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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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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge

Strategy 17 October 2001

The official expansion to Command & Conquer 2: Red Alert 2, the renowned RTS released in 2000 by the Westwood Studios company. The expansion pack, titled Yuri’s Revenge, expands the storyline of the vanilla version by adding an additional plot thread, in which Yuri – the advisor of the main antagonist of Red Alert 2 – is the lead character.

Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour

Strategy 22 September 2003

An official expansion for the strategy game Command & Conquer: Generals developed by EA Los Angeles (previously known as EA Pacific). The expansion continues the story from the base game and features 3 new campaigns, each consisting of 5 missions for each side of the conflict. There are new varied tasks to complete, from naval combat to enemy base infiltration. The expansion introduces new buildings (e.g.

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

Strategy 10 November 2015

The third chapter of StarCraft II trilogy that came out as a sequel to Blizzard’s bestselling science-fiction RTS. The last episode of the story is devoted to the most mysterious race in the StarCraft universe – the Protoss. You assume the role of the commander of this technically advanced faction, which went through significant evolution as compared with the first game released in 1998.

Ixion
Ixion

Strategy 07 December 2022

Economic strategy of a city builder type, in which we manage a huge space station. In Ixion we have to take care of the infrastructure, develop new technologies, as well as manage the population and face various problems.

Dune: Spice Wars
Dune: Spice Wars

Strategy 14 September 2023

Dune: Spice Wars is an RTS with 4X elements, set in the universe created by Frank Herbert. It was developed by Shiro Games, the creators of the warmly welcomed Northgard.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Strategy 28 October 2008

After the success achieved by the third installment in the Command & Conquer series, EA Los Angeles began to work on a sequel to the Red Alert subseries developed in parallel with the franchise's main installments. Again, the players are thrown into an alternative reality, where the leaders of the Soviet Union decided to travel back in time in order to make Russia great again.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

Strategy 24 October 2000

The official sequel to Command & Conquer: Red Alert, a game originally released on PCs in 1996 by the Westwood Studios company. The storyline of Red Alert 2 is a continuation of that of its predecessor, however, due to the results of the secret Soviet experiments, this time we will witness the emergence of several alternative reality scenarios.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Strategy 27 July 2010

A sequel to a bestselling RTS game released by the Blizzard company in 1998. The story of the second game was split into three separate episodes; Wings of Liberty is the first installment in the trilogy, focusing on Terrans. In the game you meet an old acquaintance - Jim Raynor. Deemed a rebel, now he fights with Zerg forces, who seem to be interested in a mysterious artifact. He also encounters the powerful and mysterious race of Protoss.

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Strategy 28 March 2007

The third full-fledged installment in a series of bestselling strategy games. The series was launched by Westwood and further developed by EA Los Angeles - a team employing the creators of the original game. This third installment reaches back to the roots of the franchise, both in terms of the mechanics and the plot. The game focuses on further developments in the conflict between the Global Defense Initiative and terrorists known as the Brotherhood of Nod.

RimWorld
RimWorld

Strategy 17 October 2018

A strategy game set in a science-fiction world in which we supervise an extraterrestrial colony. It has been developed by debuting independent studio Ludeon, established by a former employee of Irrational Games, who previously worked on the Bioshock series. The story of RimWorld takes place in a future in which humanity colonized many alien star systems, but they are located so far from each other that their inhabitants cannot count on anyone, but themselves.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Strategy 16 March 2001

A turn-based tactical strategy game with RPG elements and a spin-off installment of the Fallout series. It was developed cooperatively by Micro Forté and 14° East. The action takes place in the post-nuclear universe of the future, in which we become a member of the eponymous group that seeks to rebuild the world destroyed by the nuclear apocalypse. The players’ task is to locate long-forgotten technologies that will enable them to destroy dangerous foes.

