Strategy Video Games47
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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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Strategy 06 December 2016
A tactical real-time strategy game inspired by the Commandos series. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is set in Japan in 1615. The new shogun decided to enforce peace in the entire country which requires him to silently eliminate all the opposition that may dream of rebelling against him. To achieve this, he asks a group of five specialists who deal in murder, sabotage, and espionage.
Stellar Monarch
Strategy 05 December 2016
A turn-based 4X strategy game developed by Silver Lemur Games. The action of Stellar Monarch takes place in the distant future. The player assumes the role of a galactic emperor whose duties include managing his dominion and keeping more or less peaceful relations with other races found throughout the galaxy. The 4X stands for explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate - your four basic activities in the game.
Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters
Strategy 29 November 2016
The third paid expansion to the successful economic strategy game Cities Skylines in which the player is building modern cities and manages their economy and industry. As the title suggests, Cities Skylines – Natural Disasters expansion introduces various cataclysms that can devastate player’s cities. Among them there are fires, meteor impacts, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Planet Coaster: Console Edition
Strategy 17 November 2016
An economic strategy game created by Frontier Developments - the creators of the RollerCoaster Tycoon and the Elite franchises. In the game, the player's task is to build and manage an amusement park. It is up to the player to decide about the general outlook of the park, but modern-day roller coasters are the main dish. These can be shaped freely - the player chooses the number of curves and the height of their roller coaster.
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
Strategy 17 November 2016
Another installment in a series of complex strategy games set during the Second World War. The game gives an opportunity to take command of one of the great military powers - either the Allies or the Axis. Once the player has picked a side, they can go through a single player campaign or several minor scenarios. The in-game maps are covered with a hexagonal grid and the gameplay is turn-based. Individual skirmishes take place on land, at sea, but also in the air.
Gods and Glory
Strategy 16 November 2016
A mobile online real-time strategy game developed by Wargaming Group, the creators of World of Tanks. The game uses a free-to-play distribution model with microtransactions. In Gods and Glory the player is taken to a fantasy world split by war. The gameplay is based on two pillars: the development of the main protagonist and managing the country that is gaining power. Player must not only unlock new abilities and gather better equipment, but secure his capital city as well.
RollerCoaster Tycoon World
Strategy 16 November 2016
RollerCoaster Tycoon World is the fourth installment in the popular economic strategy game series and the first one to be released after an over ten years long hiatus. Atari entrusted the game's development to a relatively new studio, Nvizzio Creations, for which RollerCoaster Tycoon World is the first major production in its portfolio.
Order of Battle: Blitzkrieg
Strategy 10 November 2016
Created by The Aristocrats, an expansion pack for Order of Battle: World War II. Most importantly, Blitzkrieg introduces new units for Germans (Panzer III and IV tanks as well as planes - Bf109, Fw190, and other weapons, such as the 88mm anti-aircraft cannon) and Allies (Matilda and Char B1 tanks, the legendary Spitfire fighter plane, as well as armored trains). Furthermore, the expansion includes a story campaign based on historical events - it comprises 12 scenarios in total.
Titan Brawl
Strategy 10 November 2016
A mobile MOBA game and the first production of the Spanish studio Omnidrone, founded by experienced game developers. In Titan Brawl you participate in intense battles, during which you have to destroy the totem of the opposite team, while at the same protecting your own. The game is a typical representative of its genre, although the gameplay has been simplified, compared to similar productions for larger platforms.
Battlestar Galactica: Squadrons
Strategy 09 November 2016
A turn-based strategy for mobile devices, developed by Ludia, based on the license of a classic SF series Battlestar Galactica. The story repeats the events seen in the TV series. We follow the fortunes of a star cruiser trying to find a new home for humanity, threatened by the overwhelming forces of the Cylons – an alien robot race which will not rest until all of mankind is extinct.
Transport Fever
Strategy 08 November 2016
Transport Fever is an economic strategy by a Swiss studio, Urban Games. The previous game by this team was Train Fever, released in 2014. Contrary to that title, in Transport Fever the developers decided to offer not only land-based transport management, but aerial and marine transport as well. The goal of this game hasn't changed however - it still is about developing an efficient transport network connecting different locations, and allowing smooth transportation of goods and passengers.
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.
