The most interesting strategy games released in 2000

Strategy 04 January 2000

Within two years it is necessary to build a financial empire that will upset the economic balance of the world. To buy shares and bonds, speculate on the prices of raw materials, conquer new markets in order to capture the global stock exchange.

PC

Strategy 13 January 2000

Brigade Combat Team is a strategy and tactical game based on the JANUS simulation program used by the U.S. Army to train commanders. It contains realistic scenarios of warfare using current topographic maps.

PC

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

Strategy 31 January 2000

Rising Sun is a turn-based strategy rooted in the realities of World War II. Players have the opportunity to take part in the 1941-1945 Pacific struggle. Developers from TalonSoft Inc. have anticipated more than 30 scenarios, based on authentic battles fought by the Allied and Japanese forces. Commanding takes place at the platoon level, and individual types of units have been mapped with attention to historical realities.

PC

Strategy 04 February 2000

Airport Tycoon is an economic strategy developed by Krysalis Software studio with extensive simulation elements. The player takes on the role of director of an international airport, and his task is to ensure the safety and comfort of travellers. The creators focused on great realism, both in terms of airport management, appearance of objects, as well as possible random events.

PC

Strategy 07 February 2000

A battle strategy that takes us to the fields of the great European and American battles of the 18th century. We can command Prussian, Russian, English, French, Swedish, Austrian, Saxon and colonial armies of America. The clashes take place in turn-based system on maps divided on hexes, and the eye of the creators was to ensure historical realism.

PC

Strategy 15 February 2000

A turn-based strategy that takes us back to the time of the American War of Independence, when a newly formed, inexperienced army of rebellious states confronted a superbly organised English power. Take command of one side of the conflict and lead it to victory.

PC

Strategy 15 February 2000

Massive multiplayer online, in which as one of many thousands of people willing to get a small mining sector on the planet rich in precious resource Transium.

PC

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

Strategy 28 February 2000

The Iron Plague is an addition to Total Annihilation: Kingdoms, offering a new world inhabited by four civilizations controlling the four elements: earth, fire, air and water.

PC

Strategy 07 March 2000

An expansion pack for Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, and RTS developed by Westwood Studios. The add-on is set after the events presented in the original game – the Brotherhood of Nod seeks to regain its former strength by resurrecting CABAL, a highly-advanced artificial intelligence. However, the AI chooses to ally with the GDI forces, and after creating a powerful army of cyborgs, it unexpectedly proclaims war on both factions.

PC

Strategy 08 March 2000

The green army of plastic soldiers returns - this time to defend the airspace from the evil Tan's army with a newly established helicopter battalion.

PC

Strategy 17 March 2000

Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim is a real-time strategy (RTS) that allows players to take on the role of the ruler of a fantastic kingdom. Developers from the Cyberlore studio have made sure that the world of Ardenne is not short of challenges and threats. In the solo game mode, there are a dozen or so missions of varying difficulty. In addition, players can face each other in multiplayer battles via LAN or the Internet.

PC

Strategy 18 March 2000

Risk II is the second part of the strategy game which is an adaptation of the popular board game. As in the cardboard original, the action was set in the imperial period, i.e. in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The players' task is to gain dominance over the world through military expansion. MicroProse developers have implemented two gameplay modes in their work - classic and "Same Time Risk", as well as the option of tournament play.

PC

Strategy 20 March 2000

Star Wars: Force Commander is a real-time strategy produced by LucasArts. The action of the game is set in a cosmic universe, well known to fans of Star Wars. Players have the opportunity to command Empire troops or rebels in 24 solo campaign missions and 35 multiplayer missions.

PC

Strategy 22 March 2000

A cosmic real-time strategy based on the popular Star Trek series: The Next Generation. Faced with the Borg invasion, the forces of the Federation, the Klingons and the Romulan must work together to overcome the deadly danger.

PC

Strategy 22 March 2000

A real time strategy in a medieval fantasy setting developed by Haemimont Games studio. Tzar: The Burden of the Crown takes place in a land of Keanor, which is ruled by the Dark Lord and his minions after the death of king Roan. We play as the son of the latter, prince Sartor, raised by a wizard to defeat the evil and restore his kingdom to its former glory. Gameplay takes a lot from typical RTS titles, like the classic Warcraft series.

PC

Strategy 22 March 2000

The second, and this time a standalone expansion to the renowned turn-based strategy Heroes of Might and Magic III from the New World Computing studio, which was released in the spring of 1999. The storyline of the expansion titled The Shadow of Death, revolves around the character of a necromancer named Sandro, who manipulates four heroes for the sake of his own goals; he means to use them to combine two mighty artifacts and gain control over the world.

PC

Strategy 30 March 2000

Theocracy is a real time strategy (RTS) produced by Ubisoft's development team, the action of which was set in the realities of 16th-century Central America. The player takes control of one of the Aztec tribes and tries to develop his country militarily and economically in order to repel the attacks of the Spanish conquistadors.

PC

Strategy 07 April 2000

Turn-based tactical strategy including a science fiction campaign and a powerful editor that allows you to create your own dream battlefield.

PC

Strategy 19 April 2000

A real-time 4X space strategy that aims to create a galactic empire of one of three races to choose from. In order to guarantee the dominance of our faction, we colonise the planets, develop the economy, develop new technologies and wage wars.

PC

Strategy 26 April 2000

A strategy in which a group of firefighters who save lives at risk in fires, road accidents and catastrophes is commanded. The player sets the strategy of all units and sends them to extinguish fires and rescue people. There are 23 realistic missions to complete.

PC

Strategy 28 April 2000

All World War II campaigns from Talonsoft's famous series of strategic games, including East Front and West Front.

PC

Strategy 28 April 2000

A representative of the real-time strategy genre, in which we become the commander of the army of one of the three large earthly groups fighting with each other for power and access to natural resources.

PC

Strategy 04 May 2000

The war struggle of plastic soldiers in the classic real-time strategy produced and published by 3DO company. The creators of Army Men: World War were inspired by authentic military operations from the Second World War.

PC

Strategy 12 May 2000

The second part of the strategic series of HPS Simulations "Panzer Campaigns" transporting us to the sandy beaches of Normandy, where on June 6, 1944, the great landing operation of the Allied forces began.

PC

Strategy 01 June 2000

Stand up to the battle for the New World's lands on land and in the air. An interesting solution is the complete lack of classic RTS raw material management, which causes the player to focus on tactical solutions.

PC

Strategy 13 June 2000

The Earth and its moon are facing a cosmic catastrophe. The only hope for rescue is to flee. Because large quantities of raw materials are needed to build evacuation units, the one who takes control of them will survive.

PC

Strategy 13 June 2000

An epic strategy game developed by Creative Assembly (a British developer) and taking the player to 16th-century Japan. As the head of a noble family, the player develops their province in order to widen one's area of influence in the country ruined by war. Gameplay was divided into two segments here, combining elements of a turn-based strategy with real-time battles.

PC

Strategy 19 June 2000

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord is a turn-based strategy in the realities of World War II, created by Battlefront.com's development team. The creators with great care to reconstruct the historical realities of the western front - from the landing in Normandy to the capitulation of the Third Reich. Players have the opportunity to command units on a tactical level, playing scenarios based on authentic military operations from that period.

PC

Strategy 21 June 2000

Star Trek Conquest Online collects game elements, such as ships and characters, which can be used to fight other players on the Internet.

PC

Strategy 28 June 2000

In an apocalyptic future, the ecologically unstable Earth is governed by repressive police forces of the Jovian Detention Authority. The opposition forces of the Sprawlers, with their unconventional weapons, must fight for freedom.

PC

Strategy 30 June 2000

Continuation of Homeworld's excellent real-time space strategy. In the distant future, the Kushan race, once banished into the distant corners of the Galaxy, returns to its home planet and fights a new enemy, known as the Beast.

PC

Strategy 05 July 2000

Warlords: Battlecry is a real-time strategy (RTS) produced by the Strategic Studies Group's team with a blend of cRPG. The action of the game was set in the fantasy world. The player directs the actions of the hero, who has to destroy two Tears of Heaven before they bring the catastrophe to the inhabitants of Dawn Island. The title uses elements of Dungeons & Dragons feature system mechanics.

PC

Strategy 10 July 2000

A sports game in which we become the manager of teams participating in Formula 1 competitions. We have to organize our racing stables on the model of the best teams and fight for the victory in the 2000 season. We deal with, among other things, training, construction of new cars and we take care of the financial side of the project.

PC

Strategy 15 July 2000

Real-time strategy taking place in the world of insects, where our task is to create a dynamically developing anthill.

PC

Strategy 16 July 2000

Try your hand at the challenging task of running public transport, managing bus, tram and train fleets and making sure that the majority of passengers are satisfied.

