Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Age of Mythology
Released: Oct 30, 2002
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
Humankind
Released: Aug 17, 2021
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Humankind is a historical strategy game where you will re-write the entire narrative of humankind, a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are.
Victoria II
Released: Aug 13, 2010
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century.
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Released: Dec 8, 2008
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen.
Plague Inc: Evolved
Released: Sep 18, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation.
Orcs Must Die!
Released: Oct 5, 2011
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Orcs Must Die!
Loom
Released: Jan 1, 1990
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100 • 94 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Game modes: Single player
Long after the passing of the Second Shadow, when dragons ruled the twilight sky and the stars were bright and numerous, came the Age of the Great Guilds.
Elite
Released: Sep 20, 1984
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100 • 36 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Acorn Electron, DOS, Tatung Einstein, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX
Game modes: Single player
Elite is a space trading video game, written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Released: Sep 13, 2017
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
The Jackbox Party Pack 7
Released: Oct 15, 2020
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ'd Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round.
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Released: Mar 24, 2008
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the name of Kane!
Adventures of Lolo
Released: Apr 20, 1989
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game released in 1989 by HAL Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Super Bomberman 3
Released: Apr 28, 1995
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Strategy, Tactical, Arcade
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Super Bomberman 3 is a game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995.
Outland
Released: Apr 27, 2011
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An action platformer with a combat/interactivity system based on polarity, Outland focuses on a hero who can switch between light and dark forms, an ability he'll need to exploit in order to destroy monsters and avoid attacks.
Orcs Must Die! 2
Released: Jul 30, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Orcs Must Die!
Stellaris
Released: May 9, 2016
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Stellaris is a real-time 4X grand strategy game set in a procedurally generated galaxy.
Pac-Man 256
Released: Aug 19, 2015
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pac-Man 256 is inspired by the glitched 256th level of Pac-Man.
Company of Heroes 2
Released: Jun 25, 2013
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions.
GeoGuessr
Released: May 9, 2013
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 49 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Quiz/Trivia
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
A game of simulated world travel and geographical knowledge.
Eve Online
Released: May 6, 2003
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
EVE Online is a free MMORPG sci-fi strategy game where you can embark on your own unique space adventure.
TCG Card Shop Simulator
Released: Sep 15, 2024
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Open your own local game store.
Prison Architect
Released: Oct 6, 2015
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison.
Thronefall
Released: Oct 11, 2024
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom.
Manor Lords
Released: Apr 26, 2024
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Released: Oct 3, 2017
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an American made JPRG and dungeon-crawler, based on the best-selling Battle Chasers comic series by Joe Maduriera and inspired by JPRG greats such as Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Chrono Trigger, and Phantasy Star.