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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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Monster Rancher 2
Monster Rancher 2

Strategy 25 February 1999

The second part of a series of strategy games with elements of RPG and life simulation, in which we play the role of a beginner trainer of title monsters. Our task is to acquire new specimens and gradually increase their combat potential, so that they can win new victories during turn-based battles on the arena.

PS1

City Eye
City Eye

Strategy 12 August 2022

A strategy game, in which you play as a city surveillance camera operator. Your task is to monitor the situation in the city and alert the right services about potential threats.

PC

Worms W.M.D
Worms W.M.D

Strategy 23 August 2016

Another major installment in the bestselling turn-based strategy game series that focus on a humorous rivalry between the eponymous worms. In Worms WMD, the basic gameplay principles remain unchanged, and the players still have to eliminate the opposite team using a number of more or less unconventional weapons. The participants make their moves in turns and their actions are limited by a time limit.

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Party Hard
Party Hard

Strategy 25 August 2015

A brutal action game in retro style, developed as a commercial edition of a project for Global Game Jam. The title was created by an independent studio PinoklGames from Ukraine. During the game you assume the role of a man who is clearly dissatisfied with his neighbors disrupting the quiet night hours and decides to seek revenge against them. Instead of calling the cops, the protagonist joins one of the night parties in order to brutally murder every guest.

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Godus Wars
Godus Wars

Strategy 03 February 2016

An improved version of Godus – the spiritual successor of the Populous series which was a real-time strategy in which the player could assume the role of a god. The game was created by 22 Cans, a studio founded by Peter Molyneux, the creator of such series as Dungeon Keeper, Black & White and Fable. In Godus Wars player assumes the role of one of four playable gods who use their powers and abilities to secure welfare and safety of their followers.

PC

Wars of Napoleon
Wars of Napoleon

Strategy 03 December 2015

A turn-based strategy game set during the Napoleonic Wars. The game was developed by AGEOD, a developer considered to be an able strategy game maker. The game offers four different scenarios set within different periods of Napoleon's rule. These include the so-called Grand Campaign (1805-1815) and a few smaller ones: Austerlitz (1805), Battle of Jena (1806), and Waterloo (1815). The battles are fought on the strategical level, so the player controls entire armies instead of individual soldiers.

PC

StarDrive 2: Sector Zero
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.

PC

Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword

Strategy 16 April 2015

A turn-based strategy game developed by Western Civilization Software. As the title suggests, the game focuses on the American Civil War, during which brothers often had to turn against each other when the Confederate States declared war upon the northern states, devastating the United States of America.

PC

Space Hulk: Ascension - Dark Angels
Space Hulk: Ascension - Dark Angels

Strategy 15 April 2014

The third DLC for Space Hulk: Ascension, which, along with the two previous expansions (Imperial Fists and Salamanders), was developed by Full Control. In this add-on, the players get to control an elite Space Marine faction – The Dark Angels chapter, whose main objective is to eliminate the Tyranids preparing a full-scale assault on the planet of Corinth from the space hulk orbiting around it. The story campaign includes twenty new missions.

PC

Space Hulk: Ascension - Imperial Fists
Space Hulk: Ascension - Imperial Fists

Strategy 18 December 2014

The first DLC for Space Hulk: Ascension, a game developed by Full Control. The Imperial Fists expansion delivers a completely new faction: the titular Imperial Fists chapter, as well as a story campaign tailored to the Fists, adding 15 new missions to the entire experience. The main objective is to retrieve an ancient imperial spaceship from the hands of Genestealers.

PC

Call of Duty: Heroes
Call of Duty: Heroes

Strategy 12 November 2014

A spin-off to the Call of Duty series. It is a free-to-play strategy game created mainly for mobile devices. As the title suggests, the game focuses on the characters featured mainly in the Modern Warfare and Black Ops subseries. Thus the player meets the old acquaintances, such as Captain Price, 'Soap' MacTavish or Mike Harper. In terms of the mechanics, the game was inspired by social strategies, such as Clash of Clans.

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Anno: Build An Empire
Anno: Build An Empire

Strategy 20 November 2014

A spin-off of the popular economic strategy game series, created for mobile devices by Mi'pu'mi, founded by former Rockstar members, with the help of Blue Byte Software. The game is set in the colonial era, and your task is to establish and develop a prosperous colony in a newly-discovered region of the world. You start out on a tiny island with a small supply of materials, but as the game progresses, you unlock more resources and various other islands.

