Strategy Video Games8
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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Men of War: Assault Squad
Strategy 25 February 2011
A stand-alone expansion for a war-themed RTS game created by Best Way (a Ukrainian developer) and released in December, 2007. In terms of game mechanics, Assault Squad does not stray far from the formula of the base game - the player fights in various places the Second World War left its mark on, taking control over American, Soviet and German, as well as previously unavailable British and Japanese squads.
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Strategy 16 March 2010
The fourth major installment of the legendary strategy game series which dates back to 1995. It was created by the Los Angeles division of EA that has been developing the series for a few years now. The game continues the storyline of its predecessors and focuses on the desperate struggle between GDI and Nod to stop the spread of Tiberium which threatens the planet with absolute sterilization.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade
Strategy 09 October 2006
A stand-alone expansion for the strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment. The basic novelty introduced in Dark Crusade expansion are the two new factions. The first one are the humanoid robots known as Necron. They are a faction of undead killing machines. The second new faction is the Tau Empire. They are technologically advanced and have remarkable skills in diplomacy.
Banished
Strategy 18 February 2014
Banished is a real-time economical strategy game, the first one developed by Luke Hodorowicz, the founder of the independent studio Shining Rock Software LLC. The player controls a small group of people exiled from their home country, who are trying to settle down in a new place and create the foundations of a powerful kingdom. The task calls, first and foremost, for ensuring the survival of a small society, and then managing its development.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Strategy 19 February 2009
A sequel to the popular real-time strategy game by Relic Entertainment, set in the cult Warhammer 40,000 universe, where over a dozen feuding factions fight a bloody war. In the story campaign, we can assume control of the armies of four sides of the conflict: humans (Space Marines), Orks, the Eldar, and the Tyranids. Contrary to its predecessor, in Dawn of War II we have a much larger freedom in terms of playing and can determine the order of conquest.
Pizza Connection 3
Strategy 22 March 2018
Another entry in the series of economic strategy games in which the player assumes the role of an owner of a pizzeria. The first game in the series debuted in 1999 and its sequel was released one year later. In the third installment the player is tasked with transforming a small business into a giant network of restaurants scattered across the world.
Company of Heroes 3
Strategy 23 February 2023
Company of Heroes 3 is the third installment of the popular series of tactical real-time strategies set in the realities of World War II. This time the campaign focuses on Italy and North Africa.
Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay
Strategy 30 April 2024
Thrones of Decay is an expansion for Total War: Warhammer III, divided into three smaller packages (bought separately or together). This add-on features three new legendary lords, as well as new types of units, including new legendary heroes.
Stellaris: The Machine Age
Strategy 07 May 2024
The ninth large expansion for the grand strategy game made by Paradox Interactive in 2016. Stellaris: The Machine Age has us face new types of threats related to cybernetics and synthetic technologies. The DLC offers new origins, ethos, constructions, techs and crisis paths.
F1 Manager 2022
Strategy 30 August 2022
F1 Manager 2022 is a management strategy in which we lead a Formula 1 team, taking care of all aspects of its functioning. The game was developed and published by the British studio Frontier Developments, known for many economic strategies.
Stronghold: Warlords
Strategy 09 March 2021
Another full-fledged installment of Stronghold, a popular strategy game series developed by FireFly since 2001. As always, the game takes us to medieval times, and allows us to assume the role of a lord with a small castle and a poor village at his command. Our job is to grow the area to become a powerful domain.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Strategy 2024 (early access since 15 March 2019)
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is a city builder by 3Division. It tasks us with managing, expanding and leading a fictional Soviet republic to a bright future.
Age of Mythology
Strategy 31 October 2002
A strategy taking place in antiquity permeated with Greek mythology. We play the role of the leader of one of several civilizations and we take care of its development. The specificity of the game means that we often fight against mythological creatures and enter into deals with gods. In terms of gameplay, the title has all the features of the Age of Empires series - economic, military or even technological.
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Strategy 28 September 1999
The second installment belonging to an incredibly popular series of real-time strategy games. Age of Empires II: The Age of the Kings was developed by Ensemble Studios. The player assumes command of a civilization chosen (13 in total here) and leads them through subsequent stages of development. For example, one can play as Franks, Mongols, Celts or Vikings.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Strategy 15 October 2020
A refreshed and improved version of Age of Empires III, a game from 2005 that was the third installment in the series of best-selling real-time strategy games. The new version was developed by Forgotten Empires, a studio that also created remastered editions of the first and second games in the series. Most of the changes are related to the graphics and interface – they were adapted to modern computers and displays. This enabled the game to support 4K resolution.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Strategy 20 February 2018
A refreshed version of Age of Empires, a real-time strategy game that debuted in 1997. Microsoft, the company responsible for the new version, focused not only on improving the graphics so that they now support 4K resolution, but on recording a new version of the symphonic soundtrack as well. The title contains the contents of the basic version of the original game and of the Rise of Rome expansion pack. The single player scenarios were expanded with new narrative features.
Lakeburg Legacies
Strategy 20 July 2023
A strategy game with RPG and life sim elements. Lakeburg Legacies has us building a village and matchmaking villagers to ensure a steady flow of competent descendants.
Undead Inc.
Strategy 02 May 2024
A strategy simulation combining elements from such games as Two Point Hospital and Fallout Shelter. In Undead Inc. we manage a medical facility. We can focus on fully legal research or dive into illegal, much more profitable ventures, including creation of biological weapons.
Bounty Train
Strategy 16 May 2017
Bounty Train is an economic strategy developed by a small Canadian studio Corbie Games. The game takes place in USA during the second part of the 19th century. We play as a soon-to-be railroad magnate and our job is to accomplish the tasks we are given that focus on transporting cargo. We begin by piecing our train together and hiring employees: from train drivers controlling our engine to gunmen who will guard our precious cargo from robbers.
Humankind
Strategy 17 August 2021
A turn-based 4X strategy from the Amplitude studio, inspired by the Sid Meier's Civilization series. In Humankind, the player creates his own civilization, selecting elements from many historical cultures, and then must lead it through the centuries, from ancient times to modern times.
XCOM: Chimera Squad
Strategy 24 April 2020
Spin-off a series of tactical turn-based strategies. In the XCOM: Chimera Squad, we take control of the squad consisting of people and aliens, whose task is to keep order in the metropolis known as City 31. The action takes place 5 years after XCOM 2.
Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
Strategy 31 January 1998
An expansion for Age of Empires, a popular strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios. The expansion introduces four new civilizations (Rome, Carthage, Palmyra, and Macedonia) and additional battle units, including armored elephants, battle chariots, camel riders, slingshooters, as well as galleys armed with burning projectiles.
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
Strategy 09 February 2012
A complex remake of the iconic game Jagged Alliance 2, developed by Coreplay. The game builds on a non-linear campaign that takes the players to a fictional country of Arulco ruled with an iron fist by Queen Deidranna, who came up with a scheme and deprived Enrico Chivaldori - the player’s employer - of his rightful crown. As one might easily guess, the player is tasked with ending this reign of terror and shooting the usurper down in flames.
Anno 2070
Strategy 17 November 2011
Another installment in the popular series of economy strategy games developed cooperatively by Related Designs, the creators of the franchise, and the legendary Blue Byte studio under the watchful eye of Ubisoft. The fifth entry in the series, contrary to the previous ones, takes the players to the future, to the eponymous year of 2070, when climatic changes drastically raised water levels around the world, forcing humankind to move to higher ground.