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
3,325 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Helium Rain
Single-player space sim with Newtonian flight and a reactive economy
79% positive
Free
Mega Mall Story
Mall management sim where shops and investments draw regular customers
95% positive
338 reviews
Throne of Bone
Turn-based roguelike autobattler built around undead armies and spells
85% positive
337 reviews
Wantless : Solace at World’s End
Turn-based tactical RPG where your actions grant enemies action points
90% positive
336 reviews
Joint Task Force
Military real-time strategy built around coordinating infantry, tanks, and helicopters
88% positive
336 reviews
Full Spectrum Warrior
Real-time squad tactics commanding two fireteams through urban combat
73% positive
336 reviews
King of Retail 2
Third-person retail sim about designing and managing city stores
81% positive
335 reviews
Avernum 3: Ruined World
Isometric fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and a changing world
84% positive
335 reviews
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Isometric fantasy RPG with three ways to fight an invasion
90% positive
335 reviews
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
Tactical RPG with planned real-time battles across frozen mountains
62% positive
335 reviews
Growth
Hex-grid strategy puzzle about exploring maps with animal abilities
90% positive
334 reviews
Organs Please
Dystopian management sim screening arrivals to build an escape ship
83% positive
334 reviews
Fibbage XL
Local trivia party game where convincing lies score points
94% positive
334 reviews
Warrior Kings: Battles
Fantasy real-time strategy with skirmishes, formations, and AI diplomacy
91% positive
334 reviews
Forgotten Mines
Turn-based tactical roguelite with customizable dwarves reclaiming monster-filled mines
80% positive
333 reviews
Chaos Galaxy 2
Turn-based galactic strategy with rival factions and tactical mech battles
83% positive
333 reviews
Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
Turn-based Pacific naval wargame built around carrier searches and strikes
88% positive
333 reviews
Franchise Hockey Manager 6
Hockey management sim with NHL teams and historical seasons
78% positive
333 reviews
Crystal Story II
Turn-based fantasy RPG with customizable heroes and randomized dungeons
94% positive
332 reviews
Sumerians
Historical city builder centered on irrigation, trade, and planning
87% positive
331 reviews
Kitchen Simulator 2015
Restaurant management sim where you cook orders and handle crises
40% positive
331 reviews
Regimental Chess
Chess-based strategy matches built around moving pieces in formations
55% positive
330 reviews
Crab God
Side-scrolling underwater colony strategy guiding crabs to protect an egg
82% positive
329 reviews
Dream House Days DX
Apartment management sim about furnishing rooms and guiding tenants
84% positive
329 reviews