Classification Archive

Strategy

927 titles indexed

Titles indexed

122

Avg Steam rating

84%

Median reviews

24.5k

Avg Metacritic

Avg playtime

30h

Avg price

$7.26

Genre leaders

Most-reviewed

#1Bloons TD 6354.0k reviews
#2Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI349.9k reviews
#3Sid Meier's Civilization® V204.3k reviews
#4Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition162.5k reviews
#5Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition139.9k reviews

Highest-rated

#1Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition98% · 139.9k
#2STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack98% · 39.4k
#3Nubby's Number Factory98% · 9.4k
#4Bloons TD 697% · 354.0k
#5Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense97% · 14.8k

Most-played

#1Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition169 h avg
#2Sid Meier's Civilization® V149 h avg
#3Shadowverse CCG140 h avg
#4Master of Orion140 h avg
#5Total War: ATTILA107 h avg

Rating distribution

Overwhelmingly 90+25 · 20.5%
Very positive 80–8943 · 35.2%
Mostly positive 70–7943 · 35.2%
Mixed 60–698 · 6.6%
Negative <603 · 2.5%

Release cadence

7
2011
4
2012
5
2013
3
2014
6
2015
9
2016
6
2017
9
2018
7
2019
10
2020
7
2021
2
2022
5
2023
5
2024
4
2025

Prolific studios in this genre

Relic Entertainment

5 titles · avg 93%

Team17 Digital Ltd

5 titles · avg 87%

Firaxis Games

5 titles · avg 80%

Ironhide Game Studio

3 titles · avg 96%

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)

3 titles · avg 93%

Gas Powered Games

3 titles · avg 91%

Paradox Development Studio

3 titles · avg 84%

Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

3 titles · avg 81%

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Istrolid (2016)

Free To Play

In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With…

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Offworld Trading Company (2016)

Indie

Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS…

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8-Bit Armies (2016)

Indie

8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly,…

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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (2016)

Strategy

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against…

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Bloons TD Battles (2016)

Action

Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this…

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The Banner Saga 2 (2016)

Indie

The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold…

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