PC

Strategy 28 July 2000

Submarine Titans is a real-time strategy (RTS) produced by Ellipse studio. The action of the game was set in the future. As a result of the collision between the Earth and the comet, humanity had to take refuge in the depths of the sea. Players direct the actions of one of the three available factions - White Sharks, Black Octopuses or Silicones (aliens), trying to take control of the planet.

PC

Strategy 28 July 2000

An official expansion for the Pharaoh game, a cult economic strategy by Impressions Games and Sierra Entertainment, once again set in the ancient Egypt. This time, as the title Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile implies, the expansion takes place in a slightly later period, during the rule of Queen Cleopatra, the most famous woman in the history of Egypt.

PC

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

Strategy 25 August 2000

An expansion for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, a real time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios. The add-on introduces five new civilizations (Huns, The Maya, Aztecs, Koreans, and Spaniards), each having its own campaign based on historical events, starring numerous heroes known from history books, including Attila the Hun, El Cid, and Montezuma. The Conquerors adds a number of new battle units, including halberdiers, Korean turtle boats, or various Aztec and Mayan warriors.

PC

Strategy 30 August 2000

A real-time strategy embedded in Trek's Star Trek universe. The Federation, Klingoni and Romulanians and the mighty Metar race are fighting uncompromisingly for dominance over the planetary system of Tabula Rasa.

PC

Strategy 30 August 2000

After the enchanted sword, Excalibura, pulled out of the stone by King Arthur, the world has reduced proportions, becoming an Excalibugue - a great world of small worms.

PC

Strategy 12 September 2000

Start-Up 2000 is an economic strategy produced by Monte Cristo studio, in which players direct the activity of companies from the latest technologies. The creators tried to reproduce the market rules as realistically as possible and anticipated many scenarios of events that a modern company can experience.

PC

Strategy 12 September 2000

Take on the task of bringing the abandoned colonists to their homeland. Defend them from the temptations of your enemies, win space fights, and finally punish those who betrayed them.

PC

Strategy 15 September 2000

Arcade game based on popular "ships". The creators prepared two completely different game modes: a classic board game (placing and shooting at ships hidden in the fields) and an action game. In the first mode we struggle on fields of three different sizes. The second form of play is a three-dimensional arcade game in which we lead a ship and destroy enemies.

PC

Strategy 15 September 2000

Tour of Duty is a turn-based strategy in the realities of World War II, prepared by an independent studio Boku Strategy Games. Players play the role of commanders leading to the battle troops composed of various military formations. There are 21 missions to complete in a wide variety of terrain - from Normandy beaches to city streets.

PC

Strategy 15 September 2000

A humorous variation of real time strategy maintained in cartoon style. On the battlefields, colorful creatures, reminiscent of anthropomorphic pills of drugs, are battling. Instead of whole armies, console owners control groups of four soldiers.

PS1

Strategy 16 September 2000

Double add-on to RollerCoaster Tycoon including Loopy Landscapes and Corkscrew Follies with new scenarios, types of queues to build and new amusement park landscapes.

PC

Strategy 27 September 2000

Heroes Chronicles: Warriors of the Wastelands is the first game in the Heroes of Might and Magic spin-off miniseries, based on the mechanics from the fan favorite - the third game of the series. In Warriors of Wastelands we go centuries back in time and meet the game's protagonist, Tarnum the Barbarian. With more and more power in his hands, he strikes terror even into his allies. After being killed by Rion Gryphonheart, he is deemed unworthy and denied a place in Paradise.

PC

Strategy 27 September 2000

Heroes Chronicles: Conquest of the Underworld is the second game in the spin-off miniseries of the well-known turn-based strategy game series. Conquest of the Underworld's gameplay is based on the simplified mechanics from the fan favorite iteration - Heroes of Might and Magic III. Once again, we play as Tarnum, who, this time, is sent by the Ancestors to aid queen Allison of Erathia. To save her father from the titular Underworld, Tarnum has to join forces with the dark demon Deezelisk.

PC

Strategy 27 September 2000

Reach for the Stars is a turn-based space strategy produced by Strategic Studies Group, a remake of the triumphant title on 8-bit computers. The game is based on exploration, colonization and conquest of the galaxy, and players have the opportunity to confront more than 30 scenarios with Artificial Intelligence in the past or with three live opponents via the Internet or LAN.

PC

Strategy 28 September 2000

Another game of SSI company belonging to the famous strategic Panzer General series. The action takes place again during World War II and focuses on the battles conducted by German and Russian troops on the eastern front. As the commander of these armies we can take part in the march to Berlin, or the offensive towards Moscow.

