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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.

Grey Goo
Grey Goo
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and a mobile faction
68% positive 4,335 reviews
DEFCON
DEFCON
Cold War strategy matches of nuclear strikes and fragile alliances
87% positive 4,333 reviews
Of Guards And Thieves
Of Guards And Thieves
Top-down multiplayer stealth shooter pits guards against elusive thieves
85% positive Free
Heroes of Might & Magic V
Heroes of Might & Magic V
Turn-based fantasy strategy with city building and tactical army battles
88% positive 4,308 reviews
Spellcaster University
Spellcaster University
Magic school management sim with card-based building and student outcomes
83% positive 4,304 reviews
Dig or Die
Dig or Die
2D survival crafting with nightly monster raids and building physics
90% positive 4,290 reviews
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2
3D ninja fighter with team attacks and a story campaign
89% positive 4,271 reviews
Rising Front
Rising Front
World War I battle sandbox with first-person combat and army command
88% positive 4,246 reviews
EmergeNYC
Open-world emergency response simulation with fire trucks and randomized fires
63% positive 4,246 reviews
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Minimalist tower defense with endless waves and deep research progression
91% positive Free
X-Morph: Defense
X-Morph: Defense
Tower defense and top-down shooting from the invaders' side
91% positive 4,241 reviews
Monument Valley 2
Monument Valley 2
A puzzle adventure through monuments with shifting, impossible pathways
93% positive 4,236 reviews
The Guild II Renaissance
The Guild II Renaissance
Medieval dynasty simulation built around trade, politics, and professions
83% positive 4,224 reviews
Hollywood Animal
Hollywood Animal
Studio management strategy about making films and navigating Hollywood politics
73% positive 4,211 reviews
Gladio and Glory
Gladio and Glory
Physics-based arena brawls with dismemberment and deadly traps
91% positive Free
Force of Nature
Force of Nature
Open-world survival crafting with farms, monsters, and travel portals
75% positive 4,208 reviews
Out of Ore
Out of Ore
Open-world mining simulator with heavy machinery and industrial expansion
85% positive 4,203 reviews
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Viking
Viking RPG with turn-based battles and choices in Britannia
83% positive 4,203 reviews
Panzer Corps 2
Panzer Corps 2
Hex-based World War II strategy with persistent campaign units
85% positive 4,199 reviews
Rise of Industry
Rise of Industry
Industrial tycoon strategy built around production chains and city trade
73% positive 4,194 reviews
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards
Free-to-play card battler combining characters from six animated shows
74% positive Free
Circle Empires
Circle Empires
Casual real-time strategy built around conquering linked circular territories
89% positive 4,179 reviews
The Crust
The Crust
Lunar colony simulator blending automation with deadline-driven Earth contracts
76% positive 4,178 reviews
Drawful 2
Drawful 2
Local drawing party game about guessing sketches and bluffing
75% positive 4,171 reviews