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Age of Castles
   Age of Castles
Release: Wednesday December 10, 2003
In an age where goblins, trolls, and demons rampage the free world, it’s up to you to save the land from the hordes of the underworld. In Age of Castles, players will be tasked with taking back a land that has been over-run ... read more
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American History Lux
   American History Lux
Release: Wednesday April 12, 2006
Sillysoft's Lux games are a series of titles closely resembling the popular board game Risk. American History Lux wraps the game principle into a strategy game with a loose historic background, in this case various Wars the USA pa ... read more
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Ancient Empires Lux
   Ancient Empires Lux
Release: Thursday December 06, 2007
I've often complained that I struggle with Risk-like games due to my incredibly poor luck when it comes to rolling the dice. The newest Lux game, however, changes the setting to ancient world empires, which is enough for me to get ... read more
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Armageddon Empires
   Armageddon Empires
Release: Sunday July 15, 2007
The earth smolders like an ash heap and the once blue green jewel of the solar system has been transformed into a brown scorched wasteland. That was 300 years ago. Now you must take charge of one of four factions and build a ... read more
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Astral Tournament
   Astral Tournament
Release: Saturday February 01, 2003
Astral Tournament is a turn-based magic duel game where your mage confronts the other mages to win the tournament. The aim of every duel is to kill the opposite mage (reduce his hit points below zero) by summoning creatures to fig ... read more
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Attack of the Creeps
   Attack of the Creeps
Release: Sunday August 05, 2007
Creeps are attacking! In this tower defense game defend your land from being overrun by building defensive towers. Use Frost and Quake towers to slow the creeps down while pounding on them with Cannon towers. Don't forget to have ... read more
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Band of Bugs
   Band of Bugs
Release: Sunday December 02, 2007
Band of Bugs is a fast playing, accessible, tactics strategy game. Gameplay is deep enough to be satisfying to established fans of the tactics genre, but friendly enough to appeal to more casual gamers as well. read more
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Battalion
   Battalion
Release: Tuesday March 22, 2005
Urban Squall brings us a multi player turn-based strategy game for web browsers that support Macromedia Flash (i.e. most modern browsers). On small tactical maps, two or more players compete for dominance of their respective armie ... read more
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Battle of Tiles
   Battle of Tiles
Release: Wednesday April 30, 2008
Battle Of Tiles is a turn based fantasy simulation role playing game (SRPG). You can handle large party (up to 70 tiles) very easily with the auto battle system. Buy the enemy tiles, arrange battle formation and raise the allied ... read more
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Be a King
   Be a King
Release: Monday April 06, 2009
Create your very own kingdom from the ground up. Defend your land from evil and make your peasants pay their taxes. read more
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Bontago
   Bontago
Release: Saturday June 14, 2003
Bontãgo is an intense single or multiplayer 3d real-time strategy game. Players begin with flags (one color for each player) spaced evenly around the edge of a large disk, called the field, balanced on a fulcrum in the center. Ar ... read more
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Conquest - Medieval Realms
   Conquest - Medieval Realms
Release: Saturday June 20, 2009
Conquer the middle ages in many scenarios and sandbox modes in this simple entry-level strategy game. read more
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Creeper World
   Creeper World
Release: Sunday July 05, 2009
Your world is about to change, literally. Imagine an enemy that is everywhere and moves like a single giant, organic mass across the map... Imagine your base and your people surrounded by a blanket of crushing destruction from ... read more



