Best strategy Games

NXTO's catalog has 2,099 strategy games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Divinity: Original Sin 2, Tactical Breach Wizards and Baldur's Gate III.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Divinity: Original Sin 2

   2017Strategy, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~59.2 h to beat
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   Tactical Breach Wizards

   Indie, StrategyPC ★ 4.5/5~6 h avg. playtime
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   Baldur's Gate III

   2023Strategy, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~73.1 h to beat
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   Mount & Blade: Warband

   2010Action, RPG ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~74.3 h to beat
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   Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

   2002StrategyPC ★ 4.5/5
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   Sid Meier's Civilization V

   2010StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~39.6 h to beat
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   Slay the Spire

   2019Card, StrategyPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.5 h to beat
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   Inscryption

   2021Indie, StrategyPC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.8 h to beat
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   RimWorld

   2016Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~65.6 h to beat
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    Into the Breach

    2018Strategy, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.8 h to beat
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    Planescape: Torment

    1999Strategy, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

    2004StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Worms Armageddon

    1999StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Satisfactory

    2024Indie, StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~111.9 h to beat
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    StarCraft II

    2010StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5
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    Factorio

    2020Casual, StrategyPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~53.1 h to beat
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    Baldur's Gate

    1998Strategy, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~76 h avg. playtime
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    Dwarf Fortress

    2006Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~48 h to beat
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    Ostriv

    Strategy, SimulationPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    RollerCoaster Tycoon

    1999StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    Plants vs. Zombies

    2009Strategy, ArcadePC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
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    Balatro

    2024Casual, StrategyPC, PS5, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~7.7 h to beat
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    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings

    1999StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5
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    Dungeon Keeper 2

    1999Strategy, ActionPC ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    2012StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~26.7 h to beat
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    Desperados III

    2020Strategy, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    FTL: Faster Than Light

    2012Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.1 h to beat
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    Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen

    2004RPG, Strategy ★ 4.4/5
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    Total War: WARHAMMER II

    2017Strategy, ActionPC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~40.9 h to beat
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    Shogun Showdown

    2023Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime

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