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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’. more

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Antihero
Antihero

Strategy 10 July 2017

A turn-based strategy set in the Victorian age, created by an independent developer, Tim Conkling. It takes us to a somewhat grotesque version of a British town, based on Charles Dickens’ descriptions, with us playing as a leader of the local thieves’ guild, whose task is to develop his organization and fill its vaults with gold. To achieve this, we must recruit new members to our gang, train them and send on missions like stick-ups, mugging, and assassinations.

Software Inc.
Software Inc.

Strategy 01 May 2015

An economy simulation game by independent developer Coredumping in which we manage our own development studio. In Software Inc., our tasks include designing, building, and furnishing an office in order to provide our team with comfortable working conditions. Next, we have to recruit the right people and assign them adequate jobs, such as programming, designing, or marketing.

W.N.C. Infantry
W.N.C. Infantry

Strategy canceled

A real-time strategy which focuses on multiplayer gameplay. W.N.C. Infantry is set in a post-apocalyptic vision of the future. We command a small group of scientists and soldiers who hid themselves from a nuclear apocalypse. Now, they come out on the surface of our devastated planet and fight for the remaining supplies. W.N.C. Infantry is characterized by its fast-pace gameplay and small scale of battles.

Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

Strategy 25 August 2015

The third installment in the strategy game series set in antiquity, started in 2010 by Longbow Digital Arts. The action takes place in the distant past and to the rise of Rome, when armies of the Greeks, Gauls, Romans, and Etruscans fought fierce battles for control of the Apennine Peninsula. While playing, we can either experience the entire path of Rome to hegemony in the ancient world as it happened or try to change history by leading one of the remaining nations.

Pike and Shot: Campaigns 1494-1698
Pike and Shot: Campaigns 1494-1698

Strategy 13 August 2015

A new installment in a popular series of turn-based games, created as a joint effort of Byzantine Games and The Lords Games. The game takes us to Europe during the age of pike and shot (1494 – 1698), introducing three separate campaigns encompassing 40 historical battles from the Thirty Years’ War, the English Civil War, and the series of conflicts between Austria and Ottoman Empire, including Siege of Vienna.

Panzer Corps 2
Panzer Corps 2

Strategy 19 March 2020

Panzer Corps 2 is a turn-based strategy game set in the World War II period, developed by Flashback Games and a sequel to the series' first installment that was created in cooperation with The Lordz Games Studio in 2011. In terms of gameplay, Panzer Corps 2 is, like its predecessor, a homage to classic strategy games. We take part in various scenarios where we control different military units from the Second World War era, each of them having their parameters described meticulously.

Supreme Ruler: The Great War
Supreme Ruler: The Great War

Strategy 01 August 2017

The next installment in a series of RTS games developed by the Canadian studio BattleGoat. In this game, the player is required to manage an entire country. The game is set in the World War I period, so the player begins in 1914 and is capable of leading their country through the next hundred years. The mechanics employed in the game were based on the fundamentals of the preceding titles; as a result, the game approaches the subject of managing a country in a holistic manner.

Brawl of Ages
Brawl of Ages

Strategy 12 September 2017

Brawl of Ages is a free-to-play strategy game that combines elements of card games, real-time strategies, and MOBAs. It was developed by BNA Studios. In Brawl of Ages, the players take part in 3-5 minutes long PvP duels where players send all kinds of monsters against each other in order to destroy the enemy player's base. We achieve victory by destroying our opponent's Throne, his main tower defended by two smaller watchtowers.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War

Strategy October 2024

Created for mobile devices, Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War is a strategy game developed by Joy City. The game uses the license from the popular movie franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean. The game’s plot draws inspirations from all the movie parts and enables the player to control a leader in charge of a small pirate bay. The players can meet many characters and visit a number of locations known from the big screen.

Tavern Keeper
Tavern Keeper

Strategy September 2024

An economy strategy, in which the players are tasked with managing taverns located across a fantasy realm. You have to build inns, acquire supplies, prepare drinks and meals based on the best recipes, hire employees, tend to customers' needs and balance costs and income.

Empires Apart
Empires Apart

Strategy 29 March 2018

A multiplayer real-time strategy. The players are taken to the Middle Ages and build a thriving society, gather resources, provide the army with technology, and fight other nations.

The L.E.D. Wars
The L.E.D. Wars

Strategy 15 December 1997

A science fiction-based real-time strategy, a debut production of Belgian Larian Studios. The player is at the forefront of the armed arm of a megacorporation, and his task is to secure the production of the drug Liquid Evolution Drug (L.E.D. for short), which is essential for mankind.

