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Renowned Explorers: International Society
Strategy 02 September 2015
A turn-based strategy game from the creators of Reus – a successful god game production. Renowned Explorers: International Society draws inspiration from Indiana Jones films, Jules Verne’s novels, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. You take control of a team of 19th century’s explorers looking for legendary treasures. They search through lost cities and untamed wilderness, facing rivals and mythical creatures standing in their way.
Age of Wonders III: Golden Realms
Strategy 18 September 2014
The first large expansion to Age of Wonders III, a game that was released in 2014, almost eleven years after the debut of the last entry in the series. The expansion was developed by the original creators of the series – Triumph Software, known also for the Overlord series. Golden Realms introduces a completely new playable race of Halflings with their unique mechanics and units.
The Curious Expedition
RPG 02 September 2016
A roguelike game set in the 19th century. The Curious Expedition combines elements of adventure, strategy, and action role-playing games. We assume the role of the head of a scientific expedition that searches for legendary places such as Atlantis or El Dorado. Our party can consist of such famous 19th-century scientists as Karol Darwin, Nikola Tesla, or Marie Curie. Each of them works for their own reputation and uses a unique weapon.
Frozen Synapse
Strategy 26 May 2011
An innovative war game focused on the clashes of small troops. Battles are played in turn-based system, but in contrast to typical productions of this type, orders of both sides are executed simultaneously. Such a solution means that it is not enough to react to the opponent's movements, but instead you have to learn to predict them.
King of Dragon Pass
Strategy 31 October 1999
A fantasy-based production combining turn-based strategy elements, adventure games and RPGs. At the head of a small clan, we must ensure its development and prosperity and bring about the unification of similar clans into a tribe under our rule. The main medium in the game is not graphics but text, and the structure of the game resembles popular role-playing book games, in which we shape the action by making a number of decisions and choices.
Aliens versus Humans
Strategy 24 November 2011
Aliens versus Humans is a turn-based strategy developed by the Leisurerules team, in which we take command of a group to counter the alien invasion of Earth. To this end, we manage the base, develop technologies, manage the budget and command small branches of agents during missions.
Avernum 6
RPG 25 February 2010
The final installment of the second trilogy of Avernum, crowning the Spiderweb Software series launched in 2000. In this part of the game we are struggling with the problem of poisoned mushrooms, which are the main food for the inhabitants of the title land, as well as a new opponent who attacks the underground community.
Bravely Archive: D's Report
RPG 13 January 2015
A Japanese role-playing game by Square Enix, developed for smartphones and tablets with Android and iOS. It's a spin-off of the Nintendo 3DS Bravely Default series. The game is set a few hundred years after the events of Bravely Default and Bravely Second. You play as a employee of the Anastasis Library, who travels around the world and preserves the memories of great heroes. The gameplay focuses on managing a team of heroes, exploring, and fighting turn-based battles.
Here Be Dragons
Strategy 30 January 2020
Here Be Dragons is a strategy by the Polish team Red Zero Games, which allows you to become the captain of a powerful sailing ship. Our task is to explore the oceans and hunt the monsters living in them, in order to ensure a safe passage for other ships.
Joe Dever's Lone Wolf
RPG 14 November 2013
Joe Dever's Lone Wolf is a Forge Reply made article enriched with elements taken from the cRPG genre. As we play, we follow the text narrative and make decisions that lead the plot to new tracks. At the same time, the battle sequences were realized in the form of a turn-based battle system, offering three-dimensional graphics and considerable freedom of tactics.
Sid Meier's Starships
Strategy 12 March 2015
Another entry in the strategy game series created by the legendary developer Sid Meier. In a way it us a continuation to the Civilization franchise, especially Beyond Earth, to which it is connected with its story. What is different is that this time we leave our planet’s surface and focus on managing a fleet of vessels in space. We lead an expedition with a task to save a distant civilization from doom, which requires protecting certain planets and eliminating things that threaten them.
Open Panzer
Strategy 01 December 2012
Turn-based strategy game, with action set during World War II. The production of independent Romanian developer Nicolae Pavel is an attempt to refresh the cult PC strategy of Panzer General II, offering players thousands of units, dozens of scenarios and refined fun mechanics.
