Strategy Video Games9
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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Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption
8.5 Game Score
First official expansion for Star Wars: Empire at War developed by Petroglyph. This add-on continues the story from the base game – Tyber Zahn takes advantage of the turmoil caused by the destruction of the first Death Star in an attempt to become the most influential villain in the whole galaxy, surpassing even Jabba the Hutt.
Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure
8.5 Game Score
An add-on for Zoo Tycoon 2, the second installment in the economic strategy game series, in which you play as the manager of a virtual zoo. The expansion, developed by Blue Fang Games, adds African scenery and animals. The new species include white rhinos, bongo antelopes, and striped hyenas.
Zoo Empire
8.5 Game Score
An economic strategy that allows you to create your own zoo from scratch. Our task is to take care of animals, take care of their health, condition and food, employ staff and animal caretakers and import new species to make our zoo more attractive.
Tropico (2001)
8.5 Game Score
Tropico is the first installment of the popular cycle of economic strategies. The player plays the role of a dictator on one of the islands of the fictional archipelago. Its task is to bring a small state to bloom. Developers from PopTop Software studio took care of humorous approach to the subject and climatic visual setting.
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
8.5 Game Score
An official expansion for the 2002 strategy game Medieval: Total war by British studio Creative Assembly. Viking Invasion takes place over 1200 years ago, in 793, when the eponymous Scandinavian warriors terrorized the whole Europe. The expansion introduces new maps, including the area of what is now Great Britain and Scandinavia, and a new campaign, in which your main objective is conquering the British Isles.
Victoria: Empire Under the Sun
8.5 Game Score
Another, the fifth part of the well-known series of strategy games Europa Universalis, which takes us back to the period between the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century. It is a time when many scientific discoveries and advances have been made, and it is also a period of bloody clashes in the First World War.
WarCraft II: Battle.net Edition
8.5 Game Score
The definitive edition of one of the most famous real-time strategies in the history of electronic entertainment, which was originally released in March 1995. Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition offers the full content of the base game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and the expansion Beyond the Dark Portal released a year later (although the developers also planned to include two additional mission packs).
Trash
8.5 Game Score
Trash is a programme qualifying for the species of three-dimensional real-time strategy (RTS). The action of the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, modelled on films such as Mad Max and the world known from the Fallout series.
Earth 2160
8.5 Game Score
The next part of the famous strategy in sci-fi realities from the famous Earth series, by Reality Pump. The action takes place right after the last part, in which the destruction of Earth took place. The three previously available nations are joined by aliens who also want to control the solar system. Great music, spectacular effects, improved interface, detailed missions, as well as an extensive multiplayer mode will allow for hours of fun.
SpellForce: The Breath of Winter
8.5 Game Score
The first official expansion for SpellForce: The Order of Dawn. The plot of The Breath of Winter centers on the demonic prince responsible for the awakening of Aryn the ice dragon, who can destroy the world. The expansion features new environment, equipment and abilities for the protagonist, as well as dozens of main quest missions and side quests. The main story campaign takes about 40 hours to complete.
Ascension to the Throne
8.5 Game Score
Ascension to the Throne is a strategy with cRPG elements, embedded in the fantasy world, created in a DVS development studio. The action tells the story of the struggle and sacrifices of the last legitimate heir to the throne of the kingdom of Eden, leading to the defeat of the banalities illegally seated on the throne of his country.
Europa Universalis
8.5 Game Score
An epic grand strategy game by Paradox Development Studio, the action of which takes place throughout 300 years of turbulent history of the Old Continent — since the Great Discoveries (1492) to the Napoleonic Wars (1792). In Europa Universalis, we can lead one of the superpowers of that time, such as Spain, England, Prussia, France, Portugal, or Poland, and our actions will shape the fate of this country as well as its neighbors.
Civilization II: Test of Time
8.5 Game Score
An expanded edition of the cult turn-based strategy game by Sid Meier. Civilization II: Test of Time offers new worlds and a number of enhancements. The gameplay remains nearly unchanged in comparison with the vanilla version. Our task is still to forge the most powerful of civilizations, which we can achieve by conquest, economic development, diplomacy as well as trade and science.
Tropico: Paradise Island
8.5 Game Score
Official supplement to Tropico - an economic strategy game released in the spring of 2001 by PopTop Software. During the game we once again have the opportunity to take on the role of a dictator of a small Caribbean island and, using various strategies, lead it to prosperity. The expansion, Paradise Island, introduces over 20 brand new scenarios, a number of previously unavailable buildings, new attractions for visitors and unprecedented types of tourists.
Capitalism II
8.5 Game Score
Sequel well-known economic strategy published in 1995. Again, it allows players to transform themselves into a great shark of world finance and take over the international economy in the comfort of their own home.
Spartan
8.5 Game Score
Expanded turn-based strategy by Slitherine Studios (creators of Legion and Chariots of War). We are moving into a distant past when the Greeks fought a fierce battle with the Persian Empire.
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn
8.5 Game Score
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.
Age of Mythology
8.5 Game Score
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.
Empire Earth
8.5 Game Score
A real-time strategy developed by Stainless Steel Studios, consisting of the creators of the famous Age of Empires series. We play the role of the leader of a given nation and we have been leading its development for over half a million years. The game has a very nice audio-visual setting, many gameplay options, extensive multiplayer mode and a convenient user interface.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
8.5 Game Score
A sequel to the bestselling real-time strategy based on the very popular Lord of the Rings book trilogy and its cinematic adaptation. This time the action takes place in the northern areas of Middle-Earth where combined forces of humans, elves and dwarves face the army of evil Sauron represented by orcs of Mordor and Isengard. Players can play 15 scenarios per each side of the conflict.
Anno: Create a New World
8.5 Game Score
The fourth major installment in the popular series of economy simulators that began in 1998. It was developed by Related Designs, a subsidiary of Ubisoft. As the title says, the action takes place in the Middle Ages during the Age of Discovery, and the players assume the role of colonists who managed to reach the eastern coast of Asia. The gameplay mechanics do not deviate from the well-known standards of the series.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
8.5 Game Score
The sequel of the popular turn-based tactics game from 1998, developed by Spanish Pyro Studios. In Commandos 2: Men of Courage we take over a squad of well-trained commandos, sent to complete various missions behind enemy lines. The group now consists of a green beret, a sapper, a spy, a driver, a sniper, and a diver, with occasional appearances of Natasha, a seductress, and Whiskey, a dog, which is a completely new addition to the series.
Sid Meier's Civilization
8.5 Game Score
The first installment of the cult economy simulation strategy game series that lets us lead the development of a chosen civilization through millennia. In Sid Meier's Civilization, we start out in 4000 BC and guide our nation to the futuristic times of space colonization. The player can choose the path of peaceful development, concentrating their efforts on science and culture, or focus on military conquest — both ways can lead a skillful leader to domination over competing nations.
Sid Meier's Colonization
8.5 Game Score
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.