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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (2026)
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a turn-based strategy RPG centered around the Heroic Games, a tournament where warriors with different motivations compete for…
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series. Most of the series' defining gameplay elements have been carried over and as…
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (2006)
Oleg Maddox’s world famous IL-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators continues to expand. The latest offering, IL-2 1946, adds 36 new planes, four new…
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence continues the Metal Gear Solid series tradition of follow-up enhanced, international version releases. Subsistence's online…
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019)
Uncover the truth and delve into a 2D sidescrolling adventure featuring gorgeous art and environments. Then, battle the kaiju in fast-paced, top-down combat.…
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to…
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (2004)
In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, you must help protect the nation of Renais from the invading Grado Empire. Plan your strategy, choose your units, and then…
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995)
Tactics Ogre is a 3D isometric tactical role-playing game. The player starts out with a band of troops, builds a small army and fights many battles with…
Vandal Hearts (1996)
You assume the role of Ash Lambert, a hero torn between saving his country and restoring honor to the disgraced Lambert dynasty. As he struggles with his inner…
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance (2015)
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is a tactical role-playing video game. The evil demon emperor Void Dark devastates numerous Netherworlds after coming to…
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (2016)
The epic story of Utawarerumono comes to an end in Mask of Truth, as the fate of the world will be determined by warring nations. The game features exciting…
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021)
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed…
Hitman World of Assassination (2023)
Become Agent 47 in the ultimate spy-thriller adventure across more than 20 locations. Hitman World of Assassination brings together the best of Hitman, Hitman…
Sunderfolk (2025)
Sunderfolk is an online and couch co-op turn-based tactical RPG where one to four players adventure together through the magical and dangerous Sunderlands.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the sequel to the espionage action game Metal Gear Solid. Much of the gameplay remains the same, as the game's…
Mordheim: City of the Damned (2015)
Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated…
Eiyu*Senki - The World Conquest (2012)
Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest is the English version of the original Eiyuu*Senki console port. It has some scenes removed like the original PS3/PSV port. An…
Transport Fever (2016)
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. You start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, you construct…
Disgaea PC (2016)
A version of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, including the added content in Afternoon of Darkness, was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam on February 24,…
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition (2011)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition feature an increased 720p resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, providing a clearer and wider view of the…
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark (2019)
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a story-driven, turn-based tactical RPG set in a fantasy world with a touch of steampunk. Take control of the Arbiter Kyrie, an…
Triangle Strategy (2022)
Three nations battle for control of the dwindling resources of salt and iron in this HD-2D adventure tactical RPG. Featuring deep gameplay full of choices and…
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (2025)
The same gripping story and engrossing world, but now with cutting-edge graphics and 3D audio, which bring the jungle to life. Get ready for the ultimate…
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the final canonical Metal Gear game to feature Solid Snake as the main character. The gameplay of the previous…
Fire Emblem (2003)
It is the seventh game of the Fire Emblem series, the second game in the series to be released for the Game Boy Advance, and the first to be released in both…
The Banner Saga 2 (2016)
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The…
Arma II: DayZ (2012)
DayZ is a multiplayer open world survival horror modification (mod) designed by Dean Hall for the 2009 tactical shooter video game ARMA 2 and its 2010…
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo for the Nintendo Switch. Players take the role of a…
X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked…
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear. The game has a complex story…
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (2015)
Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Edition is a much lauded Role-Playing-Game that blends deep customization and humor with dynamic turn based combat.…
Disgaea 5 Complete (2017)
Full story of the original with eight new scenarios, four fan favorite characters, and three character classes from the Disgaea series.
Desperados III (2020)
The Wild West. A place where the law is made by those with a gun in their hands, and is enforced by the henchmen at their command. A place where death is no…
Darkest Dungeon II (2023)
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Red Hook's smash hit gothic horror RPG! DDII will test your mettle and drive you to the brink of madness. Armor yourself with…
Hitman 3 (2021)
Hitman 3 is the dramatic conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy. Become Agent 47, a legendary assassin and use creativity and improvisation to…
The Amazing American Circus (2021)
The Amazing American Circus tells a story of the most iconic entertainment in American history. The USA, during the Gilded Age, is a turbulent place. On the…
World of Tanks: Heat (2026)
World of Tanks: HEAT is a free-to-play PvP vehicle shooter with powerful abilities and explosive team combat. Pilot customizable tanks and unleash Agent skills…
Total War: Shogun 2 (2011)
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style…
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD, and published by Nintendo for the…
Advance Wars (2001)
Just because this battle fits in the palm of your hand doesn't mean the stakes are small. On the contrary, this all-or-nothing fight will have you accessing…
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown. Players…
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
Dragon Age: Inquisition is a role-playing game and the third main game in the Dragon Age series. It is set in the Thedas continent, the same fantasy world as…
Plants vs. Zombies: GOTY Edition (2010)
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and…
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003)
Squaresoft brings its popular Final Fantasy franchise to the Game Boy Advance in the form of strategic warfare. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance trails the story…
XCOM 2 (2016)
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible…
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (2016)
Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2008. A Microsoft Windows version was released on…
Wasteland 3 (2020)
As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology,…
Teamfight Tactics (2019)
Teamfight Tactics is a round-based strategy game that pits you against seven opponents in a free-for-all race to build a powerful team that fights on your…
Star Wars Zero Company (2026)
Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story in Star Wars Zero Company, a single-player turn-based tactics game.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit…
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