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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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Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines

8.6 Game Score

An economic strategy game belonging to the popular genre of city builders. This one was created by the Finnish studio Colossal Order, creators of the Cities In Motion series. The game is a response to the popular SimCity franchise from Maxis Studios. In contrast to the previous titles from the Finns, this one is not limited to public transportation, letting you build up a whole virtual metropolis from scratch.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars

8.6 Game Score

A continuation to a bestselling turn-based strategy game created by Jon Van Caneghem and his New World Computing studio. Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is set several years after the events depicted in the original game. When the ruler of Enroth, Lord Morglin Ironfist dies, a conflict over the throne breaks out between his sons.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

8.6 Game Score

Colonization is a stand-alone addition to the fourth installment of Civilization, the award-winning series by one of the most recognizable people in the gaming industry - Sida Meier.

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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai
Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai

8.6 Game Score

A standalone expansion for Total War: SHOGUN 2 strategy game and a part of the Total War series by Creative Assembly. The add-on offers a new campaign set in the Empire of Japan in times of the civil war between the Emperor’s supporters and the last shogunate. The player can side with either faction, each of which is represented by six families. At the same time, it is a conflict between the traditional Japanese samurai culture and the modern firearms-based army.

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade

8.6 Game Score

A stand-alone expansion for the strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment. The basic novelty introduced in Dark Crusade expansion are the two new factions. The first one are the humanoid robots known as Necron. They are a faction of undead killing machines. The second new faction is the Tau Empire. They are technologically advanced and have remarkable skills in diplomacy.

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Europa Universalis III: The Divine Wind
Europa Universalis III: The Divine Wind

8.6 Game Score

The fourth major DLC to the strategy game Europa Universalis III developed by Paradox and published in 2007. The expansion named Divine Wind stays in the same time period as the base-version of the game and takes place between 1453-1789. The title concentrates particularly on the Far East, which influences and slightly changes the gameplay. Moreover, set on the Asian coast of Pacific, the game features dozens of new villages that you can raid.

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Age of Empires: Zlota Edycja
Age of Empires: Zlota Edycja

8.6 Game Score

A special edition of Age of Empires - the first instalment of the cult series of real-time strategy games, which was supervised by Ensemble Studios team. The player takes on the role of a leader of one of several civilisations, including Egypt, Babylon, Greece, Persia and Phoenicia.

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Crusader Kings II
Crusader Kings II

8.6 Game Score

A sequel to the expansive strategy game Crusader Kings, which came to existence in 2004 as a medieval-themed spin-off to the popular Europa Universalis franchise that has been developed for over a decade by Paradox Studios. The game is set in the 11th century, and you play as a prominent Christian noble, who aims to secure a successful future for his house.

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Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

8.5 Game Score

Second official addition to the game Galactic Civilizations II: The Lord of Fear. This product offers, among other things, more ships, weapons and defensive capabilities, as well as enhanced spacecraft editing capabilities.

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King's Bounty: The Legend
King's Bounty: The Legend

8.5 Game Score

King's Bounty: The Legend (formerly Battle Lord) is a relatively complex title that combines many different game genres, although strategic and cRPG elements come to the fore. This production in many ways resembles the cult saga Heroes of Might & Magic.

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Cortex Command
Cortex Command

8.5 Game Score

An unusual mixture of a strategy game and a platformer. The game is set in the future and the player assumes the role of an entrepreneur that excavates gold on a distant planet. One's tasks are to gather the valuable ore and compete against both unfriendly aliens and other gold-seekers. Cortex Command was created by Data Realms - an independent developer.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty

8.5 Game Score

The official expansion to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might & Magic II. Unlike the vanilla version of the game, it has been developed not by the New World Computing company, but by the Cyberlore Studios team. The expansion titled The Price of Loyalty introduces four new campaigns – two long ones (8 missions) and two short ones (4 mission). Each of them tells a completely unique story that is not directly tied to the plot of the original version.

