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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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Mordheim: City of the Damned
Mordheim: City of the Damned

Strategy 19 November 2015

A tactical RPG with turn-based combat set in the popular universe of Warhammer. The game is a debut project of the Canadian studio Rogue Factor, founded by veterans of the video game industry. This title is based on a classic tabletop battle game Mordheim, which, in contrast to most of the games set in this universe, did not feature grand battles but small clashes of individual units. The game is set 500 years before the Warhammer’s main story, in the titular Mordheim City.

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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Strategy 08 May 2014

Another, after the second instalment of the Age of Empires series, completely remastered version of the classic strategy by Ensemble Studios. The original game was released in 2002 as a spin-off of the said series and is set in the world of mythology. Production offers us full content of the original along with the official addition The Titans and allows us to take the side of one of the four ancient civilizations: Greeks, Egyptians, Vikings and mysterious inhabitants of Atlantis.

PC

Emergency 5
Emergency 5

Strategy 28 November 2014

Emergency 5 is a real-time strategy in which you assume the role of an emergency dispatcher who is in charge of the fire department, police, paramedics, and technical services. With their help, you need to face various crises and catastrophes taking place in German cities.

PC

Prison Architect
Prison Architect

Strategy 06 October 2015

An economic real-time strategy game created by British indie developer Introversion Software. Prison Architect lets you play as a headmaster of a penal facility. Your duties include designing a high-security prison, managing its budged, and providing for the needs of inmates. The authors saw to it that each prisoner had his individual personality and corresponding criminal inclinations.

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Creature Defense
Creature Defense

Strategy 01 April 2010

An interesting combination of a tower defense game with a card. While defending our domain we use a deck of cards representing various attacks and monsters.

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Rulers of Nations: Geo-Political Simulator 2
Rulers of Nations: Geo-Political Simulator 2

Strategy 28 September 2010

Rulers of Nations: Geo-Political Simulator 2 is a continuation of Eversim's extensive strategy. Players have the opportunity to take on the role of the leader of one of the world's powers and lead the fate of the world. The creators of the game made sure that there was no shortage of political, social, economic and military challenges.

PC

Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour

Strategy 05 April 2011

A real-time strategy which presents the military and political actions taking place from the beginning of the 20th century until the break-up of the Soviet Union on a global scale. The game requires the player to deal not only with the military aspect, but also with the economic, political and social aspects.

PC

Stronghold 3
Stronghold 3

Strategy 25 October 2011

The third installment of a bestselling strategy game series introduced in 2001. After the previous titles which experimented with the game mechanics, the devs at Firefly studios decided to return to the roots. Therefore, the player’s task is the development of a medieval village, along with the titular stronghold and the system of fortifications which ensure the safety of its residents. Following the formula of the previous game, the gameplay was divided into military and economic parts.

PC

A-Train 8
A-Train 8

Strategy 21 March 2008

The next installment of an interesting and complex strategy, in which we can build our own city and lead the railway company. The title offers a very reliable approach to the subject of creating public transport infrastructure.

PC

SimCity 4: Rush Hour
SimCity 4: Rush Hour

Strategy 22 September 2003

The first official expansion for the fourth installment of the Sim City series – the economic strategy city builder franchise developed by Maxis. The expansion pack introduces many features that enable the player to make his city’s communication network more effective. Among these features there are tools that enable him to observe the traffic levels and to quickly react to any problems related to it.

PC

Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

Strategy 04 April 2005

The sequel of the award-winning real-time strategy game, Cossacks: European Wars by GSC Game World. Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars takes the action a hundred years forward, to the 19th century, when France led by Napoleon assumed dominating position in Europe. The players can lead one of six countries: France, Great Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Egypt, each having their unique buildings and historical units.

PC

Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete
Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete

Strategy 15 January 2002

A collector’s edition of the third installment in the turn-based strategy fantasy game series which has been developed at New World Computing since 1995. Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete consists of the vanilla game that came out in March, 1999, as well as its two official expansions: Armageddon's Blade and The Shadow of Death (both on separate CDs).

PC

Cossacks: The Art of War
Cossacks: The Art of War

Strategy 21 February 2002

The first official expansion for Cossacks: European Wars, a real-time strategy by GSC Game World that recreates the reality of the 17th and 18th century. The Art of War expands mainly the single player content but it isn’t devoid of some changes in multiplayer as well. The biggest novelties include two new playable nations: Bavarians and Danes.

PC

Populous: The Beginning
Populous: The Beginning

Strategy 30 November 1998

The third installment of the popular strategic series, which was one of the precursors of the genre commonly known as the "simulator of the god". The game brings a lot of novelties, including for the first time presenting the action in full three-dimensional.

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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
Spartan

Strategy 18 March 2004

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.

PC

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion

Strategy 07 September 2004

Locomotion is in fact a continuation of the extremely popular strategy and economic game called Transport Tycoon, which was launched in 1994. A huge transport corporation, operating on land and water and in airspace, must therefore be administered again.

PC

Starship Troopers: Terran Command
Starship Troopers: Terran Command

Strategy 16 June 2022

Starship Troopers: Terran Command is an RTS based on defensive model inspired by the popular They Are Billions. The player takes on the role of the leader of the title space soldiers, who are thrown onto a planet controlled by hordes of aliens from the insectoid Arachnid race.

PC

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition

Strategy 24 September 2020

Complete edition of the iconic economic strategy from 2004. At RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition, we create great theme parks from scratch, designing rollercoasters and deciding on all other aspects of their functioning.

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Kriegsfront Tactics
Kriegsfront Tactics

Strategy 2024

A tactical turn-based strategy with roguelike elements. In Kriegsfront Tactics we find ourselves in an alternate version of the 1970s and, as the commander of a squad of mechs, we take part in a fictional conflict in Southeast Asia.

PC

Theme Park World
Theme Park World

Strategy 03 November 1999

Theme Park World is an economic strategy developed by the team at Bullfrog Productions to play the role of the director of a virtual theme park. The player can not only manage the amusement park, but also design its attractions, and even visit it and play in it.

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Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

Strategy 27 September 1996

Hybrid JRPG and a strategy game in which we travel across the continent of Zetegenia to overthrow the bloody rule of the emperor. While we move around the tactical map in real time, clashes involving various units (from humans to mythical creatures like griffins or vampires) take place in turn-based mode. Depending on our actions, history can end in one of thirteen ways.

PS1

Ultimate General: Civil War
Ultimate General: Civil War

Strategy 14 July 2017

A tactical war game developed by Game-Labs. Ultimate General: Civil War is set during the titular American Civil War, and the player can take part in more than 50 historical battles - the list features both small skirmishes and battles that lasted for days - those require hundreds of square kilometers of virtual space.

PC

Ancient Cities
Ancient Cities

Strategy 24 March 2023

A real-time strategy game enriched with elements of RPGs, city builders, and survival games. Ancient Cities was developed by the independent developer Uncasual Games. The player assumes the role of a tribal leader living in the Neolithic era. The tasks of the player are to provide shelter and protection against predators for the members of the tribe, as well as to obtain sufficient amounts of food.

PC