The most interesting strategy games released in 2022
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Democracy 4
Strategy 13 January 2022
Democracy 4 is an elaborate strategy in which we take control of a fictitious democratic state. The game offers a complex simulation of social and economic processes and reflects contemporary problems, such as fax news and manipulations using social networking sites.
GearCity
Strategy 14 January 2022
Economic strategy in which we manage a company operating in the automotive industry. While playing at GearCity we not only design cars, but also have to build factories and showrooms, take care of marketing, and respond to the needs of a dynamically evolving market.
Rise of Cultures
Strategy 25 January 2022
Strategy game in which we take control over chosen civilization and lead it to hegemony. In Rise of Cultures we build cities, gather resources and conduct research, as well as fight with other civilizations.
Rogue Tower
Strategy 28 January 2022
Tower defense game with card game and roguelike elements. In Rogue Tower we defend procedurally generated maps from hordes of monsters by building new towers and upgrading the ones we already have.
Steel Division 2: Tribute to the Liberation of Italy
Strategy 03 February 2022
The fifth big expansion for the strategy Steel Division 2. The add-on Steel Division 2: Tribute to the Liberation of Italy focuses on the Italian campaign during World War II, during which heavy fighting took place along the impressive Gothic Line.
Crusader Kings III: Royal Court
Strategy 08 February 2022
The first big add-on for Crusader Kings III, a strategy game. In Crusader Kings III: The Royal Court, the Paradox Development Studio team introduces throne room representation, a grandeur system, and the ability to create unique cultures.
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Strategy 09 February 2022
RTS with tower defense elements, in which, as in the popular They Are Billions, our task is to defend the castle against hordes of enemies. In Diplomacy is Not an Option we take care of the facilities of our fortress, put up an army and manage the defense.
Dealer's Life 2
Strategy 15 February 2022
A tycoon-style economic game in which we take on the role of a pawn shop owner. Dealer's Life 2 is a continuation of the 2019 game, focusing on the natural evolution of the formula rather than writing it from scratch.
Total War: Warhammer III
Strategy 17 February 2022
The third and final part of the Total War series sub-cycle based on the Warhammer license. Total War: Warhammer III introduces, among others, the Kislev and Cathay factions, which take part in even greater battles than before.
For the Warp
Strategy 23 February 2022
Turn-based strategy with elements of card games and roguelike. In For The Warp, we travel through space and take part in battles with enemy ships, playing the cards from our deck, which are used to attacks and defensive actions.
Hero's Hour
Strategy 01 March 2022
Turn-based strategy game with RPG elements, in which we explore procedurally generated maps and develop our own city. Hero's Hour allows you to play solo or with others in hot seat co-op mode.
Distant Worlds 2
Strategy 10 March 2022
Distant Worlds 2 is a sequel to the warmly welcomed 4X sub-genre RTS. Game was developed by Code Force studio, the authors of the first part. The game features a large world scale and the possibility of customising the gameplay to your own preferences.
Oxygen
Strategy 07 April 2022
Oxygen is a city-builder strategy game with survival elements, tasking us with building a city in post-apocalyptic future. The player must build settlements, develop new technologies, deal with extreme weather conditions and provide their people with a steady supply of oxygen to survive the toxic atmosphere.
Stacklands
Strategy 08 April 2022
Stacklands is a survival and card game in which we expand our own village. All actions - from collecting resources, through building and producing items, to fighting monsters - are performed by playing cards.
Anno 1800: Seeds of Change
Strategy 12 April 2022
Another add-on to Anno 1800, an economic strategy game developed by Ubisoft . Seeds of Change introduces a new scenario in which we play as Vasco de Oliveira, dealing with silver mining.
Cat Cafe Manager
Strategy 14 April 2022
A hybrid of simulation and economic strategy with RPG elements. In Cat Cafe Manager we run our own cat cafe and our task is to make it both a home for local cats and a place where local people will be attracted to.