PC

Strategy 29 September 2000

Rising Sun: Imperial Strike is the first official addition to Rising Sun's turn-based strategy by TalonSoft. Enlargement introduces, among other things, two new campaigns and 10 historical scenarios. Players can command both Allied and Japanese forces fighting in the Pacific during World War II.

PC

Strategy 29 September 2000

Heroes Chronicles: The World Tree is the third game in the Heroes of Might and Magic spin-off miniseries, based on the mechanics of the fan favorite - the third game of the series. In the game, Tarnum, the game's protagonist, joins forces with what was left of the tribe that protects the titular World Tree. Despite their efforts, the Tree is destroyed by Vorr, the god of war, and his army of necromancers.

PC

Strategy 04 October 2000

After the destruction of the Earth by the asteroid remnants of humanity are struggling to survive with the two races inhabited by the Epsilon Eridani system, which is the last hope of the Earth's new home.

PC

Strategy 05 October 2000

A strategy that broke away from the events of June 6, 1944, when the combined forces of the United States, Great Britain, Canada and France began the greatest maritime landing in the history of the world.

PC

Strategy 15 October 2000

World at War is a classic strategy game, a continuation of the famous Steel Panthers series, celebrating its greatest triumphs in the mid-1990s.

PC

Strategy 17 October 2000

Another economic strategy game by Impressions Games, known from e.g. Lords of the Realm and the Caesar series. The production is set in ancient Greece, where you play as a leader of a city, which means, you have not only to develop your domain, but also to care for its citizens and appease the gods overseeing the region.

PC

Strategy 24 October 2000

Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy is a real-time strategy developed by Blue Tongue Software. The plot of the game is based on the threads of Robert A. Heinley's novel. The player directs the actions of the title space soldiers who are sent to the mother planet of the Arachnids to destroy the aliens that threaten the Earth. The creators envisaged 20 missions to be carried out using various types of weapons.

PC

Strategy 24 October 2000

The official sequel to Command & Conquer: Red Alert, a game originally released on PCs in 1996 by the Westwood Studios company. The storyline of Red Alert 2 is a continuation of that of its predecessor, however, due to the results of the secret Soviet experiments, this time we will witness the emergence of several alternative reality scenarios.

PC

Strategy 24 October 2000

A strategy game set in the realities of World War II about turn-based gameplay modelled on the famous X-Com series. Here we play the role of the commander of a unit of soldiers who can lead to a battle in three historical campaigns.

PC

Strategy 26 October 2000

Sudden Strike is an extensive real-time strategy prepared by Fireglow development studio. The action of the game was set in the realities of World War II, and players can play the roles of commanders of the British, Soviet or German armies. The creators took care of complicated scenarios, based on historical sources, played out on huge boards and with the participation of hundreds of units.

PC

Strategy 26 October 2000

Strategies on consoles have never been well accepted. However, Kessen was once a modern and groundbreaking product. Although he is a strategy, he has set a new path that will follow more than one game.

PS2

Strategy 29 October 2000

The Moon Project is a continuation of Earth 2150. United Civilized States and Lunar Corporation compete with each other in a completely new environment - brand new battles, new units, buildings, music and much more. Built-in network gaming capability via EarthNet servers.

PC

Strategy 31 October 2000

Ogniem i mieczem / With Fire and Sword is a turn-based strategy inspired by Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel and its film adaptation directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The player commands the Polish-Lithuanian army in 10 historical battles from the period of the Cossack uprisings. The title was produced by Nekrosoft studio, known from controversial Reserve Dogs.

PC

Strategy 02 November 2000

A collector’s edition comprised of several strategy games from the Age of Empires series. The package contains Age of Empires, Age of Empires: Rise of Rome, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. All titles were developed and taken care of by Ensemble Studios. Regardless of the chosen title, the player takes control over one of numerous available civilizations, with a task to conquer its opponents.

PC

Strategy 03 November 2000

A classic RTS with realistic 3D graphics and a destructive terrain where we have to defeat the Gloraths with all types of land, air and sea craft.

PC

Strategy 04 November 2000

The third part of the strategic series "Panzer Campaigns" by HPS simulations. We can take command of the Russian and German forces and change the fate of the Russian offensive of 1942.

PC

Strategy 06 November 2000

After being destroyed by an alien race, people send a mother-ship in search of a native invading planet, which was the only chance for a new home for mankind.

