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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.

Shadow Empire
Shadow Empire
Turn-based sci-fi 4X wargame about governing and conquering a ruined planet
84% positive 1,956 reviews
CRYPTARK
CRYPTARK
Twin-stick roguelike shooter with tactical alien ship raids
82% positive 1,955 reviews
Ghost Master®
Ghost Master®
Strategy puzzle game where you command ghosts to scare townspeople
90% positive 1,955 reviews
Tropico 3
Tropico 3
Cold War city builder about running a tropical dictatorship
89% positive 1,950 reviews
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires
Single-player action and strategy with castle sieges and kingdom politics
49% positive 1,949 reviews
Warlord: Britannia
Warlord: Britannia
First-person strategy where you lead Roman troops into battle
88% positive 1,948 reviews
RIOT: Civil Unrest
RIOT: Civil Unrest
Real-time strategy commanding police or protesters in real-world clashes
68% positive 1,947 reviews
Dungeon Tycoon
Dungeon Tycoon
Fantasy dungeon management sim where adventurers pay to enter
76% positive 1,944 reviews
Altitude
Altitude
2D multiplayer dogfights with Plane Ball and base destruction
92% positive Free
‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge
‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge
Drop and merge fruit in a score-chasing puzzle game
93% positive 1,940 reviews
Big Pharma
Big Pharma
Pharmaceutical management sim about arranging machines and production lines
77% positive 1,939 reviews
Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
Turn-based tactical RPG about hiring mercenaries to fight a drug cartel
80% positive 1,939 reviews
Hadean Tactics
Hadean Tactics
Roguelike deckbuilder combining card plays with automatic squad battles
89% positive 1,938 reviews
King's Bounty: Dark Side
King's Bounty: Dark Side
Turn-based fantasy strategy RPG commanding armies from the dark side
74% positive 1,935 reviews
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Cult management simulation with base building and absurd comedy
72% positive 1,934 reviews
The Long Journey Home
The Long Journey Home
Space exploration roguelike about getting a stranded crew home
59% positive 1,934 reviews
Predynastic Egypt
Predynastic Egypt
Turn-based strategy about guiding an Egyptian chiefdom through crises
92% positive 1,931 reviews
ICBM
ICBM
Real-time nuclear strategy with research, defenses, and coordinated strikes
91% positive 1,930 reviews
ZEPHON
ZEPHON
Combat-focused turn-based 4X strategy on a ruined, alien-scarred Earth
83% positive 1,926 reviews
The Jackbox Party Pack
The Jackbox Party Pack
Five same-room party games played with phones as controllers
91% positive 1,924 reviews
Border Pioneer
Border Pioneer
Pixel-art city builder with cards and monthly enemy waves
87% positive 1,923 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2
Historical strategy RPG with city management and real-time army battles
93% positive 1,919 reviews
Deadly Days
Deadly Days
Strategy roguelite about scavenging zombie cities with unpredictable gear
86% positive 1,915 reviews
上帝之城 I：监狱帝国 [City of God I - Prison Empire]
上帝之城 I：监狱帝国 [City of God I - Prison Empire]
Prison management sim with inmate workshops and criminal missions
70% positive 1,910 reviews