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The best Strategy games · Ludixa

The best Strategy games

Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.

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Baldur's Gate 3 cover art

Baldur's Gate 3202396/100750,755 reviewsAdventure · RPGBaldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

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Divinity: Original Sin201594/10027,287 reviewsAdventure · IndieGather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

Sid Meier's Civilization IV cover art

Sid Meier's Civilization IV200694/1002,770 reviewsStrategyWith over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 cover art

Divinity: Original Sin 2201793/100180,076 reviewsAdventure · RpgThere can only be one God. The Divine is dead. The Void approaches. And the powers lying dormant within you are soon to awaken.

Dwarf Fortress cover art

Dwarf Fortress202293/10029,211 reviewsIndie · SimulationBuild a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

Company of Heroes cover art

Company of Heroes200693/10012,543 reviewsAction · StrategyDelivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition cover art

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition200793/1004,825 reviewsAction · StrategyDelivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Rome: Total War - Collection cover art

Rome: Total War - Collection200792/10013,044 reviewsStrategyControl and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.

Satisfactory cover art

Satisfactory202491/100233,669 reviewsAdventure · IndieSatisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

Crusader Kings III cover art

Crusader Kings III202091/10096,136 reviewsRPG · SimulationLove, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Factorio cover art

Factorio202090/100194,526 reviewsSimulation · StrategyThe factory must grow

Balatro cover art

Balatro202490/100159,447 reviewsSimulation · StrategyBalatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.

Sid Meier's Civilization V cover art

Sid Meier's Civilization V201090/100127,962 reviewsStrategyCreate, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

Total War: SHOGUN 2 cover art

Total War: SHOGUN 2201190/10037,818 reviewsStrategyTotal War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

Total War: Empire cover art

Total War: Empire200990/10021,217 reviewsStrategyCommand the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Braid cover art

Braid200990/1006,936 reviewsCasual · IndieThis is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete cover art

Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete200690/1005,685 reviewsStrategySid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Slay the Spire cover art

Slay the Spire201989/100192,524 reviewsIndie · StrategyWe fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition cover art

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition201489/10013,304 reviewsSimulation · StrategyRise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Sid Meier's Civilization VI cover art

Sid Meier's Civilization VI201688/100275,173 reviewsStrategyExpand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

XCOM 2 cover art

XCOM 2201688/10079,495 reviewsStrategyXCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

EVE Online cover art

EVE Online201088/1007,794 reviewsAction · Massively MultiplayerOver 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

RimWorld cover art

RimWorld201887/100207,428 reviewsIndie · SimulationA sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Europa Universalis IV cover art

Europa Universalis IV201387/10095,601 reviewsSimulation · StrategyRule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

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Total War: WARHAMMER II201787/10087,851 reviewsAction · StrategyThe forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade200787/1007,627 reviewsStrategyDeep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were where the Necrons themselves retire to...

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts cover art

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts200787/100811 reviewsAction · StrategyThe next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Orcs Must Die! Unchained cover art

Orcs Must Die! Unchained201687/100152 reviewsAction · Free To PlayOrcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defense game to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! Bust skulls with your best pals in PvE co-op Survival, or put your teamwork to the real test in Sabotage Mode!

Total War: WARHAMMER III cover art

Total War: WARHAMMER III202286/100103,590 reviewsAction · StrategyThe cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

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Total War: Warhammer201686/10032,604 reviewsAction · StrategyThe Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)200786/1008,791 reviewsStrategyAll of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword cover art

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword200786/1003,862 reviewsStrategySid 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.

Supreme Commander cover art

Supreme Commander201186/1002,310 reviewsStrategyFor a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

Cities: Skylines cover art

Cities: Skylines201585/100219,560 reviewsSimulation · StrategyCities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cover art

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS201985/10072,207 reviewsAction · StrategyUnite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun cover art

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun201685/10030,792 reviewsAction · StrategyExplore ancient Japan in the Edo era.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)200985/1008,029 reviewsStrategyAll of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cover art

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition201984/100158,214 reviewsStrategy42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Darkest Dungeon cover art

Darkest Dungeon201684/100139,625 reviewsIndie · RPGDarkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Frostpunk cover art

Frostpunk201884/100113,975 reviewsSimulation · StrategyFrostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?