Strategy
In strategy games, success depends on proper planning and tactical thinking. Typically, a player somehow acquires a resource (or several) that must be used to create an army, defend, and develop them. The player is tasked with defeating the opponent's army or destroying their base. Strategies can be turn-based or real-time. There is also a subtype of strategies called "wargames," where the economic aspect is absent. The player immediately receives an army and must skillfully manage it.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 2PlayStationXboxGame Boy AdvanceMophunGameCubeWonderSwan ColorGame Boy ColorDOSPalm OSWindows MobileVIC-20Atari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2002 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, PC → 11 October 1994
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...
Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 25 September 2002
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A real-time strategy game with city-building elements, Stronghold Crusader focuses on battles and sieges during the Crusades. Players lead either the Crusaders or...
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 22 December 2000
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Dino Crisis is an action game with a third-person view. A special forces group lands on the small tropical island of Ibis with the task of finding and delivering...
Game released: Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 1999
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
93/100
A turn-based strategy game about teams of worms fighting across a battlefield, with victory going to the side that leaves the last worm standing. Players use more...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 27 October 2009
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A real-time strategy game about building castles, managing settlements and waging medieval siege warfare. Players gather resources, develop the economy, produce...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view
Game released: Mac, PC → 9 December 2002
Players:
10/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Black & White: Creature Isle — The plot of this game involves the player controlling his own creature (either a new one or a creature he used in Black...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 30 October 2008
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Fallout Tactics is a tactical turn-based strategy game with RPG elements and an isometric camera view set in the Fallout universe. The events of the game will tell...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PC → 19 June 2002
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Set in the age of sail, this role-playing game follows young captain Nicholas Sharp as he sets out across an Atlantic archipelago to make his name. He gathers a...
Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based
Game released: PC → 27 December 2002
Guren Tensho: Rasetsu is a first-person strategy game with a dash of adventure, anime/manga, fantasy, and adult games from developer Zone. The main publisher of the...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, MSX, NES, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1990
Puzznic (1990) is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Taito Corporation. The game is published by Taito Corporation. Puzznic...
Game released: Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, WonderSwan, Game Boy Advance → 13 December 1996
Metacritic:
84/100
A Puyo Pop puzzle game follows Arle and Carbuncle on their journey home. Along the way, they encounter quirky characters and take on challenges as they make their...