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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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Bloons TD 5
Bloons TD 5

Strategy 03 March 2017

Tower defense production, in which the player's task is to defend the monkey's land against the temptations of the title Bloons. In the course of the game, we set up various units along the paths taken by the opponents - as the game progresses, we obtain the necessary funds to expand the army in our hands and to introduce various improvements.

Monopoly Plus
Monopoly Plus

Strategy 26 November 2014

Another digital adaptation of the popular board game developed cooperatively by Engine Software and Ubisoft with Nintendo Switch in mind. The gameplay is based on the formula known from the board game original. We move tokens by as many fields as we roll on the dice. While playing, we trade real estates and build houses and hotels that provide us with income since any player has to pay rent if they step into another player’s property.

Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine
Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine

Strategy 23 June 2021

The second paid expansion for Order of Battle: World War II, a World War II themed turn-based strategy. The new add-on enables us to assume control of German naval forces in a number of new scenarios, both historic as well as hypothetical. The campaign begins with the invasion of Poland, during which we receive command over Schleswig-Holstein and a number of smaller units which were sent to support the land forces in Northern Poland.

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.

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.

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.

Minion Masters
Minion Masters

Strategy 24 May 2019

Set in the Forced universe, a simplified real-time strategy with card game elements. The title by Danish BetaDwarf Entertainment features quick multiplayer battles, in which you battle the enemy with loads of units and try to defeat their main character. By drawing cards from a customized deck, you place units – mobile ones, along with defensive and production structures - on a small battlefield and observe the outcome. In contrast to other real-time strategies, you do not give commands.

Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn
Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn

Strategy 12 May 2020

Stellaris: Synthetic Down is an expansion to 4X strategy Stellaris from Paradox Development Studio focused on enhancing content of the game with revolutionary changes to gameplay. DLC requires the base version of Stellaris and enriches it with the option of playing as the machine empire – a civilization consisting solely of robots.

Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics
Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics

Strategy 20 February 2018

A turn based strategy game with card game elements. Smite Tactics is set in the universe of the popular MOBA game Smite. It takes place in a magical land, in which mythological deities fight each other. A battle in Smite Tactics features two deities chosen from a large pantheon. Each deity has unique abilities and can summon additional units onto the battlefield by using the right cards. The actions take place alternatively until one side wins.

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.

Stellaris: Utopia
Stellaris: Utopia

Strategy 13 August 2019

A standalone expansion for Stellaris – a 4X strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. The Utopia expansion introduces an array of innovations and improvements, the first and foremost being an option of building so-called megastructures. This enigmatic name stands for giant, ring-shaped artificial worlds or even ones resembling a Dyson sphere, i.e. massive construction that completely encompasses a star and efficiently consumes all the energy emitted by it.

Party Hard 2
Party Hard 2

Strategy 08 September 2020

Party Hard 2 is a sequel to the brutal action stealth game developed by PinoklGames. Party Hard 2 takes place ten years after the events of the first game and we control a new hero: a frustrated corporation employee who hopes to get a Christmas bonus from his employer. When it turns out that he will not receive it, he decides to take matters in his own hands and plans a bloody retaliation on his boss and co-workers. He chooses one the company's social events.

Kingdom: Two Crowns
Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy 11 December 2018

Another incarnation of a minimalistic real-time strategy with RPG elements, developed by an independent studio called noio. Like in the original Kingdom for PC Windows and mobile devices, in Kingdom: Two Crowns, the player assumes the role of a king tasked with taking care of his loyal subjects and providing for them. Unlike the original release, in Kingdom: Two Crowns the player can enjoy both single player and cooperative game modes.

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 Brothers
Battle Brothers

Strategy 13 January 2022

A combination of a turn-based strategy and an RPG, developed by Overhype Studios. Battle Brothers takes the player to a medieval-like low-fantasy world, where they become a leader of a mercenary band. The player can have up to 12 fighters under their command, and each of them has a portrait, name and a backstory, apart from a set of features that affect their stats and capabilities on the battlefield.

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.

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.

8-bit Invaders
8-bit Invaders

Strategy 26 February 2019

A real-time strategy created by Petroglyph studio. The players are taken to a futuristic universe, taking control of the Galactic Marine Corps or the ravenous race of Cranoids. The gameplay focuses on two pillars: first is the expansion of the headquarters, gathering resources, and acquisition of more and more advanced units and upgrades. The second pillar are the direct, real-time battles, including classic infantry, as well as deadly battle vehicles, or huge mechs.

Cities: Skylines - Snowfall
Cities: Skylines - Snowfall

Strategy 14 November 2017

The second large expansion for Cities: Skylines, an economic strategy game developed by Colossal Order. The Snowfall add-on introduces changing weather conditions and temperature fluctuation that can significantly influence the functioning of our city. As the temperature goes down, the citizens consume a lot more power, requiring us to meet the increased demand for electricity or build a municipal central heating system.

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.

Project Highrise
Project Highrise

Strategy 26 October 2018

An economy simulation strategy game developed by SomaSim and inspired by the 1994 Sim Tower by Maxis. The action of Project Highrise takes place in modern times, and the player assumes the role of the manager and the architect of a skyscraper under construction. The production isn’t fully realistic since the building is erected in stages so that the completed floors can be used by inhabitants and workers, providing us with the money necessary to complete the construction of the remaining levels.

Faeria
Faeria

Strategy 13 August 2020

A card game with turn-based strategy elements that uses free-to-play distribution model with microtransactions. Faeria invites the players into an old fantasy world, home to humans as well as other intelligent species. The game puts emphasis on the lore and contains much additional information about the fictional universe. As for the gameplay, Faeria represents an unorthodox approach to the card game genre. Duels between two players are the foundation of the game.