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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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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

Strategy 24 October 2014

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a turn-based strategy game released as a spin-off to the Civilization series. The game was produced by Firaxis Games studio, led by Sid Meier. The game is set on the surface of a distant planet, where the player has to build a self-sufficient colony. Gameplay mechanics follows the standards set by Sid Meier's Civilization V. Therefore, the game has you manage resources, develop new technologies, and constantly expand your settlement.

60 Seconds!
60 Seconds!

Strategy 25 May 2015

A post-apocalyptic survival strategy game with RPG elements, created by Polish developer Robot Gentleman Studios. You play as the head of a typical American family, who has to provide for his loved ones in the face of an incoming nuclear war. The game starts 60 seconds before the first explosion, giving you one minute to get to a shelter while grabbing the most essential provisions on the way.

WarCraft: Orcs and Humans
WarCraft: Orcs and Humans

Strategy 11 March 1994

WarCraft: Orcs and Humans is an RTS set in a fantasy universe, and the debut game from Blizzard Entertainment (an American studio, previously going by the name Silicon & Synapse). The events of WarCraft: Orcs and Humans take place in a fantasy land of Azeroth, where the conflict between humans and orcs takes place. The players choose their side and attempt to conquer the other.

Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour

Strategy 05 April 2011

A real-time strategy which presents the military and political actions taking place from the beginning of the 20th century until the break-up of the Soviet Union on a global scale. The game requires the player to deal not only with the military aspect, but also with the economic, political and social aspects.

Total War: Rome II - Caesar in Gaul
Total War: Rome II - Caesar in Gaul

Strategy 17 December 2013

The first of the planned expansion packs for a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly. The expansion is set in the years 58-51 BC and focuses on the titular figure's fight against Gallic tribes. Shortening the time period encompassed by the game resulted in a change to the turn system - instead of 12 months, one turn lasts here 2 weeks. Consequently, seasonal division returns, randomly affecting the course of the playthrough.

Mech Wars
Mech Wars

Strategy TBA

An action MOBA game developed by the Turkish developer Han Studios. The story is set in a post nuclear world where there is an ongoing fight for resources and forcing ideologies on others. Mech Wars has three factions that are competing with each other: the Alliance that occupies the biggest cities, the Resistance that lives in the deserts and the mysterious Unknown that occupies the most polluted, forbidden areas.

The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire

Strategy 25 September 2007

The sixth major installment in the highly popular series of economical strategies started in 1993 by Blue Byte. After the very innovative fifth installment, the developers decided to go back to the good old solutions and only improve them with some new features. The general premise of the game hasn’t changed - the player is still tasked with controlling a small village and transforming it into a modern, well-fortified metropolis.

Hearts of Iron 2
Hearts of Iron 2

Strategy 04 January 2005

A sequel to the well-received grand strategy game set during World War II, developed by Paradox Interactive. Hearts of Iron 2 spans the entire world and requires us to oversee not only military activities but also all kinds of economic, political, and social dependencies. The player can lead any country, including the biggest superpowers of the era, such as Germany, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. Hearts of Iron 2 offers great freedom in preparations for the outbreak of the World War II.

The Entente World War I Battlefields
The Entente World War I Battlefields

Strategy 25 November 2003

A real-time strategy that takes players back to World War I, 1914-1918, where they can take command of the forces of one of the five countries involved in this armed conflict.

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Strategy 21 October 2003

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World is a real-time strategy (RTS), produced by Stainless Steel development studio. The action of the game allows players to take control of one nation and guide its development over a thousand years - from the Middle Ages to the present day. The creators have prepared several variants of the game, including dynamic - for fans of open combat and static - for supporters of gradual, economic development of virtual empires.

Cossacks: European Wars
Cossacks: European Wars

Strategy 30 November 2000

A real-time strategy game by GSC Game World. Cossacks: European Wars is a title set between 16th and 18th century, when such countries as England, France, Spain, Portugal, Saxony, Prussia, Russia, Venice, Austria, Turkey, and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were superpowers that shaped the entire Europe. The production lets us lead one of 16 playable nations, every one of them having unique traits, units, inventions, architecture, and so on.

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

Strategy 19 June 2000

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord is a turn-based strategy in the realities of World War II, created by Battlefront.com's development team. The creators with great care to reconstruct the historical realities of the western front - from the landing in Normandy to the capitulation of the Third Reich. Players have the opportunity to command units on a tactical level, playing scenarios based on authentic military operations from that period.

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Strategy 10 November 2001

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a universe-based real-time strategy (RTS), produced by Ensemble Studios' development team. The player takes control of one of the six civilizations participating in the Great War of Galaxy Control. The game features more than 300 different types of units, buildings and military installations, well known to Star Wars fans.

Men of War II
Men of War II

Strategy 15 May 2024

The second installment in a series of WW2 RTS games. Men of War II includes two large singleplayer campaigns, an expansive cooperative and competitive multiplayer, a level editor and modding tools.

Rise of Piracy
Rise of Piracy

Strategy 2025 (early access since 2025)

A naval strategy with RPG elements set during the years 1600-1900, Rise of Piracy has us playing as a rookie captain, letting us become a pirate, a merchant, a bounty hunter or a treasure hunter.

World Warfare & Economics
World Warfare & Economics

Strategy 21 December 2023

An indie 4X strategy game. World Warfare & Economics has us leading a nation through modern history and the future, as the game lets players colonize space.

Pompeii: The Legacy
Pompeii: The Legacy

Strategy 2025

A city builder strategy game. Pompeii: The Legacy takes us to the historical city of the Roman Empire which was destroyed after the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano. Our task is to slowly rebuild the city's former glory over the course of over 200 years.

Kingdom: Two Crowns - Call of Olympus
Kingdom: Two Crowns - Call of Olympus

Strategy 08 October 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.

Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game
Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game

Strategy 12 March 2015

Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game is the debut of Camshaft Software. The game combines elements of strategy and simulation and casts the player in the role of a car-production company's owner. The game begins in 1946 and ends in 2020; the player's main goal here is to transform their company into a car industry giant. The gameplay as such is based on two pillars.

Cliff Empire
Cliff Empire

Strategy 06 August 2019

Cliff Empire is a city builder game set in postapocalyptic realities. The player must take control of several cities on the roofs of the skyscrapers. Lion's Shade studio is responsible for the production.

Book of Aliens
Book of Aliens

Strategy 2025

A turn-based strategy developed by the Polish Thing Trunk studio to pay tribute to the cult UFO: Enemy Unknown. In Book of Aliens, we lead a crisis management team whose goal is to defeat the cosmic invaders trying to conquer the world of Paperverse.

Kingdoms Reborn
Kingdoms Reborn

Strategy 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.

Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire
Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire

Strategy 21 November 2024

An expansion for the popular grand strategy from Paradox Development Studio. Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire focuses on India and the challenges it had to deal with in 19th and early 20th centuries. The DLC allows to recreate the history of this nation or create a new one.

Terra Invicta
Terra Invicta

Strategy 26 September 2022

Terra Invicta is an extended strategy game from the creators of the popular modifications to the XCOM series. We face an alien invasion crisis on Earth and manipulate states to repel or welcome the aliens.