Best Way is a Ukrainian company which develops

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s. The company was founded in 1991 in

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, Luhans'k, Ukraine. Its first title was '' Soldiers: Heroes of WWII''. The Best Way's games use the Gem

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Projects

Own games

* '' Soldiers: Heroes of WWII'' (2004), publishers:

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* '' Faces of War'' (2006), publishers:

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* ''

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'' (2008), publishers:

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* ''Men of War II: Arena'', formally known as ''Soldiers: Arena'' (discontinued in August 2021 in favor of ''Men of War II''), publishers: 1C Online Games * '' Men of War II'' (2024), publishers:

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Games that use the Gem game engine

RTS games: * '' Outfront: Saboteurs'' * '' Outfront: Saboteurs 2'' * '' Outfront: Saboteurs 3'' * '' Men of War: Red Tide'' * '' Men of War: Assault Squad'' * '' Men of War: Vietnam'' * '' Men of War: Condemned Heroes'' * '' Men of War: Assault Squad 2'' * '' Battle of Empires: 1914-1918'' * '' Call to Arms'' * '' Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins'' * '' Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War'' * ''

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'' ''Majesty 2'' * '' Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim'' * '' Majesty 2: Kingmaker'' * '' Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania'' * '' Majesty 2: Monster Kingdom''

Cancelled games

* ''

Nuclear Union ''Nuclear Union'' (Russian: Новый Союз / ''Novyy Soyuz'', actually meaning "New Union") is a cancelled post-apocalyptic role-playing video game. It was developed by the Ukrainian company Best Way, and supposed to be funded and published ...

'', publisher:

* ''Tskhinvali Is On Fire'', developer: Aarre Games Ltd, publisher: Aarre Games Ltd * '' Men of War II: Arena'', publisher:

References

External links

Best Way website
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