Classification Archive

Strategy

927 titles indexed

Titles indexed

122

Avg Steam rating

84%

Median reviews

24.5k

Avg Metacritic

79

Avg playtime

30h

Avg price

$7.26

Genre leaders

Most-reviewed

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

Highest-rated

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

Most-played

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

NEO Scavenger (2014)
NEO Scavenger (2014)

Indie

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn,…
Town of Salem (2014)
Town of Salem (2014)

Action

Inspired by the party games Werewolf and Mafia, Town of Salem is a game of murder, mystery and deception.
I, Zombie (2014)
I, Zombie (2014)

Casual

Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and…
Dead State: Reanimated (2014)
Dead State: Reanimated (2014)

Indie

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout,…
Craft The World (2014)
Craft The World (2014)

Indie

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated…
Bloons TD 5 (2014)
Bloons TD 5 (2014)

Action

Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business!…
Valkyria Chronicles™ (2014)
Valkyria Chronicles™ (2014)

Action

The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!
Spacebase DF-9 (2014)
Spacebase DF-9 (2014)

Indie

In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about…
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ (2014)
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ (2014)

Adventure

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator…