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.
Factorio
Factory-building strategy game about automating production and defending your industry
98% positive
235K reviews
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play multiplayer horror shooter with rival human and monster roles
91% positive
Free
Slay the Spire
Single-player roguelike deckbuilder with shifting paths, cards, and relics
97% positive
219K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
96% positive
211K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Party-based fantasy RPG with flexible builds and tactical turn-based combat
96% positive
206K reviews
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Open-world hunting simulation built around tracking, stealth, and ballistics
89% positive
Free
Slay the Spire 2
Roguelike deckbuilder with changing runs and four-player co-op
61% positive
202K reviews
Balatro
Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder built around scoring synergies and escalating blinds
98% positive
199K reviews
Stellaris
Real-time grand strategy about building and shaping a galactic empire
86% positive
197K reviews
Counter-Strike: Source
Team-based tactical FPS with competitive matches and Source-engine physics
96% positive
193K reviews
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning centuries of civilizations and warfare
95% positive
183K reviews
Mount & Blade: Warband
Medieval sandbox action RPG about raising armies and claiming a throne
98% positive
172K reviews
FOR HONOR™
Third-person medieval fighting game with directional melee combat
69% positive
165K reviews
Darkest Dungeon®
Dark fantasy roguelike RPG about stress, survival, and permanent death
92% positive
163K reviews
Batman™: Arkham Knight
Open-world superhero action with stealth, combat, and a drivable Batmobile
90% positive
160K reviews
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
98% positive
156K reviews
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Physics-based strategy sandbox where wobbly armies fight unpredictable battles
98% positive
154K reviews
World of Tanks Blitz
Team-based tank shooter with quick cross-platform tactical battles
78% positive
Free
Hell Let Loose
Tactical World War II shooter built around large team battles
82% positive
150K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
72% positive
149K reviews
Inscryption
Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror
97% positive
149K reviews
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
96% positive
147K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
97% positive
144K reviews
Crusader Kings III
Medieval grand strategy where dynasties outlive their rulers
90% positive
144K reviews