Strategy 2001 for PC — top best games in the Strategy genre

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive - a game in the Strategy genre

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 April 2011

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A real-time tactical strategy set on the American frontier, where Cooper and his gang track down bandits responsible for a train robbery. Hired to find the...

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: PC → 11 November 2001

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds — the player controls one of six nations, moving into different "technology levels", the total number of which is four. The...

Black & White

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view

Game released: PC → 4 April 2001

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Black & White is a real-time strategy game with RPG elements. By taking on the role of a god, the player can use all supernatural abilities. A special role is...

Cossacks: European Wars

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 12 April 2001

Players: 8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Cossacks: European Wars is a historical real-time strategy game based on the European wars of the 16th-18th centuries. The game features more than 16 countries...

Emperor: Battle for Dune

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 14 June 2001

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A real-time strategy game set in the universe of Frank Herbert’s novels and David Lynch’s 1984 film, where military factions fight for control of the desert planet...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 August 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Cossacks: The Art of War

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 31 March 2002

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Cossacks: The Art of War is a historical real-time strategy game with sandbox elements. This game continues the story of the great battles of the 17th and 18th...

Bust-A-Move

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 18 May 2001

An arcade puzzle game and a spin-off of Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move challenges players to clear a field of colored bubbles. Each round begins with bubbles arranged...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold

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...

Jagged Alliance 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 2 December 2008

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Jagged Alliance 2 is a continuation of the tactical role-playing game with turn-based strategy elements. The game takes place in the third world country of Arulco...

Europa Universalis

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 8 August 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Europa Universalis is a real-time strategy game with management elements. The game takes place on a schematically depicted world map, divided into more than 1,500...

Worms World Party

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 January 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Worms World Party is a continuation of the tactical action game with strategy elements in the popular Worms universe. As usual, the goal of the game is to destroy...

Fallout Tactics

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...

Z: Steel Soldiers

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → June 2001

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 52/100

Z: Steel Soldiers — real-time strategy with an isometric view in a futuristic style. Enjoy all your favorite strategy and gameplay from the classic version...

Army Men: Air Attack

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator

Game released: PC → 1 September 2001

Metacritic: 77/100

This arcade action game with flight-simulation and strategy elements follows toy soldiers fighting across backyards, playgrounds and other everyday locations. The...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: PC → 4 February 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy about developing a civilization and exploring the world. Players can pursue different paths of discovery, employ varied strategies...

Sudden Strike

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 23 January 2001

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, in which the player commands Soviet, German, French, American and British forces. Battles take place across large...

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Metacritic: 64/100

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business — the smoke clears, the whistle of bullets cannot be heard. Arulco is free of enemies, but you still have work to do...

Survival: The Ultimate Challenge

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC → 28 August 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Survival: The Ultimate Challenge — your main goal is to try your hand at survival in the vastness of a mysterious desert island. Get food, get a personal hut...

Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare

Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 24 December 2008

Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare is a first-person strategy with a touch of adventure, an anime or manga game and a robot simulator from developers...

President for a Day

Adventure, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Interactive movie, Strategy, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → October 2001

Steam: 72/100

This turn-based strategy game centers on governing Pakistan through a crisis that begins two weeks before the presidential election. A severe monsoon brings...

Empire Earth

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox, Top-down view

Game released: PC → November 2006

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Empire Earth — the fate of a newborn civilization will remain in your hands for half a million years of human history. Start collecting natural resources bit...

Mr. Driller

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Puzzle, Action

Game released: PC → 4 May 2001

Mr. Driller is an arcade puzzle game in which Susumu Hori drills through blocks to make his way underground. Players dig downward, dodge falling blocks, and aim to...

Etherlords

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 9 November 2001

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game with collectible card elements centers on a conflict between four races of wizards seeking dominion over the world. Each race has...

Gangsters: Organized Crime

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 September 2001

Gangsters: Organized Crime — To have any chance of winning the game, the player needs to start expanding his territory by giving orders to extortionists to...

Tropico

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC → 5 July 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Tropico — in this game the player plays the role of the head of the small island state of Tropico, located in the Caribbean. The game begins traditionally in...

Championship Manager: Season 01/02

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Sports game, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 4 November 2001

Players: 9/10

Championship Manager: Season 01/02 is a simulator with a mixture of strategy, business simulator, sports game and sandbox from the Sports Interactive Limited...

Battle Realms

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 15 January 2002

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This fantasy real-time strategy game follows Kenji as he returns to his war-torn homeland after seven years in exile. The player chooses whether to lead him under...

Disciples: Sacred Lands (Gold Edition)

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 4 October 1999

Steam: 86/100

Set in the fantasy world of the Sacred Lands, this turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements follows four races fighting for survival and dominance. The...

Fate of the Dragon

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 31 October 2003

Metacritic: 71/100

This historical real-time strategy game is set during China’s Three Kingdoms period in the 2nd century, after the Han Dynasty fell into ruin. Amid political...

Conflict Zone

Strategy, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC → 31 October 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 53/100

A real-time strategy game about the conflict between the International Corps for Peace and GHOST, a secret organisation that instigates conflicts to serve its...

Hundred Swords

Strategy, In real time, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 26 October 2001

A fantasy real-time strategy game that combines battles with adventure and mission modes. Hundred Swords supports both solo play and online matches for up to four...

Seven Seas Deluxe

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 16 October 2001

Players: 10/10

Seven Seas Deluxe also known as Seven...

Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 30 August 2001

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements follows a squad of heavily armoured troopers fighting battalions of insect-like enemies. In Starship...

Gunlok

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 2 April 2004

Steam: 76/100

Gunlok is a sci-fi strategy game where humans fight for their survival against...

Warzone 2100

Strategy, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 1999

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Roboforge

Strategy, Fighting, Educational game (Education), Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 14 May 2001

Roboforge is a strategy game with a mixture of fighting and educational game from Liquid Edge Entertainment. The game is published by Summitsoft Entertainment...

Railroad Tycoon 2 (Gold Edition)

Strategy, Collection, Trains, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 14 September 2001

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A railroad business strategy game about building a transportation empire and competing with other entrepreneurs. Gold Edition includes Railroad Tycoon II and the...

Corporate Machine

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 26 July 2001

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time economic strategy game about corporations competing for dominance in international trade. The player builds a business empire, aims to lead an industry...

Myth 3: The Wolf Age

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 22 March 2007

Metacritic: 76/100

A fantasy real-time strategy game set a thousand years before the first two Myth games. The story follows Connacht the Wolf, a legendary hero who saves humanity...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2001 for PC