Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Released: Oct 25, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Soviets are back and this time they’re on American soil.
Stardew Valley
Released: Feb 26, 2016
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG!
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Released: Jun 23, 2005
Critic rating: 90.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Advance Wars: Dual Strike is the third installment in the Advance Wars series (first on DS media).
Zeus: Master of Olympus
Released: Oct 16, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Zeus: Master of Olympus is the fifth full title of the City Building Series, developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment.
Mass Effect 2
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 39 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 2 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Released: Jul 27, 2010
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a science fiction real-time strategy game and the sequel to the original StarCraft.
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Released: Jul 1, 2003
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 584 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne adds a host of new features to the game, including four new campaigns that take you across the frozen continent of Northrend.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Released: Jul 28, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fuga is set in a war-ravaged world where a village is destroyed by the fascist Berman Empire.
Caves of Qud
Released: Dec 5, 2024
Critic rating: 94.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retro-futurism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants.
Medieval II: Total War
Released: Nov 10, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Take command of your armies and expand your reign.
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
Released: Nov 10, 2015
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You are Hierarch Artanis, leader of the mighty protoss race.
Mass Effect 3
Released: Mar 6, 2012
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Mass Effect 3 is an action role-playing game in which Commander Shepard leads a final campaign against the Reapers, a machine race that has invaded Earth and is conquering civilizations across the galaxy.
StarCraft
Released: Mar 31, 1998
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100 • 1,249 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Released: Nov 29, 2018
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The dream meeting of Persona 3, 4, 5!
The Banner Saga 3
Released: Jul 26, 2018
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Banner Saga 3 is the final dramatic chapter in the mature, story-driven Viking RPG series which has won over 20 awards and has been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Released: Nov 28, 2019
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Uncover the truth and delve into a 2D sidescrolling adventure featuring gorgeous art and environments.
The Battle of Polytopia
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 87.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Battle of Polytopia is an award-winning turn-based strategy game about building a civilization and going into battle.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Released: Sep 20, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
From the heart of the Third Reich to the most remote islands in the South Pacific, Sergeant Jack "Butcher" O'Hara and his elite group of gritty soldiers must combine their expertise and venture deep into enemy territory...
Fire Emblem Awakening
Released: Apr 19, 2012
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Armies clash as the world burns.
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade
Released: Sep 30, 1999
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100 • 109 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade is the first of two expansion packs for the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic III.
Valkyria Chronicles
Released: Apr 24, 2008
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of the 1930s, Valkyria Chronicles depicts Europe divided in two and ruled by two super powers: the Empire and the Federation.
Angry Birds Star Wars II
Released: Sep 18, 2013
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
The Force is strong with this one.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
Released: Aug 23, 2011
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Devil Survivor Overclocked is an enhanced port of Devil Survivor made exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS.
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
Released: Sep 18, 1998
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Knights and Merchants recreates the era of the Middle Ages.
FTL: Advanced Edition
Released: Apr 3, 2014
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
FTL: Advanced Edition features: - New systems, playable ships, alien race, weapons, drones, and more! - A new sector with new events, written by Tom Jubert and special guest writer Chris Avellone! - New music by Ben Prunty!