Strategy games on PC
Strategy games center on planning, decision-making, and managing objectives. They range from turn-based empire building and tower defense to real-time warfare, city or colony management, automation, and survival.
- Long-term planning or tactical choices
- Management, warfare, or survival systems
- Turn-based and real-time formats
Related: Turn-Based Strategy, Grand Strategy, Management, Tower Defense
3,020 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning centuries of civilizations and warfare
95% positive
183K reviews
Darkest Dungeon®
Dark fantasy roguelike RPG about stress, survival, and permanent death
92% positive
163K reviews
World of Warships
Team-based naval shooter with historical warships and tactical salvos
76% positive
Free
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
98% positive
156K reviews
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Physics-based strategy sandbox where wobbly armies fight unpredictable battles
98% positive
154K reviews
World of Tanks Blitz
Team-based tank shooter with quick cross-platform tactical battles
78% positive
Free
Hell Let Loose
Tactical World War II shooter built around large team battles
82% positive
150K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
72% positive
149K reviews
Inscryption
Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror
97% positive
149K reviews
Crusader Kings III
Medieval grand strategy where dynasties outlive their rulers
90% positive
144K reviews
Frostpunk
Survival city builder where heat, resources, and laws decide lives
93% positive
138K reviews
Europa Universalis IV
Historical grand strategy sandbox where any nation can reshape history
88% positive
137K reviews
Teardown
First-person heist sandbox built around physics-driven voxel destruction
96% positive
136K reviews
Space Engineers
Open-world space sandbox for building and breaking physics-driven machines
89% positive
134K reviews
Cult of the Lamb
Action roguelite and colony sim about building a woodland cult
96% positive
130K reviews
Insurgency
Tactical first-person shooter built around lethal, objective-based team combat
92% positive
125K reviews
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive
124K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Fantasy grand strategy mixing turn-based conquest with real-time battles
93% positive
121K reviews
SMITE®
Third-person MOBA battles starring gods from world mythology
79% positive
Free
Conan Exiles Enhanced
Open-world survival crafting with city building and siege warfare
79% positive
118K reviews
Kenshi
Open-world squad RPG about surviving and shaping a hostile wasteland
96% positive
117K reviews
Company of Heroes 2
World War II RTS built around cover and combined arms
79% positive
113K reviews
House Flipper
Single-player home renovation sim with cleaning, repairs, and decorating
94% positive
112K reviews
XCOM® 2
Turn-based tactical strategy against alien rulers on occupied Earth
85% positive
110K reviews