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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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+5.0
Crystal Project
Combat requires careful planning, reasoning, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
Core gameplay revolves around complex strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Core gameplay revolves around strategic tower placement, elemental combinations, resource management, and planning.
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+5.0
Fights in Tight Spaces
Core gameplay revolves around deep tactical planning, problem solving, and strategic deckbuilding.
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+5.0
FINAL FANTASY V
High mental challenge with planning, problem solving, and tactical combat decisions.
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+5.0
Golden Krone Hotel
Strong emphasis on tactical combat, resource management, and planning around light, transformation, and enemy types.
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+5.0
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Deep strategic and tactical gameplay requiring planning and problem solving.
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+5.0
Master of Command
Core gameplay revolves around tactical decision-making, resource management, and strategic planning.
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+5.0
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Requires mental challenge, planning, and problem solving in combat and build optimization.
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+5.0
Panzer Corps Gold
Core of the game is strategic planning, tactical problem solving, and resource management.
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+5.0
Realm Grinder
Requires significant strategic planning, optimization, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Core gameplay revolves around complex strategic planning, problem solving, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
XCOM® 2
Heavy emphasis on mental challenge, problem solving, tactical positioning, and strategic planning.
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+5.0
Battle Brothers
Core gameplay revolves around deep tactical combat, resource management, and strategic planning.
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+5.0
Battle Realms: Zen Edition
Highly strategic gameplay requiring planning, resource management, and tactical combat decisions.
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+5.0
EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe
High emphasis on strategic planning, resource management, and problem solving in complex emergency scenarios.
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+5.0
Esports Godfather
High emphasis on mental challenge, planning, drafting, and tactical card play.
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+5.0
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
High mental challenge in planning gambits, party builds, and combat tactics.
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+5.0
Insurgency: Sandstorm
High emphasis on tactical planning, positioning, and team coordination; players must think critically and adapt…
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+5.0
Intruder
Highly strategic gameplay requiring planning, communication, and problem solving to outwit opponents.
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+5.0
Magic Research 2
Requires planning, problem solving, and tactical decision making in combat and resource management.
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+5.0
NEO Scavenger
Requires careful planning, resource management, tactical combat, and decision-making.
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+5.0
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Combat and faction decisions require logical planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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+5.0
Ring of Pain
Gameplay centers on tactical decision-making, resource management, and planning.
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