Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Total War: Warhammer II
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Total War: Warhammer II is a strategy game of titanic proportions.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Released: Apr 30, 2019
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a story-driven, turn-based tactical RPG set in a fantasy world with a touch of steampunk.
Icewind Dale
Released: Jun 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the northernmost reaches of the Forgotten Realms lies a frozen and untamed region known as Icewind Dale.
Total War: Warhammer
Released: May 24, 2016
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A unique combination of colossal real-time battles and an addictive turn-based sandbox campaign game of statecraft, politics and empire building, Total War: WARHAMMER will deliver hundreds of hours of absorbing gameplay.
Frostpunk
Released: Apr 24, 2018
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Frostpunk, the newest title from the creators of This War of Mine, is a society survival game where heat means life and every decision comes at a price.
Unicorn Overlord
Released: Mar 8, 2024
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the masterminds that brought 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Odin Sphere, ATLUS x Vanillaware presents the rebirth of tactical fantasy RPG.
Hearts of Iron II
Released: Jan 4, 2005
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy.
Dota 2
Released: Jul 9, 2013
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Genres: Strategy, MOBA
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game and the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod.
X-COM: UFO Defense
Released: Mar 1, 1994
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Amiga CD32, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Amiga, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense.
Vandal Hearts
Released: Oct 25, 1996
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
You assume the role of Ash Lambert, a hero torn between saving his country and restoring honor to the disgraced Lambert dynasty.
Operation: Tango
Released: Jun 1, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
It takes two to save the world in this Asymmetrical Spy Thriller.
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Released: Sep 9, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Emperor: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a game about politics, trade, and city design in ancient China.
The Incredible Machine 2
Released: Dec 31, 1994
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This game involves puzzle solving, while creating wacky machines.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king
Released: Nov 28, 2006
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In this add-on for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II it is your goal to lead the great armies of the Witch-King called the Angmar to victory.
Anno 1800
Released: Apr 16, 2019
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Anno 1800: Lead the Industrial Revolution!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the eighth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Songs of Conquest
Released: May 20, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Songs of Conquest is a turn based game where you build a kingdom, raise armies and control powerful magicians called wielders.
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
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.
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Released: Feb 23, 2006
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories is a tactical role-playing game and the sequel to Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.
Sid Meier's Colonization
Released: May 14, 1994
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100 • 52 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Released: Nov 22, 1996
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100 • 374 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Travel to an alternate universe where dark experiments have permanently altered time.