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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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Sid Meier's Civilization II
Sid Meier's Civilization II

Strategy 30 June 1996

A sequel to the extremely successful turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization. Like in the first installment, our goal is to create a global empire through the advancement of army, economy and politics. Going from the year 4000 B.C. up to the distant future, the player can lead one of the 21 playable nations to its glory.

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Joint Task Force
Joint Task Force

Strategy 12 September 2006

War RTS from authors of the excellent Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. The game focuses on the tactical side of the clashes and does not bother about the typical for this genre expansion of the base. The authors have prepared an extensive campaign for a single player, as well as a multiplayer mode, in which we can fight with other people, or join forces with them against SI.

PC

The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire

Strategy 25 September 2007

The sixth major installment in the highly popular series of economical strategies started in 1993 by Blue Byte. After the very innovative fifth installment, the developers decided to go back to the good old solutions and only improve them with some new features. The general premise of the game hasn’t changed - the player is still tasked with controlling a small village and transforming it into a modern, well-fortified metropolis.

PC

Cossacks II: Gold Edition
Cossacks II: Gold Edition

Strategy 13 April 2007

Cossacks II: Gold Edition is a package of two real-time strategies from the Ukrainian GSC Game World studio. The set includes both the basic version of the RTS, Napoleonic Wars, as well as the Battle of Europe, the extension issued one year later.

PC

Ancient Conquest: Quest for the Golden Fleece
Ancient Conquest: Quest for the Golden Fleece

Strategy 08 June 1999

A real time strategy taking place in mythological realities. The creators prepared 14 missions comprising the Golden Fleece campaign and a multitude of individual scenarios. During the game we collect raw materials, fight against mythical beasts, recruit heroes and develop the fleet. In addition, a map and mission editor is available in the game.

PC

Original War
Original War

Strategy 15 June 2001

This is a very interesting strategy game by Altar Interactive, which, thanks to a skillful combination of RTS and cRPG game elements, definitely stands out from competitive productions.

PC

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire
Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire

Strategy 08 March 2004

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire is an improved version of the popular turn-based strategy game introduced to global sales in the late 1990s. The enriched edition was based on an unofficial modification of the basic version of the program, created by a Russian named Serge Popov.

PC

Warlords: Battlecry III
Warlords: Battlecry III

Strategy 17 May 2004

The third part of a series of strategy games with cRPG elements taking place in the magic-filled world of fantasy Etheria. This time players can take part in the great war that takes place between the united races of the north and the southern Ssrathi Empire.

PC

Worms World Party
Worms World Party

Strategy 04 March 2001

The next installment of the fun war waged by armed worms, the World Party is focused mainly on multiplayer gameplay on the Internet, providing many game modes and built-in chat.

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Tropico 4
Tropico 4

Strategy 23 August 2011

The fourth installment in the humorous series of economic strategy games in which we assume the role of a ruthless dictator of a small banana republic. After the previous developer (responsible for the first installment from 2001) was taken over by THQ, the series was given to Haemimont Games. The main highlight of the gameplay is taking care of the country’s budget, which is fed by resource mining and production of various goods. The citizens’ happiness is also an important aspect.

PCX360

Men of War: Red Tide
Men of War: Red Tide

Strategy 14 August 2009

A standalone expansion for Men of War, a real-time strategy game by Best Way, a studio also known for Faces of War and Soldiers: Heroes of World War II. Similarly to the vanilla game, Men of War: Red Tide is set during World War II. This time around, we assume the role of a commander of a special unit of Soviet naval forces. The main feature of the add-on is an extensive story campaign inspired by the works of Alexander Zorich.

PC

Police Simulator 2
Police Simulator 2

Strategy 23 March 2012

Police Simulator 2 is a production combining elements of management and economic game. The player's task is to train cadets, send patrols, administer the finances of the police department and create new posts. Unlike its predecessor, the action of the game is presented in the so-called isometric projection.

