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| 1983 || ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition]]'' || [[Koei]] || Historical || GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES || First title in the series.
| 1983 || ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition]]'' || [[Koei]] || Historical || GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES || First title in the series.
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| 1984 || ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar Raiders|Rebelstar Raiders]]'' || [[Julian Gollop]] || Sci-fi || ZX ||
| 1984 || ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar Raiders|Rebelstar Raiders]]''<ref name=history-xcom>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-story-of-x-com-interview|title=The Story of ''X-Com''|last=Bickham|first=Al|work=[[Eurogamer]]|date=2010-11-28|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Julian Gollop]] || Sci-fi || ZX ||
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| 1985 || ''[[Under Fire!]]'' || [[Avalon Hill]] || Historical || AMI, C64, DOS ||
| 1985 || ''[[Under Fire!]]'' || [[Avalon Hill]] || Historical || AMI, C64, DOS ||
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| 1986 || ''[[Gettysburg: The Turning Point]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, DOS ||
| 1986 || ''[[Gettysburg: The Turning Point]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, DOS ||
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| 1986 || ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar|Rebelstar]]'' || [[Julian Gollop]] || Sci-fi || ZX, CPC ||
| 1986 || ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar|Rebelstar]]''<ref name=history-xcom/> || [[Julian Gollop]] || Sci-fi || ZX, CPC ||
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| 1987 || ''[[Breach(1987 video game)|Breach]]'' || [[Omnitrend Software]] || Sci-fi || AMI, ST, DOS ||
| 1987 || ''[[Breach(1987 video game)|Breach]]'' || [[Omnitrend Software]] || Sci-fi || AMI, ST, DOS ||
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| 1988 || ''[[Grand Fleet (computer game)|Grand Fleet]]'' || [[Simulations Canada]] || Historical || AMI, DOS, ST ||
| 1988 || ''[[Grand Fleet (computer game)|Grand Fleet]]'' || [[Simulations Canada]] || Historical || AMI, DOS, ST ||
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| 1988 || ''[[Laser Squad]]'' || [[Target Games|Target]] || Sci-fi || AMI, C64, CPC, DOS, ST, ZX || By the makers of ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
| 1988 || ''[[Laser Squad]]''<ref name=history-xcom/> || [[Target Games|Target]] || Sci-fi || AMI, C64, CPC, DOS, ST, ZX || By the makers of ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
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| 1988 || ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar II|Rebelstar II]]'' || [[Julian Gollop]] || Sci-fi || ZX ||
| 1988 || ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar II|Rebelstar II]]''<ref name=history-xcom/> || [[Julian Gollop]] || Sci-fi || ZX ||
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| 1989 || ''[[Desert Commander]]'' || [[Kemco]] || Historical || NES ||
| 1989 || ''[[Desert Commander]]'' || [[Kemco]] || Historical || NES ||
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| 1994 || ''[[Panzer General]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || DOS || First title in the series.
| 1994 || ''[[Panzer General]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || DOS || First title in the series.
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| 1994 || ''[[Jagged Alliance]]'' || [[Madlab Software|Madlab]] || Contemporary || DOS || First title in the series.
| 1994 || ''[[Jagged Alliance]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/titan-quest-and-jagged-alliance-are-free-to-keep-right-now|title=''Titan Quest'' and ''Jagged Alliance'' are free to keep right now|last=Smith|first=Graham|work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=2021-09-16|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Madlab Software|Madlab]] || Contemporary || DOS || First title in the series.
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| 1994 || ''[[The Perfect General II]]'' || [[Mark Baldwin (game designer)|Mark Baldwin]] || Historical || AMI, DOS || Sequel to ''[[The Perfect General]]''.
| 1994 || ''[[The Perfect General II]]'' || [[Mark Baldwin (game designer)|Mark Baldwin]] || Historical || AMI, DOS || Sequel to ''[[The Perfect General]]''.
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| 1995 || ''[[Front Mission]]'' || [[Square (video game company)|Square]]|| Sci-Fi || SNES ||
| 1995 || ''[[Front Mission]]'' || [[Square (video game company)|Square]]|| Sci-Fi || SNES ||
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| 1995 || ''[[Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games]]'' || [[Madlab Software|Madlab]] || Contemporary || DOS || Expansion to ''[[Jagged Alliance]]''.
