Strategy 2018 for PC — top best games in the Strategy genre

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike, Survival, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 17 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

Frostpunk

Strategy, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, City Building

Game released: PC → 24 April 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Frostpunk is a city-building strategy game from the creators of This War of Mine. It tells the story of people surviving in a snow-covered world and using...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction

Game released: PC → 11 December 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on cooperative play. You...

Northgard

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

Game released: PC → 7 March 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Real-time strategy inspired by Scandinavian mythology and the Viking era. After the discovery of the mysterious continent of Northgard, clans venture into uncharted...

X4: Foundations

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Open world

Game released: PC → 30 November 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 59/100

X4: Foundations allows players to conquer a vast Galaxy. Build your empire from the inhabitants of different planets, races, and factions. Explore space on various...

Kenshi

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Open world, Sandbox, Survival

Game released: PC → 6 December 2018

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Kenshi is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with elements of management strategy and survival. You have to explore a large open world where you can trade, steal...

Into the Breach

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 February 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Into the Breach is a tactical strategy game with turn-based battles about fighting off an alien invasion from the creators of FTL: Faster Than Light. You will...

Ancestors Legacy

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

Game released: PC → 22 May 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Ancestors Legacy is an isometric real-time strategy game in which Vikings, Saxons, and other ancient barbarian tribes attempt to conquer medieval Europe through...

炎黄战纪之三国烽烟

Free game, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 1 February 2018

Steam: 65/100

A collectible card strategy game set during the Three Kingdoms period, presented in the style of Chinese ink painting. Players choose a ruler with active and...

Veil of Crows

Strategy, Role-playing game, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Steam: 50/100

Set in a chaotic medieval world, this real-time strategy game with role-playing elements centers on rival factions vying for power and the throne. Players command...

Ash of Gods: Redemption

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

Game released: PC → 23 March 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Ash of Gods is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with dramatic, choice-driven storytelling. The game world is a fantasy on the theme of the...

Call to Arms

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Call to Arms is an isometric strategy game with a mixture of history and tactics from the developers at Digitalmindsoft. The game is published by...

Age of History 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Historical, Grand strategy, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 22 November 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Age of History 2 is the continuation of a large turn-based tactical strategy game with a top-down view Age of Civilizations Americas. Your main goal is to conquer...

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 4 December 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is an adventure tactical strategy with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting. In the game you have to control a team of mutants...

BattleTech

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 24 April 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

BattleTech is a turn-based strategy about large walking robots from the creators of Shadowrun Returns. The events of the game take place in 3025 in the original...

Trapper's Delight

Strategy, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 March 2018

Steam: 93/100

A strategy game with action elements about building traps and navigating lethal mazes. Players place deadly contraptions and tiles, then race in real time to reach...

Evergarden

Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 August 2018

Steam: 23/100

A puzzle game with strategy and adventure elements unfolds in a mysterious forest that must be restored and explored. On a board, the player combines plants to...

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

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

Game released: PC → 20 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the classic real-time strategy Age of Empires in honor of the 20th anniversary of the series. Featuring new...

King of the World

Strategy, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 22 October 2018

Steam: 82/100

A real-time multiplayer strategy game with RISK-like territory control, where players compete to be the last side standing. King of the World supports battles with...

Overcooked 2

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Overcooked 2 is a continuation of the cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. You still have to prepare dishes in extreme conditions, when...

Bloons TD 6

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Online

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Bloons TD 6 is an arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre for mobile platforms. Controlling the fighting monkeys, you need to destroy...

Banner Saga 3

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 July 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Banner Saga 3 is the third and final installment in a series of tactical turn-based role-playing games in which your decisions, sometimes very difficult, have very...

Artifact: The Dota Card Game

Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Collectible card game (CCG), Strategy

Game released: PC → 28 November 2018

Players: 2.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Artifact: The Dota Card Game is a card tabletop game set in the fantasy universe of Dota 2. The game features three lanes, characters, minions, and even neutral...

Bad North

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 16 November 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Bad North is a minimalist real-time strategy game with tower defense elements and an isometric camera view. You have to defend your island against the impending...

Jurassic World Evolution

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Construction, Simulation

Game released: PC → 11 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Jurassic World Evolution is a real-time economic strategy that allows you to create your own Jurassic Park. The main action takes place on Isla Nublar and the...

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 15 November 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The events of the game are dedicated...

Beholder 2

Adventure, Stealth, Puzzle, Side view, Strategy, Simulation, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 5 December 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Beholder 2 is a continuation of the side-view adventure strategy that will take you to a world where totalitarianism has reached almost every citizen. The main...

Choose Wisely

Adventure, Role-playing game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 12 January 2018

Steam: 72/100

This adventure RPG with strategy elements follows three young women and a mercenary trapped in a dark, dangerous place. A powerful force stalks the group, while the...

Surviving Mars

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), City Building, Space

Game released: PC → 15 March 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Surviving Mars is a hardcore management strategy in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Tropico. You have to build a real colony on the surface of the Red Planet...

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 3 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a spin-off for the Total War series of global historical strategies. The events of the game take place in England in 878...

Farm Mania 2

Simulation, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 15 January 2018

Steam: 93/100

A time-management farm simulation with strategy elements, in which Anna develops her homestead into a successful business. The player grows fruit and vegetables...

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike, Online

Game released: PC → 12 July 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius — Relics of War is a global turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Gladius...

TerraTech

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: PC → 10 August 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

TerraTech is an exciting sandbox where you can manage a fleet of unique cars and fight enemies for valuable resources. Particular emphasis is placed on...

Kingdom Rush Origins

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Kingdom Rush Origins is a great continuation of the tower defense game with beautiful hand-drawn graphics, which tells the story of the war of one kingdom with...

Railway Empire

Strategy, Business / Management, Simulation, Trains

Game released: PC → 26 January 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Railway Empire is a management simulator with strategic elements that will send you to establish the railway system in the USA in the mid-19th century. You will...

Of Mice and Sand

In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Side view, Strategy, Simulation

Game released: PC → 28 March 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Of Mice and Sand is an exciting real-time management strategy with a side view. You have to command a huge mobile fortress inhabited by cute mice. Only you can help...

Parkitect

Business / Management, Simulation, Indie, Isometric, Strategy, Construction

Game released: PC → 29 November 2018

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Parkitect is a management strategy game with an isometric camera view where you build and manage theme parks. You will have at your disposal an extensive arsenal...

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection

Strategy, Simulation, Online, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC → 14 September 2018

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 64/100

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection is a great zoo management simulator in which you can create an amazing home for animals from all over the world. The game has...

XCOM 2: Tactical Legacy

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 9 October 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

XCOM 2: Tactical Legacy is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. The game takes place between the first and...

XCOM 2: Collection

Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Collection

Game released: PC → 1 February 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

XCOM 2: Collection — the complete edition of the turn-based strategy game XCOM 2, which includes not only the original game but also previously released DLCs and...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2018 for PC (Game released)