PC

SimCity
SimCity

Strategy 05 March 2013

The fifth installment in the popular economic strategy game series - SimCity. The game was developed by EA Maxis Studios (known for The Sims and Spore) with publishing support from the Electronic Arts company. In accordance to the tradition of the series, you becomes a mayor of a virtual city who has to turn it into a bustling metropolis. To this end, you have to deal with complex management issues, economic and social problems, as well as quickly react to various random events (e.g.

PC

Total War: Rome II - Caesar in Gaul
Total War: Rome II - Caesar in Gaul

Strategy 17 December 2013

The first of the planned expansion packs for a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly. The expansion is set in the years 58-51 BC and focuses on the titular figure's fight against Gallic tribes. Shortening the time period encompassed by the game resulted in a change to the turn system - instead of 12 months, one turn lasts here 2 weeks. Consequently, seasonal division returns, randomly affecting the course of the playthrough.

PC

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary

Strategy 07 September 2006

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary is a modern remake of the most popular installment of the cult strategy series The Settlers, released as the celebration of the game's tenth anniversary. Developers from Blue Byte studio created a new 10 mission campaign where we lead Romans who seek new lands in order to restore the fallen Empire.

PC

Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour

Strategy 05 April 2011

A real-time strategy which presents the military and political actions taking place from the beginning of the 20th century until the break-up of the Soviet Union on a global scale. The game requires the player to deal not only with the military aspect, but also with the economic, political and social aspects.

PC

Men of War: Condemned Heroes
Men of War: Condemned Heroes

Strategy 12 April 2012

A new installment in the series of real time strategies developed by an dedicated studio of 1C – SoftClub. Men of War: Condemned Heroes tells the story based on one of the more infamous episodes of World War II – the Soviet penal battalions. Such units were formed from convicts and “politically incorrect” soldiers, and were sent to perform the most futile and hopeless tasks. The game offers four campaigns (in all, 15 scenarios) spanning across 3 years, from 1942 to 1945.

PC

Spartan: Gates of Troy
Spartan: Gates of Troy

Strategy 02 July 2004

An addition to Spartan turn-based strategy based on events for which the (un)indirect reason was the beautiful Helena. In addition to the battle for Troy, the supplement contains scenarios describing the colonization of Greece and earlier famous conflicts: the Ionian campaign, the Battle of Thermopylae and the Roman-Persian campaign.

PC

Fire Department 2
Fire Department 2

Strategy 25 November 2004

Sequel quite successful strategic production studio Monte Cristo, whose main theme was the work of the fire brigade. Fire Department 2 develops everything we could see in its predecessor.

PC

Chariots of War
Chariots of War

Strategy 11 June 2003

The continuation of the quite successful, but not breakthrough strategic game Legion, set during the reign of the Roman Empire. This time we move 4,000 years back, into the period when the empires of that time fought fierce battles for areas rich in natural resources, areas of fertile soil, water, etc., and we are now moving back in time to a period when the empires of that time were fighting for areas rich in natural resources, areas of fertile soil, water, etc.

PC

Dragonshard
Dragonshard

Strategy 21 September 2005

Dragonshard is a real-time strategy using Dungeons & Dragons principles. In this way, its strategic side intertwines in an interesting way with elements characteristic for feature games. At the same time it is the first game, which takes place in the world of Eberron, where the climate of fantasy coexists with magical technologies.

PC

The Entente World War I Battlefields
The Entente World War I Battlefields

Strategy 25 November 2003

A real-time strategy that takes players back to World War I, 1914-1918, where they can take command of the forces of one of the five countries involved in this armed conflict.

PC

Knights & Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion
Knights & Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion

Strategy 01 November 2001

Continuation of the strategy and economic game Knights & Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom. The action was set in the Anglo-Saxon realities of the 13th century AD, and the task of the players is to unite numerous smaller states and provinces into one strong kingdom.

PC

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - The Vikings
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - The Vikings

Strategy 22 February 2007

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - The Vikings is the first official expansion for the anniversary edition of The Settlers II. As its title suggests, the expansion developed by Blue Byte Software and Funatics Development allows the player to play as the Vikings. Our new heroes were attacked by the cunning Pirates of the Wolf who damaged the World Portal. As a result, the Portal exploded and created a gigantic vortex of energy that took the pirates and our Vikings to an unknown land.

PC