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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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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.

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.

Dungeons 3
Dungeons 3

Strategy 13 October 2017

Dungeons 3 is the third installment in the fantasy strategy game series developed by Realmforge. Dungeons 3 continues the story from the previous games. We play as a Dungeon Lord who, after uniting the forces of evil and laying the foundations of the new empire of darkness, comes to the conclusion that his ambitions are not yet fulfilled. He decides to recruit the priestess of dark elves so that she would lead his forces during the conquest of the surface world.

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.

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.

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.

Warhammer Quest 2: The End Times
Warhammer Quest 2: The End Times

Strategy 20 December 2019

Developed by the British studio Perchang, in collaboration with Games Workshop, this turn-based strategy game is a continuation of the warmly acclaimed 2013 production.

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.

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.

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.

Star Control: Origins
Star Control: Origins

Strategy canceled

Star Control Origins is a space sandbox developed by Stardock Entertainment. The player assumes the role of a captain of a space ship and he or she explores a dynamically changing galaxy. During the game the player discovers new planets, gathers resources, trades, participates in battles and performs diplomacy.

Cannon Brawl
Cannon Brawl

Strategy 05 August 2016

A mix of real time strategy and a simple arcade with rules similar to the popular Worms series. The player has many possibilities to expand and improve the arsenal, as well as to use different attack and defense strategies. The title also allows you to fully modify the battlefield during battles and play with another player through the network or on a shared screen.

Plague Inc: Evolved
Plague Inc: Evolved

Strategy 18 September 2015

An unusual strategy game and simulation of deadly virus’ pandemic. The production is a complex port of a popular application for mobile devices and has been developed by independent British studio Ndemic Creation. Our task in this game is to create a deadly virus and find a way to spread it around the entire world.

Worms Battlegrounds
Worms Battlegrounds

Strategy 30 May 2014

Next instalment of the bestselling Worms series, developed by Team 17 especially for the users of eighth generation consoles. This time the action of the game takes us to the museum of world history where we have to face the evil Lord Crowley - a worm who wants to take control over the museum. The gameplay mechanics is modeled on the older installments of the series and is based on turn-based competition between two armed teams of worms.

Transport Giant
Transport Giant

Strategy 23 October 2018

An economic strategy game developed by JoWooD Entertainment AG. The action starts in 1850 during the great economic boom. The player assumes the role of a newly-established transport company that deals in transporting various kinds of goods and raw materials as well as factory workers. Our task is to dynamically expand our company and forge it into a true transport empire throughout centuries. Transport Giant offers over a dozen varied campaigns set in Europe and in the United States.

Massive Chalice
Massive Chalice

Strategy 01 June 2015

A fantasy strategy game with role-playing elements by Double Fine, known from e.g. Psychonauts, Broken Age or Costume Quest. You play as an immortal ruler, whose lands are being threatened by a demonic army. The gameplay is divided into two parts. In the strategy mode, you manage your kingdom, develop new technologies and make important decisions, which affect the game's plot. In the tactical mode, you participate in battles, in which your kingdom's greatest heroes fight dangerous demons.

Riot: Civil Unrest
Riot: Civil Unrest

Strategy 06 February 2019

A riot simulation strategy game. Riot is the debut production from Stimunation, an Italian studio whose lead designer is a former cutscene producer at Valve. The action of Riot takes place in modern times. The society is forced to resort to mass rioting because of an economic crisis. The developers prepared an extensive campaign that lets us take part in the most famous riots of the recent years either as the protesting crowd or the police that try to restore order.

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.