mission: Cold War is a new part of the strategy series with roots going back to the turn of the 20th and 21st century. The game takes us to the times of the Cold War and offers three different story campaigns. Game was developed by Battlefront studio.
Blood of Steel
Action 20 October 2020
A multiplayer action game combining typical MMO elements with strategy features. In Blood of Steel, we can play more than 50 historical characters, with whom we lead our armies into battle with other players.