Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Kingdom Rush Vengeance
Released: Nov 21, 2018
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Are you ready to face former allies in battle?
Hexcells Plus
Released: Dec 9, 2013
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hexcells Plus is a standalone expansion to Hexcells that contains 36 new and more challenging puzzles.
TheHunter: Call of the Wild
Released: Feb 16, 2017
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Never before have you experienced a hunting game like theHunter: Call of the Wild.
Battle Chess
Released: Oct 1, 1988
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 61 votes
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Apple IIGS, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Commodore CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts.
Mir Tankov
Released: Apr 1, 2022
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 44 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The world famous tank MMO now developed and published by Lesta Games in RUBY region.
Hyrule Warriors: Legends
Released: Jan 21, 2016
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Cut down entire legions of enemies using over-the-top powerful Dynasty Warriors -style moves as Hyrule Warriors comes to the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. In the portable version, experience new story elements and playable characters from by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker game such as Tetra, King of Hyrule and more. Additional new features, such as the ability to switch between different characters on the fly, allow you to strategically position characters and defeat foes in all-new ways like never before.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Released: May 30, 2017
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a sequel to the stand-alone expansion pack to Rising Storm and focuses on the Vietnam War.
Jurassic World Evolution
Released: Jun 11, 2018
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Take charge of operations on the legendary islands of the Muertes archipelago and bring the wonder, majesty and danger of dinosaurs to life.
The Sims Bustin' Out
Released: Dec 15, 2003
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
The Sims Bustin' Out is the second title in The Sims console series and the first The Sims title to not be released on PC.
Age of Empires: Mythologies
Released: Nov 24, 2008
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Inspired by the hit PC title and built on the game engine behind the critically acclaimed Age of Empires: Age of Kings, Age of Empires: Mythologies will be the ultimate portable tactical strategy game with its refined gameplay, inspired design, fantastic multiplayer, and extensive replay value.
Rogue Company
Released: Sep 30, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Gear up and drop in to Rogue Company, the third-person tactical action shooter that puts the fate of the world in your hands.
Age of Wonders III
Released: Mar 31, 2014
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Wonders III, like the previous games in the series is a turn-based strategy game set within a high fantasy universe where the player assumes the role of a political-military leader.
Black Desert
Released: Dec 17, 2014
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Black Desert is a game that tests the limitations of MMORPG by implementing remastered graphics and audio. Enjoy exciting combat and siege, exploration, trading, fishing, training, alchemy, cooking, gathering, hunting, and more in the vast open world.
Party Hard 2
Released: Oct 25, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
It's the Holiday Season, and you don't get your Christmas Bonus.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Released: Nov 13, 2001
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Red Army is back.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Released: Oct 15, 2002
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Stretch your imagination further to build bigger parks and higher coasters!
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
Released: Sep 24, 2013
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure is a puzzle video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros.
Uplink
Released: Oct 1, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations.
Pokémon Unite
Released: Jul 20, 2021
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, MOBA
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Team up and take down the opposition in Pokémon’s first 5-on-5 strategic team battle game!
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Released: Feb 11, 2025
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history.
Overlord: Raising Hell
Released: Feb 15, 2008
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Overlord: Raising Hell is the expansion to the 2007 action role-playing game Overlord, which adds an extension to the game's single player with new levels, plot, enemies and weapons.
2048
Released: Mar 9, 2014
Critic rating: 71.1 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Created by Italian web developer Gabriele Cirulli, 2048 is a single-player sliding tile puzzle video game that challenges players to combine numbered tiles on a 4x4 grid to create a tile with the number 2048.
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Released: Jun 25, 2008
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Connect more than cities!
SpellForce 3
Released: Dec 7, 2017
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
SpellForce 3 is the perfect blend between RTS and RPG!
Stronghold 2
Released: Apr 18, 2005
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tax, torture or treat your peasants!