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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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Act of War: High Treason
Act of War: High Treason

Strategy 24 March 2006

The first official extension to the Act of War: Direct Action strategy. The original game focused mainly on the presentation of contemporary battles in large cities. This time the authors decided to broaden the range of offered environments and offer us a campaign taking place in coastal and marine areas.

PC

Sid Meier's Colonization
Sid Meier's Colonization

Strategy 23 February 1993

Another great game by Sid Meier, the creator of such hits as Railroad Tycoon, Pirates or Civilization. This includes leading a group of settlers who arrived on new land to settle, create a colony, and finally declare independence and create a new sovereign state.

PC

Rise of Nations
Rise of Nations

Strategy 19 May 2003

A real-time strategy that combines the epic dimension of turn-based strategies and the gameplay dynamics typical of RTSs. Players begin as the leader of a small Stone Age village and can lead their nation for hundreds of years to the present day.

PC

Master of Orion II
Master of Orion II

Strategy 28 December 1996

A legendary strategy game belonging to the subspecies known as Space 4X. The game takes place in a turn-based system and the game is about managing a galactic empire. To this end, we colonise the planets, we develop technologies, we care about economic growth, we deal with diplomacy and, ultimately, we also wag wars.

PC

Theme Hospital
Theme Hospital

Strategy 14 May 1997

In Theme Hospital the player becomes the owner of the hospital, and his task is to manage and take care of its expansion. Every important aspect of this important medical facility needs to be addressed.

PCPS1

Medieval: Total War
Medieval: Total War

Strategy 21 August 2002

A continuation of the popular strategy game, released by Creative Assembly in 2000. Medieval: Total War brings us from the Far East to a more familiar setting of medieval Europe, where we need to take control of one of the twelve most powerful countries of that time. Similarly to its predecessor, the game connects military elements with trade, diplomacy and resource management.

PC

Fire Department 2
Fire Department 2

Strategy 25 November 2004

Sequel quite successful strategic production studio Monte Cristo, whose main theme was the work of the fire brigade. Fire Department 2 develops everything we could see in its predecessor.

PC

WarCraft: Orcs and Humans
WarCraft: Orcs and Humans

Strategy 11 March 1994

WarCraft: Orcs and Humans is an RTS set in a fantasy universe, and the debut game from Blizzard Entertainment (an American studio, previously going by the name Silicon & Synapse). The events of WarCraft: Orcs and Humans take place in a fantasy land of Azeroth, where the conflict between humans and orcs takes place. The players choose their side and attempt to conquer the other.

PC

Faces of War: Brothers in Arms
Faces of War: Brothers in Arms

Strategy 07 December 2007

An expansion for the strategy game Faces of War developed by Best Way. You lead the armed forces of the Soviet Union and participate in an alternative version of the events spanning from 1941 to 1945, when the Soviets officially joined the war effort. The story campaign focuses on two students, who are drafted into the army and meet on the front.

PC

Restaurant Empire 2
Restaurant Empire 2

Strategy 07 April 2009

Continuation of the popular economic game, in which the player's task is to manage the restaurant and later their entire chain. We can choose from three types of gastronomy establishments and hundreds of recipes and various decorative objects.

PC

Impire
Impire

Strategy 14 February 2013

Inspired by Dungeon Keeper series economic strategy with RTS elements. Game was created by French Cyanide studio in cooperation with Paradox Interactive. The action of Impire is set in the land of Ardania, known from the Majesty series. The player directs the actions of Baal Abaddon, the former ruler of darkness, who was degraded to the role of a small, demonic imp. The hero wants to regain his former power, which requires the creation of vast dungeons, full of traps and powerful monsters.

PC

Emergency 5
Emergency 5

Strategy 28 November 2014

Emergency 5 is a real-time strategy in which you assume the role of an emergency dispatcher who is in charge of the fire department, police, paramedics, and technical services. With their help, you need to face various crises and catastrophes taking place in German cities.

PC

Warlords: Battlecry III
Warlords: Battlecry III

Strategy 17 May 2004

The third part of a series of strategy games with cRPG elements taking place in the magic-filled world of fantasy Etheria. This time players can take part in the great war that takes place between the united races of the north and the southern Ssrathi Empire.

PC

Glory of the Roman Empire
Glory of the Roman Empire

Strategy 16 June 2006

A strategy game set in the glory of the Roman Empire, realized in 3D graphics. It allows us not only to take the position of city planner of the empire on which the construction of every building within them depends, but also of the commander-in-chief of the legendary Legions.

PC

Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
Kohan: Ahriman's Gift

Strategy 07 November 2001

Add-on to a very good RTS game - Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns adding two new campaigns that continue the old thread, one race to choose from, and many new features and capabilities.

PC

Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action

Strategy 15 March 2005

Act of War: Direct Action is an innovative strategy game that is produced by a small French developer studio Eugen Systems. We are dealing here with real time strategy, and the basic element that distinguishes it from similar titles are the spectacular battles played on the streets of many famous cities.

PC

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn

Strategy 28 November 2003

A cRPG/real-time strategy game hybrid by Phenomic. SpellForce: The Order of Dawn is set in a fantasy world, which has been almost completely destroyed by thirteen mages yearning for unlimited power. The survivors of the cataclysm they brought took refugee on many islands scattered around the world, all that was left of a once great continent, reachable only by means of magical portals. However, the peace did not last long, as the forces of evil are at work yet again.

PC

Worms Forts Under Siege
Worms Forts Under Siege

Strategy 15 October 2004

Another, after Worms 3D, part of a very popular worldwide series dealing with the struggles of virtual worms. In addition to the specific atmosphere and sense of humour known from previous editions, Worms Forts Under Siege offers players a complete novelty in the game - title fortifications.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Command III
Star Trek: Starfleet Command III

Strategy 18 November 2002

Another part of the famous tactical simulation based on the motifs of the popular Star Trek saga. As in the previous parts, the player becomes the commander of the Federation ship, has to command its crew and decide on the strategy of attack on the enemy.

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

Kohan II: Kings of War
Kohan II: Kings of War

Strategy 07 September 2004

Continuation of the excellent RTS entitled Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns. This time, the authors abandoned those known from previous 2D editions and instead offered a full three-dimensional graphic engine. Compared to typical games of this genre, the Kohan series offers a much deeper depth of tactical battles.

PC

John Deere American Farmer
John Deere American Farmer

Strategy 28 June 2004

John Deere American Farmer is one of many "tycoons", this time moving the player - as the name suggests - in the reality of large American farms. The user, thanks to producers from the studio Gabriel Interactive plans and builds his own ranch, while taking care of a whole lot of things well known to real ranchers.

PC

Hearts of Iron 2
Hearts of Iron 2

Strategy 04 January 2005

A sequel to the well-received grand strategy game set during World War II, developed by Paradox Interactive. Hearts of Iron 2 spans the entire world and requires us to oversee not only military activities but also all kinds of economic, political, and social dependencies. The player can lead any country, including the biggest superpowers of the era, such as Germany, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. Hearts of Iron 2 offers great freedom in preparations for the outbreak of the World War II.

PC

Romance of the Three Kingdoms X
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X

Strategy 21 June 2005

Romance of the Three Kingdoms X is a turn-based strategy played in China (the historic era of the Three Kingdoms). We plan the development of the kingdom, build cities, create armies, participate in debates and conquer new territories.

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