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Chronology of turn-based strategy video games
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Turn-based strategy
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1977 | Empire Classic Empire (computer game) Empire is a turn-based wargame with simple rules, conceived by Walter Bright in 1971 based on various war movies and board games, notably Battle of Britain and Risk. In the game, each player starts with one city in an unexplored world, and uses the city to build armies, aircraft, and various... (a.k.a. Classic Empire) |
Walter Bright Walter Bright Walter Bright is a computer programmer known for being the designer of the D programming language. He was also the main developer of the first C++ compiler that translated directly to object without going via C, Zortech C++ . Before the C++ compiler, he developed the Datalight C compiler, also... |
Abstract | BBS, MAIN | Turn based strategy. Original version. |
1982 | Utopia Utopia (video game) Utopia is a video game, released on Intellivision in 1981 and often regarded as among the first sim games and god games. It is also regarded as setting the scene for the real-time strategy genre. It was designed and programmed by Don Daglow.... |
Don Daglow Don Daglow Don Daglow is an American computer game and video game designer, programmer and producer. He is best known for designing a series of pioneering simulation games and role-playing games, as well as the first computer baseball game and the first graphical MMORPG, all between 1971 and 1995... |
Modern | INT | Timed turns. |
1983 | Archon: The Light and the Dark | Free Fall Free Fall Associates Free Fall Associates was a computer game developer of the 1980s and early 1990s. It was founded in 1981 by Jon Freeman, his wife, game programmer Anne Westfall, and game designer Paul Reiche III... |
Fantasy | AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, CPC, NES, ZX | Fast-action battles. |
1983 | Artillery Duel Artillery Duel Artillery Duel is a strategy game and artillery clone for home console and computer systems developed by Xonox. Artillery Duel was featured in a few double-ender configurations as well as in a single cartridge.-Gameplay:... |
Xonox Xonox Xonox was an American third-party manufacturer of cartridges for the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore 64 and Commodore VIC-20 in the early 1980s.- History :... |
Abstract | ATR26, C64, CLV, VIC20 | Artillery game. |
1983 | Reach for the Stars | SSG Strategic Studies Group Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games... |
Sci-fi | AMI, APPII, MAC, C64, DOS | 4X game. |
1983 | M.U.L.E. M.U.L.E. M.U.L.E. is a seminal multiplayer video game by Ozark Softscape. It was published in 1983 by Electronic Arts. It was originally written for the Atari 400/800, and was later ported to the Commodore 64, the Nintendo Entertainment System and the IBM PC Jr. Japanese versions also exist for the... |
Ozark Softscape Ozark Softscape Ozark Softscape was a computer game programming team consisting initially of Dan Bunten, Bill Bunten, Jim Rushing, and Alan Watson.-History:The company was based out of Little Rock, Arkansas and had profound success with a few of their early titles... |
Sci-fi | ATR, APPII, C64, DOS, NES, MSX | Resource strategy. |
1983 | Nobunaga's Ambition Nobunaga's Ambition is a series of turn-based grand strategy role-playing simulation video games, first released in 1983 by the Japanese video game developer Koei.Games in the franchise have been released on a variety of gaming platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive,... |
Koei | Historical | GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES | Grand strategy. First title in the series. |
1984 | Archon II: Adept Archon II: Adept Archon II: Adept is a 1984 computer game developed by Jon Freeman, Paul Reiche III and Anne Westfall, and distributed by Electronic Arts for various platforms.... |
Jon Freeman Jon Freeman Jon Freeman was an influential computer game industry figure of the 1980s and early 1990s. He was a co-founder of Epyx and Free Fall Associates and the spouse of game programmer, Anne Westfall... , Paul Reiche III Paul Reiche III Paul Reiche III is a game designer, particularly for computer games. Reiche is best known for being the co-creator, together with Fred Ford, of the Star Control universe.-Pen and paper RPGs:... , Anne Westfall Anne Westfall Anne Westfall is an influential game programmer of the 1980s. She is the wife of fellow game programmer, game designer and entrepreneur Jon Freeman.-Career:... |
Fantasy | AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, CPC, NES, ZX | Fast-action battles. Sequel to Archon: The Light and the Dark. |
1984 | Incunabula Incunabula (computer game) Incunabula is a 1984 computer game by Avalon Hill. It was designed by Steve Estvanik. It is the original computerized version of Avalon Hill's Civilization board game. It was eclipsed by Sid Meier's much more successful Civilization, and its following series, released in 1991.-Gameplay:The... |
Steve Estvanik | Historical | DOS | 4X game. Based on Avalon Hill's board game, Civilization Civilization (board game) Civilization is a board game designed by Francis Tresham, published in Britain in 1980 by Hartland Trefoil , and in the US in 1981 by Avalon Hill. The game typically takes eight or more hours to play and is for two to seven players... . |
1985 | Archon III: Exciter | Archon fans | Fantasy | C64 | Fast-action battles. Fan-made sequel to Archon II: Adept Archon II: Adept Archon II: Adept is a 1984 computer game developed by Jon Freeman, Paul Reiche III and Anne Westfall, and distributed by Electronic Arts for various platforms.... . |
1985 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Koei | Historical | AMI, DOS, FM7, GB, GBC, MOBI, MSX, NES, PC88, SNES, WS, X1 | Grand strategy. First title in the series. |
1985 | Strategic Conquest Strategic Conquest Strategic Conquest is a two-player turn-based strategy game for the Apple II and Apple Macintosh, similar to Empire. It was published by PBI Software and the Macintosh version was continued by Delta Tao Software.... |
Peter Merrill, Delta Tao Delta Tao Software Delta Tao Software is a small software developer and publisher focusing on games for Macintosh, though some of its more popular products have been ported to Windows, Linux, and other platforms.-History:... |
Historical | APPII, MAC | 4X game. |
1986 | Lords of Conquest Lords of Conquest Lords of Conquest is a 1986 strategy video game developed by Eon Software, Inc. and produced by Don Daglow.-Summary:... |
Eon | Fantasy | APPII, ATR, C64, DOS, ST | Based on the board game, Borderlands. |
1986 | Tank Wars Tank Wars Tank Wars is an artillery game developed in 1990 by Kenneth Morse.There is another artillery game named Tank Wars, written in 1986 by Cody Snider for DOS and the Apple II... |
Cody Snider | Abstract | APPII, DOS | Artillery game. |
1987 | Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 | Thinking Machines | Sci-fi | DOS | 4X game. |
1987 | Empire: Wargame of the Century | Walter Bright Walter Bright Walter Bright is a computer programmer known for being the designer of the D programming language. He was also the main developer of the first C++ compiler that translated directly to object without going via C, Zortech C++ . Before the C++ compiler, he developed the Datalight C compiler, also... , Mark Baldwin |
Sci-fi | AMI, DOS, ST, APPII, C64 | Turn based strategy. Remake of Empire Classic Empire (computer game) Empire is a turn-based wargame with simple rules, conceived by Walter Bright in 1971 based on various war movies and board games, notably Battle of Britain and Risk. In the game, each player starts with one city in an unexplored world, and uses the city to build armies, aircraft, and various... . |
1987 | Strategic Conquest II | Peter Merrill | Historical | APPII, MAC | 4X game. Sequel to Strategic Conquest Strategic Conquest Strategic Conquest is a two-player turn-based strategy game for the Apple II and Apple Macintosh, similar to Empire. It was published by PBI Software and the Macintosh version was continued by Delta Tao Software.... . |
1987 | Xconq Xconq Xconq is an open source computer strategy game and game engine. First posted to comp.sources.games in 1987, it is notable as one of the first multi-player games to be released for the X Window System... |
Stan Shebs, others | n/a | CROSS | 4X game. Game engine Game engine A game engine is a system designed for the creation and development of video games. There are many game engines that are designed to work on video game consoles and personal computers... . |
1989 | Bandit Kings of Ancient China Bandit Kings of Ancient China Bandit Kings of Ancient China, also known as Suikoden-Tenmei no Chikai in Japan, is a turn-based strategy role-playing simulation video game developed and published by Koei, and released in 1989 for MS-DOS, Amiga and the Macintosh and in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System... |
Koei | Historical, Fantasy | AMI, DOS, MAC, MSX, NES | Tactical battles. Several sequels released only in China. |
1989 | Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (video game) Genghis Khan, named in Japan, is a NES, Amiga, DOS and MSX turn-based strategy game developed by Koei.-Plot:The game takes the player inside the virtual life of either Genghis Khan or one of his archrivals. The player must arrange marriages, father children, appoint family members to governmental... |
Koei | Historical | AMI, DOS, MSX, NES | Grand strategy. |
1989 | L'Empereur L'Empereur L'Empereur is a turn-based strategy video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by the Koei company in 1989.The user controls Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. The goal is to conquer Europe... |
Koei | Historical | DOS, MSX, NES | |
1989 | Nobunaga's Ambition II | Koei | Historical | GBC, NES | Grand strategy. Sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition Nobunaga's Ambition is a series of turn-based grand strategy role-playing simulation video games, first released in 1983 by the Japanese video game developer Koei.Games in the franchise have been released on a variety of gaming platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive,... . |
1989 | Nuclear War Nuclear War (computer game) Nuclear War is a single player turn-based strategy game developed by New World Computing and released for the Amiga in 1989 and later for MS-DOS. It presents a satirical, cartoonish nuclear battle between five world powers, in which the winner is whoever retains some population when everyone else... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Sci-fi | AMI, DOS | |
1989 | Storm Across Europe Storm Across Europe Storm Across Europe is a grand strategy video game, originally released for the Commodore 64 and later for the Amiga and DOS. Released in 1989 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. . It covers the World War II in Europe on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945.-Overview:Three major powers are... |
SSI | Historical | AMI, C64, DOS, ST | Grand strategy. |
1989 | Warlords Warlords (game series) Warlords is a computer game series created by Steve Fawkner, in which role-playing elements are combined with strategy in a fantasy setting. The series has been split into two different games lines, the traditional turn-based strategy Warlords series , and a newer real-time based strategy Warlords... |
Steve Fawkner Steve Fawkner Steve Fawkner is an Australian software designer, programmer and composer who has worked for several video game design companies.He was originally made famous as the creator of Warlords game series in 1989, but in recent years has found fame once again as creator of the Puzzle Quest series... |
Fantasy | AMI, DOS, MAC | 4X game. First title in the series. |
c. 1990 | VGA Planets VGA Planets VGA Planets is a graphical, multi-player, space strategy war game. The game simulates combat in space between galactic scale empires. The game emphasizes colonization of space and the development of the planets that you find, colonize or conquer. Development of these resources determines what kind... |
