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Best Grand Strategy Games

Top 50 of 178 qualifying games — tagged Grand Strategy (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) Strategy · RTS · Space · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 97.6%39,435 reviews 2 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · 1M–2M owners · $12.99 96.8%13,468 reviews 3 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 500K–1M owners · $5.99 96.3%4,592 reviews 4 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based · 10M–20M owners · $7.49 95.8%204,265 reviews 5 Songs of Syx (2020) Early Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 96.2%5,822 reviews 6 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (2006) Strategy · Medieval · Historical · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 95.7%33,344 reviews 7 Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) Vehicular Combat · 4X · War · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.9%5,947 reviews 8 Creeper World 4 (2020) Tower Defense · Wargame · Real Time Tactics · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.2%4,365 reviews 9 Rome: Total War - Collection (2007) Strategy · Historical · Rome · 1M–2M owners · Free 94.6%16,177 reviews 10 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.5%15,284 reviews 11 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 95.3%1,591 reviews 12 Dune: Imperium (2024) Board Game · Strategy · Deckbuilding · 100K–200K owners · $14.94 94.8%3,220 reviews 13 Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (2009) Family Friendly · Level Editor · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $19.88 94.2%5,072 reviews 14 Tiny Civilization (2022) Strategy · God Game · Grand Strategy · 100K–200K owners · $1.99 94.3%2,017 reviews 15 Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith (2017) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Fantasy · 200K–500K owners · $39.99 94.2%2,136 reviews 16 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (2012) Management · Diplomacy · Online Co-Op · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 93.2%16,015 reviews 17 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2 (2020) Strategy · Strategy RPG · Singleplayer · 200K–500K owners · $0.99 93.7%1,721 reviews 18 Total War: WARHAMMER II (2017) Strategy · Fantasy · Turn-Based Strategy · 5M–10M owners · $59.99 92.4%124,252 reviews 19 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2006) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 1M–2M owners · $3.99 92.9%3,375 reviews 20 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (2023) Strategy · RPG · Fantasy · 200K–500K owners · $39.99 92.6%4,773 reviews 21 Victoria II (2010) Grand Strategy · Strategy · Historical · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 92.2%19,477 reviews 22 Knights of Honor (2009) Strategy · Medieval · Grand Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 92.6%2,317 reviews 23 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit (2018) Turn-Based Tactics · Wargame · War · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 92.4%3,594 reviews 24 Total War: SHOGUN 2 (2011) Strategy · Historical · Turn-Based Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 91.5%64,276 reviews 25 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition (2010) Strategy · Historical · Grand Strategy · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 91.4%25,365 reviews 26 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $39.99 91.1%22,175 reviews 27 Panzer Corps Gold (2014) Strategy · World War II · Turn-Based Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 91.8%2,602 reviews 28 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms (2020) Strategy · Strategy RPG · Singleplayer · 200K–500K owners · $0.99 92.2%1,250 reviews 29 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition (2009) Strategy · Historical · Military · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 90.8%35,480 reviews 30 City Bus Manager (2024) Simulation · Management · Singleplayer · 100K–200K owners · $29.99 91.5%2,307 reviews 31 Total War: SHOGUN 2 (2011) Strategy · Historical · Turn-Based Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 90.7%24,952 reviews 32 China: Mao's legacy (2019) Political Sim · Strategy · Simulation · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 91.9%1,015 reviews 33 Crusader Kings III (2020) Strategy · Medieval · Grand Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $49.99 90.0%126,909 reviews 34 Spirit Island (2020) Nature · Board Game · Turn-Based Tactics · 50K–100K owners · $9.99 91.5%1,246 reviews 35 Crusader Kings II (2012) Grand Strategy · Strategy · Medieval · 2M–5M owners · Free 89.9%73,809 reviews 36 Age of History II (2018) Strategy · Historical · War · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 89.8%46,395 reviews 37 Cataclismo (2025) Strategy · Base-Building · Simulation · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 90.6%3,593 reviews 38 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2006) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 1M–2M owners · $3.99 91.0%1,618 reviews 39 Hearts of Iron IV (2016) Strategy · World War II · Grand Strategy · 5M–10M owners · $49.99 89.2%342,150 reviews 40 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension (2013) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Indie · 50K–100K owners · $34.99 90.7%1,440 reviews 41 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator (2024) Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · 20K–50K owners · $44.99 90.7%1,269 reviews 42 Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete (2006) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 1M–2M owners · $0.99 89.7%7,231 reviews 43 Fantasy Map Simulator (2024) Early Access · God Game · Sandbox · 100K–200K owners · $7.99 90.0%2,818 reviews 44 Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms (2025) Early Access · Simulation · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 89.4%5,409 reviews 45 Ultimate General: Civil War (2017) Wargame · Real Time Tactics · War · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 89.2%7,984 reviews 46 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (2011) Strategy · Grand Strategy · World War II · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 89.6%2,011 reviews 47 Supreme Commander 2 (2010) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · 500K–1M owners · $12.99 88.3%12,431 reviews 48 STAR WARS Rebellion (2016) Strategy · Grand Strategy · Classic · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 89.4%1,355 reviews 49 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (2016) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Multiplayer · 10M–20M owners · $5.99 86.9%349,920 reviews 50 Age of History 3 (2024) Wargame · Strategy · Grand Strategy · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 87.4%12,712 reviews