Strategy Video Games5
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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Lords of the Realm
8.7 Game Score
Lords of the Realm is a strategy game set in the realities of medieval England, which combines complex economic and military themes. The player will play the role of one of the six rulers who aspire to the crown. Of course, it can only be achieved in one way - through total domination.
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
8.7 Game Score
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim is a real-time strategy (RTS) that allows players to take on the role of the ruler of a fantastic kingdom. Developers from the Cyberlore studio have made sure that the world of Ardenne is not short of challenges and threats. In the solo game mode, there are a dozen or so missions of varying difficulty. In addition, players can face each other in multiplayer battles via LAN or the Internet.
Total Annihilation
8.7 Game Score
Total Annihilation is a real-time strategy (RTS) in science fiction climates created by Chris Taylor and Cavedog Entertainment's development team. The plot of the game depicts a galactic conflict between the two factions, Core and Arm, which has lasted for thousands of years and led to the collapse of both civilizations. The player takes control of the survivors of the army of one side, trying to recreate the former military potential and eventually tip the scales of victory.
Disciples II: The Rise of the Elves
8.7 Game Score
The third, official extension to the world-famous turn-based strategy called Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, introducing some interesting novelties to the original, including the playable Elven race.
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
8.7 Game Score
The third full-fledged installment in a series of bestselling strategy games. The series was launched by Westwood and further developed by EA Los Angeles - a team employing the creators of the original game. This third installment reaches back to the roots of the franchise, both in terms of the mechanics and the plot. The game focuses on further developments in the conflict between the Global Defense Initiative and terrorists known as the Brotherhood of Nod.
Port Royale
8.7 Game Score
A strategy that takes players to the Caribbean until the peak of piracy, i.e. from the 16th to the 17th century. It combines the qualities of Patrician II and the former hit Pirates, with a focus on adventure, sea battles and combat.
Stronghold: Crusader
8.7 Game Score
A sequel to Stronghold, an economic strategy game set in the Middle Ages and developed by FireFly Studios in 2001. This time we travel to the Middle East of the crusades period in the late 11th and the early 12th century. The game mechanics are not much different from what fans of the series know and love. The game's biggest innovation is the setting, albeit it features also some minor gameplay adjustment, such as dealing with limited water supplies.
Panzer General
8.7 Game Score
Panzer General is a turn-based strategy game that throws us into the whirlwind of events known from history as the Second World War. The SSI product is, in a sense, unique because it is entirely dedicated to the Nazis, and this is extremely rare in computer games.
8th Wonder of the World
8.7 Game Score
The fourth installment of the "Cultures" series, combining elements of a simple adventure and real time strategy. Its action takes place after the events presented in "Northland". (third part of the "Cultures" series).
Mega lo Mania
8.7 Game Score
Mega lo Mania is a real-time strategy game that allows you to take on the role of the leader of a small cave community. By developing new technologies and focusing on inventing weapons, you need to create an army that will be able to defeat three other contenders to take power over an unidentified planet.
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
8.7 Game Score
A real time strategy in a medieval fantasy setting developed by Haemimont Games studio. Tzar: The Burden of the Crown takes place in a land of Keanor, which is ruled by the Dark Lord and his minions after the death of king Roan. We play as the son of the latter, prince Sartor, raised by a wizard to defeat the evil and restore his kingdom to its former glory. Gameplay takes a lot from typical RTS titles, like the classic Warcraft series.
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
8.7 Game Score
The first official expansion for Age of Empires III, developed by Ensemble Studios. The expansion introduces three new nations (Iroquois, Sioux, and Aztecs) described in the story campaign. The individual factions are different not only in terms of available buildings, but also by their strengths and weaknesses – the Iroquois have access to artillery and siege machines, the Sioux use horses for swift movement, while the Aztecs are known for their strong infantry.
X-COM: Apocalypse
8.7 Game Score
The third installment of the popular series of turn based games created by Microprose. In X-COM: Apocalypse, we assume the role of the commander of X-COM, an organization created to defend Earth against the alien invaders. The base gameplay is exactly the same as in the previous installments of the series. During the game, we build and develop bases, research new technologies, as well as employ and equip our soldiers.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
8.7 Game Score
Second, after Warlords, the official addition to the great strategy game, Sid Meier's Civilization IV. This time, as the name of the extension suggests, Firaxis Games' developers and designers decided to focus on the periods in human history that followed the invention of gunpowder and the introduction of firearms.
Cossacks II: Gold Edition
8.7 Game Score
Cossacks II: Gold Edition is a package of two real-time strategies from the Ukrainian GSC Game World studio. The set includes both the basic version of the RTS, Napoleonic Wars, as well as the Battle of Europe, the extension issued one year later.
The Guild 2: Venice
8.7 Game Score
The second expansion to The Guild, a real-time strategy game with RPG features, developed by 4Head Studios. True to its title, the add-on takes us to Venice – a 15th century Italian city state, which the creators recreated with all details - and allows the players to visit places like Piazza San Marco or Doge’s Palace. Due to the unique location of the metropolis, many places can only accessed with new means of transport - gondolas.
Age of History II
8.7 Game Score
The second part of the series of turn-based strategy games, developed by the Polish developer Lukasz Jakowski. In Age of History II, the players take control of one of the eponymous civilizations and lead it to world domination.
Project Hospital
8.7 Game Score
Project Hospital is a strategy game developed by independent studio Oxymoron Games. It enables the players to manage a virtual hospital. The title resembles Theme Hospital, a game released during the nineties by famous company Bullfrog.
Stellaris
8.7 Game Score
A real-time space strategy with RPG elements developed by Paradox Interactive – the creators of such renowned series as Europa Universalis or Crusader Kings. The game is played in a procedurally generated interstellar space, where your job is to build a galactic empire. A the beginning of the game you choose one of the 7 playable races that differ in appearance, skills, and ethics.
Kingdom: Two Crowns
8.7 Game Score
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.
They Are Billions
8.7 Game Score
They Are Billions is a steampunk real-time strategy where we have to defend a human colony from hordes of zombies. It was developed by Numantian Games, creators of Lords of Xulmia: A Story of Gods and Humans. Our primary objective is to manage and upgrade our base. We will have to gather resources, build and upgrade buildings, create a power grid, and so on. Hordes of zombies are a constant threat that we will face. The game's engine allows the presence of up to 20 thousand zombies at a time.
Northgard
8.7 Game Score
A real-time strategy taking place in a fantasy universe inspired by Nordic mythology and the Viking way of life. Northgard allows the players to lead a group of Vikings, who after years of tedious exploration have found a mysterious, resource-rich land. To attain their goal of fame and fortune, they will have to face numerous dangers scattered across the new land. Northgard’s gameplay is based on classic real-time strategy games such as Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, or The Settlers.
Total War: Warhammer II
8.6 Game Score
Another installment in a popular series of strategy games created by Creative Assembly. Unlike the first part of the subseries, which was set in the Old World, this time the players travel to the west, where they wage a war across four continents: Ulthuan, Naggaroth, Southern Realms, and Lustria. Four races take part in the conflict, i.e. the High Elves, the Dark Elves, the Lizardmen, and the Skaven.
Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne
8.6 Game Score
The second major expansion for Total War: Attila, the installment that takes us to the medieval Europe during the Charlemagne period. The add-on provides a new, extensive story campaign that offers 52 provinces to conquer, 8 factions to lead, and over 300 previously unavailable units.