Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Dune: Spice Wars
Released: Sep 14, 2023
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dune: Spice Wars is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard.
SteamWorld Build
Released: Dec 1, 2023
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In SteamWorld Build, you must escape a dying planet by building a mining town to dig up vital long-lost technology.
Smite
Released: Mar 25, 2014
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, MOBA
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Smite is the online battleground of the gods.
Star Wars: Empire at War
Released: Feb 16, 2006
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
From the lives of soldiers to the deaths of planets, you are the supreme galactic commander.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Released: Mar 4, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The third and final expansion to the genre-defining and critically-acclaimed RTS, Dawn of War.
Wakfu
Released: Feb 29, 2012
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Immerse yourself in the WAKFU universe with this free to play MMORPG.
Fable III
Released: Oct 26, 2010
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Set 50 years after the events of Fable II, the continent of Albion (where the Fable series is set) is under the control of Logan, a tyrant king and the Hero's older brother[1].
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
Released: May 2, 2018
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history.
Blood Bowl 2
Released: Sep 22, 2015
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humor and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous board game.
The Sims 2: Nightlife
Released: Sep 13, 2005
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Your Sims are on the town hitting all the swanky hot spots in The Sims 2: Nightlife, the second expansion pack for The Sims 2.
Gigantic
Released: Jun 23, 2017
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Gigantic is a visually-stunning evolution in team action gaming, where freedom of movement, play-style choice, and towering Guardians makes 5x5 competition more accessible and fun than ever.
Moving Out
Released: Apr 28, 2020
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Moving Out is a cooperative moving simulation game.
The Sims
Released: Jan 14, 2003
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Home consoles version of The Sims.
Golf With Your Friends
Released: May 19, 2020
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Why have friends if not to play golf...
UFC 2009 Undisputed
Released: May 19, 2009
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
UFC 2009 Undisputed is an explosive fighting game detailing the action, intensity and attitude of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Released: May 8, 1987
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
You'll criss-cross your way along the 17th century Spanish Main in search of all-new adventures.
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Released: Mar 10, 2003
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (often abbreviated JP:OG or simply JPOG) is a park-building game that allows players to create their own version of Jurassic Park.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Released: Oct 7, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those other pizza places!
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Released: Sep 24, 2015
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a grand tale that will enchant the hearts and minds of players as it takes them on an incredible journey.
Barotrauma
Released: Mar 13, 2023
Critic rating: 73.1 / 100 • 53 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Barotrauma is a 2D online multiplayer game taking place in a submarine travelling through the icy depths of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
911 Operator
Released: Feb 24, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
911 Operator is a game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services.
Styx: Master of Shadows
Released: Oct 7, 2014
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Released: Dec 28, 2017
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100 • 53 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers.
Ratty Catty
Released: Jul 21, 2017
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ratty Catty is a Multiplayer / CO-OP hide & seek game, the game is about the adventures of domestic cat Catty and hazel mouse Ratty who eats the foods in the house, feeds its babies and lives in a little rat nest.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Released: Apr 1, 2021
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100 • 122 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A physics based medieval battle simulator which lets you pit wacky waving armies against each other.