Best Strategy Games
The finest strategy games ranked.
45 games in this collection
About this collection
This is our editorially curated shortlist of 45 strategy titles worth your time, hand-picked from thousands of releases tracked on Total Video Games. Unlike a full genre catalog, every entry here has earned its spot through critical reception, community ratings and lasting impact. The average critic rating across this list is 9/100. Leading the pack is Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos from Blizzard Entertainment, with the rest of the lineup spanning a mix of recent hits and time-tested classics.
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Games in this collection
PC
Mac
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
8.8/ 10
PC
Mac
Homeworld: Remastered Collection
9.3/ 10
iOS
PC
Company of Heroes
8.6/ 10
PC
Mac
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
8.5/ 10
Atari-ST
Amiga
DOS
Sid Meier's Civilization
9/ 10
PC
Mac
StarCraft: Brood War
9/ 10
iOS
PS4
Linux
Slay the Spire
8.5/ 10
£19.99
Saturn
DOS
PC
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
8.4/ 10
iOS
Series X|S
PS5
Balatro
8.5/ 10
PC
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
8.7/ 10
PC
Mac
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
8.7/ 10
PC
Mac
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
8.7/ 10
PC
Mac
StarCraft
8.8/ 10
Linux
PC
Mac
Medieval II: Total War
8.6/ 10
PC
Mac
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
8.8/ 10
PS2
PC
Mac
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
8.6/ 10
PC
Mac
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
8.6/ 10
PC
Mac
Rise of Nations
8.2/ 10
Series X|S
PS5
PS4
Against the Storm
8.3/ 10
iOS
Android
PC
Rome: Total War
8.3/ 10
PS4
Linux
PC
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
8.7/ 10
Linux
PC
Mac
XCOM: Enemy Within
8.4/ 10
Linux
PC
Mac
Europa Universalis IV
8.7/ 10
PC
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
8.6/ 10
PC
Mac
StarCraft: Remastered
8.7/ 10
Linux
PC
Mac
Total War: Warhammer II
8.4/ 10
Linux
PC
Mac
Sid Meier's Civilization V
8.5/ 10
Linux
PC
Mac
Total War: Shogun 2
8.3/ 10
PS4
Linux
PC
Desperados III
8.5/ 10
DOS
PC
Theme Hospital
8.1/ 10
PC
PS1
Mac
Sid Meier's Civilization II
8.8/ 10
Amiga
DOS
PC
X-COM: UFO Defense
8.5/ 10
PS3
DOS
PC
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
8.5/ 10
Series X|S
PS5
PC
Helldivers 2
8.2/ 10
Series X|S
PS5
PC
Anno 1800
8.7/ 10
PC
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
8.4/ 10
PS5
PS4
Linux
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
8.3/ 10
N64
Saturn
DOS
Command & Conquer
8.4/ 10
iOS
Linux
Android
Empire: Total War
7.8/ 10
iOS
PS4
Linux
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
8/ 10
£49.99
PC
Mac
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
8.3/ 10
iOS
Android
PC
Hearthstone
7.8/ 10
DC
PS2
PC
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
8.6/ 10
Series X|S
PS5
PC
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
8.8/ 10
PC
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
8.2/ 10