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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’. more

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Heroes Chronicles: Collector's Edition
Heroes Chronicles: Collector's Edition

Strategy 01 December 2001

The set of four episodes (out of a total of eight) of Heroes Chronicles - a side mini-series of turn-based strategies in fantasy reality, based on the mechanics of the cult Heroes of Might and Magic III. The plot of the series created by New World Computing studio focuses on the fate of an immortal hero named Tarnum, who, seeking redemption for his earthly deeds, fights against evil in hopes of regaining the favor of the gods.

Stellaris: Utopia
Stellaris: Utopia

Strategy 06 April 2017

A standalone expansion for Stellaris – a 4X strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. The Utopia expansion introduces an array of innovations and improvements, the first and foremost being an option of building so-called megastructures. This enigmatic name stands for giant, ring-shaped artificial worlds or even ones resembling a Dyson sphere, i.e. massive construction that completely encompasses a star and efficiently consumes all the energy emitted by it.

Wooden Ships & Iron Men
Wooden Ships & Iron Men

Strategy 30 November 1996

Turn-based strategy game which is an adaptation of a popular board game of the same title. The game plays epic sea battles from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.

Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade
Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade

Strategy 04 May 2017

Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade is an expansion to Galactic Civilizations, a turn-based 4X strategy game developed by Stardock. The expansion offers a new campaign, the titular Crusade. We learn that the human empire is no longer interested in diplomatic actions towards the alien races and decides to use force to mark their presence in the galaxy.

Party Hard 2
Party Hard 2

Strategy 25 October 2018

Party Hard 2 is a sequel to the brutal action stealth game developed by PinoklGames. Party Hard 2 takes place ten years after the events of the first game and we control a new hero: a frustrated corporation employee who hopes to get a Christmas bonus from his employer. When it turns out that he will not receive it, he decides to take matters in his own hands and plans a bloody retaliation on his boss and co-workers. He chooses one the company's social events.

Into the Breach
Into the Breach

Strategy 27 February 2018

A 2D turn-based strategy game set in an original science-fiction universe developed by the creators of FTL: Faster Than Light. In Into the Breach the player controls small squads comprised of mech robots that protect what remains of humanity against the lurking deep underground aliens. The battles in the game take place on relatively small and procedurally-generated 2D battlefields. They are covered with 64 squares, between which both the player and their opponent can move their units.

Thea 2: The Shattering
Thea 2: The Shattering

Strategy 13 May 2019

Thea 2: The Shattering is a sequel to the 4X strategy with RPG and card game elements developed by MuHa Games. Thea 2 takes us to the same fantasy land as the previous game, where we will find many inspirations from the Slavic mythology. We play as one of the gods who, with the help of his or her chosen heroes, tries to survive in the land of Thea. In terms of gameplay, Thea 2 is an evolution of the mechanics from the first game in the series.

Star Crusade CCG
Star Crusade CCG

Strategy 08 September 2016

A card game set in far future and created by ZiMAD - an independent developer. The player joins the fight for control over the galaxy, stepping into the ranks of one of six factions available - those represent different races and have unique technologies at their disposal, which results in a variety of applicable play-styles. This futuristic world has a rich history and the player gets acquainted with it alongside progression.

Nobunaga's Ambition
Nobunaga's Ambition

Strategy 31 December 1983

A turn-based strategy in which players play the role of Shingen Takeda or Nobunaga Ode to attempt to conquer the central regions of Japan during the Senegalese period. The game takes place in a turn-based system, focusing on state management, building an efficient economic system, exposing an invincible army and conquering areas belonging to hostile clans.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy 31 December 1985

Turn-based strategy, which takes place in China during the Han Dynasty. The player's task is to manage his state and to unite the other regions under his rule.

Siegecraft Commander
Siegecraft Commander

Strategy 17 January 2017

A warfare-oriented strategy created by Blowfish Studios, notable for the warmly-received Gunscape. Siegecraft Commander takes us to a fantasy universe, fought iver by Knights of Freemoi and tribes of Lizardmen. The game offers a single player campaign, allowing the player to control both factions. In this case, the game is similar to a traditional real-time strategy. For a change, the multiplayer mode allows us to choose between real-time gameplay and a turn-based one.

Cossacks 3: Days of Brilliance
Cossacks 3: Days of Brilliance

Strategy 13 December 2016

The first non-standalone expansion for Cossacks 3, a real-time strategy game developed by GSC Game world. The biggest highlight of Days of Brilliance is the new single player campaign, based on Polish history in the 17th century. It allows us to take part in, among other things, the Battle of Klushino and the Battle of Vienna. In combat, we use the characteristic Polish units of the period, including the hussars.

