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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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Gratuitous Space Battles
Gratuitous Space Battles

Strategy 16 November 2009

Gratuitous Space Battles can be described as a game of the kind of Tower Defense, embedded in space. We build ships from the available weaponry elements, give them orders and observe the struggle with the enemy.

Panzer Command: Ostfront
Panzer Command: Ostfront

Strategy 12 May 2011

The third part of the series of tactical war games, the action of which takes place in the realities of World War II. Players play the role of commander of a company belonging to the Soviet or German army. The authors prepared 10 campaigns (including those from the previous parts) and more than 70 independent scripts.

Theatre of War 3: Korea
Theatre of War 3: Korea

Strategy 24 March 2011

Theatre of War 3: Korea is the third installment of the RTS war cycle (real-time strategy) developed by Maddox Games. The action of the game was set in the years 1950-1953, and the player has the opportunity to take part in the struggles of the Korean War. The creators decided to introduce a number of new elements for a series of elements, including a mechanism for planning clashes, redesigned from the ground up.

Revolution Under Siege
Revolution Under Siege

Strategy 23 November 2010

Revolution Under Siege is a turn-based strategy maintained in a classic convention, whose creation is the responsibility of the development team of SEP REDS studio. The action of the game was set in the realities of the Russian civil war (1917-1923), and the player has the opportunity to play the role of the leader of one of several factions involved in it. The creators have prepared seven campaigns, most of which are based on historical events.

Helldorado
Helldorado

Strategy 01 June 2007

Informal continuation of tactical strategy series with action elements Desperados by Spellbound Entertainment studio. The plot of Helldorado takes us back to the realities of the Wild West, where we take control over a team of six heroes led by John Cooper known from previous parts of the series.

Europa Universalis III: In Nomine
Europa Universalis III: In Nomine

Strategy 28 May 2008

Another DLC requiring the base version of the third part of Europa Universalis and its previous expansion called Napoleon’s Ambition. In Nomine takes you back to the year 1399 when Henry IV takes the English throne. The expanded historical time frame enabled the developers to introduce a set of important historical events, like the Mongol invasion of Turkey, the Hundred Years’ War, or the Decline of the Byzantine Empire.

Majesty: The Northern Expansion
Majesty: The Northern Expansion

Strategy 22 March 2001

Majesty: Northern Expansion is the first official addition to Majesty's popular real-time strategy: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. Prepared by the Cyberlore development studio, the extension introduces 13 new missions, new types of buildings and spells, as well as new enemies. In Poland, the supplement appeared as a component of Majesty: Gold Edition.

Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States
Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States

Strategy 11 June 2008

A turn-based strategy game set during the American Civil War, developed by Gary Grigsby and his studio 2BY3 games. War Between the Sates take place from 1861 to 1865, and you play as the leader of either the Union or the Confederacy, trying to gain economic and military advantage over your enemy. The gameplay takes place on a 2D map, which you use to plan your moves and order your troops around.

Xenonauts
Xenonauts

Strategy 16 June 2014

Xenonauts is a turn-based strategy game with RTS elements, developed by indie studio Goldhawk Interactive. It was inspired by X-COM: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: Terror from the Deep. The game is set in 1979, shortly after an unexpected alien invasion of Earth. You play as the leader of the international Xenonauts organization, whose task is to fight the alien threat.

Distant Worlds
Distant Worlds

Strategy 25 March 2010

Advanced RTS with space action. With each new game, a new galaxy is generated that fills up with tens of thousands of planets, beings and objects. Our task is to settle new colonies and to cooperate or compete with other inhabitants of space. Although the game has two-dimensional graphics, the size of its world and the capabilities of the included editor are very impressive.

The Kings' Crusade
The Kings' Crusade

Strategy 15 October 2010

The King's Crusade is a strategy game whose action was set in the 12th century. Players can play as Commander of the 3rd Crusade, Richard the Lion's Heart or the Saracens Saladin, and take part in the struggle for the Holy Land. The game combines tactical and strategic elements. Produced by the Neocore Games team, the game is also known as Lionheart: Kings' Crusade and Lionheart: Crusades of the Cross.

Riot: Civil Unrest
Riot: Civil Unrest

Strategy 12 February 2019

A riot simulation strategy game. Riot is the debut production from Stimunation, an Italian studio whose lead designer is a former cutscene producer at Valve. The action of Riot takes place in modern times. The society is forced to resort to mass rioting because of an economic crisis. The developers prepared an extensive campaign that lets us take part in the most famous riots of the recent years either as the protesting crowd or the police that try to restore order.