Tim Wisseman | Sci-fi | DOS, WIN | 4X game. |
1990 | Centurion: Defender of Rome Centurion: Defender of Rome Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy video game with real-time battle sequences, designed by Kellyn Beck and Bits of Magic and published by Electronic Arts. Originally released on the DOS platform for the PC in 1990, the game was later ported to the Amiga and the Mega Drive in 1991... |
Bits of Magic | Historical | AMI, DOS, GEN | Real-time tactical battles. |
1990 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms II | Koei | Historical | AMI, DOS, GEN, MOBI, MSX, NES, SNES, WS | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. |
1990 | Spaceward Ho! Spaceward Ho! Spaceward Ho! is a turn-based science fiction computer strategy game that was written by Peter Commons, designed by Joe Williams and published by Delta Tao Software. The first version was released in 1990, and further upgrades followed regularly; the current version, 5.0.5, was released on July... |
Delta Tao Delta Tao Software Delta Tao Software is a small software developer and publisher focusing on games for Macintosh, though some of its more popular products have been ported to Windows, Linux, and other platforms.-History:... |
Sci-fi | AMI, DOS, MAC, WIN3X, WIN9X | 4X game. |
1990 | Tank Wars Tank Wars Tank Wars is an artillery game developed in 1990 by Kenneth Morse.There is another artillery game named Tank Wars, written in 1986 by Cody Snider for DOS and the Apple II... |
Kenneth Morse Kenneth Morse Kenneth Paul Morse is a co-founder of 3Com Corporation, Aspen Technology, Inc., and four other startups. He is the former Managing Director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, and Chairman of Entrepreneurship Ventures, Inc... |
Abstract | DOS | Artillery game. Unrelated to the 1986 game of the same name. |
1991 | Armada 2525 | Interstel | Sci-fi | DOS | 4X game. |
1991 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku Han | Koei | Historical | GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES | Grand strategy. |
1991 | Scorched Earth | Wendell Hicken | Abstract | DOS | Artillery game. |
1991 | Sid Meier's Civilization | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Historical | AMI, DOS, MAC, SNES, ST, WIN3X | 4X game. First title in the series. |
1992 | Cyber Empires Cyber Empires Cyber Empires is a strategy/top-view fighting game produced by Silicon Knights. The game was produced in DOS, Atari ST and Amiga versions, and was originally released in March 1992. The current copyright holder was Strategic Simulations, Inc., which later became part of Ubisoft.-Gameplay:The game... |
Silicon Knights Silicon Knights Silicon Knights is a Canadian video game developer. Founded in 1992 by Denis Dyack, the company is headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, Dyack's hometown.... |
Sci-fi | AMI, DOS, ST | |
1992 | History Line: 1914-1918 | Blue Byte Software Blue Byte Software Ubisoft Blue Byte is a video game developer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 1988. The company has produced popular titles like Battle Isle and The Settlers. In 2001, the company was purchased by Ubisoft.-History:... |
Historical | AMI, DOS | First World War strategy game |
1992 | Gemfire Gemfire Gemfire is a medieval war game for the MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, FM-Towns, Mega Drive/Genesis, MS-DOS, and later Windows, developed by Koei. The object in the game is to unify a fictional island by force... |
Koei | Fantasy | DOS, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES | Turn-based tactical battles. |
1992 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny is the third in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms... |
Koei | Historical | DOS, GEN, PCE, SCD, SNES | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms II. |
1993 | Battleship Battleship (video game) Battleship is an NES and Sega Game Gear video game based on the board game of the same name.-Summary:The object is to sink the opponent's entire fleet without him sinking the player's fleet first. In this updated version, both the player and the computer get extra firepower from military aircraft... |
Mindscape Mindscape Mindscape is an international software publishing company, previously part of The Learning Company. They are now affiliated with EA . As of 2004, the group has offices in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. It has an annual turnover of €38 million and employs 150 people. Mindscape... |
Abstract | GG, NES | Based on the board game Battleship (game) The game Battleship is a guessing game played by two people. It is known throughout the world as a pencil and paper game which predates World War I. It was published by Milton Bradley Company in 1931 as the pad-and-pencil game "Broadsides, the Game of Naval Strategy".-Description:The game is... of the same name. |
1993 | Starlord | Microprose MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Sci-fi | AMI, DOS | Family domination. |
1993 | Empire Deluxe | Mark Baldwin, Bob Rakowsky | Abstract | DOS, MAC, WIN | Turn based strategy. Remake of Empire: Wargame of the Century. |
1993 | Fantasy Empires | Silicon Knights Silicon Knights Silicon Knights is a Canadian video game developer. Founded in 1992 by Denis Dyack, the company is headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, Dyack's hometown.... |
Fantasy | DOS | Successor to Cyber Empires Cyber Empires Cyber Empires is a strategy/top-view fighting game produced by Silicon Knights. The game was produced in DOS, Atari ST and Amiga versions, and was originally released in March 1992. The current copyright holder was Strategic Simulations, Inc., which later became part of Ubisoft.-Gameplay:The game... . |
1993 | Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf, known as in Japan, is a video game developed by Koei. It is part of Koei's Historical Simulation Series of games, and is the sequel to Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan II was developed and published for MSX, NES, DOS, X68000, PC-98, PC-88, Sega Genesis, SNES, Sega... |
Koei | Historical | DOS, GEN, PC88, PC98, SNES, X68K | Sequel to Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (video game) Genghis Khan, named in Japan, is a NES, Amiga, DOS and MSX turn-based strategy game developed by Koei.-Plot:The game takes the player inside the virtual life of either Genghis Khan or one of his archrivals. The player must arrange marriages, father children, appoint family members to governmental... . |
1993 | Global Domination | Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Historical | AMI, DOS | Grand strategy. Based on the board game, Risk Risk (game) Risk is a strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers . It was invented by French film director Albert Lamorisse and originally released in 1957 as La Conquête du Monde in France. Risk is a turn-based game for two to six players... . |
1993 | Liberty or Death | Koei | Historical | DOS, GEN, NES | Turn-based tactical battles. |
1993 | Master of Orion Master of Orion Master of Orion is a turn-based, 4X science fiction computer strategy game released in 1993 by MicroProse on the MS-DOS and Mac OS operating systems. The purpose of the game is to lead one of ten races to dominate the galaxy through a combination of diplomacy and conquest while developing... |
Simtex Simtex Simtex was a video game developer established by Steve Barcia in 1988. It created a number of well-known turn-based strategy games for the PC, most notably the first two Master of Orion games... |
Sci-fi | DOS, MAC | 4X game. First title in the series. |
1993 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuun Roku) | Koei | Historical | GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES | Grand strategy. |
1993 | Operation Europe: Path to Victory Operation Europe: Path to Victory Operation Europe: Path to Victory is a combat strategy video game for multiple platforms where one or two players can compete in World War II action.-General information:... (a.k.a. Europa Sensen) |
Koei | Historical | DOS, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES | |
1993 | Space Empires Space Empires The Space Empires series is a long-lasting series of 4X turn-based strategy games by Malfador Machinations that allows the player to assume the role of the leader of a space-faring civilization.-Gameplay summary:... |
Malfador Malfador Machinations Malfador Machinations is a small game company based in Santa Rosa, California. They are best known for their Space Empires series.-Brief history:... |
Sci-fi | 4X game. First title in the series. | |
1993 | Warlords II | SSG Strategic Studies Group Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games... |
Fantasy | DOS, MAC, MOBI | 4X game. Sequel to Warlords Warlords (game series) Warlords is a computer game series created by Steve Fawkner, in which role-playing elements are combined with strategy in a fantasy setting. The series has been split into two different games lines, the traditional turn-based strategy Warlords series , and a newer real-time based strategy Warlords... . |
1994 | Archon Ultra | Toys for Bob Toys For Bob Toys For Bob is a small video game developer founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. They are most known for creating Star Control and its sequel Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters, but they were not involved in the development of Star Control 3... |
Fantasy | DOS | Fast-action battles. Remake of Archon: The Light and the Dark. |
1994 | Dark Legions Dark Legions Dark Legions is a 1994 action strategy game for DOS. It was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. .-Key features:Some key features of this game include:... |
Silicon Knights Silicon Knights Silicon Knights is a Canadian video game developer. Founded in 1992 by Denis Dyack, the company is headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, Dyack's hometown.... |
Fantasy | DOS | Fast-action battles. Similar gameplay to Archon: The Light and the Dark. |
1994 | Hammer of the Gods | Holistic | Fantasy | DOS | 4X game. Turn-based tactical battles. |
1994 | Lords of the Realm Lords of the Realm Lords of the Realm is a turn-based strategy computer game published and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released on June 15, 1994, and is the first game in the Lords of the Realm series.... |
Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Fantasy | AMI, DOS | Real-time tactical battles. First title in the series. |
1994 | Master of Magic Master of Magic Master of Magic is a single-player, fantasy turn-based strategy computer game created by Simtex and published for MS-DOS by Microprose in . It is of the 4X genre. The player is a wizard attempting to dominate two linked worlds. From a small settlement, the player grows an empire and banishes the... |
Simtex Simtex Simtex was a video game developer established by Steve Barcia in 1988. It created a number of well-known turn-based strategy games for the PC, most notably the first two Master of Orion games... |
Fantasy | DOS | 4X game. Similar to Master of Orion Master of Orion Master of Orion is a turn-based, 4X science fiction computer strategy game released in 1993 by MicroProse on the MS-DOS and Mac OS operating systems. The purpose of the game is to lead one of ten races to dominate the galaxy through a combination of diplomacy and conquest while developing... . |
1994 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden | Koei | Historical | 3DO, GEN, PS1, SCD, SNES | Grand strategy. |
1994 | Panzer General Panzer General Panzer General is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in World War II.- Overview:Panzer General is turn-based game, set on operational level hex maps. One plays lone scenarios from either Axis or Allied side and against a computer or human opponent... |
