Best Strategy Games on PC, consoles, and mobile

1

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

PC•Jul 27, 2010

9.5

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

2

Balatro

PC•Feb 20, 2024

9.1

critics

Card  •  Casual  •  Roguelike

3

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

iOS•Apr 16, 2014

9.1

critics

Card  •  Esports  •  Multiplayer

4

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

X360•Oct 09, 2012

9.1

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

5

Minecraft

PC•Nov 18, 2011

9.1

critics

Action  •  Adventure  •  Battle Royale

6

Total War: Shogun 2

PC•Mar 15, 2011

9.0

critics

Coop  •  Multiplayer  •  Online Co-op

7

Satisfactory

PC•Sep 10, 2024

9.0

critics

Adventure  •  Coop  •  FPS

8

Fire Emblem Awakening

3DS•Feb 04, 2013

9.0

critics

JRPG  •  Multiplayer  •  RPG

9

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

PC•Oct 09, 2012

9.0

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

10

Dota 2

PC•Jul 09, 2013

9.0

critics

Battle arena  •  Coop  •  Esports

11

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

PC•Oct 21, 2016

8.9

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

12

Sid Meier's Civilization V

PC•Sep 21, 2010

8.9

critics

Multiplayer  •  Simulation  •  Single-player

13

Empire: Total War

PC•Mar 03, 2009

8.9

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

14

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Switch•Jul 26, 2019

8.9

critics

Anime  •  Cozy  •  JRPG

15

The Talos Principle

PS4•Oct 13, 2015

8.9

critics

Adventure  •  Puzzle  •  Single-player

16

Slay the Spire

PC•Jan 23, 2019

8.8

critics

Card  •  Roguelike  •  RPG

17

Tactical Breach Wizards

PC•Aug 22, 2024

8.8

critics

Adventure  •  RPG  •  Single-player

18

Plants vs Zombies 2 Free

iOS•Aug 15, 2013

8.8

critics

Adventure  •  Casual  •  Offline

19

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

PS4•Nov 22, 2019

8.8

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

20

Into the Breach

PC•Feb 27, 2018

8.8

critics

Roguelike  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

21

Pikmin 4

Switch•Jul 21, 2023

8.8

critics

Multiplayer  •  Puzzle  •  Real-time strategy

22

F1 2020

PC•Jul 09, 2020

8.8

critics

Racing  •  Simulation  •  Single-player

23

XCOM 2

PC•Feb 05, 2016

8.8

critics

Multiplayer  •  Single-player  •  Strategy

24

Total War: WARHAMMER III

PC•Feb 17, 2022

8.8

critics

Action  •  Coop  •  Local-coop

25

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

PC•Aug 17, 2023

8.7

critics

RPG  •  Single-player  •  Stealth