PC

Strategy 09 November 2000

Space Empires IV is the fourth installment of the highly acclaimed series of turn-based strategies in the realities of science fiction. The player takes control of one of the interstellar civilizations, and his task is to achieve domination in the Universe. The game, created by Malfador Machinations studio in cooperation with developers from Shrapnel Games, is very complex and is addressed mainly to experienced players.

PC

Strategy 11 November 2000

Konung: The Legend of the North is 1C Company's real-time strategy (RTS) with cRPG elements, set in a fantastic world modelled on early medieval Scandinavia. The player directs the actions of the hero, who wants to conquer an artifact guarded by dragons, giving power over all mortals.

PC

Strategy 13 November 2000

Heroes Chronicles: The Fiery Moon is the fourth game in the Heroes of Might and Magic spin-off miniseries, based on the mechanics from the fan favorite - the third installment of the main Heroes series. The game's plot takes place shortly after the events of the previous episode. Tarnum follows the trail of Vorr, one of the Ancestors who turned into a ruthless god of war and enslaved the rest of the Ancestors in a place which can only be accessed by an ancient portal.

PC

Strategy 15 November 2000

The second installment of a series of turn-based strategies which are Activision's response to the Sid Meier's Civilization series. Our task is to conquer the world and create the largest empire in history. To this end, we manage the development of cities, discover new areas, develop technology and take care of the economy.

PC

Strategy 15 November 2000

Heroes Chronicles: Clash of the Dragons is the sixth game in the Heroes of Might and Magic spin-off miniseries, based on the mechanics from the fan favorite - the third installment of the main Heroes series. This time, Tarnum has to help the peaceful dragons from AvLee, who were enslaved by the tyrannical dragon queen, Mutare. During his journey, he finds a spy in his ranks, a dwarf named Kurbon.

PC

Strategy 15 November 2000

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements is the fifth game in the Heroes of Might and Magic spin-off miniseries, based on the mechanics from the fan favourite - the third installment of the main series. In Master of the Elements we witness the end of a thousands of years old truce between the Elemental Lords of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Given the task to stop the Elements vengeance, Tarnum goes after all four of the Elemental Lords.

PC

Strategy 17 November 2000

Sacrifice is a real-time strategy produced by Shiny Entertainment studio. The action of the game was set after the end of the Holy War, in which 5 deities defeated the creator. They are now in a ruthless struggle to rule the world. The player chooses one of the factions and tries to tip the scales of victory on their side. The game was created mainly for multiplayer mode, in which up to four participants can take part.

PC

Strategy 21 November 2000

A real-time strategy in which players deal with the expansion and development of the Vikings' civilization coming to the American continent with the task of finding a part of the meteorite capable of restoring peace in their homeland.

PC

Strategy 21 November 2000

Official Ground Control game patch containing new missions and a third faction with new units. Enlargement continues the story told in the base and allows you to learn more about Sarah Parker and Jarreda Stone.

PC

Strategy 24 November 2000

Fourth Battle Isle is a combination of turn-based strategy and real-time strategy. There are two campaigns of twenty missions each, as well as multiplayer mode with free Blue Byte server.

PC

Strategy 28 November 2000

Empires at War is another version of Star Trek's strategic real-time gameplay. New campaign, two new breeds and more than a thousand variants of ships for lovers of the Federation.

PC

Strategy 30 November 2000

A real-time strategy game by GSC Game World. Cossacks: European Wars is a title set between 16th and 18th century, when such countries as England, France, Spain, Portugal, Saxony, Prussia, Russia, Venice, Austria, Turkey, and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were superpowers that shaped the entire Europe. The production lets us lead one of 16 playable nations, every one of them having unique traits, units, inventions, architecture, and so on.

PC

Strategy 30 November 2000

Become a great film star in the world of television soap opera, climbing the career ladder in all available ways.

PC

Strategy 01 December 2000

A stand-alone addition to Jagged Alliance 2 Turn-based tactical game. It offers a completely new campaign in which we will play 20 exciting missions. We can lead the characters imported from the base, or hire new mercenaries. There were also some previously unseen types of armament.

PC

Strategy 13 December 2000

Turn-based strategy game played on maps divided hexogenically, allowing you to direct the actions of entire armies in the years 1940-1945.

PC

Strategy 14 December 2000

Build and manage your own Oceanarium, creating suitable living conditions for various types of exotic animals and attracting tourists to explore.

PC