Curator Defense
   Curator Defense
Release: Thursday October 13, 2005
Curator Defense is a homebrewed blend of the Real-Time-Strategy and Puzzle genres. The player must defend his museum from the hordes of modern art that attempt to raid his storeroom in hopes of being put on the main floor. Using a ... read more
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Darwinia
   Darwinia
Release: Monday April 04, 2005
It's immersive and yet lets you exit at any time without losing progress, which makes it great for hardcore and casual players alike. It's moddable, it's beautiful, it's intuitive. Darwinia is a masterpiece of gaming and a tribute ... read more
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Defcon
   Defcon
Release: Friday September 29, 2006
Millions vanish in seconds. Cities are destroyed, entire nations attacked by fleets of ships, planes and nuclear weapons. Allies are made. Betrayals are common. It's the game where everyone dies, and all you can do is sit back and ... read more
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Discord Times
   Discord Times
Release: Tuesday August 31, 2004
Save the kingdom from the enemies! Smash the traitors, Devil's broods and necromancers by using artifacts and spells. You can play as a Knight, a Ranger or an Archmage. Each of these persons has its advantages and disadvantages. Y ... read more
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Dyson
   Dyson
Release: Wednesday March 25, 2009
A strange relaxing tree planting game where you conquer the galaxy using your Dyson trees and the spores they create. read more



Galcon
   Galcon
Release: Friday December 08, 2006
If you're at work or school looking for something to fill a 10minute break then this could be ideal. There isn't enough depth to it for my tastes; although I can appreciate it's very well done. If you have friends to play with or ... read more
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Gazillionaire Deluxe
   Gazillionaire Deluxe
Release: Friday June 14, 1996
Gazillionaire is a cross between Monopoly set in outer space and Wall Street in wonderland. It's a wild, intergalactic game of business strategy. Sophisticated real-world economic tools help you determine where supply meets demand ... read more
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Harvest: Massive Encounter
   Harvest: Massive Encounter
Release: Tuesday March 04, 2008
In this 2D fantasy you take on the role as the base commander of a space colony far, far away, and must use five building types in a creative way to efficiently expand and defend it. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defe ... read more
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I of the Enemy
   I of the Enemy
Release: Sunday November 14, 2004
I of the Enemy is a Real-Time Strategy game that puts gamers into an intense intergalactic firefight between multiple alien races. The game plays much like you would expect from an RTS, with multiple units that each have distinct ... read more
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Immortal Defense
   Immortal Defense
Release: Thursday May 31, 2007
Immortal Defense is a fresh take on the tower defense genre. In the course of your adventure, you'll face twenty-six different enemy types, including challenging bosses. You'll come to know the use of eleven different "Points", ea ... read more
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Kingdom Elemental
   Kingdom Elemental
Release: Thursday October 26, 2006
Kingdom Elemental features: - Over 40 waves of fast-paced action-packed tactical combat! - Dazzling spells, characters, and special fx! - Easy to learn interface has you fighting battles in minutes! - Fully-integrated tuto ... read more
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KingMania
   KingMania
Release: Monday October 08, 2007
KingMania is an action strategy game based in a fantasy world that will test your ability to make quick tactical decisions. Use spells, combined with the power of your loyal subjects, to defeat your opponents. Control different ar ... read more
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Legion Arena
   Legion Arena
Release: Monday November 21, 2005
Legion Arena is a Role Playing Strategy game on a massive scale. Take control of a small band of warriors and train them to be the mightiest army in the world! read more