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| 1995 || ''[[Steel Panthers]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || DOS ||
| 1995 || ''[[Steel Panthers]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || DOS ||
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| 1995 || ''[[X-COM: Terror from the Deep]]'' || [[MicroProse]] || Sci-fi, Horror || DOS, PS1, WIN || Sequel to ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
| 1995 || ''[[X-COM: Terror from the Deep]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/xcom-enemy-unknown-dev-diary-emphasizes-terror/|title=The Art of XCOM: Enemy Unknown — Firaxis’ second developer diary emphasizes terror|last=Savillo|first=Rob|work=[[VentureBeat]]|date=2012-05-02|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[MicroProse]] || Sci-fi, Horror || DOS, PS1, WIN || Sequel to ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
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| 1996 || ''[[MissionForce: CyberStorm]]'' || [[Dynamix]] || Sci-fi || WIN ||
| 1996 || ''[[MissionForce: CyberStorm]]'' || [[Dynamix]] || Sci-fi || WIN ||
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| 1997 || ''[[Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command 1939-1999]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || DOS, WIN ||
| 1997 || ''[[Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command 1939-1999]]'' || [[Strategic Simulations|SSI]] || Historical || DOS, WIN ||
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| 1997 || ''[[X-COM: Apocalypse]]'' || [[Mythos Games|Mythos]] || Sci-fi, Horror || DOS, WIN || Sequel to ''[[X-COM: Terror from the Deep]]''. Option to switch to real-time instead.
| 1997 || ''[[X-COM: Apocalypse]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/xcom-firaxis-saved-a-brand-gone-so-badly-awry-says-creator|title=''XCOM'': Firaxis saved a brand "gone so badly awry", says creator|last=Hillier|first=Brenna|work=[[VG247]]|date=2013-04-18|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Mythos Games|Mythos]] || Sci-fi, Horror || DOS, WIN || Sequel to ''[[X-COM: Terror from the Deep]]''. Option to switch to real-time instead.
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| 1998 || ''[[CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars]]'' || [[Dynamix]] || Sci-fi || WIN || Sequel to ''[[MissionForce: CyberStorm]]''.
| 1998 || ''[[CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars]]'' || [[Dynamix]] || Sci-fi || WIN || Sequel to ''[[MissionForce: CyberStorm]]''.
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| 1998 || ''[[Game Boy Wars 2]]'' || [[Hudson Soft|Hudson]] || Sci-fi || GBC || Sequel to ''[[Game Boy Wars Turbo]]''. Part of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series.
| 1998 || ''[[Game Boy Wars 2]]'' || [[Hudson Soft|Hudson]] || Sci-fi || GBC || Sequel to ''[[Game Boy Wars Turbo]]''. Part of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series.
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| 1998 || ''[[Incubation: The Wilderness Missions]]'' || [[Blue Byte]] || Sci-fi || WIN || Expansion to ''[[Incubation: Time Is Running Out]]''.
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| 1998 || ''[[Liberation Day (video game)|Liberation Day]]'' || [[Micomeq]] || Fantasy || WIN || Sequel to ''[[Fallen Haven]]''.
| 1998 || ''[[Liberation Day (video game)|Liberation Day]]'' || [[Micomeq]] || Fantasy || WIN || Sequel to ''[[Fallen Haven]]''.
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| 1998 || ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate]]''<ref name=pcgamer-warhammer/> || [[Random Games|Random]] || Sci-fi, Fantasy || WIN ||
| 1998 || ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate]]''<ref name=pcgamer-warhammer/> || [[Random Games|Random]] || Sci-fi, Fantasy || WIN ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Gorky 17]]''<ref>{{cite book|title=Game History and the Local|chapter=Indie Games of No Nation|last=Vanderhoef|first=John|editor-first=Swalwell|editor-last=Melanie|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|year=2021|isbn=978-3-030-66421-3|page=165|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=svYvEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA165|quote=One of the earliest international Polish hits was a turn-based tactics game from Metropolis called ''Gorky 17''}}</ref> (''Odium'') || [[Metropolis Software]] || Sci-fi || WIN, LIN, OSX ||
| 1999 || ''[[Gorky 17]]'' (''Odium'') || [[Metropolis Software]] || Sci-fi || WIN, LIN, OSX ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]''<ref name=rps-best/> || [[Sir-Tech Canada|Sir-Tech]] || Contemporary || AMIOS, LIN, WIN || Sequel to ''[[Jagged Alliance]]''.
