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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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Xenonauts 2
Xenonauts 2

Strategy 18 July 2023

A sequel to the turn-based science-fiction strategy game from Goldhawk Interactive, developed as a spiritual successor to the classic tactical game, UFO: Enemy Unknown. The story of Xenonauts 2 is not a direct continuation but an alternative retelling of the events from the previous game, telling of an alien invasion on Earth during the Cold War period. In general, the gameplay remains largely the same and is divided into two parts, namely, base management and combat missions.

Playboy: The Mansion
Playboy: The Mansion

Strategy 25 January 2005

The first large-scale game was commissioned by Playboy Enterprises, Inc., the publisher of probably the most famous men's magazine, which decided to expand its offer and enter the video games market with it as well.

Thronefall
Thronefall

Strategy 11 October 2024

A minimalist, isometric, indie real-time strategy game by GrizzlyGames. Thronefall tasks players with constructing buildings, expanding their kingdom and repelling invading armies.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy 06 December 2016

A tactical real-time strategy game inspired by the Commandos series. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is set in Japan in 1615. The new shogun decided to enforce peace in the entire country which requires him to silently eliminate all the opposition that may dream of rebelling against him. To achieve this, he asks a group of five specialists who deal in murder, sabotage, and espionage.

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Strategy 03 November 2020

A continuation of the 2014 tactical strategy game developed by Killhouse Games, which recreates the routines of SWAT anti-terrorist units. The action of Door Kickers 2: Task Force North takes the players to the Middle East, where the player-controlled squad, comprising representatives of many special forces, follows the trace of a dangerous terrorist organization.

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Strategy 23 October 2007

The second expansion to Age of Empires III, developed by Big Huge Games, the authors of the well-received Rise of Nations. This time, the players visit Far East, being given access to three new civilizations: India, China, and Japan. The single-player mode received a new campaign consisting of fifteen scenarios (five for each new nation). The new maps take place in the new geographical zone, while some of them were influenced by historic locations or events.

Banished
Banished

Strategy 18 February 2014

Banished is a real-time economical strategy game, the first one developed by Luke Hodorowicz, the founder of the independent studio Shining Rock Software LLC. The player controls a small group of people exiled from their home country, who are trying to settle down in a new place and create the foundations of a powerful kingdom. The task calls, first and foremost, for ensuring the survival of a small society, and then managing its development.

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Strategy 04 December 2018

A 3D tactical adventure game with stealth elements and turn-based combat. During the game, we control a group of mutants searching for the mythical Eden in a post-apocalyptic world.

Millennia: Atomic Ambitions
Millennia: Atomic Ambitions

Strategy 12 November 2024

The second expansion for the 4X turn-based strategy. Millennia: Atomic Ambitions focuses on late-game content and the uranium resources. They can be used to power the cities and to dominate the world with nuclear weapons. We can also witness results of a nuclear war.

Industry Giant 4.0
Industry Giant 4.0

Strategy 15 November 2024 (early access since 15 November 2024)

Industry Giant 4.0 is an expansive strategy game, in which we must create a business in the 1950s, during the fourth industrial revolution, the time of digitalization and automation.

Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate

Strategy 14 November 2006

The first official expansion for Heroes of Might and Magic V. The add-on was developed by Russian studio Nival Interactive. The most important new addition in the Hammers of Fate expansion pack is a new race, the dwarves, who actively join the conflict in the world of Ashan. The new race not only adds their legendary combat skills to the gameplay, but a rich set of spells as well. A story campaign consisting of 15 large missions is related to the dwarves.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade

Strategy 09 October 2006

A stand-alone expansion for the strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment. The basic novelty introduced in Dark Crusade expansion are the two new factions. The first one are the humanoid robots known as Necron. They are a faction of undead killing machines. The second new faction is the Tau Empire. They are technologically advanced and have remarkable skills in diplomacy.

Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants

Strategy 07 November 2024

An RTS, in which we command an army of ants. Empire of the Ants is an adaptation of a novel of the same name, written by Bernard Werber and published in 1991.

Stranded: Alien Dawn
Stranded: Alien Dawn

Strategy 25 April 2023

A strategy game with survival elements, tasking us with building a colony on an alien planet. Stranded: Alien Dawn was developed by Haemimont Games - the developers of Surviving Mars, a similarly themed game, and three installments in the Tropico series.

Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Stronghold: Definitive Edition

Strategy 07 November 2023

A remastered version of an iconic BAFTA-nominated RTS, and the beginning of a legendary series. Stronghold: Definitive Edition updates the 2001 original and adds some entirely new content.

Star Trek: Infinite
Star Trek: Infinite

Strategy 12 October 2023

A 4X strategy game set in the Star Trek universe. Star Trek: Infinite was developed by Nimble Giant Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive.

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

Strategy 22 March 2000

A real time strategy in a medieval fantasy setting developed by Haemimont Games studio. Tzar: The Burden of the Crown takes place in a land of Keanor, which is ruled by the Dark Lord and his minions after the death of king Roan. We play as the son of the latter, prince Sartor, raised by a wizard to defeat the evil and restore his kingdom to its former glory. Gameplay takes a lot from typical RTS titles, like the classic Warcraft series.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II

Strategy 28 February 2006

A sequel to the bestselling real-time strategy based on the very popular Lord of the Rings book trilogy and its cinematic adaptation. This time the action takes place in the northern areas of Middle-Earth where combined forces of humans, elves and dwarves face the army of evil Sauron represented by orcs of Mordor and Isengard. Players can play 15 scenarios per each side of the conflict.

Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator
Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator

Strategy 17 January 2024

The sixth installment in a series of turn-based grand strategy games about deities trying to conquer the world. Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator tasks us with managing our lands and battling powerful enemy forces.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

Strategy 15 October 2020

A refreshed and improved version of Age of Empires III, a game from 2005 that was the third installment in the series of best-selling real-time strategy games. The new version was developed by Forgotten Empires, a studio that also created remastered editions of the first and second games in the series. Most of the changes are related to the graphics and interface – they were adapted to modern computers and displays. This enabled the game to support 4K resolution.

Men of War: Assault Squad
Men of War: Assault Squad

Strategy 25 February 2011

A stand-alone expansion for a war-themed RTS game created by Best Way (a Ukrainian developer) and released in December, 2007. In terms of game mechanics, Assault Squad does not stray far from the formula of the base game - the player fights in various places the Second World War left its mark on, taking control over American, Soviet and German, as well as previously unavailable British and Japanese squads.

SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars

Strategy 07 April 2006

The second major installment of the popular series that combines the features of real-time strategy game with the traits characteristic of cRPG titles. The story of Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars focuses on a new threat caused by the titular Shadows. The player is tasked with leading one of three factions that declared war on the forces of evil. Similarly as in case of the first installment in the series, the gameplay is based on two pillars.

Star Wars: Empire at War
Star Wars: Empire at War

Strategy 16 February 2006

A real-time strategy developed by Petroglyph. The action of Empire At War takes place two years before the events seen in the fourth film, with some parts of the plot invoking the story from Revenge of the Sith. The game itself enables us to control both Rebel Forces and Galactic Empire in a quest to control the whole galaxy. The campaign consists of two phases: turn-based planning and real-time battles in three-dimensional environment.

Sudden Strike 2
Sudden Strike 2

Strategy 08 August 2002

Sudden Strike 2 is a continuation of the real-time war strategy issued in 2000. Developers from the Fireglow studio remained faithful to the realities of World War II, however, expanding the area of activity by Asia and the Pacific as well. Players can command the forces of the USSR, USA, Great Britain, Third Reich and Japan. Compared to the original, the sequel is characterized by a higher number of units and better visual setting.