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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Slay the Spire
Single-player roguelike deckbuilder with shifting paths, cards, and relics
97% positive
201K reviews
Squad
Large-scale military FPS built around teamwork, tactics, and combined arms
83% positive
195K reviews
Counter-Strike
Competitive tactical FPS where teamwork decides objective-based rounds
97% positive
190K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Party-based fantasy RPG with flexible builds and tactical turn-based combat
95% positive
189K reviews
Demo Dispatch
A choice-driven superhero comedy about managing heroes from a desk
97% positive
181K reviews
World of Tanks Blitz
Team-based tank shooter with quick cross-platform tactical battles
78% positive
Free
Balatro
Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder built around scoring synergies and escalating blinds
98% positive
168K reviews
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning centuries of civilizations and warfare
94% positive
165K reviews
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Physics-based strategy sandbox where wobbly armies fight unpredictable battles
98% positive
158K reviews
Demo Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
97% positive
156K reviews
Counter-Strike: Source
Team-based tactical FPS with competitive matches and Source-engine physics
96% positive
153K reviews
Darkest Dungeon®
Dark fantasy roguelike RPG about stress, survival, and permanent death
91% positive
149K reviews
Demo Mount & Blade: Warband
Medieval sandbox action RPG about raising armies and claiming a throne
98% positive
146K reviews
Demo Inscryption
Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror
96% positive
142K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
96% positive
142K reviews
Demo Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
95% positive
134K reviews
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
86% positive
Free
SMITE®
Third-person MOBA battles starring gods from world mythology
78% positive
Free
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
95% positive
128K reviews
Splitgate
Free-to-play sci-fi arena shooter built around player-placed portals
91% positive
Free
The Isle
Open-world dinosaur survival where growing up means avoiding other players
80% positive
123K reviews
Buckshot Roulette
Dark first-person shotgun roulette with items that manipulate the odds
95% positive
122K reviews
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive
120K reviews
Batman™: Arkham Knight
Open-world superhero action with stealth, combat, and a drivable Batmobile
92% positive
120K reviews