| 1999 || ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]''<ref name=rps-best/> || [[Sir-Tech Canada|Sir-Tech]] || Contemporary || AMIOS, LIN, WIN || Sequel to ''[[Jagged Alliance]]''.
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| 2000 || ''[[Hogs of War]]'' || Infogrames Studios, Sheffield House || Fantasy || PS1, WIN || Also features artillery game elements.
| 2000 || ''[[Hogs of War]]'' || Infogrames Studios, Sheffield House || Fantasy || PS1, WIN || Also features artillery game elements.
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| 2000 || ''[[Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business]]'' || [[Sir-Tech Canada|Sir-Tech]] || Contemporary || WIN || Expansion to ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]''.
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| 2000 || ''[[Shadow Watch]]'' || [[Red Storm Entertainment|Red Storm]] || Sci-fi || WIN ||
| 2000 || ''[[Shadow Watch]]'' || [[Red Storm Entertainment|Red Storm]] || Sci-fi || WIN ||
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| 2001 || ''[[Advance Wars]]''<ref name=advance>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/advance-wars-is-coming-to-switch-this-december/|title=''Advance Wars'' is coming to Switch this December|last=Wood|first=Austin|work=[[GamesRadar]]|date=2021-06-15|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Intelligent Systems|Intelligent]] || Sci-fi || GBA || First title in this sub-series of ''[[Nintendo Wars]]''.
| 2001 || ''[[Advance Wars]]''<ref name=advance>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/advance-wars-is-coming-to-switch-this-december/|title=''Advance Wars'' is coming to Switch this December|last=Wood|first=Austin|work=[[GamesRadar]]|date=2021-06-15|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Intelligent Systems|Intelligent]] || Sci-fi || GBA || First title in this sub-series of ''[[Nintendo Wars]]''.
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| 2001 || ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' || [[Micro Forté]] || Post-apocalyptic || WIN || Spin-off of ''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]''. Option to switch to real-time instead.
| 2001 || ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/fallout-tactics-brotherhood-of-steel/fallout-tactics-sequel|title=Why the time is right for a ''Fallout: Tactics'' sequel|last=Forward|first=Jordan|work=[[PCGamesN]]|date=2017-10-06|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Micro Forté]] || Post-apocalyptic || WIN || Spin-off of ''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]''. Option to switch to real-time instead.
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| 2001 || ''[[Game Boy Wars 3]]'' || [[Hudson Soft|Hudson]] || Sci-fi || GBC || Sequel to ''[[Game Boy Wars 2]]''. Part of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series.
| 2001 || ''[[Game Boy Wars 3]]'' || [[Hudson Soft|Hudson]] || Sci-fi || GBC || Sequel to ''[[Game Boy Wars 2]]''. Part of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series.
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| 2003 || ''[[Massive Assault]]'' || [[Wargaming (company)|Wargaming]] || Sci-fi || WIN ||
| 2003 || ''[[Massive Assault]]'' || [[Wargaming (company)|Wargaming]] || Sci-fi || WIN ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Silent Storm]]'' || [[Nival Interactive|Nival]] || Alternate history, Sci-fi || WIN || First title in the series.
| 2003 || ''[[Silent Storm]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/28/silent-storm-review-2|title=Silent Storm Review|last=Butts|first=Steve|work=[[IGN]]|date=2018-12-13|orig-date=2004-01-27|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Nival Interactive|Nival]] || Alternate history, Sci-fi || WIN || First title in the series.