Leylines
   Leylines
Release: Wednesday November 26, 2003
Leylines is an intriguing turn-based strategy game of exploration and conquest. Set in a fantasy world, it lets you pit your armies, magic and commerce against up to seven opponents and a horde of barbarians. Start from a single c ... read more
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Light of Altair
   Light of Altair
Release: Tuesday June 16, 2009
Light of Altair is a sci-fi colony building game with a deep plot. Grow colonies from landing pod to metropolis, while sending off new spaceships to expand your territory to other worlds. You are not alone in space, 8 factions fro ... read more
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Lux
   Lux
Release: Thursday July 15, 2004
Lux Delux is a game of strategy and domination inspired by the board game Risk. Control your armies to conquer and hold strategic countries on the map. The object of the game is simple: Take over the entire world! read more
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MAGI - Magical Strategy Game
   MAGI - Magical Strategy Game
Release: Tuesday March 20, 2007
Magi is a cross between RTS and RPG, yet it is very different from other games of that genres, actually it's a genre of its own. In Magi the player creates a wizard (choosing from various available classes, attributes and styles) ... read more
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Master of Defense
   Master of Defense
Release: Sunday January 01, 2006
Master Of Defense, formerly Tower Defence, is a wonderful strategy game that lets you assume the role of a brave hero, who has been chosen to save the ancient kingdom from the hordes of monsters. The challenge of the game is to wa ... read more
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Multiwinia
   Multiwinia
Release: Thursday September 18, 2008
Multiwinia follows its predecessor Darwinia, in which a computer scientist, Dr Sepulveda, created a digital world that existed within a computer network. This world, Darwinia, was inhabited by a digital life-form called Darwinians ... read more
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nvChess
   nvChess
Release: Friday June 15, 2001
Experience chess as you never have before. Three breathtaking worlds await you:"Sky", "Fire & Ice", and "Holographic". read more
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Oasis
   Oasis
Release: Tuesday April 12, 2005
Oasis is a game that really shouldn't work. The game takes the 'Civilization' idea of building up an empire which takes 40 or more hours to play, and reduces it to a game that is completed in 2-3 minutes. The game is flawlessly d ... read more
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Pax Galaxia
   Pax Galaxia
Release: Friday June 20, 2003
RISK takes to the stars, but this time the armies move by themselves guided by your past orders. A truly unique and fascinating game of stellar conquest. read more
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Project Aftermath
   Project Aftermath
Release: Tuesday October 14, 2008
In the aftermath of a great war, when your enemy has wiped out everything you hold dear, the time has come to regroup and strike back. Enlist in the Morphid army and use all the weapons and genetic powers at your disposal to eradi ... read more
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Radioactive
   Radioactive
Release: Thursday March 15, 2001
Radioactive by Cornutopia Software recreates the experience of the famous scene from the movie "War Games". In fact, this is the sequel to their previous title, Thermonuclear Domination. From the moment it asks you if you want to ... read more
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Reiner Kinizia's Samurai
   Reiner Kinizia's Samurai
Release: Monday March 03, 2003
Reiner Knizia's Samuraiâ„¢ is a turn-based strategy game of balance and conquest, and an adaptation of the board game of the same name. Set in pre-unification Japan, the objective of Samurai is to become sovereign by securing ... read more
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Space War Commander
   Space War Commander
Release: Tuesday February 24, 2009
Set in a universe that no longer needs humans, Space War Commander challenges you to defeat the destroyers of mankind with creative strategy. Now you can conquer galaxies with the power of your mind. In fact, if you want to survi ... read more
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Spartan
   Spartan
Release: Sunday March 21, 2004
Spartan is an Empire building turn based strategy game, where the focus is on building an empire through diplomacy, trade, research, and war, but less focus on the battles than you would find in an RTS. It is designed for people w ... read more



Steam Brigade
   Steam Brigade
Release: Monday February 27, 2006
Real-Time strategy in a lavish 2D world with steam-punk envisionings. A great story, fun original game play and a low price. read more
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Styrateg
   Styrateg
Release: Thursday July 20, 2006
This is what indie games do well. Take a not-so-indie thing - turn-based fantasy strategy battles in this case - and pare it down to a simple core, and then make a rather short game of it. That's what we have here. The leveling up ... read more



