Strategy Video Games55
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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Twilight Struggle
Strategy 13 April 2016
A digital adaptation of the strategy board game created by American company GMT Games. Twilight Struggle takes place during the Cold War and the player assumes the role of a leader of one of the two empires – USA or USSR. The game is played in turns on a global map. The rivaling sides are playing with cards that trigger events beneficial for one, either, or neither side of the conflict.
Democracy 3: Africa
Strategy 12 April 2016
A standalone expansion to the third installment in the Democracy series, which debuted in 2013 through the efforts of Positech Games, the studio that developed previous entries in the franchise. Unlike the main games, Democracy 3: Africa takes us to Africa, where we take the role of a leader of one of ten countries, facing completely new challenges due to different nature of living in that region.
Game Tycoon 2
Strategy 08 April 2016
A sequel to the simple economic strategy game developed by Sunlight Games studio. The game allows the player to assume the role of a video game developer. In Game Tycoon 2 once again the player becomes the head of a small game developing studio, the members of which dream of conquering the global video game market. One can choose from three varied teams with different attributes and starting conditions. The campaign starts in year 1980 and lasts for five decades till 2030.
Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
Strategy 08 April 2016
Another installment of the critically acclaimed strategy games series launched in 2000 by Battlefront.com. The action takes place in times of the World War II and focuses on the battle on the Western Front between October 1944 and January 1945, which culminated in the famous German offensive in the Ardennes.
Order of Battle: U.S. Marines
Strategy 07 April 2016
The second expansion of the turn-based war strategy Order of Battle: Pacific by The Aristocrats studio, reviving the spirit of the genre’s classics, with the Panzer General series in the forefront. The action takes place during WWII, starting in 1942, when American army began to score their first important victories against the Japanese forces. U.S.
Endless Legend: Shifters
Strategy 07 April 2016
Another paid expansion for a fantasy 4X strategy game Endless Legend. The title of the expansion refers to the new, playable race of Alayi, characterized by unique ability to transform during winter, adapting to this harsh season. Alayi are also closely connected with a new resource, called Pearls of Auriga, which can be sacrificed on special altars to modify effects of winter. This allows us to make use of weather to our advantage during battles.
Age of Conquest IV
Strategy 06 April 2016
A turn-based strategy game that combines the rules of Risk, a popular board game, with the gameplay solutions employed in the Total War series. Noble Master’s production is based on the free-to-play model and offers optional microtransactions; the free version includes one map, while the remaining ones need to be purchased.
Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum
Strategy 05 April 2016
Another major DLC for Europa Universalis IV, which is still being supported by Paradox Interactive despite the fact that it has been three years since the vanilla game’s release. Just like the title suggests, Mare Nostrum (Our Sea, as the Romans used to call the Mediterranean Sea) is focused primarily on developing and enhancing sea trade and naval battles. The biggest novelty is the introduction of sailors who influence our fleets’ strength and are necessary to build and repair our ships.
Quar: Battle for Gate 18
Strategy 05 April 2016
A turn-based strategy game which supports VR goggles. It was created by Steel Wool Games - a developer popular for Flyhunter Origins. Quar: Battle for Gate 18 is set in a fantasy world inhabited by a civilization of humanoid creatures known as Quar. Alykinder's crusade offers chances to end an 700-year long internal conflict over leadership - the crusaders aim to conquer all the lands belonging to Quar.
Yo-kai Sangokushi
Strategy 02 April 2016
A turn-based fantasy strategy game developed by studio Level 5. The game combines the world of the Yo-Kai Watch series with the gameplay of popular series Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the game the player controls the yokai creatures known very well by the fans of the series. The creatures are invisible for most of humans and they are used for building player’s own empire.
Ashes of the Singularity
Strategy 31 March 2016
A science-fiction RTS developed by Stardock Systems, the developer team known for Galactic Civilizations. The game is set in a distant future, when humans developed a highly advanced AI, leading to a period of unrestrained technological advancement. All humans abandoned their former bodies and transferred their consciousness into electronic systems. However, humans did not eliminate their worst instincts.
Mushroom Wars 2
Strategy 30 March 2016
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.
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops
Strategy 29 March 2016
An official collection of DLCs to the StarCraft II trilogy, launched in 2010 and developed by the creators of the original franchise, legendary studio Blizzard Entertainment. The new missions are set after the events of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, when Terrans try to rebuild their Empire, battered after many wars. The story focuses on an agent of the Ghosts squad named November ‘Nova’ Terra, a character known from previous installments.
