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Popular, well-rated games with a strong strategy score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Strategy affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
High mental challenge with combo execution, resource management, and positioning
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+4.0
CURE - A Hospital Simulator
Requires planning, problem solving, and strategic decision-making in resource and patient management.
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+4.0
Dark Bestiary
Combat requires tactical planning, skill selection, and resource management; players devise strategies for encounters.
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+4.0
DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA
Players must plan routes, manage resources, and adapt to AI behavior strategically.
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+4.0
Dave's Fun Algebra Class: Remastered
Players must plan and use logic to navigate challenges, manage items, and avoid enemies.
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+4.0
Dungeon's Legion
Requires planning, resource management, and tactical placement to succeed in defense and progression.
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+4.0
Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)
Requires tactical planning in battles, use of augments, and resource management.
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+4.0
Fine Sweeper
Requires logical reasoning, planning, and problem solving to deduce mine locations and clear boards.
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+4.0
Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements
Solving puzzles requires planning, timing, and logical reasoning.
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+4.0
Gargadusa's Tower
High strategic depth in party composition, resource management, and guild development.
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+4.0
Hell Clock
Requires strategic planning of builds, relic synergies, and adapting to difficulty spikes.
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+4.0
Hyper Dash
Requires tactical thinking in movement, positioning, and weapon choice to outplay opponents.
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+4.0
Little Witch Nobeta
Combat and exploration require tactical thinking, timing, and planning with different magic and melee options.
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+4.0
Maiden And Lord
Players engage in strategic planning for hero builds, city development, and cooperative PvE and PvP battles.
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+4.0
Outpost
Requires planning tower placement, resource management, and upgrade paths to survive longer waves.
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+4.0
Peripeteia
Requires planning routes, managing inventory, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
Populous™: The Beginning
Strong emphasis on tactical planning, terrain manipulation, and spell timing.
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+4.0
ShipCrafter
Players must plan ship layouts, weapon placements, and combat tactics carefully.
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+4.0
Sneaky Sneaky
Requires tactical planning, timing, and problem solving in stealth and combat.
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+4.0
Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
Combat and spellcasting require planning and anticipating enemy moves; puzzle solving is integral.
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+4.0
These Doomed Isles: The First God
Strong strategic resource management, deck building, and city planning challenges.
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+4.0
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)
Complex puzzles and enemy encounters require planning, problem solving, and strategic thinking.
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+4.0
UBERMOSH:SANTICIDE
Players must plan movement, weapon use, and ability timing to survive and maximize score.
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+4.0
8 Ball Pool
Requires planning shots, cue ball positioning, and anticipating opponent moves.
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