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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’.

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MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
MarZ: Tactical Base Defense

Strategy 04 April 2019

MarZ: Tactical Base Defense is a tower defense real-time strategy set in the near future on Mars. The player controls a squad that fights hordes of colonists turned into zombies.

PC

A Year of Rain
A Year of Rain

Strategy 13 March 2020

RTS designed for duo play, in which we get into a fantastic world of blood conflict, and during the game we are engaged in sourcing raw materials, expanding the base and recruiting units, which we then send to fight. In addition, heroes with powerful combat skills play an important role in the A Year of Rain.

PC

Per Aspera
Per Aspera

Strategy 03 December 2020

Real-time colonization strategy, in which we build infrastructure on Mars and slowly terrorize the planet to adapt its atmosphere to the needs of earthly life.

PC

Auto Chess
Auto Chess

Strategy 28 October 2020

Auto Chess is a mobile fantasy strategy based on the popular Dota Auto Chess modification. The gameplay is about fighting turn-based battles against other players. Clashes are played automatically and victory depends on which heroes we choose to join the squad.

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Wargroove
Wargroove

Strategy 01 February 2019

Wargroove is a turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars and the Fire Emblem game series. It was developed by Chucklefish. The game is made of twelve story campaigns, in which we can play as one of a dozen or so heroes, each of them leading their own military units. As we play, we move around the game map (we observe the action from a bird's eye perspective), gather resources, manage our army, and fight with our opponents. Exploration, both on land and sea, plays a crucial role in the game.

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Planetbase
Planetbase

Strategy 16 October 2015

A strategy game in which players have to create an extraterrestrial colony from scratch. As its managers, they must ensure not only constant access to food, drinking water and life-giving oxygen, but also the safety of the settlers - sudden weather, sunshine and meteorite rains can be a threat.

PCXONEPS4

Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation

Strategy 28 August 1998

Stand-alone addition to Command and Conquer real-time strategy: Red Alert. The production includes content offered by Counterstrike and The Aftermath add-ons for personal computers. In addition, the title offers film interludes never before available.

PS1

Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game

Strategy 26 September 2017

Middle-earth: Shadow of War for mobile devices is a strategy game based on the free-to-play business model with optional microtransactions. In spite of identical title as the action adventure game published on PC and consoles, it is an entirely separate project. The plot, however, is somewhat similar and focuses on the war between Sauron and a Ranger known by the name of Talion, who shares his body with Celebrimbor - an elven wraith.

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Siegecraft Commander
Siegecraft Commander

Strategy 17 January 2017

A warfare-oriented strategy created by Blowfish Studios, notable for the warmly-received Gunscape. Siegecraft Commander takes us to a fantasy universe, fought iver by Knights of Freemoi and tribes of Lizardmen. The game offers a single player campaign, allowing the player to control both factions. In this case, the game is similar to a traditional real-time strategy. For a change, the multiplayer mode allows us to choose between real-time gameplay and a turn-based one.

PCXONEPS4Switch

The Hacker 2.0
The Hacker 2.0

Strategy 12 January 2017

The Hacker 2.0 is a sequel to the 2012 The Hacker. Both games were developed by Angry Bugs. The game takes place in a not so distant future and has a retro-futuristic feel to it, inspired by the 80’s film and book representation of cyberpunk. We play as a hacker who has to break into well-protected computer systems in order to gather top secret data and sabotage them. The game has two primary aspects of gameplay. Missions themselves are presented in the form of a turn-based tactical game.

iOS

Quarantine
Quarantine

Strategy 24 May 2017

Quarantine is a turn-based strategy game, in which we manage an international agency established to fight against pandemics caused by viruses, bacteria, and prions. Our main task is detecting diseases, halting their spread and developing therapies to cure the infected. We must also recruit specialists from various disciplines – medics, scientists, diplomats, and security forces’ agents – and send them on missions to different parts of the world.

PC

Thea 2: The Shattering
Thea 2: The Shattering

Strategy 13 May 2019

Thea 2: The Shattering is a sequel to the 4X strategy with RPG and card game elements developed by MuHa Games. Thea 2 takes us to the same fantasy land as the previous game, where we will find many inspirations from the Slavic mythology. We play as one of the gods who, with the help of his or her chosen heroes, tries to survive in the land of Thea. In terms of gameplay, Thea 2 is an evolution of the mechanics from the first game in the series.