CrimeSight
Strategy 14 April 2022
CrimeSight is an unusual turn-based strategy online game. Playing as Moriarty and Holmes, one side tries to commit murder while the other tries to prevent it by controlling the "pawns" in turns.
Aircraft Carrier Survival
Strategy 20 April 2022
A World War II simulator game, in which we command a mighty aircraft carrier. The game requires strategic thinking and making difficult decisions. It was developed and published by the Polish studio CreativeForge Games.
Warpips
Strategy 21 April 2022
Warpips is a strategy game with elements of RTS and tower defense games. We simply have to fight battles. The player just summons units to the map and then watches how the AI directs them. Additionally, he can use special attacks.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Strategy 26 April 2022
The fourth installment of the popular strategy games, developed by Stardock studio. Take on the role of a leader of a space civilization and rediscover the expanded and improved world of Galactic Civilizations IV.
Romans: Age of Caesar
Strategy 27 April 2022
MMO strategy, in which players take on the role of administrators of ancient Roman cities. The key to success in Romans: Age of Caesar is not only caring for one's own metropolis, but also working with other rulers to exchange goods and (if necessary) military assistance.
Dorfromantik
Strategy 28 April 2022
Dorfromantik is a peaceful strategy game in which the gameplay consists of laying out the terrain with colorful blocks. The title was developed and published by Toukana Interactive. This is the first project of this developer.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India
Strategy 28 April 2022
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India is the third expansion pack for the Age of Empires II remaster. It introduces three Asian nations and as many new story campaigns.
Trigon: Space Story
Strategy 28 April 2022
Trigon: Space Story is a real-time space strategy enriched with roguelike elements. The player takes the role of the captain of a single spaceship and explores the galaxy, collects resources, manages the crew and fights star battles.
Kapital: Sparks of Revolution
Strategy 28 April 2022
City builder with extensive elements of socio-economic simulation. In Kapital: Sparks of Revolution we play the role of a city manager. During the game we have to not only build and collect goods, but also deal with class tensions.
Cities: VR
Strategy 28 April 2022
A spin-off of Cities: Skylines, developed with virtual reality headsets in mind. Just like in the original, in Cities: VR we deal with designing entire cities from scratch, which we can see both from the air and from the street level.
Kaiju Wars
Strategy 28 April 2022
A turn-based strategy game in which we fight against the monsters. In Kaiju Wars we battle with five monsters, against which we throw tanks, fighters or giant mechs. The title offers an extended campaign and local multiplayer mode.
Line War
Strategy 05 May 2022
Line War is a large-scale war RTS in which the conflict spans an entire planet.
Stellaris: Overlord
Strategy 12 May 2022
Overlord is an expansion pack for the space strategy game Stellaris. DLC introduces new options for managing galactic power, focusing on the relationship between the rulers of great empires and their vassals.
Floppy Knights
Strategy 24 May 2022
Floppy Knights combines elements of strategy and tactical games and card games. In turn-based battles, we summon various monsters to the battlefield and play cards that give us additional advantage over our opponents.
Out There: Oceans of Time
Strategy 26 May 2022
Continuation of the strategy with elements of adventure and RPG from Mi-Clos Studio. In Out There: Oceans of Time is trying to stop the threat to all living beings in the universe, which requires allies, ship improvements and raw materials.
My Lovely Wife
Strategy 08 June 2022
My Lovely Wife is the second instalment of the cycle of simulation-strategic games maintained in the horror convention. During the game, the player takes on the role of Jake, who uses his abilities to summon the succubus to bring his dead wife back to life.
The Guild 3
Strategy 14 June 2022
A third part in the Medieval-themed economic strategy game series with RPG elements, whose first installment was created in 2002 by JoWooD Entertainment. This time, developed by Nordic Games, The Guild 3 combines the key features of its predecessors with modern visuals as well as numerous novelties and improvements in the game mechanics. Once again we visit a medieval world, filled with wars, conflicts, and political schemes to slowly rise to the top.
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.
