Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
7 Days to Die
Released: Jul 25, 2024
Critic rating: 36.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games.
Crab Game
Released: Oct 29, 2021
Critic rating: 51.7 / 100 • 59 votes
Genres: Fighting, Racing, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you fight for the ultimate cash price in different minigames based on children's games, until only one player is left to claim it all.
D
Released: Apr 1, 1995
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
The first entry in the D series and one of the first games released by the company, it dealt with taboo content such as violence and cannibalism, featured 3D CGI full-motion video and a first-person perspective.
Yoshi
Released: Dec 14, 1991
Critic rating: 47.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yoshi is a puzzle game featuring the titular character.
Stronghold 3
Released: Oct 25, 2011
Critic rating: 51.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Stronghold 3 is the long-awaited third installment in the award winning castle-building series.
Knock-knock
Released: Oct 4, 2013
Critic rating: 46.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Released: Dec 1, 1982
Critic rating: 48.1 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Atari 2600
Game modes: Single player
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Dungeon Keeper
Released: Jun 26, 1997
Critic rating: 10.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dungeon Keeper is a strategy video game in which the player attempts to build and manage a dungeon or lair while protecting it from invading 'hero' characters intent on stealing the player's accumulated treasures and killing various monsters.
Disciples III: Renaissance
Released: Dec 11, 2009
Critic rating: 45.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Disciples III: Renaissance is the next title in the award winning Disciples series and represents a leap forward in the evolution of the turn-based RPG/strategy genre.
Metal Gear Survive
Released: Feb 20, 2018
Critic rating: 59.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In a struggle to stay alive on this harsh terrain filled with deadly creatures, soldiers who were previously on Motherbase now must work cooperatively in order to survive.
Hello Neighbor
Released: Dec 8, 2017
Critic rating: 36.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in his basement.
Dark
Released: Jul 4, 2013
Critic rating: 41.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
DARK is a unique stealth-action game with RPG elements in which you take on the role of the ultimate hunter: a vampire.
Umbrella Corps
Released: Jun 21, 2016
Critic rating: 39.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Umbrella Corps is an online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Arma 2
Released: Jun 17, 2009
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Arma 2 is set in the near future, year 2009, in a fictional post soviet country called Chernarus.
Brawl Stars
Released: Dec 12, 2018
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, MOBA
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Brawl Stars is a multiplayer online battle arena and hero shooter designed for mobile devices.
Wizard101
Released: Sep 2, 2008
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Wizard101 is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by KingsIsle Entertainment.
Minion Masters
Released: May 24, 2019
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Minion Masters: The realm's greatest Masters face off in a never-ending conflict for glory.
Raid: Shadow Legends
Released: Jul 29, 2018
Critic rating: 29.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Battle your way through a visually-stunning realistic fantasy RPG with hundreds of Champions from 16 playable factions.
Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Released: May 9, 2011
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Hydrophobia is a action/adventure survivor game utilizing the revolutionary HydroEngine technology to place you inside the flooding lower decks of the Queen of the World.