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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
HITMAN World of Assassination
Requires careful planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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+5.0
Maxwell's puzzling demon
Requires high-level strategic thinking, planning, and logical deduction to solve complex puzzles.
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+5.0
Reus 2
High mental challenge involving planning, optimization, and problem solving with complex systems.
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+5.0
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, tactical battles, and resource management.
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+5.0
Root
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, problem solving, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Highly strategic gameplay requiring planning, resource allocation, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Stardom 3
Requires careful planning, resource management, and problem solving to succeed.
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+5.0
Stellaris
Highly strategic gameplay requiring planning, problem solving, and adaptation to complex systems.
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+5.0
Tetrobot and Co.
Requires logical reasoning, planning, and problem solving to complete puzzles.
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+5.0
The Political Process
High mental challenge involving planning campaigns, legislative tactics, and managing complex political systems.
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+5.0
Treasure 'n Trio
High emphasis on mental challenge, planning, and problem solving to complete puzzles.
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+5.0
Ultra Fight Da ! Kyanta 2
High emphasis on mental challenge, risk/reward calculation, and strategic team and groove choices.
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+5.0
Chrono Ark
Deep strategic gameplay requiring planning, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Invisible, Inc.
Core gameplay revolves around deep tactical planning and problem solving.
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+5.0
Nidhogg
Deep tactical combat involving mind games, counters, and positioning.
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+5.0
Cogmind
Strong emphasis on tactical and strategic problem solving.
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+5.0
Intravenous 3: Borderline
Strong emphasis on tactical planning, problem solving, and adapting strategies to enemy AI and environment.
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+5.0
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
Requires planning, logical reasoning, and multi-level problem solving.
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+5.0
Quest for the Golden Candelabra
Heavy emphasis on tactical combat, positioning, and use of Pathfinder 2e rules requiring planning.
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+5.0
VIVIDLOPE
Requires planning routes, managing enemy patterns, and strategic use of items and character abilities.
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+5.0
Withering Rooms
Requires planning, build optimization, resource management, and tactical combat decisions.
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+5.0
Zoombinis
Strong emphasis on mental challenge, planning, and logic-based problem solving.
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+5.0
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Highly strategic gameplay involving risk management, dice manipulation, and turn sequencing.
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+5.0
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
Core gameplay revolves around tactical planning, resource management, and strategic combat decisions.
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