Strategy Video Games62
Strategy games. Victory depends here on player’s strategy and tactics. Main task is to control resources (e.g. troops, civil workers) in order to defeat an enemy or achieve some other goal. The gameplay can be turn-based or in real time (RTS). Specific types of strategy games are economic games and so called ‘tycoons’.
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Chroma Squad
Strategy 30 April 2015
An oldschool, humorous strategy game from the creators of Knights of Pen & Paper from Behold studio. The game tells the story of a group of stuntmen, who after years-long career have decide to make their own TV series and hire the player as their manager. Gameplay focuses on the economic aspects and tactical, turn-based battles. We must hire actors, give them costumes and roles in each scene.
Order of Battle: World War II
Strategy 30 April 2015
Order of Battle: World War II is a classic turn-based strategy set during WWII, and a debut game by a studio from Luxemburg, called The Aristocrats. The game was initially supposed to be released as a standalone title called Order of Battle: Pacific, but around a year into the production it was decided that it should become a free-to-play game – on the same occasion, the title has been changed.
Battledots
Strategy 29 April 2015
A minimalist strategy game with tower defense elements by German studio KM-Games. The gameplay focuses on two battling dot armies. The battles take place on maps divided into five paths, and you task is to destroy your opponent's base. There are fifteen kinds of units, six of which you can use in battle. They have different abilities — some of them can attack, others can defend or fix the damage. You can also find various power-ups, which can turn the tide of battle.
Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown
Strategy 28 April 2015
Based on the set of rules taken from the Shadowrun role-playing system, Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown is an online turn-based strategy developed by Cliffhanger Productions, also known for Jagged Alliance Online. The game takes you to a cyberpunk world torn by conflicts, where elements of science fiction and fantasy coexist.
Fish Pond Park
Strategy 27 April 2015
A simple economic strategy game by Kairosoft, known e.g. for the popular Game Dev Story. This time you play as a manager of an aquatic zoo and your task is to attract as much visitors as possible, which also means increasing your profits. Although the most important part of your zoo are the fish (the more species you have, the more attractive the place is), you also need to manage other features and services, such as snack stalls, restaurants, and hotels.
Dungeons II
Strategy 24 April 2015
A continuation of the original strategy game from 2011, inspired by the Bullfrog's cult classic Dungeon Keeper. In this production from Realmforge, we once again assume the role of a dark lord who rules underground dungeons. This time, however, his ambitions go much further. Apart from defending his realm, his goal is also to attack human settlements and castles that can be found on the surface. Therefore, the gameplay of Dungeons 2 takes place on two levels.
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918
Strategy 22 April 2015
A strategy game created to commemorate the outbreak of the World War I, recreating all the greatest and weightiest battles of the years 1914-1918. This title was originally designed as a modification to the popular Men of War series and produced by Great War Team, a studio founded by a group of talented modders from Russia, Ukraine, and Western Europe. Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 contains several episodes, dedicated to: France, Germany, Russia, and England.
Infinitum: Battle for Europe
Strategy 21 April 2015
An MMO browser strategy game developed by Allodium. The players are taken to an alternative version of Europe consumed by a total war. The post-war continent is led by Global Security Agency, a military-industrial conglomerate that attempts to fight the ensuing chaos through repressions and weapons of mass destruction.
Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Strategy 16 April 2015
A turn-based strategy game developed by Western Civilization Software. As the title suggests, the game focuses on the American Civil War, during which brothers often had to turn against each other when the Confederate States declared war upon the northern states, devastating the United States of America.
Tiny Guardians
Strategy 16 April 2015
A mobile strategy game by Kurechii, blending tower defense and classic RTS elements. Tiny Guardians in set in a classic fantasy realm, which you have to defend against a monster invasion. To succeed, you have to find a powerful sorceress, who is the only person possessing powers that can stop the forces of evil once and for all.
Gratuitous Space Battles 2
Strategy 16 April 2015
A continuation to Gratuitous Space Battles developed by Positech Games. Along with its twin project – Gratuitous Tank Battles – the game presents a slightly different approach to the popular tower defense strategy game genre. Like in the first installment in the series, the players cannot directly influence the outcome of particular battles, and the key to success lies in proper planning and preparation.
Age of Wonders III: Eternal Lords
Strategy 14 April 2015
The second official expansion to the turn-based strategy game Age of Wonders III developed by Triumph Software in 2014. In the expansion the players can once again visit the fantasy realm of Evermore in which various races are fighting for domination. During the completely new story campaign the player assumes the role of Avik – the successor of the kingdom of Frostlings. He wants to reclaim his realm by using the forbidden powers of necromancy.
