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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
Them and Us
Requires planning routes, resource management, and puzzle solving.
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+4.0
Damned
Players must plan routes, avoid traps, and use monster abilities strategically.
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+4.0
Farm Manager 2018
Requires planning, resource management, and problem solving to optimize farm operations and profitability.
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+4.0
Godlike Burger
Requires planning, resource management, and tactical decision making.
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+4.0
Sid Meier's Railroads!
Strong emphasis on planning routes, managing resources, and competing strategically.
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+4.0
Core Defense
Requires planning tower placement, maze design, and adapting to random upgrades; strategic thinking is essential.
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+4.0
Die For The Lich
Requires planning, risk management, and tactical decision-making to optimize dice rolls and build synergies.
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+4.0
Dungeon Brawls
Requires strategic planning of builds, skill combos, and team coordination.
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+4.0
EcoGnomix
Game demands careful planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Evolings
Strong strategic elements in team building, turn order, skill use, and adapting to enemy intents.
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+4.0
Fort Defense
Requires planning tower placement, upgrades, and spell usage to counter enemy waves effectively.
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+4.0
Fortified
Requires strategic trap placement, resource management, and tactical decision-making.
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+4.0
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
Strong mental challenge in resource management, combat, and adapting strategies.
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+4.0
Kyvir: Rebirth
Requires thoughtful deck building, resource management, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
Malum
Players use planning, resource management, and tactical thinking to survive and complete objectives.
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+4.0
R-Type Final 2
Requires strategic planning, memorization, and tactical positioning to overcome enemy patterns and level design.
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+4.0
Solitairica
Strong strategic elements in deck building, spell/item selection, and combat tactics.
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+4.0
Star Shelter
Requires planning resource use, base defense, and survival tactics.
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+4.0
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Core gameplay revolves around tactical resource management, unit composition, and spell timing.
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+4.0
Anno 117: Pax Romana
Requires mental challenge in resource management, city planning, and military tactics.
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+4.0
Camera Obscura
Requires planning and problem solving to use camera mechanics effectively and complete puzzles.
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+4.0
Dead State: Reanimated
Strong emphasis on tactical combat, resource management, and decision-making.
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+4.0
Folklore Hunter
Players must plan resource use, traps, and tactics to survive and defeat monsters.
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+4.0
HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon
Combat requires tactical planning, timing, and build synergy; strategic thinking is rewarded.
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