Strategy game recommendations
Thinking three turns ahead, managing resources and watching the plan work (or collapse): strategy is the genre for players who prefer brains to reflexes. From turn-based tactics to 4X, here are the highest rated strategy games.
The 25 best strategy games
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1
97Baldur's Gate III (2023)
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2
95Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2017)
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3
95XCOM 2: War of the Chosen (2017)
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4
95Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
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5
94Sid Meier's Civilization 2 (1996)
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6
94Command & Conquer (1995)
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7
94Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005)
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8
93StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010)
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9
93Dwarf Fortress (2006)
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10
93Company of Heroes (2006)
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11
93Homeworld (1999)
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12
93StarCraft II (2010)
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13
93Patrick's Parabox (2022)
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14
93Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (2020)
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15
93Word Game: Episode 0 (2021)
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16
92Fire Emblem Awakening (2012)
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17
92Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999)
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18
92Out of the Park Baseball 17 (2016)
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19
92Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition (2011)
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20
92Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (1997)
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21
92Rome: Total War - Collection (2007)
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22
92Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2002)
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23
92Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (1999)
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24
92A Monster's Expedition (2020)
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25
92Dispatch (2025)
How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.