The most interesting strategy games this year (2)

All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.

Strategy
Factorio: Space Age

Factorio: Space Age

PC

Strategy

October 21, 2024

The expansion to a warmly received indie strategy game by the Czech studio Wube Software. Factorio: Space Age continues the base game after it ends, letting players expand to space, discover new planets and use brand new resources.

Warcraft I: Remastered

Warcraft I: Remastered

PC

Strategy

November 13, 2024

A new version of the first part of the cult RTS series by Blizzard Entertainment. Warcraft I: Remastered offers greatly refreshed graphcis, but there are also many changes to the gameplay, including the option to select more units within a single command.

Homeworld 3

Homeworld 3

PC

Strategy

May 13, 2024

The third full-fledged part of the cult RTS game series set in space. The game was created by Blackbird Interactive studio, founded by the co-creator of the first part, which has previously developed Homeworld Remastered Collection and Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.

Industry Giant 4.0

Industry Giant 4.0

PC

Strategy

November 15, 2024, Early Access

Industry Giant 4.0 is an expansive strategy game, in which we must create a business in the 1950s, during the fourth industrial revolution, the time of digitalization and automation.

Forgotten but Unbroken

Forgotten but Unbroken

PC

Strategy

November 18, 2024

A tactial turn-based strategy set during World War II and inspired by the XCOM series. We join a secret military operation, carrying out missions, developing soldiers, meeting war heroes, helping the resistance and dealing with the elite soldiers of the Third Reich.

Northgard: Hafgufa, Clan of the Turtle

Northgard: Hafgufa, Clan of the Turtle

PC

Strategy

December 12, 2024

The fourteenth DLC for the popular 2018 strategy game. Northgard: Hafgufa, Clan of the Turtle introduces the new titular faction along with its leader Njord. This clan is composed primarily of skilled merchants and negotatiors. It also allows for the use of caravans and mobile buildings.

Ghost Master: Resurrection

Ghost Master: Resurrection

PC

Strategy

November 14, 2024, Early Access

A remake of the well-received strategy from 2003. In Ghost Master: Resurrection we can once again command an army of ghosts and our goal is to scare the living. The new version offers greatly refreshed graphics, as well as improved mechanics, new challenges and new secrets.

KeeperRL

KeeperRL

PC

Strategy

February 29, 2024

A strategy game with RPG and roguelike elements inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Dungeon Keeper. KeeperRL has us creating dungeons, conquering the surface world and even traversing dungeons of other players as an adventurer.

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

PCPlayStationXbox

Strategy

November 7, 2024

An RTS, in which we command an army of ants. Empire of the Ants is an adaptation of a novel of the same name, written by Bernard Werber and published in 1991.

Creeper World IXE

Creeper World IXE

PC

Strategy

December 12, 2024

A tower defense type real-time strategy, set in a sci-fi world and forcing us to fight against a liquid that devours the world. In Creeper World IXE we rely on aircraft and other means to shape the terrain and influence the gravitation. Each pixel is separately simulated.

Summa Expeditionis

Summa Expeditionis

PC

Strategy

November 20, 2024, Early Access

A combination of a TPP survival and strategy game. In Summa Expeditionis we play as a Roman legionnaire stationing in the north of Spain. Our goals include gathering resources, building and expanding a fortified military camp, conquering the land and defeating barbarians.

The Universim

The Universim

PC

Strategy

January 22, 2024

An unusual real-time strategy game developed by Crytivo Games. We control a small society from a level of a tribe up to the era of great galactic empires. The Universim is based on the typical elements found in grand strategy games. Our duties include leading the society through the next stages of technological growth up to a level that allows us to colonize entire star systems. The game begins on a small planet with a group of tribesmen. From that moment, we shape our society through city building, resource gathering, creating a healthy economy, and conducting research on new technologies. The whole process is quite relaxed and player-friendly, introducing a number of alternative ways of attaining our goal. The gameplay is also enriched by random events that force the player to respond in time and modify his development strategy.

63 Days

63 Days

PCPlayStationXbox

Strategy

September 26, 2024

A tactical real-time strategy, based on the Commandos series and similar to War Mongrels from the same studio. The action of 63 Days is set during World War 2 and focused on the Warsaw Uprising. We control a group of insurgents trying to outsmart German oppressors.

Sons of Valhalla

Sons of Valhalla

PC

Strategy

April 5, 2024

The game which combines RTS and RPG elements. In Sons of Valhalla we play as Thorald Olavson who sets off deep into England to get the enemy Jarl Valgard and save his beloved - Raija.

Age of Mythology: Retold

Age of Mythology: Retold

PCXbox

Strategy

September 4, 2024

A remake of the 2002 RTS game, mixing ancient history with fantasy elements. In Age of Mythology: Retold we can control four civilizations, building armies of real & mythical units, as well as using spells. The game offers campaign, challenge and multiplayer modes.

Tower Factory

Tower Factory

PC

Strategy

November 7, 2024, Early Access

A tower defence strategy with procedurally generated levels and an isometric view. Our job in Tower Factory is to optimize resource production using conveyors, place the turrets to defeat incoming waves of enemies, and locate & destroy the enemy castle.

Crown Wars: The Black Prince

Crown Wars: The Black Prince

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Strategy

May 23, 2024

A turn-based strategy with RPG elements set during the Hundred Years' War. Crown Wars: The Black Prince has us playing as a glory-seeking noble, who ends up facing a mysterious, evil cult.

