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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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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.

Hero Defense
Hero Defense

Strategy 15 August 2018

A strategic game loosely combining elements of tower defense, RPG, and MOBA. Hero Defense: Haunted Island is the first big project from developer Happy Tuesday. The player takes control of a team composed of five unique characters who are preparing to face the most powerful vampire in the world – Count Necrosis. Before they do that, they have to battle armies of creatures from hell on various arenas. Gameplay consists of fending off waves of enemies coming at you along predefined routes.

Game Dev Story
Game Dev Story

Strategy 15 September 2023

Economic strategy, in which we play the role of the owner of a video game development studio. Our task is to transform a small business into a market giant that will even produce its own console.

Planar Conquest
Planar Conquest

Strategy 24 March 2017

A 4X strategy game by the Polish developer, Wastelands Interactive, created as an improved version of their 2015's game, World of Magic. Planar Conquest is set in a typical fantasy universe inhabited by various races. However, the story is marginal and the game is focused on a never-ending struggle for dominance, waged using sword and magic. Gameplay mechanics draw inspiration from Master of Magic, the cult strategy game by Micropose.

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: 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.

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.

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.

Order of Battle: Rising Sun
Order of Battle: Rising Sun

Strategy 23 June 2021

DLC for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, developed by Luxemburg-based studio The Aristocrats. The campaign offered in the expansion used to be a part of a full-price game known as Order of Battle: Pacific, however, after that game changed the name to Order of Battle: World War II and switched to free-to-play distribution model, the content is being offered as a paid expansion (free for all who had bought the original game). Similarly to its twin expansion called U.S.

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.

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.

8-Bit Farm
8-Bit Farm

Strategy 15 August 2024

8-Bit Farm is a simple economic strategy game developed by Kairosoft, a studio that specializes in mobile games. Like the title suggests, we take the role of a farm administrator. We will have to maximize our farm's production, continually expand it, and achieve the highest levels of contentment of our visitors, who decided to see for themselves how farms actually work.

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.

Necromunda: Underhive Wars
Necromunda: Underhive Wars

Strategy 08 September 2020

A turn-based RPG title based on a tabletop wargame Necromunda by the team at Specialist Game – the division of the famous company Games Workshop. The game by Rogue Factor studio tells the story of gangs competing for a control over the Underhive.

Aven Colony
Aven Colony

Strategy 25 July 2017

A city builder strategy game developed by the independent studio Mothership Entertainment. The player arrives at the planet Aven Prime, assuming the role of the founder of one of one of the first extraterrestrial colonies. His tasks include expansion and settlement of new areas, taking care of the settlement’s technological infrastructure and the morale of its inhabitants, as well as fighting dangerous fauna and results of extreme weather conditions.

Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare
Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare

Strategy 26 September 2017

A large DLC for Halo Wars 2, a science fiction RTS game, created by 343 Industries in cooperation with Creative Assembly. The story of this expansion, called Awakening the Nightmare, takes place a few months after the events of the original game. The story focuses on the Banished fighting for survival against the Flood. The gameplay is the same as in the original game. Besides a completely new story campaign the expansion also adds, e.g. two commanders and two new multiplayer maps.

Planetbase
Planetbase

Strategy 03 May 2017

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.

Battle Worlds: Kronos
Battle Worlds: Kronos

Strategy 26 April 2016

Battle Worlds: Kronos classic turn-based war strategy set in the climate of science fiction. The action takes place on a foreign planet, for which two factions are fighting for control. The game offers two role-playing campaigns, a rich selection of single scripts and multiplayer mode.

Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon

Strategy 22 November 2013

The new version of Microsoft's classic economic strategy, developed in full 3D and addressed mainly to console players. In the game, we take control over a small virtual zoo and our goal is to develop it into a powerful zoo that will ensure us a good reputation and high profits.

Aztez
Aztez

Strategy canceled

A stylish game developed by Team Colorblind, an independent studio based in Phoenix, Arizona. The game combines elements of two seemingly incompatible video game genres – turn-based strategy and brawler. The story is set 20 years before the Spanish Conquistadors came to America, and the player is tasked with expanding the Aztec empire, collecting taxes, and handling various randomly generated events.

Habitat
Habitat

Strategy canceled

A sandbox strategy game developed by the independent studio 4gency, in which we are given a major task of saving humanity by building a functioning space station. Habitat’s story is set in the distant future, where humanity is looking for a new place to live after the Earth was left in ruins. Players have to build a base that can act as a shelter for the millions of Earth’s inhabitants and take care of their needs and safety.

CastleStorm: Definitive Edition
CastleStorm: Definitive Edition

Strategy 24 September 2014

A revamped, complete edition of the popular tower defence strategy, developed for new generation consoles. It takes place on a two-dimensional map with rival players' castles located at its edges.

Punch Club
Punch Club

Strategy 31 March 2017

A boxing manager game with RPG and tycoon elements, created by Lazy Bear Games studio from Russia. The plot of Punch Club (also known as Video Hero Super Story) tells a story of a boy whose father was brutally killed. Twenty years later, the hero decides to become the best fighter in the world and find out who was responsible for his father’s death. Apart from fighting, the player needs to take care of the character’s everyday activities.

Thea: The Awakening
Thea: The Awakening

Strategy 31 May 2017

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.