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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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Populous: The Beginning - Undiscovered Worlds
Populous: The Beginning - Undiscovered Worlds

Strategy 30 November 1998

Official add-on to Populous: The Beginning, the third installment of the so-called 'god games' series launched in 1989. The plugin doesn't make any changes in gameplay mechanics, offering 12 completely new missions for single- and multiplayer fun.

PC

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

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

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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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

Syrian Warfare
Syrian Warfare

Strategy 21 February 2017

A tactical real-time strategy, taking place during the civil war in modern Syria. The game skips some of the typical RTS elements, such as resource gathering and base development. Instead, the main emphasis was placed on tactical maneuvers of land and air forces – including building assaults, using smoke grenades, air drops, air strikes, etc. Before each mission, we need to choose adequate units, with only occasional support from allied units during the mission.

PC

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.

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Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars
Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars

Strategy 30 January 2016

Another installment of a popular series of time management games. In Gardens Inc. 4: Blooming Stars, we once again assume the role of Jill and Mike, a couple that needs an influx of cash now more than ever. The duo awaits the birth of a baby, wanting to prepare a new room for it - decorated from scratch. To achieve this goal, the family accepts an invitation to a gardening reality show, where a number of various tasks awaits them. Gardens Inc.

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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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

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

Dungeons 3
Dungeons 3

Strategy 13 October 2017

Dungeons 3 is the third installment in the fantasy strategy game series developed by Realmforge. Dungeons 3 continues the story from the previous games. We play as a Dungeon Lord who, after uniting the forces of evil and laying the foundations of the new empire of darkness, comes to the conclusion that his ambitions are not yet fulfilled. He decides to recruit the priestess of dark elves so that she would lead his forces during the conquest of the surface world.

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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.

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Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided
Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided

Strategy 30 November 2017

The fourth large expansion pack to Total War: Rome II. This DLC was released three years after the previous expansion. The add-on features a new story campaign that takes place before the division of the Roman Empire. It also introduces new factions, units, events and missions.

PC

Computer Tycoon
Computer Tycoon

Strategy TBA (early access since 12 October 2017)

Computer Tycoon is an economic strategy game developed by Hungarian studio Progorion. The game enables the player to manage a company that participates in the IT revolution. The game starts during the 70s of the twentieth century. The player creates a small business focused on constructing personal computers. They must design the devices; decide about various functions and options; manage hardware production, distribution and marketing.

PC

60 Parsecs!
60 Parsecs!

Strategy 18 September 2018

60 Parsecs! is a strategy game developed for personal computers. It enables the player to lead the crew of a space ship. The objective of the game is to survive and to find a way back to Earth. During the game the player must explore the galaxy, maintain the crew, manage resources and make hard decisions.

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Warpips
Warpips

Strategy 21 April 2022

Warpips is a strategy game with elements of RTS and tower defense games. We simply have to fight battles. The player just summons units to the map and then watches how the AI directs them. Additionally, he can use special attacks.

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Home Wind
Home Wind

Strategy 2024 (early access since 10 March 2022)

Minimalistic hybrid of city builder and puzzle game. In Home Wind we build picturesque medieval towns, trying to accumulate as many points as possible, which give us access to new buildings and bigger and bigger maps.

PC

Agony: Lords of Hell
Agony: Lords of Hell

Strategy 2024

RTS set in a universe known from Agony game. In Agony: Lords of Hell we stand on the side of King Nimrod trying to take total control over hell. During the game we gather followers and resources, build structures and put up a powerful army.

PC

Roots of Yggdrasil
Roots of Yggdrasil

Strategy 24 January 2024

A city builder strategy game with roguelike elements. In Roots of Yggdrasil we take control of a tribe that travels from one shard of the ancient world to the next, escaping an ominous darkness.

PC

Kingdom Eighties
Kingdom Eighties

Strategy 26 June 2023

The fourth installment in a series of side-scrolling straegy games. Kingdom Eighties: Summer of Greed is set in an American town during the 1980s, which a group of kids must defend from monsters created by the mysterious Greed.

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Warpaws
Warpaws

Strategy August 2024

A humorous RTS set during a conflict between cats and dogs. Warpaws features a singleplayer campaign, as well as competitive and cooperative multiplayer.

PC

Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants

Strategy 2024

An RTS, in which we command an army of ants. Empire of the Ants is an adaptation of a novel of the same name, written by Bernard Werber and published in 1991.

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