The most interesting strategy games this year
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Infection Free Zone
Strategy 11 April 2024
Infection Free Zone is a city builder set in a postapocalyptic world, in which a mysterious virus turned the infected into violent monsters. The game lets us play in any real city in the world, downloading detailed data from the OpenStreetMap service.
Manor Lords
Strategy 26 April 2024
Manor Lords is a Polish medieval strategy game, tasking us with building settlements and leading troops in combat. It was created by an indie developer Slavic Magic.
Millennia
Strategy 26 March 2024
A 4X turn-based strategy game created by C Prompt Games and Paradox Interactive. Millenia has us leading a civilization through ten different eras, from the beginning of humanity to the space age.
Age of History 3
Strategy 2024
The third installment in a series of grand strategy games by Lukasz Jakowski. Age of History 3 tasks us with leading our nation to greatness, changing turn-based gameplay to real-time and introducing new battle mechanics.
Going Medieval
Strategy August 2024 (early access since 01 June 2021)
Going Medieval is a strategy game in which we try to build and supervise a village created in areas where civilization ceased to exist as a result of a deadly plague. The production was developed and released by Foxy Voxel studio.
Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator
Strategy 17 January 2024
The sixth installment in a series of turn-based grand strategy games about deities trying to conquer the world. Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator tasks us with managing our lands and battling powerful enemy forces.
Mechabellum
Strategy July 2024 (early access since 11 May 2023)
An auto battler, in which we command mech squads. Mechabellum features many different machines, letting us create effective and efficient squads and deploy them on the battlefield, where they take part in fully automatic combat.
Thronefall
Strategy 2024 (early access since 02 August 2023)
A minimalist, isometric, indie real-time strategy game by GrizzlyGames. Thronefall tasks players with constructing buildings, expanding their kingdom and repelling invading armies.
Songs of Conquest
Strategy 20 May 2024 (early access since 10 May 2022)
Songs of Conquest is a fantasy strategy enriched with RPG elements. The player must both manage the kingdom and lead the team as they explore the game world and perform their tasks. In addition, there are tactical battles and the whole game takes place in the turn-based system.
Norland
Strategy 16 May 2024 (early access since 16 May 2024)
City builder strategy game set in the Middle Ages, developed by Long Jaunt studio. In Norland, the player takes control over a noble family, facing different aspects of managing the kingdom, from economic to social, political or military.
Farthest Frontier
Strategy 2024 (early access since 09 August 2022)
An expansive RTS developed by Crate Entertainment- the creators of bestselling Grim Dawn. Farthest Frontier tasks us with developing a settlement from a small wooden village to a thriving city.
Pioneers of Pagonia
Strategy August 2024 (early access since 13 December 2023)
Pioneers of Pagonia is a strategy game co-developed by the designer of the first installment in The Settlers series. It revolves around expanding a community's economic might and uniting several tribes living in the titular archipelago.
Timberborn
Strategy 2024 (early access since 15 September 2021)
Timberborn is a Polish economic strategy from the genre of city builders with survival elements, in which our goal is to create a thriving town inhabited by beavers. The game was developed by Mechanistry studio.
Frostpunk 2
Strategy July 2024
The sequel to a warmly-received economic strategy game by Polish 11 bit studios. Frostpunk 2 is set thirty years after the first game. Once again, we play as the captain of a settlement trying to survive in a frozen world.
Sons of Valhalla
Strategy 05 April 2024
The game which combines RTS and RPG elements. In Sons of Valhalla we play as Thorald Olavson who sets off deep into England to get the enemy Jarl Valgard and save his beloved - Raija.
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Strategy 10 April 2024
City builder type strategy game in which we build cities on the slopes of high mountains, like in Nepal or Tibet. In Laysara: Summit Kingdom we have to take care of the interests of the whole caste community, create transport networks and protect against destructive avalanches.
Homeworld 3
Strategy 13 May 2024 (early access since 10 May 2024)
The third full-fledged part of the cult RTS game series set in space. The game was created by Blackbird Interactive studio, founded by the co-creator of the first part, which has previously developed Homeworld Remastered Collection and Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
Sweet Transit
Strategy 22 April 2024
Sweet Transit is an isometric economic strategy in which we construct a railroad network and develop towns.