Lords of Xulima: A Story of Gods and Humans
RPG 14 November 2014
Classic RPG with turn-based combat system, maintained in the fantasy climate. The player assumes the role of the chosen people, who travels to the east in search of the mysterious land of Xulima, which, according to legends, is inhabited by ancient gods. The goal is to restore balance and curb a tragic war conflict which could lead the human race to extinction.
Wars and Battles
Strategy 27 November 2014
A series of turn-based strategy games that comprehensively recreate the course of the most important battles of the nineteenth and twentieth century. The title is published in the form of separate scenarios, integrated with the common parent application. The game combines the complexity of board games with a modern interface, and its advantage is high realism and fidelity to particular historical periods.
Battle Fleet 2: WW2 in the Pacific
Strategy 16 July 2014
The second part of the turn-based marine strategy from 2012. In the game we choose our own fleet of ships, armaments and commanders and we take part in a series of battles, which took place during the Second World War in the Pacific waters. The game uses mechanics known from Scorched Earth and Worms games, which requires setting the right angle and strength of each shot.
The Dark Eye: Skilltree Saga
RPG 04 December 2014
Low-budget cRPG game with roguelike elements, designed for a younger, casual audience. We explore the fantastic world of Aventuria (known from The Dark Eye RPG system and the Drakensang series), leading the pursuit of dark forces that have kidnapped his beloved hero. The game boils down mainly to turn-based clashes 1v1, character development and gaining better and better equipment. Skilltree Saga is the work of Silent Dreams studio.
Blood Bowl II
Sports 22 September 2015
A sequel to a fantasy sports game, in which various races from the popular Warhammer universe compete in an extremely brutal version of American football. The game was developed by the creators of the first part, Cyanide Studio. The story mode features a new, extensive campaign, in which you take the role of a manager of one of the oldest and most successful teams of the Old World – Reikland Reavers.
Total War: Rome II - Wrath of Sparta
Strategy 16 December 2014
The third DLC add-on for Total War: Rome II – another installment of the Total War series, released in 2013. The action of the expansion takes us to the oldest historical period ever recreated in Total War series, as we begin our struggle in 423 B.C., in the initial years of the Second Peloponnesian War, a conflict between coalitions led by Athens and Sparta. Total War: Rome II – Wrath of Sparta contains a completely new story campaign, taking place in ancient Greece and Asia Minor.
1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
Strategy canceled
A classic turn-based strategy game created by Wastelands Interactive, a Polish development studio. It tells of a fictional conflict between NATO and the no-longer-existing Warsaw Pact. 1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact takes us to the 50s, when Russian warmongering factions decided to take advantage of the state’s destabilization after the death of Joseph Stalin and wage war against the “corrupt West”.
Space Hulk: Ascension - Imperial Fists
Strategy 18 December 2014
The first DLC for Space Hulk: Ascension, a game developed by Full Control. The Imperial Fists expansion delivers a completely new faction: the titular Imperial Fists chapter, as well as a story campaign tailored to the Fists, adding 15 new missions to the entire experience. The main objective is to retrieve an ancient imperial spaceship from the hands of Genestealers.
Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon
Strategy 26 November 2014
A turn-based strategy game set in a popular science-fiction universe, developed by Slitherine, an esteemed studio specialized in strategy titles. The plot is focused on a great war of the planet Armageddon, in which the allied forces of the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard fight against the army of orks led by Ghazghkull Thraka. The story campaign consists of 35 missions and is non-linear to some extent, as it develops depending on your actions.
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition
Strategy 29 July 2013
Extended version of the studio's debut production 17-Bit (formerly Haunted Temple Studios). The game belongs to the genre of turn-based strategies, and its action takes place in feudal Japan, captured by the spirits of fallen warriors, who are struggling with each other for the title Skulls of Shogun.
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Strategy 30 January 2015
Developed by the Japanese DeNa studio, Transformers: Battle Tactics is a battle game based on the license of the popular Transformers franchise. In the game, the player has to create his own team of robots and engage in turn-based battles. The players get a wide range of Transformers at their disposal, featuring nearly 100 Autobots and Decepticons led by the iconic heroes such as Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, and Bumblebee.
Frontline: The Longest Day
Strategy 09 December 2014
A turn-based strategy game and a continuation of Frontline: Road to Moscow. The creators from 88mm studio drew inspiration from the popular war film The Longest Day. The action takes place on the Western Front of World War II, during Operation Overlord - the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6th of June, 1944. The campaign consists of five extensive chapters in which you take part in real battles over Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches, and the Cherbourg port.