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
Strategy 24 March 2016
A turn-based strategy game developed by Koei Tecmo. The action of the title takes place in Japan during the Sengoku era (years 1467-1573). Similarly as in the previous installments of the series, the main part of the game are the story campaigns in which the players can learn about the history of various actual people such as Yukimura Sanada, Masamune Date or Ieyasu Tokugawa. More than two thousand of playable characters appear in Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension.
Total War Battles: Kingdom
Strategy 24 March 2016
The second installment in a spin-off subseries belonging to the Total War franchise, designed mainly for mobile devices. Both titles were created by a separate development team working under Creative Assembly. In contrast to the original game, this one focuses entirely on online gameplay and PvP competition. The game takes you back to 10th century. You become a leader of a small country, who has to take care of its development and security.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus
Strategy 22 March 2016
An extended version of the turn-based tactic strategy XCOM: Enemy Unknown developed by Firaxis Games, which was a restart of the cult series started by Microprose in 90s. The plot tells a story of the first conflict between humanity and an extraterrestrial civilization. You are in control of a head of the XCOM organization, whose aim is to fend off the invasion of aliens and figure out their technology.
Polaris Sector
Strategy 22 March 2016
A science-fiction 4X strategy game and the debut project of SoftWarWare, a Russian studio. The action of Polaris Sector takes place in the eponymous area of the space where powerful factions fight for resources and territory. In the game, we assume control of a completely new nation that has just begun to build its position, and our task is to transform it into a true empire.
Disney Magic Kingdoms
Strategy 17 March 2016
Developed jointly by The Walt Disney Company and the renowned Gameloft studio, a colorful economic strategy, in which the player's objective is to create and manage his own Disneyland. Mechanics in Disney Magic Kingdoms generally resemble those in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. However, instead of typical elements of theme parks, you can place original attractions from the most popular Disney parks in the USA and France.
Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Strategy 17 March 2016
A turn-based strategy game set during the Napoleonic Wars, developed by Glenn Drover, a renowned board games designer. We assume the role of the famous French emperor, who faces a coalition of over a dozen European countries led by the British, in six varied scenarios that take place between 1800 and 1813. The gameplay mechanics of Victory and Glory: Napoleon combine classic strategy, card, and board game elements.
Sheltered
Strategy 15 March 2016
A survival strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic reality. The game was created as a result of cooperation between the independent studio, Unicube, and Team 17, the company famous for the Worms series. The player becomes a leader of a group of survivors hiding in a gloomy underground shelter after a nuclear catastrophe. The game begins when the first bombs are about to fall. We have a limited amount of time to gather supplies for the first weeks of living underground.
Gremlins, Inc.
Strategy 11 March 2016
Set in a steampunk world, a turn-based strategic game combining board and card game elements. The action in Gremlins, Inc. by the Latvian Charlie Oscar studio takes place in a corrupted, capitalistic world where the eponymous creatures fight over money, political influences, and prestige. The game introduces a playing field with 150 types of cards.
StarDrive 2: Sector Zero
Strategy 08 March 2016
The first major expansion for StarDrive 2, a space 4X strategy game by Zero Sum Games. Sector Zero brings, first and foremost, larger galaxies (up to 4 times bigger), new missions, technologies, and racial traits, as well as two additional victory conditions based on scientific and historical approach. The gameplay itself does not deviate significantly from what we have seen in the original. The developers introduced two new mechanics, though.
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
Strategy 05 March 2016
A tactical combat simulation set during WWII. The game was developed by Graviteam, which has already produced several similar productions. This time the player leads the German or the Russian army in the battles taking place near the eponymous Mius river during 1943. The game offers two large-scale military operations, the course of which is influenced by the decisions made by the player and the game's advanced AI.
Kingdom Wars 2: Battles
Strategy 04 March 2016
Set in a fantasy setting, a real-time strategy being another installment in the series started in 2011 with a MMORTS game – Dawn of Fantasy (later re-imagined as a free-to-play game Kingdom Wars). The plot in Kingdom Wars 2: Battles takes us to the land plunged into the chaos of war between humans, elves, and orcs. With the advent of the undead, the fourth powerful race, the divided parties need to join their forces and together face the new, dreadful enemy.