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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyMedieval

Take command of your armies and expand your reign. Conquer, destroy, rebuild and improve the cities of the greatest medieval nations of the Western and Middle Eastern world. Employ diplomacy to manipulate your allies and enemies and direct

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4XHistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

Humankind is a historical strategy game where you will re-write the entire narrative of humankind, a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are. How far will you push hu

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyMedievalHorse

Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to Stronghold: Crusader, the original 'castle sim'. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the deserts of the Middle East circa 1189, with a new 3D engine and realistic castle destruction power

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyExplorationTurn-based

This galaxy is ancient, and its first intelligent life was the civilization we call the Endless. Long before our eyes gazed upon the stars they flew between them, though all that remains of this people is what we call Dust. A substance foun

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyMedievalWorld domination

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

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4XHistoricalStrategyModern warfareHelicopter

Combining the deep tactical elements of turn-based strategy games with the rapid gameplay of real-time strategy, Rise of Nations puts you in command of one of 18 civilizations over the course of thousands of years of history.

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SimulationStrategyModern warfareExplorationConstruction

Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in the next installment of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular 'dictator sim' series. Expand your Dynasty's reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing an all

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SimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyMedievalSamurai

The second game in the series, previously released as Nobunaga's Ambition in the West. Players take on the role of one of the main characters of the period, Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, or others and try to unite the 50 ki

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HistoricalStrategyModern warfareHelicopterWorld domination

Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour puts you back in the commander’s seat during World War II. Win the war with new units, strategies and enhanced game modes. Destroy your enemies from within with an expanded espionage system that includ

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StrategyTurn-based strategyWorld dominationConstructionTurn-based

Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combines turn-based campaigns with large, cinematic real-time battles.

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld domination

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is he

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyExplorationMedieval

The Viking Bjarni whiles his days days away in an idyllic village on Greenland’s coast until a dark prophecy knocks on his door. In his premonition, Bjarni witnesses an epic struggle between the forces of Good and Evil. He must journey to b

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyConstruction

Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy g

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedSpaceship

Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guar

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4XHistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game. Set in the classical era, Old World gives players the chance to not just build an empire but to found the greatest dynasty of its age.

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyExploration

Freeciv is free and open-source world domination strategy game along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II.

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SimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyExplorationWorld domination

Freeciv is free and open-source world domination strategy game along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II.

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyMedievalManagement

Stronghold: Crusader is the successor to Firefly Studios's 2001 game Stronghold. Crusader has much in common with the original Stronghold, but differs from its predecessor in the fact that the game is no longer set in a pseudo-Europe, inst

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld domination

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is he

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyDiplomacyHexagon

Research and master dozens of spells, conjure powerful enchantments and discover awesome spell combinations. Command an expansive range of units, all with unique abilities. Engage in epic battles with large armies marching across the landsc

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyMedievalTurn-based

Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the im

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyExploration

Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned plane

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4XHistoricalStrategyTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyConstruction

Set during the rule of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire, Rome: Total War is a real-time tactics and turn-based strategy game that takes place across Europe, North Africa and the Near East. The player assumes control of one

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4XStrategyConstructionMilitarySpaceship

Sins of a Solar Empire is a 2008 science fiction real-time strategy computer game developed by Ironclad Games and published by Stardock Entertainment for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that incorp

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedGrid-based movement

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyScience fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

As the all-powerful leader of a spacefaring civilization, you must seek out new star systems and discover the exciting potential of the subspace realm. There are thousands of worlds to colonize and dozens of civilizations - both old and new

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HistoricalStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedManagement

Interesting gameplay featuring exploration, management and combat Infinite replayability on customizable, computer-generated worlds Discovering the uncharted during the Age of Exploration era

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategySpaceship

Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effect

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HistoricalStrategyConstructionHorseManagement

Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Drawing inspiration from Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology rather than historical events, it diverges from the Age of Em

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld domination

Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.

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StrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedSpaceshipGrid-based movement

Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...

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HistoricalStrategyModern warfareHelicopterWorld domination

Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour puts you back in the commander’s seat during World War II. Win the war with new units, strategies and enhanced game modes. Destroy your enemies from within with an expanded espionage system that includ

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4XSimulationStrategyFantasyHistorical

Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies

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StrategyTurn-based strategyModern warfareHelicopterMilitary

Following a great increase in terrorism, internal strife and ultimately, the nuclear destruction of Washington, D.C., the United States shatters into a half-dozen nation-states that descend into war. Take the helm of one of these newfound s

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StrategyTurn-based strategyExplorationMedievalTurn-based

Disciples III: Renaissance is the next title in the award winning Disciples series and represents a leap forward in the evolution of the turn-based RPG/strategy genre. Building on the successes of the first two games, Disciples III: Renaiss

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StrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedRobotsManagement

Greed Corp is an award winning, innovative turn-based strategy game, situated in a rich, fictional world inspired by the industrial revolutions and their destructive effects on the environment. Find the delicate balance between harvesting t

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyWorld dominationManagement

As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedSpaceship

Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by uni

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StrategyHorseDiplomacyEconomyBow and arrow

Age of Empires Online is a multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed by Robot Entertainment and Gas Powered Games, which released on August 16, 2011. Based upon the gameplay of the Age of Empires series, it was originally develop

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StrategyTurn-based strategyHistorical4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / Isometric

At The Gates is an empire builder. If you're unfamiliar with the genre, a good example is Sid Meier's Civilization. Starting with a small tribe, you must explore the world, exploit its scarce resources, and eliminate or outsmart potential e

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StrategyModern warfareConstructionAlternate historyWar

The Soviets are back and this time they’re on American soil. Fight for the red, white, and blue – or just the red. But be careful – the mystical madman Yuri, with his mysterious mind-control technology, is readying his army for a shot at wo

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4XStrategyMilitaryPoliticalScience fiction

Dune: Spice Wars is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dan

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyScience fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Lords of the Black Sun is an epic, complex, dense, turn-based 4X PC strategy game, set in deep space. Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategySpaceship

It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology, the Node Drive. This is an innovation that will finally allow travel from star to star at speeds faster than light. As mankind is poised on the brink of a new era

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based

Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research

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StrategyWarBow and arrowFantasyReal-time strategy

A Game of Thrones - Genesis" immerses you into the heart of the battles and intrigues between the Houses that shaped the Kingdom of Westeros. From Nymeria's arrival in the Kingdom of Dorne to the awakening of the "Others" beyond the Wall, y

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