StarDrive 2
Strategy 09 April 2015
StarDrive 2 brings a continuation to a complex strategy set in space and created in 2013 by the independent developer Zero Sum Games. The creators developed the concepts the original game was based on, delivering a fresh insight into the interstellar universe that had been being developed for several years. The experience combines the classic turn-based mode with real-time combat.
Elvenar
Strategy 08 April 2015
A browser MMO strategy game from the creators of Tribal Wars. In Elvenar the player joins one of two sides of conflict: humans or elves, and strives to build a prospering metropolis. Each of the two races uses different technologies and offers unique architecture, units, and a bit different gameplay philosophy.
Empires and Allies
Strategy 08 April 2015
A mobile strategy game with social features. Empires and Allies is a free-to-play title created by Zynga, a company known for a variety of casual games, including FarmVille, Mafia Wars 2, or Hidden Shadows. While playing Empires and Allies you become a commander of an allied army and have to stand against a powerful terrorist organization that managed to take control over almost the entire world. Your first objective is establishing a base of operations.
Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
Strategy 07 April 2015
A space RTS with rougelike elements. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet players lead the A'kari race that must rebuild its shattered fleet and regain its military power so they can finally face the ruthless Orthani. The gameplay is a little bit similar to the cult classic series Homeworld but the difference here is that the events are not presented in full 3D but from a top-down perspective.
Krinkle Krusher
Strategy 07 April 2015
An unusual tower defense game, in which you play as an enchanted glove of a powerful wizard. Your task in Krinkle Krusher is to defend a castle from an invasion of creatures called Krinkles. At first glance they may look quite adorable, but they're evil beasts, which must be stopped from reaching your base. To do that, you have to use the glove's power, which allows you to cast various spells, such as creating a wall of fire or throwing magical swords at the enemies.
Magic Rush: Heroes
Strategy 06 April 2015
Magic Rush: Heroes is a free-to-play mobile tower defense strategy game with RPG elements developed by the creators of Age of Kings: Skyward Battle, Clash of Spartan, and Age of Warring Empire. The game has optional microtransactions. In Magic Rush: Heroes we lead a group of heroes who eliminate enemies that try to get past them, much like in tower defense games. It is up to us to target the opponents and choose whether our heroes should attack, use a special ability, or a healing spell.
DomiNations
Strategy 02 April 2015
A mobile strategy game from the creators of Rise of Nations. DomiNations lets us lead one of several developing nations (including Britons, Romans, Japanese, Greek) on their quest for power and world domination. We start in the Stone Age and – as we progress and invent more advanced technologies – experience all of the most important eras of human history.
War for the Overworld
Strategy 02 April 2015
War for the Overworld is a humorous fantasy RTS and a spiritual successor to the 1997 Dungeon Keeper. It is the first game developed by the indie studio Subterranean Games. In War for the Overworld, we play as a demonic Underlord whose task is to turn his underground kingdom into a true empire of evil. Emperor Stockington and his forces will try to stop us. We will have to gradually expand our dungeons and train the monsters that dwell there.
Star Ruler 2
Strategy 27 March 2015
A continuation of a 4X space strategy game created by the developers of the original title. Star Ruler 2 takes place in a distant future, where humanity developed a technology that allowed long-distance interstellar travel, and made a contact with other sentient species. The game has no story per se – developments in the game are shaped by our decisions and actions made by the AI. Before the game starts we have to select one of the few races that we can turn into an intergalactic power.
Battle Academy 2: Battle of Kursk
Strategy 26 March 2015
The first expansion to the well-received turn-based strategy game Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front from Slitherine. The expansion pack recreates the eponymous Battle of Kursk, known as the greatest armored battle in world’s history. In the summer of 1943 the Nazi Germany made a desperate attempt at regaining the upper hand on the Eastern Front, throwing in almost all of their advanced combat vehicles.
Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess
Strategy 26 March 2015
A Japanese strategy/action game in which the player joins the forces of evil. They are tasked with constructing complicated traps to eliminate the good heroes who are trying to kill the daughter of the Devil. Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess is an improved version of Deception IV: Blood Ties. It was enriched with an additional campaign, playable female characters, a level editor and small technical improvements.
Ironcast
Strategy 26 March 2015
A turn-based strategy game set in a steampunk world and inspired by both the mechanics of the Puzzle Quest series and the works of such writers as Herbert Wells or Jules Verne. Ironcast is set in an alternative version of the Victorian England, and the country has been at war with France for a decade. When the French are beginning to gain the upper hand in the conflict, a private association is founded in order to produce cutting-edge combat mechs.