SSI | Historical | 3DO, DOS, MAC, PS1, WIN | Operational. First title in the series. |
1994 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire is the fourth in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms... |
Koei | Historical | GBA, PCE, PS1, S32X, SNES, Wii, WIN3X, WIN9X | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny is the third in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms... . |
1994 | Sid Meier's Colonization | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Historical | AMI, DOS, MAC, WIN | 4X game. |
c. 1995 | Global Diplomacy 2 | Historical | WIN | Grand-strategy. Play-by-email. Sequel to Global Diplomacy Global Diplomacy Global Diplomacy and Age of Discovery are two variants of a play-by-email wargames run by Email Games. The games simulate strategic-level warfare and diplomacy at a late-19th century technology level. The smallest units are of corps and squadron size... . Based on the board game, Diplomacy Diplomacy (game) Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects... . |
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c. 1995 | Global Diplomacy Global Diplomacy Global Diplomacy and Age of Discovery are two variants of a play-by-email wargames run by Email Games. The games simulate strategic-level warfare and diplomacy at a late-19th century technology level. The smallest units are of corps and squadron size... |
Historical | WIN | Grand-strategy. Play-by-email. Based on the board game, Diplomacy Diplomacy (game) Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects... . |
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c. 1995 | Age of Discovery Global Diplomacy Global Diplomacy and Age of Discovery are two variants of a play-by-email wargames run by Email Games. The games simulate strategic-level warfare and diplomacy at a late-19th century technology level. The smallest units are of corps and squadron size... |
Historical | WIN | Grand-strategy. Play-by-email. Based on the board game, Diplomacy Diplomacy (game) Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects... . |
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c. 1995 | Imperium | Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Play-by-email. | |
1995 | Allied General Allied General Allied General is a turn-based strategy video game set in World War II that features the Allied side of operations. Players can progress through four campaigns as an Allied general against Axis forces controlled by the computer... |
SSI | Historical | MAC, PS1, WIN3X, WIN | Operational. Part of the Five Star General series. |
1995 | Ascendancy | Logic Factory The Logic Factory The Logic Factory is an award-winning video game development company founded by Jason and Todd Templeman in 1993. The company is responsible for Ascendancy , a turn-based science fiction strategy game for the PC, The Tone Rebellion , and on the iOS platform .- Projects :Several years after the... |
Sci-fi | DOS | 4X game. |
1995 | Battleground 2: Gettysburg Battleground 2: Gettysburg Battleground 2: Gettysburg is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1995. It simulated combat at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground: Ardennes. |
1995 | Battleground: Ardennes | TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | First title in the series. |
1995 | Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest | New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | DOS, GBC, MAC, WIN | First title in the series. |
1995 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenshoki | Koei | Historical | PS1, SAT, SNES | Grand strategy. |
1995 | Sid Meier's CivNet | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | 4X game. Enhanced remake of Sid Meier's Civilization'. |
1995 | Space Empires II | Malfador Malfador Machinations Malfador Machinations is a small game company based in Santa Rosa, California. They are best known for their Space Empires series.-Brief history:... |
Sci-fi | 4X game. Sequel to Space Empires Space Empires The Space Empires series is a long-lasting series of 4X turn-based strategy games by Malfador Machinations that allows the player to assume the role of the leader of a space-faring civilization.-Gameplay summary:... . |
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1995 | Stars! Stars! Stars! is a complex turn-based computer game based around the management of planets and fleets of spaceships following the 4X game model... |
Jeff Johnson, Jeff McBride Jeff McBride Jeff McBride is an American magician from Monticello New York. He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of playing cards, coins, and other small objects. His stage performances blend elements of kabuki, a Japanese theater form, with traditional conjuring... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. |
1995 | Worms Worms (1995 video game) Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in . It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Fantasy | AMI, AMI32, DOS, GB, GEN, JAG, PS1, SAT, SNES | Artillery game. First title in the series. |
1996 | Battleground 3: Waterloo Battleground 3: Waterloo Battleground 3: Waterloo is the third game in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on May 31, 1996. The game features the Battle of Waterloo which was the final defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte and his French Empire.-References:*... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground 2: Gettysburg Battleground 2: Gettysburg Battleground 2: Gettysburg is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1995. It simulated combat at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming... . |
1996 | Battleground 4: Shiloh Battleground 4: Shiloh Battleground 4: Shiloh is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fourth issue in the Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Shiloh, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground 3: Waterloo Battleground 3: Waterloo Battleground 3: Waterloo is the third game in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on May 31, 1996. The game features the Battle of Waterloo which was the final defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte and his French Empire.-References:*... . |
1996 | Battleground 5: Antietam Battleground 5: Antietam Battleground 5: Antietam is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fifth issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Antietam and the earlier Battle of South Mountain during the American Civil War's Maryland Campaign, using... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground 4: Shiloh Battleground 4: Shiloh Battleground 4: Shiloh is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fourth issue in the Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Shiloh, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming... . |
1996 | Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance is a 1997 strategy computer game developed by Synergistic Software and distributed by Sierra On-Line. The game is based on the Birthright campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons and is available for DOS and Windows.... |
Synergistic Software Synergistic Software Northwest Synergistic Software is a contract software developer and a former video game developer. Founded in 1978 under the name Synergistic Software, the company published some of the earliest available games and applications for the Apple II family of computers... |
fANTASY | DOS, WIN9X | |
1996 | Chaos Overlords Chaos Overlords -External links:*... |
Stick Man | Cyberpunk | MAC, WIN | |
1996 | Conquest of the New World Conquest of the New World Conquest of the New World is a computer game produced by Interplay Entertainment in the mid-1990s. The game is a strategy game, involving single player playing, or multi-player playing either by hotseat, on LAN, modem, or even PBEM... |
Interplay Entertainment Interplay Entertainment Interplay Entertainment Corporation is an American video game developer and publisher, founded in 1983 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo. The company had been a quality developer until they started publishing their own games in 1988, like Neuromancer and Battle Chess. The company was renamed... |
Historical | PC, WIN9X | |
1996 | Daisenryaku Expert WWII: War in Europe | ASCII | Historical | SNES | Strategy? Tactics? |
1996 | Deadlock: Planetary Conquest Deadlock: Planetary Conquest Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is a turn-based strategy computer game by Accolade. The game was officially released in 1996. The story revolves around eight races' struggle for control over the planet Gallius IV, which came to a deadlock... |
Accolade Accolade In the Middle Ages, the accolade was the central act in the rite-of-passage ceremonies conferring knighthood.-Ceremony:... |
Sci-fi | MAC, WIN3X, WIN9X | |
1996 | Emperor of the Fading Suns Emperor of the Fading Suns Emperor of the Fading Suns is a science fiction "grand-scale" space strategy computer game made by Holistic Design in 1996. This game was based on Holistic's in-house role playing game Fading Suns. The game had a wide array of units and a complex back-story but was rushed to market and released... |
Holistic | Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Based on the RPG Fading Suns Fading Suns Fading Suns is a science fiction space opera role-playing game published by Holistic Design. The setting was also used for a PC game , a live action role-playing game , and for a space combat miniature game .- Game setting :The action is set in a future medieval-analogue empire built on the remains... . |
1996 | Fantasy General Fantasy General Fantasy General is a hex-based fantasy game published by Strategic Simulations in 1996. Its structure was taken from the computer wargame Panzer General with some modifications to the base system. It was the second in the Five Star General series... |
SSI | Fantasy | DOS | Operational. Part of the Five Star General series. |
1996 | FreeCiv Freeciv Freeciv is a multiplayer , turn-based strategy game for workstations and personal computers inspired by the commercial proprietary Sid Meier's Civilization series... |
FreeCiv team | Historical | CROSS | 4X game. Civilization clone. |
1996 | Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published in 1996 by the 3DO Company. The game is the second installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series and is typically credited as the... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | DOS, MAC, WIN | Sequel to Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest. |
1996 | Lords of the Realm II Lords of the Realm II Lords of the Realm II is a computer game published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released for the PC on October 31, 1996, and is the second game in the Lords of the Realm series.... |
Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Fantasy | DOS, WIN | Real-time tactical battles. Sequel to Lords of the Realm Lords of the Realm Lords of the Realm is a turn-based strategy computer game published and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released on June 15, 1994, and is the first game in the Lords of the Realm series.... . |
1996 | M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration | Interplay | Sci-fi | DOS, WIN | |
1996 | Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares | Simtex Simtex Simtex was a video game developer established by Steve Barcia in 1988. It created a number of well-known turn-based strategy games for the PC, most notably the first two Master of Orion games... |
Sci-fi | DOS, MAC, WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Master of Orion Master of Orion Master of Orion is a turn-based, 4X science fiction computer strategy game released in 1993 by MicroProse on the MS-DOS and Mac OS operating systems. The purpose of the game is to lead one of ten races to dominate the galaxy through a combination of diplomacy and conquest while developing... . |
1996 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Returns | Koei | Historical | PS1, SAT | Grand strategy. |
