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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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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Strategy 25 April 2023
A strategy game with survival elements, tasking us with building a colony on an alien planet. Stranded: Alien Dawn was developed by Haemimont Games - the developers of Surviving Mars, a similarly themed game, and three installments in the Tropico series.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Strategy 22 November 2019
The sixth installment of the legendary series of turn-based strategy games that allow us to control a selected civilization throughout several thousand years of its history. It was traditionally developed by Firaxis Games led by Sid Meier, the franchise’s creator, himself. Gameplay-wise, Civilization VI combines together the well-proven solutions of its predecessors but also introduces several revolutionary changes. The most important one is the city development.
Stellaris
Strategy 26 February 2019
A real-time space strategy with RPG elements developed by Paradox Interactive – the creators of such renowned series as Europa Universalis or Crusader Kings. The game is played in a procedurally generated interstellar space, where your job is to build a galactic empire. A the beginning of the game you choose one of the 7 playable races that differ in appearance, skills, and ethics.
Cities: Skylines
Strategy 15 August 2017
An economic strategy game belonging to the popular genre of city builders. This one was created by the Finnish studio Colossal Order, creators of the Cities In Motion series. The game is a response to the popular SimCity franchise from Maxis Studios. In contrast to the previous titles from the Finns, this one is not limited to public transportation, letting you build up a whole virtual metropolis from scratch.
Surviving Mars
Strategy 15 March 2018
A science fiction economic strategy game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive. The title is a city builder in which the player must design the first human settlement on Mars. Being a manager of a space colony requires the player to take care of many matters - the survival and well being of the colony inhabitants depend on it.
Dawn of Man
Strategy 18 December 2019
Dawn of Man is a combination of survival and city builder. The player's task is to lead a settlement settled in prehistory, from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Madruga Works studio is responsible for the production of the game.
Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean
Strategy September 2024
A real-time strategy game, in which we play as a corsair on the Caribbean Sea. Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean features five extensive story campaigns, an adventure mode and skirmishes against the AI or other players.
Stellaris: First Contact
Strategy 2024
An expansion to the space strategy game Stellaris, developed by Paradox. Stellaris: First Contact focuses on titular first contacts with pre-FTL civilizations, introducing new origins and ethics, an updated observation system and cloaking technology.
Islanders
Strategy 26 August 2021
Economic strategy belonging to the city builder subgenre. Islanders is characterized by a minimalist approach to gameplay and graphic design. The production was developed by an independent studio GrizzlyGames.
Surviving Mars: Below and Beyond
Strategy 07 September 2021
Surviving Mars: Below and Beyond is another expansion to the space economic strategy in which we develop a Martian colony. This time Haemimont Games and Abstraction Games studio allowed us to establish underground cities and exploit asteroids.
Stellaris: Nemesis
Strategy 03 May 2022
The ninth expansion to the space strategy game. Stellaris: Nemesis introduces espionage and adds variety to the final stage of the game, allowing players to either face a massive crisis or threaten the entire galaxy themselves.
Stellaris: Overlord
Strategy 08 March 2023
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.
Stellaris: Ancient Relics
Strategy 30 September 2021
The seventh expansion to the Stellaris space strategy, in which we discover the secrets of the ancient races. The main theme of the add-on are civilizations of the Precursors, which we get to know thanks to archaeological excavations.
Cities: Skylines - Sunset Harbor
Strategy 26 March 2020
The ninth major expansion to the economic strategy Cities: Skylines. In Sunset Harbor, players can design cities on picturesque bays, and among the novelties are additional industry (fishing) and urban transport issues.
Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn
Strategy 12 May 2020
Stellaris: Synthetic Down is an expansion to 4X strategy Stellaris from Paradox Development Studio focused on enhancing content of the game with revolutionary changes to gameplay. DLC requires the base version of Stellaris and enriches it with the option of playing as the machine empire – a civilization consisting solely of robots.
Stellaris: Utopia
Strategy 13 August 2019
A standalone expansion for Stellaris – a 4X strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. The Utopia expansion introduces an array of innovations and improvements, the first and foremost being an option of building so-called megastructures. This enigmatic name stands for giant, ring-shaped artificial worlds or even ones resembling a Dyson sphere, i.e. massive construction that completely encompasses a star and efficiently consumes all the energy emitted by it.
Stellaris: Leviathans
Strategy 16 April 2019
A story expansion to Stellaris – a space real-time strategy game developed by Paradox Development. The greatest novelty in comparison to the base version of the game is a story campaign titled “War in Heaven” in which the player participates in a conflict between the Fallen Empires.
Stellaris: Apocalypse
Strategy 25 June 2020
The fourth expansion for the well-received space strategy game by Paradox Interactive. The main feature of the DLC are huge units, including the mighty Colossi that can destroy whole planets. The expansion also adds new bonuses, additional career paths for the more peaceful players, and space pirates.
Stellaris: Distant Stars
Strategy 15 September 2020
An expansion to a strategy game called Stellaris. The Distant Stars add-on features new scenarios, additional technologies, new planetary systems, and gigantic beings from far reaches of the universe.
Stellaris: MegaCorp
Strategy 26 January 2021
Another expansion for Stellaris, the popular 4X space strategy game by Paradox Interactive studio. MegaCorp introduces the ability to play the role of CEO of an interstellar corporation, as well as a number of new mechanics.
Stellaris: Federations
Strategy 17 June 2021
Stellaris: Federations is an expansion to Paradox's in-house strategy for managing space empire. The add-on focuses on the development of diplomacy and title federations.
Planet Coaster: Console Edition
Strategy 10 November 2020
An economic strategy game created by Frontier Developments - the creators of the RollerCoaster Tycoon and the Elite franchises. In the game, the player's task is to build and manage an amusement park. It is up to the player to decide about the general outlook of the park, but modern-day roller coasters are the main dish. These can be shaped freely - the player chooses the number of curves and the height of their roller coaster.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
Strategy 22 November 2019
The second big expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization VI. The Gathering Storm add-on enriches the production with a number of aspects related to climate and geology. In addition, resources and topography or the opportunity to speak at the World Congress play an important role here. Despite that, there are new scenarios and a number of minor improvements and novelties.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Strategy 22 November 2019
An expansion for the sixth installment of the legendary strategy game series Sid Meier's Civilization, in which you lead your empire through thousands of years.