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
3,334 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
ShapeHero Factory
Roguelite factory builder where conveyor belts create autonomous defenders
89% positive
1,015 reviews
None Shall Intrude
Turn-based deckbuilding roguelite about conquering regions as a dragon boss
73% positive
1,014 reviews
Gord
Dark fantasy colony sim where settlers risk losing sanity
54% positive
1,013 reviews
.Forty-Five
Western roguelike deckbuilder with card effects tied to revolver rotation
95% positive
Free
Pixel Puzzles 2: Anime
Anime-style jigsaw puzzles with rotating pieces and pixie power-ups
75% positive
1,011 reviews
Dead In Bermuda
Island survival management with eight crash survivors and shifting relationships
71% positive
1,010 reviews
Blackthorn Arena: Reforged
Fantasy arena management with gladiator training and real-time battles
66% positive
1,005 reviews
The Fermi Paradox
Choice-driven sci-fi strategy guiding alien civilizations toward first contact
77% positive
1,004 reviews
10 Miles To Safety
Top-down zombie survival with scavenging and a distant rescue
72% positive
1,004 reviews
Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
Evolution sandbox where you guide species or watch them adapt
74% positive
1,003 reviews
Fort Triumph
Fantasy turn-based tactics with terrain-based attacks and permanent death
79% positive
1,003 reviews
Flash Doll
Arena auto-battler with customizable dolls and physics-driven fights
82% positive
997 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
Historical grand strategy with diplomacy and simultaneous tactical battles
50% positive
997 reviews
Turlock Holmes
Single-player mystery puzzles solved by asking questions and testing keywords
80% positive
996 reviews
Tropico Reloaded
Caribbean city-building strategy with elections and pirate treasure hunts
88% positive
994 reviews
Sons of Valhalla
Side-scrolling Viking strategy with base building and direct combat
67% positive
993 reviews
Field of Glory II: Medieval
Turn-based medieval wargame with historical armies and battle-focused campaigns
77% positive
988 reviews
Creeper World: Anniversary Edition
Top-down tower defense against a floodlike enemy that spreads across maps
97% positive
987 reviews
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!
Space strategy game with vegetable crews and turn-based battles
67% positive
985 reviews
Templar Battleforce
Turn-based sci-fi tactics with customizable squads in battle suits
93% positive
984 reviews
Insurmountable
Mountain-climbing roguelike where weather and scarce resources shape every route
79% positive
983 reviews
Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
Three Kingdoms strategy with real-time army battles and diplomacy
59% positive
981 reviews
War Planet Online: Global Conquest
Free-to-play MMO strategy with bases and real-time world conquest
62% positive
Free
Lords and Villeins
Medieval city builder where autonomous families run the economy
71% positive
977 reviews