Emergency 2017
Strategy 27 October 2016
Another stand-alone expansion pack for Emergency 5 - a 2014's simulation/strategy game by Sixteen Tons Entertainment. The expansion is a both improved and expanded version of the base game. In Emergency 2017, the player gets in charge of a rescue team comprised of police units, firefighters, paramedics and technicians. The player's task is to face the effects of various accidents, catastrophes, and natural disasters.
Neo Atlas 1469
Strategy 27 October 2016
A unique combination of strategy, adventure and economy. Players move to 15th century Portugal and manage a trading company. The aim of the game is to find the legendary country of Zipang, as well as to make an accurate map of the world.
Zombie Anarchy
Strategy 26 October 2016
A real time strategy game from Gameloft studio, set in post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been decimated by a plague that turns infected into blood-thirsty zombies. We take control of group of survivors trying to not only survive for a few more days, but also to discover the truth behind the mysterious illness. Zombie Anarchy is based on two pillars. The first one is managing our base, which acts as both shelter and storage for necessary resources.
Clockwork Empires
Strategy 26 October 2016
A steampunk-themed economy simulation strategy game developed by the independent studio Gaslamp Games which is known for the roguelike RPG entitled Dungeons of Dredmor. The action takes place in an unusual depiction of the 19th century, and the players assume the role of proud citizens of British Empire, their task being to colonize new lands. Generally, the gameplay mechanics are based on typical economy simulation games and involve primarily expansion of towns and managing their resources.
Tethered
Strategy 25 October 2016
A strategy game created specifically for VR sets; the game is the debut production from Secret Sorcery. The player takes on the role of a spiritual leader of small creatures known as Peeps, living in a floating sky archipelago. The creatures work and develop their small society in daylight, gathering food and crystals containing spiritual energy. At night, Peeps are focused mainly on defending their base against snail attacks.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Strategy 21 October 2016
The sixth installment of the legendary series of turn-based strategy games that allow us to control a selected civilization throughout several thousand years of its history. It was traditionally developed by Firaxis Games led by Sid Meier, the franchise’s creator, himself. Gameplay-wise, Civilization VI combines together the well-proven solutions of its predecessors but also introduces several revolutionary changes. The most important one is the city development.
Stellaris: Leviathans
Strategy 20 October 2016
A story expansion to Stellaris – a space real-time strategy game developed by Paradox Development. The greatest novelty in comparison to the base version of the game is a story campaign titled “War in Heaven” in which the player participates in a conflict between the Fallen Empires.
Silicon Valley: Billionaire
Strategy 19 October 2016
A free-to-play mobile economic simulation strategy game developed by Nanoo. In Silicon Valley: Billionaire, we assume the role of a beginner businessman who tries to become the eponymous billionaire in the famous Silicon Valley - the American center of new technologies. We start out as an owner of a small company, and our task is to transform it into a giant that will shake the entire market.
Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
Strategy 18 October 2016
A spin off to the popular Plants vs. Zombies series in a form of a mobile card game with tower defense elements. The production introduces themes inspired by superhero stories. Apart from the wide range of regular units known from the previous parts, the title introduces hero units that can be found on both sides of the conflict. Gameplay focuses on fights in which the players use personally-built decks of cards representing characters and their special skills.
Endless Legend: Tempest
Strategy 14 October 2016
Another paid DLC for Endless Legend, a turn-based strategy 4X game from Amplitude Studios released in September 2014. The main feature of this add-on is a new playable faction in form of Morgawr – an aquatic race specializing in naval battles and animal control. Like previous sides of the conflict, Morgawrs have unique buildings, units, technologies and characters.
Warshift
Strategy 13 October 2016
An original genre hybrid, combining the features of an RTS, RPG, and a TPP action game, developed by an experienced designer, Cyril Megem. The action takes place in the not too distant future on a colonial planet Enigma, a planet currently under attack by an aggressive alien race. The aliens created a powerful droid army, able to operate under nearly all conditions.
Europa Universalis IV: Rights of Man
Strategy 11 October 2016
An add-on for Europa Universalis IV, created by Paradox Interactive studio. The expansion requires the base game to be installed. The core of the gameplay hasn't changed, but a lot of new features, tweaks and new functions have been included. Novelties include Great Power mechanics – a special functionality, that gives access to new influence mechanics once you choose one of the great nations.