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Multiplayer games - E-mail PC

In play-by-mail (PBEM), players play over the Internet, but do so in an alternating and asynchronous fashion. When one user makes a move (i.e., completes a turn), information about their moves is sent to a competitor via e-mail, after which the competitor - at any time - begins their own turn. This form of multiplayer does not require players to sit in front of a computer (or console) at the same time, and is primarily found in turn-based strategy games (usually niche war games).

Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific

Strategy 18 July 2024

A highly complex turn-based strategy, allowing to take part in military actions in the Pacific region during World War 2. Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific belongs to a series started in 2002, offering battles taking place on maps with grids of hexagonal fields.

PC

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

Strategy 24 October 2014

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a turn-based strategy game released as a spin-off to the Civilization series. The game was produced by Firaxis Games studio, led by Sid Meier. The game is set on the surface of a distant planet, where the player has to build a self-sufficient colony. Gameplay mechanics follows the standards set by Sid Meier's Civilization V. Therefore, the game has you manage resources, develop new technologies, and constantly expand your settlement. The job is made more difficult by the rivaling nations that have their own plans to take over the planet. Apart from competing against AI, Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth offers multiplayer mode for up to 8 players.

PC

Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Strategy 06 August 2019

A spin-off of the Age of Wonders series that takes us to a science-fiction setting. We take control of a fallen empire and try to raise it from the dark ages of a galaxy to a better future. Age of Wonders: Planetfall lets us play by ourselves or in multiplayer mode.

PC

March of the Eagles
March of the Eagles

Strategy 18 February 2013

March of the Eagles is a real-time strategy to lead one of the powers taking part in the Napoleonic Wars between 1805 and 1815. The player's task is to recruit and train new units, organize the activities of the army and fleets and deal with diplomacy.

PC

Field of Glory: Kingdoms
Field of Glory: Kingdoms

Strategy 04 June 2024

Turn-based strategy game that takes us on a journey to the Middle Ages and lets us lead a chosen faction towards a bright (or quite the opposite) future. Field of Glory: Kingdoms allows you to play solo or in multiplayer via PBEM.

PC

War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition

Strategy 27 July 2009

A stand-alone expansion pack for War in the Pacific - a 2004's strategy game developed by 2BY3 Games. Admiral's Edition was created by Henderson Field Designs and takes the player back to the World War II period. The player takes part in the conflict between the US and Japan, which took place in the Pacific theater. In terms of mechanics, Admiral's Edition is an improved version of the original game, which offers many novelties and changes. Hexes have become smaller (one represents 40 miles here instead of 60), a system of waypoints was added, and both the processes of upgrading and managing the ships were modified. Apart from that, the expansion brings more types of terrain and delivers even authentic experience when it comes to battle damage and repairs of different units. Admiral's Edition introduces a completely new campaign, as well as 5 scenarios which differ in the size of the warfare theater.

PC

Empires in Arms
Empires in Arms

Strategy 05 December 2007

Empires in Arms is an official computer conversion of a classic 1982 grand strategy board strategy game by Australian Design Group. Thus, we are dealing with a serious, extensive, turn-based strategy, located in the period of the Napoleonic Wars (1805-1815).

PC

Allied General
Allied General

Strategy 31 January 1996

A direct sequel to the cult turn-based strategy of Panzer General from 1994. This time we are experiencing the Second World War from the point of view of the Allies, taking part in a Russian, British or American campaign.

PC

Pacific General
Pacific General

Strategy 30 June 1997

The fifth and final strategic part of the 5-Star General cycle, in which we return to the fronts of World War II and focus on the struggles led by American and Japanese troops in the Pacific Ocean.

PC

Histwar: Les Grognards
Histwar: Les Grognards

Strategy 27 December 2009

Histwar: Les Grognards is a strategy game that takes us to Napoleon's Era, exactly in the years 1805-1814, i.e. in the times of the most famous battles involving France, Austria and Russia.

PC

Order of Battle: World War II
Order of Battle: World War II

Strategy 30 April 2015

Order of Battle: World War II is a classic turn-based strategy set during WWII, and a debut game by a studio from Luxemburg, called The Aristocrats. The game was initially supposed to be released as a standalone title called Order of Battle: Pacific, but around a year into the production it was decided that it should become a free-to-play game – on the same occasion, the title has been changed. The title combines old-school mechanics, based on games such as Panzer General, with modern 3D graphics. The gameplay is conducted in a turn-based system on typical hexagons. The game, along with its expansions, provides hundreds of units with unique specialties, realistic yet approachable support system and a plethora of legendary commanders providing different bonuses for their armies. In the base version of the game, there is one training camp, serving as a tutorial, and one scenario from each available DLC.

