Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Evil Genius
Released: Sep 28, 2004
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Evil Genius focuses on building an island lair and the management of minions that are employed by the Evil Genius, allowing the player to progress through the main storyline with achieving world domination as the end goal of the game.
My Singing Monsters
Released: Sep 3, 2012
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Welcome to My Singing Monsters!
Dungeon of the Endless
Released: Oct 27, 2014
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Dungeon of the Endless, the player takes the role of the survivors of a prison spaceship, its escape pod having crashed to the surface of a strange planet.
Age of Empires III
Released: Oct 18, 2005
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In this highly anticipated next installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500–1850, picking up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Released: Nov 15, 2018
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Take control of one of the most technologically advanced armies in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus.
Dune
Released: Mar 14, 1992
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: DOS, Amiga, Sega CD
Game modes: Single player
Dune is a 1992 video game, based upon Frank Herbert's science fiction novel of the same name.
Dirt Rally 2.0
Released: Feb 25, 2019
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Oculus VR, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dirt Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.
Cities: Skylines
Released: Mar 10, 2015
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Released: Mar 19, 2017
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wisecracking multiplayer action that uniquely blends the strategic depth of a MOBA with intense third-person combat as you fight in a wild battle for fortress supremacy.
The Wonderful 101
Released: Aug 23, 2013
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The Wonderful 101 offers the unprecedented ability to control 100 heroes at once, with the flowing controls and dynamic action that are the PlatinumGames hallmark.
Stronghold HD
Released: Nov 1, 2012
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Released: Aug 7, 2008
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A reinvention of the original NES titles with revamped graphics and intuitive touch control, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon will finally introduce longtime fans to the stories that gave birth to the series nearly 20 years ago in Japan, while introducing the Fire Emblem franchise to a broader audience of strategy and chess fans.
Duelyst
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Duelyst is a competitive strategy game focused on tactical combat, squad building, and ranked ladder play.
Battlefield 4
Released: Oct 29, 2013
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battlefield 4 is the genre-defining action blockbuster created by Dice, and made from moments that blur the line between game and glory, moments found only in Battlefield.
Chroma Squad
Released: Apr 30, 2015
Critic rating: 71.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show!
Rogue
Released: Dec 31, 1980
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PDP-11, Atari 8-bit, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, TRS-80 Color Computer, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player
Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980.
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
Released: Apr 8, 2003
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
As a feared Pirate King, you have to keep both your buccaneers and prisoners under control and send your ships on the prowl for treasury.
Osmos
Released: Aug 18, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault
Released: Sep 23, 2005
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This expansion adds all-new units and strategies to the exciting gameplay offered by Dawn of War.
Peglin
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage.
Worms Reloaded
Released: Aug 26, 2010
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ten years on from Worms Armageddon and the turn-based comic mayhem continues in Worms Reloaded, an all-new edition available for PC through Steam.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Released: Aug 21, 1998
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100 • 79 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A combination of explosive action and real-life strategy!
Worms
Released: Jun 1, 1995
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Worms is a turn-based strategy game that combines tactical decision-making with elements of randomness.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Released: Nov 11, 2022
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn!
Ghostrunner II
Released: Oct 26, 2023
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Ghostrunner II is a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world.