Frozenheim
Strategy 16 June 2022
RTS with elements of city builder, in which we take control over Viking settlement. In Frozenheim we acquire resources and food, construct new buildings, improve the existing ones and wage war.
Mech Armada
Strategy 16 June 2022
Turn-based strategy in which we take control over a small squad of mechs and fight against all sorts of monsters. In Mech Armada we have to build each machine ourselves, and battlefields, enemies and available rewards are procedurally generated.
Trip In Another World
Strategy 17 June 2022
Trip In Another World is a casual fantasy strategy game with a free-to-play model. The player develops his civilization, conquers territories and goes on adventures with his heroes. This is an online game, but interactions with other players rely solely on cooperation, not competition.
Good Company
Strategy 21 June 2022
An economic strategy in which we run our own company in the technology industry, from its modest beginnings in the 1980s, through its gradual growth to market dominance.
Gordian Quest
Strategy 23 June 2022
Gordian Quest is a hybrid of several genres in which, as we develop our heroes, we fight by playing cards from our deck built by us in procedurally generated adventures.
Kayko and Kokosh: Build and Rule
Strategy 29 June 2022
City builder strategy game with RPG elements. In Kayko and Kokosh: Build and Rule we play as a new administrator of Mirmilowo, who has to rebuild the settlement and defend it against the attacks of the Hegemon's army.
Necrosmith
Strategy 13 July 2022
A strategy game with tower defense elements. In Necrosmith we play a necromancer who breeds various creatures and sends them into battle, trying to get as many resources as possible, deal with the chosen ones trampling on him and find a way to leave this world.
Strategic Command: American Civil War
Strategy 14 July 2022
An expansive turn-based strategy set during the Civil War. In Strategic Command: American Civil War you stand at the head of the Union or Confederacy and lead your army to victory, taking care of the recruitment of soldiers, technological facilities and diplomacy.
Cartel Tycoon
Strategy 26 July 2022
Cartel Tycoon is an economic strategy with the goal of building the drug empire. The player's tasks include looking after the crops, fighting against competing organizations and avoiding law enforcement.
Fire Commander
Strategy 27 July 2022
Project developed by Atomic Wolf and Pixel Crow studios. The player becomes the head of a firefighting team, whose task is to extinguish fires and rescue people. The game focuses on the development of the team and the skills of the characters.
Hard West 2
Strategy 04 August 2022
Second part of tactical turn-based strategy series set in Wild West. In Hard West 2 we play as Gin Carter, who together with his gang goes in pursuit of the devil himself to regain his soul.
Recipe for Disaster
Strategy 05 August 2022
Recipe for Disaster is a restaurant management sim by Dapper Penguin Studios. The player's job is to lead a restaurant to greatness by deciding upon each aspect of how it functions.
Two Point Campus
Strategy 09 August 2022
Two Point Campus is an economic strategy from Two Point studio made up of former Bullfrog Productions employees and the successor to Two Point Hospital. Our task is to build and lead our own university.
City Eye
Strategy 12 August 2022
A strategy game, in which you play as a city surveillance camera operator. Your task is to monitor the situation in the city and alert the right services about potential threats.
Regiments
Strategy 16 August 2022
Regiments is a real-time war strategy game. It shows a fictional conflict fought in 1989 between NATO forces and Warsaw Pact armies.
F1 Manager 2022
Strategy 30 August 2022
F1 Manager 2022 is a management strategy in which we lead a Formula 1 team, taking care of all aspects of its functioning. The game was developed and published by the British studio Frontier Developments, known for many economic strategies.
Commandos 3: HD Remaster
Strategy 30 August 2022
Commandos 3 - HD Remaster is a remastered version of the 2003 tactical strategy in which we control a squad of specialists carrying out missions against German forces during World War II. The HD version offers nicer graphics and improved interface.
Iron Marines: Invasion
Strategy 08 September 2022
The second part of the RTS series inspired by StarCraft. In Iron Marines: Invasion we take control over the space soldiers and send them into battle against hordes of aggressive aliens. The whole game is made in a colorful, cartoon style.
