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Best Strategy Games on Steam

The best strategy games on Steam: real-time, turn-based and grand strategy, ranked by player reviews with live player counts.

A list by Chronos · 100 games · updated Nov 2, 2026 · Report

Prices: 🇺🇸 United States (chosen by the list’s maker)

  1. 1
    Bloons TD 6$13.995,655 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
  2. 2
    RimWorld$34.9926,398 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
  3. 3
    Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition$4.992,898 playing97% positive
  4. 4
    Mount & Blade: Warband$19.992,743 playing97% positivemin. 100 MB
  5. 5
    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition$44.992,403 playing95% positivemin. 60 GB
  6. 6
    Sid Meier's Civilization® V$29.999,783 playing95% positivemin. 8 GB
  7. 7
    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition$34.9912,886 playing94% positivemin. 15 GB
  8. 8
    STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack$19.99877 playing97% positive
  9. 9
    Age of Empires II (Retired)$19.991,933 playing95% positivemin. 2 GB
  10. 10
    Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$4.99337 playing96% positivemin. 256 MB
  11. 11
    Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun$39.9995 playing96% positivemin. 13 GB
  12. 12
    FTL: Faster Than Light$9.99603 playing94% positivemin. 175 MB
  13. 13
    Nubby's Number Factory$4.9968 playing97% positive
  14. 14
    Game Dev Tycoon$9.9999 playing95% positive
  15. 15
    Plague Inc: Evolved$14.99422 playing94% positivemin. 500 MB
  16. 16
    Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense$9.991,303 playing97% positivemin. 1.5 GB
  17. 17
    Mini Motorways$7.99−20%391 playing96% positivemin. 350 MB
  18. 18
    Thronefall$12.99302 playing96% positivemin. 1 GB
  19. 19
    Frostpunk$2.99−90%1,866 playing92% positivemin. 8 GB
  20. 20
    Nodebuster$2.9914 playing97% positivemin. 100 MB
  21. 21
    Hearts of Iron IV$49.9927,912 playing90% positivemin. 2 GB
  22. 22
    Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition$19.992,605 playing95% positive
  23. 23
    Library Of Ruina$29.991,962 playing94% positivemin. 10 GB
  24. 24
    Tactical Breach Wizards$19.9919 playing97% positivemin. 3 GB
  25. 25
    Total War: WARHAMMER II$59.99580 playing92% positivemin. 60 GB
  26. 26
    Against the Storm$29.991,010 playing94% positivemin. 5 GB
  27. 27
    shapez 2 - Factory$23.99−40%624 playing96% positivemin. 2 GB
  28. 28
    Bills Must Be Paid$5.59−20%629 playing96% positivemin. 2 GB
  29. 29
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown$14.99379 playing93% positivemin. 20 GB
  30. 30
    Desperados III$39.99112 playing96% positivemin. 20 GB
  31. 31
    Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense$9.99604 playing96% positivemin. 1.5 GB
  32. 32
    Age of Mythology: Extended Edition$29.99416 playing93% positivemin. 3 GB
  33. 33
    Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance$12.99399 playing96% positivemin. 8 GB
  34. 34
    ShellShock Live$9.99126 playing93% positivemin. 500 MB
  35. 35
    Tower Wizard$2.9973 playing96% positivemin. 150 MB
  36. 36
    Mini Metro$6.99−30%133 playing95% positivemin. 350 MB
  37. 37
    Empires of the Undergrowth$29.991,168 playing94% positivemin. 5 GB
  38. 38
    Sultan's Game$24.991,012 playing93% positivemin. 3 GB
  39. 39
    ISLANDERS$4.9925 playing94% positivemin. 200 MB
  40. 40
    Two Point Museum$29.991,036 playing95% positivemin. 8 GB
  41. 41
    Crusader Kings IIFree739 playing90% positivemin. 2 GB
  42. 42
    Rusted Warfare - RTS$4.99182 playing96% positivemin. 300 MB
  43. 43
    Rise of Nations: Extended Edition$19.99486 playing94% positivemin. 3 GB
  44. 44
    Into the Breach$14.99192 playing93% positivemin. 400 MB
  45. 45
    Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga$19.99182 playing94% positivemin. 1 GB
  46. 46
    Company of Heroes$14.99775 playing94% positivemin. 1 GB
  47. 47
    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord$49.9919,213 playing87% positivemin. 60 GB