Headquarters: World War II
Strategy 11 April 2024
Headquarters: World War II is a turn-based war strategy game that focuses on recreating The Battle of Normandy. The game takes a realistic approach to its subject matter and offers both single player and multiplayer modes.
Kaiserpunk
Strategy 2024
A cross betwwen an Anno-like city builder and a grand strategy game reminiscent of Europa Universalis. Kaiserpunk has us leading a 20th century city-state, expanding it, conquering other regions and creating our own empire.
RimWorld: Anomaly
Strategy 11 April 2024
The fourth expansion for the RimWorld strategy game, introducing horror elements. In RimWorld: Anomaly our colonists encounter a monolith and wake up an ancient being. This leads to plagues of the undead, dealing with cultists and avoiding invisible hunters.
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Strategy 2024
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age is a strategy game from the Triassic Games studio, moving us into the 1970s and 1980s. Our task is to lead an aircraft carrier strike team in a campaign taking place in the Atlantic Ocean.
Commandos: Origins
Strategy 2024
The fourth mainline installment in an iconic series of tactical strategy games. Commandos: Origins portrays the beginnings of the titular commandos, foiling the Germans and Axis forces during World War II.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Strategy 2024 (early access since 15 March 2019)
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is a city builder by 3Division. It tasks us with managing, expanding and leading a fictional Soviet republic to a bright future.
Nexus 5X
Strategy 18 April 2024
A turn-based 4X strategy game set in a sci-fi universe. Stellaris Nexus was developed with short, multiplayer sessions lasting less than an hour in mind. It supports up to six players at once.
Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance
Strategy 07 March 2024
The ninth major expansion to a 2016 WW2 strategy game. Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance is set in South America, having us lead new nations (such as Brazil, Argentina and Chile) to greatness.
Xenonauts 2
Strategy 2024 (early access since 18 July 2023)
A sequel to the turn-based science-fiction strategy game from Goldhawk Interactive, developed as a spiritual successor to the classic tactical game, UFO: Enemy Unknown. The story of Xenonauts 2 is not a direct continuation but an alternative retelling of the events from the previous game, telling of an alien invasion on Earth during the Cold War period. In general, the gameplay remains largely the same and is divided into two parts, namely, base management and combat missions.
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
Strategy 21 February 2024
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a war RTS set in the postapocalyptic future. The player commands a resistance battling the mechanical armies of the ruthless Legion AI.
Farm Manager World
Strategy 29 April 2024 (early access since 29 April 2024)
A farming economic sim supporting singleplayer and online co-op. Farm Manager World has us playing as a farmer, expanding a small farm into an agricultural empire.
Age of Mythology: Retold
Strategy 2024
Age of Mythology: Retold is a revamped version of a classical RTS set in the antiquity period. The game features four playable civilizations. It was developed by World's Edge, known for, among other things, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Men of War II
Strategy 15 May 2024
The second installment in a series of WW2 RTS games. Men of War II includes two large singleplayer campaigns, an expansive cooperative and competitive multiplayer, a level editor and modding tools.
Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
Strategy 24 April 2024
A strategy game with simulation and adventure elements. Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure has the player create automated workshops and explore various locations alongside diligent and hardy Sparks.
Foundation
Strategy 2024 (early access since 01 February 2019)
An economic strategy game resembling the Anno series. The production is set in the Middle Ages and your task is to build a powerful, prosperous city.
Ultimate General: American Revolution
Strategy 2024 (early access since 17 November 2023)
Ultimate General: American Revolution is a strategy game that recreates the War of Independence of the United States of America. The game offers extensive, multi-layered and realistic gameplay mechanics. It was developed by Game-Labs studio.
Fabledom
Strategy 13 May 2024 (early access since 13 April 2023)
A strategy game set in a fairytale world. In Fabledom we play as a ruler, our job being to create a prosperous kingdom from scratch.
Tempest Rising
Strategy 2024
A science fiction RTS inspired by the Command & Conquer series; we find ourselves in the middle of a conflict between three factions, with control of Earth at stake. Tempest Rising offers two story campaigns and an extensive multiplayer mode.