Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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!
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.
Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered
Released: Feb 14, 2024
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered is a collection of the first three Tomb Raider games, originally released between 1996 and 1998, updated with enhanced visuals and modern controls.
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.
Insaniquarium! Deluxe
Released: Sep 1, 2004
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Dive into wild arcade action as you feed fish and fight aliens in the craziest aquarium around!
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Released: Oct 17, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sway fierce battles in your favor with the powerful WarChief and lead one of three great Native American civilizations.
Total War: Attila
Released: Feb 17, 2015
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The next installment in the turn-based strategy game with real-time tactics, Total War: Attila casts players back to 395 AD.
Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Released: Oct 20, 2020
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Discover the shattered world of Solasta: explore ruins and dungeons for legendary treasures, learn the truth of an age-old cataclysm - and stop it from happening again.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Released: Feb 7, 2018
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"The Civilization VI: Rise and Fall expansion brings new choices, strategies, and challenges for players as they guide a civilization through the ages.
Clash of Clans
Released: Aug 2, 2012
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100 • 214 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Clash of Clans is an addictive mixture of strategic planning and competitive fast-paced combats.
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Released: Sep 23, 2008
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a totally redesigned online component.
The Basement Collection
Released: Aug 31, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Basement Collection is a compilation of Edmund McMillen's Flash games.
Endless Legend
Released: Sep 18, 2014
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Another sunrise, another day of toil.
Anno 2070
Released: Nov 17, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements.
Total War: Rome II
Released: Sep 3, 2013
Critic rating: 71.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combines turn-based campaigns with large, cinematic real-time battles.
Tropico 6
Released: Mar 29, 2019
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
El Presidente is back!
Magic Duels
Released: Jul 8, 2015
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Join tens of millions of Magic: The Gathering fans playing the world’s best strategy card game with Magic Duels!
Viva Piñata
Released: Nov 9, 2006
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Attract and tame your favourite Piñatas.
Populous: The Beginning
Released: Nov 30, 1998
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game.