  48. 48
    Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense$14.99398 playing95% positivemin. 500 MB
  49. 49
    Men of War: Assault Squad 2$29.99477 playing91% positivemin. 6 GB
  50. 50
    Bloons TD 5$9.99109 playing94% positivemin. 512 MB
  51. 51
    9 Kings$19.99617 playing92% positivemin. 500 MB
  52. 52
    Forts$14.99239 playing92% positivemin. 3 GB
  53. 53
    (the) Gnorp Apologue$6.9997 playing94% positivemin. 150 MB
  54. 54
    Orcs Must Die!$9.998 playing95% positivemin. 5 GB
  55. 55
    Songs of Syx$24.99591 playing94% positivemin. 300 MB
  56. 56
    Defense Grid: The Awakening$9.9921 playing96% positivemin. 1 GB
  57. 57
    Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI$59.9924,168 playing86% positivemin. 17 GB
  58. 58
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)$9.89−34%35 playing94% positive
  59. 59
    Emberward$19.99242 playing96% positivemin. 3 GB
  60. 60
    Dungeons 3$5.99−80%55 playing93% positivemin. 5 GB
  61. 61
    Jurassic World Evolution 3$59.99486 playing93% positivemin. 25 GB
  62. 62
    Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal$14.99122 playing96% positivemin. 500 MB
  63. 63
    Door Kickers$19.9910 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
  64. 64
    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic$39.991,861 playing91% positivemin. 9 GB
  65. 65
    Banished$19.99337 playing90% positivemin. 250 MB
  66. 66
    Worms Armageddon$14.9996 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
  67. 67
    Victoria II$19.99154 playing92% positivemin. 2 GB
  68. 68
    Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword$9.991,058 playing96% positive
  69. 69
    Super Auto PetsFree232 playing90% positivemin. 512 MB
  70. 70
    Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™—1,451 playing93% positivemin. 2 GB
  71. 71
    Crazy Machines 3$9.996 playing94% positivemin. 6 GB
  72. 72
    Beholder$13.9963 playing91% positivemin. 1.6 GB
  73. 73
    Luck be a Landlord$9.99104 playing93% positivemin. 165 MB
  74. 74
    Total Annihilation$4.9969 playing96% positivemin. 400 MB
  75. 75
    Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense$19.99369 playing93% positivemin. 2 GB
  76. 76
    Ostriv$24.99103 playing94% positivemin. 600 MB
  77. 77
    Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection$19.99564 playing90% positivemin. 32 GB
  78. 78
    Age of History II$2.99−50%325 playing89% positivemin. 380 MB
  79. 79
    DICEOMANCER$14.9938 playing95% positivemin. 16 GB
  80. 80
    Turmoil$12.99179 playing92% positivemin. 150 MB
  81. 81
    Bloons TD BattlesFree155 playing90% positivemin. 512 MB
  82. 82
    Orcs Must Die! 2$14.9911 playing92% positive
  83. 83
    Backpack Battles$14.991,519 playing91% positivemin. 300 MB
  84. 84
    X-COM: UFO Defense$4.9925 playing96% positive
  85. 85
    Battle for WesnothFree123 playing94% positivemin. 800 MB
  86. 86
    Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition$10.00827 playing91% positivemin. 21 GB
  87. 87
    Dictators:No Peace Countryballs$0.990 playing94% positive
  88. 88
    Space Rangers HD: A War Apart$14.99129 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
  89. 89
    The Escapists 2$19.99203 playing90% positivemin. 4 GB
  90. 90
    Cobalt Core$19.9943 playing95% positivemin. 500 MB
  91. 91
    Slots & Daggers$7.9927 playing93% positivemin. 512 MB
  92. 92
    Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition$19.991,217 playing92% positivemin. 7 GB
  93. 93
    Kingdom: ClassicFree34 playing90% positive
  94. 94
    GemCraft - Chasing Shadows$9.9989 playing95% positivemin. 100 MB
  95. 95
    Dota 2Free454,794 playing80% positivemin. 60 GB
  96. 96
    Age of Mythology: Retold$29.991,097 playing90% positivemin. 25 GB
  97. 97
    The Battle of Polytopia$14.99198 playing94% positivemin. 160 MB
  98. 98
    The Last Spell$24.99189 playing91% positivemin. 2 GB
  99. 99
    Halo Wars: Definitive Edition$19.9982 playing92% positivemin. 12 GB
  100. 100
    Word Game$34.9912 playing93% positivemin. 3 GB