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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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Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Strategy 22 November 2019

The sixth installment of the legendary series of turn-based strategy games that allow us to control a selected civilization throughout several thousand years of its history. It was traditionally developed by Firaxis Games led by Sid Meier, the franchise’s creator, himself. Gameplay-wise, Civilization VI combines together the well-proven solutions of its predecessors but also introduces several revolutionary changes. The most important one is the city development.

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.

Stellaris
Stellaris

Strategy 26 February 2019

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.

Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines

Strategy 21 April 2017

An economic strategy game belonging to the popular genre of city builders. This one was created by the Finnish studio Colossal Order, creators of the Cities In Motion series. The game is a response to the popular SimCity franchise from Maxis Studios. In contrast to the previous titles from the Finns, this one is not limited to public transportation, letting you build up a whole virtual metropolis from scratch.

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.

Dawn of Man
Dawn of Man

Strategy 18 December 2019

Dawn of Man is a combination of survival and city builder. The player's task is to lead a settlement settled in prehistory, from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Madruga Works studio is responsible for the production of the game.

Star Control: Origins
Star Control: Origins

Strategy canceled

Star Control Origins is a space sandbox developed by Stardock Entertainment. The player assumes the role of a captain of a space ship and he or she explores a dynamically changing galaxy. During the game the player discovers new planets, gathers resources, trades, participates in battles and performs diplomacy.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm

Strategy 22 November 2019

The second big expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization VI. The Gathering Storm add-on enriches the production with a number of aspects related to climate and geology. In addition, resources and topography or the opportunity to speak at the World Congress play an important role here. Despite that, there are new scenarios and a number of minor improvements and novelties.

Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean
Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean

Strategy 2024

A real-time strategy game, in which we play as a corsair on the Caribbean Sea. Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean features five extensive story campaigns, an adventure mode and skirmishes against the AI or other players.

Islanders
Islanders

Strategy 25 August 2021

Economic strategy belonging to the city builder subgenre. Islanders is characterized by a minimalist approach to gameplay and graphic design. The production was developed by an independent studio GrizzlyGames.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall

Strategy 22 November 2019

An expansion for the sixth installment of the legendary strategy game series Sid Meier's Civilization, in which you lead your empire through thousands of years.

Habitat
Habitat

Strategy canceled

A sandbox strategy game developed by the independent studio 4gency, in which we are given a major task of saving humanity by building a functioning space station. Habitat’s story is set in the distant future, where humanity is looking for a new place to live after the Earth was left in ruins. Players have to build a base that can act as a shelter for the millions of Earth’s inhabitants and take care of their needs and safety.

Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit
Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit

Strategy 09 August 2018

Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit is the fourth expansion to Cities: Skylines developed by the Finnish studio Colossal Order. Mass Transit requires the base game to be playable. This add-on expands the aspects of public transport, introducing new means of transportation for our citizens to use. Now, people who live in our virtual cities can travel by ferries, cable cars, monorails, or even by zeppelins.

Cities: Skylines - Parklife
Cities: Skylines - Parklife

Strategy 28 March 2019

The fifth large expansion pack to the popular economic strategy game Cities: Skylines. It focuses on various parks – from amusement parks to nature reserves. It introduces various decorations and buildings related to parks, eleven new laws and new tourism options. The building system was improved as well – the players don’t need to place the buildings next to roads while in park districts.

Cities: Skylines - Snowfall
Cities: Skylines - Snowfall

Strategy 14 November 2017

The second large expansion for Cities: Skylines, an economic strategy game developed by Colossal Order. The Snowfall add-on introduces changing weather conditions and temperature fluctuation that can significantly influence the functioning of our city. As the temperature goes down, the citizens consume a lot more power, requiring us to meet the increased demand for electricity or build a municipal central heating system.

Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters
Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters

Strategy 15 May 2018

The third paid expansion to the successful economic strategy game Cities Skylines in which the player is building modern cities and manages their economy and industry. As the title suggests, Cities Skylines – Natural Disasters expansion introduces various cataclysms that can devastate player’s cities. Among them there are fires, meteor impacts, hurricanes and earthquakes.

Cities: Skylines - Sunset Harbor
Cities: Skylines - Sunset Harbor

Strategy 26 March 2020

The ninth major expansion to the economic strategy Cities: Skylines. In Sunset Harbor, players can design cities on picturesque bays, and among the novelties are additional industry (fishing) and urban transport issues.

Planet Coaster: Console Edition
Planet Coaster: Console Edition

Strategy 10 November 2020

An economic strategy game created by Frontier Developments - the creators of the RollerCoaster Tycoon and the Elite franchises. In the game, the player's task is to build and manage an amusement park. It is up to the player to decide about the general outlook of the park, but modern-day roller coasters are the main dish. These can be shaped freely - the player chooses the number of curves and the height of their roller coaster.

Stellaris: Utopia
Stellaris: Utopia

Strategy 13 August 2019

A standalone expansion for Stellaris – a 4X strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. The Utopia expansion introduces an array of innovations and improvements, the first and foremost being an option of building so-called megastructures. This enigmatic name stands for giant, ring-shaped artificial worlds or even ones resembling a Dyson sphere, i.e. massive construction that completely encompasses a star and efficiently consumes all the energy emitted by it.

Stellaris: Leviathans
Stellaris: Leviathans

Strategy 16 April 2019

A story expansion to Stellaris – a space real-time strategy game developed by Paradox Development. The greatest novelty in comparison to the base version of the game is a story campaign titled “War in Heaven” in which the player participates in a conflict between the Fallen Empires.

Stellaris: Apocalypse
Stellaris: Apocalypse

Strategy 25 June 2020

The fourth expansion for the well-received space strategy game by Paradox Interactive. The main feature of the DLC are huge units, including the mighty Colossi that can destroy whole planets. The expansion also adds new bonuses, additional career paths for the more peaceful players, and space pirates.

Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn
Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn

Strategy 12 May 2020

Stellaris: Synthetic Down is an expansion to 4X strategy Stellaris from Paradox Development Studio focused on enhancing content of the game with revolutionary changes to gameplay. DLC requires the base version of Stellaris and enriches it with the option of playing as the machine empire – a civilization consisting solely of robots.

Stellaris: Distant Stars
Stellaris: Distant Stars

Strategy 15 September 2020

An expansion to a strategy game called Stellaris. The Distant Stars add-on features new scenarios, additional technologies, new planetary systems, and gigantic beings from far reaches of the universe.

Stellaris: MegaCorp
Stellaris: MegaCorp

Strategy 26 January 2021

Another expansion for Stellaris, the popular 4X space strategy game by Paradox Interactive studio. MegaCorp introduces the ability to play the role of CEO of an interstellar corporation, as well as a number of new mechanics.