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%

Arma 3 (2013)
Arma 3 (2013)

Action

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and…
Game Dev Tycoon (2013)
Game Dev Tycoon (2013)

Casual

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the…
Worms Clan Wars (2013)
Worms Clan Wars (2013)

Strategy

Worms™ Clan Wars is the biggest and best Worms™ game to date - more worms, larger landscapes, more dynamic water, more weapons…
Space Hulk (2013)
Space Hulk (2013)

Indie

'WE ARE THE VANGUARD OF HONOUR. THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BLOOD ANGELS. WE BRING DEATH.'The legendary Space Hulk returns to Windows…
Europa Universalis IV (2013)
Europa Universalis IV (2013)

Simulation

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and…
Divinity: Dragon Commander (2013)
Divinity: Dragon Commander (2013)

Action

You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission it is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely…
Shadowrun Returns (2013)
Shadowrun Returns (2013)

Adventure

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan…
Dota 2 (2013)
Dota 2 (2013)

Action

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their…
Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Strategy

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then…