Best Strategy Games
1,192 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered
Released: Feb 10, 2016
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2008.
The Swapper
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game.
XCOM 2
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year.
Football Manager 2010
Released: Oct 30, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Football Manager 2010 (abbreviated to Football Manager 10 or FM10) is a football manager simulation video game.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Released: Nov 15, 2013
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100 • 71 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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Front Mission 3
Released: Sep 2, 1999
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Front Mission 3, also known in Japan as Front Mission Third, is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation.
Linelight
Released: Jan 30, 2017
Critic rating: 90.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Patapon
Released: Dec 20, 2007
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Set among a variety of colorful 2D backgrounds, Patapon unfolds through more than 30 missions with more than 20 different environments, where players are tasked with outfitting the Patapon army, collecting resources, and using strategy to grow the tribe into a devastating fighting force.
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings
Released: Jun 19, 2012
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings is the first expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year.
Age of Mythology: Retold
Released: Sep 4, 2024
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Mythology: Retold is a remastered version of the 2002 real-time strategy classic Age of Mythology.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Released: Jul 18, 2007
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Kenshi
Released: Dec 6, 2018
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A free-roaming squad based RPG.
Icewind Dale II
Released: Aug 27, 2002
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Icewind Dale II is a captivating role-playing game developed by Black Isle Studios, released in 2002 as the sequel to the acclaimed Icewind Dale.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Released: Oct 20, 2016
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development.
Age of Wonders
Released: Nov 11, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn-based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series.
Crusader Kings II
Released: Feb 3, 2012
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Dark Ages might be drawing to a close, but Europe is still in turmoil.
Bejeweled
Released: May 30, 2001
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Mobile, Palm OS, BlackBerry OS, Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Bejeweled is a tile-matching puzzle video game by PopCap Games, first developed for browsers in 2001.
SteamWorld Heist
Released: Dec 9, 2015
Critic rating: 87.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure.
TagPro
Released: Feb 1, 2013
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100 • 181 votes
Genres: Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Web browser, Android
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
TagPro is a free-to-play online multiplayer capture the flag video game originally designed and programmed by Nick Riggs.
Old World
Released: Jul 1, 2021
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game.
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars
Released: Oct 1, 1996
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100 • 144 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published in 1996 by the 3DO Company.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
Released: Sep 21, 2016
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The epic story of Utawarerumono comes to an end in Mask of Truth, as the fate of the world will be determined by warring nations.
Hearts of Iron III
Released: Aug 7, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour puts you back in the commander’s seat during World War II.
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
Released: Sep 1, 2003
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100 • 136 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
It's Zero Hour, and time to unleash the absolute latest in modern weapons technology in a quest to become the world's most powerful General.
Beholder 2
Released: Oct 22, 2018
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Every citizen of our great State dreams of working at the Prime Ministry!