Strategy Video Games25
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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Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
8.1 Game Score
The third installment in a series of tactical strategy games set in the World War II, as always created by Spanish developer Pyro Studios. Commandos 3: Destination Berlin places you as the leader of a six-men squad of special soldiers, whom the fans know from the first game in the series. Each of them has unique skills and specialization. The game offers 20 varying missions, split into four mini-campaigns: London, Normandy, France and Germany, and Stalingrad.
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
8.1 Game Score
The second major installment of the popular series that combines the features of real-time strategy game with the traits characteristic of cRPG titles. The story of Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars focuses on a new threat caused by the titular Shadows. The player is tasked with leading one of three factions that declared war on the forces of evil. Similarly as in case of the first installment in the series, the gameplay is based on two pillars.
Cities XL
8.1 Game Score
A strategy in which we build and manage cities (so-called "city builder"). The production contains several scenarios - the most fun is to build your own metropolis from scratch. During this process, we determine the layout of streets, build buildings and organize communication, and then we take care of the residents' satisfaction. On the day of the premiere, an attraction of the game was also the online mode, thanks to which we were able to visit other players' cities.
BattleForge
8.1 Game Score
A combination of network strategy and card game. In the game we move to the land of fantasy, where the war between gods and giants takes place. The player leads to a battle of the army - the units are presented in the form of collector's cards. Playing requires an understanding of the specific rules and the right choice of waist. BattleForge is a web game, so the skirmishes are conducted via the Internet.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World
8.1 Game Score
An official expansion for the third installment of the cult turn-based strategy game series by Sid Meier and his newly established studio, Firaxis Games. Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World is based on the gameplay mechanics of the vanilla game. Therefore, we still lead a chosen civilization to domination over others by conquest, cultural development, or strong economy.
Black & White: Creature Isle
8.1 Game Score
Add-on to the strategy game, in which we play the deity controlling the huge beast. In the expansion, the creators tried to develop the motif of choosing between good and evil to give players even more opportunities. The action takes place on a new island, inhabited by various creatures. One of the novelties is a female hobbyist named Eve.
Carriers at War
8.1 Game Score
Carriers at War is a game remake designed by Australian company Strategic Studies Group Pty Ltd. under the same title, which was originally released in 1984 with the Commodore 64 computer in mind. The new version, realized nine years later, is a faithful copy of the original, additionally equipped with a decent for those times visual setting.
Playboy: The Mansion – Private Party
8.1 Game Score
Playboy: The Mansion - Private Party is an addition to Cyberlore Studios' 2005 release of Playboy: The Mansion by Groove Games, which allowed us to play the role of Hugh Hefner.
Bomber Crew
8.1 Game Score
Bomber Crew is a hybrid of a strategy game and a simulator, with some additional RPG elements. Developed by Runner Duck, the game allows the player to assume the role of a WWII pilot commanding a bomber crew. During the game, one has to complete numerous missions, which involve eliminating strategically important military targets and providing reconnaissance behind enemy lines.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
8.1 Game Score
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a space RTS game, in which we lead space fleets to battles in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. The game lets the players take control over forces of twelve factions and focuses on the tactical aspects of war, while offering several story campaigns and multiplayer skirmishes.
Bannermen
8.1 Game Score
An extensive real-time strategy (RTS), which takes place in a world inspired by the Middle Ages, but with supernatural features. The production can also boast an attractive graphic design. Pathos Interactive studio is responsible for creating this title.
Autonauts
8.1 Game Score
A relaxing hybrid of an economy game with strategy and simulation, in which we set off to conquer space. We select one of the procedurally generated planets and establish a colony there, collecting raw materials and expanding our base. We are assisted by mechanical workers, to whom we can give commands via visual programming language to automate every element of the colony's functioning.
Crusader Kings III
8.1 Game Score
The third part of a series of strategy games developed by Paradox Interactive. In Crusader Kings III we are at the forefront of a medieval dynasty, which we control over the next generations, gradually increasing its influence. The title allows you to play both alone and in multiplayer mode.
Yes, Your Grace
8.1 Game Score
A strategy game in which we play the role of a ruler who makes various decisions that affect the fate of both his loved ones and the whole kingdom. In terms of gameplay mechanics, Yes, Your Grace resembles the popular Reigns series.
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
8.1 Game Score
A city builder strategy game created by Mindillusion. The player is placed in charge of an early-medieval settlement. One's prime goal here is to maintain an appropriate balance between expanding the village and being able to survive in a hostile environment. Thus, apart from utilizing more and more space, constructing new buildings and upgrading the existing ones, the player has to give proper winter clothing to their subordinates and deliver them with balanced meals.
Kingdom: New Lands
8.0 Game Score
An improved version of the old-school, minimalistic strategy game, Kingdom, that was released in 2015 by two independent developers nicknamed noio and Licorice. Similarly as in the original game, in the new title the player assumes the role of a king who travels through the world and uses his wealth to gain new subjects and expand his domain. As the game progresses, the king gains access to new craftsmen as well as production and military buildings.
Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due
8.0 Game Score
The 12th expansion for 2012’s grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, Crusader Kings II. In The Reaper’s Due, the developers focused on historical epidemics such as the Black Death which was the plague that gathered a bloody harvest in 13th century Europe. Therefore, the add-on introduces several new mechanics. The most important ones are obviously diseases that spread throughout the map of the continent.
Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven
8.0 Game Score
One among many DLCs for 2013 Europa Universalis IV by Paradox Interactive. Mandate of Heaven is focused on East Asia, especially on the Chinese Ming dynasty, Japan, and Manchurian tribes. Playing these factions, we can count on significantly more interesting experiences that are rich in detail, options, and unique events that are absent in the core game. The expansion introduces 50-year periods of prosperity and top power that can be achieved by meeting specific requirements.
Europa Universalis IV: El Dorado
8.0 Game Score
Another DLC for the fourth installment of the popular Europa Universalis grand strategy game series. As the title suggests, the expansion takes us to the age of discoveries, although it presents the events of the period from a quite different perspective.
Ixion
8.0 Game Score
Economic strategy of a city builder type, in which we manage a huge space station. In Ixion we have to take care of the infrastructure, develop new technologies, as well as manage the population and face various problems.
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
8.0 Game Score
City builder type strategy game in which we build cities on the slopes of high mountains, like in Nepal or Tibet. In Laysara: Summit Kingdom we have to take care of the interests of the whole caste community, create transport networks and protect against destructive avalanches.
Planet Zoo
8.0 Game Score
An economic strategy in which we take on the role of a zoological park manager. Production is distinguished by realistic animals with their own characteristics and needs described in detail. Frontier Developments is responsible for creating and issuing this title.
Thronefall
8.0 Game Score
A minimalist, isometric, indie real-time strategy game by GrizzlyGames. Thronefall tasks players with constructing buildings, expanding their kingdom and repelling invading armies.
Stellaris: Galactic Paragons
8.0 Game Score
An expansion to the space RTS Stellaris. Stellaris: Galactic Paragons expands the empire council and leadership mechanics, introduces new characters with unique backstories and unique events.