1996 | Robert E. Lee: Civil War General Robert E. Lee: Civil War General Robert E. Lee: Civil War General is a turn based strategy computer game by Impressions Games. It was published in 1996 by Sierra Entertainment and was the followed in 1997 by Civil War Generals II.... |
Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | |
1996 | Sid Meier's Civilization II | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Historical | PS1, WIN3X, WIN9X | 4X game. Sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization. |
1996 | Sid Meier's Civilization II: Conflicts in Civilization | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization II. |
1996 | Star General Star General Star General is a strategy video wargame. It is one of SSI's popular hexagonal-movement games that bases its story setting on The Fleet, a series of books written by David Drake and Bill Fawcett. The game was developed by Catware and SSI in 1997.... |
Catware, SSI | Sci-fi | DOS, WIN | Based on the The Fleet series of books by David Drake David Drake David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.-Biography:... and Bill Fawcett. |
1996 | Third Reich PC | ??? | Historical | DOS | Operational? Tactical? An Over the Reich game. |
1996 | Worms: Reinforcements | Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DOS | Artillery game. Expansion to Worms Worms (1995 video game) Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in . It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.... . |
1996 | Worms: United | Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DOS, WIN | Artillery game. Compilation of Worms Worms (1995 video game) Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in . It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.... and Worms: Reinforcements. |
1997 | Achtung Spitfire! | Big Time | Historical | MAC, WIN9X | Operational? Tactical? Prequel to Over the Reich Over the Reich Over the Reich is a 1996 strategy computer game for personal computers operating the Microsoft Windows operating system. The game was only released in North America.-Gameplay:... . |
1997 | Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia is the sixth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on April 30, 1997.... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground 5: Antietam Battleground 5: Antietam Battleground 5: Antietam is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fifth issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Antietam and the earlier Battle of South Mountain during the American Civil War's Maryland Campaign, using... . |
1997 | Battleground 7: Bull Run Battleground 7: Bull Run Battleground 7: Bull Run is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1997, the seventh issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1861 First Battle of Bull Run and the 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run, using both a video version of miniature wargaming... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia is the sixth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on April 30, 1997.... . |
1997 | Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo is the eighth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1997.... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Battleground 7: Bull Run Battleground 7: Bull Run Battleground 7: Bull Run is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1997, the seventh issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1861 First Battle of Bull Run and the 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run, using both a video version of miniature wargaming... . |
1997 | Civil War Generals II Civil War Generals II Grant-Lee-Sherman: Civil War Generals II is a computer game published by Sierra Entertainment in 1997. It simulates on a tactical level individual battles of the American Civil War and allows one to play as either the North or South in a number of different campaigns. It links the battles together... |
Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Historical | WIN3X, WIN9X | Sequel to Robert E. Lee: Civil War General Robert E. Lee: Civil War General Robert E. Lee: Civil War General is a turn based strategy computer game by Impressions Games. It was published in 1996 by Sierra Entertainment and was the followed in 1997 by Civil War Generals II.... . |
1997 | Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Fantasy | WIN3X, WIN9X | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization II'. |
1997 | Conquest of Elysium II Conquest of Elysium II Conquest of Elysium II is the title of a computer game produced by the Illwinter Game Design. Conquest of Elysium is a fantasy turn-based strategy game. The game can be played with up to eight human players. Single player against computer is possible... |
Illwinter | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN | CROSS |
1997 | Fallen Haven | Micomeq | Sci-fi | WIN | Turn-based tactical battles. |
1997 | Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty | New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published in 1996 by the 3DO Company. The game is the second installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series and is typically credited as the... . |
1997 | Imperialism Imperialism (game) Imperialism is a turn-based strategy game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1997. In Imperialism, the player is the ruler of a 19th century country, and must build an empire... |
Frog City Frog City Software Frog City Software was a computer game developing company which focused on strategy games, opened in 1995. Frog City Software was a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive until they closed it in 2006.... |
Historical | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Grand strategy. |
1997 | Lords of Magic Lords of Magic Lords of Magic is a turn-based strategy PC game designed for Windows 95/98 by Sierra Entertainment. The game, which was distributed on CDs, includes a single-player mode and limited multiplayer features on LAN and the Internet as well... |
Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Spin-off of Lords of the Realm Lords of the Realm Lords of the Realm is a turn-based strategy computer game published and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released on June 15, 1994, and is the first game in the Lords of the Realm series.... . |
1997 | Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack | Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Fantasy | DOS, WIN | Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Lords of the Realm II Lords of the Realm II Lords of the Realm II is a computer game published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released for the PC on October 31, 1996, and is the second game in the Lords of the Realm series.... . |
1997 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Shouseiroku | Koei | Historical | DC, PS1, SAT | Grand strategy. |
1997 | Pacific General Pacific General Pacific General is a computer wargame depicting famous battles of the World War II Pacific campaigns. It was published by Strategic Simulations in 1997 using the same game engine of the earlier and successful Panzer General for Windows 95.-Gameplay:... |
SSI | Historical | WIN | Operational. Part of the Five Star General series. |
1997 | Panzer General II Panzer General II Panzer General II is a turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released September 30th, 1997, Panzer General II is the sixth SSI game in the "General" series and the first in the "Living Battlefield " series. It takes place during World War II, covering events from the... |
SSI | Historical | WIN | Operational. Sequel to Panzer General Panzer General Panzer General is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in World War II.- Overview:Panzer General is turn-based game, set on operational level hex maps. One plays lone scenarios from either Axis or Allied side and against a computer or human opponent... . |
1997 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms V | Koei | Historical | DOS, GEN, PS1, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire is the fourth in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms... . |
1997 | Space Empires III Space Empires III __FORCETOC__Space Empires III is a turn-based 4X space strategy game published by Malfador Machinations in 1997, and is the third game in its Space Empires series.Despite its age the developers still offer it for sale online.... |
Malfador Malfador Machinations Malfador Machinations is a small game company based in Santa Rosa, California. They are best known for their Space Empires series.-Brief history:... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Space Empires III Space Empires III __FORCETOC__Space Empires III is a turn-based 4X space strategy game published by Malfador Machinations in 1997, and is the third game in its Space Empires series.Despite its age the developers still offer it for sale online.... . |
1997 | Warlords III: Reign of Heroes | SSG Strategic Studies Group Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Warlords II. |
1997 | Worms 2 Worms 2 Worms 2 is an artillery game, which is a subgenre of strategy game developed by Team17 as part of the Worms series. The game was released in 1997... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | WIN | Artillery game. Sequel to Worms Worms (1995 video game) Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in . It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.... . |
1997 | Worms: The Director's Cut Worms: The Director's Cut Worms: The Director's Cut is a sequel to Worms, an artillery game developed by Team17 and published by Ocean Software. It was programmed by Andy Davidson and released in 1997 for the Amiga platform only.... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | AMI | Artillery game. Sequel to Worms Worms (1995 video game) Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in . It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.... . |
1998 | Axis & Allies Axis & Allies (1998 video game) Axis & Allies is a turn-based strategy video game closely based on the Axis and Allies: Classic board game.Players take control of one of five world powers at the start of 1942 in WW2, grouped into the opposing factions of the Allies and the Axis... |
Meyer/Glass | Historical | WIN | Grand strategy. |
1998 | Deadlock II: Shrine Wars Deadlock II: Shrine Wars Deadlock II: Shrine Wars is a sci-fi turn-based strategy computer game developed by Cyberlore Studios and published by Accolade, released on February 28, 1998 as a sequel to Deadlock: Planetary Conquest... |
Cyberlore Cyberlore Studios Cyberlore Studios was a developer of computer games based in Northampton, Massachusetts. The company was founded by Lester Humphreys, Ken Grey, and Herb Perez. Since 1992, they produced expansion packs for MechWarrior 4, Heroes of Might and Magic II, and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness... |
Sci-fi | WIN | Sequel to Deadlock: Planetary Conquest Deadlock: Planetary Conquest Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is a turn-based strategy computer game by Accolade. The game was officially released in 1996. The story revolves around eight races' struggle for control over the planet Gallius IV, which came to a deadlock... . More of a remake than a sequel. |
1998 | Full Wormage, The | Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DOS, WIN | Artillery game. Compilation of Worms Worms (1995 video game) Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17 and released in . It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms.... , Worms: Reinforcements, Worms 2 Worms 2 Worms 2 is an artillery game, which is a subgenre of strategy game developed by Team17 as part of the Worms series. The game was released in 1997... and the spin-off Worms Pinball. |
1998 | Liberation Day | Micomeq | Sci-fi | WIN | Turn-based tactical battles. Sequel to Fallen Haven. |
