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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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Sid Meier's Gettysburg
Sid Meier's Gettysburg

Strategy 13 June 1997

Take command of an army of the Union or the Confederacy and, with your strategic mastery, superstition the fate of the greatest battle of the Civil War.

PC

Cossacks: Back To War
Cossacks: Back To War

Strategy 25 September 2002

The second official expansion for Cossacks: European Wars, a real-time strategy by GSC Game World, set between the 16th and 18th century. Cossacks: Back To War is a standalone add-on that, apart from new content, offers the campaigns from the vanilla Cossacks: European Wars and the first expansion, Cossacks: Art of War.

PC

Sid Meier's Civilization II
Sid Meier's Civilization II

Strategy 30 June 1996

A sequel to the extremely successful turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization. Like in the first installment, our goal is to create a global empire through the advancement of army, economy and politics. Going from the year 4000 B.C. up to the distant future, the player can lead one of the 21 playable nations to its glory.

PCPS1

Conquest: Frontier Wars
Conquest: Frontier Wars

Strategy 16 August 2001

A real-time strategy game with an action set in space. Three large, alien nations are engaged in fierce battles involving many different units.

PC

Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

Strategy 19 June 2006

A standalone expansion for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, a real-time strategy game set in the 19th-century Europe developed by GSC Game World. Apart from six playable nations that were present in the vanilla game, the expansion offers three new ones: Spain, Duchy of Warsaw, and Confederation of the Rhine.

PC

Evil Islands: Forgotten in Astrale
Evil Islands: Forgotten in Astrale

Strategy 27 January 2006

Forgotten in Astrale is a subtitle of a stand-alone addition to Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul, a well received by players position of the cRPG genre with elements of strategy. Behind the plug-in is a group of enthusiasts of the original version of the game, gathered in the Matilda Entertainment development studio, who in the final phase of the project received support from Nival Interactive, producers of Evil Islands.

PC

Hard Truck Tycoon
Hard Truck Tycoon

Strategy 24 November 2005

Economic simulation in the transport industry environment. In other words, thanks to this production, the player has the opportunity to feel the atmosphere of creating American road transport, the "heart" of which are huge trucks.

PC

Knights & Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion
Knights & Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion

Strategy 01 November 2001

Continuation of the strategy and economic game Knights & Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom. The action was set in the Anglo-Saxon realities of the 13th century AD, and the task of the players is to unite numerous smaller states and provinces into one strong kingdom.

PC

Monopoly Tycoon
Monopoly Tycoon

Strategy 25 September 2001

An economic strategy introducing old and proven ideas from the Monopoly series of games into the new three-dimensional computer reality. Just like in the cardboard, tableware prototype, we start here with a few opponents to a financial fight, from which only one can get out of the whole.

PC

Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2

Strategy 12 November 2004

A continuation to a popular economic strategy developed by Blue Fang Games. Once again, the players takes on the role of a zoo manager, and the game features about thirty species of animals. Because the animals one breeds require constant supervision, it is necessary to hire adequately-trained staff - animal trainers, cleaners, security; one also needs to hire entertainers for the guests.

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

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

Strategy 05 November 2004

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident (formerly Galaxy Andromeda and Empire Galactica III: Genesis) is a powerful real-time strategy (RTS) that takes place in space.

PC

Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad Tycoon 3

Strategy 27 October 2003

The third part of the strategy game Railroad Tycoon, which originally debuted in 1990. This title again enables users to lead the development of a transport consortium specialising in rail transport.

PC

Evil Genius
Evil Genius

Strategy 01 October 2004

An original strategy and simulation game maintained in the characteristic style of spy thrillers from the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, in which we have the opportunity to become the title "Genius of Evil".

PC

Hammer & Sickle
Hammer & Sickle

Strategy 29 April 2005

Hammer & Sickle is a tactical action game with elements of cRPG prepared by Nival Interactive development studio. It is the ideal successor to the very successful Silent Storm (the same engine was used).

PC

Axis & Allies
Axis & Allies

Strategy 02 November 2004

Axis & Allies is a powerful real-time strategy (RTS) developed by TimeGate Studios development team (the creator of the well-known Kohan series). The action of the program takes players to the frontline of World War II - the biggest armed conflict of the 20th century.

PC

Spartan: Gates of Troy
Spartan: Gates of Troy

Strategy 02 July 2004

An addition to Spartan turn-based strategy based on events for which the (un)indirect reason was the beautiful Helena. In addition to the battle for Troy, the supplement contains scenarios describing the colonization of Greece and earlier famous conflicts: the Ionian campaign, the Battle of Thermopylae and the Roman-Persian campaign.

PC

Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

Strategy 21 April 2006

The sequel to 2001's Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, a tactical strategy game set in the realities of the Wild West. The story of the game focuses on the title character, a relatively law-abiding bounty hunter John Cooper, and tells the story of his efforts to capture a dangerous criminal named Dillon.

PC

Conflict Zone
Conflict Zone

Strategy 30 May 2001

A real-time strategy game in which, by becoming the military commander of one of the world's two major ICP military camps, GHOST, we can lead him to victory and overcome the growing international crisis.

PCPS2

Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight For Life
Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight For Life

Strategy 21 October 2002

The second installment of the series of strategic games, which shows the work of the services dealing with disaster response. We can lead fire brigades, police and ambulance units. We have to face a road carambole and a railway accident, a fire on a nuclear submarine, kidnapping of an aircraft or a gas attack, among others.

PC

Worms: Armageddon
Worms: Armageddon

Strategy 22 June 1999

Worms: Armageddon is an extended version of the cult turn-based strategy, Team 17 Software. The creators remained true to the original Worms gameplay, but added new fun modes, additional weapons and accessories for the title games. Along with the release of the game, WORMNET network service servers were also launched, allowing for multiplayer clashes via the Internet.

PCPS5PS4PS1

Black & White Creatures
Black & White Creatures

Strategy canceled

Black & White Creatures is another strategy that deals with the fight between good and evil. This item comes from Lionhead Studios and is a console version of the Black & White series of personal computers. The action takes place in real time and the user becomes a god, deciding whether the inhabitants of the surrounding villages should love him or hate him.

PSPNDS

Tropico 4
Tropico 4

Strategy 23 August 2011

The fourth installment in the humorous series of economic strategy games in which we assume the role of a ruthless dictator of a small banana republic. After the previous developer (responsible for the first installment from 2001) was taken over by THQ, the series was given to Haemimont Games. The main highlight of the gameplay is taking care of the country’s budget, which is fed by resource mining and production of various goods. The citizens’ happiness is also an important aspect.

PCX360

Defense Grid: The Awakening
Defense Grid: The Awakening

Strategy 08 December 2008

Variation on the popular strategy game Tower Defense. This time, however, in 3D graphics, with eye-catching environments, spectacular explosions and graphic effects, and a dynamic and energetic soundtrack.

PCX360