Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Released: Feb 19, 2009
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before.
Craft the World
Released: Nov 24, 2014
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress.
Football Manager 2009
Released: Nov 14, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Football Manager 2009 (abbreviated to Football Manager 09 or FM09) is a football manager simulation video game.
Marvel Snap
Released: Oct 18, 2022
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Marvel Snap: The fastest card battler in the multiverse!
The Jackbox Party Pack 3
Released: Oct 18, 2016
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin' It.
Hidden & Dangerous
Released: Jul 29, 1999
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The player play four Allied commandos in operations during World War 2.
RimWorld
Released: Oct 17, 2018
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.
Legends of Runeterra
Released: Apr 30, 2020
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Set in the world of League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra is the strategy card game where skill, creativity, and cleverness determine your success.
The Void
Released: Apr 17, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A first-person game in which after starving to death, the player wakes up in the Void, a dying land housing numerous Sisters and long-absent Brothers, all of whom subsist on Color, the essence of life in the Void.
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn
Released: Nov 28, 2003
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In a world beyond imagination...
Evoland 2
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Music, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Evoland 2 is the spiritual successor to the original Evoland with its graphics style changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolving as you move along the storyline.
Luftrausers
Released: Mar 18, 2014
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: PEGI 7
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS!
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Released: Mar 30, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband.
Dofus
Released: Sep 1, 2004
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Dofus is a tactical turn-oriented massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Ankama Games.
Total Annihilation
Released: Sep 30, 1997
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 69 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising
Released: Mar 11, 2010
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising you will take command of the Blood Ravens and defend the sector against the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion.
Anno 1503
Released: Oct 25, 2002
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Lay claim to the New World in an epic saga of adventure and discovery.
Batman: Return to Arkham
Released: Oct 18, 2016
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Batman: Return to Arkham sees the combination of two classic entries in the Batman: Arkham series make a return to modern consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) with improved graphics.
Constructor
Released: Dec 31, 1997
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In a town where anything goes, you can’t rise to the top without taking a few others down.
Scorched Earth
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Blast your enemies from the face of the Earth together with Earth itself.
Dorfromantik
Released: Apr 28, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
Released: Oct 1, 1988
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sharp X1, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader.
Gorky 17
Released: Nov 30, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
November 2008.
Necesse
Released: Oct 16, 2025
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world.
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Released: Feb 27, 2017
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game set in the world of Monte Cook's new tabletop RPG setting, Numenera.