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.
月圆之夜 (Night of Full Moon)
Single-player roguelike deckbuilder retelling Little Red Riding Hood
81% positive
Free
Worms Armageddon
Turn-based 2D artillery strategy with bizarre weapons and multiplayer battles
94% positive
11K reviews
Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
Single-player tower defense where a dark wizard seeks the crown
94% positive
11K reviews
SimplePlanes
Aircraft-building sandbox with physics-based flight and piloting challenges
93% positive
11K reviews
Idle Slayer
Pixel-art incremental platformer mixing active play with offline progress
85% positive
Free
AirMech
Action strategy game where a transforming mech carries troops into battle
84% positive
Free
Transport Fever
Railroad-focused transport tycoon linking growing cities and industries
83% positive
11K reviews
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Fantasy tower defense with upgradeable towers, heroes, and tough bosses
97% positive
11K reviews
WAKFU
Free-to-play tactical MMORPG with grid-based combat, crafting, and politics
76% positive
Free
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG
Fantasy match-three RPG with collectible troops and turn-based battles
79% positive
Free
LEGO® The Hobbit™
Open-world LEGO adventure with co-op puzzles across Middle-earth
81% positive
11K reviews
The Universim
God game and city builder from the Stone Age to space
79% positive
11K reviews
Castle Story
Castle-building strategy game with crumbling structures on floating islands
65% positive
11K reviews
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Dark fantasy RTS about building defenses against massive hordes
74% positive
11K reviews
Kindergarten
Pixel-art puzzle adventure about a missing classmate and dangerous staff
97% positive
11K reviews
GunZ 2: The Second Duel
Fast third-person shooter with wall-climbing and melee combat
66% positive
Free
House of Detention
Meme-heavy dungeon horror game about collecting mugs and dodging monsters
91% positive
11K reviews
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Isometric post-apocalyptic RPG with turn-based combat and flexible quests
85% positive
11K reviews
Norland
Medieval colony sim about noble families, politics, and survival
82% positive
10K reviews
Planetbase
Single-player space colony sim about building a self-sufficient outpost
80% positive
10K reviews
Stronghold HD (2012)
Medieval strategy game about building castles and surviving sieges
96% positive
10K reviews
Back to the Dawn
Pixel-art prison escape RPG with branching routes and a deadline
94% positive
10K reviews
Galactic Civilizations III
Turn-based space 4X with custom ships and multiple victory paths
77% positive
10K reviews
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Turn-based fantasy RPG about guild requests and a missing bracer
94% positive
10K reviews