Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Fire Emblem Warriors
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
"Clash with legions of soldiers and fierce monsters as Marth, Xander, Corrin, and other Fire Emblem heroes unleashing over-the-top-powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves.
Turmoil
Released: Jun 2, 2016
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Turmoil is a simulation game set during the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Bad North
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Bad North is a minimalistic real-time tactics roguelite game that combines a charming aesthetic and simple, accessible controls with a surprisingly deep combat simulation."
Worms Battlegrounds
Released: May 30, 2014
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Worms Battlegrounds is an artillery strategy video game developed and published by Team17.
Agar.io
Released: Apr 28, 2015
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 85 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Agar.io is a massively multiplayer online game where players control a cell in a colorful, grid-like environment.
Reventure
Released: Jun 4, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Reventure could be described as a "choose your own adventure" book in the shape of a 2D platformer.
Pokémon Puzzle League
Released: Sep 25, 2000
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Discover the most frantic, frenzied, fun-filled Pokémon challenge ever--Pokémon Puzzle League!
140
Released: Oct 16, 2013
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
140 is an indie 2D rhythm puzzle-platformer.
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Released: Apr 26, 2018
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first Utawarerumono title featuring remastered artwork and battle sections are now in 3D.
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Released: Nov 4, 2008
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In addition to traditional RTS controls, EndWar goes beyond other Real Time Strategy games by letting you use your own voice to control your units, offering you true control at the speed of thought.
Dawn of Man
Released: Mar 1, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Released: Mar 2, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great lengths to find anything that might have survived decades of neglect and ruin.
Magicka
Released: Jan 25, 2011
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Released: Apr 27, 2017
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.
Wizard of Wor
Released: Jun 5, 1981
Critic rating: 70.7 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Bally Astrocade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wizard of Wor is an action-oriented game for one or two players.
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East
Released: Oct 11, 2007
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tribes of the East is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic V.
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
Released: May 26, 2017
Critic rating: 70.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Life is Feudal: Forest Village is RTS city builder game with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world.
Conan Exiles
Released: May 8, 2018
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian.
Dynasty Warriors 2
Released: Aug 3, 2000
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An Age of Legends brought alive with the thrill and speed of action and the depth of simulation.
Master of Orion
Released: Aug 25, 2016
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: PEGI 7
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Master of Orion, the award-winning and critically acclaimed strategy game, has returned.
60 Seconds!
Released: May 25, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As Ted, a responsible citizen and a family man, you are faced with a slight disturbance to your happy, suburban lifestyle.
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Released: Oct 27, 2020
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, MOBA
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Welcome to the Wild Rift!
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Released: Oct 15, 2010
Critic rating: 67.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Taking players through the Naruto Shippuden story arc, daring ninja warriors must strategically recruit the right support characters to ensure victory against any and all opponents.
HuniePop 2: Double Date
Released: Feb 8, 2021
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Take a trip to an exotic island paradise for a steamy new adventure in this long awaited sequel to the popular dating sim / puzzle game hybrid, HuniePop!
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Released: Sep 13, 2011
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, the leading tactical multiplayer WWII shooter on the PC, will take the award winning Red Orchestra franchise into the next generation of gaming.