Genre · 2016

Best Strategy Games of 2016

405 games

Strategy games released on Steam in 2016, most popular first.

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Best Strategy Games of 2016, page 6

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Fantastic Contraption

Northway GamesWin · 2016For:VR players who want hands-on mechanical construction rather than preset puzzle movesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly scripted puzzle path may hit a wall when the game leaves room for many different constructions.
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Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection

HeroLabsWin · Mac · 2016For:Players interested in turn-based strategy set during medieval wars and World War IISkip if:Players looking for real-time battles rather than turn-based play
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Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition

RipstoneWin · 2016For:Beginning chess players who want instruction beyond basic movesSkip if:Players seeking activities beyond chess may find the game narrow in scope.
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Codename: Panzers, Phase Two

THQ NordicWin · 2016For:World War II strategy fans who want campaigns based on African, Mediterranean, and Balkan battlesSkip if:Players seeking turn-based planning may find the real-time structure less suitable
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Habitat

Versus EvilWin · Mac · Linux · 2016For:Players who want physics-driven spacecraft construction rather than conventional ship controlSkip if:Players seeking tightly controlled movement may hit a wall when weight, thrust, and zero gravity govern station handling.
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Smash Up

Nomad GamesWin · 2016For:Card-game players who enjoy combining factions with different abilitiesSkip if:Players seeking a story campaign rather than matches focused on competing for bases and reaching 15 points
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Patchwork

Twin Sails InteractiveWin · Mac · Linux · 2016For:Two-player board-game fans who want a digital quilting gameSkip if:Players who want a broad campaign or a sequence of different game modes may find the focus on one two-player board game limiting.
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reconquest

StormCube GamesWin · Mac · 2016For:Real-time strategy players who want base building and resource competitionSkip if:Players seeking turn-based battles rather than real-time decision-making
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Firefight

Sean O'ConnorWin · 2016For:World War II strategy fans who want real-time battlefield commandSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than continuous real-time battles
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Game Tycoon 2

Sunlight GamesWin · Mac · Linux · 2016For:Players interested in managing a game-development business rather than playing a direct-action gameSkip if:Players seeking direct action gameplay instead of game-development management
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12 Labours of Hercules VI: Race for Olympus (Platinum Edition)

Jetdogs StudiosWin · Mac · Linux · 2016For:Time-management fans who want a fast-paced mythological investigationSkip if:Players who prefer slow-paced gameplay rather than fast time-management tasks
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Eternal Destiny

KOMODOWin · 2016For:Card-game fans who want deck construction with a large collectionSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly focused card game rather than story, online, and dungeon modes
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Take Thy Throne

Charyb GamesWin · 2016For:Players who want team-based castle attacks with destructible defensesSkip if:Players seeking a primarily single-player campaign rather than online team battles
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DICETINY: The Lord of the Dice

JnKWin · 2016For:Strategy players who want turn-based card battles with board-game rulesSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
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Abrix 2 - Diamond version

EJRGamesWin · 2016For:Puzzle fans who want a large set of levels with different difficulty settingsSkip if:Players seeking a story-focused experience, since the described goal centers on finding a way out through puzzles
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Rabiez: Epidemic

New Reality GamesWin · 2016For:Strategy players who want real-time combat instead of turn-based encountersSkip if:Players seeking deep turn-based planning or large-scale unit command may find the real-time, small-group format limited
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Stellar Monarch

Silver Lemur GamesWin · 2016For:Strategy players who prefer ruling an empire over directing individual unitsSkip if:Players seeking detailed control of individual ships or low-level construction
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Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa

Matrix GamesWin · 2016For:World War II strategy players who want theatre-level command instead of only direct battlefield controlSkip if:Players seeking many short, separate scenarios instead of one central campaign
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Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries

Enlight Software LimitedWin · 2016For:Strategy players who want diplomacy and espionage alongside combatSkip if:Players seeking a focused combat game may find the population, city, trade, diplomacy, and espionage systems demanding
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Battle Time

Jetdogs StudiosWin · Mac · Linux · 2016For:Strategy players who prefer fast battles over extended engagementsSkip if:Players looking for slower, long-form strategy sessions may find the fast battle format too brisk.
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Artificial Defense

Thiemo Bolder, ONEMANGAMESWin · 2016For:Strategy players who want aiming and shooting alongside tower placementSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed tower-defense pace may hit a wall when they must manage aiming, projectile travel time, cooldowns, and RAM costs together.
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Nomad Fleet

AutarcaWin · Mac · Linux · 2016For:RTS players who want real-time control over fleets in three dimensionsSkip if:Players who want a fixed campaign path may bounce off the randomized sector structure and encounters.
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Mahjong World Contest (麻将)

8FloorWin · 2016For:Mahjong puzzle fans who want structured tournament progressionSkip if:Players seeking traditional Mahjong matches rather than tile-clearing puzzle boards
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Unclaimed World

Refactored GamesWin · 2016For:Colony-simulation fans who want social decisions alongside resource managementSkip if:Players seeking direct unit control rather than managing colonists indirectly