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
9,366 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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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
Frostpunk
Survival city builder where heat, resources, and laws decide lives
92% positive
120K reviews
FOR HONOR™
Third-person medieval fighting game with directional melee combat
68% positive
118K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
65% positive
115K reviews
Stick Fight: The Game
Physics-based stick-figure fighter with weapons and interactive arenas
93% positive
113K reviews
Demo Europa Universalis IV
Historical grand strategy sandbox where any nation can reshape history
77% positive
113K reviews
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World of Tanks
Team-based tank combat mixing arcade action with tactical positioning
80% positive
Free
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Free-to-play digital card game centered on competitive online duels
71% positive
Free
Crusader Kings III
Medieval grand strategy where dynasties outlive their rulers
84% positive
109K reviews
Space Engineers
Open-world space sandbox for building and breaking physics-driven machines
88% positive
108K reviews
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Open-world tactical shooter built around stealth, squad raids, and co-op
78% positive
107K reviews
Hell Let Loose
Tactical World War II shooter built around large team battles
82% positive
106K reviews
Albion Online
Open-world sandbox MMORPG with player crafting and full-loot PvP
78% positive
Free
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free battle royale shooter with wobbly physics-based combat
88% positive
Free
Dota Underlords
Free-to-play auto battler about building crews and stacking alliances
82% positive
Free
Cookie Clicker
Incremental idle game about building an ever-growing cookie economy
96% positive
97K reviews
This War of Mine
Civilian survival simulation shaped by scarcity and moral choices
92% positive
95K reviews
Insurgency
Tactical first-person shooter built around lethal, objective-based team combat
92% positive
94K reviews
Demo Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Open-world action RPG about building an army and conquering fortresses
88% positive
93K reviews
Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play vault management sim about surviving the post-apocalypse
88% positive
Free
Black Squad
Free-to-play military FPS with varied weapons, maps, and modes
75% positive
Free