Games Encyclopedia Top Games PC PS5 XSX PS4 PS3 Xbox One Xbox 360 Switch Android iOS Rankings Images Companies

city builderXBOX ONE Strategy Video Games

Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com

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

XONE

Browse genres/themes ?

Browse the Encyclopedia by genre and tags. Each game has one main genre: Action, Fighting, Puzzle, Adventure, RPG, Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Party, Racing, Arcade. You can search multiple tags and filter games by platforms, scores, or release dates.

Filters:

strategy games
city builder
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.

Frostpunk
Frostpunk

Strategy 11 October 2019

An adventure/strategy game with survival elements by Polish studio 11bit Studios. Frostpunk is set in a fictional icy-cold world, whose climate deeply affected the development of its society. To survive, people rely mostly on steam engines. However, it is not enough, and the society is falling apart, which means it needs to change. The gameplay focuses on the survival aspect, which, unlike in other such productions, means more than gathering and managing resources.

Tropico 6
Tropico 6

Strategy 27 September 2019

One of the installments in the economy strategy game series started in 2001 - Tropico. The game has been developed by Limbic Entertainment - the creators of Might & Magic X: Legacy and Might & Magic: Heroes VII. In Tropico 6, the player assumes the role of El Presidente - the leader of a banana republic.

Kingdoms and Castles
Kingdoms and Castles

Strategy 01 December 2023

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.

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.

SteamWorld Build
SteamWorld Build

Strategy 01 December 2023

SteamWorld Build is the sixth installment of the indie game series by Thunderful. This time, the developers created an economic strategy, combining a city builder with a dungeon management sim, tasking us with excavating ancient artifacts.

Tropico 5
Tropico 5

Strategy 24 May 2016

The fifth installment in the popular series of economic strategy games developed by studio Haemimont Games, which is responsible for the franchise since the third entry in the series. The game makes the player a leader of a small tropical island, responsible for governing it all the way from the colonial age through modern times and to the near future. Your tasks will be, as usual, to develop the city and take care of its industry and economy.

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.

Surviving the Aftermath
Surviving the Aftermath

Strategy 16 November 2021

A science fiction economic strategy, which is a continuation of Surviving Mars from 2018. The action of the title takes place after the apocalyptic catastrophe destroying our civilization, and the task of the players is to build a colony of people who survived this global catastrophe.

Flooded
Flooded

Strategy 23 February 2024

A city builder, in which we construct cities on constantly shrinking islands. In Flooded we must quickly create structures and extract materials to use up our land's natural resources before it's covered in water.

Venture Towns
Venture Towns

Strategy 16 November 2023

Venture Towns is a strategy game about managing a modern city. The player puts up buildings and creates districts, takes care of providing the inhabitants with jobs and satisfying their needs, as well as making sure everything is financially sound.

Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles

Strategy 26 March 2024

A strategic city builder by Tomas Sala. In Bulwark we find ourselves in a world created for the game The Falconeer, and our task is to build cities that will not only look good, but will also be able to defend themselves against enemy attacks.

Cities: Skylines - Campus
Cities: Skylines - Campus

Strategy 24 September 2019

Eighth major add-on to the 2015 economic strategy Cities: Skylines. Enlargement focuses on education. It introduces into the game the possibility of creating special academic zones and introducing scientific projects.

Buildings Have Feelings Too!
Buildings Have Feelings Too!

Strategy 22 April 2021

A city builder, in which, apart from taking care of the development of the metropolis, the player must also handle the needs of the buildings erected by him/her, which have their own feelings and aspirations. The graphics design of Buildings Have Feelings Too! is reminiscent of the works of painter Laurence Stephen Lowry.

Surviving Mars: Space Race
Surviving Mars: Space Race

Strategy 15 November 2018

Surviving Mars: Space Race is an expansion to the strategy game Surviving Mars. With the expansion, other colonies appear on the Red Planet, controlled by artificial intelligence, with which we have to compete for raw materials and money of the sponsors. However, there are also opportunities for cooperation with these groups.

Surviving Mars: Green Planet
Surviving Mars: Green Planet

Strategy 16 May 2019

Surviving Mars: Green Planet is a further expansion to the strategic city builder that gives the player the opportunity to green Mars so that it becomes the second largest cradle of population after Earth.

Cities: Skylines - Green Cities
Cities: Skylines - Green Cities

Strategy 31 January 2019

Another expansion to Cities: Skylines - a popular city builder strategy game developed by Colossal Order. As the title might suggest, this add-on allows a player to create environment-friendly cities. Apart from over two hundred new buildings (e.g.

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 - 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 - 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.

Tropico 5: Waterborne
Tropico 5: Waterborne

Strategy 29 July 2016

The first large expansion pack to the economic strategy game Tropico 5. The expansion introduces the possibility to take advantage of waters which – although present in the series since the beginning – weren’t exploited before. The expansion features a six-level story campaign during which el Presidente is fighting for power on land and on the sea. He can use nine new buildings and units (including floating apartments and military submarines).

Tropico 5: Espionage
Tropico 5: Espionage

Strategy 30 September 2016

Espionage is the second add-on to the fifth game in the Tropico series currently owned by Haemimont Games. Surveilling the public, controlling the secret services and the army are some of the expansion's main new features. Espionage introduces nine new buildings to the game, among which we will find the Spy Academy, Mechanized Garrison, Dungeons, and Security Checkpoints. They will all come in handy in the new single player campaign, The Maltese Toucan.

Constructor HD
Constructor HD

Strategy 26 May 2017

Remake of a bestselling economic strategy game released in 1997, prepared by creators of the original – British studio System 3 Software. In the game we take on the role of an owner of a construction company, and our goal is to develop a thriving business and eliminate competition, always breathing down our neck. During the game we have to take care of raw materials supply, such as concrete or wood, and construct customer-fit houses which, when sold or rented, will give us a reasonable profit.