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| 2004 || ''[[Ancient Empires (mobile game)|Ancient Empires]]'' || [[Macrospace]] || Fantasy || MOBI || First title in the series.
| 2004 || ''[[Ancient Empires (mobile game)|Ancient Empires]]'' || [[Macrospace]] || Fantasy || MOBI || First title in the series.
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| 2004 || ''[[Future Tactics: The Uprising]]'' || Zed Two || Sci-fi || GCN, PS2, WIN, Xbox ||
| 2004 || ''[[Future Tactics: The Uprising]]'' || Zed Two || Sci-fi || GCN, PS2, WIN, Xbox ||
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| 2004 || ''[[Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire]]'' || [[I-Deal Games Studios|I-Deal]] || Contemporary || WIN || Expansion to ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]''.
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| 2004 || ''[[Silent Storm: Sentinels]]'' || [[Nival Interactive|Nival]] || Alternate history, Sci-fi || WIN || Expansion to ''[[Silent Storm]]''.
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| 2004 || ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics]]'' || [[Sensory Sweep Studios|Sensory Sweep]] || Fantasy || GBA || Based on the [[anime]] series ''[[YuYu Hakusho]]''.
| 2004 || ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics]]'' || [[Sensory Sweep Studios|Sensory Sweep]] || Fantasy || GBA || Based on the [[anime]] series ''[[YuYu Hakusho]]''.
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| 2006 || ''[[Pocket UFO]]'' || [[SMK Software]] || Sci-fi || PPC || Clone of ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
| 2006 || ''[[Pocket UFO]]'' || [[SMK Software]] || Sci-fi || PPC || Clone of ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
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| 2007 || ''[[Combat Mission: Shock Force]]'' || [[Battlefront.com]] || Alternate history || WIN || Sequel to ''[[Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps]]''.
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| 2007 || ''[[Panzer Tactics DS]]'' || [[Sproing Interactive]] || Historical || DS ||
| 2007 || ''[[Panzer Tactics DS]]'' || [[Sproing Interactive]] || Historical || DS ||
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| 2007 || ''[[UFO: Extraterrestrials]]'' || [[Chaos Concept]] || Sci-fi || WIN || Spiritual successor to ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
| 2007 || ''[[UFO: Extraterrestrials]]'' || [[Chaos Concept]] || Sci-fi || WIN || Spiritual successor to ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''.
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| 2007 || ''[[Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge]]'' || [[GFI Russia]] || Contemporary || WIN || a spiritual successor to the ''[[Jagged Alliance (series)|Jagged Alliance]]'' series
| 2007 || ''[[Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/12/hired-guns-the-jagged-edge-review|title=Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge Review|last=Butts|first=Steve|work=[[IGN]]|date=2012-05-11|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[GFI Russia]] || Contemporary || WIN || a spiritual successor to the ''[[Jagged Alliance (series)|Jagged Alliance]]'' series
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| 2008 || ''[[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]''<ref name=advance/> || [[Intelligent Systems|Intelligent]] || Sci-fi || DS || Stand alone part of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series.
| 2008 || ''[[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]''<ref name=advance/> || [[Intelligent Systems|Intelligent]] || Sci-fi || DS || Stand alone part of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series.
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| 2014 || ''[[Halfway (video game)|Halfway]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/halfway-review|title=Wot I Think: ''Halfway''|last=Davies|first=Marsh|work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=2014-08-01|accessdate=2023-06-01}}</ref> || Robotality || Sci-fi || LIN, MAC, WIN ||
| 2014 || ''[[Halfway (video game)|Halfway]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/halfway-review|title=Wot I Think: ''Halfway''|last=Davies|first=Marsh|work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=2014-08-01|accessdate=2023-06-01}}</ref> || Robotality || Sci-fi || LIN, MAC, WIN ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Fantasy Dimension|Fantasy Dimension: Imagination & Tactics]]'' || Piotr Dziki || Fantasy || BROW || Free, 6 character party tactical game.
