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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
Derail Valley
Players must plan routes, manage resources, and solve logistical challenges requiring strategic thinking.
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+4.0
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Combat and exploration require planning, learning enemy patterns, and strategic use of abilities and relics.
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+4.0
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Gameplay centers on tactical decision-making, unit management, and exploiting unit type and elemental strengths.
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Requires planning, multitasking, and problem solving to manage multiple threats and mechanics.
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+4.0
Fortnite
High strategic depth in positioning, building, resource management, and loadout choices.
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+4.0
Genshin Impact
Combat and team-building require strategic planning and tactical execution.
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+4.0
GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R
High mental challenge with complex combos, mind games, and tactical decision-making required.
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+4.0
Mario Tennis Fever
Tactical shot selection, positioning, and Fever Racket use require strategic thinking and planning.
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+4.0
Opus Magnum
Requires logical planning, problem solving, and optimization strategies to improve solutions.
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+4.0
Orcs Must Die!
Requires planning trap placement, resource management, and adapting tactics to enemy types and maps.
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+4.0
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Requires planning pricing, inventory, time management, and dungeon tactics.
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+4.0
Tiny Rogues
Players plan builds, weapon synergies, and room navigation requiring analytical thinking.
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Players use logic and planning to solve puzzles and avoid threats; strategic thinking is rewarded.
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+4.0
Liar's Bar
Strong strategic and psychological elements in bluffing, reading opponents, and timing calls.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter: World
Requires planning, learning monster patterns, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
Requires planning item builds, managing time, and tactical use of character abilities.
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+4.0
Bronzebeard's Tavern
Players plan menu, assign roles, and optimize workflow to handle increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Combat and equipment systems require planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
Requires strategic planning in weapon crafting and resource management to succeed in battles.
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+4.0
Nine Sols
Combat and boss fights require strategic timing, pattern recognition, and tactical use of abilities.
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+4.0
Picayune Dreams
Requires planning builds, choosing upgrades, and tactical dodging in boss fights.
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+4.0
Sandustry
Players engage in problem solving, planning factory layouts, and managing resource flows.
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+4.0
Farming Simulator 17
Requires planning, resource management, and strategic decision-making for success.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VII
Combat and Materia systems require planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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