Similar Strategy Games
Every one of the 100 Strategy Games we have a similar-games list for, sorted by subgenre. Find the one you played, open its list and you get the games that play most like it, ranked, with the reason for each. The obscure ones are here too — that is the point.
Similar RTS Games
32 games
Company of Heroes 22013
Games like Company of Heroes 2
Frostpunk2018
Games like Frostpunk
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition2017
Games like Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Tropico 42011
Games like Tropico 4
Stellaris2016
Games like Stellaris
Plague Inc: Evolved2015
Games like Plague Inc: Evolved
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising2009
Games like Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Europa Universalis IV2013
Games like Europa Universalis IV
Knights and Merchants2013
Games like Knights and Merchants
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm2008
Games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade2006
Games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Banished2021
Games like Banished
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition2019
Games like Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Evil Genius2004
Games like Evil Genius
Offworld Trading Company2016
Games like Offworld Trading Company
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos2002
Games like Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
The Guild II2008
Games like The Guild II
New World: Aeternum2014
Games like New World: Aeternum
Total War: WARHAMMER II2017
Games like Total War: WARHAMMER II
Kenshi2018
Games like Kenshi
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition2020
Games like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
DETOUR2011
Games like DETOUR
Anno 20702011
Games like Anno 2070
Men of War2009
Games like Men of War
The Guild II Renaissance2010
Games like The Guild II Renaissance
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty2010
Games like StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings1999
Games like Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Mitos.is: The Game2015
Games like Mitos.is: The Game
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS2019
Games like Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Startopia2001
Games like Startopia
Majesty Gold HD2001
Games like Majesty Gold HD
Total War: WARHAMMER III2022
Games like Total War: WARHAMMER III
Similar Tower Defense Games
21 games
7 Days to Die2013
Games like 7 Days to Die
Anomaly: Warzone Earth2011
Games like Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Plants vs. Zombies2010
Games like Plants vs. Zombies
Stronghold HD (2012)2012
Games like Stronghold HD (2012)
Swords and Soldiers HD2010
Games like Swords and Soldiers HD
Bloons TD 62018
Games like Bloons TD 6
Rock of Ages2011
Games like Rock of Ages
Revenge of the Titans2010
Games like Revenge of the Titans
AI War: Fleet Command2009
Games like AI War: Fleet Command
Oil Rush2012
Games like Oil Rush
Gratuitous Space Battles2009
Games like Gratuitous Space Battles
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars2007
Games like Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Defense Grid: The Awakening2008
Games like Defense Grid: The Awakening
Atom Zombie Smasher2011
Games like Atom Zombie Smasher
Dwarfs!?2011
Games like Dwarfs!?
StarCraft1998
Games like StarCraft
Craft The World2014
Games like Craft The World
iBomber Defense Pacific2012
Games like iBomber Defense Pacific
Infested Planet2013
Games like Infested Planet
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2023
Games like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows2015
Games like GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Similar City Builder Games
15 games
Cities: Skylines2015
Games like Cities: Skylines
Prison Architect2015
Games like Prison Architect
Tropico 32009
Games like Tropico 3
Planet Coaster2016
Games like Planet Coaster
House Flipper2018
Games like House Flipper
Cult of the Lamb2022
Games like Cult of the Lamb
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition2010
Games like SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition
X-COM: Terror From the Deep1995
Games like X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer2025
Games like Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer
Planet Zoo2019
Games like Planet Zoo
Dorfromantik2022
Games like Dorfromantik
Dyson Sphere Program2021
Games like Dyson Sphere Program
Tropico Reloaded2003
Games like Tropico Reloaded
Mini Motorways2021
Games like Mini Motorways
Cities in Motion2011
Games like Cities in Motion
Similar Turn-Based Strategy Games
14 games
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors2021
Games like Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
X-COM: UFO Defense1993
Games like X-COM: UFO Defense
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes2015
Games like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Poker Night at the Inventory2010
Games like Poker Night at the Inventory
100% Orange Juice2013
Games like 100% Orange Juice
UNO2016
Games like UNO
The Elder Scrolls: Legends2017
Games like The Elder Scrolls: Legends
Poker Night 22013
Games like Poker Night 2
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition2009
Games like Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Duelyst2016
Games like Duelyst
Balatro2024
Games like Balatro
A Valley Without Wind 22013
Games like A Valley Without Wind 2
Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers2013
Games like Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game2014
Games like Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game
Similar Grand Strategy Games
10 games
Sid Meier's Civilization® V2010
Games like Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Crusader Kings II2012
Games like Crusader Kings II
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI2016
Games like Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete2001
Games like Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Crusader Kings III2020
Games like Crusader Kings III
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization2008
Games like Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword2007
Games like Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
MASSIVE CHALICE2015
Games like MASSIVE CHALICE
Shelter2013
Games like Shelter
Gnomoria2016
Games like Gnomoria
Similar Colony Sim Games
4 games
Other similar Strategy Games
4 games
Rankings of the best Strategy Games, by subgenre
Not all Strategy Games play alike, and sometimes you know exactly which flavour you are after. Each subgenre has its own ranking of the best in that style — open the one that sounds like you and skip sifting through the rest.
Just want the best Strategy Games?
If you would rather not go through all 100, there is the short version: the 20 Strategy Games rated highest by players and critics, in order, with a line on why each one is there. It is where anyone new to the genre should start.
🏆 The 20 Best Strategy Games of All Time (2026)