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Aztec Empire (1999)
Aztec Empire (1999)

8.5 Game Score

The Aztec Empire is a real-time strategy (RTS), whose plot presents an alternative vision of world history. The civilisation of the Aztecs has flourished to the other side of the Atlantic. The player has the opportunity to take part in a fictitious conflict between the title Aztec Empire, China and Russia. Developers from the New Media Generation studio have prepared an extensive single-player campaign and a network multiplayer mode for up to 7 participants.

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Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

8.5 Game Score

The second expansion to Age of Empires III, developed by Big Huge Games, the authors of the well-received Rise of Nations. This time, the players visit Far East, being given access to three new civilizations: India, China, and Japan. The single-player mode received a new campaign consisting of fifteen scenarios (five for each new nation). The new maps take place in the new geographical zone, while some of them were influenced by historic locations or events.

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Victoria II
Victoria II

8.5 Game Score

Victoria II is a sequel to Victoria: Empire Under the Sun strategy game published in 2003. Players have the opportunity to lead one of the more than 200 countries and manage its fate over a hundred years (1835-1939). Developers from Paradox Interactive studio took care of compliance with historical facts and extensive options for managing the economy, army and politics.

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Empire: Total War - The Warpath
Empire: Total War - The Warpath

8.5 Game Score

An official expansion for the game Empire: Total War, another installment in the well-received strategy game series by Creative Assembly. The Warpath adds a detailed map of North America and introduces five previously unavailable Native American tries: the Iroquois, Plains Nations, Pueblo, Cherokee and Huron. The tribes face their enemies in a brand new story campaign, which you can play on your own or in the multiplayer mode.

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SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm
SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm

8.5 Game Score

The first official expansion for SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars. The plot of SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm follows the story of the core game, focusing on the problem of the weakening portals linking the islands. A bloody war breaks out in order to lead its participants into new, habitable territories. You play as one of the dragon race of Shaikan, and your task is to reach the fertile lands.

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Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals
Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals

8.5 Game Score

An expansion for Zoo Tycoon 2, developed by the creators of the core game, Blue Fang Games. The add-on is the biggest one created for the game so far, as it introduces thirty new species, such as dodos, Tasmanian tigers, and even dinosaurs, including the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Pony Ranch
Pony Ranch

8.5 Game Score

Pony Ranch is a simulation of life on the ranch. The game belongs to the genre of economic strategies, which makes it similar to Wildlife Park. The game is mainly about building your own farm and taking care of the animals living on its territory.

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The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary

8.5 Game Score

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary is a modern remake of the most popular installment of the cult strategy series The Settlers, released as the celebration of the game's tenth anniversary. Developers from Blue Byte studio created a new 10 mission campaign where we lead Romans who seek new lands in order to restore the fallen Empire.

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Clint: Urban Rivals
Clint: Urban Rivals

8.5 Game Score

Clint: Urban Rivals is a strategic card game created by Acute studio. This product is based only on network mode. In this way, it offers recipients the opportunity to interact with living enemies in the virtual world.

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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

8.5 Game Score

A standalone expansion to the bestselling war strategy game Company of Heroes by Relic Entertainment. The expansion enriches the basic version of the game with two brand new campaigns realized with a similar cinematic flair as the original. In the first of these we take part in the battles of Normandy and the Battle of Caen, taking command over the forces of the British 2nd Army.

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The Patrician
The Patrician

8.5 Game Score

A trading strategy which takes place in the late Middle Ages. As a young merchant, representing one of the 16 cities of the Hanseatic League, we develop our own retail network in Northern Europe, buying and selling a variety of goods and utility goods. We must also take care of the safety of our fleet, which is vulnerable to attacks from pirates.

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This War of Mine
This War of Mine

8.5 Game Score

An extraordinary war game with focus on survival. It was inspired by the real stories of people who at some point of their lives struggled to survive a war. The game was developed by Polish studio 11 bit, known for an original strategy game series Anomaly. The game gives you control over a group of civilians trying to survive in a ruined city, where the biggest enemies are such problems as starvation and shortage of medicines.

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