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Through the Darkest of Times
Strategy 30 January 2020
A unique strategy game in a historical setting, in which we play as the leader of Berlin resistance movement during the reign of the Third Reich.
Martial Law
Adventure 23 December 2021
Free adventure game set in Poland in the 1980s, just after the introduction of martial law. In Martial Law we play a man who wants to keep in touch with his beloved daughter after his wife leaves him.
Age of Empires: Castle Siege
Strategy 27 August 2014
Age of Empires: Castle Siege is a spin-off of the best-selling Age of Empires series. Castle Siege is a free-to-play game with optional microtransactions. The game was developed by Smoking Gun Interactive, creators of many mobile games and Kinect games for Xbox 360, under the watchful eye of Microsoft. Castle Siege is set in medieval times, and the players can choose one of the few historic factions to play as.
Sword & Glory
RPG 09 October 2012
Sword & Glory is a mobile RPG. The production is set in the realities of medieval Scandinavia and the authors put emphasis on historical realism. The player has full freedom in creating a hero, and then decides for himself how he will spend his life.
When Silence Fell
Adventure 17 January 2019
When Silence Fell is an episodic interactive story told during the Thirty Years' War, a production of Inkborne Tales studio. With the help of a logbook the player learns the fate of Sophie. Depending on the decisions taken, its history will turn out differently.
Predynastic Egypt
Strategy 10 October 2016
A turn-based strategy game developed by independent studio Clarus Victoria. The title takes place in the ancient Egypt. The player controls one of the tribes that live there and is tasked with securing its growth. The general goal is to transform the tribe into the ancient empire known from the history books. Predynastic Egypt is a turn-based game, in which the action takes place on a two-dimensional map.
Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova
Adventure 03 August 2015
A casual HOPA game developed by Organic 2 Digital Studio. Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova takes us to 18th century Europe, fifty years after a terrible plague decimated Habsburg lands. A small city, Kisilova, observes a series of mysterious deaths, which seem to foreshadow the return of the plague. In order to prevent a widespread panic from ensuing, the Prince of Wittemberg sends a pair of investigators to the town, who are tasked with discovering the truth.
Total War: Elysium
Strategy canceled
A strategic card game from the Total War series, inspired by such games as Magic: The Gathering Arena and Legends of Runeterra. Total War: ELYSIUM, which was created by Creative Assembly studio, is based on a free-to-play model.
Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan
Strategy 27 April 2021
The fourteenth add-on to the strategy game Europa Universalis IV, which introduces changes to the diplomacy system and focuses on capital development. The expansion was developed by Paradox Development.
Pike and Shot
Strategy 17 October 2014
A turn-based strategy developed by Byzantine Games and The Lordz Games Studio. The game takes the players to 16th and 17th century Europe, an age when melee weaponry began to be slowly replaced by firearms. We can take part in three conflicts: Italian Wars, Thirty Years’ War, or the English Civil War. In all, we are given 10 historical battles, in which we control forces the size of a battalion and larger.
Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings
Adventure 13 January 2015
The first DLC expansion for Assassin’s Creed: Unity. The add-on is included in the season pass for the game. It takes place after the events presented in the base version of the game and takes the player from the streets of Paris into the dark catacombs of Saint-Denis. There Arno becomes part of a new intrigue related to the tomb raiders who are profaning the tombs of French kings in order to find valuable treasures.
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
Strategy 19 May 2016
A turn-based strategy with a strong emphasis on battles and tactics taking place in the 16th century Far East. Players take control of the large, diverse armies of different Asian countries and clash with the AI or others. Historical campaigns focus primarily on two events - the Sengoku period and the Japanese invasion of Korea.
Kerbal Space Program: Making History Expansion
Simulation 13 March 2018
An expansion for the space program simulation game from Squad studio. The players can take part in missions inspired by real-life events from the history of the space race or create their own scenarios and share them with others. There are also new parts and suits based on said events.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - From the Ashes
RPG 05 July 2018
A story expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, in which Henry is tasked with rebuilding the village of Pribyslavitz. From the Ashes features building structures, resolving disputes between villagers, and making sure our settlement functions properly in general.
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy
Action 19 February 2013
The first of three DLCs constituting the additional story campaign for Assassin’s Creed III. The expansion, called The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy, shows an alternative version of history. Consumed by the lust for power, George Washington proclaims himself as the king and becomes a brutal tyrant that intends to gain complete control over the country. Connor, the main protagonist, does not accept that; he decides to stop the madman from ruining the country.
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Redemption
Action 23 April 2013
The final episode of The Tyranny of King Washington expansion that adds a completely new story campaign to the third installment of the bestselling Assassin’s Creed series developed by Ubisoft. The Redemption finishes the story shown in two previous expansions, in which Connor, the main protagonist, faces a power-crazed version of George Washington. This time the action takes place in New York City.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
Strategy 01 June 2002
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII is the next installment of a popular series of strategy games, the first part of which appeared on home computers in 1985 (under the Japanese title Sangokushi). This is one of the most ambitious series of turn-based console strategies.
Warfront Defenders: Westerplatte
Strategy 07 August 2017
Three-dimensional strategic minigra set on a diorame-like map, recreating the historic defense of Westerplatte, which started the Second World War. The game is a hybrid of RTS and tower defense.
Il-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Bodenplatte
Simulation 07 November 2019
At the end of December 1944, the idea of carrying out a massive attack on 20 Allied airfields in the Netherlands, Belgium and France appeared - it was the so-called Bodenplatte Operation.
Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943
Strategy 01 May 2017
A strategy game developed by Graviteam, a developer known from numerous games offering a believable tank warfare experience. The action takes place between 1942 and 1943 during the Tunisian Campaign which was an Allied attempt to defeat Axis forces stationed in North Africa.
Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum
Strategy 05 April 2016
Another major DLC for Europa Universalis IV, which is still being supported by Paradox Interactive despite the fact that it has been three years since the vanilla game’s release. Just like the title suggests, Mare Nostrum (Our Sea, as the Romans used to call the Mediterranean Sea) is focused primarily on developing and enhancing sea trade and naval battles. The biggest novelty is the introduction of sailors who influence our fleets’ strength and are necessary to build and repair our ships.
Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due
Strategy 25 August 2016
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: Conquest of Paradise
Strategy 14 January 2014
The first major DLC for Europa Universalis IV for {PLAT}, the game that came out in mid-2013. The expansion entitled Conquest of Paradise is focused on the conquest of the so-called New World, and in the game we mostly explore both Americas, although we might as well lead their native inhabitants.
Europa Universalis IV: Wealth of Nations
Strategy 30 May 2014
The second official DLC for the fourth installment of the popular grand strategy game series by Paradox Interactive. As the title suggests, the expansion is focused on the economic aspects of the gameplay, which manifests through the significantly expanded trading system, among other things. The players have several new economy mechanics at their disposal.