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Best Strategy games on Steam

80 verified strategy games, ranked by the GamersPilot average of Steam player reviews and Metacritic scores. Every score names its source — no mystery ratings.

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1. Baldur's Gate 3

2023 · Adventure / RPG

Steam 97Metacritic 96
97

2. Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie / Simulation

Steam 97
95

3. PlateUp!

2022 · Action / Casual

Steam 95
95

4. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

2006 · Strategy

Steam 95Metacritic 94
94

5. Balatro

2024 · Casual / Indie

Steam 98Metacritic 90
94

6. Satisfactory

2024 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 97Metacritic 91
94

7. Plague Inc: Evolved

2016 · Casual / Indie

Steam 94
93

8. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

2017 · Adventure / RPG

Metacritic 93
93

9. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

2010 · Strategy

Steam 96Metacritic 90
93

10. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

2006 · Strategy

Steam 92Metacritic 94
91

11. Feign

2025 · Casual / Indie

Steam 91
91

12. Crusader Kings III

2020 · RPG / Simulation

Steam 90Metacritic 91
91

13. 100% Orange Juice

2014 · Indie / Strategy

Steam 91
90

14. Factorio

2020 · Casual / Indie

Metacritic 90
90

15. Into the Breach

2018 · Indie / RPG

Metacritic 90
89

16. Cult of the Lamb

2022 · Action / Adventure

Steam 96Metacritic 82
89

17. Slay the Spire

2019 · Indie / Strategy

Metacritic 89
89

18. Space Engineers

2019 · Action / Indie

Steam 89
89

19. Don't Starve Together

2016 · Action / Adventure

Steam 95Metacritic 83
88

20. Town of Salem

2014 · Action / Casual

Steam 88
88

21. Europa Universalis IV

2013 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 88Metacritic 87
87

22. Goose Goose Duck

2021 · Casual / Indie

Steam 87
87

23. Hearts of Iron IV

2016 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 90Metacritic 83
87

24. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

2016 · Strategy

Steam 86Metacritic 88
87

25. Yet Another Zombie Defense

2014 · Action / Casual

Steam 87
86

26. Total War: WARHAMMER III

2022 · Action / Strategy

Metacritic 86
86

27. Orcs Must Die! 3

2021 · Action / Adventure

Steam 86
86

28. Pacify

2019 · Action / Adventure

Steam 86
85

29. JudgeSim

2024 · Casual / Indie

Steam 85
85

30. Inscryption

2021 · Adventure / Indie

Metacritic 85
85

31. Ultimate Zombie Defense

2020 · Action / Adventure

Steam 85
85

32. Wasteland 3

2020 · RPG / Strategy

Metacritic 85
85

33. Dungeon of the ENDLESS™

2014 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 85
84

34. FPS Chess

2022 · Action / Casual

Steam 84
84

35. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

2021 · Action / Adventure

Steam 84Metacritic 83
84

36. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

2019 · Strategy

Metacritic 84
84

37. Paladins®

2018 · Action / Adventure

Steam 85Metacritic 83
84

38. Beholder

2016 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 92Metacritic 75
83

39. Kingdom: Classic

2015 · Indie / Simulation

Steam 91Metacritic 74
83

40. Insurgency

2014 · Action / Indie

Steam 92Metacritic 74
82

41. Demise of Nations

2017 · Indie / Strategy

Steam 82
82

42. Arma 3

2013 · Action / Simulation

Steam 90Metacritic 74
81

43. Blackwake

2020 · Action / Casual

Steam 81
81

44. Fantasy General II

2019 · Strategy

Steam 81Metacritic 80
81

45. House Flipper

2018 · Action / Adventure

Steam 94Metacritic 67
80

46. Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

2017 · Strategy

Steam 83Metacritic 77
80

47. Company of Heroes 2

2013 · Strategy

Steam 79Metacritic 80
80

48. Eets

2006 · Casual / Indie

Steam 79Metacritic 81
79

49. Hell Let Loose

2021 · Action / Indie

Metacritic 79
79

50. RISK: Global Domination

2020 · Casual / Strategy

Steam 79
79

51. World of Warships

2017 · Action / Massively Multiplayer

Steam 76Metacritic 81
79

52. 911 Operator

2017 · Casual / Indie

Steam 89Metacritic 68
78

53. Darkest Dungeon® II

2023 · Indie / RPG

Steam 75Metacritic 81
78

54. Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition

2014 · Action / RPG

Steam 78
77

55. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

2018 · Strategy

Steam 82Metacritic 71
77

56. Aegis Defenders

2018 · Action / Adventure

Steam 78Metacritic 76
77

57. Black Desert

2017 · Action / Adventure

Steam 74Metacritic 80
76

58. Field of Glory II: Medieval

2021 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 77Metacritic 75
75

59. SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

2018 · Indie / Massively Multiplayer

Steam 75
73

60. Caribbean Crashers

2024 · Adventure / Casual

Steam 73
73

61. Internet Cafe Simulator 2

2022 · Action / Adventure

Steam 73
72

62. Party Club

2025 · Action / Casual

Steam 72
71

63. Dead In Bermuda

2015 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 71
69

64. Town of Salem 2

2023 · Action / Casual

Steam 69
68

65. Heroes & Generals

2016 · Action / Free To Play

Steam 68
67

66. Banana Hell: Mountain of Madness

2024 · Casual / Indie

Steam 67
66

67. ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest

2017 · Action / Adventure

Steam 66
62

68. Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition (Classic)

2020 · Casual / Strategy

Steam 62
61

69. Mini Thief

2018 · Casual / Indie

Steam 61
60

70. Smart Factory Tycoon

2022 · Casual / Indie

Steam 60
60

71. Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer(大富翁)

2017 · Adventure / Casual

Steam 60
57

72. Showdown Bandit

2019 · Action / Adventure

Steam 57
55

73. Combat Arms: Reloaded

2018 · Action / Massively Multiplayer

Steam 55
54

74. Broilers

2022 · Casual / Indie

Steam 54
54

75. Four Kings One War

2021 · Strategy

Steam 54
49

76. Battle Simulator: Counter Stickman

2023 · Indie / Simulation

Steam 49
36

77. LivingBattle

2025 · Action / Adventure

Steam 36
33

78. SurrounDead Poly Construction

2026 · Action / Adventure

Steam 33
25

79. Just Move Fall Dungeon Endless Abyss

2025 · Action / Adventure

Steam 25

80. Squad

2020 · Action / Indie

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