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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
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Combat and hunting require planning, positioning, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Requires strategic build optimization, resource management, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
Orcs Must Die! 3
High strategic depth in trap placement, resource management, and combat tactics, especially on harder difficulties.
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+4.0
Pokémon Red Version
Turn-based battles require planning, type advantage consideration, and tactical move selection.
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+4.0
Premium Bowling
Players must plan shots, adjust to oil patterns, and select appropriate balls requiring strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Requires planning, resource management, and tactical defense/offense strategies.
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+4.0
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
Players engage in mental challenge through strategic decision-making and problem solving in kingdom management.
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+4.0
The Caribbean Sail
Players engage in strategic planning for trading, combat, resource management, and route selection.
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+4.0
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Requires planning and managing stats to unlock desired story paths and endings
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+4.0
Tin Star
Requires thoughtful decision-making, skill management, and planning to navigate challenges and consequences.
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+4.0
Unfortunate Spacemen
High strategic depth in deception, sabotage, combat, and teamwork.
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+4.0
We Who Are About To Die
Players plan training, gear, and match selection; combat requires tactical thinking and stamina management.
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+4.0
Worms W.M.D
High strategic depth with weapon choice, positioning, crafting, and vehicle use.
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+4.0
DEAD RISING®
Requires planning and problem solving for time management, combat tactics, and survivor rescue.
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+4.0
Defy Gravity Extended
Requires planning and problem solving to use gravity mechanics effectively to complete levels.
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+4.0
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
Requires planning resource use, dive routes, character development, and base management.
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+4.0
Dream Car Builder
Players engage in problem solving and engineering strategy to optimize vehicle performance.
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+4.0
FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS
Requires strategic deckbuilding, resource management, and tactical combat decisions to succeed.
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+4.0
Fight'N Rage
Requires planning combos, positioning, and enemy prioritization to succeed.
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+4.0
FPS Chess
Strong strategic component combining chess tactics with FPS combat decisions.
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+4.0
Godsworn
Requires tactical planning, resource management, and hero skill usage.
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+4.0
Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming
Players must plan time management, party composition, and resource use to succeed.
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+4.0
Mina the Hollower
Players can develop strategies based on their chosen weapons and trinkets.
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+4.0
Mycopunk
Players engage in tactical targeting, build optimization, and mission planning requiring analytical thinking.
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