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Best Strategy games in 2026
The best Strategy games, ranked by critic and player scores across the Tier catalog.
Also covers 4x, moba, real time strategy, real-time strategy, rts, tactical.
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Orcs Must Die! Unchained
87
/100
102
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
87
/100
103
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
87
/100
104
Pikmin 3
87
/100
105
Icewind Dale
87
/100
106
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
87
/100
107
Two Point Hospital
87
/100
108
OpenTTD
87
/100
109
World of Goo
87
/100
110
Braid
87
/100
111
Sid Meier's Civilization V
87
/100
112
Wartales
86
/100
113
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
86
/100
114
Chivalry 2
86
/100
115
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
86
/100
116
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
86
/100
117
Pokémon Blue Version
86
/100
118
Slay the Spire
86
/100
119
Oxygen Not Included
86
/100
120
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition
86
/100
121
XCOM: Enemy Within
86
/100
122
Total War: WARHAMMER II
86
/100
123
Pokémon Sun
86
/100
124
Supreme Commander
86
/100
125
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge
86
/100
126
Homeworld Remastered Collection
86
/100
127
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
86
/100
128
Monster Train
86
/100
129
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
86
/100
130
Fire Emblem Engage
86
/100
131
Total Annihilation
86
/100
132
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
86
/100
133
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
86
/100
134
Football Manager 2013
86
/100
135
Desperados III
86
/100
136
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
86
/100
137
Mini Motorways
86
/100
138
Invisible, Inc.
86
/100
139
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
86
/100
140
Factorio
86
/100
141
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
85
/100
142
XCOM 2
85
/100
143
Total War: Warhammer
85
/100
144
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
85
/100
145
Cities: Skylines
85
/100
146
Frostpunk
85
/100
147
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
85
/100
148
Pokémon Silver Version
85
/100
149
Valkyria Chronicles
85
/100
150
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
85
/100
Orcs Must Die! Unchained
87
/100
102
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
87
/100
103
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
87
/100
104
Pikmin 3
87
/100
105
Icewind Dale
87
/100
106
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
87
/100
107
Two Point Hospital
87
/100
108
OpenTTD
87
/100
109
World of Goo
87
/100
110
Braid
87
/100
111
Sid Meier's Civilization V
87
/100
112
Wartales
86
/100
113
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
86
/100
114
Chivalry 2
86
/100
115
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
86
/100
116
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
86
/100
117
Pokémon Blue Version
86
/100
118
Slay the Spire
86
/100
119
Oxygen Not Included
86
/100
120
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition
86
/100
121
XCOM: Enemy Within
86
/100
122
Total War: WARHAMMER II
86
/100
123
Pokémon Sun
86
/100
124
Supreme Commander
86
/100
125
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge
86
/100
126
Homeworld Remastered Collection
86
/100
127
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
86
/100
128
Monster Train
86
/100
129
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
86
/100
130
Fire Emblem Engage
86
/100
131
Total Annihilation
86
/100
132
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
86
/100
133
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
86
/100
134
Football Manager 2013
86
/100
135
Desperados III
86
/100
136
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
86
/100
137
Mini Motorways
86
/100
138
Invisible, Inc.
86
/100
139
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
86
/100
140
Factorio
86
/100
141
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
85
/100
142
XCOM 2
85
/100
143
Total War: Warhammer
85
/100
144
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
85
/100
145
Cities: Skylines
85
/100
146
Frostpunk
85
/100
147
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
85
/100
148
Pokémon Silver Version
85
/100
149
Valkyria Chronicles
85
/100
150
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
85
/100