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.
Pool Slide Story
Water park management sim with scented pools and food stalls
91% positive
224 reviews
Station Manager
Casual station management sim with shops and customizable trains
81% positive
224 reviews
Sim Empire
Ancient city-building strategy with resource production, troops, and wonders
44% positive
224 reviews
Mary Skelter 2
First-person dungeon crawler with turn-based battles and pursuing Nightmares
77% positive
223 reviews
World of Football
Physics-based multiplayer soccer with casual matches and regional championships
82% positive
223 reviews
Sudden Strike 3
World War II real-time strategy across large 3D battlefields
72% positive
223 reviews
Strategic War in Europe
Turn-based World War II strategy across land, sea, and air
50% positive
223 reviews
D.O.T. Defence
Real-time strategy and tower defense with mostly autonomous armies
85% positive
222 reviews
Hero's Quest
Top-down roguelite RPG with automatic battles and limited energy
82% positive
222 reviews
Hot Springs Story 2
Pixel-art resort management sim about building baths and attracting guests
85% positive
221 reviews
International Basketball Manager 22
Basketball management sim with international leagues and in-match coaching
86% positive
221 reviews
Last Resort Island
Island match-3 puzzler with settlement building and solitaire side quests
85% positive
221 reviews
Heian City Story
Top-down city builder in historical Japan with monster defenses
89% positive
220 reviews
Rise of Industry 2
1980s business sim where production chains depend on trade contracts
64% positive
220 reviews
Elements and build
Roguelite tower defense with custom mazes and skill combinations
76% positive
219 reviews
Mahjong World Contest (麻将)
Mahjong solitaire puzzles with golden tiles and tournament progression
87% positive
219 reviews
CROPS!
Strategy auto battler where planting patterns bring crops to life
89% positive
218 reviews
Coin Factory
Casual strategy game about combining factories to produce money
76% positive
217 reviews
Beneath the Mountain
Dwarven city-builder with mining and real-time defense against orcs
66% positive
217 reviews
WHO'S WHO 2.0
Multiplayer social deduction battles where players hide among NPCs
84% positive
Free
After the Collapse
Post-apocalyptic colony sim with underground exploration and scavenging expeditions
78% positive
215 reviews
East India Company
Real-time trading strategy with port management and naval battles
53% positive
215 reviews
Basketball Club Story
Basketball management sim with automated matches and facility building
75% positive
213 reviews
Chess'Extra
Free chess variant with a larger board and new pieces
89% positive
Free