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

Commandos 2: Men of Courage - a game in the Strategy genre

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...

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...

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...

Z: Steel Soldiers

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

Game released: PC → June 2001

Players: 6.6/10

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

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...

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

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...

Black & White

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

Game released: PC → 4 April 2001

Players: 8.3/10

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...

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...

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Historical, City Building, Online

Game released: PC → 1 September 2002

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition is an isometric strategy game with a dash of history from developers Ensemble Studios. The game is published by...

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...

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...

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 24 January 2001

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements is a top-down strategy game with elements of a business simulation and fantasy game from the masters at...

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...

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An expansion for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, this real-time strategy game centers on Yuri's bid for world domination after a peace treaty. He...

Empire Earth

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

Game released: PC → November 2006

Players: 8/10

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...

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...

Heist

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

Game released: PC → 11 April 2001

Steam: 53/100

Heist is an isometric action game with elements of strategy, stealth and tactical game from the masters from the studio Virgin Interactive...

Original War

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 27 January 2014

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A real-time strategy game in which the story affects mission objectives and the player's actions determine which of several endings unfolds. Every...

MechCommander 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 18 July 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time strategy game set in the BattleTech universe, where the player commands a unit of mercenary MechWarriors and BattleMechs. MechCommander 2...

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...

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...

Shattered Galaxy

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), MMO, Online

Game released: PC → 18 August 2003

Metacritic: 79/100

A futuristic online real-time strategy game with action elements, Shattered Galaxy centres on players joining forces to contest enemy nations...

World War 3: Black Gold

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

Game released: PC → 26 February 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This fully 3D real-time strategy game depicts a conflict involving the United States, Russia and Iraq. The player chooses one of the three sides and...

Knights of the Cross

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Knights of the Cross — In a single player game, the player acts as a knight with his own army. During the game's campaign, he fights against...

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...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements is set on the Island, a vast fragment of a lost planet where three peoples collide. Kabuto, a...

Warzone 2100

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

Game released: PC → 1999

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 89/100

This real-time strategy game is set in the late 21st century, after a series of nuclear strikes wipes out the world’s civilizations. The player is...

Deadly Dozen

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 31 October 2001

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 56/100

A tactical shooter about sabotage operations during World War II, in which a squad infiltrates German-occupied territory. Missions take place between...

Parkan: Iron Strategy

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Simulation

Game released: PC → 2 November 2001

Steam: 90/100

This futuristic action game combines real-time strategy with a combat robot simulator in the Labyrinth, a system of portals linking planets in an...

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...

Rails Across America

Strategy, Sandbox, Simulation, Trains

Game released: PC → 11 June 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A real-time strategy game about railroad empires in North America, spanning the period from 1830 to the near future. Players lay routes, build...

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...

Star Trek: Away Team

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → January 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 64/100

An isometric strategy game set in the Star Trek universe, focused on covert operations. The player leads a special forces unit tasked with handling...

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...

Moon Tycoon

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 September 2003

Steam: 46/100

This futuristic city-building simulation focuses on establishing a lunar colony and expanding into space. Its three connected campaigns must be...

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...

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...

101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → August 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

A turn-based strategy game about the 101st Airborne Division’s night drop behind enemy lines ahead of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The...

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...

Merchant Prince 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 3 August 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This turn-based strategy game focuses on the development of Venice and the creation of commercial trade routes. The player works to strengthen the...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2001 for PC (Game released)