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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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Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Strategy 21 February 2024

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a war RTS set in the postapocalyptic future. The player commands a resistance battling the mechanical armies of the ruthless Legion AI.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

Strategy 28 September 1999

The second installment belonging to an incredibly popular series of real-time strategy games. Age of Empires II: The Age of the Kings was developed by Ensemble Studios. The player assumes command of a civilization chosen (13 in total here) and leads them through subsequent stages of development. For example, one can play as Franks, Mongols, Celts or Vikings.

Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Shogun 2

Strategy 15 March 2011

Seventh main installment in the popular series of strategic games and the sequel to Shogun: Total War. Once again, the action takes place in the 16th century in feudal Japan. You take control of one of the clans and begin making efforts to be honored with the privilege of ruling the whole country as the new shogun. To accomplish that goal you need to manage diplomacy, military operations and economical development of your territories.

Stronghold: Warlords
Stronghold: Warlords

Strategy 09 March 2021

Another full-fledged installment of Stronghold, a popular strategy game series developed by FireFly since 2001. As always, the game takes us to medieval times, and allows us to assume the role of a lord with a small castle and a poor village at his command. Our job is to grow the area to become a powerful domain.

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.

Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay
Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay

Strategy 30 April 2024

Thrones of Decay is an expansion for Total War: Warhammer III, divided into three smaller packages (bought separately or together). This add-on features three new legendary lords, as well as new types of units, including new legendary heroes.

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.

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

Strategy 20 February 2018

A refreshed version of Age of Empires, a real-time strategy game that debuted in 1997. Microsoft, the company responsible for the new version, focused not only on improving the graphics so that they now support 4K resolution, but on recording a new version of the symphonic soundtrack as well. The title contains the contents of the basic version of the original game and of the Rise of Rome expansion pack. The single player scenarios were expanded with new narrative features.

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.

Black & White
Black & White

Strategy 28 March 2001

An unusual strategy game with RPG features, developed by the British Lionhead Studios under the lead of a legendary developer, Peter Molyneux. Black & White takes us to the world of Eden, where a long-standing harmony and balance between the humans and the nature is disrupted by the appearance of many deities, whose untamed craving for power leads to countless conflicts and wars.

Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition

Strategy 15 September 2016

A special edition of the standalone expansion to the second installment of the Stronghold series under the title Stronghold: Legends. The Firefly Studios team is responsible for the production's development. Besides a number of changes and improvements introduced in its basic version, this particular expansion also features exclusive content available on Steam, including bonus maps, campaigns, a set of achievements and trading cards.

Project Caesar
Project Caesar

Strategy TBA

A grand stratey game from Paradox Tinto studio, identified based on the rumors and publishings as Europa Universalis V. Project Caesar is the codename of this game and it's supervised by Johan Andersson - creator of the Europa Universalis series.

Empire of Sin
Empire of Sin

Strategy 01 December 2020

Paradox Interactive's strategy to lead a mafia organization in Chicago in the age of Prohibition. In Empire of Sin, a player must both manage the economic side of criminal activity and command gangsters in turn-based tactical battles. The production is developed by the Romero Games studio, headed by the famous John Romero.

XCOM: Chimera Squad
XCOM: Chimera Squad

Strategy 24 April 2020

Spin-off a series of tactical turn-based strategies. In the XCOM: Chimera Squad, we take control of the squad consisting of people and aliens, whose task is to keep order in the metropolis known as City 31. The action takes place 5 years after XCOM 2.

Lakeburg Legacies
Lakeburg Legacies

Strategy 20 July 2023

A strategy game with RPG and life sim elements. Lakeburg Legacies has us building a village and matchmaking villagers to ensure a steady flow of competent descendants.

Kingdoms and Castles
Kingdoms and Castles

Strategy 20 July 2017

An economic strategy game developed by Lion Shield, a team set up by former members of Maxis – the studio behind the SimCity series. In contrast to the aforementioned franchise, Kingdom and Castles is set in a fantasy world. You take the role of the manager of a small village which you are to develop and transform into a thriving city with a castle able to withstand enemy attacks. During gameplay, you need to gather resources necessary for putting up buildings.

Anno 1404: Venice
Anno 1404: Venice

Strategy 25 February 2010

An official expansion for the 2009's economic strategy Anno 1404, which is the fourth installment in the series launched more than a decade earlier by the Max Design studio. The add-on features the titular Venetian culture and with it the new merchant ships, the possibility to sabotage opponent's progress, and the institution of city council, which can be manipulated and bribed in order to take control of a foreign metropolis without bloodshed.

Dune II: Battle for Arrakis
Dune II: Battle for Arrakis

Strategy 01 December 1992

Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty is a computer game developed by Westwood development studio, which initiated the genre of real-time strategy. The plot of the title is based on the best-selling novel by Frank Herbert 'Dune'. The player takes on the role of the leader of one of the High Rhodes and fights for Spice, an extremely valuable substance extracted from the desert planet Arrakis.

Stellaris
Stellaris

Strategy 09 May 2016

A real-time space strategy with RPG elements developed by Paradox Interactive – the creators of such renowned series as Europa Universalis or Crusader Kings. The game is played in a procedurally generated interstellar space, where your job is to build a galactic empire. A the beginning of the game you choose one of the 7 playable races that differ in appearance, skills, and ethics.

Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology

Strategy 31 October 2002

A strategy taking place in antiquity permeated with Greek mythology. We play the role of the leader of one of several civilizations and we take care of its development. The specificity of the game means that we often fight against mythological creatures and enter into deals with gods. In terms of gameplay, the title has all the features of the Age of Empires series - economic, military or even technological.

Regiments
Regiments

Strategy 16 August 2022

Regiments is a real-time war strategy game. It shows a fictional conflict fought in 1989 between NATO forces and Warsaw Pact armies.

Park Beyond
Park Beyond

Strategy 16 June 2023

An economic strategy game, letting players create wacky, outlandish theme parks with no need to worry about trivial matters like gravity. Park Beyond was developed by Limbic Entertainment, tasking players with constructing the amusement park of their wildest dreams.

The Political Machine 2024
The Political Machine 2024

Strategy 02 May 2024

A strategy-simulation game, in which we must come out on top in the USA presidential elections. The Political Machine 2024 lets us play as an existing candidate or create our own, with custom ideology and stats.

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Strategy 2024 (early access since 15 March 2019)

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is a city builder by 3Division. It tasks us with managing, expanding and leading a fictional Soviet republic to a bright future.