Beste games
Best Strategy games of 2020
The 34 best Strategy games released in 2020, ranked from 4,216 critic and player ratings.
The best Strategy game of 2020 is Crusader Kings III, with a critic score of 91/100 — updated augustus 2026.
01
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III is the newest generation in the medieval role-playing grand strategy game series Crusader Kings. Expand and improve your realm, whether a mighty kingdom or modest county. Use marriage, diplomacy and war to increase your power and prestige in a meticulously detailed map that stretches from Spain to India, Scandinavia to Central Africa.
91
/100
02
League of Legends: Wild Rift
89
/100
03
Wasteland 3
As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology, fearsome lunatics, and deadly factions. No one here has ever heard of the Desert Rangers. Your reputation is yours to build from scratch, and your choices may save this land or doom it. With a renewed focus on macro-reactivity, you'll be picking between warring factions, deciding whether locations are destroyed or saved, and making other far reaching decisions that have a marked impact on the shape of your world.
87
/100
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III is the newest generation in the medieval role-playing grand strategy game series Crusader Kings. Expand and improve your realm, whether a mighty kingdom or modest county. Use marriage, diplomacy and war to increase your power and prestige in a meticulously detailed map that stretches from Spain to India, Scandinavia to Central Africa.
91
/100
02
League of Legends: Wild Rift
89
/100
03
Wasteland 3
As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology, fearsome lunatics, and deadly factions. No one here has ever heard of the Desert Rangers. Your reputation is yours to build from scratch, and your choices may save this land or doom it. With a renewed focus on macro-reactivity, you'll be picking between warring factions, deciding whether locations are destroyed or saved, and making other far reaching decisions that have a marked impact on the shape of your world.
87
/100
04
Monster Train
86
/100
05
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
86
/100
06
Desperados III
The Wild West. A place where the law is made by those with a gun in their hands, and is enforced by the henchmen at their command. A place where death is no stranger and the undertakers are working overtime… especially when people start playing Desperados III. This real-time tactics game, developed by German game studio Mimimi Games (Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun), lets players command a band of Desperados led by fan-favourite gunslinger John Cooper.
86
/100
07
Factorio
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
86
/100
08
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
85
/100
09
Monster Sanctuary
A pixel art monster collecting game featuring sideview visuals, metroidvania like exploration and challenging turn based combat.
85
/100
10
Gears Tactics
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
84
/100
11
Legends of Runeterra
83
/100
12
Fortnite
83
/100
13
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
82
/100
14
Football Manager 2021
82
/100
15
Wingspan
81
/100
16
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
81
/100
17
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
80
/100
18
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
80
/100
19
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
80
/100
20
Crown Trick
80
/100
21
Valorant
78
/100
22
XCOM: Chimera Squad
77
/100
23
Orcs Must Die! 3
76
/100
24
Rogue Company
75
/100
25
Iron Harvest
75
/100
26
Moving Out
74
/100
27
Partisans 1941
74
/100
28
Star Renegades
74
/100
29
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
69
/100
30
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
69
/100
31
Worms Rumble
67
/100
32
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
66
/100
33
Warcraft III: Reforged
59
/100
34
Empire of Sin
56
/100
Monster Train
86
/100
05
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
86
/100
06
Desperados III
The Wild West. A place where the law is made by those with a gun in their hands, and is enforced by the henchmen at their command. A place where death is no stranger and the undertakers are working overtime… especially when people start playing Desperados III. This real-time tactics game, developed by German game studio Mimimi Games (Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun), lets players command a band of Desperados led by fan-favourite gunslinger John Cooper.
86
/100
07
Factorio
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
86
/100
08
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
85
/100
09
Monster Sanctuary
A pixel art monster collecting game featuring sideview visuals, metroidvania like exploration and challenging turn based combat.
85
/100
10
Gears Tactics
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
84
/100
11
Legends of Runeterra
83
/100
12
Fortnite
83
/100
13
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
82
/100
14
Football Manager 2021
82
/100
15
Wingspan
81
/100
16
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
81
/100
17
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
80
/100
18
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
80
/100
19
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
80
/100
20
Crown Trick
80
/100
21
Valorant
78
/100
22
XCOM: Chimera Squad
77
/100
23
Orcs Must Die! 3
76
/100
24
Rogue Company
75
/100
25
Iron Harvest
75
/100
26
Moving Out
74
/100
27
Partisans 1941
74
/100
28
Star Renegades
74
/100
29
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
69
/100
30
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
69
/100
31
Worms Rumble
67
/100
32
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
66
/100
33
Warcraft III: Reforged
59
/100
34
Empire of Sin
56
/100
FAQ
What is the best Strategy game of 2020?
Crusader Kings III currently tops the ranking with a score of 91/100 across 189 ratings. Ranking updated augustus 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.