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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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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Strategy 12 September 2017

An expansion to XCOM 2 developed by Firaxis Games. Its story focuses on the titular Chosen – a new type of agents working for ADVENT, who try to capture the leader of the XCOM group. To achieve this, those merciless specialists kidnap his followers and torture them to gather valuable information. They are so effective that they can even affect the strategic layer and destroy our global operations.

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Strategy 08 December 2017

A space strategy set in a popular universe created in a 1978 TV series. Developed by Black Lab Games, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock gives us an opportunity to assume control of the Colonial Fleet and to take part in a war against the Cylons - a race of man-made cybernetic machines that have rebelled against their creators.

Dual Gear
Dual Gear

Strategy canceled

Dual Gear is a futuristic tactical game by the Thai Orbital Speed studio, which focuses on clashes led by moss troops - piloted combat robots. The player's task is to manage a team of pilots and moss equipment and command them in numerous missions.

Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder
Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder

Strategy 29 August 2017

A sequel to the hybrid of a strategy and action game. Similarly as the first title, it was created by ACE Team. The gameplay mechanics are mostly based on the first game in the series and are focused on competition between the players. Each player has a castle that they must protect. The castles are connected by a long, winding path. In each round one side of the conflict controls a giant ball and tries to use it to break through the gate of the enemy fortress.

Battleship (2016)
Battleship (2016)

Strategy 02 August 2016

Another digital adaptation of the popular Battleship game. This edition was created by Ubisoft. Gameplay rules are similar to the original game. During the game the player is tasked with destroying all ships of his opponent. The ships are hidden in various parts of the map that is divided into a grid. In contrast to "classic" naval duels that usually take place on a piece of paper, the console version has attractive, three-dimensional graphics and advanced social functions.

Order of Battle: U.S. Marines
Order of Battle: U.S. Marines

Strategy 23 June 2021

The second expansion of the turn-based war strategy Order of Battle: Pacific by The Aristocrats studio, reviving the spirit of the genre’s classics, with the Panzer General series in the forefront. The action takes place during WWII, starting in 1942, when American army began to score their first important victories against the Japanese forces. U.S.

Order of Battle: Winter War
Order of Battle: Winter War

Strategy 23 June 2021

Another big expansion for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: Pacific developed by The Aristocrats. Similarly to the base game, the action of Order of Battle: Winter War takes place during WWII. This time the game concentrates on USSR’s aggression towards Finland, known as the Winter War. The campaign consists of 14 scenarios, including the titular Winter War, the Continuation War, and the Lapland War, covering the period between 1939-1945.

Iron Harvest
Iron Harvest

Strategy canceled

An original strategy game with RPG elements, taking place in a unique dieselpunk universe of 1920+, created by a Polish concept artist Jakub Rozalski. The game portrays an alternative history of Europe at the turn of the 19th century, in which humanity used their knowledge and means to build powerful walking machines, used not only in battle but also e.g. in agriculture.

Valhalla Hills: Definitive Edition
Valhalla Hills: Definitive Edition

Strategy 25 April 2017

An economic strategy game developed by Funatics and a spiritual successor to the once popular Cultures series. The game focuses on a Viking tribe whose members, after dying on the field of glory, find the gates of Valhalla closed shut. This turns out to be the result of a dispute between Odin and his son Leko, who failed his exam in godhood. As a result, he gets sent back to Earth, along with the souls of fallen Vikings, and the player must help them get back to Valhalla.

Party Hard
Party Hard

Strategy 26 April 2016

A brutal action game in retro style, developed as a commercial edition of a project for Global Game Jam. The title was created by an independent studio PinoklGames from Ukraine. During the game you assume the role of a man who is clearly dissatisfied with his neighbors disrupting the quiet night hours and decides to seek revenge against them. Instead of calling the cops, the protagonist joins one of the night parties in order to brutally murder every guest.

Pit People
Pit People

Strategy 02 March 2018

A 2D tactical strategy game developed by The Behemoth - an independent American studio. The player is taken to an unusual universe which combines the features of classic fantasy with science-fiction; moreover, the entire adventure is filled with absurd humor. A story campaign constitutes the core of this experience - it can be completed either solo or in the co-op mode for two players.

8-bit Armies
8-bit Armies

Strategy 21 September 2018

A real-time strategy with colorful, voxel graphics. 8-bit Armies was developed by the experienced studio Petroglyph, the creators of such games as Star Wars: Empire at War and Universe at War: Earth Assault. The gameplay focuses on gathering resources, expanding the base, developing technologies, recruiting an army and fighting the opponents.

