Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Released: Nov 19, 2009
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Released: May 14, 1996
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100 • 47 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a Japanese Super Famicom tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
The Banner Saga 2
Released: Apr 19, 2016
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2.
Total War: Shogun 2
Released: Mar 15, 2011
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style warlord to lead them.
L.A. Noire
Released: May 17, 2011
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
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Braid
Released: Aug 6, 2008
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways.
Dwarf Fortress
Release date: Unknown
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game.
Factorio
Released: Aug 14, 2020
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies.
Epic Seven
Released: Nov 8, 2018
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
With Epic Seven's outstanding illustrations, it's the first domestic RPG to feature full frame animation for all of its characters and cutscenes.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Released: Oct 23, 2018
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics.
Ground Control
Released: Jun 1, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ground Control is set in the 25th century.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Released: Oct 9, 2012
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown.
Theme Hospital
Released: Feb 4, 1997
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Theme Hospital is a business simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1997, in which the player designs and operates a hospital.
Overwatch
Released: May 24, 2016
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer
Join the fight for the future in the world of Overwatch and choose your hero from a diverse cast of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities.
Desperados III
Released: Jun 16, 2020
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Wild West.
Shining Force II
Released: Oct 1, 1993
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting.
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Released: Jul 25, 2003
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series.
Slay the Spire II
Released: Mar 5, 2026
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Strategy, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns!
Gunpoint
Released: Jun 3, 2013
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people.
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Released: Jun 25, 2015
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Fire Emblem Fates is split into three story paths.
Guild Wars
Released: Apr 26, 2005
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
In a world torn by conflict, where human kingdoms are all but destroyed and guilds sacrifice all for a chance to control the Hall of Heroes, a champion must rise from the ruins of a once-proud land to lead refugees from the ashes and fulfill an ancient prophecy.
SWAT 4
Released: Apr 5, 2005
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
To simulate realistic police procedures, SWAT 4' encourages the use of non-lethal force to subdue and arrest subjects rather than incapacitating or killing them.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dragon Age: Inquisition is a role-playing game and the third main game in the Dragon Age series.
Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion
Released: Nov 26, 2001
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Build a prosperous settlement with a complete economy.
Railroad Tycoon II
Released: Jun 30, 1998
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon is a business simulation game.