1998 | Lords of Magic: Legends of Urak | Impressions Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester in the UK. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal .... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Lords of Magic Lords of Magic Lords of Magic is a turn-based strategy PC game designed for Windows 95/98 by Sierra Entertainment. The game, which was distributed on CDs, includes a single-player mode and limited multiplayer features on LAN and the Internet as well... . |
1998 | M.A.X. 2 | FlatCat Flatcat In Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel The Rolling Stones, flat cats are a species of Martian animal.In the chapter "Free Enterprise", the character Mr. Angelo, a shopkeeper on Mars, introduces Castor and Pollux Stone to a flat cat:... |
Sci-fi | WIN | Sequel to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration. |
1998 | Operational Art of War I: 1939-1955, The | TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. First title in the series. |
1998 | People's General People's General People's General is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc . It was released in August, 1998 in North America and in September, 1998 in Europe... |
SSI | Historical | WIN | Operational. Part of the Five Star General series. |
1998 | Warlords III: Darklords Rising | SSG Strategic Studies Group Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Warlords III: Reign of Heroes. |
1999 | Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is a turn based strategy game based on the celebrated Panzer General 2 engine by SSI. It is set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. It was produced by Games Workshop in 1999, and centers around the invasion of a Tyranid Hive fleet and the Imperial efforts to... |
SSI | Sci-Fi | WIN | Operational. Part of the Five Star General series. |
1999 | Age of Wonders Age of Wonders Age of Wonders is a turn-based strategy PC-game often likened to Master of Magic. Originally titled World of Wonders, the game incorporated several role-playing video game elements that were dropped when simultaneous turns were implemented... |
Triumph Triumph Studios Triumph Studios is a computer game development company based in Delft, the Netherlands, founded in 1997. It has developed several games for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.- Games :* Age of Wonders, released 31 October 1999... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. |
1999 | Arcomage Arcomage Arcomage is a computerized card game produced by The 3DO Company. It originated as a minigame in Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor and Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, in which it was used to gamble for in-game money or to complete a quest to win games in every tavern. 3DO later... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | WIN | Card battle. Mini-game in the Might and Magic Might and Magic Might and Magic is a series of role-playing video games from New World Computing, which in 1996 became a subsidiary of The 3DO Company... series. |
1999 | Axis & Allies: Iron Blitz | ATARI Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in... |
Historical | WIN | Grand strategy. Remake of Axis & Allies Axis & Allies (1998 video game) Axis & Allies is a turn-based strategy video game closely based on the Axis and Allies: Classic board game.Players take control of one of five world powers at the start of 1942 in WW2, grouped into the opposing factions of the Allies and the Axis... . |
1999 | Battleground 9: Chickamauga Battleground 9: Chickamauga Battleground 9: Chickamauga is the ninth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1999.-References:*... |
TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN | Sequel to Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo is the eighth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1997.... . |
1999 | Civilization II: Test of Time Civilization II: Test of Time Civilization II: Test of Time, released in 1999, is a turn-based strategy game remake of the best selling game Civilization II that was released to compete with Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri... |
MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization II. |
1999 | Civilization: Call to Power Civilization: Call to Power Civilization: Call to Power is a PC turn-based strategy game developed by Activision as a successor to the extremely successful Civilization computer game by Sid Meier. It was ported to Linux by Loki Software.... |
Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles... |
Historical | LIN, MAC, WIN | 4X game. Spin-off of Sid Meier's Civilization. |
1999 | Disciples: Sacred Lands Disciples: Sacred Lands Disciples: Sacred Lands is a turn-based PC strategy game published by Strategy First in 1999. Set in a fantasy world known as the Sacred Lands, it was a battle for dominance between four races of the world of Nevendaar: The Empire , the Mountain Clans the Legions of the Damned , and the Undead... |
Strategy First Strategy First Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations.... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. First title in the series. |
1999 | Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade is the first of two expansion packs for the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic III. It was developed by New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999.... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki... . |
1999 | Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | Sequel to Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published in 1996 by the 3DO Company. The game is the second installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series and is typically credited as the... . |
1999 | Imperialism II: Age of Exploration Imperialism II: Age of Exploration Imperialism II: Age of Exploration is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1999. It is the successor to the 1997 game Imperialism... |
Frog City Frog City Software Frog City Software was a computer game developing company which focused on strategy games, opened in 1995. Frog City Software was a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive until they closed it in 2006.... |
Historical | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Imperialism Imperialism (game) Imperialism is a turn-based strategy game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1997. In Imperialism, the player is the ruler of a 19th century country, and must build an empire... . |
1999 | King of Dragon Pass King of Dragon Pass King of Dragon Pass is a 1999 computer game published by A Sharp. Set in the fictional world of Glorantha, it depicts the lives and fortunes of one of several barbarian clans, settling the untamed lands of Dragon Pass over the course of several decades... |
A Sharp | Fantasy | MAC, WIN | In many ways like an interactive novel. |
1999 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Reppuuden | Koei | Historical | DC, PS1 | Grand strategy. |
1999 | Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo, The | TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. Expansion to The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000. |
1999 | Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000, The | TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. Sequel to The Operational Art of War I: 1939-1955. |
1999 | Panzer General 3D Assault Panzer General 3D Assault Panzer General 3D Assault is a turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Panzer General 3D Assault is the 3rd game in the Panzer general Series. It features a new 3D engine. It is still turned based and has a similar game play style to Panzer General 2. The game features 8... |
SSI | Historical | WIN | Operational. Sequel to Panzer General II Panzer General II Panzer General II is a turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released September 30th, 1997, Panzer General II is the sixth SSI game in the "General" series and the first in the "Living Battlefield " series. It takes place during World War II, covering events from the... . |
1999 | Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Sci-fi | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is the critically acclaimed science fiction 4X turn-based strategy video game sequel to the Civilization series. Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha Centauri after they left MicroProse to join the newly... . |
1999 | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is the critically acclaimed science fiction 4X turn-based strategy video game sequel to the Civilization series. Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha Centauri after they left MicroProse to join the newly... |
Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Sci-fi | MAC, WIN | 4X game. |
1999 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation | MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game |
1999 | Worms: Armageddon | Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DC, GBC, N64, PS1, WIN | Artillery game. |
2000 | Call to Power II Call to Power II Call to Power II is a PC turn-based strategy game released by Activision as a sequel to Civilization: Call to Power, which was, in turn, a game similar to the Civilization computer game by Sid Meier. The game could not have "Civilization" in its title because the word is trademarked by the makers... |
Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Civilization: Call to Power Civilization: Call to Power Civilization: Call to Power is a PC turn-based strategy game developed by Activision as a successor to the extremely successful Civilization computer game by Sid Meier. It was ported to Linux by Loki Software.... . |
2000 | Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death is the second of two expansion packs for the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic III. It was developed by New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 2000... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki... . |
2000 | Operational Art of War II: Elite Edition, The | TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. Re-release of The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 and The Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo. |
2000 | Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare, The | TalonSoft TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community.... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. Re-release of The Operational Art of War I: 1939-1955, The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 and The Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo. |
2000 | Panzer General III: Scorched Earth Panzer General III: Scorched Earth Panzer General III: Scorched Earth is a turn-based strategy computer game by Mattel based on the game Panzer General 3D Assault by Strategic Simulations, Inc., which was owned by Mattel.... |
Mattel Mattel Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. Sequel to Panzer General 3D Assault Panzer General 3D Assault Panzer General 3D Assault is a turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Panzer General 3D Assault is the 3rd game in the Panzer general Series. It features a new 3D engine. It is still turned based and has a similar game play style to Panzer General 2. The game features 8... . |
2000 | Reach for the Stars | SSG Strategic Studies Group Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Remake of Reach for the Stars for DOS. |
2000 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon is the 6th installment in Koei's famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.-Power up kit:Power up kit includes following features:... |
Koei | Historical | PS1, PSP, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon is the 6th installment in Koei's famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.-Power up kit:Power up kit includes following features:... . |
