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.
Hearts of Iron III
World War II grand strategy across diplomacy, industry, and combat
76% positive
6,084 reviews
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
Real-time space strategy with customizable fleets and tactical ship combat
69% positive
6,068 reviews
Gordian Quest
Party-based deckbuilding RPG with tactical turn-based battles and persistent progression
89% positive
6,038 reviews
Cortex Command
Side-scrolling sci-fi action and strategy across destructible battlefields
72% positive
6,033 reviews
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
Medieval colony builder about keeping island refugees alive through winter
66% positive
6,025 reviews
The Battle of Polytopia
Fast, minimalist 4X strategy built around competing tribes
94% positive
6,010 reviews
Battle for Wesnoth
Free fantasy turn-based strategy across campaigns and multiplayer battles
94% positive
Free
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Persistent real-time grand strategy with diplomacy and modern global warfare
75% positive
Free
Reus
God game where giants shape ecosystems but cannot control humans
78% positive
5,996 reviews
The Ship: Murder Party
First-person multiplayer hunt where you kill while evading your hunter
86% positive
5,942 reviews
The Legend of Bum-Bo
Turn-based puzzle roguelike with tile matches and item combos
81% positive
5,936 reviews
TOXIKK™
Fast-paced sci-fi arena shooter with old-school multiplayer combat
77% positive
Free
Hexcells
Calm, single-player logic puzzles built around a hexagonal grid
97% positive
5,933 reviews
Rogue Tower
Roguelike tower defense where you shape an ever-expanding enemy path
83% positive
5,928 reviews
Turbo Dismount™
Physics sandbox for staging crashes and scoring damage
94% positive
5,928 reviews
RollerCoaster Tycoon World™
Theme park management sim with freeform roller coaster building
25% positive
5,897 reviews
Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars
Free-to-play MMO strategy about building kingdoms and waging guild wars
67% positive
Free
Teamfight Manager
Esports team management game built around champion drafts and bans
87% positive
5,890 reviews
STAR WARS™ Battlefront
Third-person shooter with ground battles and starfighter dogfights
79% positive
5,888 reviews
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and global conquest
93% positive
5,888 reviews
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Single-player RTS with four mini-campaigns and commander challenges
83% positive
5,876 reviews
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
Isometric theme park management with custom coasters and scenarios
90% positive
5,868 reviews
Xenonauts 2
Turn-based alien defense with global bases and tactical squads
81% positive
5,841 reviews
Patrick's Parabox
Grid-based puzzle game about pushing boxes into other boxes
99% positive
5,831 reviews