Strategy Video Games9
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’.
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Kingdom Rush
8.5 Game Score
A tower defense game requiring the player to defend a position against attacking fantasy creatures. The game was created by Ironhide - an independent developer. Kingdom Rush is set in a classic fantasy world filled with magic, orcs, knights and giants. The player's goal is to prevent the enemies from reaching the other side of the map. The attackers come in waves and each one is more powerful than the previous.
King's Bounty: Dark Side
8.5 Game Score
Another installment of the popular fantasy strategy series, considered to be the prototype of the famous Heroes of Might & Magic series. Its author is once again Katauri Interactive studio, responsible for the reboot of the brand. Unlike previous parts of the game, this time we get a chance to take sides with evil. The storyline of the title intertwines the fates of three characters: the legendary leader of orcs, the newly elected queen of demons and the heir to a vampire clan.
Fantasy General
8.5 Game Score
Another strategy game developed by Strategic Simulations Inc. This time the developers are taking the player to a world that combines fantasy and steampunk. The player is tasked with assuming the role of one of the four masters summoned to destroy the evil Shadowlord and his followers. Fantasy General focuses primarily on combat, during which the player uses units of four categories – immortal, magic, monsters, and mechanical.
Pacific General
8.5 Game Score
The fifth and final strategic part of the 5-Star General cycle, in which we return to the fronts of World War II and focus on the struggles led by American and Japanese troops in the Pacific Ocean.
SimEarth: The Living Planet
8.5 Game Score
The second simulation game, after the cult SimCity, in the output of Maxis. We take control of the entire planet, and the authors allow us to modify various parameters such as climate, temperature and shape of the land. In such a prepared environment we place various forms of life, observing their evolution and development.
Endless Legend
8.5 Game Score
Set in fantasy realities, a 4X turn-based strategy by an independent studio Amplitude known for the space strategy game – Endless Space. The action takes us to Auria, a fantasy world which was once hit by a devastating cataclysm that pushed the civilization into the abyss. In the advent of new signs indicating the return of the apocalypse, we are in control of a small village, take care of supplies, technology development, diplomacy, and military operations.
Victoria II: Heart of Darkness
8.5 Game Score
Heart of Darkness is a Paradox Interactive add-on to Victoria II. Expansion in a realistic way reconstructs the race of 19th century powers to gain a dominant position in Africa. For this purpose, numerous changes were introduced to the gameplay mechanisms and colonization and sea battles systems were modified.
Door Kickers
8.5 Game Score
2D tactical strategy, which is the debut work of Romanian studio KillHouse Games.
Banished
8.5 Game Score
Banished is a real-time economical strategy game, the first one developed by Luke Hodorowicz, the founder of the independent studio Shining Rock Software LLC. The player controls a small group of people exiled from their home country, who are trying to settle down in a new place and create the foundations of a powerful kingdom. The task calls, first and foremost, for ensuring the survival of a small society, and then managing its development.
Police Simulator 2
8.5 Game Score
Police Simulator 2 is a production combining elements of management and economic game. The player's task is to train cadets, send patrols, administer the finances of the police department and create new posts. Unlike its predecessor, the action of the game is presented in the so-called isometric projection.
Company of Heroes 2
8.5 Game Score
Second part of the highly successful military real-time strategy. Title was developed by Relic Entertainment and released by the SEGA company. Action of Company of Heroes 2 is once again set in the time of World War II. This time, however, players have the opportunity to take part in the events that took place on the Eastern Front. The main single player campaign focuses on commanding the Red Army, while in multiplayer, forces of the Third Reich are also available.
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
8.5 Game Score
Real-time strategy with extensive economic elements. The action takes us to the ancient Chinese Empire, when the war divided the country into three principalities - Shu, Wei and Wu. The player plays the role of one of the three principality rulers, and his task is to unite China.
Horde: The Northern Wind
8.5 Game Score
Horde: The Northern Wind is a real-time strategy with a plot referring to Russian folk tales. The player plays the role of a hero who, together with a group of faithful warriors, begins to build a settlement and during its development, must defend himself against the temptations of bloodthirsty neighbors.
Fire Department 2
8.5 Game Score
Sequel quite successful strategic production studio Monte Cristo, whose main theme was the work of the fire brigade. Fire Department 2 develops everything we could see in its predecessor.
Age of Mythology: Gold Edition
8.5 Game Score
Age of Mythology: Golden Edition is a special edition based on Greek mythology, a hit real-time strategy, for which the development team of Ensemble Studios is responsible. The package includes Age of Mythology and its official extension Age of Mythology: The Titans, introducing, among others, a new breed - Atlants.
SimCity 3000
8.5 Game Score
SimCity is the third full-fledged version of the cycle of economic strategies developed by Maxis. The player again has the opportunity to try his hand at the role of builder and manager of a large metropolis. The creators of the game put emphasis on the aspect of simulation of city life, which translated into an increase in the number of dependencies between the various socio-economic factors.
Sins of a Solar Empire
8.5 Game Score
A space real-time strategy game by Ironclad Games, a studio founded by former employees of Rockstar Vancouver. The plot tells a story of the war between the Trader Emergency Coalition and two aggressive nations known as the Advent and the Empire of Vasari. The players can side with any of the said factions which are characterized by different technologies, weapons, and strategies.
Rome: Total War - Alexander
8.5 Game Score
The second official expansion to Rome: Total War, a game developed by Creative Assembly in 2004. This time you assume the role of one of the most prominent strategist in the course of the centuries – the titular Alexander the Great who, due to his outstanding conquests, went down in history as one of the greatest leaders. The completely new campaign plays a crucial role in this extension – you can re-enact the biggest successes achieved by the legendary Macedonian ruler.
Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption
8.5 Game Score
First official expansion for Star Wars: Empire at War developed by Petroglyph. This add-on continues the story from the base game – Tyber Zahn takes advantage of the turmoil caused by the destruction of the first Death Star in an attempt to become the most influential villain in the whole galaxy, surpassing even Jabba the Hutt.
Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure
8.5 Game Score
An add-on for Zoo Tycoon 2, the second installment in the economic strategy game series, in which you play as the manager of a virtual zoo. The expansion, developed by Blue Fang Games, adds African scenery and animals. The new species include white rhinos, bongo antelopes, and striped hyenas.
Zoo Empire
8.5 Game Score
An economic strategy that allows you to create your own zoo from scratch. Our task is to take care of animals, take care of their health, condition and food, employ staff and animal caretakers and import new species to make our zoo more attractive.
Tropico (2001)
8.5 Game Score
Tropico is the first installment of the popular cycle of economic strategies. The player plays the role of a dictator on one of the islands of the fictional archipelago. Its task is to bring a small state to bloom. Developers from PopTop Software studio took care of humorous approach to the subject and climatic visual setting.
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
8.5 Game Score
An official expansion for the 2002 strategy game Medieval: Total war by British studio Creative Assembly. Viking Invasion takes place over 1200 years ago, in 793, when the eponymous Scandinavian warriors terrorized the whole Europe. The expansion introduces new maps, including the area of what is now Great Britain and Scandinavia, and a new campaign, in which your main objective is conquering the British Isles.
Victoria: Empire Under the Sun
8.5 Game Score
Another, the fifth part of the well-known series of strategy games Europa Universalis, which takes us back to the period between the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century. It is a time when many scientific discoveries and advances have been made, and it is also a period of bloody clashes in the First World War.