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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’.

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Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade

Strategy 30 September 1999

The first official expansion to the renowned turn-based fantasy strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic III from the New World Computing studio. The storyline of the Armageddon’s Blade expansion tells the tale of the events, which took place after the end of the campaign of the vanilla version of the production.

PC

R.U.S.E.
R.U.S.E.

Strategy 07 September 2010

Real-time strategy taking place in the realities of the Second World War. The product focuses primarily on large-scale battles and the use of various insidious techniques.

PCX360PS3

Empire Earth III
Empire Earth III

Strategy 06 November 2007

Empire Earth III is another part of the popular real-time strategy series. The production was developed by Mad Doc Software, which has also had its previous release. This is still an RTS game, but it is much more dynamic than the rest of the series.

PC

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Strategy 20 July 2007

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.

PC

Revival: Recolonization
Revival: Recolonization

Strategy 11 April 2024

A 4X type strategy game, with action taking place on Earth thousands of years after the lost war with the machines. Revival: Recolonization forces us to reunite primitive tribes, teach them about the past technologies and then lead them to victory against the robots.

PC

Praetorians: HD Remaster
Praetorians: HD Remaster

Strategy 24 January 2020

A remastered version of the RTS from 2003, which takes us back to the Roman Empire; in order to become emperor, the player must fight wars with a limited number of different units at his disposal. Praetorians: HD Remaster stands out from the original with its improved graphics, user interface and control.

PCXONEPS4

Old World
Old World

Strategy 01 July 2021

A turn-based 4X strategy inspired by the Sid Meier's Civilization series, in which we lead an ancient dynasty and try to make the country ruled by it a world powerhouse. The main designer of Old World is Soren Johnson, who also designed Civilization IV.

PC

Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars 2

Strategy 17 February 2017

The continuation of the real-time science fiction strategy published in 2009 on Xbox 360 as a spin-off of the FPS franchise Halo. The second installment is co-developed by 353 Industries, which picked up the series after Bungie Software, and Creative Assembly primarily known for the extremely-popular strategy game series Total War. The plot of Halo Wars opens a whole new chapter in the universe, and supplements the original title’s story.

PCXONE

Mashinky
Mashinky

Strategy 2024 (early access since 06 October 2017)

An open-world economic tycoon game that focuses on managing a railroad company. The credit for developing this title goes to a Czech gamemaker - Jan Zeleny, who worked on the game for many years.

PC

Ultimate General: Civil War
Ultimate General: Civil War

Strategy 14 July 2017

A tactical war game developed by Game-Labs. Ultimate General: Civil War is set during the titular American Civil War, and the player can take part in more than 50 historical battles - the list features both small skirmishes and battles that lasted for days - those require hundreds of square kilometers of virtual space.

PC

Terra Nil
Terra Nil

Strategy 28 March 2023

An original strategy puzzle game in which we restore life to the wilderness. In Terra Nil, we irrigate the soil, restore biodiversity, and bring wildlife to refreshed areas to create self-contained, vibrant ecosystems.

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Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Strategy 06 August 2019

A spin-off of the Age of Wonders series that takes us to a science-fiction setting. We take control of a fallen empire and try to raise it from the dark ages of a galaxy to a better future. Age of Wonders: Planetfall lets us play by ourselves or in multiplayer mode.

PCXONEPS4

Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening
Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

Strategy 20 July 2023

Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening is a strategy game set in Japan during the Sengoku era. Clan management, forming armies and handling the economy are all turn-based. Battles, meanwhile, take place in real-time.

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Desynced
Desynced

Strategy October 2024 (early access since 15 August 2023)

An economic strategy with simulation elements. Desynced has us managing an extraterrestrial facility, using a fleet of drones to extract, process and transport resources needed to repair our spaceship.

PC

Rising Kingdoms
Rising Kingdoms

Strategy 10 June 2005

An extensive strategy game prepared by experienced programmers from the Bulgarian development studio Haemimont Games, creators of such positions as Tzar: the Burden of the Crown, Celtic Kings: Rage of War and Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

PC

Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove

Strategy 08 April 2003

Developed by Frog City Software team, the sequel to the popular Tropico economic strategy from 2001. Unlike its predecessor set in the 20th century, the game takes us to the 17th century and allows us to become the real ruler of the southern seas. We play the role of a pirate king, managing the base, hidden on one of the islands of a fictional archipelago. Our main task is to provide all the pirates' pleasures, such as food, wine, women, gold and gambling.

PC

Gangsters: Organized Crime
Gangsters: Organized Crime

Strategy 10 January 1999

An unusual combination of a strategy game with economic threads. If you would like to make a "non-rejectable proposal" to someone, take on the role of gang leader in the world of America of the 1920s.

PC

Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad Tycoon 3

Strategy 27 October 2003

The third part of the strategy game Railroad Tycoon, which originally debuted in 1990. This title again enables users to lead the development of a transport consortium specialising in rail transport.

PC

Homeworld 2
Homeworld 2

Strategy 16 September 2003

The sequel to the groundbreaking 1999 game from Relic Entertainment, which brought the popular real-time strategy genre into the third dimension. Homeworld 2 takes place 100 years after the events of the first game and describes the desperate struggle of the indigenous inhabitants of the planet Hiigara with the Vaygr warrior race, which many centuries ago led to their exile in the unknown regions of space.

PC

Airline 69: Return to Casablanca
Airline 69: Return to Casablanca

Strategy 30 October 2003

Airline 69: Return to Casablanca continues the idea of the famous game of outstanding erotic colour, entitled Wet: The Sexy Empire and published in the second half of the 1990s. The action was set in a hot North African climate.

PC

Celtic Kings: Rage of War
Celtic Kings: Rage of War

Strategy 27 August 2002

Isometric real-time strategy with adventure and RPG elements. The creators divided the game into two main modes: adventure and strategy. In the first of them we command the team on the side of Caesar or the Gallic druid. Strategic tasks include developing the army, hiring mercenaries, collecting artifacts and conquering castles. Production guarantees about 40 hours of fun.

PC

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

Strategy 06 November 2007

Supreme Commander: In the face of an enemy, it is an independent extension of the 2007 Real-Time Space Strategy (RTS). The action of the add-on was set after the events presented in the base game. The divided factions of the UEF, Cybran and Aeon have to face a new threat together - the alien Seraphim race. Developers from Gas Powered Games studio prepared over 100 new units, as well as a number of changes in the mechanics of the game.

PC

Call to Arms
Call to Arms

Strategy 27 April 2018

A military real-time strategy with action game features, developed by Digitalmindsoft, the studio that created the popular Men of War series together with Best Way. Unlike the aforementioned series, Call to Arms takes place in modern times, giving us access to weaponry used by present armies (e.g. M1 Abrams tank or the Humvee).

PC

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Strategy 08 May 2014

Another, after the second instalment of the Age of Empires series, completely remastered version of the classic strategy by Ensemble Studios. The original game was released in 2002 as a spin-off of the said series and is set in the world of mythology. Production offers us full content of the original along with the official addition The Titans and allows us to take the side of one of the four ancient civilizations: Greeks, Egyptians, Vikings and mysterious inhabitants of Atlantis.

PC