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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’.

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Emergency 3
Emergency 3

Strategy 21 January 2005

"Emergency 3" is another title in a series of famous strategy games. The basic factor that distinguishes these positions from competing products is that the player does not take other people's lives, but saves them.

PC

Command & Conquer: The First Decade
Command & Conquer: The First Decade

Strategy 07 February 2006

A set of twelve games from the Command & Conquer series (eleven real-time strategy and one action title), released over the last decade. All of them have been modified to work seamlessly with modern PeCets and operating systems from the Windows family.

PC

Commander in Chief: Geo-Political Simulator 2009
Commander in Chief: Geo-Political Simulator 2009

Strategy 22 July 2008

An extensive political simulator, in which we make a number of complicated decisions. The game is divided into three game modes. In the first of these, we must remain in power for as long as possible. The second one, i.e. scenarios, presents specific situations. Wargame, the last mode, is designed for multiplayer matches and is a real-time strategy.

PC

Oil Tycoon 2
Oil Tycoon 2

Strategy 13 February 2005

Oil Tycoon 2 is the second installment of the strategy and economic game, which allowed players to build a huge corporation specializing in oil trading, very often called "black gold".

PC

Cossacks: Back To War
Cossacks: Back To War

Strategy 25 September 2002

The second official expansion for Cossacks: European Wars, a real-time strategy by GSC Game World, set between the 16th and 18th century. Cossacks: Back To War is a standalone add-on that, apart from new content, offers the campaigns from the vanilla Cossacks: European Wars and the first expansion, Cossacks: Art of War.

PC

Land of Legends
Land of Legends

Strategy 21 September 2005

Land of Legends is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy atmosphere. Eight different races fight for dominance over the world, using both cold steel and magic in confrontations.

PC

Warlords: Battlecry III
Warlords: Battlecry III

Strategy 17 May 2004

The third part of a series of strategy games with cRPG elements taking place in the magic-filled world of fantasy Etheria. This time players can take part in the great war that takes place between the united races of the north and the southern Ssrathi Empire.

PC

Rome: Total War - Alexander
Rome: Total War - Alexander

Strategy 19 June 2006

The second official expansion to Rome: Total War, a game developed by Creative Assembly in 2004. This time you assume the role of one of the most prominent strategist in the course of the centuries – the titular Alexander the Great who, due to his outstanding conquests, went down in history as one of the greatest leaders. The completely new campaign plays a crucial role in this extension – you can re-enact the biggest successes achieved by the legendary Macedonian ruler.

PCANDiOS

Sins of a Solar Empire
Sins of a Solar Empire

Strategy 04 February 2008

A space real-time strategy game by Ironclad Games, a studio founded by former employees of Rockstar Vancouver. The plot tells a story of the war between the Trader Emergency Coalition and two aggressive nations known as the Advent and the Empire of Vasari. The players can side with any of the said factions which are characterized by different technologies, weapons, and strategies.

PC

Dragonshard
Dragonshard

Strategy 21 September 2005

Dragonshard is a real-time strategy using Dungeons & Dragons principles. In this way, its strategic side intertwines in an interesting way with elements characteristic for feature games. At the same time it is the first game, which takes place in the world of Eberron, where the climate of fantasy coexists with magical technologies.

PC

Imperium Galactica II: Alliances
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances

Strategy 19 April 2000

A real-time 4X space strategy that aims to create a galactic empire of one of three races to choose from. In order to guarantee the dominance of our faction, we colonise the planets, develop the economy, develop new technologies and wage wars.

PC

Star Control II
Star Control II

Strategy 23 January 1992

The game is considered to be one of the most innovative games in the history of the computer industry. SC2 is a combination of adventure strategy with elements of arcade game, with action taking place in space.

PC

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Strategy 02 November 2004

The third part of the well-known strategic-economic RollerCoaster Tycoon series. Its previous editions turned out to be great publishing successes, selling themselves (including additions) in more than seven million copies worldwide.

