Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
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.
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.
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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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.
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 • 58 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.
Slay the Spire II
Released: Mar 5, 2026
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100 • 31 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!
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
Tooth and Tail
Released: Sep 12, 2017
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls.
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Released: Feb 29, 1996
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Released: Dec 31, 1995
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Transport Tycoon Deluxe was released in 1995, and featured new varieties of landscape and weather, new scenarios, more vehicles and allowed the player to run their company all the way from the year 1950 up to the year 2050.
Football Manager 2011
Released: Nov 5, 2010
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Football Manager 2011, managers can negotiate contracts with players, access a training area so that managers can give their team specific areas to focus on before a match, interact with players, staff and the board, enjoy 100 new animations, and much more.