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Gadget Tycoon
Strategy 19 September 2001
A strategy and economic game in which we have the opportunity to make a fortune by selling various bizarre toys (e.g. jet-powered rollers, androids to help do homework) created by a team of creative inventors.
Knights & Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
Strategy 15 October 1998
A real-time strategy that takes place in pseudo-medieval times. Allows you to play the key role of the royal crown hetman. The whole thing is focused on the economic side of the management of the kingdom. In addition to the extensive solo campaign, there is also a multiplayer mode.
The Sims
Simulation 02 February 2000
A bestselling life simulator developed by Maxis, a studio that specializes in the genre (they've created SimCity, SimTown and other titles). The Sims enables the player to take care of a virtual family of Sims. During the game the player must take care of various needs of his characters – starting with typically physiological ones (eating, toilet, hygiene etc.), through social relations, to career.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Strategy 10 February 1999
Colonizing an alien planet, defeating its indigenous peoples and other contenders for power is a challenge for player Alpha Centauri, another game of legendary Sida Meier.
SimCity 3000
Strategy 27 January 1999
SimCity is the third full-fledged version of the cycle of economic strategies developed by Maxis. The player again has the opportunity to try his hand at the role of builder and manager of a large metropolis. The creators of the game put emphasis on the aspect of simulation of city life, which translated into an increase in the number of dependencies between the various socio-economic factors.
Pizza Connection 2
Strategy 10 February 2001
An economic strategy game by software 2000. You lead a management board of a huge corporation owning a chain of pizza restaurants. You have to build the restaurants in centers of big cities, employ new staff (up to 20 people per place) and manage their effectiveness, hire security, and interfere with your competitors' business. The last part can involve blackmail and threats, as well as police raids or using gangsters to get the desired results.
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
Strategy 07 September 2004
Locomotion is in fact a continuation of the extremely popular strategy and economic game called Transport Tycoon, which was launched in 1994. A huge transport corporation, operating on land and water and in airspace, must therefore be administered again.
Victoria: Empire Under the Sun
Strategy 18 November 2003
Another, the fifth part of the well-known series of strategy games Europa Universalis, which takes us back to the period between the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century. It is a time when many scientific discoveries and advances have been made, and it is also a period of bloody clashes in the First World War.
Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
Strategy 05 August 2003
As the title suggests, this is a set of games from the strategic-economic Tycoon Zoo series. It includes the basic game Zoo Tycoon and two official additions to it: Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania. In addition, in this package you will find the bonus extension Endangered Species Theme Pack.
Europa Universalis: Rome
Strategy 15 April 2008
A spin-off of the popular Europa Universalis series, based on the engine and mechanics from the third installment, released in 2007. In contrast to every previous installment, Europa Universalis: Rome takes us to Antiquity, concentrating on the Roman Empire from 280 B.C. to 27 B.C. – from the First Punic War up to the birth of the grand Roman Empire. When it comes to mechanics, the gameplay isn’t at all different from what we could've seen in the other major entries of the series.
King Arthur
Strategy 24 November 2009
Combination of turn-based strategy with RTS, in which we are given the opportunity to play the legendary title ruler of the British and rewrite his story. The game was divided into two planes. The empire is managed on a turn-based map of the British Isles, and huge battles involving thousands of units are fought in real time.
SimCity DS
Strategy 19 June 2007
The SimCity DS is an economic strategy, designed exclusively for the owners of a two screen console from the Nintendo stables. It belongs to a well-known cycle, treating about the construction and development of the city. This item was created on the basis of the game SimCity 3000 published in January 1999, although it is not a 100% conversion.
SimCity Creator
Strategy 28 September 2008
Sim City Creator is another part of an extremely popular series of economic strategies, in which the player is given the opportunity to play the role of the builder and mayor of the metropolis he has created.
Hotel Giant 2
Strategy 14 November 2008
The second installment of a nice series of economic games, in which we play as a hotel manager. Our main goal is to create the most luxurious place to stay in the whole city. To this end, we take care of the budget and continuous improvement of the quality of services provided by our centre, recruitment of new employees and organization of trainings for all staff.
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.
Patrician IV: Conquest by Trade
Strategy 02 September 2010
The fourth installment of the popular trading strategy series, whose origins date back to 1992. Despite the fact that a completely new studio, Gaming Minds, is responsible for the creation of the game, it includes the creators involved in the earlier parts of the series. The action takes us back to the late Middle Ages and the period of glory of the Hanseatic League, when as a young merchant we undertake the effort to create the largest trade empire in Europe.
Stronghold HD
Strategy 01 November 2012
Refreshed version of the first installment of the popular real-time strategy set in the Middle Ages. We play the role of one of the contenders to the throne and expand the title fortress trying to ensure the welfare of the subjects and eliminate all the rivals thanks to the large army. Compared to the original model, the resolution has been significantly increased and the operation of the camera has been improved.
Rise of Venice
Strategy 27 September 2013
Rise of Venice is an economic strategy developed by Gaming Minds, an extension of the Patrician and Port Royale series. Players take on the role of a Venetian merchant and must both develop their commercial empire and command their own fleet during naval battles.
Family Farm
Simulation 15 April 2011
A farm game of independent Czech developer studio Hammerware. Players take control of a picturesquely located, small farm. By cultivating the land, breeding animals and taking care of the inhabitants' needs, they have a chance to bring the family farm to flourish.
Cities XL 2012
Strategy 20 October 2011
An economic strategy in which we manage all the most important aspects of the functioning of the metropolis we bring in. The aim of the game is to build a city as close to the ideal as possible, whose inhabitants lead an idyllic life, paying low taxes, not worrying about the morning traffic jams, queues at the clinic and air pollution.
Yes, Your Grace
Strategy 06 March 2020
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.
Dynasty of the Sands
Strategy TBA (early access since 2024)
A strategy game with survival elements set in ancient Egypt. Dynasty of the Sands has us playing as a pharaoh leading his nation to glory, meeting the needs of the people and the gods while handling disease and the whims of the Nile.
The Constructors
Strategy June 2024
A Polish economic strategy with simulation elements, in which we play as a real estate developer. The Constructors tasks us with creating new properties, taking care of our finances, negotiating with protesters and dealing with competition.
Kingdoms Reborn
Strategy 2024 (early access since 03 November 2020)
Kingdoms Reborn is a city-builder economic strategy, developed by the one-man company Earthshine. Become a leader of the colony and lead your people through the ages, turning a small settlement into a large and prosperous metropolis.