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.
Elite Dangerous
Open-world space simulation with a full-scale Milky Way sandbox
77% positive
108K reviews
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Medieval real-time strategy built around civilizations, resources, and conquest
96% positive
103K reviews
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Free-to-play digital card game centered on competitive online duels
71% positive
Free
Planet Zoo
Single-player zoo management simulation with piece-by-piece habitat construction
91% positive
98K reviews
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Historical real-time strategy built around distinct civilizations and large battles
86% positive
96K reviews
Black Desert
Sandbox MMORPG combining combo combat, life skills, and guild wars
74% positive
94K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
82% positive
94K reviews
Cookie Clicker
Incremental idle game about building an ever-growing cookie economy
96% positive
93K reviews
Manor Lords
Medieval city builder mixing resource management with territorial conquest
84% positive
92K reviews
Dyson Sphere Program
Space factory automation sandbox about building star-enclosing energy megastructures
97% positive
92K reviews
Dota Underlords
Free-to-play auto battler about building crews and stacking alliances
82% positive
Free
Barotrauma
2D co-op submarine survival horror built around teamwork and betrayal
94% positive
90K reviews
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Historical grand strategy with turn-based empire management and real-time battles
88% positive
88K reviews
Arena Breakout: Infinite
Free-to-play tactical extraction shooter with detailed weapon customization
74% positive
Free
Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer(大富翁)
Free online board game about buying property and bankrupting rivals
60% positive
Free
FTL: Faster Than Light
Space roguelike strategy built around crew management and permadeath
95% positive
79K reviews
Tabletop Simulator
Tabletop sandbox for playing and creating board games online
96% positive
75K reviews
Crusader Kings II
Medieval grand strategy about dynasties, politics, war, and succession
91% positive
Free
Prison Architect
Top-down prison management sim built around design and crisis control
89% positive
74K reviews
SPORE™
Single-player evolution sandbox spanning cells, civilizations, and space
93% positive
73K reviews
Planet Coaster
Single-player theme park simulation with detailed coaster and scenery building
91% positive
72K reviews
The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Open-world wuxia RPG about martial arts, lineage, and village management
65% positive
70K reviews
Northgard: Definitive Edition
Viking real-time strategy with territorial expansion and winter survival
85% positive
69K reviews
Plague Inc: Evolved
Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen
94% positive
66K reviews