Genre · 2021

Best Strategy Games of 2021

624 games

Strategy games released on Steam in 2021, most popular first.

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Best Strategy Games of 2021, page 4

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GolfTopia

MinMax Games Ltd.Win · 2021For:Simulation fans who want to construct and operate a golf resortSkip if:Players seeking a focused golf game may bounce off the extensive construction and resort-management systems.
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Variables 2

Asteroid Game StudioWin · 2021For:Tower defense players who want to construct enemy routes instead of using fixed pathsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed-path tower defense structure may find route construction too central
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CountryBalls Heroes

Games OperatorsWin · 2021For:Countryballs fans who want a turn-based army strategy game rather than a puzzle game.Skip if:Players seeking real-time combat may find the turn-based battle structure too slow.
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Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator

Mutiny SoftwareWin · 2021For:Players who want to watch or directly control units in large medieval battlesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused small-scale combat game may hit the crowd-simulation scale and unit-switching systems as a mismatch.
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Hell Architect

Leonardo InteractiveWin · Mac · 2021For:Management-game players who want to build a fictional underworld rather than a conventional settlement.Skip if:Players who want a fast-paced game may find the building and resource-management loop slow.
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[Chilla's Art] The Caregiver | 終焉介護

Chilla's ArtWin · 2021For:Players seeking a horror adventure focused on a caregiverSkip if:Players who need detailed descriptions of gameplay systems may find the brief premise offers little guidance about what they will do.
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Roll

Joseph DistlerWin · Mac · 2021For:Players who enjoy dice-building and strategic upgrade choicesSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven game with dialogue and emotional character development
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Deep Space Battle Simulator

yeswecampWin · Linux · 2021For:Multiplayer groups who want to crew and operate capital ships togetherSkip if:Players seeking a primarily single-player campaign, since the single-player content consists of three introductory missions
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Battlecruisers

Mecha WekaWin · 2021For:RTS fans who want real-time ship construction and combatSkip if:Players seeking turn-based planning rather than battles that unfold in real time
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DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION

New Blood InteractiveWin · 2021For:Puzzle fans who want turn-based movement and hazards to plan around.Skip if:Players looking for continuous, real-time combat may hit a wall when enemies and projectiles move only in response to player movement.
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Laptop Tycoon

Roastery GamesWin · 2021For:Players interested in managing a fictional hardware company through product and staffing decisionsSkip if:Players seeking direct action, combat, or character-focused gameplay rather than business management
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Last Room

Quantum Forge StudiosWin · 2021For:Puzzle fans who want logic challenges mixed with movement and environmental interactionSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action may bounce off the room-by-room emphasis on puzzles and traversal
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Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet

AiremWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players who enjoy store-management simulations and want to build a chain over timeSkip if:Players seeking a focused retail simulator may find the many systems, including staff, vehicles, advertising, loans, and store expansion, diffuse the core shop routine.
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Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2

Matrix GamesWin · 2021For:Players seeking long-form Eastern Front World War II campaigns rather than short standalone battlesSkip if:Players seeking short, immediately accessible matches may find the campaign scale and operational detail demanding
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AutoChess of Gensokyo

MyACG StudioWin · 2021For:Touhou fans who want a competitive auto-battlerSkip if:Players seeking direct, moment-to-moment control over individual fighters rather than composition-based battles
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Reactor Tech²

4CoWin · 2021For:Simulation fans who want to configure and operate a power plantSkip if:Players seeking a short campaign may find the 100-year progression too extended
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Yacht Dice

GoodOldMan StudioWin · 2021For:Casual players who want short, turn-based dice matchesSkip if:Players seeking a campaign, character progression, or varied mission structure
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SHIPS AT WAR

Golddorf SpieleentwicklungWin · 2021For:Players interested in designing their own naval vesselsSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven campaign or character-focused progression
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This Is the President

THQ NordicWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Political satire fans who want a story centered on abusing presidential powerSkip if:Players seeking a restrained political story may hit a wall when choices escalate into absurd or disturbing situations.
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Gaia Project

DIGIDICEDWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Strategy players who want a competitive science-fiction colonization gameSkip if:Players seeking a lightweight strategy game may hit a wall when terraforming, upgrades, federations, expansion, and research must be managed together.
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Alien Marauder

Vexan StudioWin · 2021For:RTS players who want to build and defend a base against repeated enemy attacksSkip if:Players looking for a campaign structure with clearly described mission progression
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Candy Disaster - Tower Defense

ACE EntertainmentWin · Mac · 2021For:Tower-defense players who enjoy experimenting with trap layoutsSkip if:Players seeking direct combat may bounce off the trap-placement focus, since defenses are arranged before enemies enter the base.
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Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story

2P GamesWin · 2021For:Players interested in managing a game studio who want both development and staffing decisionsSkip if:Players seeking action-focused gameplay rather than management, development, and personal-life decisions
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Simulator

曲波Win · Mac · 2021For:Traditional Chinese medicine students who want practice through diagnostic cases and question banksSkip if:Players seeking action, exploration, or conventional combat rather than diagnostic reasoning and quizzes