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| 2015 || ''[[Hard West]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/18/hard-west-review|title=''Hard West'' Review|last=Ingenito|first=Vince|work=[[IGN]]|date=2017-05-01|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[CreativeForge Games]] || Horror || LIN, MAC, WIN, PS4, Switch ||
| 2015 || ''[[Hard West]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/18/hard-west-review|title=''Hard West'' Review|last=Ingenito|first=Vince|work=[[IGN]]|date=2017-05-01|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[CreativeForge Games]] || Horror || LIN, MAC, WIN, PS4, Switch ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Blood Bowl 2]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-bowl-2/building-on-blood-bowl-2-can-high-fantasy-football-be-an-e-sport|title=Building on ''Blood Bowl 2'': can high fantasy football succeed as an e-sport?|last=Peel|first=Jeremy|work=[[PCGamesN]]|date=2015-10-02|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Cyanide (company)|Cyanide]] || Fantasy || Mac, WIN, PS4, XBOX1 || Sequel to ''[[Blood Bowl]]''.
| 2015 || ''[[Blood Bowl 2]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-bowl-2/building-on-blood-bowl-2-can-high-fantasy-football-be-an-e-sport|title=Building on ''Blood Bowl 2'': can high fantasy football succeed as an e-sport?|last=Peel|first=Jeremy|work=[[PCGamesN]]|date=2015-10-02|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || [[Cyanide (company)|Cyanide]] || Fantasy || Mac, WIN, PS4, XBOX1 || Sequel to ''[[Blood Bowl]]''.
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| 2016 || ''[[Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire]]'' || Whale Hammer Games || Sci-fi || Win, Mac, Linux || The story of a young princess fighting for her kingdom.
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| 2016 || ''[[Warbits]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/warbits/advance-wars-esque-strategy-game-warbits-lands-on-ios-next-month/|title=''Advance Wars''-esque strategy game Warbits lands on iOS next month|last=Valentin|first=Christian|work=[[Pocket Gamer]]|date=2016-03-28|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || Risky Lab || Sci-fi || iOS ||
| 2016 || ''[[Warbits]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/warbits/advance-wars-esque-strategy-game-warbits-lands-on-ios-next-month/|title=''Advance Wars''-esque strategy game Warbits lands on iOS next month|last=Valentin|first=Christian|work=[[Pocket Gamer]]|date=2016-03-28|accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref> || Risky Lab || Sci-fi || iOS ||

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Legend

Video game platforms
AMI Amiga
AMI32 Amiga CD32
APPII Apple II
ATR Atari 8-bit computers
BROW Browser game
C64 Commodore 64
CPC Amstrad CPC
CROSS Cross-platform
DOS MS-DOS
DS Nintendo DS
FLASH Adobe Flash
GB Game Boy
GBA Game Boy Advance
GBC Game Boy Color
GCN GameCube
JAVASE Java Platform, Standard Edition
LIN Linux
MAC Mac
MOBI Mobile phone
MSX MSX
NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
PCD TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD
PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
PET Commodore PET
PPC Pocket PC
PS1 PlayStation / PSone
PS2 PlayStation 2
PSP PlayStation Portable
SNES Super NES / Super Famicom
ST Atari ST
TRS80 TRS-80
VC Virtual Console (Wii)
WIN Microsoft Windows
WIN3X Windows 3.x
WIN9X Windows 9x
XBOX Xbox
ZX ZX Spectrum
  
  

List of released games

Year Title Developer Setting Platform Notes
1978 Tanktics: Computer Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front Chris Crawford Historical APPII, ATR, PET, TRS80
1981 Eastern Front (1941) Chris Crawford Historical ATR First computer game with a scrolling map
1983 Godzilla Code Works Sci-fi C64
1983 Nobunaga's Ambition Koei Historical GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES First title in the series.