Supremacy
   Supremacy
Release: Thursday March 03, 2005
Tactical combat in space and on planetary surfaces. Over 40 unique units, including suicide bombers, flamethrowers and massive mechs. Adaptive AI that will constantly challenge your strategies. read more
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Taskforce
   Taskforce
Release: Friday October 15, 2004
When the controversial animal testing lab Cyrus Life Sciences is invaded by heavily armed animal rights extremists, the international anti-terrorist Taskforce is called in to take care of the situation... but all is not as it firs ... read more
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The Battle for Wesnoth
   The Battle for Wesnoth
Release: Saturday October 15, 2005
The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Silver Mage in actionBuild up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors a ... read more
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The History Channel Civil War The Battle of Bull Run Take Command:1861
   The History Channel Civil War The Battle of Bull Run Take Command:1861
Release: Thursday November 18, 2004
Feel the intensity of the first battle of the American Civil War as you deploy your troops at Bull Run. Your strategic skills can mean the difference between life and death, victory or defeat! Immerse yourself in the battle that d ... read more



The Odyssey: Winds of Athena
   The Odyssey: Winds of Athena
Release: Tuesday March 28, 2006
Follow one of the most famous stories ever written as you retrace the route of Ulysses in his attempt to return home from the Trojan wars. Incredibly realistic water current behavior will amaze and challenge you as you use your go ... read more
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They Came from Hollywood
   They Came from Hollywood
Release: Monday December 24, 2007
They Came From Hollywood is a real-time strategy/action game for the PC in which you take on the role of a giant B-movie monster in your own cheesy B-movie. Ravage cities while fighting off the military. Eat people. Eat cars. Punc ... read more

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ThreadSpace: Hyperbol
   ThreadSpace: Hyperbol
Release: Wednesday July 11, 2007
ThreadSpace: Hyperbol is a fast-paced strategy game set in the near future. read more
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Titan Assault
   Titan Assault
Release: Sunday May 15, 2005
Due to our own curiosity, we attracted an alien race to Earth. Now Earth is being invaded by these aliens! Save the world from an alien race determined to invade us using top-secret military hardware. This game gives a twist to th ... read more
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Tradewinds Legends
   Tradewinds Legends
Release: Sunday December 18, 2005
Get carried away in this latest installment in the acclaimed Tradewinds Series. Sail, trade and battle with legendary heroes such as Sinbad in the mythical Far East. Enter a world of danger and intrigue as you complete over 100 un ... read more
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Trash
   Trash
Release: Tuesday September 20, 2005
The tech upgrade system distinguishes Trash from its competition. While most games have a retroactive upgrade system – you buy the upgrade, and instantly all applicable units use it – Trash only applies these upgrade ... read more
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Tribal Trouble
   Tribal Trouble
Release: Sunday May 01, 2005
Tribal Trouble is a fast paced realtime strategy game where you will find yourself pitted against your computer or online players. Your job is to lead your somewhat clueless kinsmen (be it vikings or natives) to new discoveries an ... read more
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Urban Legend
   Urban Legend
Release: Friday May 04, 2007
Urban Legend is an isometric turn-based squad-based strategy. read more
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War on Folvos
   War on Folvos
Release: Thursday October 26, 2006
Clouds of war are shaping over the endless Folvos desert. You cannot wait any longer. Choose your side and take command! Lead your soldiers, tanks and aircraft to victory through Folvos' varying landscapes across dozens of battles ... read more
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War! Age of Imperialism
   War! Age of Imperialism
Release: Wednesday June 25, 2003
War! Age of Imperialism is the computer version of the award winning board game from Eagle Games. Up to 8 players vie to create the most powerful empire on Earth. Each player starts the game with several regions. They can add regi ... read more
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Widget TD
   Widget TD
Release: Sunday July 05, 2009
Build and control futuristic towers to prevent relentless invaders from reaching the end of the maze. read more
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Wu Hing: The Five Elements
   Wu Hing: The Five Elements
Release: Sunday November 25, 2007
A nice strategy game that reminds be just a touch of Samurai (must be the theme). The game has a bit too much luck involved for my tastes. Certainly it isn't all just 'luck of the draw,' but I prefer games that have a bit more foc ... read more
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Zatikon
   Zatikon
Release: Wednesday February 04, 2009
Tile based strategy that may not look good, but is really a diamond in the rough. Weak of strategy need not apply. read more
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