Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
L.A. Noire
Released: Nov 14, 2017
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Endless Space 2
Released: May 18, 2017
Critic rating: 80.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Endless Space you play the role of the leader of one of the many intelligent beings of a galaxy at the beginning of the space age.
MechWarrior Online
Released: Sep 17, 2013
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
MechWarrior Online is a tactical online shooter set in the BattleTech Universe.
Ingress
Released: Oct 30, 2013
Critic rating: 96.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Ingress is an augmented reality massively multiplayer online role playing GPS-dependent game created by Niantic Labs, a startup within Google, originally for Android devices, and since July 14, 2014 for Apple's iOS.
Football Manager 2008
Released: Oct 18, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Football Manager 2008 is the principal title of the 2008 edition of the Football Manager series of football management simulation games by Sports Interactive.
Heroes of Might and Magic V
Released: May 16, 2006
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
Released: Jun 30, 2004
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The player can take control of American, British, Russian, or German forces to play out battles that are set in World War II.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Released: Mar 9, 2006
Critic rating: 92.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The year is 2013 and you play as Captain Mitchell, commander of a Ghost Recon team, on a mission in Mexico City where rebels are attempting a coup, putting Mexico and the USA in danger.
Bomber Crew
Released: Oct 19, 2017
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Players will find themselves deep behind enemy lines, attempting to destroy their most coveted assets, while dealing with various hazards such as flak guns, enemy radar, weather and dreaded Ace Pilots.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Released: Oct 31, 2024
Critic rating: 90.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Select from different races and combat classes, customize your appearance, choose your character’s backstory and begin your journey as Rook, Dragon Age’s newest hero.
Goose Goose Duck
Released: Oct 3, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Goose, goose, Duck?
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Released: Aug 20, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign.
HuniePop
Released: Jan 19, 2015
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
HuniePop is a 2015 adult dating sim/match-3 puzzle game published and developed by HuniePot.
Sid Meier's Civilization III
Released: Oct 30, 2001
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 182 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Civilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning at start of recorded history and continuing beyond the current modern day.
The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Released: Oct 17, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
It's the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty
Released: Apr 30, 1997
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Price of Loyalty is the expansion pack for Heroes of Might and Magic II, released in 1997.
Overcooked! 2
Released: Aug 7, 2018
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Overcooked 2 is a cooperative cooking simulation game for up to four players.
The Closing Shift
Released: Mar 18, 2022
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Closing Shift is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
Pokémon Sun
Released: Nov 18, 2016
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon trademarks were registered thus leaking the next Pokémon game titles to the public.
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo - Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu
Released: Jul 15, 2010
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem is a remake of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
Omega Strikers
Released: Sep 16, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Tactical, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Smash opponents off the arena and score goals in this lightning-fast 3v3 free-to-play game.
Guild Wars: Factions
Released: Apr 28, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Players from around the world to battle for the future of Cantha—a complex empire dominated by bureaucracy and strife, living under the shadow of an ancient evil.
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
Released: May 9, 2006
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rise of Legends is a real-time strategy game released in 2006 and a spin off of Rise of Nations.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Released: Jul 19, 2024
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Fend off foul creatures and lead the Spirit Stone Maiden on her path.
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Released: Nov 13, 2014
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The heroes of Azeroth are on the verge of a war that will reforge the fate of two worlds.