Europa Universalis IV: Lions of the North
Strategy 13 September 2022
The sixteenth large DLC for Europa Universalis IV, developed by Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Tinto. The expansion focuses on the Baltic Sea countries - it introduces three new mission trees and additional state reform options.
Anno 1800: Empire of the Skies
Strategy 20 September 2022
The eleventh big add-on to the popular 2019 economic strategy game. The biggest novelty introduced in Anno 1800: Empire of the Skies is airships, among which you will find both civilian and military models.
Order of Battle: Allies Victorious
Strategy 22 September 2022
Order of Battle: Allies Victorious is the seventeenth DLC for the turn-based strategy game titled Order of Battle: World War II. The add-on is the culmination of a trilogy of expansions dedicated to the Allies' actions during World War II.
Terra Invicta
Strategy 26 September 2022
Terra Invicta is an extended strategy game from the creators of the popular modifications to the XCOM series. We face an alien invasion crisis on Earth and manipulate states to repel or welcome the aliens.
Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone
Strategy 27 September 2022
The seventh major add-on to the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV. HoI4 By Blood Alone focuses on Italy, Switzerland and Ethiopia and introduces, among other things, a special aircraft creator in which we can create our own fighters or bombers.
Desta: The Memories Between
Strategy 27 September 2022
Desta: The Memories Between is a turn-based strategy game in which we throw a ball at enemies and overcome obstacles. The game offers an extensive scenario, revolving around the past of our character and the relationships that shaped his personality.
Railgrade
Strategy 29 September 2022
A hybrid of economic strategy and sim game, in which we manage the transport of goods in an extraterrestrial colony. In Railgrade, we create complex rail routes and manage the movement of freight trains.
Despot's Game
Strategy 29 September 2022
An auto-battler with RPG and roguelike elements. In Despot's Game, we take control of a group of heroes who traverse a gloomy maze and face hordes of enemies, along the way gaining various specializations and collecting increasingly better equipment.
Stellar Monarch 2
Strategy 03 October 2022
The second installment in the series of turn-based 4X strategies, in which we manage a space superpower. In Stellar Monarch 2 the game takes place on a macro scale.
SuperPower 3
Strategy 07 October 2022
Another installment of the strategy games and geopolitical simulators developed by the GolemLabs studio. Put your leadership skills to the test by taking over the planet or test your knowledge of modern world problems in the new SuperPower 3.
Project Wunderwaffe
Strategy 10 October 2022
Project Wunderwaffe is an indie historical simulation set in the realities of World War II, in which by managing and developing the base we strive to create weapons that could ensure victory for the Third Reich. Game was created by Gameparic studio.
Homeworld Mobile
Strategy 11 October 2022
Prepared for mobile devices a spin-off of the space cycle RTS, whose roots date back to 1999. Homeworld Mobile takes us to a new galaxy, and the mainstay of the game are the battles taking place in the interstellar space, to which we lead our own fleet.
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Strategy 11 October 2022
A 4X-style strategy game focused on fast-paced gameplay. Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim allows you to play solo or online multiplayer mode and focuses on building an empire in the Bronze Age.
Potionomics
Strategy 17 October 2022
Potionomics is an economic strategy game in which the player impersonates a witch named Sylvia and runs an elixir shop. His tasks include taking care of the product range and customer service.
The Valiant
Strategy 19 October 2022
RTS with RPG elements, which takes us to the Middle Ages. In The Valiant we take control over knights who try to stop a crusader overwhelmed with lust for power from recovering all the fragments of an ancient artifact.
Settlement Survival
Strategy 24 October 2022
Strategy game inspired by the popular Banished. In Settlement Survival we become the leader of a group of people and our task is to build a prosperous settlement from scratch, as well as to take care of its development and ensure the safety of its inhabitants.
