Strategy Video Games78
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: New Lands
Strategy 09 August 2016
An improved version of the old-school, minimalistic strategy game, Kingdom, that was released in 2015 by two independent developers nicknamed noio and Licorice. Similarly as in the original game, in the new title the player assumes the role of a king who travels through the world and uses his wealth to gain new subjects and expand his domain. As the game progresses, the king gains access to new craftsmen as well as production and military buildings.
Sorcerer King: Rivals
Strategy 15 September 2016
A stand-alone expansion to Sorcerer King, a turn-based 4x strategy. Similarly to the basic version, the expansion was created by Stardock Corporation. This time, the players assume the role of a mortal ruler whose goal is to achieve immortality. Sorcerer King: Rivals introduces two new factions (King Bazzar’s dwarves, and necromancers, led by Archmage Velemor), each with their own technologies, spells, and troops.
The L.E.D. Wars
Strategy 15 December 1997
A science fiction-based real-time strategy, a debut production of Belgian Larian Studios. The player is at the forefront of the armed arm of a megacorporation, and his task is to secure the production of the drug Liquid Evolution Drug (L.E.D. for short), which is essential for mankind.
Duskers
Strategy 18 May 2016
A strategy with roguelike elements, taking place in a post-apocalyptic science-fiction world. In Duskers, the player assumes the role of a drone operator, a survivor from a catastrophe that apparently annihilated every other person and changed the space into a cemetery full of dangerous monsters and other hazards. The player’s task is to discover the secret behind the tragedy and acquire the items necessary for survival.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Strategy 01 April 2021
A grotesque strategy game from the developers responsible for such curious projects as Square Brawl and Clustertruck. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator allows the players to control an army of colored humanoids. We spend our money on infantry, archers, pikemen, or siege machines, such as ballistae and catapults.
Endless Legend: Tempest
Strategy 14 October 2016
Another paid DLC for Endless Legend, a turn-based strategy 4X game from Amplitude Studios released in September 2014. The main feature of this add-on is a new playable faction in form of Morgawr – an aquatic race specializing in naval battles and animal control. Like previous sides of the conflict, Morgawrs have unique buildings, units, technologies and characters.
Take the A-Train III
Strategy 01 June 1992
An economic strategy in which we take the position of head of the urban railway network and our task is to contribute to the development of the metropolis. The game is the third installment of a series of games developed since 1985, known in Japan as Take the A-Train.
Stellaris: Leviathans
Strategy 20 October 2016
A story expansion to Stellaris – a space real-time strategy game developed by Paradox Development. The greatest novelty in comparison to the base version of the game is a story campaign titled “War in Heaven” in which the player participates in a conflict between the Fallen Empires.
Battle Ages
Strategy 12 November 2015
A real-time strategy game distributed by using the free-to-play model. The game was developed by DR Studios and it allows the player to lead a civilization through various stages of evolution, since the Stone Age, through antiquity, medieval and renaissance, to the final years of the 19th century. At first the player assumes control of a simple settlement which then expands its size and adds new buildings.
Crown and Council
Strategy 22 April 2016
Set in Medieval realities, a free turn-based strategy by Mojang AB, the creators of the popular Minecraft. In Crown and Council you assume the role of a king who has to fight over the influence with other monarchs controlled by AI. Gameplay is turn-based and during each turn you receive a set amount of gold you can spend on actions like invading others’ lands, building ships, strengthening fortifications, and developing villages and new technologies.
Eador. Imperium
Strategy 27 January 2017
A standalone expansion to Eador. Masters of the Broken World by Snowbird studio, which is a combination of a grand strategy and a turn-based tactic game, supplemented with RPG elements. The game again takes us to the world known from the former parts of the series, a realm torn to pieces that are scattered around the galaxy, and your objective is to unite it under your reign. Gameplay in Eador.
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.
Battlefleet Gothic: Leviathan
Strategy 07 July 2016
A mobile battle-strategy game set in the world of Warhammer 40,000. It is a virtual rendition of Battlefleet Gothic - a tabletop game published by Games Workshop. Battlefleet Gothic: Leviathan was developed by Grand Cauldron and offers an extensive campaign based on the stories from expansions, comic strips and novels belonging to the Shield of Baal series.
Order of Battle: Winter War
Strategy 21 July 2016
Another big expansion for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: Pacific developed by The Aristocrats. Similarly to the base game, the action of Order of Battle: Winter War takes place during WWII. This time the game concentrates on USSR’s aggression towards Finland, known as the Winter War. The campaign consists of 14 scenarios, including the titular Winter War, the Continuation War, and the Lapland War, covering the period between 1939-1945.
Life in Bunker
Strategy 25 February 2016
A post-apocalyptic economic strategy in which the player is tasked with managing a small society living in a fallout shelter. The world in Life in Bunker is procedurally generated and player has access to four underground floors. Thanks to that, as the game progress, the bunker can be expanded not only horizontally, but vertically as well. The people living inside the facility represent one of six professions and have individual character traits.
Game Dev Story
Strategy 15 April 1997
Economic strategy, in which we play the role of the owner of a video game development studio. Our task is to transform a small business into a market giant that will even produce its own console.
Star Fox Guard
Strategy 21 April 2016
A strategy tower defense game and a spin-off to the popular series of TPP shooters that were available on many Nintendo consoles. The main character of Star Fox Guard is Grippy Toad (uncle of Slippy Toad, one of the series' main protagonists) whose job it is to mine rare minerals. Various enemies are trying to interrupt him and the player is tasked with stopping them.
Democracy
Strategy 17 April 2005
A turn-based strategy game in which we play the role of president or prime minister of a fictitious democratic country, which belongs to the category of political simulators. By taking a number of decisions in seven key aspects of the functioning of the state, we try to meet the expectations of many different political parties, as well as social and professional groups.
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
Strategy 01 September 1991
Continuation of Peter Molyneux's original strategy game, in which, playing the role of a deity, we lead a group of our subjects against the followers of another god. Compared to its predecessor, the game was set in the realities of Greek mythology, offering improved visual setting, nearly 4 times more divine powers and as many as 1000 different maps.
Breaking Bad: Empire Business
Strategy canceled
Breaking Bad: Empire Business is a mobile economic strategy based on the popular TV series. It was developed by Phase One Games and it uses a free to play distribution model with microtransactions. The player is tasked with creating and managing a drug empire. Characters known from the screen appear in the game, including Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Gus Fring and Saul Goodman. However, the game doesn’t repeat the scenario from the original production.
Faeria
Strategy 08 March 2017
A card game with turn-based strategy elements that uses free-to-play distribution model with microtransactions. Faeria invites the players into an old fantasy world, home to humans as well as other intelligent species. The game puts emphasis on the lore and contains much additional information about the fictional universe. As for the gameplay, Faeria represents an unorthodox approach to the card game genre. Duels between two players are the foundation of the game.
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.
Parkan: Iron Strategy
Strategy 16 June 2001
Park: Iron Strategy is a futuristic real-time strategy (RTS) produced by Nikita, a Russian development studio. The plot of the game shows the struggle of corporations, which compete for control over the planetary system rich in valuable resources. The game consists in building bases and commanding heavily armed combat robots sent to fight enemies.
The Wiggles
Strategy 28 October 2001
Shoulder the burden of responsibility for the entire population of small dwarfish creatures called Wiggles and lead them to perform the dangerous task given to them by the god Odin.