Strategy 2003 for PC — top best games in the Strategy genre

Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour - a game in the Strategy genre

Action, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 26 September 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Command & Conquer: Generals — Zero Hour — each of the 3 sides has its own advantages: the USA is technologically advanced, electricity is required for...

Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 8 April 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

This expansion to Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos is a real-time fantasy strategy game that opens a new chapter in the history of Azeroth. Its single-player campaign...

Command & Conquer: Generals

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 14 February 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Command & Conquer: Generals is a real-time strategy game with an isometric view. The plot takes place in 2020. Global Liberating Army (GLA) troops stage a terrorist...

Stronghold Crusader

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...

Railroad Tycoon 3

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Trains

Game released: PC → 4 May 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This railway business strategy simulator challenges players to recreate events from railroad history across 25 scenarios. They lay track, including tunnels and...

Blitzkrieg

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 4 March 2005

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This real-time strategy game is set during the decisive battles of World War II, with campaigns for the Allies, Germany, and the Soviet Union. The player commands...

Rise of Nations

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Online

Game released: PC → 14 May 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This real-time strategy game follows civilizations from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. The player starts with a single city, gathers resources, develops...

Caesar 3

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

Game released: PC → 16 February 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Caesar 3 is the third part of the popular real-time economic strategy with an isometric camera view. As in previous parts, you have to build an ancient Roman city...

Homeworld 2

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

Game released: PC → 16 June 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Homeworld 2 — A new threat is approaching the Hiigarans. Warlike Vaygrs want to take over the entire galaxy. As before, the player controls a huge mother ship...

Galactic Civilizations

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Grand strategy, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 27 August 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Galactic Civilizations — strategy in the futuristic genre. The game takes place in 2178. Humanity has established contacts with the five major star powers...

SimCity 4

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 22 January 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 84/100

SimCity 4 — As in previous games in the SimCity series, the player plays the role of a mayor (or several mayors), tasked with the settlement and development...

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, City Building, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 20 July 2010

Players: 6/10

Steam: 81/100

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition is an expanded edition of the city-planning simulator SimCity 4 with previously released additions and updates. In the game you have to...

Pharaoh

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2003

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Pharaoh — Real-time city planning simulator with isometric camera view. You will be transported back to the time of the existence of Egypt as a state in the...

Medieval: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

Game released: PC → 24 March 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval: Total War is a legendary global historical strategy in a medieval setting. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of North Africa...

Zuma Deluxe

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Arcade

Game released: PC → 8 December 2003

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Zuma Deluxe is a fun logic puzzle game with match-3 elements and a top-down view. Simple and interesting gameplay awaits you. While controlling the frog, you need...

Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 7 May 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Medieval: Total War focused on the struggle for control of the British Isles. Players lead one of eight factions, including the Vikings, Saxons...

Disciples 2: Rise of the Elves

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game follows the elves as they seek to reclaim the forests of Nevendaar from the world’s four main powers. Driven to battle by the...

8th Wonder of the World

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building

Game released: PC → 8 February 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

8th Wonder of the World — an exciting real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The story of the game unfolds several years after the events of...

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Stealth

Game released: PC → 23 January 2009

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera dedicated to the legendary Robin Hood. England, Anno Domini 1190...

Dune 2000

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

Game released: PC → 2 September 2003

Players: 8.2/10

Dune 2000 — top-down real-time strategy game. Emperor Frederic Corrino 4 issued a decree that the House that could produce the most spice would control its...

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...

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Strategy

Game released: PC → 8 August 2007

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A historical flight simulator about B-17 bomber crews flying missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Players plan sorties, select and manage a...

Warcraft 2: Battle.net Edition

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 12 August 2005

Players: 10/10

Warcraft 2: Battle.net Edition is a top-down strategy game with a touch of fantasy and sandbox from the developers of Blizzard Entertainment Inc.. The main...

DotA

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Hack and slash, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game

Game released: PC → 9 July 2003

Players: 10/10

DotA is a team tactical and strategic game with role-playing game elements, which is a popular modification for Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos. In the game, each...

Dungeon Keeper 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, God Simulator

Game released: PC → 25 August 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Dungeon Keeper 2 is a continuation of the legendary real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view. As before, you have to try on the role of a...

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin

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

Game released: PC → 31 January 2008

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A real-time tactics game about an elite special forces unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The campaign spans several parts of the European...

S2: Silent Storm

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

Game released: PC → 20 January 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

S2: Silent Storm — The key features of the game are a completely destructible 3D world, the use of ragdoll physics and non-linear gameplay. You can play the...

No Man's Land

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Exploration

Game released: PC → 15 October 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A real-time strategy game about the colonization of North America, spanning the founding of the first settlements through the era of the Wild West. Its three...

Hearts of Iron

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 January 2009

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Hearts of Iron is a real-time tactical management strategy based on the historical events of World War II. You will be able to take control of any state that...

Uplink

Role-playing game, Simulation, Cyberpunk, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 23 August 2006

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

This cyberpunk hacking simulation follows an independent hacker who takes on dangerous contracts and breaks into secure systems. The protagonist steals corporate...

Etherlords 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 17 June 2004

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A fantasy role-playing strategy game with turn-based tactical combat and collectible cards, Etherlords II returns to the world of Ether. Its five campaigns follow a...

Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: PC → 18 March 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A real-time strategy game based on The Lord of the Rings, in which the forces of light and darkness battle for control of Middle-earth. The player can fight...

Chicago 1930

Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 16 June 2008

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 70/100

A real-time tactical game about a war between the Mafia and the police in 1930s Chicago. Don Falcone seeks control of the city’s districts, while a special task...

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

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

Game released: PC → 23 June 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This city-building strategy spans seven dynasties and more than 3,000 years of Chinese history, from the Xia dynasty to the Mongol invasion of 1211. The player...

StarCraft: Brood War

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

Game released: PC → май 2003

Players: 9.5/10

StarCraft: Brood War — the game takes place in the 26th century. In a region of the Milky Way remote from Earth — the Koprulu sector — there was...

Battle Mages

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 16 May 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

A real-time strategy game with role-playing elements, Battle Mages follows a graduate of the Imperial School of Magic sent to face the trials of the Battle Mages...

Sacrifice

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 19 August 2009

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This fantasy real-time strategy game focuses on combat rather than resource gathering. Mana and souls are the two resources used to summon units; capturing enemy...

Bookworm Deluxe

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 30 August 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Bookworm Deluxe is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from PopCap Games, Inc., published by Astraware Limited. Bookworm and Bespelled Deluxe are...

Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates

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

Game released: PC → 6 June 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This strategy and management simulation unfolds in a real historical setting, in an open world that changes dynamically without a scripted storyline. The player...

Space Colony

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), City Building, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 30 April 2015

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Space Colony is a management simulator with real-time strategy elements and an isometric camera view from the creators of the Stronghold series. You will take on...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2003 for PC (Game released)