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

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

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

Game released: PC → 26 September 2003

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Command & Conquer: Generals — Zero Hour — each of the three factions has its own strengths. The USA is technologically advanced; some buildings require power to...

Command & Conquer: Generals

Action, Strategy, Online, In real time, Isometric

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...

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...

Railroad Tycoon 3

Strategy, Simulation, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Praetorians

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 7 December 2007

Players: 9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This real-time strategy game is set amid the political struggles of the emerging Roman Empire. Battles take place in Egypt, Gaul and Italy as rival forces contend...

Sudden Strike 2

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

Game released: PC → 13 May 2005

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, where players command German, Russian, British, American, or Imperial Japanese forces on battlefields around the...

American Conquest: Fight Back

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 4 July 2003

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans wars across the American continent from 1517 to 1804. Its campaigns cover the search for El Dorado, Pontiac’s uprising...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Space Colony

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2015

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 79/100

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...

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...

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...

1503 A.D.: The New World

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

Game released: PC → 3 April 2003

Metacritic: 74/100

A real-time strategy game about founding colonies and expanding an empire in the New World. The player develops settlements, seeking prosperity and peaceful...

Kasparov Chessmate

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game

Game released: PC → 2 April 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Kasparov Chessmate is a strategy with an isometric view with elements of puzzles and chess games from developers from the studio Hexacto Games Inc.. The game is...

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

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

Game released: PC → 23 January 2009

Players: 8.9/10

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...

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...

Cossacks Anthology (Collector's Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Historical

Game released: PC → 22 September 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Worms 3D

Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 11 March 2004

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Worms 3D is a continuation of the competitive action game about worms in full 3D. As before, you will have to fight in battle against a team of enemy worms. You...

American Conquest

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This real-time historical strategy game covers events in the Americas from 1492 to 1813, from Columbus’s arrival to the United States’ struggle against British...

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...

Neighbors from Hell

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 22 September 2003

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This puzzle-oriented adventure strategy game follows a plan to get revenge on an unpleasant neighbor by sneaking into his house and setting traps. Cameras capture...

Hexic

Strategy, Puzzle

Game released: PC → July 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Hexic is a puzzle game about matching hexagonal tiles by color. The player rotates groups of three tiles to form clusters, while bonus pieces and starflowers can...

Railroad Pioneer

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains, Simulation

Game released: PC → 3 December 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Action, Strategy, In real time, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 30 August 2007

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans the period from the Middle Ages to World War II. Players command one of several civilizations, including China...

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...

Tetris Worlds

Strategy, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 October 2003

Metacritic: 52/100

This puzzle game offers six variations on Tetris, including Hot-Line Tetris, Cascade Tetris and Fusion Tetris. Play takes place across six worlds, each of which...

Space Trader (2000)

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 8 December 2003

Space Trader (2000) is a top-down simulator with strategy...

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: 83/100

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...

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