Victoria 3
Strategy 25 October 2022
The third installment of the cult historical strategy series by Paradox Interactive studio. Victoria 3 takes the player to the 19th century during the colonial era. The player's task is to lead one of many available countries to greatness.
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Strategy 27 October 2022
Sins of a Solar Empire II is a space RTS with 4X strategy elements. The player controls huge star armadas and with their help fights galactic battles and conquers planets. He also has to manage his empire, taking care of obtaining resources and improving technology.
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Strategy 03 November 2022
Honey, I Joined a Cult is a humorous cult management simulator combining economic and strategic elements with expansion and base management, set in the 1970s. The game was published by Team17 Digital.
Humankind: Together We Rule
Strategy 09 November 2022
Humankind: Together We Rule is the first major expansion to the 4X strategy game Humankind. Amplitude studio has expanded the options related to diplomacy, introducing new cultures, a unit and numerous improvements.
Lords and Villeins
Strategy 10 November 2022
An economic strategy in which we manage a medieval village. In Lords and Villeins, we do not deal with individual settlers, but negotiate with the heads of families and watch them fulfill their duties, while finding time to play and establish relationships.
Among Us VR
Strategy 10 November 2022
Among Us VR is an online game developed for the Oculus Quest virtual reality sets and PS VR, in which we have to repair a spaceship and deal with saboteurs trying to thwart our plans.
Floodland
Strategy 15 November 2022
A strategy game with survival elements from Polish studio Vile Monarch. In Floodland we find ourselves in a world destroyed by a climate catastrophe and take control of a group of survivors who build their settlement from scratch and face various challenges.
Ballads of Hongye
Strategy 15 November 2022
A city builder strategy game in which we take on the role of steward of the title land. In Ballads of Hongye we build cities from scratch, face natural dangers and confront conspiracies.
My Fantastic Ranch
Strategy 17 November 2022
My Fantastic Ranch is an economic strategy designed for both younger and older players. Our task is to run a ranch for dragons and unicorns, take care of their welfare and gain fame during festivals.
Sky Haven Tycoon
Strategy 20 November 2022
Sky Haven is an economic strategy that puts the player in the role of an airport manager. We make various decisions that affect the airport's operations. The game was developed by independent studio Real Welders.
Reigns: Three Kingdoms
Strategy 29 November 2022
The sixth installment in a series of unusual strategy games from Nerial studio. In Reigns: Three Kingdoms, we find ourselves in China from the turbulent era of the Three Kingdoms and, as a ruler, manage a kingdom, trying to stay on the throne as long as possible.
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Strategy 06 December 2022
A strategy game created by the Black Sea Games team and released by THQ Nordic. In Knights of Honor II: Sovereign we lead the chosen kingdom towards domination over all medieval Europe. The title allows you to play alone or in a multiplayer game.
Ixion
Strategy 07 December 2022
Economic strategy of a city builder type, in which we manage a huge space station. In Ixion we have to take care of the infrastructure, develop new technologies, as well as manage the population and face various problems.
Crossfire: Legion
Strategy 08 December 2022
RTS set in the universe of the CrossFire series. CrossFire: Legion is a result of cooperation between Smilegate and Blackbird Interactive studio - authors of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. The game offers an extensive story campaign and a complex multiplayer mode.
Anno 1800: New World Rising
Strategy 08 December 2022
The twelfth DLC for the economic strategy titled Anno 1800. Anno 1800: New World Rising introduces a new scenario, a previously unavailable social layer (artists) and an additional monument (stadium), as well as islands waiting to be discovered.
Master of Magic
Strategy 13 December 2022
Master of Magic is a remastered version of the classic strategy game from the 1990s, in which you take on the role of a powerful magician and try to defeat your competitors and take control of two different dimensions.
Snowtopia: Ski Resort Tycoon
Strategy 14 December 2022
Economic strategy in which we build our own ski resort from scratch. The key to success in Snowtopia: Ski Resort Tycoon is to meet the demands of all winter sports enthusiasts - from novices to celebrities to seniors.
