Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Released: Aug 8, 2003
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Join a crystal caravan!
Heave Ho
Released: Aug 29, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death!
Tropico 3
Released: Oct 20, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The time is yesterday and the Cold War is in full swing.
Biped
Released: Mar 26, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Biped is a coop action game with physics.
The Temple of Elemental Evil
Released: Sep 16, 2003
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The game begins with an opening vignette that is determined by the alignment of the party.
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Released: Dec 12, 2018
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay.
Mass Effect
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 40 votes
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 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
Wasteland 2
Released: Sep 19, 2014
Critic rating: 77.5 / 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
Wasteland 2 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver.
Might & Magic: Heroes VI
Released: Oct 13, 2011
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The adventure in Heroes VI, starting 400 years before events in Heroes V, catapults a family of heroes into a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.
Coral Island
Released: Nov 14, 2023
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Coral Island is a re-imagined farm sim game inspired by classics.
The Sims 2: Open for Business
Released: Feb 28, 2006
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims 2: Open for Business is the third expansion pack for The Sims 2, where you'll get to design your own clothing boutique, beauty salon, florist, high-end electronics shop, bustling restaurant chain, or virtually any other type of business.
Toki Tori
Released: May 20, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Toki Tori, the player controls a little yellow chicken determined to save all the lost eggs.
Neighbours from Hell
Released: Jun 20, 2003
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Woody is an average man who has a happy life, until his neighbor Mr.
HunieCam Studio
Released: Apr 4, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In HunieCam Studio players take control of a sleazy cam girl operation.
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004
Released: Feb 5, 2004
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Find out who's the best card-battle player in Yu-Gi-Oh!
100% Orange Juice
Released: Aug 15, 2009
Critic rating: 75.6 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
100% Orange Juice is a goal-oriented boardgame played by OrangeJuice's all-star cast including characters from Acceleration of Suguri, Flying Red Barrel: A Diary of Little Aviator, Sora, and QP Shooting.
Emperor: Battle for Dune
Released: Jun 12, 2001
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Emperor: Battle for Dune represents the seamless combination of cutting-edge 3D graphics and perfected real-time strategy gameplay.
Cossacks: Back to War
Released: Oct 17, 2002
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Back to War is the second expansion pack, and it can be played as a standalone.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Released: Feb 20, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Empires, the pivotal RTS that launched a 20-year legacy returns in definitive form for Windows 10 PCs.
Sniper Elite
Released: Sep 30, 2005
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sniper Elite is a third-person action strategy game with a focus on sniping.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Released: Apr 7, 2009
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes.
Kingdom: New Lands
Released: Aug 9, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered.
Dungeons 3
Released: Oct 13, 2017
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Unleash your dark side by creating a unique underground dungeon from a huge array of rooms, traps and structures.
Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers
Released: Jun 26, 2013
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a digital collectible card game that introduces players to the Magic: The Gathering universe.
Bridge Constructor Portal
Released: Dec 20, 2017
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal and Bridge Constructor games.