1984 Rebelstar Raiders[1] Julian Gollop Sci-fi ZX
1985 Under Fire! Avalon Hill Historical AMI, C64, DOS
1985 Kampfgruppe SSI Historical AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, DOS
1985 Mech Brigade SSI Alternate history APPII, ATR, C64, DOS
1986 Gettysburg: The Turning Point SSI Historical AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, DOS
1986 Rebelstar[1] Julian Gollop Sci-fi ZX, CPC
1987 Breach Omnitrend Software Sci-fi AMI, ST, DOS
1987 Panzer Strike SSI Historical APPII, C64
1988 Famicom Wars Intelligent Sci-fi NES First title in the Nintendo Wars series.
1988 Grand Fleet Simulations Canada Historical AMI, DOS, ST
1988 Laser Squad[1] Target Sci-fi AMI, C64, CPC, DOS, ST, ZX By the makers of X-COM: UFO Defense.
1988 Rebelstar II[1] Julian Gollop Sci-fi ZX
1989 Desert Commander Kemco Historical NES
1989 Fire Brigade Panther Historical AMI, DOS, MAC, ST
1989 Nectaris (a.k.a. Military Madness) Hudson Sci-fi DOS, GB, MOBI, PCD, PCE, PS1, VC, WIN9X
1990 Breach 2 Omnitrend Software Sci-fi AMI, ST, DOS Sequel to Breach.
1990 Lords of Chaos Julian Gollop Fantasy AMI, C64, CPC, ST, ZX
1991 Game Boy Wars Intelligent Sci-fi GB First title in this sub-series of Nintendo Wars.
1991 The Perfect General Mark Baldwin Historical AMI, DOS First title in the series.
1991 RoboSport Maxis Sci-fi AMI, DOS, MAC, WIN 4-player squad-level combat with simultaneous turn resolution.
1992 History Line: 1914-1918 (a.k.a. Great War: 1914-1918) Blue Byte Historical AMI, DOS
1992 Sabre Team Krisalis Contemporary AMI, AMI32, DOS, ST
1992 Tegel's Mercenaries Mindcraft Sci-fi DOS First title in the series.
1993 The Grandest Fleet Fogstone Historical DOS
1993 Metal Marines Namco Contemporary WIN3X, SNES
1993 Patriot Artech Historical DOS
1993 Strike Squad Mindcraft Sci-fi DOS Spiritual sequel to Tegel's Mercenaries.
1993 Taskforce Mark Sheeky Sci-fi Amiga
1994 X-COM: UFO Defense[2] (a.k.a. UFO: Enemy Unknown) Mythos Sci-fi, Horror AMI, AMI32, DOS, PS1, WIN First title in the series.
1994 Panzer General SSI Historical DOS First title in the series.
1994 Jagged Alliance[3] Madlab Contemporary DOS First title in the series.
1994 The Perfect General II Mark Baldwin Historical AMI, DOS Sequel to The Perfect General.
1995 Front Mission Square Sci-Fi SNES
1995 Steel Panthers SSI Historical DOS
1995 X-COM: Terror from the Deep[4] MicroProse Sci-fi, Horror DOS, PS1, WIN Sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense.
1996 MissionForce: CyberStorm Dynamix Sci-fi WIN
1996 Over the Reich Big Time Software Historical MAC, WIN
1996 Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles SSI Historical DOS
1997 Achtung Spitfire! Big Time Software Historical WIN Prequel to Over the Reich.
1997 Demonworld Ikarion Fantasy WIN First title in the series.
1997 Fallen Haven Micomeq Fantasy WIN First title in the series.
1997 Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 Holistic Sci-fi, Fantasy WIN
1997 Game Boy Wars Turbo Hudson Sci-fi GB Sequel to Game Boy Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1997 Incubation: Time Is Running Out Blue Byte Sci-fi WIN Spin-off of Battle Isle.
1997 Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command 1939-1999 SSI Historical DOS, WIN
1997 X-COM: Apocalypse[5] Mythos Sci-fi, Horror DOS, WIN Sequel to X-COM: Terror from the Deep. Option to switch to real-time instead.
1998 CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars Dynamix Sci-fi WIN Sequel to MissionForce: CyberStorm.
1998 Game Boy Wars 2 Hudson Sci-fi GBC Sequel to Game Boy Wars Turbo. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1998 Liberation Day Micomeq Fantasy WIN Sequel to Fallen Haven.
1998 Soldiers at War Random Historical WIN
1998 Super Famicom Wars Intelligent Sci-fi SNES Sequel to Famicom Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1998 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate[6] Random Sci-fi, Fantasy WIN
1999 Gorky 17[7] (Odium) Metropolis Software Sci-fi WIN, LIN, OSX
1999 Jagged Alliance 2[8] Sir-Tech Contemporary AMIOS, LIN, WIN Sequel to Jagged Alliance.
2000 Avalon Hill's Squad Leader Random Historical WIN
2000 Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord Battlefront.com Historical MAC, WIN First title in the series.
