Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Sims: Superstar
Released: May 12, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims: Superstar is the sixth expansion pack for The Sims, allowing players to guide Sims to fame.
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Released: Sep 25, 2012
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Ash, a skeletal rabbit and the prince of Hell, has inherited the role of ruler of Hell from his father.
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite.
8 Ball Pool
Released: Jan 23, 2013
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Play with friends!
Ronin
Released: Jun 30, 2015
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by Devolver Digital.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Released: Apr 23, 2020
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a dark, challenging turn-based roguelike RPG where you play as an evil necromancer escaping from your dungeon prison to once again embark on the domination of the world.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Released: Mar 6, 2010
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The third installment in the action-packed Pokemon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokemon Ranger tasked with protecting Pokemon, people and nature.
Laser League
Released: May 10, 2018
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Sport, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Blink and you are dead!
Pokémon Picross
Released: Dec 2, 2015
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The Pokémon and Picross franchises combine on 3DS.
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
Released: May 5, 2004
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 95 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The reality TV show of neighbourly nastiness and community commotion moves on to the next round.
Z
Released: Mar 1, 1996
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.
Rome: Total War - Alexander
Released: Jun 19, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The second expansion for Rome: Total War, Alexander is set much earlier time period than the original game, beginning in 336 BC.
The Bridge
Released: Feb 22, 2013
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A black-and-white puzzle game inspired by the art of M.
PC Building Simulator
Released: Jan 29, 2019
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
PC Building Simulator lets players get to grips and experiment with building their very own gaming PC, without the associated risks and costs.
Little Nightmares: The Hideaway
Released: Nov 9, 2017
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Hideaway is the second area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw.
Crying Suns
Released: Sep 18, 2019
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire.
Liar's Bar
Released: Jan 28, 2025
Critic rating: 69.3 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Liar's Bar is a 2-4 player multiplayer deception game set in a shady bar where bluffing and outsmarting your opponents is key to survival.
Earth Defense Force 5
Released: Dec 7, 2017
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Stand and fight for humanity.
Angry Birds Star Wars
Released: Nov 8, 2012
Critic rating: 63.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars universe, re-mastered for gaming systems!
King's Bounty: Crossworlds
Released: Sep 17, 2010
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is the expansion for the famous King's Bounty: Armored Princess role-playing game.
Awesomenauts
Released: May 1, 2012
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Indie, MOBA
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Two teams battle each other to take down the opposing sides turrets and base.
Back to Bed
Released: Aug 6, 2014
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist.
ShellShock Live
Released: Mar 7, 2019
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
ShellShock Live is a strategic online multiplayer artillery game currently in active development by kChamp Games.Fight Alongside your Friends (Or blow them up...
MU Online
Released: Nov 1, 2001
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
MU Online is a highly involved fantasy RPG based on the legendary Continent of MU.
Reus
Released: May 16, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will.