PC

Alea Jacta Est
Alea Jacta Est

Strategy 22 September 2012

Alea Jacta Est is a strategy developed by the AGEOD team to recreate civil wars in the Roman Empire. The game takes place in turn-based system and focuses on the military aspect. The gameplay is characterized by a high level of historical realism.

PC

Bolek i Lolek: Olimpiada Letnia
Bolek i Lolek: Olimpiada Letnia

Sports 30 January 2004

Bolek and Lolek Summer Olympics is a simple, arcade sports game, whose task is to develop the manual and perceptual skills of the youngest computer users (children aged 6 years and older).

PC

Panzer Corps
Panzer Corps

Strategy 11 July 2011

Turn-based strategy game set during World War II being the spiritual heir to the cult Panzer General. Among the available playable nations we will find Poland, Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain and Germany. The gameplay mechanism bets on fast battles, but at the same time offers a high level of realism and depth.

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Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia
Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia

Strategy 11 May 1997

Sixth part of Talonsoft's popular strategic series. The game takes us to September 7, 1812, near the Russian village of Borodino, where one of the bloodiest battles in human history took place.

PC

John Tiller's Battleground Civil War
John Tiller's Battleground Civil War

Strategy 08 November 2007

John Tiller's Battleground Civil War is a compilation of five programs from the classic Battleground series of classic war games by TalonSoft.

PC

Panzer Corps: Allied Corps
Panzer Corps: Allied Corps

Strategy 06 June 2013

Self-contained add-on to Panzer Corps turn-based strategy game. This time we are in charge of the 8th British Army, which fights on the fronts of North Africa, Italy and Germany. The title, in relation to the "stand", introduced new units and scripts into the game.

PC

World War 2: Time of Wrath
World War 2: Time of Wrath

Strategy 16 July 2009

World War 2: Time of Wrath is the sequel to a turn-based strategy published in 2008 - World War 2: Road to Victory. Developers from the Wastelands Interactive studio have prepared four new campaigns and two historical scenarios for the players, allowing them to take the lead over virtually every country participating in the struggle of the Second World War.

PC

Battleground 2: Gettysburg
Battleground 2: Gettysburg

Strategy 31 December 1995

Continuation of the turn-based war strategy created by John Tiller and TalonSoft studio. In this episode the authors reach back to the history of the United States, taking players until 1863, when one of the bloodiest and most important battles of the American Civil War took place.

PC

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide

Strategy 09 October 2015

An official expansion for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, a 2014’s turn-based strategy game developed by Firaxis Games, the creators of the core game. The biggest novelty introduced by the add-on is lifting the limitation of our territory to the coastline and allowing expansion at seas and oceans. Thanks to this, we can now build cities or even entire states on the water and use the natural resources hidden in the underwater depths, although the latter is connected to a myriad of completely new dangers. Another notable change is the dynamic diplomacy model that also accounts for the actions taken by the player up to that point. The game also features a revamped artifact system and the possibility of combining doctrines and ideologies into various hybrids. The title comes with two entirely new biomes and four previously unavailable factions.

PC

Panzer Command: Ostfront
Panzer Command: Ostfront

Strategy 12 May 2011

The third part of the series of tactical war games, the action of which takes place in the realities of World War II. Players play the role of commander of a company belonging to the Soviet or German army. The authors prepared 10 campaigns (including those from the previous parts) and more than 70 independent scripts.

PC

30 Years' War
30 Years' War

Strategy 03 September 2015

A turn-based strategy game, developed by The Headquarter – a Spanish studio known for Espana 1936. This time, the authors enable us to take part in the Thirty Years’ War, a 17th century conflict between Protestant countries of the Holy Roman Empire, supported by other European nations (e.g. Sweden, Denmark, France, Scotland, or England) and the coalition led by Catholic Habsburg dynasty. 30 Years’ War allows us to join either Protestants or Catholics, and take part in the war for domination over The Old Continent, recreating the crucial moments of the conflict. When it comes to mechanics, we are left with a complex, old-school strategy game, employing a simultaneously-executed turn system, and placing a lot of emphasis on faithful recreation of 17th century Europe and its style of conducting warfare. During the game, our mind is preoccupied not only with warfare, but also with conscripting armies and our country’s economy and diplomacy.

PC

Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2

Strategy 25 March 2021

An expansive turn-based strategy game that takes us to the Eastern Front of World War II. In Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2, three massive campaigns and seven smaller scenarios await checking out.

PC

Panzer General
Panzer General

Strategy 20 March 1994

Panzer General is a turn-based strategy game that throws us into the whirlwind of events known from history as the Second World War. The SSI product is, in a sense, unique because it is entirely dedicated to the Nazis, and this is extremely rare in computer games.

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