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Best Strategy games on Steam

The top 100 of 246 verified strategy games, ranked by the GamersPilot average of Steam player reviews and Metacritic scores. Every score names its source — no mystery ratings.

1. Schedule I

2025 · Action / Indie

2. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

2021 · Indie / Simulation

3. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

2023 · Action / Indie

4. Baldur's Gate 3

2023 · Adventure / RPG

Steam 97Metacritic 96

5. Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie / Simulation

6. Bloons TD 6

2018 · Strategy

7. Cookie Clicker

2021 · Casual / Indie

8. Mindustry

2019 · Strategy

9. HuniePop

2015 · Indie / RPG

10. Tabletop Simulator

2015 · Casual / Indie

11. PlateUp!

2022 · Action / Casual

12. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

2017 · Adventure / RPG

Steam 96Metacritic 93

13. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

2006 · Strategy

Steam 95Metacritic 94

14. Balatro

2024 · Casual / Indie

Steam 98Metacritic 90

15. Satisfactory

2024 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 97Metacritic 91

16. Dwarf Fortress

2022 · Indie / Simulation

Steam 95Metacritic 93

17. Factorio

2020 · Casual / Indie

Steam 98Metacritic 90

18. Kingdoms and Castles

2017 · Indie / Simulation

19. Plague Inc: Evolved

2016 · Casual / Indie

20. Rome: Total War™ - Collection

2007 · Strategy

Steam 95Metacritic 92

21. Company of Heroes

2006 · Action / Strategy

Steam 94Metacritic 93

22. Tactical Breach Wizards

2024 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 98Metacritic 87

23. Love Is All Around

2023 · Adventure / Indie

24. Against the Storm

2023 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 94Metacritic 91

25. Slay the Spire

2019 · Indie / Strategy

Steam 97Metacritic 89

26. RimWorld

2018 · Indie / Simulation

Steam 98Metacritic 87

27. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

2010 · Strategy

Steam 96Metacritic 90

28. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

2009 · Strategy

Steam 98Metacritic 87

29. Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

2007 · Action / Strategy

Steam 93Metacritic 93

30. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

2006 · Strategy

Steam 92Metacritic 94

31. Dispatch

2025 · Action / Adventure

Steam 97Metacritic 87

32. Persona 3 Reload

2024 · Adventure / RPG

Steam 94Metacritic 89

33. Into the Breach

2018 · Indie / RPG

Steam 94Metacritic 90

34. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

2015 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 89Metacritic 94

35. Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

2014 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 95Metacritic 89

36. Braid

2009 · Casual / Indie

Steam 93Metacritic 90

37. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

2007 · Strategy

Steam 97Metacritic 86

38. One-armed robber

2023 · Action / Indie

39. Inscryption

2021 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 97Metacritic 85

40. Wildermyth

2021 · Indie / RPG

Steam 95Metacritic 86

41. Crusader Kings III

2020 · RPG / Simulation

Steam 90Metacritic 91

42. Monster Train

2020 · Strategy

Steam 96Metacritic 86

43. Bloons TD Battles

2016 · Action / Strategy

44. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 · Indie / Strategy

Steam 96Metacritic 85

45. 100% Orange Juice

2014 · Indie / Strategy

46. XCOM: Enemy Unknown

2012 · Strategy

Steam 93Metacritic 89

47. Total War: SHOGUN 2

2011 · Strategy

Steam 91Metacritic 90

48. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

2009 · Strategy

Steam 91Metacritic 90

49. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

2007 · Strategy

Steam 95Metacritic 86

50. CloverPit

2025 · Action / Adventure

51. 20 Minutes Till Dawn

2023 · Action / Adventure

52. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

2019 · Strategy

Steam 95Metacritic 84

53. Kingdom Two Crowns

2018 · Adventure / Indie

54. Age of History II

2018 · Strategy

55. Total War: WARHAMMER II

2017 · Action / Strategy

Steam 93Metacritic 87

56. Clicker Heroes

2015 · Adventure / Casual

57. FTL: Faster Than Light

2012 · Indie / Simulation

Steam 95Metacritic 84

58. Orcs Must Die!

2011 · Action / Indie

Steam 96Metacritic 83

59. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

2007 · Action / Strategy

Steam 92Metacritic 87

60. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

2006 · Strategy

Steam 89Metacritic 90

61. Mewgenics

2026 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 90Metacritic 88

62. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

2023 · Casual / Indie

Steam 92Metacritic 85

63. Coral Island

2023 · Adventure / Casual

64. Cult of the Lamb

2022 · Action / Adventure

Steam 96Metacritic 82

65. Space Engineers

2019 · Action / Indie

66. Frostpunk

2018 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 93Metacritic 84

67. Bendy and the Ink Machine

2017 · Action / Adventure

68. The Long Dark

2017 · Adventure / Indie

69. Don't Starve Together

2016 · Action / Adventure

Steam 95Metacritic 83

70. Cities: Skylines

2015 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 93Metacritic 85

71. SPORE™

2008 · Action / Adventure

Steam 93Metacritic 84

72. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

2023 · Action / Adventure

73. Barotrauma

2023 · Action / Indie

Steam 94Metacritic 81

74. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

2022 · Adventure / Indie

Steam 94Metacritic 81

75. Teardown

2022 · Action / Indie

Steam 96Metacritic 80

76. Loop Hero

2021 · Indie / RPG

Steam 93Metacritic 82

77. One Step From Eden

2020 · Action / Adventure

Steam 93Metacritic 82

78. The Jackbox Party Pack 6

2019 · Casual / Indie

Steam 95Metacritic 80

79. Planet Coaster

2016 · Action / Adventure

Steam 91Metacritic 84

80. Darkest Dungeon®

2016 · Indie / RPG

Steam 92Metacritic 84

81. Town of Salem

2014 · Action / Casual

82. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

2012 · Action / Indie

Steam 93Metacritic 82

83. Orcs Must Die! 2

2012 · Action / Adventure

Steam 92Metacritic 83

84. Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising

2010 · Strategy

Steam 91Metacritic 84

85. Age of Mythology: Retold

2024 · Strategy

Steam 90Metacritic 83

86. 7 Days to Die

2024 · Action / Adventure

87. The Last Spell

2023 · Action / Indie

Steam 91Metacritic 82

88. Goose Goose Duck

2021 · Casual / Indie

89. The Riftbreaker

2021 · Action / Adventure

Steam 90Metacritic 83

90. Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection

2020 · Strategy

Steam 91Metacritic 82

91. Hearts of Iron IV

2016 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 90Metacritic 83

92. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

2016 · Strategy

Steam 86Metacritic 88

93. XCOM® 2

2016 · Strategy

Steam 85Metacritic 88

94. Europa Universalis IV

2013 · Simulation / Strategy

Steam 87Metacritic 87

95. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

2013 · Action / Adventure

Steam 91Metacritic 83

96. Dungeon Defenders

2011 · Action / Indie

Steam 93Metacritic 81

97. Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

2010 · Strategy

Steam 92Metacritic 81

98. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

2009 · Strategy

Steam 88Metacritic 85

99. Where Winds Meet

2025 · Action / Adventure

100. Hydroneer

2020 · Adventure / Casual

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