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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
Deadly Days: Roadtrip
High mental challenge with tactical inventory management, build planning, and combat strategy.
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+5.0
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Core gameplay revolves around tactical planning, problem solving, and strategic use of character abilities.
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+5.0
Disgaea 5 Complete
Deep tactical combat requiring planning, positioning, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Ghost Master®
Core gameplay is strategic planning, puzzle solving, and resource management.
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+5.0
Rogue Monster Rush
High strategic depth from tile placement, monster synergies, upgrade choices, and active ability use.
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+5.0
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
Highly strategic with complex diplomacy, espionage, economy, and military planning required.
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+5.0
Tactical Nexus
Core gameplay centers on deep strategic planning, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Train Valley 2
Strong emphasis on planning, problem solving, and optimizing train routes and production chains.
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+5.0
A Solitaire Mystery
Strong emphasis on mental challenge, planning, and problem solving across diverse solitaire puzzles.
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+5.0
Act of War: Direct Action
Core gameplay revolves around tactical planning, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Alpha League HD
Core gameplay revolves around strategic thinking, planning, and adapting to random elements.
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+5.0
Battlezone 98 Redux
Core gameplay involves complex mental challenge, planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster
Deep tactical combat and job system require planning, problem solving, and strategic thinking.
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+5.0
Chess Evolved Online
Core gameplay revolves around deep mental challenge, planning, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Dice Player One
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Final Assault
Core gameplay centers on strategic planning, unit management, and tactical decision-making.
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+5.0
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
High mental challenge requiring planning, problem solving, and adapting strategies to complex mechanics.
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+5.0
Hell Let Loose
Heavy emphasis on tactical planning, coordination, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Lingo 2
High mental challenge requiring logic, reasoning, planning, and strategic problem solving.
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+5.0
Lords of Magic: Special Edition
Core gameplay involves deep strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
Magic Research
High emphasis on strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat.
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+5.0
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
Core gameplay revolves around strategic deck-building, real-time tactical combat, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Puzzle Dimension
Strong emphasis on planning, spatial reasoning, and problem solving to complete puzzles.
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+5.0
Regiments
Strong emphasis on tactical planning, combined arms, terrain use, and resource management.
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