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.

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Dungeons 4: Not Another Multiverse

Strategy

December 10, 2024

The second expansion for the Dungeon Keeper inspired RTS. In Dungeons 4: Not Another Multiverse we see Thalya and Tristan joining forces to fight a common enemy. The add-on introduces a new mini-campaign, controlling forces of good and the option to construct buildings in Overworld.

Hearts of Iron IV: Götterdämmerung

Strategy

November 14, 2024

The tenth large expansion for the World War 2 strategy from Paradox Interactive. Hearts of Iron IV: Gotterdammerung allows us to change the course of history by creating new political and military alliances involving Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Belgium.

Norland

Strategy

July 18, 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.

Songs of Conquest

Strategy

May 20, 2024

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.

Age of History 3

Strategy

October 23, 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.

Frostpunk 2

Strategy

September 20, 2024

The sequel to a warmly-received economic strategy game by 11 bit studios. Frostpunk 2 is set thirty years after the first game. We play as the leader of a settlement trying to survive in a frozen world. This time we operate on a larger scale and rely on oil instead of coal.

Manor Lords

Strategy

April 26, 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. We have a freedom of placing buildings on our land and we can observe the action from many cameras.

ICBM: Escalation

Strategy

November 21, 2024

A combination of an RTS and a grand strategy, presented in a similar form to the board game Risk. ICBM: Escalation was made by a Russian studio SoftWarWare. It covers warfrare from the Cold War times up to the near future, including the use of nuclear weapons.

Infection Free Zone

Strategy

April 11, 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.

Mechabellum

Strategy

September 26, 2024

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.

Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age

Strategy

November 12, 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.

Epic Auto Towers

Strategy

November 14, 2024

A turn-based strategy with tower defense and auto battler elements. Epic Auto Towers allows us to build unique towers based on available cards. We must survive against waves of enemy attacks. Placing the towers correctly can grant us unique functions and improve our defense.

Thronefall

Strategy

October 11, 2024

A minimalist, isometric, indie real-time strategy game by GrizzlyGames. Thronefall tasks players with constructing buildings, expanding their kingdom and repelling invading armies.

shapez 2

Strategy

August 15, 2024

A sequel of the strategy-logical game from 2020. shapez 2 offers three-dimensional gameplay and a much larger scale. Our job is to oversee the extraction and processing of the titular shapes, managing a large factory built on a space station.

Homeworld 3

Strategy

May 13, 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.

Warcraft II: Remastered

Strategy

November 13, 2024

A refreshed version of the second part of the popular RTS series from Blizzard Entertainment. Warcraft II: Remastered offers the content of base game and Beyond the Dark Portal expansion. It features better graphics and many improvements related to the gameplay.

Forgotten but Unbroken

Strategy

November 18, 2024

A tactial turn-based strategy set during World War II and inspired by the XCOM series. We join a secret military operation, carrying out missions, developing soldiers, meeting war heroes, helping the resistance and dealing with the elite soldiers of the Third Reich.

Millennia

Strategy

March 26, 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.

Zephon

Strategy

November 8, 2024

Zephon is a turn-based 4X strategy in which we lead the survivors of humanity trying to survive in the post-apocalyptic reality of a war-ravaged Earth. We have to develop cities, collect resources, establish diplomatic relations and fight battles.

F1 Manager 2024

Strategy

July 23, 2024

The third installment of the motorsport manager series, in which we control one of the teams taking part in Formula 1 championships. The biggest novelty of F1 Manager 2024 is that instead of controlling an existing F1 team we can also create our own eleventh team.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece

Strategy

November 14, 2024

The seventh expansion for the remaster of the popular RTS from 2019. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece focuses on ancient Persia and Greece, offering new campaigns, 3 new civilizations, new units and new gameplay mechanics.

Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator

Strategy

January 17, 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.

Industry Giant 4.0

Strategy

November 15, 2024

Industry Giant 4.0 is an expansive strategy game, in which we must create a business in the 1950s, during the fourth industrial revolution, the time of digitalization and automation.

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Strategy

June 20, 2024

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.

Factorio: Space Age

Strategy

October 21, 2024

The expansion to a warmly received indie strategy game by the Czech studio Wube Software. Factorio: Space Age continues the base game after it ends, letting players expand to space, discover new planets and use brand new resources.

Planet Coaster 2

Strategy

November 6, 2024

A sequel of the well-received economic strategy from 2016. Planet Coaster 2 allows us to create our own amusement parks, designing the rollercoasters and other attractions, as well as building facilities and taking care of the needs of our guests. We can play solo or in online coop.

Rogue Command

Strategy

November 18, 2024

A combination of a classic RTS and a deck-building roguelike. In Rogue Command we build and protect our futuristic base, playing on procedurally generated maps. Our goal is to destroy the enemy's base and we have a different set of cards to use in each game.

Summa Expeditionis

Strategy

November 20, 2024

A combination of a TPP survival and strategy game. In Summa Expeditionis we play as a Roman legionnaire stationing in the north of Spain. Our goals include gathering resources, building and expanding a fortified military camp, conquering the land and defeating barbarians.

Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power

Strategy

September 24, 2024

The third big expansion for the best-selling strategy from Paradox Interactive. Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power focuses on the Byzantium Empire and introduces new ways of ruling the lands, new social advancements and lifestyles for those without any land of their own.

Renaissance Kingdom Wars

Strategy

November 26, 2024

A game combining elements of RTS and grand strategy genres. Renaissance Kingdom Wars allows us to travel back to 1510, starting out as a leader of a mercenary company. Our goal is to lead our own state, while maintaining the army, the diplomacy and the economy.

Diplomacy is Not an Option

Strategy

October 4, 2024

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.

Sons of Valhalla

Strategy

April 5, 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.

TerraScape

Strategy

July 17, 2024

A medieval city-builder turn-based strategy game, tasking us with creating a kingdom of our dreams. The game features card game mechanics as well.

Men of War II

Strategy

May 15, 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.

Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown

Strategy

November 6, 2024

A complex city builder strategy. In Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown we build our own kingdom from scratch. We need to take care of our people, construct buildings, obstain resources and defend against mystical creatures. There are also tough choices waiting for us.

Ghost Master: Resurrection

Strategy

November 14, 2024

A remake of the well-received strategy from 2003. In Ghost Master: Resurrection we can once again command an army of ghosts and our goal is to scare the living. The new version offers greatly refreshed graphics, as well as improved mechanics, new challenges and new secrets.