Strategy 2005 for PC — top best games in the Strategy genre

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC → 3 December 2005

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Sims 2 — a real life simulator in which the player controls little people (sims) and arranges their homes. Sims need to go to work, furnish their home...

Rome: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 25 February 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Rome: Total War is a historical strategy with turn-based movements across a global map and real-time battles. You have to lead one of the three most respected...

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 10 October 2008

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...

Dino Crisis

Action, Strategy, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: PC → 1 August 2005

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Age of Empires

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

Game released: PC → 24 November 2005

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Age of Empires is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. You will find 4 basic campaigns for Egypt, Greece, Babylon and the Empire of...

Silent Hunter 3

Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 June 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Silent Hunter 3 — the player is given command of a German submarine from the Second World War. The game includes 5 training missions, a dynamic campaign 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...

Age of Empires 3

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2006

Players: 9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A real-time strategy game about the colonial empires of Europe, Asia, and the Americas competing for territory and influence. Players develop a civilization, manage...

Playboy: The Mansion

Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Adult game

Game released: PC → 24 May 2005

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A social simulation with role-playing and strategy elements puts players in charge of the Playboy empire as Hugh Hefner. The player develops the mansion and...

Казаки 2: Наполеоновские войны

Strategy, Simulation, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 18 May 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A historical strategy game set in the 19th century, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars puts players in command of armies fighting for dominance over Europe. The forces...

Warcraft 3 (Gold Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 8 April 2009

Players: 9.3/10

Warcraft 3 (Gold Edition) is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of strategy and fantasy from the developers at Blizzard Entertainment Inc.. The game is...

Sid Meier's Civilization 4

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2006

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 94/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 4 is a continuation of the popular series of management strategies with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You have to take...

Fall: Last Days of Gaia

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 12 July 2006

Players: 7.9/10

Fall: Last Days of Gaia — role-playing game in the post-apocalypse genre. The action takes place in the near future, after a global environmental disaster...

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...

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

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

Game released: PC → 24 January 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical space simulator follows a conflict between megacorporations at the dawn of the 22nd century. A discovery on the edge of the Solar System...

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...

Imperial Glory

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 19 December 2007

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This strategy game follows the struggle between European empires during the Enlightenment, as war for dominance across the continent becomes inevitable. The player...

Disciples 2 (Gold Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Disciples 2 (Gold Edition) is an isometric strategy game with a touch of fantasy and sandbox from the developers of Strategy First, Inc.. The game is published by...

Ground Control

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

Game released: PC → 21 October 2005

Metacritic: 86/100

Ground Control — The main goal of the game is to destroy enemy troops and buildings using the terrain features and the strengths of your own army. Combat...

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...

Homeworld

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

Game released: PC → ноябрь 2005

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Homeworld is a real-time strategy game. The gameplay, as in most strategy games, is focused on collecting resources, building troops and using them to destroy enemy...

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

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

Game released: PC → июль 2010

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This tactical shooter about World War II follows the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day. The player takes the role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a U.S. paratrooper...

Gish

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 20 July 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This action-adventure game with puzzle elements follows Gish, a ball of tar who ventures into the subterranean sewers of the forgotten city of Dross to rescue his...

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...

Blitzkrieg 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 14 October 2005

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A real-time strategy game set across several theaters of World War II. Players plan operations and command forces in three global campaigns, fighting for the Soviet...

Massive Assault

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 4 November 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Massive Assault is a strategy wargame. The game takes place in 2056, after the end of World War III. One of the parties to the conflict, the Democratic Alliance...

Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 28 September 2006

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This expansion for Rome: Total War is set after the death of the last emperor of a unified Rome. The Western and Eastern Empires are uneasy allies and rivals, while...

Brothers in Arms: Earned In Blood

Action, Shooter, Tactics, Strategy

Game released: PC → 6 October 2005

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This tactical shooter follows Sergeant Joe Hartsock as he leads his squad beyond Carentan in an effort to liberate Normandy during World War II. In the...

Settlers 4 (Gold Edition)

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection

Game released: PC → 13 October 2005

Players: 5/10

Settlers 4 (Gold Edition) is an isometric simulation game with a dash of strategy from the developers at Blue Byte Studio GmbH. The main publisher of the game is...

Zoo Tycoon 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education)

Game released: PC → 18 February 2005

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A zoo management simulation in which players build enclosures and other structures, place animals, and oversee the zoo. The game features 30 animal species, a range...

Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2009

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Set in 2741, this real-time strategy game with action elements follows a war in which the Terran Empire besieges the Northern Star Alliance, a coalition of colonies...

SuperPower 2

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Simulation, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 29 July 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 51/100

SuperPower 2 is a global real-time strategy with elements of a management simulator. In the game, you will control entire countries in three main aspects...

Космические рейнджеры 2: Доминаторы

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Space Rangers 2: Dominators — real-time strategy with an isometric view. The main events of the second part of the game take place 250 years after the end of...

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...

Knights of Honor

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

Game released: PC → 4 February 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Knights of Honor is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The main task in the game is the economic development...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 Deluxe

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 18 April 2005

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This medieval castle simulator and real-time strategy game centres on managing an estate, caring for its subjects and waging war against rival lords. Players...

Legion Arena

Strategy, In real time

Game released: PC → 22 November 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This real-time strategy game centers on commanding a Roman army against Rome’s enemies. The player begins with only a general character and a small treasury, then...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 18 August 2006

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

A medieval city-building simulator and real-time strategy game about castle life and a struggle for power in a kingdom divided by rival barons. In Stronghold 2, the...

Worms 4: Mayhem

Arcade, Strategy, Platformer, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 10 November 2005

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms 4: Mayhem — the game has two types of destructible environments — all objects on the surface of the landscape are divided into eight-polygonal...

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...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2005 for PC