StrategyBest Strategy Games of 2023
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StrategyPharaoh™: A New Era
DotemuFor:City-builder players who want to manage ancient Egyptian settlementsSkip if:Players seeking a short experience may find the campaign's 50 missions and stated 100-plus hours of gameplay too extensive.
StrategyLast Train Home
THQ NordicFor:Strategy players who want to manage a military unit through a historical wartime journeySkip if:Players who want combat to be the whole experience may hit a wall when they must manage crew duties, morale and supplies between missions.
StrategySilica
Bohemia InteractiveFor:FPS players who want the option to command forces rather than fight only on the groundSkip if:Players looking for a single, consistent perspective may find the shift between ground combat and top-down command limiting.
StrategyTotal Conflict: Resistance
Thunder Devs.For:Strategy players who want to manage both a state and its military forcesSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused shooter rather than a game spanning national policy, logistics, tactics, and combat
StrategyAstrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Akupara GamesFor:Strategy players who want dice-based deck building instead of card-based systemsSkip if:Players seeking a straightforward combat system without opposing resource effects and health-based risks
StrategyCobalt Core
Brace Yourself GamesFor:Deckbuilder fans who want tactical battles built around dodging and targetingSkip if:Players who want to issue commands without playing cards may hit a wall when cards are the way to direct the crew.
StrategyENDLESS Dungeon™ - Definitive Edition
AMPLITUDE StudiosFor:Roguelite players who want repeated combat runs with persistent upgradesSkip if:Players seeking a fixed campaign may bounce off the repeated cycle of entering the station, dying, returning to the Saloon, and trying again.
StrategyHeretic's Fork
Ravenage GamesFor:Tower-defense players who enjoy building defenses from a card deckSkip if:Players seeking combat built around direct character control rather than constructing towers
StrategyMeet Your Maker
Behaviour Interactive Inc.For:Players who enjoy creating defenses and seeing other players attempt themSkip if:Players seeking a campaign-focused structure rather than a loop centered on building and raiding Outposts
StrategyStar Trek: Infinite
Paradox InteractiveFor:Star Trek fans who want faction-led strategy campaignsSkip if:Players seeking a simple game without grand-strategy systems or faction management
StrategyTerraformers
Goblinz PublishingFor:Strategy players who want to plan settlements and building combinationsSkip if:Players seeking direct, real-time combat may find the turn-based city and resource focus too measured.
StrategyPhantom Brigade
Brace Yourself GamesFor:Strategy players who want to predict enemy movement before committing commandsSkip if:Players who want direct, continuous control during battles may hit a wall when commands are planned on a timeline and then executed as a sequence.
StrategyFly Corp
KishMish GamesFor:Transport-network strategy fans who want to manage passenger routes and airport capacitySkip if:Players seeking a relaxed network builder may find the overload loss condition and timed territory unlocks demanding.
StrategyKingdom Eighties
Raw FuryFor:Kingdom series fans looking for a shorter, story-led tower defense gameSkip if:Players looking for a long-form campaign may find the story described as short and comic-sized.
StrategyThe Great War: Western Front™
Frontier FoundryFor:World War I history fans who want to direct both campaigns and individual battlesSkip if:Players seeking a purely real-time strategy game may hit a wall when theatre decisions switch to turn-based management.
StrategyNova Lands
HypeTrain DigitalFor:Factory-building fans who want exploration alongside production managementSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear adventure rather than open-ended building and island exploration
StrategyWarhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
Frontier DevelopmentsFor:Warhammer Age of Sigmar fans who want a real-time strategy campaignSkip if:Players seeking a turn-based strategy structure rather than real-time battles
StrategyMinecraft Legends
Xbox Game StudiosFor:Minecraft fans interested in strategy battles rather than only the series' familiar play styleSkip if:Players seeking a detailed campaign structure or progression systems beyond the described exploration and battles
StrategyDungeons 4
Kalypso MediaFor:Strategy players who want both dungeon construction and overworld conquestSkip if:Players seeking a purely linear campaign without dungeon management or skirmish play
StrategyFire & Maneuver
Armchair InteractiveFor:History enthusiasts who want Victorian-era military campaignsSkip if:Players seeking political, economic, or nation-management systems alongside battlefield command
StrategyRailroader
Giraffe Lab LLCFor:Railroad simulation fans who want freight switching and passenger operationsSkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced action game rather than detailed railway operations
StrategyOutpath
GrabTheGamesFor:Players who enjoy resource gathering and crafting without time limitsSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused or story-led adventure
StrategydotAGE
Michele PirovanoFor:Strategy players who want turn-based village managementSkip if:Players seeking real-time settlement management rather than turn-based decisionsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.