2000 Hogs of War Infogrames Studios, Sheffield House Fantasy PS1, WIN Also features artillery game elements.
2000 Shadow Watch Red Storm Sci-fi WIN
2000 Steel Panthers: World at War Matrix Historical WIN Remake of Steel Panthers
2001 Advance Wars[9] Intelligent Sci-fi GBA First title in this sub-series of Nintendo Wars.
2001 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel[10] Micro Forté Post-apocalyptic WIN Spin-off of Fallout. Option to switch to real-time instead.
2001 Game Boy Wars 3 Hudson Sci-fi GBC Sequel to Game Boy Wars 2. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2002 Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin Battlefront.com Historical WIN Sequel to Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord.
2002 Dynasty Tactics Koei Historical PS2 First title in the series.
2002 Laser Squad Nemesis Codo Sci-fi WIN By the makers of X-COM: UFO Defense.
2002 Paradise Cracked MiST Land South Sci-fi WIN
2003 Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising[9] Intelligent Sci-fi GBA Sequel to Advance Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2003 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps Battlefront.com Historical WIN Sequel to Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin.
2003 Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics SystemSoft Historical Xbox
2003 Dynasty Tactics 2 Koei Historical PS2 Sequel to Dynasty Tactics.
2003 Massive Assault Wargaming Sci-fi WIN
2003 Silent Storm[11] Nival Alternate history, Sci-fi WIN First title in the series.
2004 Ancient Empires Macrospace Fantasy MOBI First title in the series.
2004 Cops 2170: The Power of Law MiST Land South Sci-fi WIN
2004 Future Tactics: The Uprising Zed Two Sci-fi GCN, PS2, WIN, Xbox
2004 Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics Sensory Sweep Fantasy GBA Based on the anime series YuYu Hakusho.
2005 Advance Wars: Dual Strike[12] Intelligent Sci-fi DS Sequel to Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2005 Ancient Empires II Macrospace Fantasy MOBI Sequel to Ancient Empires.
2005 Battles of Prince of Persia Ubisoft Fantasy DS
2005 Domination Wargaming Sci-fi WIN First title in the series.
2005 Flashpoint Germany Simulations Canada Historical WIN
2005 Hammer & Sickle Novik&Co, Nival Alternate history WIN Successor to Silent Storm.
2005 Night Watch Nival Contemporary, Fantasy WIN Based on the novel of the same name.
2005 Rebelstar: Tactical Command Codo Sci-fi GBA
2005 Shattered Union PopTop Alternate history WIN, Xbox
2005 The Battle for Wesnoth Various Fantasy CROSS
2006 Field Commander SOE Sci-fi PSP
2006 Pocket UFO SMK Software Sci-fi PPC Clone of X-COM: UFO Defense.
2007 Panzer Tactics DS Sproing Interactive Historical DS
2007 UFO: Extraterrestrials Chaos Concept Sci-fi WIN Spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense.
2007 Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge[13] GFI Russia Contemporary WIN a spiritual successor to the Jagged Alliance series
2008 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin[9] Intelligent Sci-fi DS Stand alone part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2009 Blood Bowl[14] Cyanide Fantasy WIN Based on the board game Blood Bowl.
2010 Jagged Alliance: Back in Action[15] bitComposer Games Contemporary WIN Remake of Jagged Alliance 2
2011 Frozen Synapse[16] Sci-fi WIN, MAC, LIN, iOS, Android
2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown[17] Firaxis Games Sci-fi WIN, Mac, Linux, PS3, XBOX360, PSVita Remake of a classical X-COM: UFO Defense.
2012 Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land[18] Red Wasp Design Alternate history WIN, Mobile Based on works of H. P. Lovecraft and set in WWI.
2013 Space Hulk[19] Full Control Sci-fi WIN, MAC Based on the board game Space Hulk.
2014 Xenonauts[20] Goldhawk Interactive Sci-fi WIN Spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense.
2014 Blood Bowl Tablet Cyanide Fantasy iOS, Android Tablet adaptation of the Blood Bowl board game and port of the Windows version of Blood Bowl.