Dyson Sphere Program
Dyson Sphere Program

Strategy 21 January 2021

Dyson Sphere Program is a space economic strategy in which we manage and expand the base, take care of the economy, other resources and process automation, and explore the universe to create a thriving empire.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Strategy 24 August 1999

The third entry in the ground-breaking real-time strategy game series, this time calling back to the very first game from 1995. The game itself, however, takes us to the beginning of 21st century and once again puts us in charge of the weakened Nod Brotherhood or GDI alliance that tries to maintain the world peace under the command of General Salomon.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm

Strategy 04 March 2008

Another stand-alone expansion for the real-time strategy Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War that was released in 2004. The Soulstorm expansion adds one new story campaign for the game. It encompasses the the entire Kaurava system that consists of four planets and three moons. A conflict between nine factions starts in that area. They all intend to examine the eponymous anomaly. The expansion adds two previously unavailable factions. The first one are the Dark Eldar, corrupt pirates and slavers.

Command & Conquer: Generals
Command & Conquer: Generals

Strategy 11 February 2003

Another installment in a series of popular RTS games, which was initiated by Westwood Studios in 1995. Once Electronic Arts took over, EA Pacific was entrusted with the task of creating the game; creators of the original Command & Conquer were included in the team as well. C&C: Generals is not connected to any of the franchise's previous iterations in terms of the story.

XCOM 2
XCOM 2

Strategy 05 February 2016

A turn-based tactical strategy game set in a futuristic, science fiction universe and a sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012). Both games were produced by the experienced developer, studio Firaxis Games, founded by Sid Meier, a legend of the video game industry. The story is set 20 years after the events of the last game. Despite their heroic efforts, human forces proved themselves helpless against the alien invaders, and the Blue Planet fell into their hands.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Strategy 20 January 2016

An online RTS developed as the debut project from Blackbird Interactive, studio founded by former employees of Relic Entertainment - the creators of the cult Homeworld series. Originally, this game was entitled Hardware: Shipbreakers, however, the partnership with the current owner of the Homeworld franchise, the Gearbox Software company, resulted in changing the game’s title and its official inclusion as a part of the series.

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Strategy 26 March 2008

Official Command & Conquer 3 expansion produced in 2007 by the heirs of the original creators of the series from EA Los Angeles studio. The plot of the expansion focuses entirely on the actions of the Brotherhood of Nod and its charismatic leader Kane. Single player campaign was divided into 3 independent chapters, which action takes place over 20 years.

Mechabellum
Mechabellum

Strategy July 2024 (early access since 11 May 2023)

An auto battler, in which we command mech squads. Mechabellum features many different machines, letting us create effective and efficient squads and deploy them on the battlefield, where they take part in fully automatic combat.

Endless Space 2
Endless Space 2

Strategy 19 May 2017

A continuation of a 2012's highly-rated, turn-based 4X space strategy game by Amplitude studio. The action of Endless Space 2 takes us once again into the distant future where we can take part in a galactic conflict between the great races fighting struggling for control over a fragment of the universe.

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Strategy 12 March 2013

The second episode of StarCraft II, a space real-time strategy trilogy by Blizzard Entertainment. The title was distributed as an expansion and requires StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty in order to work. The story campaign is focused on the race of Zerg led by Sara Kerrigan, a character from the original StarCraft, who seeks revenge on the Terran emperor, Arcturus Mengsk. In subsequent missions, we will also encounter other famous characters, such as Jim Raynor, the ghost of Nova, and Matt Horner.

Jurassic World Evolution 2
Jurassic World Evolution 2

Strategy 09 November 2021

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the second installment of the economic strategy series set in the Jurassic Park movie universe. Game was developed by Frontier Developments studio.

StarCraft: Remastered
StarCraft: Remastered

Strategy 14 August 2017

An upgraded version of the bestselling 1998 RTS game. Both versions were developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Compared to the original release, the game (including the Brood War expansion) features mainly significantly improved audiovisuals. Although the visuals remain two-dimensional, all the graphic elements have become more detailed. Furthermore, the game supports high resolutions (up to 4K), as well as refreshed audio, which also applies to dialogues between characters.

Stranded: Alien Dawn
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.