Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Wario's Woods
Released: Feb 19, 1994
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wario's Woods is a puzzle game similar to Tetris or Columns, but with a twist.
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Released: Jun 1, 2007
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the original Tomb Raider with a technically more advanced graphics engine.
Rec Room
Released: Jun 28, 2016
Critic rating: 72.7 / 100 • 52 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Music, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
Rec Room is a virtual reality online game platform to build and play games together.
Tokyo Jungle
Released: Jun 7, 2012
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Tokyo Jungle, everything is the enemy, and only the strongest will survive!
For the King
Released: Apr 19, 2018
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
For The King is a turn based roguelike, RPG that can be played solo or cooperatively online and features strategic adventuring, turn based combat, and persistent choices.
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Released: Oct 23, 2018
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Do Not Feed the Monkeys is a digital voyeur simulator: a narrative-driven game where you invade the privacy of dozens of strangers and witness their most intimate moments, while you struggle to keep up to date with paying the rent and putting some food on the table.
Delta Force: Land Warrior
Released: Nov 7, 2000
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Engage the enemy across vast outdoor environments and expansive indoor environments as you take control of the US Army's elite anti-terrorist unit.
Democracy 3
Released: Oct 14, 2013
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Democracy is a government simulation game.
Forager
Released: Apr 18, 2019
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Forager is the popular crafting, exploration and base building game that can best be defined as “the idle game that you want to actively keep playing”.
Rebel Galaxy
Released: Oct 20, 2015
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Rebel Galaxy is an action-packed, swashbuckling space opera.
Knights of Pen and Paper II
Released: Oct 20, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references.
Hexcells
Released: Sep 12, 2013
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game in the vein of minesweeper.
Supreme Commander 2
Released: Mar 2, 2010
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Supreme Commander 2 is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game.
Tropico 5
Released: May 23, 2014
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in the next installment of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular 'dictator sim' series.
Fat Princess
Released: Jul 30, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rescue your beloved princess through teamwork in this comic medieval battle royale.
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
Released: Oct 14, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Third part of the legendary tactical strategic saga from Pyro Studios
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi
Released: Apr 20, 1990
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light is the first game in the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
Stick Fight: The Game
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100 • 125 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet
Battle for Wesnoth
Released: Aug 2, 2005
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100 • 39 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Released: Nov 13, 2012
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Venture into a wide-open world where the most powerful tool is your imagination.
Space Engineers
Released: Feb 28, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works.
Reigns
Released: Aug 10, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Reigns is a strategy video game developed by Nerial and published by Devolver Digital.
Insurgency
Released: Jan 22, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine-based experience.
80 Days
Released: Jul 31, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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