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.
Magicka
Satirical fantasy action adventure with chaotic co-op spellcasting
85% positive
32K reviews
Who's Your Daddy?!
First-person multiplayer comedy about keeping a reckless baby alive
80% positive
32K reviews
HuniePop
Adult dating sim built around strategic match-three puzzle dates
96% positive
32K reviews
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarven colony simulation where deep systems turn failure into history
95% positive
32K reviews
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Party-based fantasy RPG where choices reshape a war-torn kingdom
86% positive
31K reviews
Kingdoms and Castles
Medieval city builder with modular castles and Viking raids
94% positive
31K reviews
Transistor
Isometric sci-fi action RPG with real-time and planned combat
94% positive
31K reviews
Beholder
Dystopian strategy adventure about spying on tenants for the state
92% positive
31K reviews
Golf It!
Multiplayer minigolf with custom courses and a detailed level editor
90% positive
31K reviews
Stacklands
Card-based village builder about stacking resources and surviving hunger
96% positive
30K reviews
X4: Foundations
Single-player space sandbox with a simulated economy and fleet command
80% positive
30K reviews
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
Third-person hack-and-slash RPG with massive Three Kingdoms battles
93% positive
30K reviews
100% Orange Juice
Turn-based anime board game driven by dice, cards, and battles
91% positive
30K reviews
Guild Wars 2®
Open-world fantasy MMORPG built around exploration and dynamic events
88% positive
Free
Dorfromantik
Relaxing tile-placement puzzle about building villages and chasing high scores
96% positive
30K reviews
Holdfast: Nations At War
Large-scale historical shooter with chaotic battles and proximity voice chat
90% positive
30K reviews
Tropico 6
Political city builder about managing a banana republic across islands
88% positive
30K reviews
Train Simulator Classic
Single-player train simulator with licensed locomotives and editable routes
72% positive
29K reviews
Bloons TD Battles
Competitive tower defense duels where players send bloons at rivals
91% positive
Free
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Top-down action roguelite with active aiming and evolving builds
90% positive
29K reviews
Transformice
Free-to-play multiplayer platformer about mice racing for cheese
88% positive
Free
Battle Brothers
Turn-based tactical RPG about running a medieval mercenary company
88% positive
29K reviews
HUMANKIND™
Historical 4X strategy built around changing cultures across eras
69% positive
29K reviews
Hydroneer
Mining sandbox with hydro-powered automation and hands-on base building
86% positive
29K reviews