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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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Builders of Egypt
Builders of Egypt

Strategy January 2025

Debut economic strategy of Strategy Labs. Builders of Egypt takes place in ancient Egypt and was inspired by the cult Pharaoh released in 1999 for the PC.

Praetorians: HD Remaster
Praetorians: HD Remaster

Strategy 24 January 2020

A remastered version of the RTS from 2003, which takes us back to the Roman Empire; in order to become emperor, the player must fight wars with a limited number of different units at his disposal. Praetorians: HD Remaster stands out from the original with its improved graphics, user interface and control.

Kingdom Rush Vengeance
Kingdom Rush Vengeance

Strategy 15 October 2020

The fourth entry in the series of tower defense strategy games Kingdom Rush. The players are taken to a fantasy realm filled with magic, monsters, and knights. This time the main protagonists are the dark armies of the powerful Vez’nan who seeks vengeance for the humiliating defeats of the past.

Phantom Doctrine
Phantom Doctrine

Strategy 14 August 2018

Phantom Doctrine is an espionage strategy game developed by the Polish developer CreativeForge Games. The action of the game is set in the 1980 and depicts an alternative version of the Cold War. The player spearheads a secret intelligence agency with the objective to stop a global plot to take control of the entire world. One has to recruit new agents, train and equip them, and provide them with false identities.

SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo

Strategy 03 February 2023

SpellForce: Conquest of Eo is a turn-based fantasy strategy game. Player takes the role of a mage who wants to conquer the whole world. In order to do so, he develops his magical abilities, trains armies, conquers new territories and expands his magical knowledge with new spells.

Surviving the Abyss
Surviving the Abyss

Strategy 05 November 2024

Surviving the Abyss is a strategy game in which we engage in the expansion of a secret underwater base during the Cold War. The player must construct new sections, conduct research and organize the work of the crew.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Strategy 11 February 2025 (early access since February 2025)

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is the seventh installment in the iconic series of 4X turn-based strategies, once again focused on leading a civilization through years of development. Civ VII features many novelties, like new civilizations built on the rubble of the past ones.

Liegecraft
Liegecraft

Strategy 2025 (early access since 2025)

A 4X strategy with RPG elements, inspired by Crusader Kings III, Yes Your Grace and Heroes of Might & Magic. Liegecraft has us playing a ruler of a Medieval kingdom. Our jobs include exploring the land, taking part in battles, expanding our cities and waging wars.

Combat Directive: Napoleonic Wars
Combat Directive: Napoleonic Wars

Strategy 03 October 2024

A tactical RTS inspired by the classics of the genre. Combat Directive: Napoleonic Wars focuses on the titular conflict and offers six campaigns. The game tries to be authentic - starting with formations & tactics and ending with how the soldiers look on the battlefield.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War
Celtic Kings: Rage of War

Strategy 27 August 2002

Isometric real-time strategy with adventure and RPG elements. The creators divided the game into two main modes: adventure and strategy. In the first of them we command the team on the side of Caesar or the Gallic druid. Strategic tasks include developing the army, hiring mercenaries, collecting artifacts and conquering castles. Production guarantees about 40 hours of fun.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring

Strategy 04 November 2003

The Lord of the Rings: The War on the Ring is a real-time strategy produced by Liquid Entertainment. The action was set in the universe known from J.R.R.R. Tolkien's novel. Players have the opportunity to take part in spectacular battles known from "Lord of the Rings" cards, directing the forces of good or Sauron's servants.

Mech Commander 2
Mech Commander 2

Strategy 21 July 2001

The Sequel is an excellent RTS based on the Battletech system principles, in which, with advanced combat walking machines at our disposal, we have to defeat our enemies in a number of missions.

Nemesis of the Roman Empire
Nemesis of the Roman Empire

Strategy 17 March 2004

The next edition of real time strategy with adventure elements and role-playing - Celtic Kings, which was developed by Bulgarian Haemimont Games studio. The action of this game takes us back in the years 264-146 BC, when the growing Roman Republic met with the resistance of the Phoenician city-state - Carthage.

America: No Peace Beyond the Line
America: No Peace Beyond the Line

Strategy 15 January 2001

Discover, conquer, defend yourself, build up and thus re-create America's history. This game is a typical RTS, which will allow the player to take control of one of the four nations and lead to its domination over the others.

Sid Meier's Colonization
Sid Meier's Colonization

Strategy 23 February 1993

Another great game by Sid Meier, the creator of such hits as Railroad Tycoon, Pirates or Civilization. This includes leading a group of settlers who arrived on new land to settle, create a colony, and finally declare independence and create a new sovereign state.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Strategy 20 December 2016

An remastered edition of the realm-time strategy game by 343 Industries, originally released in 2009 for Xbox 360 only. Halo Wars: The Definitive Edition is a spin-off of the popular shooter game series Halo, and it's set 20 years before the events of the first installment, when humanity fights against the Covenant Empire, which considers our kind to be an insult to their gods and species.

Kingdom Rush
Kingdom Rush

Strategy 28 July 2011

A tower defense game requiring the player to defend a position against attacking fantasy creatures. The game was created by Ironhide - an independent developer. Kingdom Rush is set in a classic fantasy world filled with magic, orcs, knights and giants. The player's goal is to prevent the enemies from reaching the other side of the map. The attackers come in waves and each one is more powerful than the previous.

Worms 2
Worms 2

Strategy 18 January 1997

Worms 2 is the second part of the turn-based strategy cycle developed by Team 17 Software studio. The player directs the title actions of the robots armed with various weapons, and his task is to eliminate all enemy units. The creators envisaged several gameplay variants, including multiplayer mode for up to 6 people.

Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich
Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich

Strategy 23 September 2009

Another intricate strategy game, advertised by a name of a legend of the genre: Gary Grigsby. Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich attempts to faithfully recreate the bombing raids on Germany, conducted by the Allies during World War II. For greater immersion, the game contains an impressive database of over 18 thousand historical pilots, while in-game units and plane models were recreated from their authentic counterparts.

Impossible Creatures
Impossible Creatures

Strategy 07 January 2003

Command an army of mutant and genetically modified animals, then demonstrate the skills of a seasoned commander and strategist to turn the scales of victory into your side in many challenging battles.

Rising Kingdoms
Rising Kingdoms

Strategy 10 June 2005

An extensive strategy game prepared by experienced programmers from the Bulgarian development studio Haemimont Games, creators of such positions as Tzar: the Burden of the Crown, Celtic Kings: Rage of War and Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

Strategy 21 April 2006

The sequel to 2001's Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, a tactical strategy game set in the realities of the Wild West. The story of the game focuses on the title character, a relatively law-abiding bounty hunter John Cooper, and tells the story of his efforts to capture a dangerous criminal named Dillon.

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn

Strategy 28 November 2003

A cRPG/real-time strategy game hybrid by Phenomic. SpellForce: The Order of Dawn is set in a fantasy world, which has been almost completely destroyed by thirteen mages yearning for unlimited power. The survivors of the cataclysm they brought took refugee on many islands scattered around the world, all that was left of a once great continent, reachable only by means of magical portals. However, the peace did not last long, as the forces of evil are at work yet again.

R.U.S.E.
R.U.S.E.

Strategy 07 September 2010

Real-time strategy taking place in the realities of the Second World War. The product focuses primarily on large-scale battles and the use of various insidious techniques.