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97. Company of Crime

Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.

98. Dungeons

Feb 10, 2011 • Rated M

Dungeons follows the mis-adventures of the foremost of all Dungeon Lords, who spends his time luring heroes into his labyrinthine creations with the promise of treasure and a good fight - only to be trapped by his ingenious devices. Once they are in his grasp, our Dungeon Lord must look after and cherish his new found prisoners until they are more comfortable with their surroundings because come the "harvest", happy heroes have more precious soul energy for you to gleefully extract via foul prisons or twisted torture chambers!

99. Elements of Destruction

Jun 18, 2008 • Rated T

[Xbox Live Arcade] In Elements of Destruction, you are the master of disaster. Use tornadoes, lightning, earthquakes, and other forces of nature to do your bidding. Fired from your job as a top research scientist, you have built a machine that allows you to control nature and exact revenge on the corporation that fired you. Your quest for revenge takes you to locations across the globe where you must use the forces of nature in challenging ways. Shake down buildings with earthquakes, suck up and throw objects with tornadoes, and strike down aircraft with lightning to cause mayhem in cities and towns across the earth. Compete in two online and split screen multiplayer modes including Destruction (go head-to-head with another player to see who can cause the most damage) and Cooperative (work together with other players to destroy the corporate menace). [THQ]

100. Spore Creatures

Sep 7, 2008 • Rated E

Spore Creatures gives players their own personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe created by other gamers. Spore Creatures gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even UFOs. Players can then seamlessly share their creations with the world or explore infinite new galaxies created by other gamers. [Electronic Arts]

101. Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition

Jan 29, 2015 • Rated T

Fifteen years later, rediscover the epic tale of Queen Catherine Ironfist, as she begins her critically acclaimed quest to unite her ravaged homeland and re-conquer the kingdom of Erathia.

102. Heroes Chronicles: Conquest of the Underworld

Sep 27, 2000 • Rated E

When the soul of Queen Allison's father is kidnapped from Paradise, Tanrum escorts her through the cursed grounds of the Underworld. Every step is blocked by a fiery inferno or foggy necropolis from which march demons and undead determined to make Tanrum a permanent inhabitant of the land of the dead. [3DO]

103. Fortress (2001)

Aug 13, 2001 • Rated E

Fortress is a FAST-ACTION strategy game where players build an endless variety of unique structures and compete against each other in an all out war to the end! Hurl Strone Age rocks during the days of the dinosaurs, engage in cannon fire from the Golden Age of Piracy to Medieval Times, and energize plasma projectiles in the world of tomorrow. Populate your fortress with a variety of humorous Twerp characters as you learn to unlock the secrets of the Wizard's Tower! Play alone or in head-to-head mode using the Game Boy Advance Game Link cable feature.

104. Hammerting

Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As a war rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide your allies with the finest weapons and gear to assist in the war against evil.

105. Star Trek ConQuest Online

Jul 14, 2000 • Rated E

After supernatural powers and immortality, what else could you possibly want as Q? Try the bragging rights that come with outwitting your fellow Star Trek fans (opposing Qs) online. Unfortunately, they seem to have the same pompous desire for galactic amusement as you. [Activision]

106. Townscaper

Aug 26, 2021 • Rated E

Instant town building toy. Build quaint island towns with curvy streets. Build small hamlets, soaring cathedrals, canal networks, or sky cities on stilts. Block by block. No goal. No real gameplay. Just plenty of building and plenty of beauty. That's it. Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a toy than a game. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper's underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks into cute little houses, arches, stairways, bridges and lush backyards, depending on their configuration.

107. Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

Aug 24, 2012 • Rated T

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire is a stand-alone expansion to the hit tactical RPG Jagged Alliance: Back in Action that adds new mercenaries, new environments, and new weapons.

108. Toy Soldiers: War Chest

Aug 11, 2015 • Rated T

Leaving the battlefields of past eras behind, players face off against rival toy armies to determine who rules the battlefield.

109. Remote Assault

A "non-RTS" 3D real time wargame that provides you with tanks, supply vehicles, scouts, artillery, and a walker. The game features single and 2 player LAN and Internet play.

110. Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Feb 8, 2012 • Rated M

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action revives the top-selling Jagged Alliance series of mercenary-themed strategy games with significant updates to visuals and gameplay. Back in Action will showcase a fully updated experience, with modernized gameplay, state-of-the-art graphics and premium production values.

111. Signal Ops

In Signal Ops, you guide agents from the relative safety of a control room. Complete daring missions to plant evidence, steal secrets, assassinate targets, and perform sabotage. Take advantage of multiple simultaneous first person views to stealthily evade enemies or get the drop on them.

112. Gangsters 2: Vendetta

Jun 5, 2001 • Rated T

As small-time mobster Joey Bane, you have the opportunity to avenge your father's death and rise to power by hiring a bunch of gangster henchmen with specialized skills such as bombing, kidnapping, and running illegal businesses to do your dirty work.

