Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Iron Harvest
Released: Sep 1, 2020
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
After World War 1 farmers found a plethora of unexploded ordnance, barbed wire, weapons, shrapnel and bullets while ploughing their fields.
Human Resource Machine
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game.
The Jackbox Party Pack 4
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 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 biggest and fourthiest addition to this storied party game franchise features the blanking fun sequel Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the web-based frame game Survive the Internet; the spooky date-a-thon Monster Seeking Monster; the deranged debate match Bracketeering; and the one-up art game Civic Doodle.
Syndicate
Released: Jun 6, 1993
Critic rating: 68.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns
Game modes: Single player
Syndicate is a strategic action game set in a dystopian future where corporate entities vie for global dominance.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Released: Aug 6, 2019
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series, bringing all the exciting tactical-turn based combat and in-depth 4X empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new sci-fi setting.
Pathway
Released: Apr 11, 2019
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Adventure into the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy RPG set in the 1930s great desert wilderness.
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!
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
Released: Sep 30, 2016
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a tactical action RPG developed by Witching Hour Studios.
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.
Death and Taxes
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 2D, narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper...
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.
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.
Mass Effect
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 43 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
Released: Nov 1, 1990
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, BlackBerry OS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, Sega Master System/Mark III, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Speedball is a futuristic football-like game which takes place on a steel walled floored pitch, 160 feet long by 90 feet wide.