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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
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Core gameplay revolves around strategic planning, tactical positioning, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Combat and character development require careful planning, tactical thinking, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Super Auto Pets
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic thinking, planning, and adapting to opponents.
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+5.0
Cassette Beasts
Complex battle mechanics and elemental interactions require planning and problem solving.
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+5.0
Creeper World 4
Core gameplay revolves around mental challenge, resource management, and tactical problem solving.
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+5.0
Dungeons of Dredmor
Requires careful planning, skill synergy, resource management, and tactical combat decisions.
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+5.0
Rusted Warfare - RTS
Core gameplay revolves around strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat decisions.
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+5.0
The Battle of Polytopia
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning and tactical decision making.
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+5.0
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Requires planning card builds, managing resources, and adapting tactics to challenges.
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+5.0
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
Highly tactical gameplay requiring planning, formation management, and adaptive problem-solving.
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+5.0
Chronigma
Strong emphasis on planning, logical reasoning, and problem solving with time manipulation.
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+5.0
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
High strategic depth in planning combos, guild synergies, and adapting to map conditions.
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+5.0
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, resource management, unit tactics, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Dishonored 2
Requires planning, problem solving, and tactical decision making in stealth, combat, and level navigation.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Highly strategic turn-based combat requiring planning, environmental use, and tactical decisions.
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+5.0
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Highly strategic turn-based combat requiring planning, synergy, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Omelet You Cook
Strong mental challenge involving planning ingredient placement, managing synergies, and adapting to random elements.
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+5.0
Spelunky
Requires planning, quick decision-making, and problem solving to navigate hazards and enemies.
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+5.0
Spelunky 2
High mental challenge with planning, risk assessment, and problem solving required.
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+5.0
The Long Dark
Requires careful planning, resource management, and problem solving to survive environmental and wildlife threats.
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+5.0
Demon Lord: Just a Block
Core gameplay revolves around strategic positioning, timing, and planning several moves ahead, with complex enemy…
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+5.0
Intravenous 2
High mental challenge with planning, tactical decision-making, and problem solving.
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+5.0
Total Annihilation
Deep strategic and tactical gameplay requiring planning, resource management, and problem solving.
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+5.0
9 Kings
Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, deckbuilding, and tactical placement.
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