113. Trapt

Nov 1, 2005 • Rated M

(Also known as "Kagero 2: Dark Illusion") Set in old Europe, the player takes on the role of the seductive Queen Allura, who after being framed for her father's murder, is forced to flee the castle to take refuge from those that are out to kill her. Allura, along with her maid Rachel, escape to the Black Forest, where an evil spell from the devil transforms Allura into a trap master, an evil temptress that uses deadly traps to avenge her enemies. Returning to the castle with the devil as her guide and on a mission of vengence, Allura uses her wicked strategy and skill to set up gruesome medieval traps to lure her enemies in and then destroy them. The game is equal parts action and strategy that will have gamers thinking in the most evil and manipulative ways to create the ultimate combination of traps in order to distinguish their enemies. Play as the sexy and beguiling Queen Alllura who looks so sweet, but is wickedly calculating and cursed by the devil.Full-View Map: Set up your traps via a full-view map of the castle. A Variety of Modes and Bonus Content: Play in Story Mode or Survival Mode, plus enjoy an even deeper story when you play in the Bonus Story Mode. [Tecmo]

114. Sheltered 2

It's been twenty years since the world as we knew it ended. The last of humanity splintered into opposing factions. Will you unite or conquer? Building upon the original 2015 fan-favourite, Sheltered 2 brings new challenges and deeper strategic gameplay. You are tasked with creating a leader and building up your faction whilst managing resources and tackling threats both natural and human. Everything from starvation and dehydration to radiation poisoning and enemy raids can prove fatal. Sheltered 2's new Factions system is pivotal to a base's success. Send out expeditions to explore the vast wasteland and forge relationships, or bitter rivalries with other camps. Trade resources to grow and thrive together; or go head-to-head with rivals in an expanded combat system and grow your foothold in the wasteland. Will you ally with or dominate the other factions?

115. A Game of Dwarves

The gameplay consists of ordering the inhabitants of a dwarven settlement to dig, build and conduct research in order to strengthen the clan, whilst defending themselves from the terrible beasts from the depths into which they delve. The game generates a unique world each time a new level starts, making sure that the player needs to dynamically adapt their strategies and tactics during a session. As the player advances, the dwarves will level up and gain new skills, progressing from weak dwarflings to near immortal warriors or master craftsmen. There are also rare resources to be found deeper in the earth that grant access to better buildings and equipment. However, the deeper you dig the more dangerous foes you might unleash…

116. Populous DS

Nov 10, 2008 • Rated E10+

The PC classic Populous makes its way to the Nintendo DS featuring 50 single player missions and four player mode.

117. Majesty 2: Kingmaker

Mar 26, 2010 • Rated T

What is the connection between the nightmares of Lord Blackviper and those mysterious eyes, burning in the night? Who are these little green men? The ones stabbing your tax collectors with their spears? Can the shamans of the God of Plague rival the very gods themselves? From whence does his avatars appear, and who is to blame? The search for answers to these questions is unlikely to improve your sleep , but will surely give you many hours of new and exciting battles when the war with the goblins descends upon the peaceful lands of Ardania. And besides, how better could the nights of the Great King be spent? Become not only the king of Ardania, but its creator as well. [Paradox Interactive]

118. Green Berets: Powered by Myth II

Jul 26, 2001 • Rated M

A squad-based tactical strategy game set in the treacherous jungles of Southeast Asia. Carefully plan your surgical strike, blast your way through enemy camps, or sneak deep behind enemy lines. Destroy radio towers, defend bases, or eliminate high-ranking VC officers! Your objectives are clear, but your path will be dark and dangerous! [Take 2 Interactive]

119. Witch Strandings

You are a point of light in a new open world Strand-type game. Create pathways through the darkness, nurture the creatures of the Forest, repair ancient structures, and ultimately: confront the Witch who broke this place.

120. Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath

Dec 22, 2005 • Rated T

Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath thrusts players into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962. The game offers a different interpretation of the events that followed the famous global standoff over the small island nation. In Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath, the two cold-war powerhouse nations unleash their nuclear arsenal on the world, leveling Cuba and turning it, along with the majority of the world, into a radioactive desert. The remaining world citizens thus find themselves in a war fighting for their very survival... Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath is a real-time strategy game combined with a turn-based global strategy mode, forcing players to use tactical troop movements while managing their resources and armies. With all the gameplay one has come to expect from the Blitzkrieg engine, gamers’ that enjoyed such games as "Sudden Strike" and "Blitzkrieg" are going to jump right into this title. In Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath,”not only will players’ be able to enjoy all their familiar tactics, they will be introduced to way more metal as they field post WWII armaments and weapons of mass destruction! [Strategy First]

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