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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
Escape the Backrooms
Players use logic and planning to solve puzzles and avoid threats; strategic thinking is rewarded.
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+4.0
Liar's Bar
Strong strategic and psychological elements in bluffing, reading opponents, and timing calls.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter: World
Requires planning, learning monster patterns, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
Requires planning item builds, managing time, and tactical use of character abilities.
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+4.0
Bronzebeard's Tavern
Players plan menu, assign roles, and optimize workflow to handle increasing difficulty.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Combat and equipment systems require planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
Requires strategic planning in weapon crafting and resource management to succeed in battles.
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+4.0
Nine Sols
Combat and boss fights require strategic timing, pattern recognition, and tactical use of abilities.
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+4.0
Picayune Dreams
Requires planning builds, choosing upgrades, and tactical dodging in boss fights.
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+4.0
Sandustry
Players engage in problem solving, planning factory layouts, and managing resource flows.
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+4.0
Farming Simulator 17
Requires planning, resource management, and strategic decision-making for success.
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+4.0
FINAL FANTASY VII
Combat and Materia systems require planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking.
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+4.0
Nuclear Option
Tactical planning, weapon selection, and battlefield management require strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Ship management, combat tactics, and team coordination require strategic thinking.
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+4.0
Spaceflight Simulator
Requires planning, problem solving, and logical thinking to design effective rockets and missions.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Combat requires tactical planning, positioning, and resource management; players devise strategies for battles.
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+4.0
Two Point Hospital
Requires strategic planning, resource management, and problem solving to succeed.
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+4.0
RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
Requires strategic planning in coaster design, pricing, staff management, and park layout to succeed.
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+4.0
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Requires strategic build planning, ability synergy, and tactical combat decisions.
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+4.0
World of Goo
Requires strategic planning and problem solving to build stable structures and meet level goals.
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+4.0
Splatoon 2
Requires tactical thinking in map control, weapon choice, and team coordination.
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+4.0
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Requires planning routes, managing resources, and tactical decision-making in traversal and combat.
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+4.0
DEVOUR
Requires planning, coordination, and tactical decision-making to survive and complete objectives.
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+4.0
MudRunner
Players plan routes, vehicle loadouts, and fuel management to overcome terrain challenges.
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