2000 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII is the 7th installment in Koei's famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.-Power up kit:Power up kit includes following features:*Short play mode.*New tactical simulation mode... |
Koei | Historical | PS2, PSP, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII is the 7th installment in Koei's famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.-Power up kit:Power up kit includes following features:*Short play mode.*New tactical simulation mode... . |
2000 | Shogun: Total War Shogun: Total War Shogun: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Electronic Arts. Released in June 2000, the game is the debut title in The Creative Assembly's Total War series... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2000 | Space Empires IV Space Empires IV Space Empires IV is a turn-based 4Xstrategy computer game developed by Malfador Machinations and published by Strategy First as part of the Space Empires series in which players control an alien race in an attempt at galactic conquest.- Gameplay :... |
Malfador Malfador Machinations Malfador Machinations is a small game company based in Santa Rosa, California. They are best known for their Space Empires series.-Brief history:... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Space Empires IV Space Empires IV Space Empires IV is a turn-based 4Xstrategy computer game developed by Malfador Machinations and published by Strategy First as part of the Space Empires series in which players control an alien race in an attempt at galactic conquest.- Gameplay :... . |
2001 | Heroes of Might and Magic 3½: In the Wake of Gods | HoMM fans | Fantasy | WIN | Fanmade expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki... . |
2001 | Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff is a 2001 video game released on the PlayStation 2. Though 3DO did not advertise it as such, the game is an enhanced remake of King's Bounty. It is primarily a graphics enhancement and it appears that little of the text has actually changed... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | PS2 | Spin-off of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest. |
2001 | Pocket Tanks Pocket Tanks Pocket Tanks is a 1-2 player computer game for Windows and Mac OS X, and more recently, the iPhone, created by Blitwise Productions, developer of Super DX-Ball and Neon Wars... |
Blitwise | Sci-fi | WIN | Artillery game. |
2001 | Scorched 3D Scorched 3D Scorched 3D is a turn-based artillery game modeled after the classic DOS game Scorched Earth "The Mother Of All Games". Unlike Scorched Earth however, it is available free in its entirety. Also, Scorched 3D adds, amongst other new features, a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play... |
Gavin Camp | Abstract | LIN, MAC, WIN | Artillery game. |
2001 | Shogun: Total War - The Mongol invasion | Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Shogun: Total War Shogun: Total War Shogun: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Electronic Arts. Released in June 2000, the game is the debut title in The Creative Assembly's Total War series... . |
2001 | Sid Meier's Civilization III | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization II. |
2001 | Worms: World Party | Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DC, GBA, NGE, PS1, WIN, MOBI | Artillery game. |
2002 | Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne is a turn-based, strategy PC-game in a fantasy setting. The first sequel to Age of Wonders, it was developed by Triumph Studios, a Dutch game developer.- Differences from Age of Wonders :... |
Triumph Triumph Studios Triumph Studios is a computer game development company based in Delft, the Netherlands, founded in 1997. It has developed several games for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.- Games :* Age of Wonders, released 31 October 1999... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Age of Wonders Age of Wonders Age of Wonders is a turn-based strategy PC-game often likened to Master of Magic. Originally titled World of Wonders, the game incorporated several role-playing video game elements that were dropped when simultaneous turns were implemented... |
2002 | Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24, 2002. The game is the sequel to the 1999 game Disciples: Sacred Lands, and has become significantly more successful in terms of both sales and popularity than its predecessor... |
Strategy First Strategy First Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations.... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Disciples: Sacred Lands Disciples: Sacred Lands Disciples: Sacred Lands is a turn-based PC strategy game published by Strategy First in 1999. Set in a fantasy world known as the Sacred Lands, it was a battle for dominance between four races of the world of Nevendaar: The Empire , the Mountain Clans the Legions of the Damned , and the Undead... . |
2002 | Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders is a turn-based strategy game designed by Illwinter Game Design, in which up to fourteen "pretender gods" at a time each battle for global dominance... |
Illwinter | Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | First title in the series. |
2002 | Empire Deluxe Internet Edition | Killer Bee Software | Abstract | WIN | Turn based strategy. Remake of Empire Deluxe. |
2002 | Heroes of Might and Magic IV: The Gathering Storm | New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published by the 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in 2002. A Macintosh port was subsequently developed by Contraband Entertainment and released by the... . |
2002 | Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published by the 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in 2002. A Macintosh port was subsequently developed by Contraband Entertainment and released by the... |
New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | MAC, WIN | Sequel to Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki... . |
2002 | Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War series, following on from the 2000 title Shogun: Total War... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2002 | Moonbase Commander Moonbase Commander Moonbase Commander is a strategy computer game released in 2002 by Humongous Entertainment. In it, the player controls a main hub, which can send out other hubs, attack enemy structures, create defensive buildings, and collect energy for further expansion; this is accomplished through launching... |
Humongous | Sci-fi | WIN | |
2002 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Ranseiki | Koei | Historical | Xbox | Grand strategy. |
2002 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Soutensoku | Koei | Historical | WIN | Grand strategy. |
2002 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII is the eighth installment in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.-Power up kit:Power up kit includes following features:*Marriage between generals, which can create offsprings for married parties.... |
Koei | Historical | PS2, PSP, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII is the eighth installment in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.-Power up kit:Power up kit includes following features:*Marriage between generals, which can create offsprings for married parties.... . |
2002 | Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization III. |
2002 | Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Strange Adventures In Infinite Space is a hybrid strategy/adventure computer game. It was created by the independent game development group Digital Eel. In the game players explore a "plausibly implausible" region of the Milky Way galaxy called The Purple Void.Unlike "one time through" story... |
Digital Eel Digital Eel Digital Eel is a self-funded independent video game development team located in the Seattle, Washington area. The group was formed in 2001 by Rich Carlson , Iikka Keränen and Bill "Phosphorus" Sears .-Developers:*Rich Carlson - design, sound, music and art*Iikka Keränen - design, code and... |
Sci-fi | PALM, WIN, MOBI | 4X game. Very short games of 20 mins or less. |
2002 | Strategic Command: European Theater Strategic Command: European Theater Strategic Command: European Theater is a turn based strategy game set in World War II. it allows you to play the Allies or the Axis. The smaller European nations can go either way depending on how the Axis or Allies act towards them... |
Fury | Historical | WIN | |
2002 | Soldiers of Empires | IgorLab Software | Historical | WIN | Turn-based strategy. |
2003 | Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic or AOW:SM is a turn-based, strategy PC-game in a fantasy setting.Shadow Magic is the third incarnation of the Age of Wonders series, and is a direct sequel to Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne... |
Triumph Triumph Studios Triumph Studios is a computer game development company based in Delft, the Netherlands, founded in 1997. It has developed several games for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.- Games :* Age of Wonders, released 31 October 1999... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne is a turn-based, strategy PC-game in a fantasy setting. The first sequel to Age of Wonders, it was developed by Triumph Studios, a Dutch game developer.- Differences from Age of Wonders :... |
2003 | Disciples II: Guardians of the Light | Strategy First Strategy First Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations.... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24, 2002. The game is the sequel to the 1999 game Disciples: Sacred Lands, and has become significantly more successful in terms of both sales and popularity than its predecessor... . |
2003 | Disciples II: Rise of the Elves | Strategy First Strategy First Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations.... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24, 2002. The game is the sequel to the 1999 game Disciples: Sacred Lands, and has become significantly more successful in terms of both sales and popularity than its predecessor... . |
2003 | Disciples II: Servants of the Dark | Strategy First Strategy First Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations.... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24, 2002. The game is the sequel to the 1999 game Disciples: Sacred Lands, and has become significantly more successful in terms of both sales and popularity than its predecessor... . |
2003 | Dominions II: The Ascension Wars | Illwinter | Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | Sequel to Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders is a turn-based strategy game designed by Illwinter Game Design, in which up to fourteen "pretender gods" at a time each battle for global dominance... . |
2003 | Etherlords II | Nival Interactive | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Etherlords Etherlords Etherlords is a fantasy turn-based strategy and card-dueling series for the PC, by Russian developer Nival Interactive. The first game was published November 12, 2001 by Fishtank Interactive. Prior to worldwide release it was released in Russia as Demiurges... . |
2003 | Battle for Wesnoth Battle for Wesnoth The Battle for Wesnoth, or simply Wesnoth, is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy setting, designed by David White and first released in June 2003. In Wesnoth, the player attempts to build a powerful army by controlling villages and defeating enemies for experience. White based Wesnoth... |
David White David White David White or Dave White may refer to:*Dave White , Derringer Award–winning mystery writer*Dave White , U.S. journalist*Dave White , U.S. Navy submarine skipper*David A.R... |
Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | Open-source project. |
2003 | Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Stardock and released in March 2003. The game is a remake of a vintage OS/2 series of the same name. An expansion pack entitled Altarian Prophecy was released in July 2004... |
