Strategy 2006 for PC — top best games in the Strategy genre

Company of Heroes - a game in the Strategy genre

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Tactical real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The main action takes place on the battlefields of World War II. In addition to...

Sengoku Rance

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 2 October 2026

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

A role-playing game with strategy elements about the adventures of the swordsman Rance and his loyal companion Sill. After a series of turbulent events on the...

Dwarf Fortress

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy, City Building

Game released: PC → 8 August 2006

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally generated...

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...

Star Wars: Empire at War

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Star Wars

Game released: PC → 23 March 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This real-time strategy game is set in the Star Wars universe a few years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, and covers the creation of the Rebel Alliance...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5

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

Game released: PC → 8 November 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game with RPG elements is set in the Might & Magic universe, where demonic forces spread chaos and heroes from different...

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...

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...

Caesar 4

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, City Building

Game released: PC → 26 September 2008

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A city-building strategy game about a Roman governor who manages a newly established province and seeks to climb the empire’s political ladder to become Caesar...

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War

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

Game released: PC → 6 October 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War — The goal of the game is to defeat the enemy(s), which is achieved by first micromanaging the base and then training an...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Science fiction, Online

Game released: PC → 7 August 2007

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, this real-time strategy game follows seven races vying for control of the planet Kronus. Excavations beneath the...

Sid Meier's Railroads!

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2006

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time strategy and business simulation centers on building a railroad empire and competing with rival entrepreneurs. Its world is rendered in 3D, with the...

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...

Space Rangers 2: Dominators

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...

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 find the...

Worms Armageddon

Strategy, Turn-based, Online

Game released: PC → May 2006

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

A turn-based strategy game about teams of worms fighting across a battlefield, with victory going to the side that leaves the last worm standing. Players use more...

Rome: Total War - Alexander

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 August 2007

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Rome: Total War — Alexander is a historical strategy with turn-based movements across a global map and real-time battles. Events take place a century before...

Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 23 November 2006

Players: 10/10

Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary is a third-person simulation with a mixture of strategy, business simulation and sandbox from the developers of Blue Byte Software GmbH...

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 2 - Rise of the Witch-King

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: PC → 11 December 2006

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 2 — Rise of the Witch-King is an isometric role-playing game with a mixture of strategy and fantasy from the...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 3 July 2014

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical action game, played from a third-person perspective, follows a special forces squad on the battlefields of World War II-era Europe. The...

Medieval 2: Total War

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

Game released: PC → 5 April 2007

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval 2: Total War is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategies, released in 2002. In the game you have to lead your army and try to conquer...

Glory of the Roman Empire

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 29 September 2006

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Glory of the Roman Empire — The player takes on the roles of a city planner, governor and military leader. Successful players will need planning skills...

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...

Desperate Housewives: The Game

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Card game

Game released: PC → 21 December 2006

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 61/100

A lifestyle simulation based on the Desperate Housewives TV series, placing the player in the role of a new resident of Wisteria Lane. The story unfolds as an...

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...

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...

Bejeweled Deluxe

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC → 30 August 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

This casual match-three puzzle is built around matching gems. The player swaps adjacent gems to form horizontal or vertical lines of three or more of the same type...

Anno 1701

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 26 October 2006

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Anno 1701 — A brave navigator, with the permission of the queen, establishes a colony on a desert island. He needs to save his colony from pirates and the...

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: PC → 26 June 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A real-time strategy game set in the world of The Lord of the Rings, it follows the war in the North of Middle-earth. Players command the armies of Elves and...

CivCity: Rome

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A city-building simulation about the great cities of the Roman Empire, from its early beginnings to its height and the city of Rome itself. Across a series of...

Faces of War

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

Game released: PC → 30 November 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A real-time tactical strategy game set during World War II, Faces of War puts the player in command of troops on the front lines. Its 1944–1945 campaigns follow...

Anno 1701 (Limited Edition)

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 26 October 2006

Anno 1701 (Limited Edition) is a third-person strategy game with business simulator elements from the masters at Related Designs Software GmbH. The main publishers...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Hammers of Fate

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 10 October 2008

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Hammers of Fate — clans of dwarves living north of the Griffin Empire. Dwarves are strong warriors with increased defense. In...

Act of War: High Treason

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Action

Game released: PC → 12 March 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An expansion for Act of War: Direct Action, this real-time strategy game focuses on modern military conflicts and the fight against terrorism. On the eve of the...

SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars

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

Game released: PC → 18 June 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars — The main character is from the Shaikan human race, in whose veins the blood of a dragon flows. The squad subordinate to the hero...

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...

Empire Earth: Gold Edition

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 16 July 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Empire Earth: Gold Edition is a complete edition of the real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view, which includes the original Empire Earth and the...

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...

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 29 June 2007

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends — there are only 3 races in the game: Vinci, who use steam technology; Alina, practicing magic; Kuotli, using alien...

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: 84/100

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 2006 for PC