Empires of the Undergrowth

Empires of the Undergrowth

PC

Strategy

June 7, 2024

Developed by Slug Disco Studios, the game is an unusual real-time strategy, which places the player in control of an anthill. The experience is accompanied by a commentary resembling narration in a documentary film. This element of the game teaches the player a lot of interesting facts concerning the functioning of an anthill.

Stargate: Timekeepers

Stargate: Timekeepers

PC

Strategy

January 23, 2024

A tactical real-time strategy set in the Stargate universe. The Polish studio CreativeForge Games, a developer of games such as Hard West and Phantom Doctrine, is behind the development of Stargate: Timekeepers.

Headquarters: World War II - Market Garden

Headquarters: World War II - Market Garden

PC

Strategy

September 25, 2024

An add-on to the turn based strategy from April 2024. Headquarters: World War II - Market Garden focuses on the titular military operation during WW2. It expands the base game with 8 new campaign missions, 10 new units and 3 new British heroes.

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: We are Legion

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: We are Legion

PC

Strategy

December 10, 2024

The first expansion for the RTS set in the Terminator film series universe. Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: We are Legion offers a new campaign devoted to commanding an army of machines. We can control new types of units and install new upgrades for the known models.

Galactic Civilizations IV: Megastructures

Galactic Civilizations IV: Megastructures

PC

Strategy

December 10, 2024

The fourth expansion for the popular 4X turn-based strategy. The biggest novelty in Galactic Civilizations IV: Megastructures is the ability to construct titular gigantic objects. The expansion also brings new missions, events, upgrades and diplomatic options.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Airborne

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Airborne

PC

Strategy

October 17, 2024

The fourth DLC for the tactical RTS from 2021. Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Airborne allows us to control paratroopers from American 82nd and 101st divisions. We can play 12 new story missions, focusing on some memorable battles taking place during World War II.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece

PCXbox

Strategy

November 14, 2024

The seventh expansion for the remaster of the popular RTS from 2019. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece focuses on ancient Persia and Greece, offering new campaigns, 3 new civilizations, new units and new gameplay mechanics.

Fabledom

Fabledom

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Strategy

May 13, 2024

A strategy game set in a fairytale world. In Fabledom we play as a ruler, our job being to create a prosperous kingdom from scratch.

United Penguin Kingdom

United Penguin Kingdom

PC

Strategy

March 9, 2024

A city builder strategy game about managing a penguin settlement. The player must gather resources, trade, construct buildings and defend their village from murderous orcs and thieving seals.

Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades

Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades

PC

Strategy

January 26, 2024, Early Access

The second installment in a series of RTS games originating from 2006. Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades lets us develop and equip our troops and features changing weather conditions affecting the battlefield.

Stormgate

Stormgate

PC

Strategy

July 30, 2024, Early Access

An RTS distributed in the free-to-play model, which was developed by veterans from Blizzard Entertainment - the Frost Giant Studios team. In Stormgate we take control over humans or space invaders known as Infernale.

Headquarters: World War II

Headquarters: World War II

PC

Strategy

April 11, 2024

Headquarters: World War II is a turn-based war strategy game that focuses on recreating The Battle of Normandy. The game takes a realistic approach to its subject matter and offers both single player and multiplayer modes.

Kingdom: Two Crowns - Call of Olympus

Kingdom: Two Crowns - Call of Olympus

PCPlayStationXboxMobileNintendo

Strategy

October 8, 2024

Second paid DLC for Kingdom: Two Crowns - a side-scrolling strategy with RPG elements. In Call of Olympus DLC we end up in a land inspired by Ancient Greece. It's our job to protect this realm against Greed and we can rely on mythical mounts and artifacts to make that happen.

Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown

Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown

PC

Strategy

November 6, 2024, Early Access

A complex city builder strategy. In Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown we build our own kingdom from scratch. We need to take care of our people, construct buildings, obstain resources and defend against mystical creatures. There are also tough choices waiting for us.

Endzone 2

Endzone 2

PC

Strategy

August 26, 2024, Early Access

The second installment in a series of postapocalyptic city builders. Endzone 2 has us leading a group of settlers, trying to survive in a dangerous land.

Renaissance Kingdom Wars

Renaissance Kingdom Wars

PC

Strategy

November 26, 2024, Early Access

A game combining elements of RTS and grand strategy genres. Renaissance Kingdom Wars allows us to travel back to 1510, starting out as a leader of a mercenary company. Our goal is to lead our own state, while maintaining the army, the diplomacy and the economy.

The Elder Scrolls: Castles

The Elder Scrolls: Castles

Mobile

Strategy

September 10, 2024

A strategy-simulation game reminiscent of Fallout Shelter. The Elder Scrolls: Castles is set in a fantasy world, tasking us with managing a castle and the dynasty residing within, their fate shaped by our actions and choices.

Worshippers of Cthulhu

Worshippers of Cthulhu

PCPlayStationXbox

Strategy

October 21, 2024, Early Access

A city builder game set in the Cthulhu mythology, in which we govern cities inhabited by worshippers of The Great Old Ones. Worshippers of Cthulhu has us expand the cities, organize ceremonies for the gods, sacrifice non-believers and populate new territories.

New Cycle

New Cycle

PC

Strategy

January 18, 2024, Early Access

New Cycle is a city builder with survival elements inspired by Frostpunk and Anno. We play as the leader of a settlement, trying to survive after an apocalyptic disaster that destroyed the world's technology and turned the Earth inhospitable.