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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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Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion

Strategy 06 May 2003

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.

PC

Ballerburg
Ballerburg

Strategy 11 November 2002

A strategy game with arcade elements set in the realities of fantasy, ideologically based on a hit from years ago, titled "The game is a great success". Rampart. The game is to expand the castle and at the same time to fire at the enemy's fortress. We carry out attacks using a wide range of siege weapons, including not only catapults and cannons, but also rocket launchers.

PC

Tombstone: 1882
Tombstone: 1882

Strategy 12 July 2002

A real-time strategy, as the name suggests, carrying a multiple-screened legend from the Wild West.

PC

Vegas: Make it Big
Vegas: Make it Big

Strategy 17 October 2003

Economic strategy created by Deep Red Games team, known for producing such popular economic sim as Monopoly Tycoon or Beach Life. The game allows players to make a fortune in Las Vegas, casino kingdom, hotels, etc. The game allows players to make a fortune in Las Vegas, casino kingdom, hotels, etc.

PC

Civil War: The Game
Civil War: The Game

Strategy 16 January 2003

A strategy game aimed at introducing the player to the American Civil War. You can become a commander of the Confederates' troops or of the Union and by your actions on the battlefield lead to the triumph of one of the parties to the conflict.

PC

Steamland
Steamland

Strategy 29 December 2003

Steamland is a real-time strategy prepared by Russian studio Gromada. The action of the game is set in a world dominated by intelligent steam machines, which, divided into two competitive civilizations, are waging a war for raw materials among themselves. The player directs the actions of one side of the conflict, building factories (where tanks, launchers, trains and all kinds of weapons operating with the use of steam) and conducting military operations.

PC

Victoria: Empire Under the Sun
Victoria: Empire Under the Sun

Strategy 18 November 2003

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.

PC

SimTower: The Vertical Empire
SimTower: The Vertical Empire

Strategy 20 November 1994

Economic strategy published by the well-known company Maxis. Our task in this production is to manage a real skyscraper.

PC

WarCraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
WarCraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

Strategy 22 March 1996

The official expansion to Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the extremely popular RTS developed by the Blizzard Entertainment studios. The storyline of Beyond the Dark Portal is focused on the further development of the conflict between humans and orcs. Despite the destruction of the Dark Portal, a rift capable of condemning humanity to another plague of green-skinned invaders still exists in the world of Azeroth.

PC

War Commander
War Commander

Strategy 16 April 2002

Real-time strategy in which we move to the fields of European battles of the Second World War. We become a unit commander, who will lead his subordinates to perform many different and dangerous tasks.

PC

Odium
Odium

Strategy 29 September 1999

An original PC game that combines elements of adventure games, turn-based strategies and RPGs, created by Polish studio Metropolis Software House, led by Adrian Chmielarz. The story of Odium is rather grim as it combines elements of political fiction, science fiction and horror. It is set inside a Russian military base on the territory of Poland, where a research on a super soldier was being conducted.

PC

Operational Art Of War: Century of Warfare
Operational Art Of War: Century of Warfare

Strategy 30 April 1999

The game is the highest challenge for strategy lovers and war games, many consider it to be the most perfect, but also the most difficult game of this type.

PC

Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations
Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations

Strategy 15 June 1996

A suite of Command & Conquer add-ons offering several new scenarios for single player, both on the GDI and NOD side, as well as new maps for multiplayer gameplay.

PC

TalonSoft's 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich
TalonSoft's 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich

Strategy 16 January 2000

A strategy game about the largest and most aggressive aviation campaign in the history of warfare, when, between 1943 and 1944, massive allied bombardments forced the Third Reich to desperately defend its factories and industrial installations.

PC

Earth 2140
Earth 2140

Strategy 15 June 1998

Earth 2140 is a real-time strategy (RTS) that is set in the distant future. Earth's market conflict between factions of UCS (United Civilized States) or ED (Eurasian Dynasty). The player takes control of one side and tries to tip the scales of victory. Developers from TopWare Programs (currently Reality Pump) have prepared more than 50 missions in single player mode and more than 30 maps for multiplayer battles.

PC

Oil Tycoon
Oil Tycoon

Strategy 15 August 2001

An advanced strategy and economic game created for keen economists who want to taste the life of great power and really big money from black gold trading.

PC

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus
Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Strategy 25 February 2000

Combination of RTS and RPG species with full bits derived from Greek mythology. Our task is to gather a team of heroes able to oppose the god Poseidon. The structure of the world is open and allows a lot of freedom in the choice of tasks. On the other hand, fights are very tactical in nature.

PC

Metal Fatigue
Metal Fatigue

Strategy 28 July 2000

Tactical RTS by Zono studio. The action takes us far into the future, to the XXIII century. The plot is about the conflict between the factions and each of them received 10 own missions in the campaign. The distinguishing feature is the possibility of conducting war simultaneously on three independent levels: the surface of the planet, in its orbit and under its surface.

PC

Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy
Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy

Strategy 14 February 2006

The first expansion for Empire Earth II by Mad Doc Software. The developers introduce four new civilizations (the French the, Maasai, the Russians, and the Zulus) as well as a number of new maps that include frosty Russian wastelands and African deserts. Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy also features three new campaigns, which start, for example, during the reign of pharaohs or the Napoleonic Wars, two additional game modes, and more units (such as Soviet howitzers).

PC

Harpoon 3: Advanced Naval Warfare
Harpoon 3: Advanced Naval Warfare

Strategy 14 June 2006

The next installment of the legendary series of strategic games, which debuted on the electronic entertainment market in 1989. This is probably the most realistic simulation of warfare on land and sea ever created for civilians.

PC

Combat Mission: Campaigns
Combat Mission: Campaigns

Strategy canceled

Another extensive war strategy included in the popular Combat Mission series. The Hunting Tank Software and Battlefront team is responsible for the development of the entire project. The game allows all avid strategists to command military forces in the turbulent times of World War II, on the eastern front (1941-45).

PC

Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier
Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier

Strategy 26 September 2006

Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier is a turn-based strategy based on the battle game (operating the figures on the board, throwing dice, etc.), launched in 2001 thanks to the efforts of WizKids employees. The action is set in a fantastic world, fiercely experienced by a military conflict between good and evil.

NDS

Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday
Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday

Strategy 07 April 2006

A standalone expansion for the universally-acclaimed grand strategy game, Hearts of Iron 2, by Paradox Interactive. The production lets us assume control over a chosen country and lead it to victory on the fronts of the World War II. The player oversees not only the military affairs but also politics, economy, and technological development. The users of Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday receive the contents of the vanilla game and many novelties. The latter include a longer campaign that ends in 1953.

PC

Sabre Team
Sabre Team

Strategy 20 March 1994

On 15 September 1992 terrorists captured the American embassy in London. One of the diplomats was killed as a result of the turmoil in the estate. The local police, unable to cope with the crisis, decided to turn to the army for help.

PC