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Best Strategy games in 2026
The 250 best Strategy games, ranked from 11,343 critic and player ratings.
Also covers 4x, moba, real time strategy, real-time strategy, rts, tactical.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 11,343 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 3
101
Meccha Chameleon
82
/100
102
Among Us
82
/100
103
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
81
/100
104
Stronghold HD
81
/100
105
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
81
/100
106
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection
81
/100
107
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
81
/100
108
Napoleon: Total War
81
/100
109
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
81
/100
110
Age of Empires IV
81
/100
111
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
81
/100
112
Stronghold
81
/100
113
Planet Zoo
81
/100
114
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
81
/100
115
Defense Grid: The Awakening
81
/100
116
Puyo Puyo Tetris
81
/100
117
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2
81
/100
118
Overcooked! 2
80
/100
119
Dyson Sphere Program
80
/100
120
Command & Conquer: Generals
80
/100
121
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
80
/100
122
Company of Heroes 2
80
/100
123
Plague Inc: Evolved
80
/100
124
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
125
Teardown
80
/100
126
LUFTRAUSERS
80
/100
127
Osmos
80
/100
128
Worms
80
/100
129
Sid Meier's Civilization III
80
/100
130
Total War: ATTILA
80
/100
131
Buckshot Roulette
80
/100
132
Plague Inc.
80
/100
133
Worms 2: Armageddon
80
/100
134
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
80
/100
135
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
80
/100
136
Volume
80
/100
137
AirMech Arena
80
/100
138
Dune 2000
80
/100
139
Caesar 3
80
/100
140
Worms W.M.D
79
/100
141
Tropico 3
79
/100
142
Heat Signature
79
/100
143
Revenge of the Titans
79
/100
144
Rome: Total War - Alexander
79
/100
145
Theme Park
79
/100
146
The Path
79
/100
147
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
79
/100
148
Stellaris
79
/100
149
Age of Empires III
78
/100
150
Tropico 4
78
/100
Meccha Chameleon
82
/100
102
Among Us
82
/100
103
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
81
/100
104
Stronghold HD
81
/100
105
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
81
/100
106
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection
81
/100
107
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
81
/100
108
Napoleon: Total War
81
/100
109
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
81
/100
110
Age of Empires IV
81
/100
111
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
81
/100
112
Stronghold
81
/100
113
Planet Zoo
81
/100
114
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
81
/100
115
Defense Grid: The Awakening
81
/100
116
Puyo Puyo Tetris
81
/100
117
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2
81
/100
118
Overcooked! 2
80
/100
119
Dyson Sphere Program
80
/100
120
Command & Conquer: Generals
80
/100
121
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
80
/100
122
Company of Heroes 2
80
/100
123
Plague Inc: Evolved
80
/100
124
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
125
Teardown
80
/100
126
LUFTRAUSERS
80
/100
127
Osmos
80
/100
128
Worms
80
/100
129
Sid Meier's Civilization III
80
/100
130
Total War: ATTILA
80
/100
131
Buckshot Roulette
80
/100
132
Plague Inc.
80
/100
133
Worms 2: Armageddon
80
/100
134
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
80
/100
135
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
80
/100
136
Volume
80
/100
137
AirMech Arena
80
/100
138
Dune 2000
80
/100
139
Caesar 3
80
/100
140
Worms W.M.D
79
/100
141
Tropico 3
79
/100
142
Heat Signature
79
/100
143
Revenge of the Titans
79
/100
144
Rome: Total War - Alexander
79
/100
145
Theme Park
79
/100
146
The Path
79
/100
147
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
79
/100
148
Stellaris
79
/100
149
Age of Empires III
78
/100
150
Tropico 4
78
/100