Stardock Stardock Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch to Windows due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. First title in the series. |
2003 | Heroes of Might and Magic IV: Winds of War | New World New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic computer role-playing game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of... |
Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published by the 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in 2002. A Macintosh port was subsequently developed by Contraband Entertainment and released by the... . |
2003 | Master of Orion III Master of Orion III Master of Orion III is a 4X turn-based strategy game and the third in the Master of Orion series. MoO3 was developed by Quicksilver Software and published by Infogrames on February 25, 2003.-Backstory:... |
Quicksilver Quicksilver Software Quicksilver Software, Inc. was founded in 1984 by three Intellivision programmers from Mattel Electronics. Two of the three, William Fisher and Stephen Roney, currently work there... |
Sci-fi | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares. |
2003 | Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion | Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War series, following on from the 2000 title Shogun: Total War... . |
2003 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX | Koei | Historical | PS2, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX. |
2003 | Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests | BreakAway BreakAway Games BreakAway Games is a video game developer based in Hunt Valley, Maryland established in 1998. Their executive staff is composed of several veterans from companies such as MicroProse, Origin Systems, Atari and Acclaim Entertainment.... , Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization III. |
2003 | Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga | Worlds Apart | Sci-fi | WIN | Card battle. |
2003 | Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria | Infinite Infinite Interactive Infinite Interactive was a video game developer with headquarters in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The company was founded by Steve Fawkner in 1989. After a long alliance with SSG, resulting in the development of the Warlords series of games, Steve moved on to make Infinite totally independent in... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Warlords III: Reign of Heroes. |
2003 | Worms 3D Worms 3D The game has received generally good reviews. A negative point by most reviewers was the 3D camera system, that often places behind the objects in landscape with the worm being hidden in front of those.-External links:* * ]]... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | GCN, MAC, PS2, WIN, Xbox | Artillery game. Sequel to Worms 2 Worms 2 Worms 2 is an artillery game, which is a subgenre of strategy game developed by Team17 as part of the Worms series. The game was released in 1997... . |
2004 | Anacreon: Imperial Conquest in the Far Future | George Moromisato | Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Remake of Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021. |
2004 | Empire Deluxe Enhanced Edition | Killer Bee Software | Abstract | WIN | Turn based strategy. Expansion of Empire Deluxe. |
2004 | Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy | Stardock Stardock Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch to Windows due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Stardock and released in March 2003. The game is a remake of a vintage OS/2 series of the same name. An expansion pack entitled Altarian Prophecy was released in July 2004... . |
2004 | Rome: Total War Rome: Total War Rome: Total War is a PC strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and released on by Activision... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2004 | Spartan | Slitherine Slitherine Strategies Slitherine was created on July 4, 2000.The company develops and publishes videogames, and is responsible for the production of a tabletop wargame known as Field of Glory.... |
Historical | WIN | Real-time tactical battles. |
2004 | Strength & Honour Strength & Honour Strength & Honour by Magitech is a Microsoft Windows PC game of global domination that combines turn-based empire building and epic real-time tactics. Nations can belong to civilizations ranging from the Romans and Carthaginians in the west, to the West Indians and Chinese in the east. The official... |
Magitech | Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2004 | Worms: Forts - Under Siege | Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | PS2, WIN, Xbox | Artillery game. |
2005 | Daisenryaku Portable | Genki Genki was a after Eiroku and before Tenshō. This period spanned the years from April 1570 through July 1573. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:; 1570: The era name was changed because of various wars... |
Historical | PSP | Strategy? Tactics? |
2005 | Dominions 3: The Awakening Dominions 3: The Awakening Dominions 3: The Awakening is a fantasy turn-based strategy game created by Illwinter and published in 2006 by Shrapnel Games. It is the third game in the Dominions series, preceded by Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders and Dominions II: The Ascension Wars.The game combines a simple... |
Illwinter | Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | Sequel to Dominions II: The Ascension Wars. |
2005 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms X | Koei | Historical | PS2, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms X. |
2005 | Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion | Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Rome: Total War Rome: Total War Rome: Total War is a PC strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and released on by Activision... . |
2005 | Sid Meier's Civilization IV | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization III. |
2005 | Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, is a hybrid strategy/adventure computer game created by the independent game development group, Digital Eel... |
Digital Eel Digital Eel Digital Eel is a self-funded independent video game development team located in the Seattle, Washington area. The group was formed in 2001 by Rich Carlson , Iikka Keränen and Bill "Phosphorus" Sears .-Developers:*Rich Carlson - design, sound, music and art*Iikka Keränen - design, code and... |
Sci-fi | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Very short games of 20 mins or less. Sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Strange Adventures In Infinite Space is a hybrid strategy/adventure computer game. It was created by the independent game development group Digital Eel. In the game players explore a "plausibly implausible" region of the Milky Way galaxy called The Purple Void.Unlike "one time through" story... . |
2005 | Worms 4: Mayhem Worms 4: Mayhem Worms 4: Mayhem is a 3D artillery game in the Worms series developed by Team17. It is much like its 3D predecessor Worms 3D, except that players can customize their worm's appearance as well as create their own unique weapons in an added feature called "The Weapon Factory." The game also contains... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | PS2, WIN, Xbox | Artillery game. Sequel to Worms 3D Worms 3D The game has received generally good reviews. A negative point by most reviewers was the 3D camera system, that often places behind the objects in landscape with the worm being hidden in front of those.-External links:* * ]]... . |
2006 | C-evo C-evo C-evo is a free turn-based strategy computer game written in Delphi, with the majority of design and programming done by Steffen Gerlach. The source code is in the public domain, but the graphics are freeware... |
Steffen Gerlach | Historical | WIN | 4X game. Civilization clone. |
2006 | Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game by Stardock... |
Stardock Stardock Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch to Windows due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Stardock and released in March 2003. The game is a remake of a vintage OS/2 series of the same name. An expansion pack entitled Altarian Prophecy was released in July 2004... . |
2006 | Generation of Chaos Generation of Chaos Generation of Chaos, released in Japan as is a turn-based strategy fantasy video game released for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Idea Factory and published in the U.S. by NIS America. NIS America released the game in the U.S. on February 28, 2006... |
Idea Factory Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot... |
Fantasy | PSP | Real-time tactical battles. Fourth title in the series. |
2006 | Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate is the first expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic V. Like the original game, it was developed by Nival Interactive, under the guidance of Ubisoft. It was released on November 7, 2006.-Features:The expansion pack... |
Nival | Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based strategy video game series. It was developed by Nival Interactive, under the guidance of franchise-owner Ubisoft... . |
2006 | Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based strategy video game series. It was developed by Nival Interactive, under the guidance of franchise-owner Ubisoft... |
Nival | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published by the 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in 2002. A Macintosh port was subsequently developed by Contraband Entertainment and released by the... . |
2006 | Operational Art of War III, The | Matrix Matrix Games Matrix Games is a publisher of computer games, specifically strategy games and wargames. They are based out of Staten Island, New York.Their focus is primarily but not exclusively on war games and turn-based strategy... |
Historical | WIN | Operational. Sequel to The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000. |
2006 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI | Koei | Historical | PS2, WIN | Grand strategy. Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI. |
2006 | Rome: Total War - Alexander Rome: Total War: Alexander Rome: Total War: Alexander is the second expansion for the personal computer game Rome: Total War. It is set in an earlier time period, putting the player in the role of Alexander the Great... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Rome: Total War Rome: Total War Rome: Total War is a PC strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and released on by Activision... . |
2006 | Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Compilation of all Sid Meier's Civilization games and expansions. |
2006 | Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | MAC, WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization IV. |
2006 | Space Empires V Space Empires V Space Empires V is a 4X turn based strategy game that was released in 2006. It was developed by Malfador Machinations and published by Strategy First. The game retains many races and technologies from its predecessor, Space Empires IV .-Gameplay:While Space Empires V retains much of its... |
Malfador Malfador Machinations Malfador Machinations is a small game company based in Santa Rosa, California. They are best known for their Space Empires series.-Brief history:... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Space Empires IV Space Empires IV Space Empires IV is a turn-based 4Xstrategy computer game developed by Malfador Machinations and published by Strategy First as part of the Space Empires series in which players control an alien race in an attempt at galactic conquest.- Gameplay :... . |
2006 | Sword of the Stars Sword of the Stars Sword of the Stars is a space 4X game developed by Kerberos Productions. In the game the player chooses one of four unique races to form an interstellar empire and conquer the galaxy... |
