Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Sims Castaway Stories
Released: Jan 29, 2008
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Help your Sims thrive and survive when they wash ashore on an uncharted island.
The Sims: Unleashed
Released: Sep 23, 2002
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims: Unleashed is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims, designed to offer truly lively animal friends, with all the fun and responsibility that comes with pet ownership.
Dota Underlords
Released: Jun 20, 2019
Critic rating: 64.1 / 100 • 72 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Dota Underlords, strategic decisions matter more than twitch reflexes.
Sheltered
Released: Mar 15, 2016
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Panting, scared, the shelter airlock smashes down behind you.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Released: Aug 6, 2013
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.
Stronghold Crusader II
Released: Sep 22, 2014
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to Stronghold: Crusader, the original 'castle sim'.
Eternal Card Game
Released: Nov 15, 2018
Critic rating: 63.9 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Eternal is a free-to-play online collectible card video game developed and published by Dire Wolf Digital.
Command & Conquer: Renegade
Released: Feb 26, 2002
Critic rating: 59.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Renegade's story takes place during the final days of the First Tiberium War originally depicted in Command & Conquer.
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards
Released: Jul 4, 2002
Critic rating: 63.5 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
In Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
Released: Mar 24, 2011
Critic rating: 63.4 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Have fun learning and mastering the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online!
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Released: Mar 31, 2016
Critic rating: 56.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The first new Infinity Engine game since 2002, Siege of Dragonspear is an official expansion for Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition developed by Beamdog that acts as a bridge between Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.
Clu Clu Land
Released: Nov 28, 1984
Critic rating: 63.2 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Are you clever enough to unravel the mystery of Clu Clu Land?
The Sims FreePlay
Released: Dec 15, 2011
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
The Sims FreePlay is a strategic life simulation game developed by EA Mobile and later with Firemonkeys Studios.
The Escapists
Released: Feb 13, 2015
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
All that stands between you and your freedom is a perfectly executed escape plan.
Pokémon Quest
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Welcome to Tumblecube Island!
Bridge Constructor
Released: May 23, 2012
Critic rating: 65.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Bridge Constructor put you into the role of an engineer in bridge building.
SimTower
Released: Nov 1, 1994
Critic rating: 62.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, Sega Saturn
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the building simulation game SimTower, which offers the chance to build and manage all the complex, interconnected operations of a modern skycraper.
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Released: Jul 14, 2016
Critic rating: 62.7 / 100 • 73 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, MOBA
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game designed for smartphones and tablets.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Released: Oct 20, 2009
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Bakugan Battle Brawlers is the first videogame based on the Bakugan series.
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Released: Nov 26, 1993
Critic rating: 62.6 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
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Super Bomberman R
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 63.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
"Since its release in 1985, Bomberman has been a familiar party-battle game for many years.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
Released: Dec 9, 1999
Critic rating: 59.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Spy vs Spy
Released: Dec 31, 1984
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BBC Microcomputer System, Game Boy Color, Atari 8-bit, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, Atari ST/STE, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Plus/4, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The black spy and the white spy are out to outsmart each other before the time bell rings.
Little Nightmares: The Depths
Released: Jul 6, 2017
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Depths is the first area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw.
Angry Birds Rio
Released: Mar 21, 2011
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Angry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile.