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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
Epic Seven
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, timing, and team synergy.
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+5.0
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Strong emphasis on strategic planning, unit composition, resource management, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Core gameplay involves deep strategic planning, tower placement, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Master of Magic Classic
Highly strategic with complex problem solving, planning, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
One Turn Kill
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, problem solving, and deck optimization.
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+5.0
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
High mental challenge requiring planning, problem solving, and tactical decision making.
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+5.0
Tennis Elbow 4
High mental challenge with shot selection, positioning, and adapting to opponent styles.
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+5.0
Toribash
High mental challenge involving planning, prediction, and tactical execution of moves.
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+5.0
Human Resource Machine
Heavy focus on logical planning, algorithm design, and problem solving under constraints.
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+5.0
Age of Mythology: Retold
Core gameplay revolves around mental challenge, planning, and tactical problem solving.
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+5.0
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2
Core gameplay revolves around strategic planning, unit management, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
Limbus Company
Gameplay centers on tactical combat, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Monster Sanctuary
Deep strategic combat and team building are core to the experience.
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+5.0
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Core gameplay involves complex mental challenge, planning, and tactical problem solving.
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+5.0
The Last Spell
Core gameplay revolves around deep tactical and strategic decision making and resource management.
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+5.0
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Core gameplay revolves around complex strategic planning, tactical combat, and problem solving.
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+5.0
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
High mental challenge with tactical combat, mastery synergies, and complex problem solving.
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+5.0
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
High mental challenge requiring planning, reading opponents, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
Requires logical reasoning, planning, and problem solving to deduce correct answers in complex puzzles.
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+5.0
Gnomes
Deep strategic gameplay involving resource management, mazing, positioning, and adapting to random elements.
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+5.0
Lords of the Realm II
Core gameplay revolves around strategic resource management, diplomacy, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
Stephen's Sausage Roll
High mental challenge requiring planning, logic, and problem solving to complete puzzles.
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+5.0
Void War
Strong emphasis on tactical planning, resource management, crew deployment, and problem solving in combat and…
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+5.0
Pokémon Platinum Version
Turn-based combat with complex mechanics, type matchups, and tactical depth requiring planning and problem solving.
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