PCiOS

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

Strategy 03 March 1999

The third installment in a popular series of turn-based strategy games set in a fantasy universe and developed by New World Computing. After the death of king Gryphonheart, Erathia was brought to its knees by the dark forces of Nighon and Eofol. Gryphonheart's daughter - Queen Catherine, the ruler of Enroth. returns to her homeland in order to unite her compatriots in the fight against the forces of evil.

PC

Airport Tycoon
Airport Tycoon

Strategy 04 February 2000

Airport Tycoon is an economic strategy developed by Krysalis Software studio with extensive simulation elements. The player takes on the role of director of an international airport, and his task is to ensure the safety and comfort of travellers. The creators focused on great realism, both in terms of airport management, appearance of objects, as well as possible random events.

PC

Mordheim: City of the Damned
Mordheim: City of the Damned

Strategy 19 November 2015

A tactical RPG with turn-based combat set in the popular universe of Warhammer. The game is a debut project of the Canadian studio Rogue Factor, founded by veterans of the video game industry. This title is based on a classic tabletop battle game Mordheim, which, in contrast to most of the games set in this universe, did not feature grand battles but small clashes of individual units. The game is set 500 years before the Warhammer’s main story, in the titular Mordheim City.

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Kingdom Rush
Kingdom Rush

Strategy 28 July 2011

A tower defense game requiring the player to defend a position against attacking fantasy creatures. The game was created by Ironhide - an independent developer. Kingdom Rush is set in a classic fantasy world filled with magic, orcs, knights and giants. The player's goal is to prevent the enemies from reaching the other side of the map. The attackers come in waves and each one is more powerful than the previous.

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Wargame: AirLand Battle
Wargame: AirLand Battle

Strategy 29 May 2013

The sequel to Wargame: Cold War, a real-time war strategy game released in 2012. Wargame: AirLand Battle takes the player to the peak period of the Cold War (1975-1985), allowing the player to take part in fictional military operations of NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in Northern Europe. Like the original, the game offers several variants of play in single-player and multiplayer modes. Players have over 750 types of combat units at their disposal, representing the military forces of 12 countries.

PC

Men of War: Condemned Heroes
Men of War: Condemned Heroes

Strategy 12 April 2012

A new installment in the series of real time strategies developed by an dedicated studio of 1C – SoftClub. Men of War: Condemned Heroes tells the story based on one of the more infamous episodes of World War II – the Soviet penal battalions. Such units were formed from convicts and “politically incorrect” soldiers, and were sent to perform the most futile and hopeless tasks. The game offers four campaigns (in all, 15 scenarios) spanning across 3 years, from 1942 to 1945.

PC

Larry Bond's Harpoon: Ultimate Edition
Larry Bond's Harpoon: Ultimate Edition

Strategy 03 November 2010

On the twentieth anniversary of the first part of Harpoon, Matrix Games has prepared for us the Ultimate Edition, which contains more than twenty immortal titles, all related to the long history of this strategic series.

PC

Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf
Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf

Strategy 05 November 2002

A stand-alone addition to Battle Realms, telling the heroic struggle of the Wilk clan who wants to break out of captivity, introducing the player to the earlier history of the world of Battle Realms.

PC

United Penguin Kingdom
United Penguin Kingdom

Strategy 09 March 2024

A city builder strategy game about managing a penguin settlement. The player must gather resources, trade, construct buildings and defend their village from murderous orcs and thieving seals.

PC

Scramble: Battle of Britain
Scramble: Battle of Britain

Strategy 2024

A turn-based strategy game set during the Battle of Britain. Scramble: Battle of Britain has us decide upon the movements of our planes, then watch them clash against enemy aircraft.

PC

Celestial Empire
Celestial Empire

Strategy 2025 (early access since June 2024)

An economic strategy in which we are tasked with building a city during ancient China times. Celestial Empire has us become the governor of the province, responsible for developing the settlement into a metropolis, taking care of the inhabitants and contacting deities.

PC