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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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Age of Empires II: HD Edition
Age of Empires II: HD Edition

Strategy 09 April 2013

A remastered version of Age of Empire II: The Age of the Kings, a popular real-time strategy game and its expansion - Age of Empires II: The Conqueror. The new edition was developed by Hidden Path Entertainment in cooperation with Microsoft Game Studios. Compared to the 1999’s original, the changes introduced in Age of Empires II: HD Edition involve mainly improved graphics, which were adjusted to HD standard.

PC

F1 Manager 2022
F1 Manager 2022

Strategy 30 August 2022

F1 Manager 2022 is a management strategy in which we lead a Formula 1 team, taking care of all aspects of its functioning. The game was developed and published by the British studio Frontier Developments, known for many economic strategies.

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Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Strategy 23 October 2007

The second expansion to Age of Empires III, developed by Big Huge Games, the authors of the well-received Rise of Nations. This time, the players visit Far East, being given access to three new civilizations: India, China, and Japan. The single-player mode received a new campaign consisting of fifteen scenarios (five for each new nation). The new maps take place in the new geographical zone, while some of them were influenced by historic locations or events.

PC

Empire of Sin
Empire of Sin

Strategy 01 December 2020

Paradox Interactive's strategy to lead a mafia organization in Chicago in the age of Prohibition. In Empire of Sin, a player must both manage the economic side of criminal activity and command gangsters in turn-based tactical battles. The production is developed by the Romero Games studio, headed by the famous John Romero.

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Kingdoms and Castles
Kingdoms and Castles

Strategy 20 July 2017

An economic strategy game developed by Lion Shield, a team set up by former members of Maxis – the studio behind the SimCity series. In contrast to the aforementioned franchise, Kingdom and Castles is set in a fantasy world. You take the role of the manager of a small village which you are to develop and transform into a thriving city with a castle able to withstand enemy attacks. During gameplay, you need to gather resources necessary for putting up buildings.

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Pharaoh: A New Era
Pharaoh: A New Era

Strategy 15 February 2023

Remake of the cult city builder strategy game released in 1999. Pharaoh: A New Era includes both the basic version of this game and an add-on Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile. The graphics, soundtrack and interface were refreshed for the game.

PC

Dune II: Battle for Arrakis
Dune II: Battle for Arrakis

Strategy 01 December 1992

Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty is a computer game developed by Westwood development studio, which initiated the genre of real-time strategy. The plot of the title is based on the best-selling novel by Frank Herbert 'Dune'. The player takes on the role of the leader of one of the High Rhodes and fights for Spice, an extremely valuable substance extracted from the desert planet Arrakis.

PC

Wargame: Red Dragon
Wargame: Red Dragon

Strategy 17 April 2014

Wargame: Red Dragon is the third installment of the RTS series, which in 2012 began with Wargame: European Escalation. Developers from Eugen Systems remained faithful to the theme of hypothetical armed conflicts from the Cold War period, but moved the action to East Asia.

PC

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

Strategy 02 June 2017

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator is a title developed by Brilliant Game Studios. It enables the user to simulate medieval/ancient battles in which dozens of thousands of units can participate. The game presents the topic in a humorous way. Not only Romanian centurions, medieval knights, Spartans and Persians can fight against each other, but orcs, trolls, Santa Clauses, penguins and chickens as well.

PC

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Strategy 29 August 2017

An expansion to XCOM 2 developed by Firaxis Games. Its story focuses on the titular Chosen – a new type of agents working for ADVENT, who try to capture the leader of the XCOM group. To achieve this, those merciless specialists kidnap his followers and torture them to gather valuable information. They are so effective that they can even affect the strategic layer and destroy our global operations.

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Pizza Connection 3
Pizza Connection 3

Strategy 22 March 2018

Another entry in the series of economic strategy games in which the player assumes the role of an owner of a pizzeria. The first game in the series debuted in 1999 and its sequel was released one year later. In the third installment the player is tasked with transforming a small business into a giant network of restaurants scattered across the world.

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Imperator: Rome
Imperator: Rome

Strategy 25 April 2019

Imperator: Rome is a large scale strategy game, in which you play as a leader of an ancient nation, starting from Athens' golden age. You have many duties, such as managing your country, developing the society, economy, and military, and maintaining relations with other nations.

PC

Lakeburg Legacies
Lakeburg Legacies

Strategy 20 July 2023

A strategy game with RPG and life sim elements. Lakeburg Legacies has us building a village and matchmaking villagers to ensure a steady flow of competent descendants.

PC

Anomaly Collapse
Anomaly Collapse

Strategy 12 April 2024

A tactical turn-based strategy with roguelite elements. Anomaly Collapse has us control a group of 3 anthropomorphic characters, focused on learning more about the supernatural disaster in Epsilon City. The game offers a lot of battles taking place in a single line.

PC

Stellaris
Stellaris

Strategy 09 May 2016

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.

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Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance
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.

PC

Might & Magic: Heroes VI - Pirates of the Savage Sea
Might & Magic: Heroes VI - Pirates of the Savage Sea

Strategy 12 July 2012

The first expansion to Might and Magic: Heroes VI, which was released in the autumn of 2011 and was developed by the Black Hole Games studio; unlike the vanilla version, the new production has been created by the team at Limbic Entertainment. The story of the Pirates of the Savage Sea takes place a year after the events known from the base version of the campaign.

PC

Captain of Industry
Captain of Industry

Strategy 2024 (early access since 31 May 2022)

Economic strategy with sim game elements. In Captain of Industry we become the head of an industrial colony, which we have to not only make fully self-sufficient but also transform into a real tycoon shaking the whole region.

PC

Anno 2205
Anno 2205

Strategy 03 November 2015

The sixth major installment in a popular economic strategy game series, which started in the Medieval Times (1404-1701) and went all the way to the future (Anno 2070). This new title was developed by the creators of The Settlers franchise, Blue Byte Software, who took part in the development of the previous Anno game. This one lets you play as a governor of a huge futuristic metropolis, and you have to make it thrive till you can launch an expedition to the Moon.

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Surviving Mars
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.

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Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age
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.

PC

Settlement Survival
Settlement Survival

Strategy 24 October 2022

Strategy game inspired by the popular Banished. In Settlement Survival we become the leader of a group of people and our task is to build a prosperous settlement from scratch, as well as to take care of its development and ensure the safety of its inhabitants.

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Strategy 19 February 2009

A sequel to the popular real-time strategy game by Relic Entertainment, set in the cult Warhammer 40,000 universe, where over a dozen feuding factions fight a bloody war. In the story campaign, we can assume control of the armies of four sides of the conflict: humans (Space Marines), Orks, the Eldar, and the Tyranids. Contrary to its predecessor, in Dawn of War II we have a much larger freedom in terms of playing and can determine the order of conquest.

PC

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

Strategy 22 March 2000

A real time strategy in a medieval fantasy setting developed by Haemimont Games studio. Tzar: The Burden of the Crown takes place in a land of Keanor, which is ruled by the Dark Lord and his minions after the death of king Roan. We play as the son of the latter, prince Sartor, raised by a wizard to defeat the evil and restore his kingdom to its former glory. Gameplay takes a lot from typical RTS titles, like the classic Warcraft series.

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