Strategy Video Games12
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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Fantasy General
8.5 Game Score
Another strategy game developed by Strategic Simulations Inc. This time the developers are taking the player to a world that combines fantasy and steampunk. The player is tasked with assuming the role of one of the four masters summoned to destroy the evil Shadowlord and his followers. Fantasy General focuses primarily on combat, during which the player uses units of four categories – immortal, magic, monsters, and mechanical.
Pacific General
8.5 Game Score
The fifth and final strategic part of the 5-Star General cycle, in which we return to the fronts of World War II and focus on the struggles led by American and Japanese troops in the Pacific Ocean.
SimEarth: The Living Planet
8.5 Game Score
The second simulation game, after the cult SimCity, in the output of Maxis. We take control of the entire planet, and the authors allow us to modify various parameters such as climate, temperature and shape of the land. In such a prepared environment we place various forms of life, observing their evolution and development.
Endless Legend
8.5 Game Score
Set in fantasy realities, a 4X turn-based strategy by an independent studio Amplitude known for the space strategy game – Endless Space. The action takes us to Auria, a fantasy world which was once hit by a devastating cataclysm that pushed the civilization into the abyss. In the advent of new signs indicating the return of the apocalypse, we are in control of a small village, take care of supplies, technology development, diplomacy, and military operations.
Door Kickers
8.5 Game Score
2D tactical strategy, which is the debut work of Romanian studio KillHouse Games.
Victoria II: Heart of Darkness
8.5 Game Score
Heart of Darkness is a Paradox Interactive add-on to Victoria II. Expansion in a realistic way reconstructs the race of 19th century powers to gain a dominant position in Africa. For this purpose, numerous changes were introduced to the gameplay mechanisms and colonization and sea battles systems were modified.
Banished
8.5 Game Score
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.
Company of Heroes 2
8.5 Game Score
Second part of the highly successful military real-time strategy. Title was developed by Relic Entertainment and released by the SEGA company. Action of Company of Heroes 2 is once again set in the time of World War II. This time, however, players have the opportunity to take part in the events that took place on the Eastern Front. The main single player campaign focuses on commanding the Red Army, while in multiplayer, forces of the Third Reich are also available.
Police Simulator 2
8.5 Game Score
Police Simulator 2 is a production combining elements of management and economic game. The player's task is to train cadets, send patrols, administer the finances of the police department and create new posts. Unlike its predecessor, the action of the game is presented in the so-called isometric projection.
Populous
8.4 Game Score
Populous is an innovative strategy game from 1989, created under the responsibility of Bullfrog Productions, led by Peter Molyneux. The British product, the first representative of "god game" titles, allows you to take on the role of a deity and take care of the tribe that professes it.
Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour
8.4 Game Score
Third expansion for Hearts of Iron III, a successful strategy game that takes us to battlefields of World War II. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour expands on spying system (offering new types of missions, including secret tasks fulfilled on the game’s main map – and introduces a special battle system that allows developing tactical plans and sharing them with friends. Major armies received new elite unites, including those specializing in invading from the sea.
Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten
8.4 Game Score
The first official expansion for the remastered edition of the cult-classic strategy game – Age of Empires II: HD Edition, developed by Hidden Path Entertainment. The expansion is a commercial version of Forgotten Empires, a fan-made modification, and was developed as a joint effort between SkyBox Labs Vancouver and the authors of the modification.
XCOM: Enemy Within
8.4 Game Score
First huge add-on to the tactical strategy game, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, released in 2012. Created by the developer team at Firaxis Games, the expansion introduces many new features to basic game. One of the most important among them is a new resource – meld, a type of microscopic, robotic organisms that can modify human genotype. This allows humans to improve their body and even integrate mechanical parts into themselves.
Europa Universalis IV: Wealth of Nations
8.4 Game Score
The second official DLC for the fourth installment of the popular grand strategy game series by Paradox Interactive. As the title suggests, the expansion is focused on the economic aspects of the gameplay, which manifests through the significantly expanded trading system, among other things. The players have several new economy mechanics at their disposal.
Desktop Dungeons
8.4 Game Score
Desktop Dungeons is a combination of economic strategy, logical game and tactical cRPG in a "roguelike" style. The action takes place in the reality of fantasy, and the player plays the role of the ruler of a small kingdom. In order for them to flourish, the king must send heroes to randomly generated undergrounds, where treasures, monsters and.... death. The title was produced by QCF Design studio.
Disciples III: Reincarnation
8.4 Game Score
Developed by the Russian company Akella, a refreshed and improved edition of the third installment in the popular turn-based strategy series, Disciples III: Renaissance, enriched with the content of the standalone expansion Resurrection. Players were given 4 story-linked campaigns, each dedicated to a different faction. This gave a total of 27 main missions and over 70 side ones, which according to the developers should provide at least 200 hours of fun. 200 hours.
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
8.4 Game Score
Remastered version of one of the cult RTS strategies, developed in 2003 by the Big Huge Games studio and at the same time another brand refreshed on behalf of Microsoft by the SkyBox Labs team. In this strategy, which combines elements of Age of Empires and Civilization, we stand at the head of one of 18 nations in order to lead our nation through the successive epochs of development - starting from prehistoric times and ending in the near future.
SteamWorld Heist
8.4 Game Score
Another game by independent Swedish studio Image & Form, set in the universe of SteamWorld, which combines elements of Steampunk and Western genres. The game is set in the distant future, where a powerful cataclysm forced the remaining inhabitants to flee into space on steam space ships. The player becomes a captain of a group of robo-pirates who are trying to survive in this post-apocalyptic reality by raiding and plundering enemy bases and ships.
Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
8.4 Game Score
As the title suggests, this is a set of games from the strategic-economic Tycoon Zoo series. It includes the basic game Zoo Tycoon and two official additions to it: Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania. In addition, in this package you will find the bonus extension Endangered Species Theme Pack.
Pony Ranch
8.4 Game Score
Pony Ranch is a simulation of life on the ranch. The game belongs to the genre of economic strategies, which makes it similar to Wildlife Park. The game is mainly about building your own farm and taking care of the animals living on its territory.
Industry Giant II: 1980 - 2020
8.4 Game Score
The first official addition to the economic strategy, Industry Giant II. It gives players the opportunity to create an industrial empire in the present, i.e. between 1980 and 2020.
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
8.4 Game Score
The first in a series of strategic war games, telling the story of the Second World War. The episode presents the fate of Poland and France in the years 1939-1940, which were attacked by the Third Reich. In the role of commander, we divide troops and resources that will play a key role in attacking or surviving in a given territory. The game has a multiplayer mode.
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
8.4 Game Score
Dark Avatar is the first addition to the turn-based strategy of Galactic Civilizations II: The Lord of Fear. The game was prepared by the Stardock Systems team and brings to the series a lot of improvements, which were demanded by fans of the cosmic saga.
Worms Ultimate Mayhem
8.4 Game Score
Compilation of two classic instalments of the popular arcade strategy series, Worms 3D and Worms 4: Mayhem, released in 2003 and 2005 respectively. They were groundbreaking for the series, moving the eternal struggles of the title bugs into the third dimension. The creators of the series, Team 17, didn't make any changes to the gameplay mechanics, focusing instead on refreshing the visuals and tweaking them to HD standards.