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World

Strategy 09 July 2013

The second expansion pack (after Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings) for Sid Meier's Civilization V - a bestselling strategy game. Created by Firaxis Games, the expansion enriches the core game with 9 playable civilizations, 8 new wonders, a complex system of ideology, an ability to advance culture, as well as with new political systems and technologies. Furthermore, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World offers two additional scenarios.

Jagged Alliance: Flashback
Jagged Alliance: Flashback

Strategy 21 October 2014

Next entry in the turn-based strategy series initiated in 1994, focusing on the actions of a special group of mercenaries ready to take on almost any task for a price. This time the title was developed by Danish studio Full Control, responsible for the new version of classic game Space Hulk. In terms of the plot, we are dealing here with a kind of prequel. According to the subtitle of the game, its action takes place before the events known from the first part of the series.

Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog

Strategy 19 November 2012

The next installment of the advanced simulation of war clashes. We move troops on a strategic map, then we move to the tactical screen and perform operations in real time. This time we take part in the last days of fighting in Normandy during World War II. The Axis have the last chance to repel the devastating attack by the Allied forces. It is the player's attitude that determines which side of the conflict will win the final victory.

Victoria II: A House Divided
Victoria II: A House Divided

Strategy 24 January 2012

The first addition to the extended Victoria II strategy. The extension expands the political layer and introduces many improvements to the interface. An additional attraction is the new scenario focusing on the civil war and the situation in the United States after the conflict.

Mordheim: City of the Damned
Mordheim: City of the Damned

Strategy 19 November 2015

A tactical RPG with turn-based combat set in the popular universe of Warhammer. The game is a debut project of the Canadian studio Rogue Factor, founded by veterans of the video game industry. This title is based on a classic tabletop battle game Mordheim, which, in contrast to most of the games set in this universe, did not feature grand battles but small clashes of individual units. The game is set 500 years before the Warhammer’s main story, in the titular Mordheim City.

The Guild 3
The Guild 3

Strategy 14 June 2022

A third part in the Medieval-themed economic strategy game series with RPG elements, whose first installment was created in 2002 by JoWooD Entertainment. This time, developed by Nordic Games, The Guild 3 combines the key features of its predecessors with modern visuals as well as numerous novelties and improvements in the game mechanics. Once again we visit a medieval world, filled with wars, conflicts, and political schemes to slowly rise to the top.

Constructor
Constructor

Strategy 01 June 1997

A humorous economic strategy in which we take control of our own construction company, and our goal is to compete ruthlessly with the industry's competitors. By building appropriate workshops and houses for rent, we try to slow down the development of our rivals by means that are not necessarily in line with the law.

Gratuitous Space Battles 2
Gratuitous Space Battles 2

Strategy 16 April 2015

A continuation to Gratuitous Space Battles developed by Positech Games. Along with its twin project – Gratuitous Tank Battles – the game presents a slightly different approach to the popular tower defense strategy game genre. Like in the first installment in the series, the players cannot directly influence the outcome of particular battles, and the key to success lies in proper planning and preparation.

Thea: The Awakening
Thea: The Awakening

Strategy 20 November 2015

A turn-based strategy game, combining elements of survival, card game, and a gamebook. You arrive at a dark fantasy world, strongly inspired by the Slavic mythology, after the apocalypse. As one of eight Slavic deities, you take care of a small village. You control each villager separately, exploring the dangerous realm, gathering resources, crafting items, and facing various dangers.

The Last Starship
The Last Starship

Strategy March 2025 (early access since 15 February 2023)

Strategy game in which we build our own spaceship from scratch and command its crew, taking part in various missions. The Last Starship was developed by the indie studio Introversion Software - authors of such projects as Prison Architect or Uplink.

Warpaws
Warpaws

Strategy 2025

A humorous RTS set during a conflict between cats and dogs. Warpaws features a singleplayer campaign, as well as competitive and cooperative multiplayer.

Aquatico
Aquatico

Strategy 12 January 2023

A city builder strategy game with survivalist elements. In Aquatico we erect an underwater city from scratch, which requires creating production chains, developing new technologies and organizing expeditions. In addition, we must take care of the needs of the inhabitants.