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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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Fallout Shelter
Strategy 14 July 2016
A mobile spin-off to the post-apocalyptic Fallout franchise, accompanying the fourth major installment. In contrast to the main-stream Fallout games this one is a simulation strategy, in which you take on a role of a vault overseer and have to look after its inhabitants. The game has you expand the vault by new rooms, including living quarters, and public facilities, to provide for all needs of your dwellers.
Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes
Strategy 22 December 2017
Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game developed by Home net Games. It takes place in a fantasy world inhabited by humans, elves, orcs and other races. The player assumes the role of a general of an army of one of the five races. He or she participates in battles, develops a base and tries to gain advantage over the remaining armies.
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.
Crusader Kings II
Strategy 14 February 2012
A sequel to the expansive strategy game Crusader Kings, which came to existence in 2004 as a medieval-themed spin-off to the popular Europa Universalis franchise that has been developed for over a decade by Paradox Studios. The game is set in the 11th century, and you play as a prominent Christian noble, who aims to secure a successful future for his house.
Age of Empires Online
Strategy 16 August 2011
Another installment in the wildly popular strategy game series by Gas Powered Games, dedicated to web-based gameplay. You play as a leader of your chosen nation, and your task is to build your city, gather resources, develop new technologies, create a vast army and conquer new territories. Apart from your nation's capital, you can also visit other metropolises, where you can find not only stores, but also various quests, which you can complete on your own or with other players' help.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Strategy 15 October 2020
A refreshed and improved version of Age of Empires III, a game from 2005 that was the third installment in the series of best-selling real-time strategy games. The new version was developed by Forgotten Empires, a studio that also created remastered editions of the first and second games in the series. Most of the changes are related to the graphics and interface – they were adapted to modern computers and displays. This enabled the game to support 4K resolution.
Call to Arms
Strategy 27 April 2018
A military real-time strategy with action game features, developed by Digitalmindsoft, the studio that created the popular Men of War series together with Best Way. Unlike the aforementioned series, Call to Arms takes place in modern times, giving us access to weaponry used by present armies (e.g. M1 Abrams tank or the Humvee).
0 A.D.
Strategy 2025
A free-to-play real-time strategy game by Wildfire Games, a studio founded by developers and gamers who work for free in their spare time. Initially, the title was supposed to be a mod for Age of Empires II but eventually it was ported to a new engine and made available as a standalone production. The main goal of its creators was to present the most important civilizations that existed on Earth between the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD. In 0 A.D.
Stormgate
Strategy TBA (early access since August 2024)
An RTS distributed in the free-to-play model, which was developed by veterans from Blizzard Entertainment - the Frost Giant Studios team. In Stormgate we take control over humans or space invaders known as Infernale.
War Selection
Strategy August 2024 (early access since 08 October 2019)
War Selection is a real-time strategy (RTS) from the Glyph Worlds studio with a free to play payment model. We can play it alone or with other players. Our task is to lead the country from the Stone Age to the present day.
Empires Apart
Strategy 29 March 2018
A multiplayer real-time strategy. The players are taken to the Middle Ages and build a thriving society, gather resources, provide the army with technology, and fight other nations.
Emergency
Strategy 15 August 2023
A real-time strategy game, in which we command police units, fire squads, ambulances and technical services. Unlike the previous games in the series, Emergence is free-to-play and features microtransactions.
Teamfight Tactics
Strategy 27 June 2019
Teamfight Tactics is an alternative mode in the League of Legends MOBA, which basically functions as a separate production, created on the wave of popularity of Dota Auto Chess. The production was developed and released by Riot Games.
Battle for Wesnoth
Strategy 02 October 2005
Battle for Wesnoth is a fantasy turn-based strategy with cRPG elements, created and developed under a free software license (GNU). The action of the game takes place in the fantastic world of Wesnoth over many centuries, and the players are witnesses of conflicts in which six factions are entangled.
Fire and Maneuver
Strategy 19 April 2023
Turn-based war strategy in which we lead an army of our choice to victory on the battlefields of the second half of the 19th century. Targon Studios and the authors of the Armchair History series of historical documentaries have developed Fire & Maneuver.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War
Strategy 2024
Created for mobile devices, Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War is a strategy game developed by Joy City. The game uses the license from the popular movie franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean. The game’s plot draws inspirations from all the movie parts and enables the player to control a leader in charge of a small pirate bay. The players can meet many characters and visit a number of locations known from the big screen.
Vedelem: The Golden Horde
Strategy 22 June 2021
An RTS inspired by the popular They Are Billions, developed by a group of students from Breda University of Applied Sciences. In Vedelem: The Golden Horde our task is to face the Mongolian Golden Horde.
Bombix
Strategy 02 March 2018
A turn-based tactical game inspired by the Worms series. At Wormix (on personal computers - Bombix), we take control of a branch consisting of representatives of one of several different races and take part in the struggle for death and life, waged on two-dimensional boards generated procedurally. The title allows you to play alone as well as to fight battles in multiplayer mode.
Total War: Arena
Strategy 22 February 2018
A strategy game that combines elements of RTS and MOBA productions, and a spin-off to the bestselling Total War series, distributed as a free-to-play game with optional microtransactions. Total War: Arena lets you take part in massive battles for up to 20 players grouped into two rivaling teams. Each contestant has three units to command, consisting of no more than 500 men each.
AirMech Strike
Strategy 30 March 2018
An action game and RTS hybrid developed for multiplayer matches. When playing AirMech Strike, the players take over consecutive bases and recruit new units to eliminate the enemy forces and conquer their headquarters. Players control directly only a single unit - the remaining proteges can receive generic orders, and the Artificial Intelligence takes care of the rest.
Stronghold Kingdoms
Strategy 17 October 2012
A side entry in the Stronghold series, created and developed by Firefly Studios. The game is a free-to-play MMO with microtransactions and, just like any other game from the series, it takes the players into a dark, medieval world, in which they have to create their own kingdoms. During the game we can join one of European countries and political groups and we can establish our status by getting special honor points.
The Tribez & Castlez
Strategy 15 October 2015
Continuation of the best-selling economic game The Tribez, which won the hearts of mobile players and facebookers. In the game we meet a nice tribe again, helping Prince Eric rebuild his kingdom and defend his subjects from attacks of completely new enemies. The authors introduced a number of new solutions, which influenced numerous changes in the mechanics of the game.
2020: My Country
Strategy 15 January 2014
Sequel a popular social economy game, which was also quite successful on mobile devices. In the game we play the role of the mayor of the futuristic city, and our task is to take care of its development and satisfaction of the inhabitants. To this end, we build more residential and public buildings and employ qualified staff to conclude contracts for various services and obtain appropriate profits from this.
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.