Strategy Video Games14
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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Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon
Strategy 14 March 2001
Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon is a real-time strategy created by Overmax Studio. The action of the game was set in the second century AD. Players take on the role of rulers of one of the three kingdoms fighting to take control of China. In accordance with the genre convention, the game focuses on building up the economic base and creating an army that will defeat the opponents.
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.
Emergency 4: Global Fighters For Life
Strategy 31 March 2006
Another part of the catastrophic strategy, produced by Sixteen Tons Entertainment. In the game we play the role of the head of the rescue organization, who will have to face a number of accidents and catastrophes in the local city. In addition, we are faced with international tasks, unusual threats and the possibility of using specialist equipment. Graphic design has been improved and, most importantly, a new multiplayer mode has been introduced.
Craft the World
Strategy 24 November 2014
An independent sandbox strategy game with both RPG and tower defense elements, inspired by such productions as Terraria, Dwarf Fortress, and the iconic Dungeon Keeper. Craft the World has been developed by Dekovir Entertainment. In the game, the players get to control a group of Dwarves tasked with erecting and defending a stronghold. In order to do this, they have to look for resources, construct diverse buildings, and (when necessary) fight enemy factions.
Factorio
Strategy 14 August 2020
An independent economic strategy game in which we develop and manage a network of factories on a hazardous planet. The title was created by two Czech programmers who drew inspiration from such classics as SimCity, Civilization and Transport Tycoon. Our responsibilities include taking care of resource supply, vital to erecting more buildings, constant development of our property, and introducing new technologies we invent in special research facilities.
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Strategy 25 February 2015
Homeworld Remastered Collection is a remastered edition of the space strategy that wast first developed in 1999 by Relic Entertainment. The game was rejuvenated by Gearbox Software, studio known for the game series Borderlands and Brothers in Arms. We follow the history of Kushan, a forgotten race that was attacked by an alien civilization and almost entirely wiped out. However, over six hundred thousand of Kushans survived in the hypersleep chambers of a gigantic Mothership.
Zoo Tycoon (2001)
Strategy 28 October 2001
Tycoon Zoo is an economic strategy developed by Blue Fang Games studio, allowing players to play the role of the manager of the zoo. The duties of a virtual zoo director include taking care of animals, hiring employees, taking care of financial matters and designing and supervising investments. The aim of the game is to create a perfect zoo to which crowds of visitors will be attracted.
Social Empires
Strategy 01 June 2011
A combination of a strategy game and a settlement development simulator prepared for users of the social networking site facebook. We take care of the economy of our village by ordering individual inhabitants to collect raw materials, building further facilities to supply the necessary products and creating a powerful army capable of levelling an enemy settlement or surviving the siege.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Strategy 09 October 2012
A science-fiction turn-based strategy game that came out as a reboot of the cult series, UFO: Enemy Unknown, launched back in 1994 by Microprose. This new title was created by Firaxis Games, a studio founded by Sid Meier. The story of XCOM: Enemy Unknown does not follow any of the plotlines started by its predecessors. Instead, it tells a new story of the war between humans and an aggressive alien race.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution
Strategy 01 March 2011
The second standalone expansion for the 2009’s real-time strategy game, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II. The action of Retribution takes place 10 years after the events of Chaos Rising. Despite the defeat of the Black Legion and the demon Ulkair, the fighting hasn’t stopped and the planet Aurelia remains a battlefield for many conflicts between feuding factions of mutually exclusive interests.
Dungeon Keeper 2
Strategy 26 June 1999
Continuation of Bullfrog Productions' perverse and humorous real-time strategy. In the cellars it is again crowded with troublemakers looking for fame and riches. The dungeon guard has his hands full of robots setting traps on intruders, and he dreams of conquering the world on the surface.
Yakuza Empire
Strategy 2024
A strategic simulation game in which we lead the Japanese mafia clan - yakuza. The player's goal in Yakuza Empire, apart from taking control of the criminal world, is to avenge our brutally murdered predecessor.
BattleTech
Strategy 24 April 2018
BattleTech, developed by Harebrained Schemes studio, known for Shadowrun, is a tactical battle game, which is a refreshed edition of a game released for PC in the 80s, as one of the first games by Westwood (Command & Conquer). The work was overseen by Jordan Weisman himself – the developer of the acclaimed series, MechWarrior, as well as the original BattleTech tabletop from 1984.
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Strategy 23 February 2024
A real-time strategy by Petroglyph, veterans of the genre. 9-bit Armies: A Bit Too Far tasks players with leading an army to victory during a war. The game stands out with its voxel-based graphics.
United Penguin Kingdom
Strategy 09 March 2024
A city builder strategy game about managing a penguin settlement. The player must gather resources, trade, construct buildings and defend their village from murderous orcs and thieving seals.
WorldBox: God Simulator
Strategy 06 September 2018
God game RTS in which we play as a deity who controls the world. In WorldBox: God Simulator we create the land from scratch and watch the actions of its inhabitants; we can also intervene, sending various plagues to the world.
Wildfrost
Strategy 12 April 2023
A combination of a roguelike and a card game. Wildfrost tasks us with saving a world frozen over by a cataclysmic disaster. To do so, we must traverse the realm and fight enemies in turn-based battles.
Stormgate
Strategy TBA (early access since August 2024)
An RTS distributed in the free-to-play model, which was developed by veterans from Blizzard Entertainment - the Frost Giant Studios team. In Stormgate we take control over humans or space invaders known as Infernale.
SteamWorld Build
Strategy 01 December 2023
SteamWorld Build is the sixth installment of the indie game series by Thunderful. This time, the developers created an economic strategy, combining a city builder with a dungeon management sim, tasking us with excavating ancient artifacts.
Celestial Empire
Strategy 2025 (early access since 30 June 2024)
An economic strategy in which we are tasked with building a city during ancient China times. Celestial Empire has us become the governor of the province, responsible for developing the settlement into a metropolis, taking care of the inhabitants and contacting deities.
Colonize
Strategy 15 February 2024
An economic strategy in which we set off to conquer the 17th century New World. This Polish title developed by CreativeForge Games involves controlling England's first colonists and our main task is to ensuire their survival and the creation of thriving settlements.
Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence
Strategy 24 June 2024
Second large expansion for the grand strategy game originally released by Paradox Interactive in 2022. Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence offers the new titular mechanic, allowing a group of countries to work towards the same ideological or economical goals.
Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas
Strategy 19 December 2016
The third expansion to Age of Empires II HD, a remade edition of a popular real-time strategy game, developed as a joint effort between SkyBox Labs and Forgotten Empires. The new add-on introduces four Asian civilizations: Burmese, Khmers, Malays, and Vietnamese, each with its unique units. Additionally, the game received two new universal units – battle elephants and imperial infantry. The core of the add-on are four campaigns taking place in South East Asia.
Starship Troopers: Terran Command
Strategy 16 June 2022
Starship Troopers: Terran Command is an RTS based on defensive model inspired by the popular They Are Billions. The player takes on the role of the leader of the title space soldiers, who are thrown onto a planet controlled by hordes of aliens from the insectoid Arachnid race.