PCXONESwitch

Battle Islands: Commanders
Battle Islands: Commanders

Strategy 14 February 2017

A simplistic RTS game focusing on quick multiplayer duels and employing free-to-play business model. Battle Islands: Commanders was created by the experienced DR Studios, and the game extends the formula of 2013's Battle Islands. The game simplifies the traditional RTS mechanics, but supplementing them with elements borrowed from card games and tower defense titles. Each duel is fought using the cards one has in their deck, which can be modified to one's liking.

PCXONEPS4

Forged Battalion
Forged Battalion

Strategy 14 August 2018

Forged Battalion is an RTS game developed by Petroglyph - a studio that specializes in this particular genre. The game is set in the near future and the plot revolves around a war between a military organization in control of the world, and a resistance group. Forged Battalion uses a lot of concepts considered typical in the genre, but it also adds new mechanics that enrich the experience. The player constructs bases, develops technologies, produces machines and battles enemies.

PC

Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided
Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided

Strategy 30 November 2017

The fourth large expansion pack to Total War: Rome II. This DLC was released three years after the previous expansion. The add-on features a new story campaign that takes place before the division of the Roman Empire. It also introduces new factions, units, events and missions.

PC

Starborne
Starborne

Strategy 02 April 2020

Starborne is a PC-based MMO strategy, in which we develop a cosmic empire. Matches last many months and involve thousands of players divided into several competitive factions. While playing, we must manage our nation efficiently, colonising the worlds, improving technology and conquering with the army, but it is also necessary to select actions so that we can serve not only ourselves, but also the whole party.

PC

Pocket City
Pocket City

Strategy 31 July 2018

Pocket City is a mobile economic strategy game about city management. The player must construct new neighborhoods and road systems, take care of the economy, the labor market and environmental protection, as well as cope with various natural disasters.

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The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall

Strategy canceled

An adventure game, enriched with elements taken from sneaking and strategy, in which we follow the fate of three characters trying to escape from the totalitarian part of the city divided by a stone wall. During the game in The Berlin Wall we not only organize and prepare an escape plan, but also acquire the means and tools necessary for its implementation, and when we feel ready to do so - we try to cross the border illegally by ourselves.

PC

RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe

Strategy 29 November 2018

RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures for Nintendo Switch console is the next installment of a popular series of economic games in which we build and manage an amusement park. The title is based on the mobile RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch, which was released in 2017 on iOS and Android devices.

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Exorder
Exorder

Strategy 19 March 2018

A turn-based strategy game that takes place in a fantasy world during an interregnum. The story campaign follows the adventures of princess Beyla and prince Tristan. They are fighting for succession after the dead ruler. The title also features a multiplayer mode, in which up to four players can play through the Internet or the hot seat mode.

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Dead in Vinland
Dead in Vinland

Strategy 12 April 2018

Dead in Vinland is a turn-based strategy with the features of survival games. The players control a group of Vikings who try to survive on in the harsh environment of an island. As such, they have to take care of their needs, create relationships between characters and recruit new members for their society. There is also a world to explore, task to fulfill and turn-based battles to fight.

PCSwitch

City Eye
City Eye

Strategy 12 August 2022

A strategy game, in which you play as a city surveillance camera operator. Your task is to monitor the situation in the city and alert the right services about potential threats.

PC

Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi
Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi

Strategy 30 November 2017

Another entry in the series of strategy games developed by Koei Tecmo, this time not only for big platforms but also mobiles devices. As the previous games, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi takes us to the feudal Japan of the Sengoku era and lets us take part in the major battles of those turbulent times.

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Hades 9
Hades 9

Strategy canceled

MMORTS, in which players take control of the spacecraft fleet and travel along the Milky Way in search of valuable raw materials and the remains of old civilization achievements. As befits a representative of the species, in Hades 9 there is no shortage of battles fought in interstellar space, in which as important as the combat potential of individual units is to choose the appropriate tactics.

PC