Best Strategy games on PC
Games where planning, positioning, resource use, or long-term decisions play a major role in achieving objectives, from turn-based campaigns and tower defense to survival and competitive team play.
- Planning and tactical decision-making
- Managing resources or positioning
Related: Tactical, Turn-Based Strategy, Grand Strategy, Multiplayer
8,604 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
First-person horror mini-games with animatronics in VR or flatscreen
95% positive
14K reviews
Demo OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Turn-based party RPG following eight travelers across a changing world
93% positive
14K reviews
Demo Griftlands
Story-driven roguelite deckbuilder with separate combat and negotiation decks
93% positive
14K reviews
Farming Simulator 15
Open-world farming simulation with crop harvesting, livestock, and logging
92% positive
14K reviews
Gloomhaven
Difficult card-driven tactical RPG adapted from a cooperative board game
81% positive
14K reviews
For The King II
Cooperative tabletop RPG across procedurally generated fantasy campaigns
69% positive
14K reviews
The WereCleaner
Stealth comedy about cleaning an office as a werewolf
99% positive
Free
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning ancient cities to modern warfare
94% positive
14K reviews
Planet Coaster 2
Theme park management sandbox with custom coasters and water parks
71% positive
14K reviews
The Banner Saga
Turn-based tactical RPG with consequential choices on a frozen journey
89% positive
14K reviews
Peggle Deluxe
Casual arcade puzzler about bouncing balls to clear orange pegs
97% positive
14K reviews
Turmoil
Oil-rush management game about drilling, trading, and outbidding rivals
92% positive
14K reviews
Tricky Towers
Physics-based party puzzle game about stacking towers with spells
90% positive
14K reviews
The Last Spell
Turn-based tactical RPG about defending a city from nightly hordes
91% positive
14K reviews
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Turn-based Roman conquest campaigns with real-time battles and barbarian invasions
94% positive
14K reviews
Yet Another Zombie Defense
Top-down zombie shooter mixing nightly survival with barricades and turrets
86% positive
Free
Demo Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Post-apocalyptic turn-based tactics with real-time stealth and mutant companions
90% positive
14K reviews
Demo Bills Must Be Paid
An active incremental game about smashing piggy banks to pay bills
97% positive
14K reviews
Demo ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Turn-based grand strategy where supply lines shape China’s conquest
62% positive
14K reviews
MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Tactical online mech shooter with weighty combat and detailed customization
79% positive
Free
Stronghold Crusader 2
Medieval real-time strategy mixing castle building, sieges, and desert economies
74% positive
13K reviews
Demo Orcs Must Die! 2
Third-person action tower defense with traps and co-op
92% positive
13K reviews
Mitos.is: The Game
Free-to-play multiplayer survival game where cells grow by eating others
81% positive
Free
Mini Metro
Minimalist subway puzzle about keeping a growing city moving
96% positive
13K reviews