Ragewar
Ragewar

Strategy 16 March 2016

A strategy game with MMO elements by Fury Studio. The plot follows Deonardo, a mad scientist, who constructs a time machine and, while testing it, travels to prehistory, which damages the device. Now his task is not only to help humanity to develop, but also to fix the machine. The gameplay of Rage War: Time Battles focuses on expanding your kingdom, managing the technological and economic aspects of it, and conquering the land of your AI opponent and other players.

Nobunaga's Ambition
Nobunaga's Ambition

Strategy 31 December 1983

A turn-based strategy in which players play the role of Shingen Takeda or Nobunaga Ode to attempt to conquer the central regions of Japan during the Senegalese period. The game takes place in a turn-based system, focusing on state management, building an efficient economic system, exposing an invincible army and conquering areas belonging to hostile clans.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy 31 December 1985

Turn-based strategy, which takes place in China during the Han Dynasty. The player's task is to manage his state and to unite the other regions under his rule.

AI War II
AI War II

Strategy 22 October 2019

Developed by Arcen Games, AI War II is a science-fiction RTS game and a fully-fledged continuation of the studio’s 2009 debut project. AI War II picks up the story 355 years after the events from the previous installment. In the game, a player yet again takes command of the human army that during the past centuries has been preparing for war against the Artificial Intelligence faction.

Tooth and Tail
Tooth and Tail

Strategy 12 September 2017

An arcade real-time strategy game by Pocketwatch Games, featuring old-school pixel art visuals. The action of Tooth and Tail takes place during an animal revolution, modeled to the conflicts of the turn of 19th and 20th century, where several factions comprised of different animal species fight to the death. Gameplay mechanics resemble classic RTS productions—their foundations lay in resource gathering, base building, and tactical combat.

Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins
Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins

Strategy 25 August 2016

A war-themed real-time strategy that is a remake of the original Men of War from 2009. Both titles were developed by Digitalmindsoft and Best Way. Similarly to its predecessor, Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins is a war game taking place during WWII. Instead of classic base-building or gathering resources, the whole attention has been focused on tactical aspects and commanding units.

The Hive
The Hive

Strategy 25 August 2016

A real-team strategy game with RPG and adventure features. The Hive takes place on a planet called New Eden, where refugees from Earth arrived after a global cataclysm destroyed their home. Instead of humans, though, we will be commanding an insectoid race inhabiting the planet, determined to obtain the heritage of other civilizations and become the dominant species on New Eden.

Police Tactics: Imperio
Police Tactics: Imperio

Strategy 07 September 2016

A real-time strategy created by CyberphobX studio. The player assumes the role of Harvey Croft, a rookie police commander whose main task is to capture the mysterious leader of a crime syndicate called Imperio. The gameplay is comprised of managing the precinct, coordinating individual officer's actions, and generally-understood crime fighting on the streets of fictional city of Newport Falls. The last goal is possible thanks to obtaining evidence and using it to find the culprits.

Dual Gear
Dual Gear

Strategy 2024 (early access since 29 July 2020)

Dual Gear is a futuristic tactical game by the Thai Orbital Speed studio, which focuses on clashes led by moss troops - piloted combat robots. The player's task is to manage a team of pilots and moss equipment and command them in numerous missions.

Star Wars: Commander
Star Wars: Commander

Strategy 18 September 2014

Set in Star Wars, this mobile strategy game uses the mechanics of the popular Clash of Clans. During the game we support the Empire or the Rebels, and the game focuses on expanding the base, conducting research on technologies and training soldiers and sending them to the battle.

Mushroom Wars 2
Mushroom Wars 2

Strategy 06 October 2017

A sequel to a humorous real-time strategy, Mushroom Wars, that came out in 2009 for PC and mobile platforms. The action of Mushroom Wars 2 takes us to a fantasy universe where four factions of small creatures that live in mushroom-like homes constantly war with each other. The player’s task, as the general of a “mushroom” army, is to eliminate the enemy as quickly as possible by taking over strategic points on the map.

Order of Battle: U.S. Pacific
Order of Battle: U.S. Pacific

Strategy 14 June 2016

Paid DLC for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, developed by Luxemburg-based studio The Aristocrats. The campaign offered in the expansion used to be a part of a full-price game known as Order of Battle: Pacific, however, after that game changed the name to Order of Battle: World War II and switched to free-to-play distribution model, the content is being offered as a paid expansion (free for all who had bought the original game). The U.S.