Best Strategy Games
1,190 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Startopia
Released: Jun 15, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse.
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Released: Dec 1, 1992
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100 • 109 votes
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Dune II is often considered the first mainstream modern real-time strategy game and established many conventions of the genre.
Disciples II: Gallean's Return
Released: Jul 6, 2006
Critic rating: 89.6 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Disciples II: Gallean's Return is a compilation edition that includes the base game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, plus the two standalone expansions Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Servants of the Dark.
StarCraft: Brood War
Released: Dec 18, 1998
Critic rating: 89.6 / 100 • 276 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the distant future, the newly formed Terran Dominion faces the arrival of two hostile alien races: the savage Zerg and the enigmatic Protoss.
Limbus Company
Released: Feb 27, 2023
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Limbus Company is a darkly stylish turn-based strategy RPG from Project Moon, set in the same universe as Lobotomy Corporation and Library of Ruina.
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Released: Dec 31, 1993
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100 • 36 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
By now, you'll probably be aware of the horrible plight the Lemmings face.
Divinity: Original Sin II
Released: Sep 14, 2017
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Divinity: Original Sin II is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom.
Mass Effect 3
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Mass Effect 3 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Released: Jul 26, 2019
Critic rating: 92.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo for the Nintendo Switch.
Football Manager 2013
Released: Nov 2, 2012
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Genres: Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Football Manager 2013 (often abbreviated to Football Manager 13, or more commonly FM13) is a 2012 football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega.
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots
Released: Apr 27, 2004
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots is the official expansion pack to the real-time strategy computer game Rise of Nations.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Released: Feb 29, 2024
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games.
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
Released: Nov 22, 1996
Critic rating: 89.2 / 100 • 71 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Master of Orion 2 also known as MOO2 is considered the classic 4x turn based strategy game set in space.
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Released: Jun 22, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No.
Space Rangers
Released: Dec 20, 2002
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
Space Rangers is a space combat strategy game where you control your own ship and eventually a fleet of ships to fight the evil alien race, Klissans.
Sid Meier's Civilization
Released: Sep 30, 1991
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100 • 265 votes
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy computer game created by Sid Meier for MicroProse in 1991.The game's objective is "...to build an empire that would stand the test of time".
Blue Prince
Released: Apr 10, 2025
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Released: Sep 1, 1999
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, and the fifth installment in the Fire Emblem series.
Balatro
Released: Feb 20, 2024
Critic rating: 91.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Balatro is a deck-building roguelite in which players construct poker hands to earn chips and overcome enemy blinds.
Blood Strike
Released: Sep 15, 2023
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Charge into fast paced combat in modes such as Battle Royale, Squad Fight or Hot Zone alone or with friends.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
One person is all that stands between humanity and the greatest threat it’s ever faced.
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Released: Jun 24, 2003
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising brings your GBA all-new strategic action and all-new fighting action!
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Released: Dec 5, 1995
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS.
Mini Metro
Released: Oct 22, 2015
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city.
Slay the Spire
Released: Jan 23, 2019
Critic rating: 92.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building game.