Kerberos Kerberos Productions Kerberos Productions Inc. is a third-party video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of Barking Dog Studios/Rockstar Games.... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2006 | Worms: Open Warfare Worms: Open Warfare Worms: Open Warfare is a artillery game, that is a type of strategy game. It was developed by Team17 and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS and Sony's PlayStation Portable. There are several other Worms video games in the Worms series. This game marked Team 17's return to its 2D roots... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DS, PSP | Artillery game. |
2007 | Aedis Complex: Generation of Chaos | Idea Factory Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot... |
Fantasy | PSP | Real-time tactical battles. Fifth title in the series. Sequel to Generation of Chaos Generation of Chaos Generation of Chaos, released in Japan as is a turn-based strategy fantasy video game released for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Idea Factory and published in the U.S. by NIS America. NIS America released the game in the U.S. on February 28, 2006... '. |
2007 | Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is the first expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords... |
Stardock Stardock Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch to Windows due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game by Stardock... . |
2007 | Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic V and the first stand-alone expansion pack released for the fifth series... |
Nival | Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based strategy video game series. It was developed by Nival Interactive, under the guidance of franchise-owner Ubisoft... . |
2007 | Making History: The Calm & The Storm Making History: The Calm & The Storm Making History: The Calm & The Storm is a World War II grand strategy computer game released in March 2007 by developer Muzzy Lane. Similar in ways to the popular board games Axis and Allies and Risk, Making History is turn-based with basic industrial, economic, resource, research and diplomatic... |
Muzzy Lane | Historical | WIN | Grand strategy. |
2007 | Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the expansion to the 2006 PC game Medieval II: Total War. The expansion was released on 28 August 2007 in the United States and has four new campaigns, focusing on the discovery of the Americas, 13th century Britain and Ireland, and Crusader campaigns in both the... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Medieval II: Total War. |
2007 | Medieval II: Total War | Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Sequel to Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War series, following on from the 2000 title Shogun: Total War... . |
2007 | Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization IV. |
2007 | Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Compilation of Sid Meier's Civilization IV and its expansions. |
2007 | Sword of the Stars: Born in Blood | Kerberos Kerberos Productions Kerberos Productions Inc. is a third-party video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of Barking Dog Studios/Rockstar Games.... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Sword of the Stars Sword of the Stars Sword of the Stars is a space 4X game developed by Kerberos Productions. In the game the player chooses one of four unique races to form an interstellar empire and conquer the galaxy... . |
2007 | Worms Worms (2007 video game) Worms is a turn-based, artillery game developed by Team17. It is available on, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and iPhone OS platforms and is one of the many installments of the Worms series created by Team17... (a.k.a. Worms HD) |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | X360, PS3 | Artillery game. |
2007 | Worms: Open Warfare 2 Worms: Open Warfare 2 Worms: Open Warfare 2 is an artillery game, which is a subgenre of strategy game. It was developed by Team17 for the Sony PlayStation Portable and Two Tribes for the Nintendo DS, published by THQ as part of the Worms series. It is the sequel to Worms: Open Warfare.-Gameplay:In Open Warfare 2, the... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | DS, PSP | Artillery game. Sequel to Worms: Open Warfare Worms: Open Warfare Worms: Open Warfare is a artillery game, that is a type of strategy game. It was developed by Team17 and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS and Sony's PlayStation Portable. There are several other Worms video games in the Worms series. This game marked Team 17's return to its 2D roots... . |
2007 | Darkwind: War on Wheels Darkwind: War on Wheels Darkwind: War on Wheels is an independently developed 3D turn based racing and vehicle combat massively multiplayer online game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux... |
Psychic Software | Sci-fi | WIN, MAC | Post-apocalyptic car combat. |
2008 | Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor, released April 30, 2008, is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy video game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, following the first expansion pack Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar, released February 2007... |
Stardock Stardock Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch to Windows due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Expansion to Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game by Stardock... . |
2008 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenka Souhei) | Koei | Historical | PS2 | Grand strategy. |
2008 | Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | Firaxis Firaxis Games Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse. The company focuses on strategy games and is based in Sparks, Maryland in the United States.... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Remake of Sid Meier's Colonization. |
2008 | Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows | Kerberos Kerberos Productions Kerberos Productions Inc. is a third-party video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of Barking Dog Studios/Rockstar Games.... |
Sci-fi | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. Expansion to Sword of the Stars Sword of the Stars Sword of the Stars is a space 4X game developed by Kerberos Productions. In the game the player chooses one of four unique races to form an interstellar empire and conquer the galaxy... . |
2008 | TripleA TripleA TripleA is a free turn based strategy game based on Axis & Allies board game. A wide variety of map scenarios have been developed for TripleA with a variety of rules, units and many options .TripleA is programed in Java and can... |
TripleA team | Historical | CROSS | Grand strategy. Clone of the board game, Axis and Allies Axis and Allies Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy board games, with nearly two million copies printed. Originally designed by Larry Harris and published by Nova Game Designs in 1981, the game was republished by the Milton Bradley Company in 1984 as part of the Gamemaster Series of board... . |
2008 | Worms: A Space Oddity Worms: A Space Oddity -Reception:While Eurogamer claimed that the gesture-based control is gimmicky and unreliable, most review sites said just the opposite, with IGN noting that "the first DS Worms..... |
Team17 Team17 Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed... |
Sci-fi | Wii | Artillery game. |
2009 | Empire: Total War Empire: Total War Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega. The fifth instalment in the Total War series, the game was released in North America on 3 March 2009, and in the rest of the world the following day... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2009 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Kakushin) | Koei | Historical | PS2, Wii | Grand strategy. |
2009 | World War 2: Time of Wrath | Wastelands Interactive | Historical | WIN, OSX | Grand strategy. |
2009 | Operation Barbarossa - The Struggle for Russia | Binary Evolution Studios | Historical | WIN | Operational. |
2010 | Napoleon: Total War Napoleon: Total War Napoleon: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega for the PC. Napoleon was released in North America on 23 February 2010, and in Europe on February 26. The game is the sixth stand-alone instalment in the Total... |
Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. Real-time tactical battles. |
2010 | Sid Meier's Civilization V | Firaxis Games | Historical | WIN, OSX | 4X game. Sequel to Civilization IV. |
2010 | Disciples III: Renaissance | Akella Akella Akella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. Sequel to Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24, 2002. The game is the sequel to the 1999 game Disciples: Sacred Lands, and has become significantly more successful in terms of both sales and popularity than its predecessor... . |
2010 | Elemental: War of Magic Elemental: War of Magic Elemental: War of Magic is a fantasy 4X turn-based strategy game developed and published by Stardock, released August 24, 2010.Stardock calls Elemental "a strategy game in an RPG world." The game revolves around exploration, city-building, resource management and conquest, but also incorporates... |
Stardock Stardock Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch to Windows due to the collapse of the OS/2 software market between 1997 and 1998... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game with a fantasy theme, combining role-playing elements. |
TBA | FreeCol FreeCol FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. Released under the GNU General Public License, FreeCol is free and open source software.FreeCol is mostly programmed in Java and should thus be platform-independent... |
FreeCol team | Historical | CROSS | 4X game. Colonization Colonization (computer game) Sid Meier's Colonization is a computer game by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier released by MicroProse in 1994. It is a turn-based strategy game themed on the early European colonization of the New World, starting in 1492 and lasting until 1850... clone. A playable development version can be downloaded. |
TBA | FreeOrion | FreeOrion team | Sci-fi | CROSS | 4X game. A playable development version can be downloaded. |
TBA | Pocket Humanity | Pocket Humanity team | Historical | PPC | Clone of Sid Meier's Civilization. A playable development version can be downloaded. |
TBA | Thousand Parsec Thousand Parsec Thousand Parsec is a free and open source project with the goal of creating a framework for turn-based space empire building games.... |
Tim Ansell, Lee Begg | Sci-fi | CROSS | 4X game. Game engine Game engine A game engine is a system designed for the creation and development of video games. There are many game engines that are designed to work on video game consoles and personal computers... . A playable development version can be downloaded. |
2011 | Might & Magic: Heroes VI Might & Magic: Heroes VI Might & Magic Heroes VI is a turn-based strategy video game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Black Hole Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth installment in the Heroes of Might and Magic series, and was released on October 13, 2011, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the... |
Black Hole Entertainment Black Hole Entertainment Black Hole Entertainment is a Budapest-based video game developer, founded in 2001 by seven young game enthusiasts.The company's first title was Armies of Exigo, developed with the financial backing of Andy Vajna, published by Electronic Arts and released in the end of 2004... |
Fantasy | WIN | 4X game. |
2011 | "Shogun 2: Total War" | Creative Assembly Creative Assembly The Creative Assembly is a British video game developer established in 1987 by Tim Ansell and based in the West Sussex town of Horsham. An Australian branch is also operated from Fortitude Valley, Queensland... |
Historical | WIN | 4X game. |
??? | GNUlactic Konquest | Russ Steffen | Sci-fi | LIN | 4X game. |