PS4 Strategy Video Games14

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.

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.

Strategy 03 January 2018

A turn-based military strategy game by Japanese studio Area 34, inspired by classic Japanese productions of the genre. In Tiny Metal you play as Lieutenant Nathan Gries, an officer of the Artemisian army, which is at war with the evil nation of Zipang. During the turn-based battles you assume control of many units and attack the enemy by using the right tactic and taking advantage of the terrain.

Strategy 05 January 2018

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.

Strategy 09 August 2018

Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit is the fourth expansion to Cities: Skylines developed by the Finnish studio Colossal Order. Mass Transit requires the base game to be playable. This add-on expands the aspects of public transport, introducing new means of transportation for our citizens to use. Now, people who live in our virtual cities can travel by ferries, cable cars, monorails, or even by zeppelins.

Strategy 11 February 2021

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.

Strategy 20 September 2016

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.

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.

Strategy 03 November 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.

Strategy 28 January 2016

The thirteenth installment in the popular series of turn-based strategy games with RPG elements, developed continuously since 1985 by Koei. The story is set in the 2nd century B.C. in China, during the reign of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era that began afterwards. The story combines historical events with those presented in the 14th century novel called “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, making the game a mix of actual places and characters as well as fictional plot events.

Strategy 01 September 2016

A science-fiction strategy game and a continuation to Star Hammer Tactics. The Vanguard Prophecy is set in the 22nd century, when humanity ultimately left the dying Earth in search of a new home in space. However, after reaching the planet Novus, it turns out that fighting will be necessary to settle in this new home. The game offers an extensive campaign comprised of 60 story missions. Apart from the campaign, a single player skirmish mode was included.

Strategy 21 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.

Strategy 16 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.

Strategy 24 March 2020

Wartile is an RTS with elements of card and board games. The game takes place in a dark fantasy world inspired by the Norse mythology. We control a party of vikings on a raid. Gameplay focuses on real-time battles between groups of warriors. Each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses, and the key to victory lies in taking advantage of them. Another important gameplay element is the deck of cards built by the players.

Strategy 19 September 2019

Overland is a survival strategy game developed by Finji. The game takes place in a not-so-distant future where an unspecified cataclysm devastated the North American continent. We lead an constantly changing group of survivors who, traveling by car, are trying to reach their destination. Gameplay focuses on survival. We will be forced to make many difficult decisions as we play.

Strategy 25 March 2021

Dungeon Village is an economic strategy about managing a village located in a fantasy land visited by typical RPG characters. While playing, we have to develop the settlement in such a way that it attracts heroses from the area, who undertake dangerous missions for us.

Strategy 29 January 2016

An extended edition of This War of Mine, a unique survival game developed 11bit Studios - the creators of the original - with the 8th generation consoles in mind by. The game inverts the premises of a typical war game, as we do not assume the role of heroic soldiers. Instead, we control a group of civilians surprised by the outbreak of war and trying to survive in a besieged city. The gameplay mechanics remain unchanged, focusing on survival and morally difficult decision-making.

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.

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.

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.

Strategy 23 August 2016

Another major installment in the bestselling turn-based strategy game series that focus on a humorous rivalry between the eponymous worms. In Worms WMD, the basic gameplay principles remain unchanged, and the players still have to eliminate the opposite team using a number of more or less unconventional weapons. The participants make their moves in turns and their actions are limited by a time limit.

Strategy 25 October 2016

A strategy game created specifically for VR sets; the game is the debut production from Secret Sorcery. The player takes on the role of a spiritual leader of small creatures known as Peeps, living in a floating sky archipelago. The creatures work and develop their small society in daylight, gathering food and crystals containing spiritual energy. At night, Peeps are focused mainly on defending their base against snail attacks.

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.

Strategy 15 March 2016

An economic strategy game taking place in a post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has locked itself in fortified cities - the only way of surviving the attacks of alien monsters. The game was developed by Acquire, a Japanese studio known from Way of the Samurai, Tenchu, and Shinobido. In Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault, the player takes control of his own city, and fights against continuous waves of huge monsters. The cities are composed of a few districts that can be rotated 360 degrees.