ANDiOS

Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation

Strategy 28 August 1998

Stand-alone addition to Command and Conquer real-time strategy: Red Alert. The production includes content offered by Counterstrike and The Aftermath add-ons for personal computers. In addition, the title offers film interludes never before available.

PS1

Warcraft II: The Dark Saga
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

Strategy 31 August 1997

Console version of Warcraft II real-time strategy: Tides of Darkness, including tasks from Beyond the Dark Portal. The production allows the player to lead the forces of people or orcs in a bloody war of domination over the land of Azeroth. User tasks include building a base, collecting raw materials, developing an army and destroying enemy forces. The console edition contains many improvements compared to the version released for personal computers.

PS1

Bloons TD 5
Bloons TD 5

Strategy 15 November 2012

Tower defense production, in which the player's task is to defend the monkey's land against the temptations of the title Bloons. In the course of the game, we set up various units along the paths taken by the opponents - as the game progresses, we obtain the necessary funds to expand the army in our hands and to introduce various improvements.

PCXONESwitchANDiOS

King Of Glory
King Of Glory

Strategy 20 November 2015

A mobile MOBA game that is a clone of the famous League of Legends. The game consists of clashes between two, five-person teams. Players take on the role of powerful heroes and their task is to destroy the enemy base.

ANDiOS

Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics
Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics

Strategy 20 February 2018

A turn based strategy game with card game elements. Smite Tactics is set in the universe of the popular MOBA game Smite. It takes place in a magical land, in which mythological deities fight each other. A battle in Smite Tactics features two deities chosen from a large pantheon. Each deity has unique abilities and can summon additional units onto the battlefield by using the right cards. The actions take place alternatively until one side wins.

PCXONEPS4

Police Tactics: Imperio
Police Tactics: Imperio

Strategy 07 September 2016

A real-time strategy created by CyberphobX studio. The player assumes the role of Harvey Croft, a rookie police commander whose main task is to capture the mysterious leader of a crime syndicate called Imperio. The gameplay is comprised of managing the precinct, coordinating individual officer's actions, and generally-understood crime fighting on the streets of fictional city of Newport Falls. The last goal is possible thanks to obtaining evidence and using it to find the culprits.

PC

Chronicle: Runescape Legends
Chronicle: Runescape Legends

Strategy 26 May 2016

A fantasy card game which takes place in the universe of the popular browser MMORPG Runescape developed by Jagex Ltd. The gameplay focuses mostly on multiplayer modes and features unusual mechanics that turn around the rules of classic card games. In the game the player builds his own deck of cards divided into two groups: combat and adventure cards.

PCANDiOS

Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
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.

PC

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Strategy 09 September 2016

Developed by a small studio Massive Damage, a space strategy with RPG elements. Plot in Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander tells a story about an alien invasion on Earth. To stop the threat, humans go to an ancient space station Halcyon 6 which enables them to discover new technologies and to form alliances with other races which can help them to fend off the invaders.

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Meridian: Squad 22
Meridian: Squad 22

Strategy 11 August 2016

The continuation of Meridian: New World, a real-time strategy game set in science fiction realities developed by Elder_Games. The plot continues the story from the first installment. When the first colonization attempt of the titular planet Meridian ends up in failure, the leaders of the United Earth decide to send in a specialist squad of commandos with the mission of finding and saving the remaining colonists.

PC

Warbands: Bushido
Warbands: Bushido

Strategy 15 September 2017

A board game taking place in Japan during the feudal period and the debut production of Russian developer Red Unit Studios. Warbands: Bushido is a board game enabling us to assume the role of one of the daimyo ruling provinces of Japan during the Sengoku Period. The quest to gain power and influence will involve battles of large military forces, as well as espionage and convert assassinations.

PCANDiOS

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

Strategy 03 November 2016

A standalone expansion for the well-received real-time strategy game entitled Ashes of the Singularity. It was developed by the independent studio Stardock Corporation. The DLC comes with two story campaigns that let us lead the Substrate faction and the PHC forces. Both parties, present in the vanilla game, received new units, a wider variety of buildings, and more items and machines that can be summoned from the orbit.

PC