Tavern Keeper
Tavern Keeper

Strategy September 2024

An economy strategy, in which the players are tasked with managing taverns located across a fantasy realm. You have to build inns, acquire supplies, prepare drinks and meals based on the best recipes, hire employees, tend to customers' needs and balance costs and income.

Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory
Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory

Strategy 15 December 2016

The first large expansion for Hearts of Iron IV – the fourth installment of the popular grand strategy game series created by Paradox Interactive. The add-on, called Together for Victory, focuses on introducing new functions connected with British Commonwealth and the countries that were a part of it during World War II.

Crusader Kings II: Monks and Mystics
Crusader Kings II: Monks and Mystics

Strategy 07 March 2017

A DLC for Crusader Kings II, developed by Paradox Interactive – a studio known from many successful strategy games, including Stellaris or Hearts of Iron IV. The add-on focuses on religious organizations, including public ones, as well as secret cults that hide from the rest of the society. As the time goes, certain groups can rise to prominence, achieving more influence.

Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe

Strategy 17 November 2016

Another installment in a series of complex strategy games set during the Second World War. The game gives an opportunity to take command of one of the great military powers - either the Allies or the Axis. Once the player has picked a side, they can go through a single player campaign or several minor scenarios. The in-game maps are covered with a hexagonal grid and the gameplay is turn-based. Individual skirmishes take place on land, at sea, but also in the air.

The Hive
The Hive

Strategy 25 August 2016

A real-team strategy game with RPG and adventure features. The Hive takes place on a planet called New Eden, where refugees from Earth arrived after a global cataclysm destroyed their home. Instead of humans, though, we will be commanding an insectoid race inhabiting the planet, determined to obtain the heritage of other civilizations and become the dominant species on New Eden.

Police Tactics: Imperio
Police Tactics: Imperio

Strategy 07 September 2016

A real-time strategy created by CyberphobX studio. The player assumes the role of Harvey Croft, a rookie police commander whose main task is to capture the mysterious leader of a crime syndicate called Imperio. The gameplay is comprised of managing the precinct, coordinating individual officer's actions, and generally-understood crime fighting on the streets of fictional city of Newport Falls. The last goal is possible thanks to obtaining evidence and using it to find the culprits.

Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics
Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics

Strategy 20 February 2018

A turn based strategy game with card game elements. Smite Tactics is set in the universe of the popular MOBA game Smite. It takes place in a magical land, in which mythological deities fight each other. A battle in Smite Tactics features two deities chosen from a large pantheon. Each deity has unique abilities and can summon additional units onto the battlefield by using the right cards. The actions take place alternatively until one side wins.

Empires Apart
Empires Apart

Strategy 29 March 2018

A multiplayer real-time strategy. The players are taken to the Middle Ages and build a thriving society, gather resources, provide the army with technology, and fight other nations.

Artificial Defense
Artificial Defense

Strategy 01 June 2016

A real-time strategy with shooter and tower defense features from Thiemo Bolder. We play as an intelligent computer system, who task is to protect its servers from unwanted visitors and viruses. Gameplay employs three different mechanics, borrowed from shooters (eliminating threats with 21 various weapons), tower defense games (building sentries) and RTS battles (recapturing sections of system taken by intruders).

Total War: Warhammer - Realm of The Wood Elves
Total War: Warhammer - Realm of The Wood Elves

Strategy 08 December 2016

A large add-on for Total War: Warhammer, introducing a new playable race: Wood Elves. In order to introduce the new faction, a playable mini-campaign was added, in which the new race fights against Bretonnians, and repels the invasion of army of beastmen led by Morghur. The new race is led by two legendary leaders: an immortal half-god Orion, and one of the eldest of the treefolk, Durthu.

Abandon Ship
Abandon Ship

Strategy 22 October 2019

A sandbox naval strategy game set in golden age of sailing ships. Players assume the role of a captain who leads his crew for far away expeditions. An open world lets them decide which missions to take and how to develop their career. There is a main storyline to discover, in which the players try to foil the plans of a mysterious cult that wants to bring the apocalypse.

Reigns
Reigns

Strategy 11 August 2016

A unique indie game by Nerial and Devolver Digital, and a combination of three genres: strategy, roguelike, and card games. Reigns takes place in an exaggerated medieval setting. You play as a king, and your objective is to manage your kingdom. You have e.g. to pass on judgments, care for the needs of your subjects, manage the economic development and diplomatic relations with your neighbors, and your decisions have various consequences, including your death, which forces you to start anew.