Order of Battle: Morning Sun
Order of Battle: Morning Sun

Strategy 23 June 2021

The first paid extension for the turn-based strategy Order of Battle: Pacific by The Aristocrats. This time the player takes part in the Second Sino-Japanese War, fought between 1937-1940. Both sides of conflict are represented by different in units and style of play. Chinese army is perfectly trained, but suffers from a number of internal problems and has obsolete equipment.

Super Dungeon Tactics
Super Dungeon Tactics

Strategy 03 August 2018

A fantasy turn-based strategy game with RPG elements developed by American studio Underbite Games. Super Dungeon Tactics takes us to a fantasy world of Crystalia, and the action focuses on the Dark Consul whom we have to defeat by leading a guild of heroes and managing our party of adventurers that possess various skills. In the game, we explore randomly generated levels and complete a number of primary and secondary quests.

Industry Giant II
Industry Giant II

Strategy 20 December 2016

Co-developed by Fancy Bytes and Reactor studios, a refreshed version of the economic strategy from 2002. The title takes us to the 19th and 20th-century United States where you can manage your business – start with a small company and make it into a top international corporation. The title features real economic dependencies – the player needs to be aware of economic fluctuations and face historical problems, like the Prohibition era.

8-bit Hordes
8-bit Hordes

Strategy 01 February 2019

An old-school real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world and created by Petroglyph - an experienced team popular mainly games such as Star Wars: Empire at War, Universe at War: Earth Assault or Grey Goo. 8-bit Hordes is based on the classic RTS mechanics. The game presents a conflict between the Dark Orcs and the Lightbringers. The latter are a coalition of humans, dwarves and elves. The player gathers resources, expands their base, produces units and fights the enemy forces.

Risk: Urban Assault
Risk: Urban Assault

Strategy 02 August 2016

A turn-based strategy game which expands the concept of the popular board game. The title was developed by Zoë Mode (the creators of the first installment, titled simply Risk) as a contract for Ubisoft. Risk: Urban Assault takes place in a post-apocalyptic world of future in which five metropolises are fighting for control over the remains of natural resources: New York, London, Paris, Hamburg and Shanghai. Each of them has different approach to war and various weaknesses and advantages.

Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters
Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters

Strategy 15 May 2018

The third paid expansion to the successful economic strategy game Cities Skylines in which the player is building modern cities and manages their economy and industry. As the title suggests, Cities Skylines – Natural Disasters expansion introduces various cataclysms that can devastate player’s cities. Among them there are fires, meteor impacts, hurricanes and earthquakes.

Kingdom: New Lands
Kingdom: New Lands

Strategy 09 August 2016

An improved version of the old-school, minimalistic strategy game, Kingdom, that was released in 2015 by two independent developers nicknamed noio and Licorice. Similarly as in the original game, in the new title the player assumes the role of a king who travels through the world and uses his wealth to gain new subjects and expand his domain. As the game progresses, the king gains access to new craftsmen as well as production and military buildings.

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Strategy 05 October 2021

A grotesque strategy game from the developers responsible for such curious projects as Square Brawl and Clustertruck. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator allows the players to control an army of colored humanoids. We spend our money on infantry, archers, pikemen, or siege machines, such as ballistae and catapults.

Battle Ages
Battle Ages

Strategy 20 April 2016

A real-time strategy game distributed by using the free-to-play model. The game was developed by DR Studios and it allows the player to lead a civilization through various stages of evolution, since the Stone Age, through antiquity, medieval and renaissance, to the final years of the 19th century. At first the player assumes control of a simple settlement which then expands its size and adds new buildings.

Phoenix Point
Phoenix Point

Strategy 01 October 2021

A strategy game set in a unique sci-fi universe, developed by American studio Snapshot Games. Inspired by horror movies and the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the story of Phoenix Point takes place in 2046, when an ancient virus is relentlessly attacking all life forms, transforming them into mutated monsters. Mechanics-wise, the game is based on the X-COM series. You take control of the last bastion of humanity, caring about its development and safety.

Mushroom Wars 2
Mushroom Wars 2

Strategy 13 January 2022

A sequel to a humorous real-time strategy, Mushroom Wars, that came out in 2009 for PC and mobile platforms. The action of Mushroom Wars 2 takes us to a fantasy universe where four factions of small creatures that live in mushroom-like homes constantly war with each other. The player’s task, as the general of a “mushroom” army, is to eliminate the enemy as quickly as possible by taking over strategic points on the map.

Megaquarium
Megaquarium

Strategy 18 October 2019

An economic strategy game in which the player manages a virtual aquarium. As usually in games of this genre, the player starts with a small business, limited premises and modest funds on the virtual account. Gradually earned money is invested into expansion of the aquarium, new species and taking care of the animals bought previously. All of that increases player’s popularity and income.