Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Angry Birds
Released: Dec 11, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Angry Birds is a 2009 physics-based casual puzzle video game developed by Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Released: Oct 28, 2008
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is set in an alternate reality from World War II, in which the Western Allies fought the Soviet Union.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Released: Oct 6, 2009
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands, a conflict that is in danger of erupting onto a global scale.
World of Tanks
Released: Apr 12, 2011
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Jump into the free-to-play team-based shooter with an ever-expanding roster of historical vehicles, stunning graphics, spectacular locales, and orchestral scores.
Shadowverse
Released: Jun 17, 2016
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"Shadowverse: the next evolution in collectible card games!
Orcs Must Die! 3
Released: Jul 14, 2020
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Orc Must Die!
Hexcells Infinite
Released: Sep 1, 2014
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hexcells Infinite is the third game in the series of ambient logic puzzle games.
Clash Royale
Released: Jan 4, 2016
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100 • 206 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Enter the Arena!
Aion
Released: Nov 25, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game released by NCSOFT.
They Are Billions
Released: Jun 18, 2019
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet.
Death Squared
Released: Mar 13, 2017
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions.
Kingdom Rush
Released: Dec 19, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!
Hitman Go
Released: Apr 17, 2014
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Hitman GO is a turn-based puzzle game with beautifully rendered diorama-style set pieces.
Rock of Ages
Released: Aug 31, 2011
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed!
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
Released: Jan 27, 2000
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown is a real-time strategy game for the PC published by Take-Two Interactive and developed by the Bulgarian game developer company Haemimont Games.
The Path
Released: Mar 18, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Path is a psychological horror art game developed by Tale of Tales originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on March 18, 2009 in English and Dutch, and later ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming Technologies.
Black & White 2
Released: Oct 7, 2005
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In the game, the player takes the role of a god called from the void (nothingness) to help those who invoked them.
XCOM: Chimera Squad
Released: Apr 24, 2020
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition
Released: Feb 23, 2016
Critic rating: 77.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Hitman Go is a simple to play, but difficult to master turn-based strategy game set in a stunning interpretation of the Hitman universe.
Bloons TD Battles
Released: Jul 18, 2013
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory.
Worms W.M.D
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The worms are back in their most destructive game yet!
SoulCalibur V
Released: Jan 31, 2012
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
SOULCALIBUR V, the latest entry in the premier weapons-based head-to-head fighting series continues the epic struggle of warriors in search for the legendary Soul Swords.
Europa Universalis III
Released: Jan 23, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Graveyard Keeper
Released: Aug 15, 2018
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of the year.
Guild of Dungeoneering
Released: Jul 15, 2015
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Guild of Dungeoneering is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around him.