2014 Invisible, Inc.[8] Klei Entertainment Sci-fi WIN, Mac, Linux, PS4, iOS Stealth tactics in an espionage setting.
2014 Jagged Alliance: Flashback[21] Full Control Contemporary WIN, LIN, MAC Part of the Jagged Alliance series.
2014 Space Hulk: Ascension[22] Full Control Sci-fi WIN, LIN, MAC Based on the board game Space Hulk.
2014 Halfway[23] Robotality Sci-fi LIN, MAC, WIN
2015 Hard West[24] CreativeForge Games Horror LIN, MAC, WIN, PS4, Switch
2015 Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch[6] Rodeo Games Sci-fi iOS, WIN, PS4
2015 Blood Bowl 2[25] Cyanide Fantasy Mac, WIN, PS4, XBOX1 Sequel to Blood Bowl.
2016 Warbits[26] Risky Lab Sci-fi iOS
2016 XCOM 2[27] Firaxis Games Sci-fi WIN, Mac, Linux, PS4, XBOX1, Switch Sequel of XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
2017 Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock[17] Black Lab Games Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1, Switch
2018 Into the Breach[28] Subset Games Sci-fi WIN, Mac, Linux, Switch, Stadia
2018 BattleTech[16] Harebrained Schemes Sci-fi WIN
2018 Phantom Doctrine[29] CreativeForge Games Alternate history WIN, XBOX1, PS4, SWITCH Strategic turn-based espionage thriller.
2018 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus[6] Bulwark Studios Sci-fi WIN, LIN, MAC
2018 Jagged Alliance: Rage![30] Cliffhanger Productions Contemporary WIN, PS4, XBOX1 Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance.
2018 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden[8] The Bearded Ladies Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2018 Space Hulk: Tactics[31] Cyanide Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2018 Football, Tactics & Glory[32] Creoteam Contemporary Sports game
2019 Wargroove[33] Chucklefish Fantasy WIN, XBOX1, PS4, SWITCH, STADIA
2019 Pathway[34] Robotality Sci-fi LIN, MAC, WIN, Switch
2019 Druidstone[8] Ctrl Alt Ninja Fantasy WIN
2019 Phoenix Point[20] Snapshot Games Sci-fi WIN, MAC, XBOX1, PS4, Stadia
2019 Age of Wonders: Planetfall[16] Triumph Studios Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1, MAC 4X game with turn-based, tactical battles
2020 Corruption 2029[35] The Bearded Ladies Sci-fi WIN
2020 Gears Tactics[36] Splash Damage, The Coalition Sci-fi WIN, XBOX1, X/S
2020 XCOM: Chimera Squad[37] Firaxis Games Sci-fi WIN
2020 Treachery In Beatdown City[38] NuChallenger, HurakanWorks Contemporary WIN, Switch Mix of real-time brawling game and turn-based tactics
2020 Necromunda: Underhive Wars[6] Rogue Factor Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2020 Fort Triumph[39] CookieByte Entertainment Fantasy WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, Switch Combination of turn-based tactics and strategy game
2021 Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector[40] Black Lab Games Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1, X/S
2022 Hard West 2[41] Ice Code Games Horror WIN
2022 Marvel's Midnight Suns[42] Firaxis Games Sci-fi PS5, WIN, X/S, PS4, XBOX1
2022 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters[42] Complex Games Scifi WIN
2023 Showgunners[43] Artificer Sci-fi WIN
2023 Miasma Chronicles[44] The Bearded Ladies Sci-fi WIN, PS5, X/S
2023 Blood Bowl 3[45] Cyanide Fantasy PS4, PS5, WIN, XBOX1, X/S
TBA Crimson Fields Various Sci-fi CROSS Open source clone of Battle Isle. A development version is available.
TBA UFO: Alien Invasion Various Sci-fi CROSS Open source clone of X-COM: UFO Defense. A development version is available.
TBA The Lamplighters League[46] Harebrained Schemes Alternate history WIN, X/S

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