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
9,409 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Supremacy: 1914
Real-time World War I grand strategy with massive multiplayer campaigns
74% positive
Free
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
Tower defense against thousands of orcs, with permanent turret upgrades
86% positive
4,891 reviews
Demo DICEOMANCER
Roguelike deckbuilder where dice can change any on-screen number
96% positive
4,877 reviews
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Single-player RTS with four mini-campaigns and commander challenges
85% positive
4,873 reviews
Construction Simulator 2015
Open-world construction simulator with heavy machinery and cooperative jobs
79% positive
4,871 reviews
Demo Ratopia
Side-scrolling colony sim built around rat economics and survival
86% positive
4,871 reviews
Demo Hero's Hour
Fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based planning and real-time army battles
78% positive
4,868 reviews
Empire of Sin
Prohibition-era crime strategy with gang management and turn-based turf wars
50% positive
4,843 reviews
Demo The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
Turn-based martial arts RPG with rival factions and branching choices
61% positive
4,823 reviews
Demo Sailing Era
Historical sailing RPG with trade, exploration, and naval combat
77% positive
4,820 reviews
Hitman: Codename 47
Third-person stealth action built around carefully planned contract killings
69% positive
4,808 reviews
Cold Waters
Cold War submarine simulation with real-time naval battles and sonar tactics
86% positive
4,808 reviews
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Isometric tactical RPG with turn-based squad combat and consequential choices
82% positive
4,802 reviews
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Silica
Sci-fi strategy shooter with top-down command and frontline combat
75% positive
4,787 reviews
The Perfect Tower II
Incremental tower defense with automation, town building, and minigames
86% positive
Free
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist
Card battler recreating anime duels across multiple series
83% positive
4,773 reviews
Worms Ultimate Mayhem
Turn-based 3D strategy with worm teams and destructible terrain
89% positive
4,768 reviews
Gallipoli
World War I shooter spanning beach landings and desert battles
77% positive
4,764 reviews
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Minimalist tower defense with endless waves and deep research progression
91% positive
Free
MARVEL Puzzle Quest
Turn-based Marvel match-three RPG built around collecting heroes
69% positive
Free
Gladio and Glory
Physics-based arena brawls with dismemberment and deadly traps
90% positive
Free
Zero-K
Free real-time strategy with physics-driven combat and terrain manipulation
93% positive
Free
Demo NEO Scavenger
Turn-based survival RPG with permadeath in post-apocalyptic Michigan
89% positive
4,710 reviews
Othercide
Dark fantasy turn-based tactics built around sacrifice and repeated runs
82% positive
4,705 reviews